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  • DHL Global Forwarding moves critical goods from China to Ghana

    DHL Global Forwarding moves critical goods from China to Ghana

    PPE shipment was transported as part of DHL’s dedicated weekly air freight solution from China to Africa; UbuntuConnect – the specific air freight solution for the China-Africa lane – will be extended due to high demand.

    DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freight services is leveraging its global network to facilitate the air transportation of critical personal protective equipment from China to Ghana, via Dubai. From the capital city, Accra, the shipment is distributed across the country to equip front-line healthcare workers in their fight against Covid-19.

    This was made possible as part of DHL’s dedicated 100-ton weekly air freight service from China into the Middle East and Africa launched last month. Aptly named after the Nguni Bantu word for “humanity”, UbuntuConnect sees cargo being consolidated across China into Guangzhou City and shipped via Dubai to several countries across Africa, within a span of two to three days. Leveraging Dubai’s strategic geographical locations as the gateway between the Orient and Africa, DHL has transported two shipments to Ghana thus far and expects more in the coming weeks.

    “The ongoing pandemic is causing a dearth in global air freight capacity making it ever critical that we continue to amass our resources globally to ensure a stable supply chain, especially for medical and critical supplies. With UbuntuConnect, we are carving out specific routes from the transit hub in Dubai to Africa, so life-saving essentials can continue to reach local communities in Ghana,” said Serigne Ndanck Mbaye, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding (West Africa) and Country Manager, Ghana.

    DHL Global Forwarding has been operating UbuntuConnect since April 21 to meet the ongoing demand for medical equipment and personal protective gear such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizers and goggles. From May 26, DHL Global Forwarding will begin to consolidate cargo across China, for an uplift in Shanghai – as part of ongoing efforts to adjust the network as needed to best meet customers’ needs.

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  • DHL adapts mobile-first approach in new online platform

    DHL adapts mobile-first approach in new online platform

    DHL Global Forwarding has launched myDHLi, a fully integrated online platform for its freight forwarding customers. The platform merges existing online services like myDHLi Quote + Book and myDHLi Analytics with new services and features, and it can be accessed in all devices with a browser including tablets and smartphones.

    The launch begins with a pilot phase including selected customers from five continents (North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa). myDHLi is being rolled out in waves to ensure a smooth region-by-region transition. Interested customers can register for onboarding to myDHLi. Regular updates based on customer feedback will be shared. The previous customer portal, DHLi, will be available until the myDHLi roll-out is complete.

    Mobile-first approach

    The designers adopted a mobile-first approach for seamless use on all devices. Built-in popular social media features like follow and share functions simplify communication along the supply chain by enabling customers to exchange information with colleagues, customers and suppliers. Furthermore, data can be easily analyzed and exported or directly integrated to own systems, based on a suite of APIs.

    “Despite accelerating digitalization and super-fast connectivity customers have a need for reduced complexity. And that is exactly what our tool does,” says Tim Scharwath, CEO DHL Global Forwarding, Freight. “We have created a one-stop customer portal that is tailored to the needs of our customers. By combining services like online quotation and booking with shipment tracking, document accessibility, and data analyses we are creating not only 360-degrees visibility, but also have laid the foundation for customers to manage their logistics — anytime and anywhere.”

    He added: “We strongly believe that digitalization bears the potential to ease and improve the daily business of shippers and freight forwarders simultaneously. This is even truer during unpredictable and challenging times such as those we are currently facing with COVID-19, and which might now act as an accelerator for digitizing the industry. That is what digitalization means to us and why we made it a cornerstone of our strategy 2025.”

    myDHLi’s highly intuitive user interface makes it easy to use and ensures that customers have all relevant information at hand. Reflecting already well-established social media functions like follow and share, relevant information can be easily accessed across organizations and trading partners. Completely transparent management of freight rates, offers, transport modes, carbon emissions, and all other relevant shipment data is readily available with just a few clicks and can be displayed in detailed analyses and reports. One of the most unique aspects is the benefit of full visibility and control over all shipping and transport modes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

    Developed completely in-house, the platform’s new tracking service uses end-to-end information to make shipments across air and ocean visible nearly in real-time. This gives users complete control — from pick-up to final delivery.

