What is DHL? DHL Review

introduce

DHL is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. It is an integration of Deutsche Post, DANZAS and DHL. It is now 100% owned by Deutsche Post Global Network.

It mainly includes the following business units: DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, Freight and DHL Supply Chain.

DHL Express Americas headquarters are located in Plantation, Florida, USA, and its Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets headquarters are located in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and China. The European hub is located in Leipzig, Germany.

Pros and Cons

Advantages: fast speed, usually 3 working days to Europe, 2 working days to Southeast Asia, can deliver to many countries and regions, the status of goods on the query website is updated in a timely manner, problems are solved quickly, there are separate bulk prices for items over 21 kg, and the bulk prices in some areas are cheaper than international EMS.

Disadvantages: If you ship small items, the price is high and not cost-effective. You also need to consider the volume and weight of the product. The restrictions on consigned items are also relatively strict. Many special products are rejected.

history

DHL was founded in California in 1969 by Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn.

In 1971, DHL expanded rapidly and its express network extended to the Far East and the Pacific Rim.

In 1972, it began providing services in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.

In 1974, the first British express business office was opened in London.

From 1976 to 1978, the express delivery business expanded to three major regions: the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.

In 1977, the first German DHL office was opened in Frankfurt.

In 1979, DHL expanded its services to include parcel delivery. Prior to this, it had only provided document delivery services.

In 1983, DHL became the first air express company to serve Eastern European countries and established an international distribution center (hub) in Cincinnati, USA.

In 1993, DHL invested US$60 million to build a new international transit center in Bahrain.

In 1998, Deutsche Post began acquiring shares in DHL and acquired a controlling stake in 2001.

In 2003, Deutsche Post acquired the American Airborne Express and integrated it into DHL Air Cargo.

2004 A new global IT center was established in Prague, Czechoslovakia. It replaced the service center originally located in London. DHL became the new brand under Deutsche Post's international mail business.

In 2005, Deutsche Post Global Network acquired the British logistics brand Exel for 5.5 billion euros.

In 2007, DHL and EMC, one of the world's top ten IT companies, established the Asia-Pacific and Japan Supply and Logistics Center in Hong Kong to facilitate short-distance cargo delivery.

DHL Express in China

On December 1, 1986, DHL and China National Foreign Trade Transportation Group Corporation each invested 50% to formally establish Sinotrans-DHL International Air Express Co., Ltd. in Beijing; it is China's earliest and most experienced international air express company.

In 1993, with the approval of China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, DHL-Sinotrans began to provide domestic express services to major cities in China, becoming the first international air express company to obtain a license for such services. DHL also became the first company to provide international air express services in my country.

On January 26, 2007, DHL announced the official launch of its domestic air cargo business in China.