myDHLi boosts online bookings by 56%

DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, the international freight specialist division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has announced new features and greater functionality for myDHLi, coinciding with the digital platform’s first anniversary. After a successful launch of myDHLi and increase, the logistics company has expanded the global availability of the platform from initially eight to meanwhile 62 […]

DHL European Fulfilment Network is eCommerce ready

The e-commerce boom during the global Corona pandemic has boosted demand for mail order and online retail across Europe, with brand stores and smaller sales platforms having to compete against the big retailers and marketplaces. In response, DHL Supply Chain is offering online retailers access to its European network of 30 DHL e-fulfilment centres. These […]

DHL Express is 2021’s top employer in Asia Pacific

DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider, has been recognised as 2021 Top Employer for Asia Pacific for the seventh consecutive year. On top of that, the company was awarded the same accolade in nine countries and territories in the region including, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand […]

DHL expands Leipzig facility

DHL Global Forwarding has expanded its Life Sciences & Healthcare (LSH) facility in Leipzig by approximately 2,500 square meters. The centre is very close to Leipzig Airport and houses state-of-the-art equipment for storing and handling temperature-controlled pharmaceutical and medical products, such as vaccinations. “Since the start of the pandemic, we have observed a strong increase […]

Clement Blanc to lead DHL in South Africa

DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Clement Blanc as managing director for its business in South Africa, one of the key markets for the logistics giant in the fast-growing region. Blanc reports to Amadou Diallo, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding, Middle East and Africa. With more than two decades of experience in the industry, Blanc spent more […]

DHL take on Lower Saxony vaccine logistics

The state of Lower Saxony is one of the first German federal states to commission DHL Supply Chain, market leader in contract logistics and part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group, to store and transport the new COVID-19 vaccines. DHL will store around 2.2 million vaccine doses and about 350 pallets of vaccination equipment for […]

DHL Global Forwarding honoured with four Gold 2020 Stevie Awards for Women in Business

‘Women at DHL Global Forwarding’, a diversity initiative at DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has been recognised for its achievements in promoting diversity in the workplace. The initiative has won Gold Stevie Awards in four categories – winning organisational as well as individual awards. More than […]

Down the river with DHL

DHL Express has launched London’s first riverboat parcel delivery service, which aims to ease congestion and provide a reliable and efficient way of transporting deliveries across the capital. The innovative service has been introduced as part of DHL’s commitment to using blended transport modes to improve access to urban areas and is an important step […]

DHL Express announces annual price adjustments for 2021

DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider, announced a price increase today that will take effect on January 1, 2021. The increase in the UK will be 4.9%, compared to 2020. This is to continuously ensure the resilience of its network and constantly maintain high service standards. “Supporting our customers in reaching their […]

DHL connects three continents

DHL has stepped up to meet demand in the technology, manufacturing and life science sectors as it launches a charter service from Asia Pacific to Europe and the USA. Managed by Star Broker, DHL Global Forwarding’s in-house charter team, the twice-weekly charter originates from Chongqing, China and flies to Amsterdam, Netherlands to Chicago, United States […]

DHL: Public and private sector can partner for COVID-19 vaccine delivery success

With first emergency use authorisations for COVID-19 vaccines expected to be effective in Q4 2020, logistics providers are challenged to rapidly establish medical supply chains to deliver serums of unparalleled amounts of more than ten billion doses worldwide. DHL, working with McKinsey & Company as analytics partner, is  publishing a white paper on delivering stable […]

Digital freight platform Saloodo! expand to Turkey

The logistics start-up Saloodo! remains on course for expansion and will now launch its platform in Turkey, bringing the digital road freight platform to yet another key region. The intuitive and user-friendly digital solution was first launched in Germany in 2017 and is already available in several other European countries, including Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands and Poland. […]

Deutsche Post DHL Group successfully weathers the crisis

Deutsche Post DHL Group generated further growth in the second quarter of 2020, despite the impact of COVID-19. Thanks to its broad portfolio of logistics services and its global presence, the Group increased revenue by 3.1% to €16.0 billion compared with the same quarter last year. Organic revenue growth (adjusted for portfolio and currency effects) […]

Transition to a new normal

DHL and logistics expert Prof. Richard Wilding have published a White Paper on post-corona supply chains. Supply chain leaders are moving from an era marked by procurement for cost to an era marked by procurement for resilience. Together with Richard Wilding, professor of Supply Chain Strategy at Cranfield University in the UK, DHL has released […]

DHL Global Forwarding successfully renews IATA CEIV Pharma certification

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has been recertified to the CEIV Pharma Standard of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) globally. The central association for aviation attests to the highest service and quality standards through uniform processes and a compliant network. “A resilient and highly efficient […]

Preliminary results show DPDHL Group’s strong development in Q2

Deutsche Post DHL Group significantly increased earnings in Q2 2020 despite COVID-19.  Operating profit (EBIT) improved by around 16% to around €890 million. Adjusted for one-off effects in the previous year and in the current year, operating profit came in around 25% above the prior-year figure. As a token of appreciation for their efforts during […]

