DHL Delivers Pfizer Vaccine From Covax

 11 May 2021

The Philippines on Monday night received its first batch of donated Pfizer vaccines from the World Heath Organization (WHO)-led Covax facility, the international partnership established to ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines around the world. The vaccines were carried by A300-B4 plane belonging to DHL carrying 193,050 doses of Pfizer landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 around 9:30 p.m from Hong Kong.

“In February, the U.S Government announced a $4 billion contribution to support the purchase and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility. This includes an initial contribution of $2 billion to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC), which enables donor-funded access to safe and effective vaccines for 92 low- and middle-income countries, said Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, WHO Representative to the Philippines."

The government is eyeing a total of 1.3 million doses of Pfizer vaccines through the COVAX facility. The initial doses of 193,050 would be used to test the logistics needed to store and transport the vaccines.

DHL Express Opens Cebu

13 November 2019

Flies Hongkong-Cebu

DHL Express has officially inaugurated its first Airbus A300-600 freight aircraft dedicated to servicing Air Cargo operations in the Philippines.

The inbound aircraft traverses the Hong Kong-Manila-Cebu route and vice versa which arrived Manila and Cebu at dawn, allowing urgent delivery of parcels to their recipients.

Meanwhile, it’s outbound aircraft departs in the evening, provides overnight connections to key Asian countries, and next-day delivery to other parts of the globe.

The A300 aircraft, which is co-owned by Air Hong Kong Limited and Cathay Pacific, carries a maximum of 54 tons of cargo.

Eight A300-600 freighters were bought by DHL from Air Hong Kong and leased back to the carrier as part of their 15-year carriage agreement — a move to support DHL’s rapid growth in the Asia Pacific region.

Nurhayati Abdullah, DHL Express country manager, said that through their new cargo aircraft, DHL could service more customers in key VisMin areas and those at MEPZ (Mactan Export Processing Zone) in Cebu which comprises 60 percent of their customer base in Visayas and Mindanao.

DHL Express operates two flights in Manila and Cebu to Hongkong everyday. 

DHL To Opens Logistic Hub In The Philippines

14 October 2013

German logistics company Deutsche Post DHL will invest $25 million in the Philippines in the next two years to be used for DHL Express and DHL Supply Chain business.

The Bonn-based company intends to operate at Clark International Airport for its delivery business where it intends to put up a state of the art warehousing facility to support its operations.

DHL Philippines employs 400 people in over 200 outlet locations serving over 100 cities and provinces nationwide. 

DHL operates four businesses, namely express, global forwarding, supply chain and mail.