DHL bags three awards at 28th Freight & Supply Chain Awards

CEBU, Philippines - DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, was conferred three prestigious awards at the 28th Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards.

The awards for ‘Best Express Operator’, ‘Best Logistics Service Provider - Air Freight’ and ‘Best 3PL’ were presented to DHL at a ceremony held yesterday in Shanghai, China.

The wins are testament to DHL’s continued leadership in integrated logistics, a result of the company's focus on continuous improvement and investments in the Asia Pacific region.  

Jerry Hsu, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express Asia Pacific said, “To be consistently recognized as the region’s ‘Best Express Operator’ for 26 years speak volumes of our pursuit in delivering excellence, and more importantly, my fellow colleagues who worked tirelessly in making sure that some 199 million shipments last year, many of them time-critical, get to their destinations in a timely manner. The DHL brand is synonymous with speed and reliability - something which our customers have come to reply upon for the last 40 years in the region.”  

Kelvin Leung, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific said, “DHL has managed to stay at the forefront of the freight industry amid a challenging and highly competitive environment. Winning the ‘Best Logistics Service Provider - Air Freight’ award further demonstrates customer confidence and trust in our services. This is testament that we are now, more than ever before, on the right track to meet our customers’ business needs.” 

Oscar de Bok, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Supply Chain Asia Pacific said, “Clinching the ‘Best 3PL’ award for the last few years is extremely encouraging. Our success stems from a carefully thought-out strategy comprising of discerning investments and ongoing development of innovative solutions. We will continue to introduce complementary and value added services for our customers and partners to thrive in the dynamic marketplace.”

The AFSCA awards are organized by Cargonews Asia to honor outstanding shippers, logistics providers and cargo transport companies. It recognizes companies who exemplify excellence in leadership as well as consistency in service quality, innovation, customer relationship management and reliability. More than 12,000 Cargonews Asia readers were polled to select the best service providers in over 40 industry specific categories. AFSCA is considered to be one of the industry's foremost accolades as it is the only Asian freight awards to rely solely on customer satisfaction to determine its winners. (FREEMAN)