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  • DHL ecommerce to launch its Indian operations

    DHL ecommerce to launch its Indian operations

    Mail and logistics group Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) is expanding its dedicated e-commerce logistics service- DHL e-commerce- in India. The company has been testing e-commerce logistics business in India through its Indian subsidiary Blue Dart Express since 2014.

    The publication reports that Germany-headquartered DHL eCommerce has hired former Reliance Jio marketing head Neeraj Bansal and will be roping in more senior executives to kickstart its operations in the country by March 2018.

    DHL ecommerce has previously made many investments in the country through its BlueDart Express subsidiary. However, the publication added that BlueDart and DHL eCommerce will not be competing against each other but rather co-exist.

    Recent developments in the logistics segment in India

    While there are a number of standalone logistics companies in India. E-commerce players too have started having their own logistic arms in the country.

    Amazon: In November, Amazon India’s logistics arm Amazon Transportation Services (ATS) further received funding of Rs 130 crore from its US-based parent Amazon Inc. Before that, ATS received Rs 207 crore worth of funding from Singapore-based Amazon Corporate Holdings and Amazon Malaysia, in June, and before that, it had received Rs 67 crore in September 2016.

    Flipkart: Etailer Flipkart also owns a logistics arm eKart, in which it invested Rs 961.4 crore in October. In April, Flipkart-owned online fashion website Myntra acquired Bangalore-based logistics startup InLogg.

    Hippo: Hippo Innovations Private Limited, which runs the DIY mobile e-commerce platform StoreHippo, launched an e-commerce logistics solutions aggregation platform called ShipKaro, in October. At present, it lists standalone companies like Delhivery, Aramex, FedEx, Ecom Express, Holisol, Blue Dart, Bombino Express, DTDC, Book A Wheel, Gati, OnlineXpress, Vegostics, and Xpressbees as carrier partners. It claims to deliver to over 20,000 PIN codes across India.

    The government of India: In October, the government of India launched the International Tracked Packet service, which provides cross-border shipping for the e-commerce sector in the Asia-Pacific region. This service is provided by the Department of Post, and offer features like track & trace, volume discounts, pick up facility, and compensation for loss or damage.

    In terms of standalone companies, there are firms like Ecom Express, Locus, Delhivery, Rivigo, Loadshare, Blackbuck, and also NSE-listed Gati, which invested in Browntape.com in November, which is a service which enables vendors to sell on multiple marketplaces with the same pool of inventory, and give them access to data, marketing and technology.

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  • Huawei Awards Bolloré Logistics with Two Honors

    Huawei Awards Bolloré Logistics with Two Honors

    On November 17th, 2017, Bolloré Logistics received Huawei’s Excellent Core Partner and Best-Quality Logistics Service Awards on the occasion of the Huawei Logistics Core Partner Convention (LCPC 2017) held in Shenzhen, China.

    Mr. Thierry Ehrenbogen, CEO of Bolloré Logistics, was present in Shenzhen to receive the award from the hands of Mr. Yao Fuhai, Member of the Supervisory Board, President of the Procurement Qualification Management Department and Director of the Group Procurement Management Committee at Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. “This is the 8th award we receive. What a lucky number! But it is not thanks to luck that we receive it, it is thanks to the continuous efforts in serving Huawei’s demanding supply chain models for the past 12 years, which allow us to be awarded again this year,” said Mr. Thierry Ehrenbogen at the convention.

    “On our way to the future, innovation is driving us, through large investments, where digitalization, smart supply chain, big data, predictive analytics, and a lot more, take us to a higher partnership level with Huawei,” Ehrenbogen added.

    The awards recognize Bolloré Logistics’ excellence in managing Huawei’s international, transportation and supply chain. Recently, Bolloré Logistics has set up a regional warehouse in Tangier Med Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in Morocco to support Huawei’s supply chain and has adopted Huawei’s technologies iSupply in Bolloré Logistics’ warehouses across Africa and Asia Pacific. With risk management mechanism, Bolloré Logistics is able to monitor closely the risks related to Africa Trade and proactively alert on such risks while looking for alternative solutions.

