DHL Global Forwarding Opens Three New Branches in China

Logistics Insight Asia - Industry News, 22/4/2008

DHL Global Forwarding has reinforced its commitment to China with the opening of three new branches in inland China, designed to provide better customer service and greater access to and from China’s hinterland.

The three new branches are Changsha in Hunan Province, Hefei in Anhui Province and Changchun in Jilin province, which are all important second tier cities in inland China with booming economies and great potential in manufacturing, electronics and the automotive industries.

With the opening of the three new branches, the network of DHL Global Forwarding China expands to 26 cities, with 47 locations across China, including 40 branch offices and seven representative offices.

The new branches will offer DHL Global Forwarding’s international freight forwarding services, such as international airfreight, international ocean freight, trucking and customs clearance, in addition to domestic airfreight, which is one of the key service offerings that will provide support for customers with pan-China distribution capabilities from central and western areas.

In the past few years, over US$30 million worth of investments have been made by DHL Global Forwarding in China to consolidate its market leading position. To further strengthen the position and maintain sustainable growth, an additional US$20 million will be invested in the next few years.

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