    The service also offers raw data Excel extracts. Another new feature is myDHLi Documents, which offers quick and easy access to downloadable shipment documents. All documents — quotes, commercial invoice, packing list, house bill, invoice, proof of delivery, etc. — are stored in one place.

    myDHLi features a modular build-up. Users can individualize their portal by selecting the specific services they want. Thanks to the single sign-on registration process, all services are available from the beginning. No additional registration or sign-in processes are needed. myDHLi is free of charge for all DHL Global Forwarding customers.

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  • DHL Express names Best Workplace in Asia for second consecutive year

    DHL Express names Best Workplace in Asia for second consecutive year

    Global people analytics and consulting firm Great Place to Work has named DHL Express as the Best Workplace in Asia for the second consecutive year. Great Place to Work identifies the top organizations that create great workplaces through its annual Best Workplaces in Asia list. For the 2020 award, more than 2.2 million employees participated in the survey in 8 Asian countries where Great Place to Work is represented.

    Ken Lee, CEO of DHL Express, Asia-Pacific, said, “We are honored to be recognized as the Best Workplace in Asia for the second consecutive year. At DHL Express, we are committed to creating an environment where all employees can thrive and reach their full potential. Whether it is through our annual Employee Opinion Survey, our award-winning Certified training programs, or our push for greater diversity, we want to make sure our employees have their Best Day, Every Day at work.”

    For the 2020 award, DHL Express was recognized for its continuous investment in leadership development and talent growth, including its Certified International Specialist (CIS) and Certified International Manager (CIM) programs that have provided more than 320,000 training sessions to employees in Asia-Pacific. This series of training is meant to create a powerful sense of community that enables employees to combine best-in-class product quality with incomparable service excellence, according to DHL Express.

    Since 2014, DHL Express Asia-Pacific has received 245 awards for its workplace and corporate culture, and in 2019 alone, the company received a total of 53 awards. In February, DHL Express was named 2020 Top Employer for Asia-Pacific, as well as nine countries and territories in the region, by the Top Employers Institute.

    Mateen Thiruselvaam, senior vice-president, Human Resources, DHL Express Asia-Pacific, said, “With tens of thousands of employees across one of the most diverse regions in the world, it is imperative that we have a robust set of employee engagement and development initiatives to keep the entire DHL network operating as one. To be ranked as the Best Workplace in Asia again is a fantastic recognition of our efforts and the dedication of our people to deliver great service quality for our customers.”

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  • DHL adds American flights due to COVID-19

    DHL adds American flights due to COVID-19

    DHL Express has seen imports from Asia to the Americas increase substantially as it helps battle COVID-19. Asian imports, coming primarily from China, are up 70% year-on-year, with DHL Express moving more than 168,000 shipments of masks, gloves, respirators, and disinfectant products into the Americas in just one week.

    Air capacity has been reduced with airlines canceling flights, so DHL has increased its services, with additional flights and charters meeting the demand for PPE shipments.

    The America’s hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport welcomed an extra flight to Canada to transport 45,000 shipments of masks and other items in April. Another flight from London was added and a Cincinnati-Los Angeles-Sydney-Singapore route was added using a Boeing 777 Freighter, bringing the total to seven flights a week.

    DHL Express sent 10,000 shipments to the Americas via Miami, Florida, with 180,000 test kits going to Central America in March.

    Miami has also benefitted from connections to Brussels, Belgium, offering 225 tons of capacity per week.

    DHL Express is working with governments in Central America to transport equipment including 60 valves for digital respirators in Guatemala and test kits in Honduras.

    In South America, the first 5,000 test kits arrived in Quito, Ecuador, two weeks ago followed by another 50,000 last week.

    DHL Express donated 10,000 N95 protective masks to the Northwell Health network of hospitals and healthcare facilities across New York state.

    The masks had been flown in from abroad via the DHL Express Gateway facility at New York’s John F Kennedy airport.

    Mike Parra, CEO of DHL Express Americas, said, “We’re open for business and our operations are being mobilized around the world to deal with this global crisis. We have been largely focused on bringing the much-needed supplies to protect and support frontline employees from all industries, particularly the medical professionals and first responders who continue fighting to keep us safe and essential businesses running.”