    Huawei highly appreciates the customer-centric mindset and attitude of Bolloré Logistics’ Key Account and operational teams, who are always willing to go the extra mile for the client.

    Apart from the awards, Bolloré Logistics also officially signed the Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Huawei on November 17th, which will bring the partnership to a higher level in the coming years. Bolloré Logistics is committed to support its customers in their growth by providing customized services that allow them to be more competitive in their respective market.

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  • JDA and SATO Partner to Deliver the Future of Warehouse Management

    JDA and SATO Partner to Deliver the Future of Warehouse Management

    JDA Software Group, Inc. and SATO today announced a new alliance representing JDA’s first Japanese hardware partnership as the company expands its presence in Japan. The technology partnership will combine JDA Warehouse Management and JDA® Warehouse Labor Management with SATO’s Visual Warehouse Solution to help customers take advantage of digitalization technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data. The sales alliance will streamline the logistics process for customers leveraging JDA and SATO’s solutions together. JDA and SATO aim to deploy the solution in five leading food and beverage companies by March 2019.

    Japanese companies are facing labor shortages and increasing supply chain complexity due to rising consumer demands which require diverse product lineups to meet their needs. Meanwhile, Japan ranks poorly among the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations (18 of 35) in terms of overall workforce productivity, even as nominal labor productivity hit a new high this year*1. This highlights the room for improvement Japanese companies can realize by fully unleashing the power of data in operations. Only six percent of large Japanese corporations utilize big data and 48 percent have yet to identify how to extract value from it.*2 Among Japanese manufacturers, only 45 percent utilize big data to drive operational efficiencies.*3

    “SATO is proud to have been selected as a partner by a cutting-edge solutions provider like JDA,” said Kaz Matsuyama, president and CEO of SATO Holdings. “We hold a mutual commitment to open innovation and user-centric value, so I am excited about the possibilities of our collaboration. We will strive to bridge the last inch of our customers’ last mile challenges to design the ultra-efficient, IoT warehouse of the future.”

    In today’s ever-complex unified commerce environment, companies need to do more than track labor productivity and warehouse processes, but to turn the warehouse into a performance-focused competitive advantage. JDA Warehouse Labor Management provides a real-time view into warehouse activities, improving planning and scheduling by ensuring the right number of workers with the right skills are available when and where they are needed to fulfill order demand. And companies can get real-time visibility into labor concerns before they become issues and shift workers where they are needed. Combined with JDA Warehouse Management, companies can address real-world disruptions to drive improved performance and predictable results by sensing these shifts in real-time to respond quickly and profitably.

    The SATO Visual Warehouse solution is a virtual warehouse director that fully streamlines picking route navigation for enhanced logistics and labor utilization. An accompanying picking guidance system guides workers on the shortest possible route, with audio and visual instructions, to cut time spent and distance travelled per picking order by approximately half. The system allows inexperienced warehouse workers to achieve a similar efficiency level as more experienced workers.

    JDA and SATO seek to improve warehouse productivity by enabling actionable improvements based on data sets of real, specific operational data. By logging individual workers’ location over time, the combination of JDA and SATO will enable collection of real operational data. Accumulating this real-time data in the warehouse and linking it to JDA Warehouse Labor Management makes true visualization of labor possible, and empowers users to make data-driven decisions to streamline their operations, providing a 30 to 40 percent boost to operational productivity in the warehouse upon deployment.

    “This partnership will tap into SATO’s real-time visualization and tagging technology to gather all information in the warehouse related to labor efficiency that will improve productivity and take advantage of the latest cutting-edge innovations,” said Amit Bagga, regional vice president, sales, Asia-Pacific, JDA. “As we expand our presence in Japan, we are best addressing Japanese customers’ demand, and leveraging SATO’s IoT capabilities, combined with JDA’s advanced warehouse management solutions.”

