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DHL ready for the end-of-year rush

DHL Express is investing over €100 million in transport and handling capacity in the fourth quarter in anticipation of increased demand for express services during the traditional end-of-year peak season. The company is investing in eight new Boeing 777 freight aircraft on trans-Pacific and intercontinental routes between Asia and Europe, It has also invested in additional handling and sorting capacity in its ground network, including in its aviation facilities in, for ... [+]

DHL steady despite weak economy

DHL Group said its second quarter 2024 revenue was slightly higher than in the previous year at €20.6 billion versus €20.1 billion despite the persistently weak economic environment. However, operating profit (EBIT) was below the prior-year level at €1.35 billion (Q2 2023: €1.7 billion). However, a comparison with EBIT in ... [+]

Logisticians search for a carbon-free formula

Getting an electric race car to move at up to 200mph is the easy bit. What can be far tougher is squeezing the last grams of CO2 emissions out of the supply chain that brings the Formula E championship to 132 races, 33 cities and 24 countries. DHL has been delivering ... [+]

Returns made easy with DHL portal

DHL Express has launched an international returns portal for small business customers. Part of DHL Express Commerce, it enables businesses to implement a fully branded returns process on their website within minutes, setting their own returns policies and terms, so shoppers can easily initiate returns and generate printable labels. Users ... [+]

DHL renews CEIV Pharma

DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Group's air and ocean freight specialist, has been re-certified to the CEIV Pharma Standard by IATA. CEIV is a globally recognized industry standard established by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to promote best practices and achieve globally accepted standardization in air cargo. DHL has certified ... [+]

DHL sees solid start to year despite global economic woes

The DHL Group said it got off to a solid start in 2024, with revenue in the first quarter almost stable at €20.3 billion compared with €20.9bn for Q1 2023. Operating profit (EBIT) of €1.3 billion was, as expected below previous year’s level (Q1 2023: €1.6 billion), but above pre-pandemic ... [+]

No let-up in cross-border trade, says DHL report

Geopolitics has had little effect on the trend towards globalisation, except in a few specific cases says DHL in the 2024 edition of its Global Connectedness Report, due to be published on 15 March. It claimed that in 2023 globalisation remained at close to the record of 2022, despite a wars, ... [+]

DHL to deliver life-saving heart surgery around the world

DHL Group’s DHL Global Forwarding arm has signed a pro bono logistics partnership with German NGO kinderherzen to deliver the world's first mobile heart clinic for infants to several countries, starting with El Salvador. A  team of international heart surgeons will provide free life-saving surgeries and therapies to infants affected by ... [+]

DHL lines up five more years for Formula 1

DHL has signed a multi-year extension to its 20-year-old official deal with the Formula 1 World Championship, making it the sport’s longest standing global partner. With Formula 1 looking to reach net zero goal by 2030, DHL is to double the number of biofuel-powered trucks to 37, following their introduction last ... [+]

DHL breaks ground in Frankfurt

DHL Global Forwarding has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new air freight center at Frankfurt Airport. The air and ocean freight specialist of DHL Group is developing the 55,000sq m site at CargoCity which will take about twelve months to complete with an expected inauguration date in mid-2025. It ... [+]

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