The DHL Hong Kong Air Trade Leading Index has published its results for Q2 2018. Highlights of the DTI Q2 2018 include: The overall trade outlook for Q2 2018 had a slight downward adjustment amid concerns over escalating trade conflict between the United States and China. Despite this, the latest DTI survey found that there are limited concerns about air trade and overall outlook for air trade is more positive, compared to the same period last year. Outlook on air … [Read more...] about DHL Hong Kong Air Trade Leading Index Q2 2018
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DHL launches second around-the-world flight
DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freight services, announced the launch of its second around-the-world scheduled flight, to connect Asia, Europe and the US. This is in response to the strong growth in demand for air freight capacity, chiefly for outbound services from Asia and on the popular transpacific route. The Boeing 747-400F freighter will operate a South Korea-China-Europe-China service, in addition to transpacific east- and westbound flights … [Read more...] about DHL launches second around-the-world flight
Giant pandas transported to Finland by Volga-Dnepr
Giant Pandas Lumi and Pyry have settled into their new home at Ahtari Zoo in Finland after travelling from China onboard one of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ freighter aircraft. Mikhail Smirnykh, General Director of Volga-Dnepr Airlines, commented: “This flight in support of such an important wildlife preservation programme was special for our company so we are delighted to hear that Lumi and Pyry have acclimatised so quickly to their new surroundings.” Volga-Dnepr’s transportation expertise is … [Read more...] about Giant pandas transported to Finland by Volga-Dnepr
DHL Global Forwarding launches Helpdesk in Berlin
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has launched a helpdesk in Berlin that is custom-tailored to the needs of start-ups. The logistics professionals working at the DHL Start-Up Helpdesk assist dynamic start-up entrepreneurs and expanding start-up companies in the areas of logistics and supply chain development to enable them to achieve success both in and beyond Germany. “Our customer base of start-ups with global operations is growing … [Read more...] about DHL Global Forwarding launches Helpdesk in Berlin
Brussels Airlines signs agreement with Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo will market the cargo capacities of Brussels Airlines from 1 September 2018. The networks of both companies complement each other perfectly. Freight customers of both airlines benefit from this: Brussels Airlines customers have access to Lufthansa Cargo's route network: the largest network with around 300 destinations in over 100 countries. And for customers of the freight crane, the route network will be supplemented by further attractive destinations, above all in West, East … [Read more...] about Brussels Airlines signs agreement with Lufthansa Cargo
Positive growth in DHL Global Trade Barometer
The positive outlook for world trade has continued to improve. The DHL Global Trade Barometer increased to 66 points in March from 64 points in January when the newly created index was initially published. With an index value clearly above 50, the DHL Global Trade Barometer continues to signal solid positive growth for global trade within the next three months. Furthermore, the increase indicates that growth is gaining momentum. The overall good prospects are also reflected in the fact that … [Read more...] about Positive growth in DHL Global Trade Barometer
