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New York Express and Logistics will shut down after losing a contract with DHL, the company said in a filing in New York state. The company completed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act filing in New York, citing the loss of a contract with DHL as the reason for the shutdown...

Few logistics executives have as deep an understanding of North America's transport modes as Jim Monkmeyer, CEO of managed transportation, Americas for DHL Supply Chain, the world's largest logistics company. Monkmeyer manages shipping services for the unit's North American clients and works with...

DHL was founded in the United States in 1969. Founders Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn lent their initials to the company name. Germany's Deutsche Post began acquiring stock in DHL in 1998 and by 2003 absorbed it into its global organization. Today, Deutsche Post DHL Group is a global air cargo...

The rise of e-commerce has led businesses to reinvent and expedite their logistics operations. The last-mile delivery segment is under considerable scrutiny in particular, primarily because it is the link companies have with their end customers, with consumer satisfaction making or breaking their...

In a call this week, executives of freight forwarding giant DHL spoke on its observations of globalization based on DHL's Global Connectedness Index (GCI) that monitors the flows of trade, capital, information and people across the world. John Pearson, the CEO of DHL Express, initiated the...

Sunseeker, the U.K.-based luxury yacht builder, has announced that it is in "advanced negotiations" with DHL Supply Chain to have the company help with its logistics operations. In that regard, Sunseeker will be transferring 80 of its staff from its Dorset campuses at Poole and Portland.  To...

DHL Express has opened a new logistics center in western Germany that will help meet the rising demand across Europe for express e-commerce shipments. Located at Cologne-Bonn Airport, the 15,000-square meter (m²) hub features cutting edge sorting technology and entailed an investment by DHL of 123...

Deutsche Post DHL Group (STOCK.DPSGY) has opened a new mega parcel center in Germany as it continues to strengthen its parcel network in Europe. When it reaches full capacity next year, the Ruhr region facility will create some 600 jobs and offer sorting capacity of up to 50,000 shipments per hour...

German logistics and mail giant Deutsche Post DHL Group (OTCMKTS: DPSGY) reported a 4.7% year-on-year increase in third-quarter revenue on November 12, boosted by gains in its intra-German parcel and its international air express businesses. Operating profit, measured as earnings before interest...

DHL Global Forwarding has launched a new rail express service from China to Europe offering transit times of just 10 to 12 days. Launched in partnership with Xi'an International Inland Port Investment & Development Group Co., DHL said the service from Xi'an in China to Hamburg and Neuss in...

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DHL will invest C$100 million to quadruple capacity at its Toronto-area gateway to handle growing volumes of cargo. The investment will fund a new facility at Hamilton International Airport, located 50 miles from Toronto, boosting the size from about 200,000 to 800,000 square feet. A fully...

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Halliburton lays off 650 oil and gas workers; DHL expands cross-border operations; Carrier partners with Fr8Hub to expand Mexico shipping; Logistics firm opens new...

Logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL Group announced its new five-year group strategy where it has set aside €2 billion ($2.178 billion) for investing in the end-to-end digitalization of its logistics operations. Titled "Strategy 2025 – Delivering excellence in a digital world," the company seeks to...