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Please find page 51 of the 2006 DHL annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.Enlarged logistics business developing strongly
In , the LOGISTICS Division smoothly and almost completely integrated Exel, grew
more strongly than expected and attained its targeted performance levels. As of July ,
, we transferred our European overland transport business – now the DHL Freight
Business Unit – from the EXPRESS Division to the LOGISTICS Division. e prior-year
gures have been restated accordingly.
Revenue totaled , million (previous year: , million). All three business units
contributed to this gure with sustained organic growth. Acquisitions accounted for
, million, mostly from the purchase of Exel. Exchange rate eects had a negative
impact amounting to million.
DHL Global Forwarding continued its growth across the board, as shown by the table
below. Revenue grew both organically and as a result of acquisitions by a total of . to
, million (previous year: , million).
DHL Global Forwarding: volumes
thousands 2005 2006 +/–%
Air freight Tonnage 2,380 4,110 72.7
Ocean freight TEUs1) 1,240 2,400 93.5
1) Twenty-foot equivalent units.
In addition to the acquisition eect, our air freight business also recorded organic
growth. Fuel and security surcharges also had a positive impact on the revenue
trend for the year as a whole, while a changed trade lane mix and lower freight rates
contributed negatively.
Revenue from ocean freight grew in particular as a result of acquiring Exel. In addition,
we notched signicantly increased volumes from existing business and with new
customers. A dip in freight rates on certain high-volume routes had an opposite eect.
e increase in the Other segment was essentially the eect of the Exel acquisition
and was bolstered by organic growth.
DHL Global Forwarding: revenue by segment
€m 2005 2006 +/–%
Air freight 2,925 4,956 69.4
Ocean freight 1,883 2,657 41.1
Other1) 915 1,658 81.2
Total 5,723 9,271 62.0
1) Previously reported under Projects/other.
We also achieved strong growth in the DHL Exel Supply Chain Business Unit, with
revenue pulling ahead signicantly from , million in the previous year to
, million in . Exel’s business provided a major boost in contract logistics.
e result was a sharp increase in revenue across nearly all sectors, as shown by
the table on the following page. As Exel leads the key fast-moving consumer goods
markets, the largest absolute growth was attained in this sector.
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