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Divisions Group Management Report
Deutsche Post World Net Annual Report 2007
EXPRESS
Business units and market positions
Globalisation acts as a mainspring of network expansion
e global express market is growing at an annual average rate of to , as globali-
sation fuels the expansion of worldwide trade, and more and more shipments need
to be handled swi ly and reliably. e demand for time-critical express services is
rising as a consequence. With , employees and a network spanning more than
countries and territories, we are exceptionally well positioned to participate in
the future growth of this attractive segment.
Having transferred the German parcel business to the MAIL Division with e ect
from January , we are focusing more acutely on international business. ere
is a particularly strong rise in demand in this market. According to a recent study
by Airbus, the volume of intercontinental air tra c is expected to increase by a
year until and we intend to play a part in this expansion. e groundwork has
already been laid. In conjunction with our partner companies, we hold the neces-
sary ying rights as well as takeo and landing slots and can draw on a eet of more
than aircra .
In June , we acquired an interest in Polar Air Cargo, a US airline. is gives us
cargo capacities on the trans-Paci c routes, where the volume of express business is
forecast to increase by some in the coming years. In September, we founded the
air freight company AeroLogic together with Lu hansa Cargo. From spring ,
it will enable us to extend our capacity and to shorten transit times on trade routes
between Europe and Asia, improving capacity utilisation and reducing costs through
the sharing of aircra . Air transport on the north Atlantic route is serviced by our
own eet, which we can deploy exibly. To this end, we ordered six Boeing cargo
planes in the reporting period. Here, weight is anticipated to grow by between
and in the next few years. Extension of the air freight network is being supported
by capital expenditure on modern ground infrastructure.
Standardised, readily accessible offering
DHL Express specialises in carrying goods reliably from door to door, which is facili-
tated by xed routes and standardised procedures. Our three product lines – Same
Day, Time De nite and Day De nite – satisfy di erent customer requirements for
speed of delivery. In the year under review, we revised and simpli ed our product
range. e gradual roll-out of the new portfolio started on October; it o ers custom-
ers clearly structured services for international time-de nite shipments, which con-
stitute our core business: DHL EXPRESS :, DHL EXPRESS :, and DHL EXPRESS
WORLDWIDE.
Regions and products
■ Europe
■ Americas
■ Asia Pacifi c
■ EEMEA (Eastern Europe,
Middle East and Africa)
• Same Day
• Time Defi nite
• Day Defi nite
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