- Singapore to Penang: One day
- Bangkok to Hanoi: Three days
- Shenzhen to Hanoi: Two days
- Shenzhen to Bangkok: Five days
- Penang to Shenzhen: Six days
DHL Taps Acceleration of Road Freight Growth in Asia Pacific with Road Connection
By: DHL | Aug 14 2015 at 01:00 AM | Intermodal | Logistics
SHANGHAI - DHL Global Forwarding, a leading provider of air, sea and road freight services in Europe and Asia, has rolled out an integrated road freight network that links five key Asian cities—Singapore, Penang, Bangkok, Hanoi and Shenzhen. The new service taps the acceleration of road freight growth in Asia Pacific which is forecast at an anticipated compound annual growth rate of 8.3% from 2014-2019 and expected to drive the sector to a value of US$822 billion (EUR757 billion) by the end of 2019[1].
Delivered under DHL AsiaConnect’s Less-than-Truckload (LTL) service, the interconnecting five-city service offers a seamless interconnecting delivery service with improved time and cost efficiencies and assures a consistent level of service quality regardless of the destination. DHL AsiaConnect was launched in 2011 connecting Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand and now links to the existing Vietnam-China connection. Road freight offers a viable alternative to other transportation modes, providing a more cost-effective option than air freight as well as faster shipment than sea freight. For instance, the transit time for ocean freight between Shenzhen and Bangkok takes around 13 days while the road freight option only takes five days. In comparison, air freight takes a shorter transit time of four days but will cost significantly more. There are daily departures from five cities and a sample of the transit time is as follows: