DHL-Sinotrans Ltd, a unit of DHL World wide Express, a leading international express delivery company, launches two new products recently.
Industry analysts predict the move will sharpen the already cutthroat competition in China’s delivery services market.
They said the two products, Jumbo Box and Jumbo Junior, are 40 to 50 percent cheaper than similar services provided by Chinese deliverers and those in the European and US markets.
Economic recession has hit the air express market in Poland and led to an unexpected surge in road haulage services. “Due to the economic downturn, companies are cuthng costs and air express is now seen as an expensive option,” says Ian Cummings, director of DHL Poland. “We have seen heavier weight shipments of between 50 to 100kg moving from air to road.”
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Read MoreDHL International and Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) said they have opened a cargo transshipment centre serving DHL operations in the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East regions.
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