DHL upgrades Asia, US and Middle East services in big push for market share

DHL Express has announced it has launched two additional next-day flights: the first one between Asia-Pacific and the United States and another from the US to the Middle East to meet growing demand.


The additional daily route from Hong Kong to Cincinnati, US is a response to the increasing demand from South China and Hong Kong to North America.


"Through this, customers will enjoy a later pick up time out of Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta, and overnight service to North America," said the company statement.


Moreover, the new direct route connecting Cincinnati and Bahrain provides more speedy North America-Middle East service, which shortens delivery time by one day.


DHL said its Bahrain Hub is a key entry point into Middle East countries and an important link to Europe and Asia.


CEO of DHL Express Ken Allen said: "In upgrading our global infrastructure, we are helping our customers get their goods significantly faster to their markets and making it easier for companies to access key industrial production centres."


Besides, DHL expects its new North Asia hub in Shanghai to be open in early 2012.


Its North Asia hub, costing US$175 million, is located at the west cargo area of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Occupying 88,000 square metres, it offers a 57,000 square metre for operations and will be equipped with sophisticated automated sorting systems.


Also announced is the promotion of its Greater China chief Jerry Hsu as the new CEO Express Asia Pacific, responsible for driving growth and continuous development in China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South East Asia, India and South Asia, Oceania and other markets and territories in the region.


DHL (Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn, the largely forgotten Californians who started the company in 1969) was first a courier service flying shipping documents to Honolulu to speed cargo handling on the ships' arrivals. Deutsche Post began buying shares in DHL in 1998, and by 2002, owned it entirely.
(Source:http://www.schednet.com)