DHL offers clients discounts on bulk cargo

Kenyans making heavyweight shipments will in the next five months benefit from discounted pricing from DHL Express Kenya.
Under the new pricing regime, any shipments weighing more than 51 kilogrammes will enjoy a tariff discount of between 35 and 45 per cent if they are headed to some select 27 destinations.
Consignments from the destinations are also covered by the promotion, which runs until December.
Lawrence Yumbya, the national sales manager at DHL said the offer was meant to drive up shipment volumes while easing the burden on customers at this time when the global economy is feeling the heat from high oil prices and turbulence from America’s sub-prime mortgage crisis.
The promotion covers Botswana, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and the Sudan. Others are Tanzania, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. The United Kingdom, USA, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates are also on the list.
The logistics firm said the drive is also aimed at a repositioning to enable the company to take advantage of the expected rise in international trade volumes in the second part of the year.
The good news comes three months after DHL unveiled a $474 million shipment hub in Europe to improve on its deliveries.
07/08/08 Allan Odhimabo/Livemint

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Categories: Cargo Aug 2008, Foreign Aug 2008