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  • DHL helps Australia to Import Goods

    DHL helps Australia to Import Goods

    DHL Global Forwarding has been selected to be part of new air freight network launched by the Australian government to bridge air freight capacity gap.

    The Australian Department of Agriculture has identified supply chain disruptions as the biggest threat to farmers and fishermen in the country, where around 65% of agricultural products are exported, with a majority going to China, Japan, the United States, South Korea and several Asia Pacific countries.

    DHL Global Forwarding Australia reveals that virtually all of its high-value perishables exports, including fruits, vegetables, pre-marinated and fresh meat, seafood and dairy products, are now catered to food retail businesses such as supermarkets. This is in contrast to the pre-COVID supply chain distribution dominated by wholesale networks where some 70% of the company’s food exports typically go to foodservice businesses.

    DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freight services, has been appointed to be part of the new air freight network established by the government to facilitate international freight as commercial airlines tepidly return to normalcy.  The network will allow the Government’s $110 million International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) to ramp-up assistance to exporters and re-establish global supply chains, in turn also assisting importers of essential goods, such as healthcare supplies, personal protective equipment, automobile spare parts, and construction and manufacturing materials.

    Bernie Cooney, Perishables and Livestock Manager, DHL Global Forwarding Australia commented: “In perishables logistics, time is of the essence as fresh meats and produce need to arrive with their freshness and quality intact, and that is now possible as we can secure capacity through the air freight network for our customers. We are working towards restoring supply chains for all our customers. We are hopeful that with these measures, we can start to restore some of the pre-COVID volumes for perishable exports, and more if the Asian markets start to open up again once containment measures prove successful.”

    Import of much needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and essentials to keep businesses going

    In addition to the export of high-value perishables, DHL Global Forwarding is supporting the Australian Government IFAM program with the import of critical products like PPE and other essential goods.

    George Lawson, Country Manager of DHL Global Forwarding Australia added: “Trade, which is the lifeblood of our economy, has been heavily impacted by travel restrictions arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. As the market leader in the export of premium agricultural products and the import of healthcare, technology and infrastructure goods, we are uniquely positioned to support the Australian Governments IFAM program in jumpstarting trade activity. With our team of global trade experts, worldwide network and digital solutions, our aim is to improve lives by keeping Australian businesses running.”

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  • DHL Express Asia Pacific announces new appointments

    DHL Express Asia Pacific announces new appointments

    DHL Express Japan has appointed Tony Khan as president and representative director. With his new appointment, Khan also becomes a member of the management board of DHL Express Asia Pacific.

    Khan succeeds Taketo Yamakawa, who retired in December last year. Previously, Khan served as general manager of the DHL Express’ Central Asia hub, one of three global hubs in the division’s network. Khan was also previously vice president of operations at DHL Express Japan.

    Ken Lee, chief executive, DHL Express Asia Pacific, commented: “We are proud to have Khan lead the team and I am confident that his proven track record will further strengthen our position in Japan”.

    Khan added: “I look forward to building on the good work of my predecessor, developing trusted relationships with our customers, employees and society, and strengthening our market-leader position”.

    DHL Express has also named Chee Choong Ng as managing director of DHL Express Hong Kong and Macau.

    Ng, who successes Herbert Vongpusanachai, will be in charge of leading the strategic growth and managing overall operations in Hong Kong and Macau.

    Ng joined DHL Express in 2004 in a transportation manager role. His most recent position was vice president of operations in Hong Kong, in 2017.

    Lee explained: “Ng’s vast experience in the industry and knowledge of the competitive and strategically significant local market will contribute exponentially to the company’s growth.”

    Ng added: “I am honored to be able to lead such an amazing team, as we continue to improve our services while adapting to the evolving nature of our business”.

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  • Lao Rugby Kicks of 2020 by Hosting the DHL Vientiane 10s

    Lao Rugby Kicks of 2020 by Hosting the DHL Vientiane 10s

    This story about the Vientiane 10s has been kindly provided by the Lao Rugby Federation Later this month rugby players and enthusiasts from Lao PDR, Vietnam, China, Singapore, Thailand, the United States, UK, and Australia will come together in Hanoi and Vientiane for the second consecutive DHL sponsored rugby 10s series.

