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DHL reaffirms commitment and ongoing focus to customers in the Asia Pacific region
SINGAPORE, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- DHL, the world's leading logistics company, is pleased to announce its win of three prestigious awards at the 26th Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA). DHL was presented with awards for 'Best Express Operator', 'Best Logistics Service Provider - Air Freight' and 'Best 3PL' at a ceremony held last night in Shanghai at the Four Seasons Hotel. This is the 25th year that DHL has achieved an award in the Best Express Operator category.
The awards signify DHL's sustained leadership in integrated logistics, through its proficiently managed express, air and ocean freight forwarding and supply chain operations.
Jerry Hsu, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express Asia Pacific said, "We are honored to receive such an esteemed industry accolade of being the 'Best Express Operator' for 25 years. We take this opportunity to thank our customers for their unwavering support and at the same time, acknowledge the efforts of the DHL team across the region. This award is also a motivation for us to continuously improve our services and serve our customers more efficiently."
Kelvin Leung, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific, said, "Being a recipient of the 'Best Logistics Service Provider - Air Freight' award is testimony of the quality of our services and high caliber of the people within DHL. Today, we are the world's largest provider of air and ocean freight services to individuals and businesses of all sizes. We are optimistic in maintaining this success, especially in the intra-Asian market, which offers a number of opportunities for us."
Paul Graham, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Supply Chain Asia Pacific, said, "Winning the 'Best 3PL' award is certainly a feather in our cap. We have worked hard at staying innovative and ensuring we deliver our customers' requirements efficiently, and would like to thank all our employees for their contribution. We also have a number of upcoming investments to launch across the region this year that will further help us improve our services and find new ways of creating sustainable competitive advantage for our customers."
The AFSCAs are organized by Cargonews Asia to honor outstanding shippers, logistics providers and cargo transport companies. It recognizes companies who exemplify excellence in leadership as well as consistency in service quality, innovation, customer relationship management and reliability. More than 12,000 Cargonews Asia readers were polled to select the best service providers in over 40 industry specific categories. AFSCA is considered to be one of the industry's foremost accolades as it is the only Asian freight awards to rely solely on customer satisfaction to determine its winners.
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DHL is the global market leader in the logistics industry and "The Logistics company for the world". DHL commits its expertise in international express, air and ocean freight, road and rail transportation, contract logistics and international mail services to its customers. A global network composed of more than 220 countries and territories and about 275,000 employees worldwide offers customers superior service quality and local knowledge to satisfy their supply chain requirements. DHL accepts its social responsibility by supporting climate protection, disaster management and education.
DHL is part of Deutsche Post DHL. The Group generated revenue of 53 billion Euros in 2011.
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