All DHL Global Forwarding articles – Page 2
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding announces leadership changes in Asia Pacific
L-R Karsten Michaelis, Edwin Pinto, Praveen Gregory. Source: DHL Global Forwarding via Media OutreachDHL Global Forwarding has announced three leadership changes in Asia Pacific with the upcoming retirement of Kelvin Leung and Charles Kauffman.Karsten Michaelis takes over from Charles Kauffman as president/representative director, DHL Global Forwarding, Japan.Edwin Pinto has been ...
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DHL Global Forwarding calls for more SAF with shipper demand rising
DHL Global Forwarding has called for a "substantial" increase in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production as it reports rising demand for sustainable solutions from customers.The freight forwarder said a growing number of customer tenders and discussions included greenhouse gas transparency.Customers are also willing to explore the use of sustainable solutions ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding appoints new head of airfreight
Max Sauberschwarz. Photo: DHLDHL Global Forwarding has appointed a new executive vice president, global airfreight.Thomas Mack will leave the position effective October 1, and will be succeeded by Max Sauberschwarz, who currently holds the role of senior vice president Global StarBroker, DHL Global Forwarding’s air charter organisation.Sauberschwarz will assume the ...
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NewsTop 25 air forwarders: K+N extends its lead on DHL
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) last year extended its lead over DHL as the world’s busiest airfreight forwarder while market conditions took their toll on overall forwarder volumes (see chart at end of article).The leading 25 airfreight forwarders saw total volumes decline 6.3% year on year in 2022 to 16.9m tonnes as lockdowns ...
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DHL Global Forwarding hopeful of second-half improvement
DHL Global Forwarding is hopeful that the airfreight market will return to growth in the second half of the year despite the tough start to 2023.Speaking to Air Cargo News, Thomas Mack, global head of airfreight, DHL Global Forwarding, said that global air cargo volumes were down by around 17% ...
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NewsDHL GF and IAG Cargo partner on SAF
Source: DHL Global ForwardingDHL Global Forwarding and IAG Cargo have partnered on the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel as part of efforts to reduce emissions.The partnership sees the forwarder purchase 11.5m litres of SAF to reduce emissions in 2023.DHL said that SAF being purchased is certified by International Sustainability & ...
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DB Schenker sale discussions back on the agenda
Discussions around the future of freight forwarding giant DB Schenker have been back on the agenda in the last few days.Last week, Deutsche Post-owned DHL Global Forwarding chief executive Tim Scharwath told Reuters that his company is in a position to integrate a large acquisition.He added that if Deutsche Bahn-owned ...
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NewsDHL GF invests in new Indianapolis pharma facility
Photo: DHL Global ForwardingDHL Global Forwarding has opened a new facility in Indianapolis as the firm looks to capitalise on growing demand for the transport of pharma and life sciences products.The new $1.5m facility measures 30,000 sq ft and is located at the end of the runway at Indianapolis International ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding shows off upgraded customer portal
Source: DHLDHL Global Forwarding has presented its upgraded digital customer portal live from the transport logistic trade fair under way in Munich this week (of which air cargo Europe is a part), and demonstrated what the portal can offer its DHL customer users.First launched in 2020, Deutsche Post DHL Group’s ...
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NewsHillebrand appoints new CEO
Dominique von Orelli. Source: DHLDHL Global Forwarding-owned Hillebrand Gori has appointed Dominique von Orelli as chief executive with immediate effect.He succeeds chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding Tim Scharwath who in a dual function has led the integration of the drinks logistics specialist since its acquisition in March 2022.Von Orelli ...
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NewsNo signs of the end of globalisation... yet
A recent study released by DHL Express and New York University’s Stern School of Business appears to show that globalisation has yet to go into reverse contrary to many people's expectations.The report measures globalisation by looking at flows of trade, capital, information and people to create a global connectedness index.The ...
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DP DHL outlines criteria for any DB Schenker bid
Shortly after Deutsche Post (DP) DHL announced another set of record full-year results, the parcel and logistics giant's outgoing chief executive, Frank Appel, was asked about a report in German business title Manager Magazin that suggested the company could be preparing a bid for DB Schenker.The article said that DP ...
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DHL Global Forwarding reports record airfreight revenues
DHL Global Forwarding reported record airfreight revenues last year but performance weakened as the year progressed.The world's second-largest airfreight forwarder saw airfreight revenues increase 18.7% year on year in 2022 to €10.4bn while air gross profits improved 48.5% to €2bn. These improvements came despite a 9.3% decline in volumes to ...
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DHL: Demand down but hope as inflation expected to ease
DHL Global Forwarding’s December 2022 ‘Airfreight State of the Industry’ report painted a fraught operating landscape but the outlook isn't entirely gloomy.Following November's low volumes, demand continued to remain reduced on most trade lanes and is likely to continue into 2023, said the report.DHL said that e-commerce shipments only added ...
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Air Cargo News' most read in 2022
Last year was another turbulent year for the air cargo industry as the rapid growth experienced in 2021 turned to decline and capacity began to open up as passenger networks re-opened.Despite the demand declines, volumes stayed ahead of pre-Covid levels and rates remained far above the levels achieved in 2019 ...
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NewsWhat would a combined DB Schenker and DHL mean for airfreight volumes?
Last week Deutsche Bahn assigned its management board to examine and prepare the case for a potential sale of up to 100% of its shares in DB Schenker.Speculation immediately turned to who could be a potential buyer for the forwarding unit if state-owned Deutsche Bahn does decide to pursue a ...
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Deutsche Bahn prepares for the sale of DB Schenker
Deutsche Bahn is preparing for the sale of its freight forwarding subsidiary DB Schenker as it looks to focus on its core rail business.The rail group said today that it has assigned its management board to examine and prepare the case for a potential sale of up to 100% of ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding first to achieve IATA CEIV Lithium Batteries in the UK
Image source: DHLDHL Global Forwarding is the first organization in the UK to be certified as an IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Lithium Batteries (CEIV Li-batt).The certification covers six sites - Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Luton, Manchester and Purfleet - and follows a rigorous certification process across these locations ...
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InsightsLatin American air cargo recovers with a vengeance
Demand faltered in Latin America during Covid but has bounced back this year and carriers are keen to capitalise, explains Ian Putzger.At the end of October, LATAM Cargo stepped up its freighter flights from Huntsville International Airport in Alabama from one to three weekly frequencies.This came shortly after Latin America’s ...
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DHL: No increase for peak season volumes and flat growth into 2023
Air cargo volumes remain low with peak season volumes unlikely to increase, according to DHL Global Forwarding’s November 2022 ‘Air Freight State of the Industry’ Report.“Volumes (are) expected to witness flat growth even in first two quarters in 2023,” said the report.Most of the major trade lanes experienced year-on-year declines ...