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DHL Pulling Its Parcelcopter Drone, Ceasing Drone Development
Monday, August 9, 2021 - 3:24pm | 688International shipping giant DHL is ceasing development of its Parcelcopter delivery drones, according to a Monday report in German publication WELT. That halts the company's nearly decadelong quest to become a leader in the emerging drone industry. "We are not continuing the Parcelcopter project...
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Deutsche Post DHL Posts Q2 Gains, Affirms Elevated Guidance
Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 3:04pm | 415German transport and logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL on Thursday reported a 22% second-quarter gain in revenue, and confirmed its medium-term earnings guidance that had been raised last month. The gains were fueled by the company's DHL Express unit, which reported a 30% gain in year-over-year...
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DHL Express Orders Electric Cargo Planes From Eviation
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - 12:30pm | 915Global parcel delivery giant DHL Express placed its first order for electric cargo jets, becoming an early airline adopter of alternative propulsion systems that address broader sustainability concerns while supporting e-commerce deliveries. The aircraft appear well suited for the on-demand, e-...
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DHL's $8 Billion Road Map Toward Sustainability — WTT
Friday, June 4, 2021 - 4:49pm | 194On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about DHL's sustainability road map; the first-ever fully automated IoT platform for fleet management; an automated booking hub that cuts out the middleman; and shipping odd-size freight like kayaks, home goods and more. They're joined by...
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DHL: 'Sustainable E-Commerce Is Not Any Oxymoron'
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 10:38am | 1186Skyrocketing demands for e-commerce have supply chains scrambling to adapt and transition to more sustainable operations. A DHL white paper released Thursday explores the technologies that need to be further developed and the ways that e-commerce has a net-positive impact on the environment. "...
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DHL Extends Warehouse Automation Partnership With Locus Robotics
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 10:47am | 1031DHL Supply Chain, a leader in contract logistics within Deutsche Post DHL Group, announced on Wednesday a framework agreement with Locus Robotics to continue expanding its automation collaboration that began in 2017 as an important piece to DHL's Accelerated Digitalization Strategy. Within this...
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DHL Express To Launch New Cargo Airline In Europe
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - 1:44pm | 1094DHL Express is transforming its international air network with the creation of a cargo airline in Austria and other changes in response to strong volume growth and customer expectations for faster delivery of e-commerce orders. The parcel carrier on Tuesday said it is in the process of filing...
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Deutsche Post DHL Reports Best First-Quarter Results In Its History
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - 10:46am | 378Deutsche Post DHL Group (NASDAQ: DPSGY) reported on Wednesday strong first-quarter results that led the German transport and logistics giant to substantially increase full-year earnings guidance and cash flow targets. For the quarter, revenue rose 26% from 2020 levels to $22.7 billion, while free...
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Deutsche Post DHL Raises 2020 Earnings Guidance
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - 4:27pm | 381Deutsche Post AG (OTC: DPSGY) DHL said Wednesday that it raised its 2020 earnings guidance following solid third-quarter results and heading into what will likely be a strong peak shipping season. The Bonn, Germany-based transport and logistics conglomerate said it expects 2020 operating earnings...
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Typical July Freight Slump Looks Unlikely This Year
Friday, July 10, 2020 - 10:48am | 2101This week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 55 (Carriers) Last week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 55 (Carriers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 60 (Carriers) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data contained in FreightWaves...
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COVID-19 Response Boosts Deutsche Post DHL's Q2 Profit
Thursday, July 9, 2020 - 2:36pm | 541Frank Appel, CEO of Deutsche Post (OTCMKTS: DPSGY) DHL Group, said the German logistics company used its diverse services portfolio to outflank the coronavirus pandemic and significantly increase its second-quarter profit. The company's preliminary pretax profit for the quarter increased 16% to...
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DHL Tests 'Pop-Up' Store Concept
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 - 5:05pm | 460Global courier DHL Express (OTCMKTS: DPSGY) has dipped its wing into the "pop-up" store concept, taking advantage of what company executives see as a trend for serving customers' shipping needs. "With the rise in popularity of mobile pop-ups for food, fashion, and more, we saw an excellent...
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Pandemic Prompts DHL To Beef Up Expedited LCL Services
Friday, July 3, 2020 - 9:25am | 850Transport and logistics giant DHL said it has upgraded its time-definite less-than-containerload (LCL) sea freight delivery service as supply chain demands arising from the coronavirus pandemic push it to offer fast-cycle global shipping alternatives to expensive airfreight. DHL's weekly LCL...
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Deutsche Post DHL Posts Pre-Tax Profit Despite COVID-19 Outbreak
Friday, April 10, 2020 - 4:40pm | 366The coronavirus pandemic dented first quarter profit by 200 million euros ($218 million) at German logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL Group (OTCMKTS: DPSGY), but officials say the company's geographic and product diversity will help it weather the crisis. Preliminary pre-tax profits of 590 million...
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Today's Pickup: Amazon Insourcing Hurting DHL Globally
Monday, March 16, 2020 - 12:37pm | 822Good day, In its earnings release last week, Deutsche Post World (DPW) noted the impact Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) logistics operations is having on its earnings. Morgan Stanley wonders if UPS could face the same fate. "We continue to see significant risk of an Amazon insourcing event at...