    Formerly known as the Vientiane International Rugby Championship, the DHL Vientiane 10s is the LRF’s flagship competition. In 2019 the Lao Rugby Federation (LRF) partnered with neighboring Hanoi 10s to create a multi-tournament series spanning two weeks in January.4/

    The second year of the series will kick off in 2020 with a single-day tournament in Hanoi on 18 January and a multi-day tournament in Vientiane on 25-26 January. More than 20 local and international teams will compete in Men’s, Women’s, and U18 Girls and Boys contact competitions, as well as U13 tag rugby.

    In the largest year of the Hanoi 10s competition, 12 senior teams will participate in the men’s and women’s divisions joined by 8 U18s boys’ and girls’ teams from Vietnam’s newly-formed rugby clubs including Coui Ha Club, Hop Dong Club, Thong Tien Club, Nuong Dam Club, Kim Truy Club, and Du Sang Club. In the senior divisions, DAC Weredragons will be returning to the DHL Hanoi 10s to defend their Cup Championship.

    The Kim Boi Wild Cats, DAC Rejectors and Hanoi Dragons will also be returning in this year’s men’s division joined by tournament newcomers, Raw Dogs and Hanoi Ghost Dragons. In the women’s division, the Kim Boi Wild Cats will return for the second year of the tournament joined by five teams making their first appearance at the DHL Hanoi 10s including DAC Weredragons, Hanoi Barbarians, NUS Singapore and Alexandre Yersin.

    Three visiting international teams from DAC Weredragons will travel to Hanoi prior to the tournament in order to learn about and support the development of rugby in the country through participating in some activities with Vietnamese ChildFund Pass It Back teams.

    The ChildFund Pass It Back curriculum, which was piloted in rural Laos from 2012-2014, endeavors to help young people build knowledge and skills through rugby in topics like leadership, gender equity, future planning, safety and health.

    Today, more than 3,000 young players are registered and actively participating in the curriculum in Laos and over 1,000 in Vietnam.

    In addition to the action on the pitch, the Kim Boi Wild Cats from Hoa Binh Province in Northern Vietnam will be supporting most of the DHL Hanoi 10s tournament management.

    In the first year of the competition in Hanoi, the LRF was proud to send Lao staff to support in lead management roles for the largest 10s international competition held in Vietnam to date.

    This year, the LRF’s Vietnamese colleagues will be building on the skills they learned in 2019 and taking the reigns as match officials in the U18s competition and as senior first aid and technical leads in the senior competition.

    The LRF has been partnering with ChildFund Vietnam since 2015 to support rugby development in the country. Over the 5 years of the partnership, Lao Coaches have supported many exciting developments from the first international tag competition in 2017 through to the first women’s 15s match in 2019 where the Kim Boi Wild Cats faced off against the DAC Lao Nagas in a historic match in Hanoi.

    The Kim Boi Wild Cats are current or former ChildFund Pass It Back Coaches who have been developing their skills in rugby administration and leadership roles in their local community since 2015.

    This group of young Vietnamese leaders has recently registered their clubs with the Vietnamese government and now be applying their skills on the international stage as the DHL Hanoi 10s prepares for this record-breaking year.

    Following the excitement in Hanoi, the LRF will welcome 32 teams for the 14th year of the DHL Vientiane 10s on 25-26 January.

    Twelve men’s teams in the senior elite division will be bolstered by returning 2019 DHL Vientiane 10s Men’s Cup Champions, Royal Thai Police and include series competitors DAC Weredragons, Hanoi Dragons and Raw Dogs. The Lao Barbarians and Vientiane Buffalos will represent Laos in the men’s top division joined by the Royal Thai Navy, Bangkok Southerners, Bangkok Warriors, Changzhou Giants, DAC Rejectors and Regency.

    2019 DHL Vientiane 10s Women’s Cup Champions, the Vientiane Lions will return in the women’s senior division alongside the Vientiane Buffalettes and Xieng Khoung RFC from Laos.

    The returning Banger Belles will be joined by DAC Weredragons, Made in China and MSU Pretty Crabs, all of which will be competing in Vientiane for the first time in what promises to be an exciting women’s senior competition. Additionally, 8 U18s boys’ and girls’ teams will compete in the U18s division including Lao teams from the LRF’s newest clubs: the Vientiane Province Gold Crabs and the Kham District Golden Elephants.

    “Year after year the competition draws top University and Club teams from across the region for a weekend of rugby,” comments LRF President Mr. Virayouth Rathikoun. “This is set to be the biggest 10s series in the region to date and competition will be fierce.

    The LRF is proud to play a role in supporting not only a budding club scene in Laos, but also strong tournament administration and rugby development beyond our borders.”

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  • Bangladesh – DHL Express named Best Workplace in Asia for 2019

    Bangladesh – DHL Express named Best Workplace in Asia for 2019

    DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider, has been named the Best Workplace in Asia for 2019 by Great Place to Work (GPTW), the global people analytics and consulting firm are known for its annual Best Workplaces list.

    “We are extremely honored to be recognized as the leading employer and best-practice workplace in Asia Pacific,” said Ken Lee, CEO, DHL Express, Asia Pacific.

    “It is important that our employees are always motivated and engaged because they determine the success of our company. We treat our employees the way we would like them to treat our customers, by fostering a culture of authenticity, responsibility, dignity, performance, and results. This award is a testament to the passion and energy that each one of us brings with us to work every day to make DHL a special place to be.”

    DHL Express received GPTW’s prestigious award for the fourth time since 2016, naming it the Best Workplace in Asia in 2016 and 2017 as well as the runner-up in the same category in 2018. This year’s honor came amid positive recognition of its workplace culture across 15 countries and territories in Asia Pacific.

    DHL Express garnered commendable scores on both the Trust Index and the Culture Audit, which canvassed direct feedback from employees to determine workplace levels of fairness and equity, diversity and talent development.

    “DHL’s success as an organization hinges on the unique background, experiences, and perspectives that each of our employees brings. Our strength in respecting and empowering the individual ensures everyone works together as a tightly-integrated whole to strive for exceptional performance,” said Mateen Thiruselvaam, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, DHL Express, Asia Pacific.

    “Feedback mechanisms like the annual Employee Opinion Survey make sure that everyone is heard, and enable us to assess and fine-tune our culture so that we constantly reach toward and extend beyond our full potential.”

    In 2018, DHL won a total of 50 awards for its workplace culture, bringing the total number of awards won from 2014 to 192.

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  • Casetify creates DHL collectibles range in unusual collaboration

    Casetify creates DHL collectibles range in unusual collaboration

    Tech-accessories brand Casetify has released a collaboration with international express service provider DHL to commemorate its 50th anniversary.

    The firms teamed up to introduce a special edition collection of tech accessories, debuting online and in pop-ups all over the world. Within a few weeks, the anniversary collection has amassed a virtual waitlist of more than 100,000 fans and completely sold out in its first global online release.

    In the latest drop for “50 Years of DHL,” Casetify incorporates DHL’s globally recognized branding such as the company’s signature waybill, brand colors and logo interpretations in an extension of the best-selling collection. The designs feature an industrialized art direction through the logo-based tape (an updated version of the 2018 collection’s best-seller) and “scanned” waybills, showcasing the technology that connects DHL to its global customers.

    “We are proud that the DHL x Casetify collection has been so well-received by customers all over the world, and that so many people are celebrating DHL’s 50th anniversary with us,” said DHL Express Asia Pacific CEO Ken Lee.

    “As we look forward to a future filled with exciting technology and innovations, we want to continue sharing our journey with fans and we hope that this new collection will give them a quick glimpse of what’s in store.”

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  • DHL to Invest more in Sustainability and Tech

    DHL to Invest more in Sustainability and Tech

    DHL Express recently unveiled its Strategy 2025 putting digitalization, e-commerce and sustainability in focus as it aims to further expand sustainably.

    John Pearson, CEO DHL Express, made the announcement at the opening of DHL’s €123 million (US$135 million) state-of-the-art hub at Cologne-Bonn Airport saying the “many new technologies” at its Cologne hub shows the basis of our new Strategy 2025.

    “By investing more than €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) annually in technology and infrastructure and by putting the new green logistics center into operation, DHL clearly demonstrates its ambitions,” the international courier said in a statement.

    In particular, it noted the ice energy storage system with over 1.3 million liters holding capacity and 18 kilometers of piping that ensures the hub stays cool in the summer and warm in the winter in its facility and the heat pump and solar panels on the roof making it “an entirely emissions-free solution.”

