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likely to come on stream in 2013.
Ken Allen, CEO of DHL Express, said:
“DHL pioneered Express services in the region
40 years ago, and was the first international
express company to enter China 32 years ago.
Shanghai is one of the key commercial centers
of China and gateway to the Yangtze River
Delta which accounts for almost 39 per cent
of China’s total value of imports and exports.
The DHL Express North Asia Hub will play
a critical role by supporting growth, improv-
ing transit times and network reliability, and
providing a foundation for later pick-ups and
earlier deliveries for customers across North
Asia”.
Said Jerry Hsu, CEO, DHL Express Asia
Pacific: “Leveraging increased regional and
international flight connections through Shang-
hai, DHL will be able to provide greater flex-
ibility and reliability to customers choosing
time-definite morning delivery to major cities
in North Asia and greater regional connections
across North Asia as well as inter-continental
links to Europe and the US”.
DHL’s latest North Asia Hub launch and
upcoming planned flight investments follows
from continuous enhancement in its Asia
Air network. In 2011, DHL added two B747
freighters operated by Polar Air to serve Japan,
Korea, and Eastern China. “We also upgraded
our capacity on the Beijing to Hong Kong
route with new Airbus freighter services, and
improved the Shanghai to Hong Kong route
with a new B747 freighter service. In support
of China’s ‘Go West’ growth strategy, DHL
Express also launched five flights per week
between Hong Kong and Chengdu,” the CEO
added.
DHL’s extensive network provides business-
es with faster access to international markets.
Complementing DHL’s Central Asia Hub
in Hong Kong, the North Asia Hub enables
shorter routing options for customers shipping
within North Asia, which could ultimately re-
sult in savings of up to four hours airtime, later
pick-ups and earlier deliveries.
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DHL
to invest
Euro 300 mn in India
The DHL Group plans to invest close to Euro 300 mil-
lion (nearly Rs. 2,100 crores) in the coming years in India,
according to Mr. Malcolm Monteiro, CEO-South Asia, DHL
Express.
Addressing a press conference held on July 3 in connection
with the inauguration of its state-of-the-art service centre in
Coimbatore, Mr. Monteiro spoke about the company com-
mitment to developing free trade houses, creating specialised
industry verticals, reaching out to SMEs with tailor-made
products, cross-selling DHL brands and to attracting talent.
Mr. Malcolm Monteiro, CEO-South Asia, DHL Express
logistics
Inaugurates service centre
in Coimbatore