Tradelink Technologies has opened a new office in Shenzhen and expanded its office in Hong Kong to support growing demand for its supply chain solutions products, as large retail companies move to ship direct from China to stores in the US and Europe. The Shenzhen office has ten employees while the Hong Kong office has recently expanded its operations and now employs more than 50 staff . The company also has offices in the US, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Turkey … [Read more...] about Tradelink taps direct China shipping trend
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New DHL supply chain facility in Indonesia
Express and logistics company, DHL, announced that its DHL Exel Supply Chain business unit has begun operating a new purpose-built, state-of-the-art Synchronized Dispatched Facility (SDF) for Unilever near Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Earlier this year, Unilever extended its contract with DHL Exel Supply Chain as its operations partner to run the new facility. Th e 8,750 sqm, US$5 million SDF is located on 11,000 sqm of land within Unilever's factory compound. Th e new facility … [Read more...] about New DHL supply chain facility in Indonesia
DHL highlights need for airport logistics
The world's airports are under pressure to streamline their operations with passenger numbers reaching a record high of 4.4 billion in 2006, according to new research into the impact of supply chains on airport logistics. The report released by DHL Exel Supply Chain noted that airport logistics offers a solution to improving inbound and outbound operations and flow management in some of the world's busiest airports. DHL interviewed a range of Airport Authorities and Airport-based … [Read more...] about DHL highlights need for airport logistics
Surging Viet economy buoys flag carrier
When 2007 comes to a close, Vietnam Airlines will have surely have clocked in another rosy year. In the first nine months, its 47,297 domestic and international flights have carried over 5.8 million passengers, achieving 76 per cent of the year's target, and over 82,000 tonnes of cargo (an increase of 5.6 percent year-on-year). Not only did its pretax profits surge to US$18.8 million - nearly matching the whole profit of US$19 million for the full year, last year, but its on-time performance … [Read more...] about Surging Viet economy buoys flag carrier
ASEAN at critical crossroads~ DHL study
Despite movement towards ASEAN integration, the new export landscape in Asia reveals that ASEAN is at a cross roads according to a DHL Express commissioned study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), on regional trade flows. The report entitled Trading Up: A New Export Landscape for ASEAN and Asia, said ASEAN must decide whether it wants to pursue deeper integration with fellow ASEAN member countries, or develop individual bilateral trading relationships with China. The share of … [Read more...] about ASEAN at critical crossroads~ DHL study
DHL Express ME evolves into dual hub
Parallel to Bahrain, the Deutsche Post subsidiary DHL wants to utilise Dubai as a hub for express shipments and general cargo in the Middle East. With a dual hub system the often asked "million-dollar question" regarding future operations in the Middle East now is being disclosed, Dave Spargo, DHL's regional head, told Payload Asia. The logistics company has been using Bahrain as a central operational site in the Gulf region for 30 years now. The airport there is geographically well … [Read more...] about DHL Express ME evolves into dual hub
