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DHL opens Bochum mega centre

Deutsche Post DHL has opened a ‘mega parcel centre’ in Bochum, between Essen and Dortmund in Germany. With a sorting capacity of up to 50,000 shipments per hour, the Bochum centre along with that at Obertshausen near Frankfurt am Main, which opened in 2016, is the largest DHL parcel centre in Germany and also one of the most efficient in all of Europe, says the company. It is supplied with ... [+]

Blockchain takes the pain out of DHL payments

Deutsche Post DHL Group’s DHL Global Forwarding air and ocean freight arm is working with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to deploy a blockchain solution to support logistics payment processing as a more robust alternative to back-end processes which are often error-prone and tedious. The Minimum Viable Product (MVP) solution links ... [+]

DHL revamps China rail service

DHL Global Forwarding has opened three additional Rail Competence Centers in Europe, including one in Felixstowe, to service its Asia/Europe route. Together with those in Le Havre, and Genoa, the center is staffed with China Rail Experts who advise customers and efficiently coordinate freight volumes. In addition to freight handling, dedicated teams ... [+]

DHL appoints supply chain chief

Deutsche Post DHL Group has appointed Hendrik Venter as chief executive of its Supply Chain arm for mainland Europe, Middle East and Africa, from October 1. He will succeed Oscar de Bok, who becomes a board member for DHL Supply Chain. [+]

DHL’s Hanover hub open for business

DHL Freight has opened its new Hanover hub at Airport Business Park in Langenhagen. The 8,700 m² transshipment terminal has over 86 loading bays, handling road freight for both the Europe-wide all-in-one groupage service Euroconnect and the Eurapid premium groupage service is handled. The 290-strong team include experts to assist ... [+]

DHL to add peak surchage in September

DHL Freight is to introduce a peak season surcharge between September and December 2019 averaging 4% to full-truckload, part-truckload and less than-truckload services in EuropeThe operator says this will enable it “to provide its customers with the highest quality of service even as demand continues to outpace available capacity”.  It adds: ... [+]

DHL appoints communications chief

Deutsche Post DHL Group has appointed Monika Schaller assumes role as executive vice president of corporate communications and responsibility She joins from Deutsche Bank, where she was deputy global head of communications and corporate social responsibility. [+]

New chief for DHL supply chain

Oscar de Bok has been appointed to the Deutsche Post DHL Group board. He will take over the supply chain department from 1 October from John Gilbert  who is leaving the group for personal reasons. [+]

First flight for new DHL freighter

The first of the new Boeing 777 Freighters ordered by DHL started revenue service on 25 May when it took off from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport for Bahrain on its commercial maiden flight. With a payload capability of 112 tons and a range of 9,200 km, the B777 F will ... [+]

DHL offers online quote comparisons

DHL Global Forwarding, Deutsche Post DHL Group’s air and ocean freight specialist, has launched myDHLi Quote & Book, a new online service for comparing quotations and making instant bookings. The service guides customers through the quotation process and enables them to directly compare available options, including DHL Ocean Connect LCL ... [+]

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