DHL Global Forwarding launch LCL direct service Jakarta-Hamburg

DHL Global Forwarding, the air freight and sea freight company that belongs to Deutsche Post DHL, has announced the launch of Less than Container Load (LCL) between Jakarta (Indonesia) and Hamburg (Germany).

Delivery service, which was launched on Sept 13, at least has transit time for 25 days, or 10 days more efficient. Kelvin Leung, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific said the new service ensure faster service for delivery of goods to Germany.

"According to recent business report, Southeast Asia is one of the areas experiencing the strongest economic growth in the world. Direct LCL service from Jakarta to Hamburg will help Indonesia to expand exports, and provides the advantage of being cost-effective," said Leung.

Meanwhile, Welani Widjaja, Managing Director of DHL Global Forwarding Indonesia added that the current condition of Indonesia's exports have exceeded the 2008 crisis. As a result, many exporters are looking for better and faster service.

Currently, the products are exported to Europe, dominated by palm oil and agricultural products, fuel, textiles and furnishings dominate Indonesia's exports to Europe. "We are ready to serve the export sector," said Welani.

The new service from DHL is part of the company's efforts to strengthen delivery networks all over the world. DHL is now sending nearly 2 million cubic meters of LCL goods annually. All LCL services are supported best DHL Information Technology facilities, such as DHL Track & Trace and other facilities, allowing full monitoring of the supply chain process.

For employers who do not want to lose, DHL provides insurance services to customers as a value-added service. Shippers Interest Insurance (SII) to protect the loss or damage of all cargo transported by DHL and transportation costs.

DHL opens Jakarta warehouse to meet high tech growth expectations

DHL Supply Chain, a provider of contract logistics solutions, has opened a new US$2.3 million multi-user warehouse in Cililitan, East Jakarta, to meet anticipated growth from the technology sector and pursue an ongoing plan to improve its facilities in Indonesia.

This development follows last year's announcement by the government of plans to develop the country's hi-tech electronics industry.

The company's managing director for Indonesia Abdul Rahim Tahir said: "With anticipated investment coming into the consumer electronics and information technology sector, DHL Supply Chain Indonesia expects an increase in requirements from our existing and new customers from this industry. We want to be ready to take this on."

The new 17,000-square metre warehouse utilises operational processes from loading docks and dock levellers, to RFID technology for barcode scanning, to accelerate delivery time to customers. Operational processes have been optimised to improve efficiency by 20 per cent and reduce costs. The facility is expected to handle 75,000 spare part units per month.

Complementing the five existing multi-user warehouses in the Jabodetabek area, the new facility consolidates and stores shipments before re-distributing them to 300 locations in the area. The other warehouses are mostly used to service clients in the automotive, retail, consumer and industrial sectors. Together this network forms a total combined warehouse space of 60,000 square metres in the East Jakarta area.

Oscar de Bok, DHL chief executive officer for south and southeast Asia added: "Indonesia's strong economic performance has positively impacted the logistics industry here with reports estimating it to grow 4.2 per cent to IDR1.4 trillion (US$153 billion) this year. With this expansion plan in place, we are confident in our ability to take on this growth."

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DHL plans to build a multi-user WAREHOUSE facility

One of the express services and logistics company, DHL has plan to build a multi-user warehouse facility to support the distribution chain business in Indonesia. Construction of warehouses in Cililitan, East Jakarta that requires an investment fund worth 3 million Euro or equivalent to IDR 36.5 billion.

CEO DHL Supply Chain South and Southeast Asia, Oscar de Bok said that Indonesia is an important component of their business development strategy in Asia Pacific. "The Indonesian market showing strong growth in line with domestic economic growth is increasingly improved," said de Bok.

According to Abdul Rahim Tahir, Managing Director of DHL Supply Chain Indonesia, the location of the new facility to help ease access to the business center with delivery time 2 hours. "Indeed, this warehouse is specially designed to special DHL customers on automotive and technology sector that requires urgent and sustained supplies," he explained.

The facility will combine the best means of handling goods to support the ordering process incoming and outgoing goods. This warehouse will also be equipped with the latest computerized warehousing system.

With the construction of new facilities that will be completed in November 2011, the total area of warehouses and offices DHL Supply Chain more than 140,000 m2. DHL Supply Chain currently operates in 17 locations across Indonesia.

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