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  • SingPost raises rates for international small packets

    SingPost raises rates for international small packets

    Singapore Post Limited is revising its rates for the international delivery of small packets from Jan 2 next year, following new rates set by a United Nations agency.

    Also from the same date, it will stop accepting delivery of international small packets by ship as several postal organisations have ceased to accept such forms of conveyance, it said. Demand for such a service is also low, with most senders choosing to use airmail.

    International postal settlement rates – the amount that SingPost compensates other postal organisations for mail delivery in their country – are being raised on Jan 1 next year.

    These rates are set every four years by the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a UN agency that sets the rules for international mail exchanges.

    Small packets currently come under international airmail rates, said a SingPost spokesman. With the separate pricing structure for small packets, customers sending small packets will have to pay a maximum increase of S$3.40 per item or enjoy maximum savings of S$1.10, depending on the destination and the item weight, he added.

    The firm told The Business Times that international small packets from public consumers do not currently make up a significant part of its volumes, and it is monitoring the effect of the new rate structure for international small packets on its postal business.

    The changes made by UPN reflect rising volumes of e-commerce packets and the higher cost of delivering such packets, said SingPost.

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  • Tuvia Italia under kerry logistics wins capital elite award at china awards in milan

    Tuvia Italia under kerry logistics wins capital elite award at china awards in milan

    Tuvia Italia under Kerry Logistics Network Limited, has garnered the Capital Elite Award at the China Awards 2017, in Milan, Italy.

    The China Awards, organised by the Italy-China Foundation, recognise and champion Italian and Chinese companies that have maximised opportunities of cross-border investment in both countries. Judges of the awards included senior members of the premier Italian financial newspaper MF-Milano Finanza, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China, and the University of Brescia.

    Alessandro Canese, Managing Director of Tuvia Italia said, “Receiving the Capital Elite Award is a wonderful recognition of how investment opportunities for many sectors depend upon efficient logistics services. The tools to trade across borders and supply the international markets are increasingly important to today’s shippers, and we do our utmost to facilitate them, including acting as tax agent for non-EU customers wishing to set up operations in Italy.”

    Tuvia Italia was recognised for its work assisting the two most famous ‘non-docking’ bicycle Chinese companies to begin operations in Italy by using its new China-Europe rail services, launched this year.

    It also supported the launch of Chinese operations for an Italian e-retailer by integrating Chinese online platforms Alibaba, JD, TMall, and Yihaodian, into its own fulfilment software. Tuvia Italia was also appointed by a leading Chinese telecommunication company to run the downstream logistics operations for a strategic infrastructure project with a major telecommunication company in Italy. In November 2017, Tuvia Italia was welcomed as a member of the Italy-China Foundation.

    To support trade flow between China and Italy, Tuvia Italia participated in the business conference ‘Belt and Road Initiative: Building a Concrete Roadmap for Italy and China’s Joint Growth’ in Milan, Italy on 30. November 2017. Rio Lam, Assistant Manager Global Management Office of Kerry Logistics, illustrated to the audience the opportunities and challenges along the new Silk Road.

  • DHL Express takes delivery of first new A330 converted freighter

    DHL Express takes delivery of first new A330 converted freighter

    Express freight specialist DHL Express has become the first operator to accept an Airbus A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture between Singapore-based ST Aerospace and Airbus.

    DHL Express has ordered eight A330-300P2Fs, with options for a further 10.

    The handover at EFW’s conversion facilities in Dresden, Germany followed the completion of test flights in October and award of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in November.

    “The first aircraft is scheduled to strengthen our Asia-Pacific air network, bringing added capacity and increased efficiency to a market where we are seeing dynamic express volume growth,” DHL Express SVP- global air fleet management Geoff Kehr said.

