The Company

DHL Global Forwarding is the world’s largest provider of air and ocean freight services. The company provides plans and implements global transport solutions for customers, to supply the necessary capacity and to co-ordinate the flow of goods in 150 countries. Over 30,000 well qualified and experienced employees along with carefully selected and reliable partners, deliver the highest level of services to customers across the world. The company’s competencies range from traditional freight forwarding to supporting customers by additionally providing all transport- related services – from collection, delivery and storage of customers’ goods to handling of customs formalities and cargo insurance. DHL Global Forwarding’s customer base consists of large-scale enterprises along with small and medium sized-businesses. The company has the expertise in transport consultation, planning and execution for goods ranging from a single carton up to major projects especially in the energy and oil sector.

Practice Areas

DHL has a 40 year presence in India. Its Logistics business combines air and ocean freight, ground transportation and customs brokerage services with dedicated warehousing and distribution centers. DHL Global Forwarding manages the flow of goods and information across a customer’s global supply chain. DHL Global Forwarding is one of the leading air and ocean freight forwarding companies in India with more than 1,100 qualified employees working in 32 locations across the country. The customs brokerage services offered by DHL Global Forwarding are constantly upgrading the value added services offered to customers.

Innovative Solutions

In its quest to provide innovative solutions and value additions, DHL Global Forwarding recognises the importance of servicing specialist global industry sectors and the need for an industry-focused approach to the supply chain. DHL Global Forwarding is capitalising on the opportunity in the Fashion and Apparel logistics industry estimated to be worth 3.9 billion USD per annum in South Asia. To further bolster its capabilities, DHL Global Forwarding recently launched the “DHL Fashion and Apparel Center of Excellence” in India. The first-of-its kind centre, comprising of a core team of industry professionals, is based in Tirupur and caters to some of the world’s best-known brands and retailers. DHL’s services cover the entire logistics value chain of the fashion industry. Apparel and Footwear dominate the top air and ocean freight export trade lanes from South Asia to Europe and India to Germany is the top air freight export trade lane for South Asia. Additionally to fulfil the growing demand for higher levels of quality compliance in other industries, DHL Global Forwarding recently announced the setting up of Life Science Competence Centers in the strategic locations of Mumbai and Hyderabad. To meet the requirements of the small and medium sized enterprises, DHL Global Forwarding has set up a robust Tradelane Management in India and Germany, which specifically assists smaller organisations to promote their business on key trade lanes.

Services

> Air Freight
> Ocean Freight
> Industrial Projects
> Special Products
> Lead Logistics Provider (LLP)
> Customs Brokerage