DHL Express, a global market leader in the express logistics industry, continues to invest in its fleet and recently took delivery of a new B737-400 aircraft to service the Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria route, in order to continue to meet the rising freight demand.
According to the African Development Bank, GDP growth for West Africa is forecasted at 7.4% in 2014.
Oliver Facey, vice president, Operations for DHL Express, Sub Saharan Africa, coupled with load increases for this particular route, the company took the decision to modernize their existing fleet.
“The new generation aircraft has greater fuel efficiency and burns 42% less fuel per hour which supports our GoGreen program to create a sustainable environment. As a global logistics company, we acknowledge our carbon footprint and that we need to offset this footprint and be a responsible environmental citizen.
“We are incredibly pleased to welcome this new aircraft to our fleet and believe that it is an investment that will improve DHL’s connectivity and infrastructure within West Africa, and benefit our network as a whole,” said Facey.
Randy Buday, country manager for DHL Nigeria also said: “As the market leader, we will continue to invest in our people, equipment and facilities to ensure that we continue to exceed the demands of our customers.”
The new aircraft will join DHL Express’ current fleet of more than 250 aircraft and is the first fully branded DHL B737-400 aircraft in Africa.
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