    “As the experts in export and import, we can only grow by ensuring top quality, which is why we invest more than a billion euros each year in employee training, infrastructure, and digitalization. The main goal here is to increase our transport and delivery capacity for time-sensitive TDI shipments to meet the ever-growing customer demand in the area of e-commerce. At the same time, we’re continuously improving on process efficiency,” Pearson said, noting that its recent quarterly results “show pretty clearly that we’re on the right track.”

    DHL completed the upgrade of its air hub at Cologne-Bonn Airport in August 2019 following a two- year building and renovation phase. In the hub’s 15,000 m2 sorting center, with its 12,000 m2 warehouse and 3,000 m2 office space, several new technologies allow DHL Express to process up to 20,000 shipments per hour on its 2.5-kilometer-long conveyor belt. A number of other additions, including 3D scanners and vacuum lifters, help make life easier for the hub’s 340 employees, who hail from 34 different countries.

    “The €123 million (US$135 million) investment in our new hub clearly shows our commitment to the Cologne-Bonn region and ensures the future of a lot of jobs here,” says Detlef Schmitz, Managing Director of the DHL.

    “This also makes the hub an even more important part of DHL’s international network. With the new direct route between Hong Kong and Cologne, 28 daily flight movements, and our use of state-of-the-art technologies, we are proud to be contributing – sustainably – to the worldwide growth of DHL Express,” he added.

    DHL Express has a presence in over 220 countries and territories. It transports over 400 million shipments per year with 22 hubs worldwide and over 260 dedicated aircraft, 17 partner airlines, and a capacity for over 3,000 flights daily to over 500 airports.

    Fleet modernization

    “We expect continued growth in the coming years, especially in cross-border e-commerce trade,” says Travis Cobb, EVP DHL Global Network Operations.

    “By modernizing our air fleet, we can increase our intercontinental connections and do so with reduced carbon emissions and less fuel consumption. Next year, we will deploy another six brand-new planes from our Boeing order.”

    In 2018, DHL announced its plans to add 14 new Boeing 777 aircrafts to its own fleet.

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  • DHL To Debut Zero-Emission Electric Delivery Vans In U.S. Cities

    DHL To Debut Zero-Emission Electric Delivery Vans In U.S. Cities

    Deutsche Post DHL Group’s StreetScooter electric vehicle unit will enter the U.S market next year as delivery firms and municipalities work to cut greenhouse gas emissions. DHL will debut StreetScooter’s zero-emission Work L delivery van in two urban U.S markets, one on each coast, starting in Spring 2020, the companies said

    They did not specify which markets would be the first.Full deployment could come in 2022 and 2023, said Ulrich Stuhec, StreetScooter’s chief technology officer, who joined the company from Ford Motor Co in October. Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Tokyo and 30 other cities around the globe have been working to establish zero-emission zones by 2030.

    Those cities hope to curb accumulating greenhouse gases that contribute to extreme weather, higher temperatures and rising sea levels, which have steep economic, environmental and human costs

    The transportation industry – which includes fossil-fuel-burning ships, trains, trucks and planes – accounted for 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2010, according to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    Over the last three years, DHL has kicked off “CO2-free last-mile delivery” efforts with German cities like Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. Roughly 10,000 of the 12,000 StreetScooter electric vehicles on the road make DHL deliveries. They operate in Amsterdam, Vienna and cities around Germany – saving roughly 36,000 metric tons of CO2 per truck each year, StreetScooter said.”We have the most experience on the road while others are still working on their first prototypes,” StreetScooter’s Stuhec said in a recent interview. Up-and-coming delivery competitor Amazon.com Inc in September gave the electric vehicle industry a jolt with its plan to order 100,000 electric delivery vans from Rivian Automotive LLC, a company it funds

    The first vans should hit streets in 2021. Meanwhile, Amazon said its delivery partners are using around 200 electric vehicles

    United Parcel Service Inc has 1,000 electric and hybrid electric vehicles in its fleet, and FedEx Corp last year announced plans to deploy 1,000 electric vehicles in California

    DHL fully acquired StreetScooter in 2014

    The unprofitable subsidiary is seeking new investors and customers to further ramp production

    Current partners include the United Kingdom’s Milk & More, which ordered 200 trucks, and Japanese delivery firm Yamato, which has started to deploy 500 planned vehicles

    In September, StreetScooter cracked the world’s biggest electric vehicle market – signing a memorandum of understanding with Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile Co to begin electric van production in 2021

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  • DHL Express to invest €131m in Incheon hub expansion

    DHL Express to invest €131m in Incheon hub expansion

    DHL Express will invest €131m in expanding its hub at Incheon International Airport to meet expected growth in online sales in the Asia Pacific region.

