DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, clinched 3 prestigious awards at the 27th Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA). The awards ceremony which was held in Beijing, China, witnessed the presentation of the ‘Best Express Operator’, ‘Best Logistics Service Provider — Air Freight’ and ‘Best 3PL’ accolades to DHL.
The awards are an affirmation of the company’s sustained investment and market leadership across its express, forwarding and supply chain operations. For DHL Express, this year’s AFSCA award also marks the 25th time DHL has claimed the ‘Best Express Operator’ award, for which it was inducted into Cargonews Asia’s Hall of Fame. Cargonews Asia is the organizer of AFSCA.
Jerry Hsu, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express Asia Pacific said, “Winning the ‘Best Express Operator’ award consistently, over 25 years, is a strong vote of confidence from customers we connect seamlessly across the world. Without the support of all our customers, partners and most importantly - our employees, this achievement would not have been possible. We constantly look at ways to raise the bar on our service capabilities because we are an intensely customer-centric company.”
Kelvin Leung, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific, said, “We are proud to receive the ‘Best Logistics Service Provider — Air Freight’ award. Against a competitive landscape, winning the confidence and trust of more than 12,000 fellow industry professionals is no easy task. We know how important it is to constantly meet and exceed rising expectations year after year and establish true partnerships with our customers.”
Paul Graham, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Supply Chain Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa said, “The ‘Best 3PL’ award is a significant endorsement for us. Over the past year alone, we have announced planned investments of over ?200 million in the coming years to strengthen our expertise and capabilities across several Asian markets including India, Indonesia, Japan and Thailand to serve our customers better. We will continue to invest and enhance our infrastructure to broaden our solutions offerings for our customers.”
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.