DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, has launched a new weekly LCL (Less-than- Container-Load) service from Taiwan to Austria.
According to a release, the new service, which arrives in Vienna via Koper, Slovenia, supports the strengthening of trade links between North Asia and Eastern Europe, as well as the Baltics. Taiwanese exporters can now ship their cargo every Monday from Keelung or Kaohsiung, for arrival in Vienna 35 days after.
“It is imperative that as a company, DHL Global Forwarding has its finger on the pulse of the industry and can identify the needs of exporters. Specifically we must focus on helping to strengthen cross-border trade partnerships. With the Eastern Europe states expanding their appetite for Asian products, this new service supports the needs of Taiwanese traders to perform more efficient and speedy services to their customers there,” said Kelvin Leung, CEO, Asia Pacific, DHL Global Forwarding.
Offered through Danmar Lines, DHL Global Forwarding’s in-house carrier, the new service drastically shortens shipping time by 8 days, close to 25 percent, as it bypasses LCL transshipment hubs and reduces time spent on facility handling. The service is also over 3 percent more CO2-efficient than traditional routings.
“Taiwan exports are reaching farther and wider than ever before and Austria is an important trading partner of Taiwan and a key gateway to Central and Eastern Europe. According to the Bureau of Foreign Trade, plastic articles, electrical equipment and machinery account for nearly 50 percent of our overall exports,” said Kenny Mok, Managing Director, Taiwan, DHL Global Forwarding. “We realize that Taiwan-based traders want to extend their product footprint and supply chains to the Eastern Europe markets of Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Macedonia. With our latest LCL service launch, we are fulfilling their demand for faster speed-to-market services to that region.”
All LCL services are accompanied by DHL’s first-class IT solutions such as DHL Track & Trace and other tools to allow full visibility throughout the whole supply chain. For complete peace of mind, DHL also provides insurance services to customers as a value- added service. DHL’sShippers Interest Insurance (SII) covers loss or damage of all cargo transported by DHL, as well as transportation costs.
