CHICAGO – Innovations in logistics technologies took center stage at the recent DHL Media Day, held at one of its four Innovation Centers. The event put particular emphasis on how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing supply chains across industries. When it comes to the life science and health care industries, where reliability, compliance and precision are crucial, these advancements represent opportunities to enhance patient outcomes while optimizing operational efficiency.
In April,...
The supply chain unit of German parcel and logistics giant DHL has acquired IDS Fulfillment to bolster its e-commerce service offerings to small and midsize customers in the United States, the company announced on Tuesday.
The deal brings more than 1.3 million square feet of public warehouse and distribution space under the DHL umbrella, including facilities in Indianapolis, Salt Lake City, Atlanta and Plainfield, Indiana, where IDS is headquartered. DHL Supply Chain also gains a diverse...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dhl-acquires-us-e-commerce-logistics-business-ids-fulfillment
DHL’s recent cancellation of transport partnerships with third-party airlines supporting its courier and freight forwarding networks is part of a new cost improvement campaign that helped the Express division achieve first-quarter operating profit despite lower shipment volume and rising trade volatility.
DHL Express’ operating profit increased 4.8% year over year to $754 million as efficiency measures ramped up, while better pricing and product mix boosted revenue 2%, according to DHL Group...
DHL Express withdrew its suspension on deliveries valued above $800 to private individuals in the United States after negotiating changes to new customs rules that had created a significant administrative burden, the company said in a customer notice Monday.
The express carrier, part of the Deutsche Post Group, one week ago stopped accepting business-to-consumer shipments with a value above $800. The suspension was implemented to ensure service levels after U.S. Customs and Border Protection, at...
DHL suspende envíos B2C a EE.UU. de más de 800 dólares por nuevas normas aduaneras que elevan costos y generan demoras en la logística internacional.
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Integrated logistics company DHL on Monday will temporarily suspend e-commerce shipments to individuals in the United States when the declared customs value exceeds $800 because import specialists are overwhelmed filing extra documentation after U.S. customs authorities lowered the threshold for filing an informal entry.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on April 5, in response to President Donald Trump’s order for reciprocal tariffs under emergency authority, began requiring a formal entry...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dhl-temporarily-suspends-b2c-shipments-over-800-to-us
The big three integrated parcel and logistics carriers are aggressively targeting the high-margin health care vertical as a profit center, with DHL on Monday announcing a $2.2 billion investment over five years and FedEx expecting to capture $400 million in business from new health care customers.
Not to be outdone, UPS (NYSE: UPS) in January acquired Frigo-Trans and sister company BPL, which provide temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation in Europe for pharmaceutical and biotech...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/express-logistics-providers-bet-big-on-health-care-business
Freight-related layoffs across North America continue to mount, with companies citing economic uncertainty, tariffs, declining demand and rising production costs as reasons for the job cuts.
There have been 5,608 job cuts over the past several weeks, according to media reports and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices.
Since Jan. 1, almost 23,000 freight-related job cuts have been announced, impacting workers in autos, food distribution, manufacturing, transportation...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/q1-ends-with-thousands-more-freight-layoffs
DHL Group has agreed to acquire Nashville, Tennessee-based CryoPDP, a specialty courier that provides logistics services for clinical trials, biopharma, and cell and gene therapies, for $195 million, the integrated logistics carrier announced Monday.
The deal builds on DHL’s capabilities in pharmaceutical and life science logistics, an area that both FedEx and UPS are also investing heavily in because it presents higher returns than generic parcel shipping and is more resistant to economic...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dhl-to-buy-us-pharma-logistics-specialist-cryopdp-for-195m
Los retrasos están obstaculizando las operaciones intermodales en varios puertos de contenedores en América del Norte, ya que el clima y los problemas de ferrocarril llegan a las puertas de enlace en ambas costas, según una actualización de puertos DHL para marzo. En la costa este, el puerto de...