DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, has announced a new three-year contract to handle the transatlantic transport of spare parts and tools for the Lufthansa subsidiary Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services GmbH. Annual volume is estimated at 25,000 air freight shipments per year with a total weight of 550 tonnes, including shipments from Germany to the US as well as from Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico to Germany. “Optimising supply chains … [Read more...] about DHL wins major Luft Technik Logistik contract
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DHL Forwarding introduces -150º Celsius service
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, has enhanced its cold chain logistics offerings through the transport of shipments at frozen or cryogenic temperatures. Designed for customers from the life sciences and healthcare industry with an increasing need for sophisticated cryogenic logistics solutions, this service is maintained by LifeConEx, DHLs temperature management specialist in collaboration with Cryoport, a provider of complete global … [Read more...] about DHL Forwarding introduces -150º Celsius service
DHL wins forwarding deal for Aussie desalination plant
DHL Global Forwarding has been named the logistics partner for the Victoria Desalination Project. The company will be responsible for delivering approximately 60,000 revenue tonnes of material and equipment to construct Australia's largest seawater desalination plant which will be built on the Bass Coast, near the town of Wonthaggi. "DHL will be involved in the entire logistical process; from contacting suppliers, making bookings for transport, picking up goods, transporting goods to Melbourne, … [Read more...] about DHL wins forwarding deal for Aussie desalination plant
DHL, Cathay ink cargo security partnership
DHL Global Forwarding and Cathay Pacific Airways have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a Security Partnership Programme. Under the MOU, DHL Global Forwarding will further enhance the security of high-value freight for customers, including pharmaceutical, fashion or high-technology that are pre-alerted as requiring special loss prevention measures, the company said. The aim of the security partnership programme between two parties is to share the industry best practices in loss … [Read more...] about DHL, Cathay ink cargo security partnership
DHL, Cathay ink cargo security partnership
DHL Global Forwarding and Cathay Pacific Airways have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a Security Partnership Programme. Under the MOU, DHL Global Forwarding will further enhance the security of high-value freight for customers, including pharmaceutical, fashion or high-technology that are pre-alerted as requiring special loss prevention measures, the company said. … [Read more...] about DHL, Cathay ink cargo security partnership
DHL sees record perishables growth down under
Despite the global economic crisis, DHL Global Forwarding (DHL GF) in Australia has registered growth in its substantial perishable airfreight business for the first five months of this year as a result of a combination of factors. Wong Joon Sanreports. First quarter figures this year show DHL Global Forwarding has handled well over 25 per cent more tonnage than the same period last year. In 2008, DHL GF handled thousands of tonnes per month of perishable airfreight exports, representing a … [Read more...] about DHL sees record perishables growth down under
