DHL Global Forwarding has established three new direct connections between Germany and the African continent.
Transit times for less than container load (LCL) shipments on the three new lanes between Bremen and Tema (Ghana), Cape Town (South Africa) and Mombasa (Kenya) will be shortened by five to six days.
"In 2010, Germany exported some 20 billion euros worth of goods to Africa,” said Amadou Diallo, CEO, Africa and South Asia Pacific, DHL Global Forwarding. The new LCL services to Tema, Cape Town and Mombasa will help German companies transport their goods faster to Africa, enabling more efficient trade."
"Movement of goods between Germany and Africa is on the upswing,” said Peter Grabsch, LCL Gateway Manager, Ocean Freight Germany. “We note a growing demand among our customers for transport to these emerging countries. Our LCL services take account of this demand."
DHL currently operates the world's largest LCL network with close to 2,000,000 cubic meters of LCL freight handled annually.
DHL is part of Deutsche Post DHL. The Group generated revenue of more than 51 billion euros in 2010.
