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Zac Posen and DHL partner on

Posted by | Sep 4, 2007 | |

Internationally Renowned Designer and Global Express Carrier Debut
Limited-Edition Leather Tote to Raise Money for Leading Educational Organization

DHL and Zac Posen, the New York-based fashion designer, have joined forces to raise money and awareness for TeachersCount, a national non-profit that supports the teaching profession. The centerpiece of the exclusive global partnership is the “Tote for Teachers” campaign.

For the initiative, Zac Posen has designed a limited-edition leather tote bag, with DHL underwriting the production of the Italian-made accessory. Zac and DHL kick off the campaign this week in New York City, unveiling the bag with a launch party during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, an event DHL sponsors and at which Zac stages his ready-to-wear runway shows.

For each bag sold, DHL will donate 100 pct of the proceeds to TeachersCount, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, as well as provide complimentary DHL ground delivery for each purchase. Priced at USD 400, the bag will be sold exclusively online at www.toteforteachers.org.

The Tote for Teachers campaign will also include a print public service announcement (PSA) featuring Zac and Jane Avrich, his high school English Literature teacher. The PSA is the latest in TeachersCount’s “Behind Every Famous Person is a Fabulous Teacher” series.

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Clampdown sees rush for NVOCC license

Posted by | Sep 4, 2007 | |

The high-profile crackdown by the Chinese authorities on Schenker over allegations that the German logistics giant was operating with a fake non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) license appears to have spooked the industry.

The wait time after applying for the license has shot up from three weeks to more than three months as companies operating without the correct paperwork race to register their operations.

The Shanghai-based director of a logistics operation told Cargonews Asia it was “common knowledge” that many smaller companies operated without the license. This led to Beijing’s crackdown that began three months ago.

Any firm that is involved in negotiating freight rates with and buying slots from shipping lines, selling slots and issuing bills of lading to shippers needs an NVOCC license.

“But it costs RMB800,000 (about USD 106,000) in cash for the license, and that is a non-interest bearing loan that is held by the Chinese government until your company ceases to do business on the mainland,” he said.

Schenker has shifted all mainland business to its two Hong Kong subsidiaries, neither of which – Schenker Logistics (Shanghai) Co and Schenker International (HK) – is involved in the investigation being conducted by the mainland’s Ministry of Communications.

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DHL rivals in the USA show no appetite for owning aircraft

Posted by | Sep 3, 2007 | |

DHL added another airline to its line-up this spring with the acquisition of a stake in Astar Air Cargo, but the other mega-forwarders have no interest in owning cargo aircraft, despite a penchant for dedicated freighter-cargo flights.

DHL’s appetite for cargo airlines suffered a setback in July when ABX Air, the erstwhile freighter division of Airborne Express spun off after the integrator’s acquisition by DHL, rebuffed a takeover offer from Astar Air Cargo, the former DHL Airways. A marriage between the two would have combined the two US cargo carriers that make most of their business moving traffic for DHL. The integrator had acquired a 49 percent stake in Astar in early June along with a 24.9 percent voting interest, the maximum position in US airlines allowed to non-US entities.

DHL’s express business in the US has suffered in the wake of the integration of its air network into a single hub and is not expected to produce black figures before 2009. Nevertheless, the buy into Astar did not surprise industry observers.

The Astar buy-in followed DHL’s acquisition of a 49 percent stake in Polar Air Cargo last year, which included a 20-year block space agreement giving the integrator guaranteed lift on Polar’s transpacific flights. For intra-Asia traffic, DHL has permanent lift through its stake in Air Hong Kong and the carrier’s A300F operations in the region.

These deals are fuelled by the logistics giant’s express business, but they also drop fixed capacity into the lap of DHL Global Forwarding.

The other global mega-forwarders like Schenker, Kuehne + Nagel or Panalpina, have ruled out the possibility of owning freighter aircraft, notwithstanding a need for dedicated cargo flights.

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The American Red Cross presents FedEx Corp with Humanitarians Award

Posted by | Aug 30, 2007 | |

The Red Cross has proudly presented FedEx with a Circle of Humanitarians award in gratitude for its generous contributions and longstanding commitment to the humanitarian mission of the organization. The Circle of Humanitarians award, one of the organization’s highest honors, recognizes companies and individuals whose contributions provide life-saving support through Red Cross programs.

FedEx Corp. has provided support for the American Red Cross for more than a decade. Most recently, FedEx committed USD 6 million over the next five years to support the American Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (International Federation). Around the world, the International Federation carries out relief operations to assist victims of disasters, and works to strengthen the capacities of its member National Societies, which includes the American Red Cross.

Domestically, FedEx is donating USD 350,000 annually to the Disaster Relief Fund and to the Red Cross Mid-South Chapter in Memphis, Tenn., and is donating USD 850,000 annually with in-kind disaster shipping. On the international level, FedEx is donating two USD 95,000 grants, one in support of the International Federation Climate Center and the second to the American Red Cross for Disaster Management Units located in Dubai, Panama and Malaysia. FedEx has also generously contributed a USD 25,000 grant to the International Federation Global Disaster Management and Coordination Appeal, which is an international disaster preparedness training initiative.

On a local level, FedEx employees are directly involved with the organization as trained volunteers and instructors in their communities working to build awareness and increase preparedness among community members.

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