DHL, Shanghai Lingang Group enter partnership

DHL, Shanghai Lingang Group enter partnership    DHL Global Forwarding (China) Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL, signed a partnership agreement with state-owned enterprise Shanghai Lingang Free Trade Port Economic Development Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Shanghai Lingang Economic Development (Group) Co. Ltd.
   Under this agreement, DHL and Shanghai Lingang Group will jointly develop logistics services for customers in the Yangshan Free Trade Port Area and Shanghai Lingang Industrial Area.
   The partnership will focus on supporting customers from the aerospace and heavy equipment manufacturing sectors. 'DHL will partner with Shanghai Lingang Group to jointly approach customers to optimize and design their logistics network when importing or exporting out of China key ports,' said Alfred Goh, senior vice president and global head of DHL's Fast Growing Enterprises, in a statement.
   The Shanghai Lingang Industrial Area is located next to Shanghai Yangshan port and is 25 kilometers from Shanghai Pudong International Airport.