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  • DHL simplifies air freight quotations and bookings

    DHL simplifies air freight quotations and bookings

    DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has introduced a new Online Freight Quotation & Booking service f or international air freight transportation. The new service rapidly creates competitive customer quotations based on door-to-door all-in rates and transit information. The quotation and booking service connects to DHL Interactive, DHL Global Forwarding’s online customer portal, where it additionally provides shipment tracking and the creation and distribution of customized shipment reports. This easy to use online service is available in more than 40 countries, covering most key lanes and point pairs globally. Through this new capability, shippers and consignee’s can quote and book shipments for all commonly used pre-paid and collect trade terms from a computer or any mobile device.

    “International shipping doesn’t need to be a complex task. From searching for the right supplier through to getting a competitive price, this should be easily available online,” says Angelos Orfanos, Global Head of Marketing & Sales, DHL Global Forwarding. “Our new Online Freight Quotation and Booking service has been designed to make it easy for any business to rapidly get a competitive air freight shipment quote that can then be booked with us online.”

    The quotation and booking service provides an immediate price for general cargo air freight up to 2,000 kilogram per shipment and offers two speeds of service through DHL’s Air Connect and Air Economy products. Customers can therefore select between different transit time options, giving them a choice between cost and speed of delivery.

    Customers are provided with a comprehensive quote based on the pick-up and delivery location plus their shipment details including weight and dimensions. The quoted door-to-door all-in rate can also include import and export customs as well as cargo insurance.

    “Customers are constantly looking for convenience, reliability and cost when searching for their logistics partner. With that understanding, we have developed this online tool to enable our customers to get cost-competitive quotes and make bookings instantly. The transparency of the e-tool and the ability for customers to track their shipments offer greater peace of mind throughout the transportation of their goods around the world,” said Piak-Hwee Tan, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Asia Pacific, DHL Global Forwarding.

    This online quotation & booking service is already available in over 40 countries around the globe including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore Spain, United Kingdom, USA and Vietnam. Through the introduction of this service, DHL Global Forwarding will become a digital industry leader by providing the most extensive offer of air freight services online.

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  • FedEx ready for the Christmas rush

    FedEx ready for the Christmas rush

    FedEx expects says it expects to handle 380-400million packages on its global network between Black Friday (24 November) and Christmas Eve.

    It also predicts that it will more than double its average daily volume of 13 million shipments on three Mondays over the Christmas period.

    It attributes the surge to e-commerce-savvy consumers making more last-minute purchases.

    FedEx’s main European hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle regularly handles over 300 aircraft per week and handles around 1,200 tonnes of freight per day. The Central and Eastern Europe hub in Cologne handles 58 weekly flights to and from Europe, the US, and Asia.

    Worldwide, over 400,000 team members are preparing for the peak season on the FedEx global network, which consists of more than 650 planes (the second largest airline in the world in terms of number of aircraft) and more than 150,000 motorised vehicles.

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  • DHL E-Commerce Launches New Service Points in Asia

    DHL E-Commerce Launches New Service Points in Asia

    DHL eCommerce has launched ServicePoints networks in key Asian markets.

    In a statement issued today (24 November), DHL eCommerce said that it has established a network of more than 200 ServicePoints in Thailand – which will enable commerce sellers to ship nationwide and for online shoppers to conveniently pick-up their orders. DHL added that over 1,000 ServicePoints will be launched over the coming months.

    “We are extremely positive about the e-commerce growth in Thailand, and have seen fantastic growth since we launched our domestic delivery network in Thailand in 2016. We will continue to enhance our existing solutions and launch new services to offer greater convenience and choice for sellers and shoppers across Thailand,” said Kiattichai Pitpreecha, Managing Director, DHL eCommerce Thailand.

    “We are really pleased to now be able to offer parcel drop-off and pick-up locations, all of which are easy to access, simple to use and provide a fantastic customer experience.”

    On Tuesday (21 November), DHL eCommerce also announced that it has launched a ServicePoints network in Vietnam.  The company statement said: “DHL eCommerce has already launched more than 100 ServicePoints and will continue to rapidly expand to more than 1,000 in the coming months.”

