DHL Global Forwarding has announced the appointment of two key members – Shabana Khan as Director for Airfreight and Sanjay N. Tejwani as Director for Ocean Freight segments of its Global Forwarding business. “With their considerable experience in their respective fields, Ms Khan and Mr Tejwani strongly complement the existing team,” said Christoph Remund, CEO, DHL Lemuir Logistics. “Their expertise and knowledge of the region will enable us to continue strengthening our … [Read more...] about DHL Global Forwarding
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DHL trials GPS tracking
DHL has announced its global forwarding business unit has initiated trial shipments with its global positioning system (GPS), which allows customers to track their shipments via the Internet. The first beneficiaries of this programme are several less than container load (LCL) customers with the trial containers scheduled from DHL’s LCL gateway in Hong Kong to major European gateways on a round trip basis. DHL said these customers will be able to track their shipments via the Internet … [Read more...] about DHL trials GPS tracking
DHL creates apparel centre of excellence
Express delivery and logistics firm DHL Global Forwarding has launched a “DHL Fashion and Apparel Centre for Excellence” in India to facilitate trade in clothing within the region and to Europe and North America. The first-of-its-kind centre across Asia Pacific will comprise of a core team of industry experts and be responsible for developing premium products and solutions that cover the entire logistics value chain – from materials purchasing to sampling, to quality control … [Read more...] about DHL creates apparel centre of excellence
DHL forecasts 20% cargo drop, 1st improvement 2010
The head of DHL Global Forwarding (DHL GF), the world's largest forwarder, said the company expects shipping volume - both air and ocean shipments - around the world to decline 20 per cent in the first half of 2009 and 10 per cent for the full year, based on ongoing shipment data this year and reports from customers. Hermann Ude, chief executive officer of DHL Global Forwarding and Freight, said business out of Asia is particularly weak, with exports from China and Hong Kong, leading the … [Read more...] about DHL forecasts 20% cargo drop, 1st improvement 2010
Gulf Air takes aim at cutting costs
In a bid to trim costs the carrier will replace its five, four-engine A340s with four, twin-engine Boeing 777-model planes as it continues with its turnaround programme. “Gulf Air plans to return to profitability by 2010 as the massive turnaround programme the airline is undergoing starts to pay off ,” CEO Bjorn Naf said. Since 2007, the loss-making carrier cut its network and jobs and started to renew its fleet, after announcing losses of more than US$1 million a day. … [Read more...] about Gulf Air takes aim at cutting costs
MIDDLE EAST: Air cargo firms appeal UAE Antonov ban
UAE air cargo companies have joined forces to appeal against a decision by the General Civil Aviation Authority banning Antonov An-12 airplanes fromUAE airspace. The authority last week ordered all Antonov An-12 aeroplanes out of the country by today, citing safety concerns after a recent string of accidents involving the four-engine turboprop plane. In a meeting yesterday with a civil aviation official, representatives of 14 air-cargo companies that use An-12s complained that the ban … [Read more...] about MIDDLE EAST: Air cargo firms appeal UAE Antonov ban
