Express and logistics company, DHL Express, plans to invest €50 million in infrastructure in India between 2003 and 2007. The company will set up new express terminals at Mumbai and Chennai airports, apart from investing in service centres and in new vehicles.
Read MoreFedEx is in talks with the Centre to have its own dedicated express clearance facility at Mumbai airport. Managing Director-Indian Subcontinent, Mr Jacques Creeten, confirmed.
The proposed facility will be an all integrated entity having its own dedicated security and Customs areas among other essentials. At present, the company is operating in India through Mumbai, using it as the main hub for in- and out-bound express-shipments.
Read MoreExpress cargo movement from the Indira Gandhi International Airport is to get a boost with the opening of two dedicated terminals. The two terminals will be operated by DHL Worldwide Express and the Express Industry Council of India, the first time that the government and private industry are cooperating in this sector.
Read MoreDHL Express has launched a new courier service, University Express, to serve Indian students applying for higher studies overseas. DHL has provided 50 percent discount on each application sent overseas and has come up with the facility of picking up the documents from homes, hostels or colleges free of cost. India has the distinction of having the second highest number of students studying abroad with about 20,000 students applying every year for qualifying exams like Graduate Record Examination, Graduate Management Aptitude Test and SAT.
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