DHL launch Shanghai to Taiwan Keelung container LCL direct service
June 21, DHL announced the launch from Shanghai to Taiwan Keelung Container LCL (hereinafter referred to as LCL) weeks of classes direct services to enhance capacity across the strait. (freight forwarder)
LCL week ban direct service from DHL Global Forwarding Shandan Horses internal shipping service company (Danmar Lines) is responsible for operations. Keelung direct from Shanghai, not transit via Hong Kong so that the customers can be received within 4 days of the goods from Shanghai arrived in Keelung.
As the world’s busiest cargo ports, the cargo throughput of Shanghai Port in 2009 reached 590 million tons, ranks first in the world for five consecutive years. International standard container throughput reached 25 million TEUs, ranking second in the world to continue. Keelung is located in northeastern Taiwan is Taiwan’s second largest port, import and export cargo to the main high-value goods. In 2008, the Keelung Harbor handled 8,053 ships nearly 91.3 million tons of goods, including 200 million TEU of containerized cargo. ”
DHL Global Forwarding, CEO North Asia Mr. Liang Qiyuan said: “LCL volume in China up showed a very strong momentum. Since December 15, 2008 Since the cross-strait transport links, air links and sea transport services on cross-strait trade has played a significant role in promoting. Container traffic in the strait against the background of continued growth, we are confident, timely launch of the new Shanghai and Keelung LCL direct service between the further promotion of bilateral trade exchanges and promote bilateral market operations launching. ”
During the first four months of imports and exports between Shanghai and Taiwan reached 10.13 billion U.S. dollars the total, up 77.3% over last year. Shanghai – Taiwan has become the Shanghai – ASEAN and Shanghai – the world’s third largest after South Korea’s fastest growing trade routes.
DHL Global Forwarding China CEO Mr. Huang Guozhe said: “This is the launch of DHL Global Forwarding LCL first cross-strait direct flights, but also we continue to expand operations in China since the Zhou class service plans as part of LCL . to Shanghai as the gateway ports, this new service will be introduced to promote cross-strait business enterprise development, especially in Hangzhou, Nanjing, Suzhou and Wuxi, Yangtze River Delta cities such as small and medium enterprises. In addition, the service deepening our commitment to China’s logistics industry, is committed to providing high value-added solutions to meet customer needs. ”
DHL Global Forwarding LCL container in charge of Asia Pacific Mr Clas Thorell added: “DHL has more than 2,700 weeks of class consolidation route from the North Pacific Region 24 terminals to 116 destinations in the Asia-Pacific Region, Shanghai – Keelung direct LCL Air service will further strengthen our global network coverage and to strengthen our market leadership. DHL now has the world’s largest network LCL, LCL routes through 45,000 articles dealing with 2 million cubic meters per year LCL cargo containers. “
