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Hat trick’ of Asian investments for DHL Express

by Payload Asia

To the pop tune of 'I wanna be a billionaire', Allen along with senior executives Jerry Hsu and Charlie Dobbie belted out a few cleverly edited lines of the song which ran something like this: "I wanna be a billionaire, so freakin' bad, UPS and FedEx will be sad." Although the Express division will likely take some time before it hits 'billionaire' profitability, Allen was nonetheless pleased with how this year has started off , despite it typically being a slow quarter. Revenue for the Express … [Read more...] about Hat trick’ of Asian investments for DHL Express

Hat trick' of Asian investments for DHL Express

by Payload Asia

To the pop tune of 'I wanna be a billionaire', Allen along with senior executives Jerry Hsu and Charlie Dobbie belted out a few cleverly edited lines of the song which ran something like this: "I wanna be a billionaire, so freakin' bad, UPS and FedEx will be sad." Although the Express division will likely take some time before it hits 'billionaire' profitability, Allen was nonetheless pleased with how this year has started off , despite it typically being a slow quarter. Revenue for the Express … [Read more...] about Hat trick' of Asian investments for DHL Express

Cologne Bonn: Where anything is possible

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"Cologne is not a small airport, but people tend to think of it as a small airport and therefore an airport that doesn't get a lot of attention. That's not entirely true - Cologne is a very big European low cost carrier airport in Europe," notes Cologne Bonn Airport's director cargo & sales, Franz J Heuckeroth van Hessen. The problem with this from a cargo perspective is two-fold however. First the flights are almost entirely European with no intercontinental flights and secondly, being … [Read more...] about Cologne Bonn: Where anything is possible

DHL Global Forwarding

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DHL has announced the appointment of Dennis van der Meijs as managing director of DHL Global Forwarding Malaysia. Van der Meijs, who was a Regional Trade Lane manager in Singapore before becoming acting managing director prior to this appointment, will report to Sam Ang, CEO, Southeast Asia, DHL Global Forwarding. Van der Meijs joined DHL in 1998 and has been in the freight forwarding industry for 20 years. “The Malaysian market presents tremendous growth potential for us and as the … [Read more...] about DHL Global Forwarding

DHL ties up with China Development Institute

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DHL has signed a Partnership Agreement with the China Development Institute (CDI), a leading think tank in China, to research and develop innovative logistics solutions nationwide. As a Global Research Partner of the DHL Innovation Initiative, CDI will provide in-depth strategic knowledge and resources for the two parties to jointly deliver solutions in the areas of Urban Logistics, Sustainable Supply Chain, Auto ID Application, Supply Chain Optimisation to administrative and business … [Read more...] about DHL ties up with China Development Institute

Paris-Vatry cargo volumes continue sliding south

by Payload Asia

Cargo traffic at the all-cargo Paris-Vatry airport plummeted to around 3,300 tonnes in the first six months of 2010, compared with 14,000 tonnes for the same period last year. The sharp decline in tonnage — when airports around the world are recording, in many cases record growth as the industry recovers from 2009’s devastation — is testimony to the impact of losing its two largest customers. Both Avient and DHL withdrew from Paris-Vatry last year, sending … [Read more...] about Paris-Vatry cargo volumes continue sliding south