All DHL Express articles – Page 7
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DHL Express to open new cargo facility at Munich Airport
DHL Express Germany is planning to build a new cargo facility, covering more than 8,000 sq m, at Munich Airport.Construction of the €70m new facility is scheduled to be completed by 2022.DHL Express said the new facility is being planned and constructed after it saw an increase in import and ...
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DHL orders three B767 conversions from IAI
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won a contract to convert an additional three B767-300 aircraft for DHL.The deal has an option for a fourth conversion and comes on the back of growth in the e-commerce market.IAI executive vice president and general manager of aviation group, Yossi Melamed, said: “IAI is ...
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DHL Express launches direct cargo route from Hong Kong to UK
DHL Express has launched a new service from Hong Kong to the UK in response to increased demand for medical, industrial and consumer goods.The new weekly service, which utilises a Boeing 747-8 freighter with a payload of up to 100 tonnes, is the only direct cargo route between Hong Kong ...
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DHL Express to expand in the US as e-commerce booms
DHL Express is looking to add around 400 new jobs in the US due to a double-digit increase in volumes compared with last year.The express company said volumes had "significantly increased" in recent months due to a spike in online shopping as people were stuck at home due to the ...
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NewsDHL Express adds first of six B777Fs for 2020
DHL B777 FreighterDHL Express' fleet renewal and e-commerce-led Strategy 2025 continues apace with the delivery of the first of six Boeing 777F-200 production line freighters which will touch down in 2020.The first plane landed at its future base of operations, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, and will be operated by ...
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NewsE-commerce surge sees DHL Express expand Cleveland Ohio service centre
A surge in international shipping and e-commerce has seen DHL Express invest $3.8m to double the size of its Cleveland, Ohio, service centre.The expanded facility, close to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, is around 20,000 sq ft larger than the previous one.DHL Express said that the expansion and addition of new ...
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NewsDHL Express Asia Pacific announces new appointments
Tony Khan, president and representative director, DHL Express JapanDHL 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 ...
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NewsDHL Express to expand in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone Authority (ADAFZ) has signed a 27-year agreement with Middle East General Enterprises (MGE) to develop a facility in conjunction with DHL Express.DHL Express will serve as a key client within ADAFZ’s Express Integrator cluster, and in close collaboration with MGE combined, will invest up to ...
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NewsDHL: Globalization is evolving not declining
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2019The world continues to be highly globalised despite headwinds in geopolitics and trade.The latest DHL Global Connectedness Index, which was put together by DHL and the NYU Stern School of Business, dipped slightly in 2018 but despite this the company says the world is seeing an ...
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NewsDHL Express opens emissions-free hub to support e-commerce growth
Yesterday (November 19) DHL launched its Strategy 2025, an initiative that focuses on the company's digitalization and sustainability efforts to drive and support the e-commerce market. As part of the Strategy, DHL Express hosted the official opening of its new, emissions-free logistics centre at Cologne-Bonn Airport.The new hub, which cost ...
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DHL set to build new cargo-handling facility at Riga Airport
DHL Latvia is planning to build a new shipment processing and logistics centre at Riga Airport.On November 6, DHL Latvia and real estate development company Castor Construction signed contracts with the airport and agreed to build the new facility within a year.According to the agreement, the new DHL shipment processing ...
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NewsDHL Express expands its Canadian footprint in Hamilton
DHL is investing C$100 in a new cargo facility at Canada’s John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to meet double-digit growth in shipment volumes.The new facility, which will be four times the size of the current one at 200,000 square feet, will feature a fully-automated sort system with a capacity ...
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NewsDHL Express opens €15m Finland terminal
DHL Express Finland has opened a new €15m gateway terminal and office facility in Pirkkala/Tampere with a handling capacity of 5,000 shipments per hour.The 4,000 sq m terminal serves the express pick-up and delivery operations in Pirkanmaa area and handles both export and import shipments for the whole of northern ...
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Hactl adds Southern Air to ramp handling business
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) has won the contract to provide ramp handling for US-based freighter operator Southern Air.Southern Air – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings – operates 21 rotations per week through Hong Kong, serving Anchorage, Cincinnati, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Leipzig, Milan, ...
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DHL: Poor logistics infrastructure could hold back e-commerce growth in Latin America
A new report from DHL and the Panamanian Government suggests that poor logistics infrastructure could hold back the growth of e-commerce in Latin America.The white paper states that e-commerce is predicted to grow at an annual rate of 22% in Latin America through 2021 and that, between 2016 and 2018, ...
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NewsDHL adds ACS Air Courier Services to its Parcel Union partnership
Christoforos Potamitis, ACS Air Courier Services; Alexander Schmitz-Hübsch, DHL eCommerce Solutions; Alkis Matsis, ACS Air Courier ServicesDHL has teamed up with ACS Air Courier Services, a Cypriot parcel delivery company, to make the organisation a partner of its Parcel Union.DHL's Parcel union is an international programme that offers Parcel Connect, ...
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DHL Express to boost productivity with new Pittsburgh facility
DHL Express has invested $2.85m into upgrading and relocating its Canonsburg service centre to Pittsburgh.The new facility will process shipments ranging from documents and small parcels to palletized freight.At 30,000 sq ft, it will be 10,000 sq ft larger than the former location.Run by 60 staff, the new centre will ...
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NewsDHL Express to invest €131m in Incheon hub expansion
DHL Gateway Incheon expansion projectDHL 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 ...
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NewsLet the Rugby World Cup begin – all thanks to DHL
DHL Express has delivered all the equipment for the Rugby World Cup in Japan in time for the start of the tournament on 20 September.The carrier moved a total of 67,000 kg of equipment and training and technical gear for all 20 teams internationally and domestically in Japan, as well ...
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NewsDHL celebrates 50 year anniversary with new Americas Innovation Center
DHL has marked its 50th anniversary with the opening of a new Americas Innovation Center in Chicago, US.The grand opening of the Center drew more than 300 guests including technology and logistics industry leaders, customers from across the region, local officials and DHL senior leadership.The 28,000 sq ft Americas Innovation ...