• Indonesian archipelago plugged into successfulroad freight service spanning Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and China
• DHL ASIACONNECT+ reduces costs and carbonemissions for businesses exporting to Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Bangkok

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Media OutReach - October 16, 2019 - DHL GlobalForwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freightservices, today rolled out DHL ASIACONNECT+ in Indonesia. The newless-than-truckload (LTL) scheduled service connects Indonesia to DHLASIACONNECT, DHL's highly successful road freight network across Singapore,Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and China.

Source: DHL

"Businesses moving goodsout of Indonesia now have a strong viable alternative to traditional air andocean freight. With DHL ASIACONNECT, we have a robust scheduled road networkacross Indonesia's key ASEAN trading markets. Adding Indonesia to the serviceportfolio gives customers a new option for multimodal freight service, which isup to 35% cheaper and reduces carbon emissions by up to 54% compared toairfreight. It is also 65% faster as compared to ocean freight, providing theperfect middle-ground for customers who want more flexibility," said VincentYong, President Director, DHL Global Forwarding Indonesia. 

According to DHL's Global Connectedness Index, morethan half of Indonesia's trade flows are regional, with 58% of its exports and69% of its imports going to and coming from trading partners in Asia Pacific.

With DHL ASIACONNECT+,shipments from various cities in Indonesia, including Bandung, Balikpapan,Semarang and Lampung, containing locally-produced goods, such as textiles, machineryand electronic goods, are consolidated in Jakarta by air or truck before beingair-freighted to Singapore and transported via road freight to Kuala Lumpur,Penang and Bangkok. An extension of the offering to Vietnam and China, as wellas imports to Indonesia from the various cities along DHL ASIACONNECT willfollow at a later stage.

Logistics costs and Indonesia's burgeoning economicgrowth

While the manufacturingsector in Indonesia has been named as the engine of its projected average economic growth of 6.3% till 2024, logistics costs are among the highest in Asia at 24% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).

"There is significant valuefor businesses in Indonesia to strengthen their intra-Asia supply chain. Half of trade from Asia are bound for destinations within Asia and Asia'seconomies are forecasted to be larger than the rest of the world combined by 2020," said BrunoSelmoni, VP, Head of Road Freight & Multimodal ASEAN and South Asia, DHLGlobal Forwarding. "Indonesia is an excellentmanufacturing hub for companies looking to diversify from China due to rising costs. Building a greater range of transportation options for businessesenables companies to better leverage Indonesia's strategic location as a productionbase for the increasingly affluent domestic and regional markets."

In line with Deutsche Post DHL's goal to reduce alllogistics-related emissions to net-zero by 2050, the new multimodal solutionhelps the growing number ofsustainability-conscious Indonesian businesses reduce theircarbon footprint by up to half as compared to pure play air freight services.

DHL ASIACONNECT+ offers, inaddition to cost savings and reduced carbon emissions, a standard tariff thathelps customers manage their costs, a single point of contact for end-to-endshipments and online track and trace capabilities usingthe DHL Interactiveplatform. Security features in thetrucks include GPS tracking, advanced air suspension to minimize impact tocargo, an emergency trigger button linked to a 24/7 dedicated network securityand command control room.

Note to editors: Find outmore about Indonesia's vision to become a global maritime hub onlogisticsofthings.dhl.

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