Turkish Cargo and DHL Global Forwarding strengthen their cooperation
For the purpose of reinforcing the bilateral relation, a “Memorandum of Understanding” has been signed between Turkish Cargo, the air cargo brand of Turkish Airlines, and DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, at the IATA World Cargo Symposium which has started on April 25 in Istanbul. The […]
DHL Global Forwarding and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo further expand sustainability cooperation
At the Netherland-America Foundation’s (NAF) prestigious annual ball on 18 November in New York, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) presented its Sustainability Award to DHL Global Forwarding. This award, received by DHL Global Forwarding’s Americas CEO, Tim Robertson, is not only a clear sign of appreciation for the partnership between AFKLMP Cargo and […]
MSA Security sniffs out trouble for DHL
MSA Security and DHL Global Forwarding have joined forces to use explosive detection canine screening for air cargo. The partnership has grown from a small pilot in 2016 in anticipation of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Third Party Canine Program (3PK9), and is now in its third year. The aviation industry faces evolving explosive threats, […]
Deutsche Post DHL firing on all cylinders in Q3
Deutsche Post DHL Group posted a third quarter operating profit of €942 million with all five divisions contributing to revenue and earnings. Third quarter earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) was up from €376 million, but 2018 was affected by non-recurring expenses of €392 million at Post & Parcel Germany. The Post & Parcel division […]
DHL and Ethiopian Airlines expand joint venture
DHL Global Forwarding and Ethiopian Airlines plan to grow their joint venture, with Berhanu Kassa leading the company, DHL-Ethiopian Airlines Logistics Services. The former director of logistics services at Ethiopian Airlines has been named as general manager of the joint venture, taking over from Pramod Bagalwadi, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding Sub-Saharan Africa. Since its […]
DHL Global Forwarding launches myDHLi
DHL Global Forwarding has launched myDHLi Quote & Book to compare quotes and make bookings for air and ocean freight, and door-to-door shipments. The service allows customers to directly compare available options including DHL Ocean Connect as well as two speeds for airfreight, DHL Air Connect and DHL Air Economy. Users can also book transport […]
DHL combines services at Vienna Airport campus
DHL has opened its new campus at Vienna Airport, combining overland, air and ocean freight services for optimal handling and transportation of goods. The Vienna Airport hub in the county of Fischamend adds another important logistics hub and gateway to the DHL Global Forwarding, Freight worldwide network, opening up Austria and Eastern Europe. Prominent guests […]
Deutsche Post DHL secures long-term EBIT growth
Revenue at Deutsche Post DHL Group grew by 1.8% to €61.6 billion in 2018 though EBIT was affected by restructuring the Post – eCommerce – Parcel (PeP) division. The growth in revenue was driven by the ongoing boom in e-commerce as well as growth in international trade flows. By division, PeP revenue increased by 1.7% […]
DHL consolidates humanitarian logistic services
DHL Global Forwarding has consolidated its portfolio of humanitarian logistics services within its first Global Competence Center for Humanitarian Logistics in Dubai. The centre will see close coordination across all DHL business divisions, and will be led by Fatima Ait Bendawad, a seasoned DHL manager with 15 years of experience in humanitarian operations. It will […]
World Endurance Championship renews DHL deal
DHL Global Forwarding has renewed its contract with the FIA World Endurance Championship to ship racing cars, equipment and materials to overseas events. The contract renewal was signed by Thomas Nieszner, president and global head of motorsport at DHL Global Forwarding, Pascal Dimitri, operations director of the WEC, and Stephane Andriolo, marketing director of the […]
DHL gets racing cars to the start line
DHL Global Forwarding has provided FIA world touring and endurance racing cars with multimodal support for races in Japan. The support was provided for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) race at Fuji International Speedway and World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) at the Suzuka Circuit. To support the races, DHL is managing all transportation, customs […]
Volga-Dnepr delivers crankshaft to India
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has organised the delivery of a crankshaft from Mexico to India on a charter flight for DHL Global Forwarding. The 38-ton shipment travelled from Apodaca, Nuevo Leon to Mumbai, and was packed into a seven metre long box along with support equipment required for loading. Within 12 hours of receiving the request, Volga-Dnepr […]
DHL launches one stop-shop for customs processes
DHL Global Forwarding has launched its Customs Connection platform in the US, acting as a one stop-shop for customs processes. Customs Connections features include enhanced functionalities such as a dashboard where customers can view and download their current and historical information and data, filter through commodities/origin and destination categories, generate reports, obtain invoice information and […]
DHL breaks ground at DHL Campus Vienna Airport freight hub
DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Freight have started construction of the DHL Campus Vienna Airport, a freight hub for Austria and Eastern Europe. The two divisions are building an advanced freight terminal and office building with a total of around 12,000m2 of warehouse space and around 3,500m2 of office space, pooling competencies for air and […]
DHL keeps its cool to move four 140 ton waste heat boilers
DHL Global Forwarding has chartered the Antonov AN-225 to help transport four waste heat boilers from Germany to Saudi Arabia. The multi-modal movement is being handled by DHL Industrial Projects, a unit of DHL Global Forwarding specialising in safe and reliable transport for oversized and heavy-lift cargo. Four boilers weighing 140 tons each, and measuring […]
