Global freight and logistics company DHL Express has opened a branch in Far East Asia to meet new freight demands for their services in the area and across the globe.
The North Asia Hub (NAH) which is situated at the Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, is meant to be welcoming news to African countries with business prospects in the Asian countries such as China, Japan and Korea.
Commenting on the development at the Airport DHL Express Managing Director for Equatorial Africa, Mr. Alan Cassels, who was present at the ceremony, termed it a major milestone that will further enhance trade between Africa and the Far East.
“We see this as a strategic development in further cementing business relations between Africa, North Asia and the rest of the world” said Mr. Cassels.
With branches in more than 220 countries and territories countrywide including more than 50 within Sub-Saharan Africa, DHL which has its own air network and unparalleled infrastructure, provides a huge benefit for businesses and private customers looking to access the globe from Equatorial Africa via the DHL network.
The company further announced its plan to commit another US$132 million to add eight dedicated freighter aircraft by 2014 to routes between the NAH and North Asia, Europe and the US. The aircraft will be operated by partner and equity-held airlines: Polar Air, Aerologic, DHL Air UK and other supplier airlines.
“These new aircraft will expand capacity on our existing direct connections between the NAH and Osaka, Tokyo and Seoul, as well as DHL’s other global hubs in Leipzig, Germany, and Cincinnati, USA. In addition, we will add new connections between the NAH and East Midlands, UK,” said Appel.
Accelerated economic activities in countries like China and Taiwan had prompted the company to increase capacity on existing routes between the NAH and other cities across the world.
The company currently enjoys a market share in over 40 countries and territories in the Asia Pacific region with 40 dedicated aircraft and more than 690 commercial flights per day. It is the market leader for international express in China with more than a 30-percent market share.
“DHL Express North Asia Hub is a logistics milestone in DHL’s Asia Pacific network and the culmination of a multi-hub and aviation strategy that cements our leadership position in terms of connections, convenience and cost-effectiveness,” asseted Appel.
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