The DHL Global Connectedness Index is on track to rise in 2021 as trade in goods surged to above pre-pandemic levels. Now in its tenth year, the DHL Global Connectedness Index report looked at the impact of the pandemic on globalisation by analysing international flows of trade, capital, information, and people.
The key takeaways include:
- Globalisation has not given way to regionalisation
- Low-income countries lag behind in globalisation recovery; and
- Positive relationship between global connectedness and economic prosperity.
In recent years, cargo drones have been making headlines with their ability to carry cargo to remote locations in various conditions.
Experts from the world over would agree that the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry is the future of aviation and there is so much underutilised potential in utilising the skies for transporting cargo and passengers, that it would significantly change the way everything moves.
November 7, 2019: Whipped cream brand Rich Graviss has appointed DHL SmarTrucking as its logistics partner.
Apart from its reefer services, DHL SmarTrucking’s pan-India network helps companies scale operations in accordance with seasonal demand.
DHL SmarTrucking will provide long-haul cold chain trucking services across India for Rich Graviss' portfolio of bakery and F products, including Rich’s Whip Topping, a leading non-dairy whipped cream topping.
Mukesh Kr Sah, head – logistics & stores, Rich Graviss said that working with DHL SmarTrucking had helped the company reduce its shipment transit times by about 17-20 percent.
We are very pleased to be working with DHL SmarTrucking, as they share our culture of customer-centricity," added Sah.
To transport Rich Graviss' products, DHL uses its DHL SmarTrucking ColdChain’s fleet of reefer, or refrigerated container trucks that provide temperature control capabilities in a range as wide as -25oC to 25oC, to ensure all of Rich’s cargoes reach their destination in the right condition.
