DHL was named the Best Express Operator for the 18th consecutive year at the recently held Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards 2004 (AFSCA) in Shanghai, China. A statement from DHL today said that the company also took three other awards at the event, asserting its leading position in Asia’s freight and distribution services. The awards were for the Best Logistics Services Provider-Air Freight, Best All Cargo Airline and Best Road Haulier-Asia.
Read MoreDeutsche Post AG unit DHL’s newly-launched domestic express mail delivery service in China is perfectly legal, as the country’s postal regulations do not specifically prevent foreign firms from engaging in the business, a DHL official told AFX-Asia in response to recent local media criticism of its entrance into the local express mail delivery service sector. DHL set up a unit in Shanghai on Monday to provide domestic express mail services nationwide, effectively becoming the first foreign company to break into the sector, which was previously reserved for local firms. The move aroused criticism from local media, and several mainstream newspapers branded DHL as ‘an irregular player’, as none of the foreign freight forwarders have been officially allowed into the sector so far. DHL, on the other hand, defended its move without hesitation, saying no law forbids it to enter the market.
Read MoreDHL is to expand its operations in China, including the launch of the mainland’s first domestic express service operated by an international provider.
DHL said the launch of China Domestic, a door-to-door delivery service focused on parcels and freight, marked a “significant milestone” for the group and its partnership with Sinotrans, China’s leading transport and logistics operator. DHL-Sinotrans has nearly 40 per cent of China’s express delivery market, the company said.
Read MoreThe top executive of a company that operates overnight package delivery flights near here says he hopes another air carrier opts to move similar operations to Wilmington.
The consolidation would make sense because the air freight hub near Wilmington run by ABX Air Inc. can handle more packages than DHL’s operations at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, said Joseph C. Hete, ABX’s president and chief executive.
Read MoreLast year, Belgium-based DHL, the international express-delivery subsidiary of Germany’s Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN), purchased Airborne, Inc., the third-largest U.S. express-parcel carrier, for USD1 billion. That transaction was one of the more dramatic examples of a trend that has been developing over the last 10 years in the international transportation arena. While competition is still the name of the game, alliances–and outright acquisitions–are becoming more and more common between national postal services and private delivery companies.
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