German logistics giant and CBI member, DHL announced last week that it plans to increase its investment in China.
According to DHL Express China CEO, Wu Dongming the firm hopes to benefit from the recent opening of the Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge and associated government-sponsored initiatives related to the Belt & Road Initiative, which has a start point in the Greater Bay Area. More specifically, the added investment will focus on expanding service facilities in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, enabling DHL to increase the capacity of their freight flight services from South China to Germany.
In addition to announcing plans to increase investment in the Zhuhai / Greater Bay area, DHL launched a new freight flight service from Guangdong to Leipzig last Friday.
Demand from Chinese manufacturers has risen to such an extent that despite the company operating flights from Shenzhen to Leipzig six times a week, the company needed to introduce a new route to boost capacity. The new Guangdong to Leipzig route will help DHL cater to the demand from Chinese manufacturers for delivery services in Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Foshan in Guangdong province. The added investment will extend DHL’s lead in the China market, where the company is already the air freight market leader.
The company announced in a press release that these steps were merely the first in a plan to further DHL’s ‘Guangzhou Gateway’ and benefit from the accelerated economic integration and development taking place in the Greater Bay area.
DHL China employs over 7,000 people and offers China-connectivity to over 401 cities worldwide and domestic transportation to 128 cities within China.
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