DHL flies Ussuri bears to their new home at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
DHL Global Forwarding has safely moved four Ussuri brown bears from Hokkaido, Japan to their new home at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Riku, Kai, Hanako and Amu’s 20-hour journey involved travelling by special temperature controlled trucks chilled to 10C for the journey to New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido. From there, they flew to Tokyo’s Haneda […]
DHL Global Forwarding and Ethiopian Airlines form joint venture
DHL Global Forwarding and Ethiopian Airlines have signed an agreement to form a joint venture company to provide much needed freight capacity and logistics infrastructure in Africa. The new Ethiopian-based company will be called DHL-Ethiopian Airlines Logistics Services, with majority stakeholder Ethiopian Airlines providing regulatory and operational support, and DHL will establish air, ocean and […]
DHL to provide Holt Renfrew with airfreight and customs services
Canadian speciality retailer of luxury brands Holt Renfrew has picked DHL Global Forwarding as its sole logistics provider for airfreight and customs brokerage services. The multi-year deal includes airfreight shipments of designer brand clothing, accessories, beauty products and fragrances from Europe, the USA and Asia to the retailer’s nine stores in Canada. DHL Global Forwarding […]
Chicago and Doha among the stellar performers
Cargo volumes at the 20 busiest airports grew by 6.8 per cent in 2017. These airports handled a combined 51 million tonnes, about 43 per cent of global air cargo volumes, writes Neil Madden. Of particular interest was the double-digit growth recorded by three of the top 20. Shanghai’s throughput was up 11.2 per cent, […]
Israeli cargo expands on low-cost growth
International air travel to and from Israel is expanding, chiefly in the area of low-cost airlines, and this trend is taking cargo with it, writes Stuart Flitton. The biggest development is at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, which is expected to be classed as a large airport next year when is passes the […]
Brussels Airport launches first app using blockchain technology
Brussels Airport has launched its first application using blockchain technology, marking the next step in the Landsite Management tool it is developing with stakeholders at BRUcargo. The app will closely cooperate with existing apps such as the Slot Booking App, or future apps yet to be developed. The focus of the next phase is to […]
Atlas Air returns to profit in Q1 as all business sectors boom
Atlas Air has returned to profits in the first quarter of 2018 with increased activity in all business sectors. The $0.7 million loss in the first quarter of 2017 was turned into a $9.6 million profit, with operating revenue rising from $475 million to $590 million. ACMI revenue rose from $200 million to $266.4 million […]
DHL Global Forwarding flies around the world
DHL Global Forwarding is deploying a second Boeing 747-400 Freighter to connect the US, Europe and Asia in response to high demand. Up to 100 tonnes of capacity per flight will be on offer, which will operate on a transpacific route from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Cincinnati in the USA, from where it returns to […]
DHL helps entrepreneurs get to grips with the supply chain
DHL Global Forwarding is to assist start-up entrepreneurs in logistics and supply chain development with the launch of DHL Start-Up Helpdesk. The helpdesk will help young companies enter the international business market and provide advice on what requirements need to be met if products and goods are to be offered in other countries, including outside […]
Brussels Airport’s slot booking app gains eight new members
Brussels Airport’s cloud based data sharing platform, BRUcloud has had a successful first two months with eight more companies using the application in their live operations. The slot booking app eliminates the problem of waiting and idle times at ground handling facilities by coordinating the match between supply and demand of time slots, streamlining the […]
DHL delivers clean water to India
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, recently transported a unique integrated water purification vehicle from Israel to India. The first-of-its-kind vehicle from GAL Water Technologies produces high-quality drinking water from contaminated water within seconds and was a gift from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to India’s prime […]
DHL to open up Eastern Europe with new logistics hub in Vienna
DHL has purchased 60,000 square metres of land at Vienna Airport to act as a freighter hub for Eastern Europe and open up the region to all modes of transport. The contract was signed by DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Freight, and starting in the summer of 2018, the DHL Campus Vienna Airport will be […]
Brussels Airport looks at new ways of working
The downside of a newly invigorated air cargo market has become evident, according to Brussels Airport head of cargo and logistics Steven Polmans (pictured), writes Neil Madden. “Problems and congestion seen in Europe in recent months due to strong market growth have shown up once again,” he tells Air Cargo Week. “In order to make […]
DPDHL continues its journey to reach strategic and financial goals
Deutsche Post DHL Group took another major step on its journey to achieve its strategic and financial goals with revenue and profits growing in 2017. Revenue increased by 5.4 per cent to €60.4 billion and consolidated net profit was up 2.8 per cent to €2.7 billion, with revenue increasing in all divisions. Post – e-commerce […]
DHL invests in key stations along the US-Mexico border
DHL Global Forwarding is investing in key stations on the USA-Mexico border to help customers requiring airfreight, ocean freight, customs brokerage, warehouse and domestic services. As part of its strategic plan to grow freight forwarding services in main cities across the US, DHL Global Forwarding will invest in San Diego, Tucson, Nogales, El Paso, Laredo […]