DHL Global Forwarding adds eight new
destinations in West and Central Africa bringing DHL
SEAIR Asia-Africa point pairs to 1,000 plus
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 12, 2012
/PRNewswire/—DHL Global Forwarding, the air
and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, is further boosting Asia-Africa trade lane growth by
expanding its multi-modal product combining ocean freight and air
freight services to eight new destinations in Africa. Dubbed “DHL
SEAIR”, the combined sea and air freight
solution is now expanded to Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Brazzaville
(Republic of the Congo), Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the
Congo), Dakar (Senegal), Luanda (Angola), Douala (Cameroon), Malabo
(Equatorial Guinea), Pointe Noir (Republic of the Congo).
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Combining the use of ocean and air freight services through
DHL SEAIR allows customers to manage their
supply chains more cost-effectively. On average, the DHL SEAIR service is 30 to 50 percent faster than pure
ocean freight, with cost savings of 40 to 60 percent compared to
standard air freight. It is also a more environmentally friendly
option as the sea leg enables fuel savings and significantly lower
CO2 emissions. For instance, on an audited
transcontinental shipment of the same weight from Penang, Malaysia
to Bristol, United Kingdom, the DHL SEAIR
service shaved 20 days off transit time compared to a sea freight
only solution and CO2 emissions were 2.7
times less compared to using only air freight.
Kelvin Leung, CEO, Asia Pacific,
DHL Global Forwarding, said: “Trade between
Asia and Africa rose more than 400 percent in the past decade from
2001 through 20101.
The accelerating rate of Asian trade and investment in Africa holds
great promise for Africa’s economic growth and development and
maintaining this momentum is key. As such, the need for speedy and
cost-effective connectivity between the two regions has never been
greater. With 41 points of origin in Asia now connecting to as many
as 26 destinations2 in
Africa via DHL’s SEAIR
product, DHL offers more than 1,000 point
pairs across the two continents as well as tailor-made solutions on
request.”
With the DHL SEAIR service, shipments
originating from Asia travel via ocean freight to Singapore, Dubai,
Incheon, Sydney or Los Angeles, and onward via air freight to 169
destinations across the world. For customers in Africa, shipments
will be forwarded primarily through Dubai and then transferred into
pre-booked air cargo space to be flown into Africa. What this means
is a high quality service with reliability that is assured through
the use of DHL’s vast network of offices and
operations, expert staff, pre-determined routes and secure
handling. This reliability not only stabilizes the supply chains of
customers in Africa throughout the year, but makes DHL SEAIR a viable alternative during peak season
congestion as well. Furthermore, DHL SEAIR
uses a single combined transport document to track a customer’s
shipment throughout its journey for increased security, visibility
and ease of management.
On a global level, DHL SEAIR services
close to 7,000 point pairs in its standard offering providing
worldwide coverage of lane pairs.
[1] The United Nations and the Population Reference Bureau,
[2] Refer to Appendix for full list of origins and
destinations.
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Appendix:
41 points of origin in Asia 26 destinations in Africa
1. Guangzhou, CS 1. Luanda,AO NEW!
2. Keelung, TW 2. Bujumbura, BI
3. Qingdao, CN 3. Douala,CM NEW!
4. Shenzhen, CS 4. N Djamena, TD
5. Xiamen, CN 5. Brazzaville, CG NEW!
6. Busan, KR 6. Pointe Noire, CG NEW!
7. Hong Kong, HK 7. Kinshasa, CD NEW!
8. Kobe, JP 8. Cairo, EG
9. Nagoya, JP 9. Malabo,GQ NEW!
10. Shanghai, CN 10. Addis Ababa, ET
11. Tokyo, JP 11. Accra, GH
12. Zhongshan, CS 12. Abidjan, CI NEW!
13. Zhuhai, CS 13. Nairobi, KE
14. Dalian, CN 14. Beirut, LB
15. Tianjin (Xingang), CN 15. Casablanca,
MA
16. Ningbo, CN 16. Lagos, NG
17. Kaohsiung, TW 17. Kigali, RW
18. Bangalore, IN 18. Dakar,SN NEW!
19. Bangkok, TH 19. Capetown, ZA
20. Chennai, IN 20. Durban, ZA
21. Colombo, LK 21. Johannesburg, ZA
22. Ho Chi Minh City, VN 22. Khartoum,
SD
23. Jakarta, ID 23. Damascus, SY
24. Mumbai, IN 24. Dar Es Salaam, TZ
25. Port Klang, MY 25. Tunis, TN
26. Penang, MY 26. Entebbe, UG
27. Phnom Penh, KH
28. Singapore, SG
29. Surabaya, ID
30. Manila, PH
31. Chittagong, BD
32. Karachi, PK
33. Haiphong, VN
34. Osaka, JP
35. Sydney, AU
36. Melbourne, AU
37. Auckland, NZ
38. Perth, AU
39. Johor Bahru,MY
40. Semarang, ID
41. Belawan, ID
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