DHL Global Forwarding launches 12 new shipping services from China
DHL Global Forwarding has announced inauguration of 12 new container consolidation direct shipping services linking China to Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America, according to Xinhua.
These services include eight from Shenzhen to Istanbul and Sydney, two from Shanghai to Guatemala and Costa Rica, and another two from Ningbo to Denmark's Aarhus and Gothenburg.
While being Europe's largest import origin, China has also become the fastest-growing export market for the region with daily trade value topping EUR1 billion (US$1.32 billion).
China is also Australia's largest trading partner. China now accounts for 25 per cent of Australia's export value.
China is expected to be Latin America's largest trade partner within five years. By 2020, the region's export to China will take up nearly 20 per cent of the total.
DHL Global Forwarding China CEO Steve Huang said that China has grown into the second largest economy in the world, and that providing more and faster logistics services between China and the rest of the world will facilitate trade. Mr Huang also noted that an increasing number of companies, whether multinationals or medium and small ones, will choose the more cost effective way of sea shipping when in expansion of their export business. (Source: Shipping Gazette)