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  • Kerry Logistics Garners Two Wins at Directors of the Year Awards 2017

    Kerry Logistics Garners Two Wins at Directors of the Year Awards 2017

    Kerry Logistics Network Limited (‘Kerry Logistics’; Stock Code 0636.HK) is pleased to announce that the Group has garnered two wins at the Directors of the Year Awards 2017 (the ‘Awards’) organised by The Hong Kong Institute of Directors (‘HKIoD’). The Board of Directors and Group Managing Director William Ma were selected as the winner in the Boards category and the Executive Directors category of the Listed Companies (SEHK – Hang Seng Indexes Constituents), respectively. The Awards presentation ceremony was held on 30 November 2017 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, with Chief Executive of HKSAR Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor as the guest of honour.

     

    Organised annually by the HKIoD and co-organised by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of HKSAR Government, Securities and Futures Commission, and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, the Awards aim to recognise outstanding boards and directors, and to promote good corporate governance and director professionalism. The Awards this year have set as its theme ‘Belt and Road: Corporate Governance in Times of Opportunities’, which highlights the importance of good director practices for companies to cope with the new opportunities and challenges derived from the Belt and Road initiative.

     

    The Board Award recognised the collective exemplary performance of the board of directors. The HKIoD judges commented that the Board of Kerry Logistics has been guiding the company to operate with integrity, transparency, and accountability. Its establishment and maintenance of risk management, internal control, and whistleblowing policies and systems were also commended.

     

    The Executive Director Award was conferred in appreciation of the effectiveness, contribution, leadership, and business ethics of the individual winner. William Ma attached great importance to those by applying his deep knowledge about the industry to set up strategy and manage risk from enterprise-wide perspective, the HKIoD judges remarked. His adherence to transparency when communicating with the Board and management team was likewise praised.

     

    “We are deeply honoured to receive the two prestigious awards from the HKIoD,” said William Ma. “These awards acknowledge the dedicated efforts of the Board and staff. The team has toiled over many years in places of different languages, cultures, religious beliefs, and political systems. Our journey has challenged us to move out of our comfort zones, and in the process, strengthened our core belief: quality governance is twinned with operational excellence, ensuring sustainable value to customers and shareholders.”

     

    “We are grateful to the awards committee for this encouragement. We remain committed in upholding our best practices in corporate governance. This will continue to drive Kerry Logistics’ vision to become Asia’s leading logistics service provider, enabling us to maintain our competitive advantage to capture opportunities in different markets globally and along the new Silk Road, as well as to create long-term value to our shareholders and stakeholders,” William Ma added.

  • DHL invests $364 million to further develop Cyberjaya data center

    DHL invests $364 million to further develop Cyberjaya data center

    DHL expects to invest nearly RM 1.5 billion (US$364 million) between now and 2020 to further develop its IT Services Data Center in Cyberjaya, creating further opportunities for emerging IT talent in Malaysia and around the region.

    The IT Services Data Center has provided critical IT infrastructure, business application development and support initially for the company’s Asia Pacific and, subsequently, global operations over the past 20 years, with DHL investing more than RM 4.7 billion (EUR 941.1M) in its development since 1997.

    “Digitalization plays an increasingly strategic role in helping global logistics networks achieve the speed, reliability and accuracy needed to keep pace with today’s demands. The investment we have made in Cyberjaya demonstrates our commitment towards enhancing our capabilities — and helping our customers improve their market positions through best-in-class IT infrastructure and skilled talent,” said Alexander Pilař, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, IT Services, Deutsche Post DHL Group.

    Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Chief Operating Officer, Dato’ Ng Wan Peng said, “We are heartened by the continued support from DHL, which reflects its unwavering commitment to Malaysia and its digital transformation agenda — as we race towards becoming a developed digital economy by 2020. In addition to employment creation, this move will greatly boost and strengthen the digital infrastructure and ecosystem crucial for a thriving innovation powered socio-economy. We look forward to the journey ahead with DHL, in our quest to make the digital economy a key engine of growth for Malaysia.”

