DHL’s global chief Uwe Doerken has been visiting New Zealand to rally the troops and remind competitors that the Tasman belongs to DHL. “We’re a very important player on the transtasman and we intend to keep it this way,” he said after a presentation by the company’s regional sales team in Queenstown. The Deutsche Post unit, which runs its own aircraft between Australia and New Zealand, faces increasing competition from local companies.
Read MoreDHL has announced it has reached a major milestone in the integration of DHL and Airborne Express. After only six months, both companies have integrated the majority of their ground and courier networks, and are now launching several new programs for customers. Shipping and logistics customers will benefit from the combination of an expanded domestic portfolio, and a powerful global network. “Shipping and logistics customers have enthusiastically embraced the marriage of these two world-class organizations, as it provides them with a viable, flexible alternative in a market that sorely needs both,” said John Fellows, CEO of DHL Holdings (USA), Inc.
Read MoreDHL CEO in written testimony to the House Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Postal Service said that “the Commission recommended that the Postal Service focus on its core strengths, particularly the first and last mile of its mail delivery stream, but, in other areas where Postal Service functions can be better and more efficiently performed by private sector companies, the Postal Service should outsource to the private sector.
Read MoreDHL Worldwide have said that high ground-handling costs at Changi Airport, Singapore’s main international airport, are hindering expansion in the island-state.
Uwe Doerken, chief executive of DHL Express, said the DHL group, which has invested more than USD1 billion in the Asia Pacific region since 2000, was looking to further expand its operations here, but costs were a prime concern.
Read MoreAstar Air Cargo Inc. urged the Department of Transportation to throw out a request by rivals FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service to review a ruling that found Astar is owned and controlled by U.S. citizens.
In a filing, Miami-based Astar accused FedEx and UPS, which carry nearly 75 percent of U.S. air and ground shipments, of “sour grapes.” Astar said the department” should let the parties compete in the marketplace” and reject moves by FedEx and UPS to reopen the case.
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