DHL
Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche
Post, has scooped the award for Africa’s International Freight
Forwarder of the Year for the 3rd time. The International Award for
Excellence in Air Cargo was voted by STAT Times’ readers worldwide and
given to DHL at the STAT Times Awards in Johannesburg on February 26.
Roger
Olsson, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Sub Saharan Africa, who received the
award, said: “DHL offers tailor-made solutions to businesses in Africa
and it’s a service that’s second to none. It’s a tribute – to be named
number one by STAT Time’s readers – to DHL’s strong African team that
their dedication to excellence in international freight forwarding has
been recognised yet again. DHL has been supporting the business in
Africa for more than 35 years now but what’s most important is that we
have continued to anticipate, adapt and create services that clearly
meet Africa’s fast evolving business needs and help fulfill its vast
potential.”
According
to the 2014 yearend report(1) by the International Air Transport
Association (IATA), trade activity across the African region remained
positive despite major economies Nigeria and South Africa
underperforming for parts of 2014. Regional growth supported demand for
air freight and capacity rose just 0.9% for the year as a whole, helping
to strengthen load factors. African carriers’ freight tonne kilometers
(FTKs) grew by 12.2% in December and 6.7% for the year as a whole.
Globally, the air cargo business is growing again after several years of
stagnation with demand growth up 4.5% compared to 2013 measured by
freight FTKs. As a global market leader, DHL Global Forwarding has been
the leading service provider in the region’s air freight industry. With a
focus on the Oil and Gas and the Mining sectors in the past few years,
DHL’s freight management team has been very successful in developing
customized solutions for customers in these sectors. DHL Global
Forwarding also saw significant volume growth in Africa in both its
regular and charter operations connecting all regions with Africa for
the Oil and Gas and the Mining sectors. In addition, the India-Africa
and China-Africa lanes are growing strongly, driven mainly by the life
sciences, pharmaceutical and high tech sectors. Organized by STAT Times,
the international multimodal transport media, the International Award
for Excellence in Air Cargo was launched in 2006 to support excellence
across different sectors of the air cargo industry during its biennial
International Air Cargo events.
Worldwide
readers of STAT Times vote for the industry leader through an online
poll, spanning a month. The award was presented to DHL at the Barnyard
Theatre in Rivonia, South Africa, on February 26 as part of the AIR
CARGO AFRICA 2015 event.
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