    A team of more than 1,440 employees ensure the Cyberjaya IT Services Center, along with their counterparts in Prague, the Czech Republic and Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, deliver 24/7 IT support across all DHL divisions — DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Supply Chain, DHL eCommerce operations. It serves as platform through which DHL hopes to strengthen and level the playing field for talent, particularly for women looking to succeed in IT — which has traditionally been a male-dominated field. While the Malaysia team includes members from 27 different nationalities, the majority — nearly 70% — come from Malaysia, with women making up almost 40% of the total workforce.

    “We started our IT Data Center in Malaysia 20 years ago, occupying a floor in a suburban shopping mall with just 120 staff, facing risks of disruption from flooding to the building’s car park,” said Yogananthan S, Site Head of IT Services Cyberjaya, and VP Business Relations for IT Services, Asia Pacific, Deutsche Post DHL Group. “Since then, we’ve not only relocated to Cyberjaya but also established it as a key pillar in DHL’s regional and global logistics strategy, backed up by one of the most diverse and high-performing workforces in the country and globally.”

    “Over the past 20 years we’ve focused on not only building up the local IT talent market — including hiring almost 500 new graduates since 2006 — but doing so in a way that encourages diversity and equal opportunity for all,” added Yogan. “These values are not only at the core of DHL’s corporate culture — they also play a crucial role in how we effectively we serve our global ‘customer’ base in more than 220 countries and territories.”

    In addition to cultivating the local talent pool, DHL IT Services Cyberjaya plays an active role to give back to the local community and environment. Through the company’s “Living Responsibility” approach, staff volunteer time and expertise on sustainable projects that help address issues which go beyond the workplace.

    The IT Service Data Center in Cyberjaya plans to invest in a range of platform renewals and technical innovations through to 2020, including adoption of hybrid cloud, and higher-efficiency or renewable energy sources.

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  • DHL to spend $365m enhancing Malaysian data center

    DHL to spend $365m enhancing Malaysian data center

    DHL said Thursday it would invest about 1.5 billion ringgit ($365 million) over the next two years to enhance an existing information technology services data center in Cyberjaya, located about an hour from the Malaysian capital.

    The center, which was established in 1997, has provided IT infrastructure, business application development and support to the logistics company’s global operations. DHL, a unit of Germany’s Deutsche Post DHL Group, has spent more than 4.7 billion ringgit over the past 20 years to develop the center, the company said in a statement.

    Along with counterpart hubs in Prague, Czech Republic, and Pennsylvania in the U.S., the center provides around-the-clock IT support to the group’s logistic operations that include DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Supply Chain and DHL e-commerce.

    The latest investment will be spent on the introduction of new data platforms using energy-efficient sources and the adoption of hybrid cloud services, which mix private and public cloud computing. Part of the investment will also go towards training and career development for the center’s more than 1,440 employees.

    “The investment we have made in Cyberjaya demonstrates our commitment towards enhancing our capabilities,” said Alexander Pilar, managing director for IT Services at Deutsche Post DHL.

  • DHL invests $395M in Hong Kong freight hub

    DHL invests $395M in Hong Kong freight hub

    Global freight and logistics company DHL has confirmed its investment to the Airport Authority Hong Kong for the latter’s expansion plan for the Central Asia Hub, the Handy Shipping Guide reports. A plan foreseen to take years to complete, the amount invested is reported to be worth $395 million, bringing its total infrastructural investment to more than $613 million poured so far into the logistics project.

    The Central Asia Hub has reported an average 12% year-on-year growth in shipping volume since its founding 10 years ago. The Hub is DHL’s primary freight hub in the Asia Pacific region. With this area handling over 40% of the Asia Pacific-based shipment volumes, DHL has “committed to strengthening our global network and services,” according to DHL Express’ CEO Ken Allen.

    Allen attributed this growth to the “rise in international e-commerce and intra-Asian trade,” making the region significant to DHL’s vision of a stronger global network. “Based in a strategically important location to DHL, the expanded Central Asia Hub in Hong Kong will not only bolster our operational capacity in Asia Pacific, but also facilitate the rapidly-growing international trade demands in the region and around the world,” he said.

