Tag: DHL

Uwe Doerken appointed executive chairman of DHL USA

Posted by | Dec 30, 2003 | |

Effective January 1, 2004, Uwe Doerken will become Executive Chairman of DHL USA. He takes over from Carl Donaway, who has held this position since the merger of Airborne with DHL this summer.

Carl Donaway will be leaving the company in early 2004 to pursue other business opportunities. Mr. Donaway led the Airborne organization through many years of successful development in the US market, culminating in a historic merger announcement this summer.

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Deutsche Post welcomes US judge's decision on DHL and ASTAR

Posted by | Dec 21, 2003 | |

Deutsche Post World Net AG has welcomed the decision of a US federal judge that the cooperation between Post subsidiary DHL and US airline ASTAR Air Cargo is legal.

According to a press release from ASTAR, US Department of Transportation (DOT) administrative law judge Burton Kolko ruled that ASTAR is indeed owned and controlled by US citizens and can continue to operate. Under US law, US certified airlines must be ‘citizens of the United States’.

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Blow to UPS and FedEx as Astar is judged to be US-controlled

Posted by | Dec 20, 2003 | |

A federal judge has ruled that Astar Air Cargo is a US-controlled air carrier, dealing a hefty blow to UPS and FedEx which have long argued the airline is owned and operated by the German postal monopoly, Deutsche Post.

The decision, administered by Burton Kolko, an administrative law judge at the Department of Transportation, removes a major hurdle for Deutsche Post as it muscles into the lucrative $47bn US package delivery market.

Astar flies almost exclusively express packages for DHL Worldwide Express, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post.

The decision also signals the near end of a three-year ordeal by FedEx and UPS to prove Astar’s close ties with Deutsche Post violate foreign ownership laws.

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DHL Thailand to undergo major capacity expansion

Posted by | Dec 18, 2003 | |

DHL, the world’s leading air delivery and logistics provider, plans to boost its Thai operations with major capacity expansion of its depots nationwide and the construction of a new warehouse and distribution centres.

Herbert Vongpusanachai, managing director of DHL Express, said the company’s capacity would be more than doubled to serve business expansion over the next five to 10 years. Presently, the available capacity at its depots in Bangkok, Phuket and Nakhon Ratchasima are almost fully utilised.The company expects to handle more than 130,000 tonnes of goods sent this year in express, air and ocean freight.

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DHL in bid to double Belgian night flights

Posted by | Dec 11, 2003 | |

Freight and courier service DHL wants to expand its activities at Zaventem airport, with a doubling in the volume of night flights and the creation of 1,000 jobs.

But due to the recent passing of strict night flight limitations by the Belgian government, the Deutche Post-owned company has asked that a choice be made between new jobs and investment in the economy, and noise pollution.

The company is awaiting the government’s go-ahead, stressing that night flights are vital to their survival – but they have no plans to move from their Brussels hub should the government’s decision prove to be negative.

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