DHL dominates Asian express market

Asia remains the growth driver even in times of crisis. This is especially true in the manufacturing sector, which is responsible for the majority of international exports and express shipments. In China, Korea and Taiwan, manufacturing has already reached pre-recession levels. Government economic initiatives have given a significant boost to this recovery, as has been the case in other major economies.

In 2009, we were able to increase our market share by two percentage points to 36%. In April, we opened new gateways in Taipei (Taiwan) and Incheon (South Korea). All in all, we have invested more than €1.9 billion in our regional infrastructure in the past few years and will continue to invest in Asia’s core markets in the future.

DHL is one of the most well-known brands in the air freight and courier services industries in Asia. Reader’s Digest, for instance, honoured us with its Trusted Brands Award 2009. 

In the year under review, we greatly expanded the reach of our Time Definite network: we now offer our premium pre-12.00 noon delivery service for an additional 3,000 trade lanes. Our international presence, which has been strengthened by our trans-Pacific partnership with Polar Air, is complemented by our operations in key Asian domestic markets. In India, for example, Blue Dart’s domestic, ground-based transport services saw encouraging growth.