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Disruptions and shortages continue to plague ocean freight ahead of Christmas
The pressure is on for ocean freight in the coming months as companies are shipping earlier to avoid delays ahead of the year-end holiday shopping season.
‘Chipageddon’: How Taiwan is battling the global chip shortage
Semiconductors are the lifeblood of the modern world, but now there is a critical shortage worldwide and Taiwan is at the center of it.
Ken Lee on how technology is crucial to delivering service excellence | Video
The way customers prefer to interact with businesses is changing, but are businesses adapting their customer service operations?
Air cargo capacity tightens in the aftermath of ocean freight disruptions
Demand and rates are expected to remain elevated as capacity tightens for air freight, partly driven by difficulties in ocean freight.
Tackling sanctions: How DHL Express navigates legal, regulatory frameworks
Ensuring compliance in logistics has become increasingly complex due to the growing number of sanctions, but technology is helping to drive efficiencies.
Changing tides: The Australian fashion brand taking global strides
For Richard Jarman, the pandemic’s travel restrictions presented an opportunity to review the sustainability strategy of his resort wear brand, COMMAS.
Road freight en route to brighter future beyond Covid-19
In Southeast Asia, the market share of road freight is expected to grow substantially with new initiatives and an imminent economic recovery.
The State of Globalization in… Asia Pacific
Take a closer look at how the Asia Pacific region performed in the latest DHL Global Connectedness Index.
SMEs urged to remain agile, transparent with customers to keep goods moving: DHL
Aussie kids toys, kitchenware and athleisure enterprises showed the outbound way in 2020.
How e-commerce logistics helped Japan’s Toudoukan grapple with Covid-19
Tokyo’s professional wresting paradise put up a fight against global travel and shipping restrictions with stronger e-commerce logistics.
Peak season demand keeps ocean freight rates elevated as new vessel orders rise
High demand is pushing container lines to order new vessels though it is not expected to ease delays or lower rates in the short term.
How resilient clinical trial supply chains are driving APAC’s pharma growth
As regulatory and cost pressures threaten clinical trial supply chains, DHL Supply Chain is tapping into technology to help pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Air freight cost-competitiveness over ocean sees boost amid robust demand
Despite the lack of bellyhold capacity, demand for air freight remains strong as ocean freight struggles with persistent reliability and capacity issues.