DHL Express has joined the trial of a new parcel locker network in Denmark, created by national postal operator PostNord and software company SwipBox. Nærboks, literally “nearby box”, functions much like ot...

Japanese logistics provider Yamato Transport has ordered 500 electric vehicles from StreetScooter, a Deutsche Post DHL Group subsidiary. The hundred-year-old Yamato Transport is Japan’s leading business for domestic pa...

Deutsche Post DHL Group CEO Frank Appel told the Wall Street Journal that the company is not currently interested in the logistics mergers and acquisitions market, despite growing activity in the industry. Instead, the compa...

Deutsche Post DHL Group is expecting operating profits of at least €5 billion in 2020, after a successful financial year despite global trade uncertainties. The company reported a 6% organic rise in group revenue to &eu...

DHL Express may be launching new delivery barges on the Thames later this year, as part of its green strategy. CEO John Pearson told The Loadstar that the company was working on a scheme similar to the one it currently opera...

DHL has hired hundreds of workers to help manage new customs procedures following Brexit, which is expected to arrive on March 29th. After this date, all companies involved with international shipping may have to deal with n...

DHL Global Forwarding has opened a Global Competence Center for Humanitarian Logistics in Dubai, so that it can more effectively manage the logistics of aid-giving during humanitarian crises. Fatima Ait Bendawad, who has 15 ...

Frank Appel, CEO of Deutsche Post DHL, told the BBC that while DHL might benefit from a no-deal Brexit in the short term, “we should not focus on short-term profits” as the outcome would be negative in the long te...

Street Scooter, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has received EC type approval from the KBA—the German transport authority—for large series production of its WORK electric delivery van. This follows appro...

DHL Supply Chain is investing $300 million in a technology upgrade for hundreds of its North American facilities. The technologies include robotics, automation, augmented reality, and the general digitalisation of its supply...

DHL Freight is launching a driver recruitment initiative to address the current shortage of drivers in the logistics sector. The pilot project will take place in Germany, at five different locations, with the goal of recruit...

Deutsche Post DHL Group has entered a 10-year strategic partnership with S.F. Holding, one of China’s leading logistics providers. The German company’s supply chain business in China is will be incorporated into...

According to research by DHL, 75% of companies believe investment in ground transportation will directly support company growth, due to the rapid expansion of e-commerce and the way shippers choose their transportation soluti...

Construction has begun on the new DHL Campus Vienna Airport in Fischamend, Austria, which will serve as a central logistics centre in Austria and a gateway to Eastern Europe. Executives from DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Fre...

DHL has set up DHL Parcel (Switzerland) AG to develop its parcel delivery services within the European country. The company will build on an existing network of DHL ServicePoints, which are outlets operated by local partners...

DHL eCommerce has launched a fleet of electric motorbikes in Malaysia and Vietnam, as part of its commitment to zero emissions by 2050. The courier company, which has an extensive network in the region, aims to operate 70% o...

Automobile manufacturer Daimler, a competitor of DHL for electric vehicle production, reportedly posed as a customer of DHL’s to get access to one of its StreetScooters. According to Der Spiegel, Daimler engineers alle...

DHL Express has added five A330-200F aircraft to its freighter fleet. The aircraft previously belonged to Etihad, which has been reducing its own cargo-only capacity. According to DHL, “The purchase of these aircraft i...

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has won a High Court ruling after legal action against it by DHL. The courier company accused the DHSC of improper conduct in the awarding of a new contract, worth £730 m...

DHL has expanded its medical express service between the US and Mexico. With its DHL Worldwide Medical Express (WMX) service, the company manages the export and regulatory requirements for urgent shipments, as well as attend...

DHL Global Forwarding has safely shipped four Ussuri brown bears from Japan to Yorkshire Wildlife Park in the UK. Riku, Kai, Hanako and Amu were transported 9,000km from Hokkaido, via Haneda Airport in Tokyo. They arrived in...

DHL Deutsche Post is closing its online marketplace, Allyouneed.com, which was previously known as MeinPaket.de. Allyouneed was an e-commerce platform with over 3,000 merchants, mainly based in Germany. Deliveries were fulfi...

UK Mail is rebranding to DHL Parcel UK, the company announced. The postal service has 50 sites across the UK, which will all be rebranded along with the company’s vehicles, website and social media channels. This follo...

DHL has identified 28 key business, social and technology trends in its Logistics Trend Radar 2018/9 report, based on input from over 10,000 industry professionals. As illustrated in the radar infographic below, the report p...