Tag: DHL

DHL-Trans cooperates with SDB to fight against rivals in China

Posted by | Sep 8, 2004 | |

Shenzhen Development Bank Co., Ltd., a join stock commercial bank, had approved the application for tens of million RMB loan from a logistics company located in Guangzhou City, in a bid to enlarge the shipping market share of domestic private logistics companies.

Sources said that DHL-Trans, a joint venture between DHL and SinoTrans, had decided to make an additional investment of USD 20 million in Chinese logistics market, mainly in Pearl River Delta, Guangzhou City and Hong Kong.

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DHL to launch new European IT centre in Prague

Posted by | Sep 8, 2004 | |

Logistics firm DHL will in two weeks launch operation of a new Prague-based European computer centre, the largest IT operations centre in the company’s global network, CzechInvest agency spokeswoman Jana Viskova told CTK.

DHL’s investment of over Kc5bn in the project which will offer employment to some 1,000 people is unparallelled in the sector in the past two years, Viskova said.

DHL will gradually shift activities from data centres in Great Britain and Switzerland to the new local centre situated in the southern part of Prague, near the D1 motorway.

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DHL to Reduce Number of Drivers in Germany

Posted by | Sep 3, 2004 | |

Deutsche Post, the German postal service operator, is planning to reduce the number of drivers at DHL, its express forwarding subsidiary, through an increase in the use of subcontractors. The changes are expected to take place at the beginning of next year. Services sector union Ver.di fears that Deutsche Post may cease to use its own staff for DHL deliveries altogether. Currently, most of the 8,000 delivery staff are Deutsche Post employees. Deutsche Post is planning to merge its three express forwarding subsidiaries DHL, Deutsche Post Express and Danzas, which could affect up to 20,000 employees, although the group has declined to give figures.

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Oesterreichische Post says no plans to cooperate with Deutsche Post’s DHL

Posted by | Sep 2, 2004 | |

Oesterreichische Post has no plans to cooperate with Deutsche Post World Net AG’s express courier unit DHL and will continue working with Austria’s DPD delivery service, chief executive Anton Wais told the Financial Times Deutschland. Earlier press reports had stated the Austrian state mail carrier would cooperate with DHL as part of a strategic partnership. Previously, Deutsche Post failed in an attempt to purchase a 25 pct stake in Oesterreichische Post, the press reports had added.

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