    The investment will see DHL expand its Incheon Gateway facility to a gross floor area of 58,700 sq m from the current 20,000 sq m – an increase of almost 200% – with work expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2022.

    It will also be equipped with the “latest technology for faster, more secure and efficient delivery handling processes”.

    The multi-year investment is expected to support demand growth up to 2032.

    The investment also covers technical upgrades including fully-automated X-ray inspection machines, a 4 km conveyor belt, automated sorters, magnetic speed controllers and full CCTV coverage.

    The new technology will increase the Incheon Gateway’s total handling volume of parcels and documents by over 150%

    Ken Lee, chief executive, DHL Express Asia Pacific, said: “Our Incheon Gateway occupies a vital strategic position along key routes between South Korea and countries like Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China – all of which are amongst our top ten inbound and outbound markets by express delivery volume.

    “With online retail sales in Asia Pacific expected to reach $2.5trn by 2023, our latest investments in the Incheon Gateway will align our infrastructure to what Asia’s e-commerce generation needs for now and tomorrow.”

    Since the opening of its Gateway in 2008, DHL Express has seen a growth of over 45% in shipment volume, indicative of the growing role which the Gateway plays in global and intra-regional trade.

    John Pearson, chief executive, DHL Express, added: “Our quality and speed are crucial for our customers and the main pillars of our growth around the world.

    “Our new investment, the largest one for South Korea so far, helps to connect the world even more and to further improve transit time of global trade and on the trade lanes to Asia.”

    The expanded facility is also aligned to Deutsche Post DHL Group’s mission of net zero logistics-related carbon emissions by 2050.

    It will incorporate a range of ‘green’ features such as the use of solar power and energy-efficient lighting systems to achieve CO2 reduction of up to 1,500 tons per year.

    When completed in second quarter 2022, the Incheon Gateway will be DHL Express’s largest gateway in Asia Pacific.

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  • DHL Global Forwarding expands multimodal service to Indonesia

    DHL Global Forwarding expands multimodal service to Indonesia

    International freight service provider DHL Global Forwarding has launched a delivery service to tap into growing shipments from Indonesia to other parts of Asia.

    The service, called Asiaconnect+, officially launched in Jakarta on Tuesday, enabling regional shipments from Indonesia to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, or vice versa, using multimodal services combining air and road freight, instead of only air freight or ocean freight.

    “Asiaconnect has been connecting Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and China through a cross border network. Today, Indonesia is joining the network,“ said Bruno Selmoni, DHL’s head of road freight and multimodal ASEAN and South Asia during the launch of the new service.

    DHL first introduced the Asiaconnect network in 2011, which at that time connected Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand through road freight.

    With Indonesia included in the network, shipping from many cities in Indonesia, such as Bandung, Balikpapan, Semarang and Lampung to Singapore, Malaysia, or Thailand will be pooled in Jakarta by air or truck freight first. Then, the goods will be transported to Singapore using air freight before they are transported by truck to a destination such as Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Bangkok.

    “From Jakarta to Bangkok using DHL Asiaconnect+, for example, will take six days or two days slower [compared to when using air freight]. However, on the other side it comes with a lower price,” said Bruno.

    DHLBruno said with Asiaconnect+,  service for Jakarta – Bangkok shipments could cut logistics costs by 35 percent. Meanwhile, Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur will take four days using Asiacconect+,  one day slower than using air freight but is 32 percent cheaper than using air freight.

    DHL Forwarding Indonesia president director Vincent KC Yong said DHL’s decision to provide Asiaconnect+ was because the logistics company had seen demand for innovative logistics service with competitive costs for regional shipment. Especially since Indonesia’s focus is pushing exports and its biggest market for export in Asia.

