DHL Express, the world’s leading international express serviceprovider, introduces a new route between Ho Chi Minh City and theUnited States as bilateral trade increases. Operated by KalittaAir, the dedicated Boeing 777F will serve the alternative routeonce a week along with the current Airbus A330 six times a weekservice from HoChi Minh City-Hong Kong.
Following the recentexpansion onthe intra-Asia and intercontinental airfreight capacity, DHLExpress continues to expand its airfreight capacity to cater torising shipment demand resulting from the e-commerce sector. Thenew route will offer up to 102 tons additional capacity forcustomers in Vietnam.
The new route will link Sydney, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh and Nagoyabefore arriving at DHL Express Cincinnati hub in the U.S. The newBoeing 777F cargo flight will also add up to 27% additionalcapacity bringing the weekly total gross payload to over 940tons.
“We continue seeing strong express logistics services demandbetween intra-Asia and the U.S.,” said Ken Lee, CEO, DHL ExpressAsia Pacific. “With Vietnam’s continued rise as a manufacturing hubfor semiconductors, garments accessories and materials, as well aselectronics, we see an increasing demand for our services and weare confident that this additional flight will support ourcustomers in growing their global footprint and entering newmarkets.”
“This new route between Ho Chi Minh City and the United States is atestament of our continued effort in keeping our air network anddedicated freighters responsive to the market demand. Wecontinuously evaluate the volume in all our markets, and improveour routes to provide our customers with the most efficient,time-definite international deliveries despite the capacity crunchin the global supply chain,” said Sean Wall, Executive VicePresident, Network Operations & Aviation, DHL Express AsiaPacific.
Vietnam continues to become the 9th largest trading partner of theU.S. The U.S.-Vietnamtrade turnover reached more than US$111 billion in2021, an increase of nearly $21 billion compared to 2020. In 2021,Vietnam's exports to the U.S. reached $96.29 billion, up 24.9%compared to 2020. The U.S. continued to be Vietnam’s largestexport market, accounting for 28.6% of the country’s exportearnings.
DHL Express’ Asia Pacific air network operates on a multi-hubstrategy, supported by four main hubs – Central Asia Hub in HongKong, North Asia Hub in Shanghai, South Asia Hub in Singapore andBangkok Hub, linking to 50 DHL Express gateways in the region. DHLExpress operates over 280 dedicated aircraft with 15 partnerairlines on over 2,200 daily flights across more than 220 countriesand territories.
