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New route option slashes cost, lead time and CO2 emissions even more while still allowing maximum flexibility
CHENGDU, China, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DHL Global Forwarding, leading provider of air, sea and road freight services in Europe and Asia, today introduced a second routing option for customers keen on capitalizing on its existing road/rail multi-modal overland service connecting Asia and Europe (Note 1). Chengdu-based customers in particular can now board DHL's once-a-week service departing every Friday from Chengdu to Europe along China's West Corridor rail line through Kazakhstan and via DHL's intermodal hub in Malaszewicze, Poland.
The new weekly service comes as an addition to DHL's already successful daily service -- departing from Shanghai and running along the trans-Siberian North Corridor -- with a transit time difference of up to 8 days. In turn, the new service also offers greater cost and CO2 emission reductions.
Kelvin Leung, CEO, Asia Pacific, DHL Global Forwarding, said: "Customers are increasingly looking to DHL to handle their shipments between China and Europe and demand for our original daily rail/road multi-modal service out of Shanghai has increased substantially since we launched it in 2011. This prompted us to seek ways to grow and enhance this service not only to cope with rising demand but to prepare ourselves for future demand as well."
The company attributes the success of its road/rail multi-modal service to its pioneering and unique features as well as its ability to meet the growing demand for flexible and environmentally friendly solutions in the market.
"DHL is the only forwarder offering regular, daily rail departures to and from China via our intermodal hub in Malaszewicze, Poland. We provide a true door-to-door service by picking up goods from any location in China and offering last mile delivery by truck or rail to anywhere in Europe out of Malaszewicze via DHL EUROCONNECT (Note 2)," explained Leung. "Now, we can offer more capacity between China and Europe thanks to the additional weekly service along the West Corridor."
Chengdu is one of the most important distribution centers in western China given its role as a hub for electronics, machinery, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, metallurgy and processed food production. The city is expected to become one of China's economic powerhouses over the next decade.
Steve Huang, CEO, China, DHL Global Forwarding, said: "Chengdu's exports exceeded 23 billion Euros in 2012, up more than 30% from 2011(Note 3), and many of our own multinational customers in the electronics and automotive sectors are based there. Chengdu was therefore the choice of origin/destination for us after Shanghai as we looked at growing and enhancing our multi-modal portfolio linking Asia -- particularly China -- and Europe. This also bolsters China's 'Go West' economic development strategy which is already in full swing here."
DHL's rail/road multi-modal service is not only reliable but provides a price competitive alternative to air freight with significant cost savings. It also promises delivery time reductions of between 10 and 21 days compared to sea freight depending on origin and destination pairs. What's more, customers seeking more environmentally friendly solutions can expect a fall in CO2 emissions of up to 90% compared to air freight. Flexibility is also maximized for customers; in addition to being able to address the issue of seasonal capacity shortages, DHL's rail/road multi-modal service allows customers to book only as few containers as they need or block book all 41 FEUs.
Concluded Leung: "Our rail/road multi-modal service has so far focused on high value, automotive and high tech goods, like electronics. We are now developing the solution further to transfer our success to the chemicals, spare parts and white goods sectors. In addition to China, we are also looking to expand the coverage of this service to include key North Asian economies, such as Japan and Korea, in the near future."
Connecting seamlessly from DHL Global Forwarding's network in Asia to DHL Freight's network in Europe, DHL's rail/road multi-modal service ensures complete supply chain visibility and enables a faster-to-market approach between both continents.
Notes:
(1) DHL's road/rail multi-modal service between Asia and Europe combines rail and road transportation modes to link the two continents via its intermodal hub in Malaszewicze, Poland. DHL Global Forwarding launched the service in July 2010 following the completion of more than 120 successful single container trial shipments.
(2) DHL EUROCONNECT is a superior quality all-in-one groupage product offering highly reliable connections across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa within DHL Freight's unrivalled network of terminals. For more information: http://www.dhl.com/content/dam/downloads/g0/logistics/brochures/dhl_euroconnect_en.pdf . The service out of Malaszewicze can be provided for both LTL and FTL.
(3) Chengdu Fortune, China Daily. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2013-01/18/content_16135713.htm
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