    Most of the investment is expected to expand the hub’s throughput capacity with an enhanced material handling system, increasing to 125,000 pieces per hour. Currently, the hub’s capacity is 75,000 pieces per hour.

    An air express cargo facility has been purposefully built right at the Hong Kong International Airport itself, making it ready for the expanded center to “handle six times more in terms of shipment volume than when it was first established in 2004,” according to the same report. With the Central Asia Hub including focal points like Bangkok in Thailand, Shanghai in China and the city-state of Singapore, it will serve as DHL’s proof of dominance in the region when it comes to freight and logistics.

    The Central Asia Hub was also described by Allen as the hub that connected “more than 70 DHL Express gateways in the region.” He mentioned the kind of facility upgrades that the hub will soon earn from the investment. “Equipped with fully automated X-ray inspection machines, it will increase the speed of our shipment inspection by three times – enabling us to expedite the processing speed of shipments that come through the Central Asia Hub.”

    The planned upgrades are expected to be operational by the first quarter of 2022. The timetable was set with the Pan-Pearl River Delta in mind as most of the shipments causing an increased influx of goods to the hub are traced from the heightened economic activity in this area. Other goods are expected to make their way to the upgraded Central Asia Hub once Hong Kong International Airport’s Three Runway System is completed. By that time, the Hub will have expanded its warehouse space to about 47,000 square meters.

  • DHL Express expanding Central Asia Hub

    DHL Express expanding Central Asia Hub

    DHL Express has announced a €335m expansion plan for its Central Asia Hub (CAH). The expansion will bring DHL’s commitment to the strategic hub to over €520m. As one of three global hubs for DHL, the expanded CAH will continue to act as the core hub of the DHL Express global and Asia Pacific regional network, handling more than 40% of its total Asia Pacific shipment volumes.

    In a statement issued today (14 November), Ken Allen, CEO of DHL Express, said: “Given the expected rise in international e-commerce and intra-Asian trade, DHL is committed to strengthening our global network and services. Based in a strategically important location to DHL, the expanded Central Asia Hub in Hong Kong will not only bolster our operational capacity in Asia Pacific, but also facilitate the rapidly-growing international trade demands in the region and around the world.”

    The expanded CAH will be equipped with an enhanced material handling system that will boost hub’s throughput capacity from the current 75,000 pieces of shipments per hour to 125,000 pieces per hour.

    When operating at its full capacity, the annual throughput of the expanded CAH is expected to go up by 50% to 1.06m tonnes a year.

    Ken Lee, CEO of DHL Express Asia Pacific, commented: “Connecting with more than 70 DHL Express gateways in the region, the Central Asia Hub plays a significant role in strengthening our existing network of hubs in Asia Pacific, including Shanghai, Singapore and Bangkok. The expansion will also help us capitalize the growth in intra-Asian trade lane that currently contributes to 40% of our revenue in Asia Pacific. Equipped with fully automated X-ray inspection machines, it will increase the speed of our shipment inspection by three times – enabling us to expedite the processing speed of shipments that come through the CAH.”

    The expanded CAH is expected to begin operations in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022.

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  • Bolloré Logistics Strengthens Its Logistics Partnerships with Thales

    Bolloré Logistics Strengthens Its Logistics Partnerships with Thales

    This program promotes synergies between THALES entities. For this purpose, Bolloré Logistics is piloting six logistics platforms located in Toulouse, Bordeaux and Brest but also in the Ile de France, Val de Loire and PACA (Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur) regions for 10 different THALES entities.

    Our scope of work covers storage, orders management, final assembly line deliveries and quality controls. Bolloré Logistics’ central unit and innovative IT solutions enable optimized management of logistics flows, harmonization of processes and the conduct of an ambitious improvement plan.

    Bolloré Logistics thus confirms its leading position in Supply Chain solutions in the Aerospace and Defense sector. Our Aerospace expert teams and our supply chain specialists support manufacturers in their transformation on all continents.

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