DHL says global impact of US withdrawal limited

DHL says the carrier did not lose "significant" international express business as a result of its withdrawal from the US domestic market this year, according to the Journal of Commerce Online.

Competitors FedEx and UPS have said they would try to leverage DHL's withdrawal, which put millions of dollars of domestic express business up for grabs, into a broader bid for international market share by looking to bundle the domestic shipping of former DHL customers into global business.

The package carriers have divided the domestic business, "but the changes in the US did not involve a significant shift of business internationally," said JR Kenney, DHL's executive vice president.

"They certainly shared the benefits on the domestic side, but DHL remains a very formidable force around the world," said Mr Kenney.
 

Source: Transportweekly