DHL, the world’s leading express and logistics company, has won the highly coveted Express and Mail Operator of the Year Award for the second year running and also clinched the IT Innovation Award at the Asia Logistics Award Ceremony held recently in Singapore.
It said in a statement that it outperformed other competitors on the strength of its coverage in the region, its unique understanding of the markets and the outstanding quality of its service.
Read MoreDeutsche Post subsidiary DHL has launched Global Customer Solutions, a direct link to its top 100 customers worldwide who account for EUR3.2bn (USD3.7bn), or 13 of annual revenues.
Peter Kruse of DHL Europe said the hi-tech and pharmaceutical industries had expressed their need for ‘a single interface’ with the logistics giant.
The vast majority of customers will still be served at regional and local level by the existing DHL management infrastructure.
Read MoreDHL is pressing ahead with plans to integrate the operations of both DHL Worldwide Express and Airborne in a move that could affect 1,000 jobs at Seattle-based Airborne. The development highlights DHL’s determination to proceed with its US strategy, despite the ongoing legal challenge posed by rivals UPS and FedEx.
Deutsche Post’s express carrier subsidiary DHL has announced it will permanently locate its US headquarters in southern Florida and will integrate its operations under the umbrella name DHL Express. Although expected, this implies that the name Airborne will disappear and its head office in Seattle will be closed. The consolidation, which will be carried out over the next 12-15 months, will relocate some personnel from Seattle, but it is feared some will lose their jobs. The precise details will be unveiled in the first quarter of next year.
Read MoreDHL Express, the express and logistics player, has launched Fast Forward, a service that is expected to bring in an increased efficiency and deliver cost savings for importers and exporters.
Fast Forward facilitates the import and export of shipments weighing 20 kg and above by providing savings with a range of flexible door-to-door solutions to assist customers manage their factory-to-customer logistics chain proficiently, an official statement said.
Read MoreMore than 500 local jobs at express-mail company DHL will be shipped out of town over the next 15 months as the company consolidates its home offices in South Florida, the company said.
DHL, which acquired Seattle-based Airborne Inc. in a USD1 billion deal in August, will move all 368 information technology jobs to Scottsdale, Ariz., while 160 jobs in marketing, finance, human resources and other departments will be transferred to Plantation, Fla., said Kim Levy, a DHL spokeswoman based in New York City.
“A large number of these employees will be offered relocation packages, but it has not been decided how many,” Levy said.
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