Effective 1 May 2024, Vincent Yong, previously President Director, DHL Global Forwarding Indonesia, assumes the role of Managing Director, DHL Global Forwarding Thailand Anders Hasselstroem appointed as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales, DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific, effective 1 June 2024 DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist of DHL Group, has announced two strategic appointments for Asia Pacific to bolster growth within the region. “With an increasingly complex … [Read more...] about DHL Global Forwarding announces management appointments in Asia Pacific
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DHL Group gets off to a solid start in 2024
Group revenue in the first quarter of 2024 almost stable at EUR 20.3 billion (Q1 2023: EUR 20.9 billion) Operating profit (EBIT) of EUR 1.3 billion as expected below previous year’s level (Q1 2023: EUR 1.6 billion), but above pre-pandemic level (Q1 2019: EUR 1.2 billion) Free cash flow of EUR 608 million (Q1 2023: EUR 983 million; Q1 2019: EUR -256 million) Forecast for operating profit of between EUR 6.0 billion and EUR 6.6 billion confirmed Tobias Meyer, CEO DHL Group: “Despite … [Read more...] about DHL Group gets off to a solid start in 2024
DHL Express introduces dedicated flight between Sydney and Hong Kong to cater to Oceania-North Asia trade demand
Operated by Tasman Cargo Airlines, the dedicated Boeing 777-200 flies five times a week, offering more than 500 tons of payload capacity The flight also further improves connectivity between Oceania and Asia through next-day delivery services to Mainland China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam. DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider, has introduced a dedicated flight between Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia. This … [Read more...] about DHL Express introduces dedicated flight between Sydney and Hong Kong to cater to Oceania-North Asia trade demand
Meet the new head of DHL’s Asia Pacific Innovation Center
DHL has appointed Tay Yi Ning as the new head of its Asia Pacific Innovation Centre in Singapore, where she will lead a team dedicated to innovation-focused customer engagements and fostering open and collaborative discussions amongst solutions providers and startups. In her new role, Yi Ning plans to further advance the innovation center’s position to become a reference for futuristic logistics solutions and customer centricity. Yi Ning started her career at DHL Group in 2008 … [Read more...] about Meet the new head of DHL’s Asia Pacific Innovation Center
Cathay Cargo starts year strong, launches developer portal
Cathay Cargo is making it even easier for the world’s biggest freight forwarders to check available space, make bookings and secure instant confirmation from its inventory with the launch of a new developer portal. This time Hong Kong’s flag carrier has opened a new application programming interface (API) for German forwarder DB Schenker, which links Cathay’s Click & Ship booking platform to its own in-house system. Asok Kumar, Executive Vice President Global Air Freight at DB … [Read more...] about Cathay Cargo starts year strong, launches developer portal
Philippines’ Clark airport makes pitch as aviation hub
Philippine delegates last week pitched the viability of Clark International Airport as an attractive regional hub for global aerospace and aviation companies. Airport developer Berthaphil is calling on maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies to consider setting up at Clark, where SIA Engineering has already established its own airframe maintenance operations. Located 80 kilometres north of the capital Manila, the international airport can be accessed via the … [Read more...] about Philippines’ Clark airport makes pitch as aviation hub