DHL’s “perfect flight” from Leipzig to NYC

DHL Express has conducted a ground-breaking demonstration flight early in the morning of July 1. On its flight from the DHL hub in Leipzig to JFK International Airport in New York City, an A330-200F was scheduled to consume a considerably lower amount of fuel and generate reduced CO2 emissions. This has been made possible by […]

DHL Global Forwarding introduces air charters to Hong Kong

For scallop producers in Hokkaido, which is a key source for importers of the premium delicacy, June typically marks the beginning of a new harvest season that ends in October. However, since the authorities started imposing travel restrictions due to COVID-19, exporters from the region were unable to fly scallops and other perishables directly to […]

DHL named a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for 3PL, worldwide

DHL, part of the world’s leading logistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group, has been positioned as a Leader by Gartner, the world’s leading research and advisory company, in its June 2020 Magic Quadrant for Third-Party Logistics, Worldwide. Both DHL divisions, DHL Supply Chain and DHL Global Forwarding, were considered within this research. “We fundamentally believe […]

DHL Express to build new Munich Airport gateway

DHL Express Germany and Munich Airport have concluded an agreement for the construction of a new cargo building at Munich Airport. The new building will be built on the site currently occupied by the car parks P 80 and P 80 West and will have a gross floor area of more than 8,000 square meters. […]

Under pressure: air cargo stakeholders become flexible to deliver

Challenged by a lack of capacity and rising prices, air cargo stakeholders are adapting to the new normal in a bid to keep supply chains operational and economies running. This is according to industry stakeholders who were participating in a webinar on the state of Africa’s air cargo sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar, […]

Deutsche Post DHL Group happy as resilient business model pays off

Deutsche Post DHL Group maintained its profitable growth trajectory in Q1 2020 despite the noticeable impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Revenue improved by 0.9% to €15.5 billion, and operating profit (EBIT) came in at €592 million. Adjusted for a pandemic-related negative earnings impact of €210 million as well as negative effects of €234 million incurred […]

Zencargo and DHL tie-up delivers 200k masks for Masks for NHS Heroes

UK-based freight forwarder Zencargo and DHL have created a collaboration with doctor-founded crowdfunded campaign Masks for NHS Heroes, creating a brand new supply chain for procuring life-saving Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for frontline British National Health Service (NHS) staff. The result has been 100,000 masks delivered on the weekend of April 12/13 and last weekend, […]

Deutsche Post DHL Group celebrates Top Employer awards

Deutsche Post DHL Group  has been certified as Top Employer 2020. The Top Employer Institute’s Global Certification Programme annually certifies and recognises companies who demonstrate a continuous commitment to providing the best working conditions for their employees at country level. For this award, each certified business unit at DPDHL Group went through a multi-stage certification […]

Leipzig/Halle Airport: cargo handling hits new record

Cargo handling at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Europe’s fifth largest air cargo hub, increased last year for the fifteenth time in succession. A total of 1,238,343 tonnes were handled, representing year-on-year growth of 1.4 percent. In December last year, the volume increased by 2.9 percent to 104,365 tonnes compared to the same month last year, putting growth […]

ABX Air pilots have no confidence in management

Pilots at ABX Air flying aircraft for Amazon and DHL casted a near unanimous vote of no confidence in management on Wednesday 4 December. Results indicate over 99.5% of voting pilots have no faith “in management’s willingness to negotiate or reach an agreement for the benefit of all stakeholders to include the shareholders, the customers, […]

DHL: Global trade is losing momentum

World trade is losing momentum and likely to contract over the next three months, according to the DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB). The overall trade outlook is down two points to an index value of 45, and DHL says the downward tendency is largely moderate and steady, neither indicating an acceleration of the decline nor […]

DHL partners with ACS Air Courier Services

DHL has extended its European parcel network to Cyprus through a partnership with ACS Air Courier Services. The Cypriot parcel company will become a DHL Parcel Union partner as part of its Parcel Connect, a Europe-wide standardised parcel delivery and return service. Customers in Cyprus will be able to receive package notifications via SMS or […]

DHL delivers for James Ketchell’s gyrocopter flight

DHL has supported British adventurer James Ketchell in his journey around the world in an open-cockpit gyrocopter, which ended on Sunday 22 September. Throughout his 37,000-kilometre journey, Ketchell visited schools to inspire children to follow their dreams, while raising money for charities Over The Wall and Kindled Spirit. His journey started in England, before heading […]

DHL opens American innovation centre in Chicago

DHL has opened its Americas Innovation Center in Chicago to exhibit technologies and test future solutions to improve productivity and efficiency. The 28,000 square foot facility provides space for DHL to work with customers, technology partners and academics and work on innovations from employees. The opening event attracted more than 300 guests including technology and […]