Ambitious ocean freight plans of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight

Deutsche Post DHL striving for further improvement of profitability and consolidation of its market position in ocean freight business
 
Deutsche Post DHL is pursuing ambitious targets in its company division DHL Global Forwarding, Freight. In the coming years the global market leader in air freight aims at further improving its strong market position in ocean freight. Besides initiatives targeting growth, the division is planning to implement a transformation program (‚New Forwarding Environment‘). Its objectives include increasing efficiency through new IT systems and greater automation and, as a result, boosting productivity and further improving profitability, as presented by CEO Frank Appel and CFO Larry Rosen at an investor event held in London. 
 
In the course of its Strategy 2015, the Deutsche Post DHL group wants to raise it’s EBIT to between EUR 3.35 billion and EUR 3.55 billion (2011: EUR 2.44 billion) through several measures. "In recent years, we succeeded in positioning ourselves exceptionally well in the global growth markets and laid the foundation for continued profitable growth into the future," Deutsche Post DHL CEO Frank Appel said in London. To continue this positive trend, the group is placing a special emphasis on taking advantage of targeted growth opportunities in the particularly dynamic growth BRICM-countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and Mexico.

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