DHL Expands Sea-air Multi-modal Offering to Africa

DHL Expands Sea-air Multi-modal Offering to Africa PR Newswire JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 12, 2012 - DHL Global Forwarding adds eight new destinations in West and Central Africa bringing DHL SEAIR Asia- Africa point pairs to 1,000 plus JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, is further boosting Asia-Africa trade lane growth by expanding its multi-modal product combining ocean freight and air freight services to eight new destinations in Africa. Dubbed "DHL SEAIR", the combined sea and air freight solution is now expanded to Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo), Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Dakar (Senegal), Luanda (Angola), Douala (Cameroon), Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), Pointe Noir (Republic of the Congo). (Logo: http://www.prnasia.com/sa/2010/09/02/20100902467742-l.jpg ) Combining the use of ocean and air freight services through DHL SEAIR allows customers to manage their supply chains more cost-effectively. On average, the DHL SEAIR service is 30 to 50 percent faster than pure ocean freight, with cost savings of 40 to 60 percent compared to standard air freight. It is also a more environmentally friendly option as the sea leg enables fuel savings and significantly lower CO2 emissions.