Asia Pacific
DHL launches China-SE Asia freight rail service
DHL Global Forwarding has become the first international forwarder to launch a two-way rail freight service between Kunming, China and Vientiane, Laos. ➤
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Carriers
Antonov Airlines uplifts vital pharma equipment
Antonov Airlines transport essential pharmaceutical machinery from Germany to the US, where it will be used for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. ➤
Asia Pacific
DHL Global Forwarding renews CEIV Pharma cert in SIN
DHL Global Forwarding re-certifies its air freight station in Singapore under the IATA CEIV Pharma Standard. The air, ocean and road freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group has been re-certifying its global stations since ➤
Cool Chain
DHL expands medical, pharma logistics capacity in Germany
DHL Global Forwarding has expanded its Leipzig Life Sciences & Healthcare (LSH) facility by approximately 2,500 sqm. The centre is located close to Leipzig Airport (LGG) and houses state-of-the-art equipment for storing and handling temperature-controlled ➤
Asia Pacific
DHL Global Forwarding helps ‘loneliest elephant’ to new life
Kaavan, the by-now famous ‘world’s loneliest elephant’, is now settling in his new home in Cambodia after the journey from Pakistan through the efforts of partners including DHL Global Forwarding. The 36-year old Asian elephant ➤
Forwarders
DHL Forwarding launches life sciences/healthcare charter
DHL Global Forwarding launches an air freight charter connecting Asia Pacific to Europe and the US to meet demand from customers in the technology, manufacturing and life science, and healthcare sectors. Managed by StarBroker, DHL ➤
Carriers
DHL Forwarding, AF-KLM partner on pharma data transparency
DHL Global Forwarding and Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KLM) Cargo are improving transparency in the pharmaceutical logistics chain with a new shipment data sharing solution. The two companies have created a direct host-to-host connection to ➤
Express
DHL deploys Disaster Response Team to Costa Rica
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP DHL) activates its Disaster Response Team (DRT) to provide logistics support for COVID-19 response efforts in Costa Rica. The move is in cooperation with the Costa Rica National Emergency Commission ➤
Asia Pacific
Japan’s core industries keep trade outlook “relatively robust”: DHL
Air exports – particularly automotive, machinery and chemical industries – will offer some upside to trade growth in Japan until end-January 2020, even as the country’s growth falls into negative territory, according to the DHL Global Trade Barometer. ➤
By the Numbers
Global trade continues moderate decline, China weakest: DHL Barometer
The DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB) indicates a further contraction in world trade for the next three months although it notes the downward tendency is largely moderate and steady. The overall trade outlook is reduced ➤