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DHL in ‘massive deal’ with LH Cargo

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Reports say that DHL andLufthansa Cargo are in thefinal stages of negotiating anew partnership to providelong-haul capacity for thecompany's express services,which insiders believe will bemore extensive than DHL'srecent pact with Polar AirCargo. Emirates SkyCargo, whichtogether with Cargolux andLufthansa Cargo was amongthe airlines, which participatedin the secret tenderprocess, declined to discussthe outcome of the tenderother than by saying that "you win some, you lose … [Read more...] about DHL in ‘massive deal’ with LH Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo

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Lufthansa Cargo has increasedfreighter frequencies to Dallas, SaoPaulo and Shanghai in the summertimetable which took effect last month.New destinations are Lahore and a directconnection from Cologne throughEast Midlands (UK) to Wilmington(US), which will be operated underthe joint venture with DHL. … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo

AMERICA: Atlas profit down

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Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo parentAtlas Air Worldwide Holdingsreported profit of US$59.8 million for2006 - down 19.1 percent from $73.9million earned in the prior year, onan 8.6 percent decrease in revenue to$1.48 billion. But Atlas reported a 66.2 percentfourth-quarter profit gain to $45.7 millionand projects strong growth goingforward, pointing to 12 747-8 freightersit has on order and a partnership dealwith DHL taking a stake in Polar. President William Flynn said: "Thestrategic … [Read more...] about AMERICA: Atlas profit down

Russia: SAT starts Seoul flight for DHL

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SAT Airlines has started to carryout cargo charter flights from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Seoul under a contractwith DHL Express, Russia & CIS EnergyNewswire reported. SAT Airlines commercial directorSergei Burdinsky told Interfax. "A contractto charter our An-24 was signedwith DHL Express in February 2007for one year. In the future, if neitherof the sides object, the contract will beextended. The plane will fly to Incheonairport three times a week: on Tuesday,Thursday and Saturday and on … [Read more...] about Russia: SAT starts Seoul flight for DHL

MALAYSIA: DHL Express aims to increase market share

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DHL Express (Malaysia) aims toincrease its market share by anotherone to two per cent by end of this year,the Business Times reported. The company currently leads thelocal express delivery market withmore than 40 per cent market share.Its plans for the year include doublingthe number of DHL service points tosix by end-2007. With these service points, customerscan easily pick up or drop off packages.The service centre has a built-up costof RM21 million and features, amongothers, a fully … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: DHL Express aims to increase market share

Challenging' outsourcing trend to continue

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"In addition, with the truck bans andnumber coding, there is more demandfor transportation providers," saysVincente Dinglasan, president of IDSPhilippines. Friends call him "Jess." Heexpects outsourcing would continue tobe the trend for most companies.Through information technology(IT), data are readily availableplus improvements in the country'sinfrastructure would resultin operations being increasinglycentralised compared to 15 yearsago when it was a competitive advantageto have as many … [Read more...] about Challenging' outsourcing trend to continue