DHL chooses Shanghai over Inchon

Via All Roads Lead to China:

Over the last few years, much has changed in China, and the express carriers have been no exception. to date, I would have to say that FedEx’s move of buying up their remaining shares of Datian has been the strongest investment I have seen to date, and while they may not be fully utilizing the lanes yet, they are able to provide next day morning deliveries to 32 cities… something the others cannot match.

But.. as the tortus and the hare taught us as kids, FedEx will have to keep running hard in order to remain ahead. UPS has also committed to a Shanghai hub, and they have been quite active on establishing their retail presence too…. and I have yet to even mention the Chinese and HK players that are also investing.

He also talks about CMA-CGM’s investment in Xiamen’s port. There’s more on that here as well.