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  • DHL Express to cut vans from roads as it develops Cubicyle

    DHL Express to cut vans from roads as it develops Cubicyle

    DHL Express has finally bypassed a problem that held back the roll out of its Cubicycle system in the US. 

    Already operating in The Netherlands, the Cubicycle is quad–cycle capable of carrying up to 125kg of shipments, with most cycle couriers using it covering 50km a day. 

    Chief executive of DHL Express Americas, Mike Parra, said it would be ideal for DHL’s operations in Manhattan. 

    However, a quirk of New York State law does not recognise the four-wheeled cycle as a bike, instead designating it as a car, preventing it from use in cycle lanes, and incurring car taxes.  

    Mr Parra said that DHL had finally found a solution and an altered version of the bike would be on NYC roads by the middle of next year. 

    “Our development team has dropped one of the wheels to make it a three-wheeler, which NYC authorities would allow to operate in designated bike lanes,” Mr Parra said. 

    “So next year we will be rolling it out not only in New York but also in San Francisco and South Florida, allowing us to cut emissions and remove further vans from the road.” 

    In total, Mr Parra said he expected somewhere between five and seven vans to be pulled out of operation as a result of the new bikes hitting Manhattan roads. 

    It is not only the environment that has welcomed the Cubicycle; the bike is a big hit among couriers, as it offers better visibility and therefore better protection on busy roads.  

    While the Cubicycle is the most visual symbol of DHL’s green ambitions, the company has also added significant numbers of electric vehicles onto the world’s roads. 

    More than 11,000 trucks and vans are operating under alternative fuel sources – meaning electric, hybrid or propane engines – of which more than 10,000 are electric. 

    The bulk of these has come from its in–house development, the Street Scooter, with more than 9,000 operating across Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland.  

    This month it was also announced that an MoU had been signed between Germany and China that would boost production to 100,000 Street Scooters per year through a joint venture.  

    Much like the Cubicycle, however, the company is struggling to land regulatory approval for the Street Scooter in the US, but Mr Parra said he was “keen” to get this sorted.  

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  • DHL Supply Chain appoints industry veteran to lead automotive business in Thailand

    DHL Supply Chain appoints industry veteran to lead automotive business in Thailand

    DHL Supply Chain, the global market leader for contract logistics solutions, has appointed logistics veteran, Toshihiro Koyama to take on the role of Senior Director, Automotive for DHL Supply Chain Thailand, effective September 1st, 2019.

    In this role, Koyama will oversee and drive the growth and expansion of DHL Supply Chain’s automotive business in Thailand, with a particular focus on delivering highly-customized contract logistics solutions. With close to 30 years of experience in this field, he has also honed his expertise in several large markets including the United States, China and Philippines. His familiarity with the culture of Thailand is a result of spending the past 15 years building up an extensive network within the automotive industry, particularly with Japanese automakers who have built a dominant position and presence in the market.

    “It is important that we invest in the right resources and expertise to ensure that we can support our customers’ evolving logistics needs in the automotive industry. I am convinced that Koyama’s expertise and experience will be instrumental as we ramp up momentum in this growing sector. Our customers can continue to count on us to provide the most innovative solutions to meet their supply chain needs,” said Kevin Burrell, CEO DHL Supply Chain, Thailand Cluster (Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar).

    In recent years, Thailand has emerged as one of the largest commercial vehicle manufacturers in the world, and the largest in Southeast Asia – contributing to about 12 per cent of the country’s economic growth and employing more than half a million people. With the impending completion of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) by 2021, the government has committed to transform Thailand into a more integral hub for manufacturing, with a particular focus on incentivizing companies to develop a comprehensive and robust electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem.

    “DHL Supply Chain’s global network and local expertise will bode especially well at a time when the automotive sector has been identified as one of the key growth engines of the Thai economy.  I am honored to be given the reins to steer our capabilities toward greater customization as automakers look to further invest in their manufacturing and assembly hubs, and am eager to collaborate with our team and customers to bring our automotive business to the next level,” said Toshihiro Koyama, Senior Director, Automotive for DHL Supply Chain Thailand.

    An expert in logistics transportation, Koyama started out his career with a Japanese transportation service company, where he spent more than a decade working across different teams globally. Prior to joining DHL Supply Chain, Koyama was based in Thailand with another global logistics company, spearheading its automotive national and cross-border trucking services.

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