DHL Enhances Direct LCL Services from Japan

Logistics Insight Asia - Industry News, 10/7/2009

DHL will enhance its Less than Container Load (LCL) services with the launch of direct LCL services connecting Tokyo and Yokohama to Chicago, US.

LCL freight bound for Chicago from Tokyo and Yokohama is usually shipped by sea to Los Angeles where it will be unloaded from its consolidation container. In Los Angeles, it will be combined with other freight that has reached the US west coast seaport for its onward journey to Chicago.

The direct consolidation service from Tokyo and Yokohama bypasses the re-handling in Los Angeles and the consolidation containers are instead transferred directly to the railway station, thereby reducing transit time by at least three days. The elimination of re-handling in Los Angeles also reduces the risk of damage, loss and other contingencies.

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