DHL Asia Pacific Honored with Industry Awards; Reader's Digest Asia's Trusted Brand Awards and 2006 Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards Recognize DHL Industry Leadership in Asia Pacific.

SINGAPORE -- DHL, the world's leading express and logistics company, continues to cement its leadership position in the industry in Asia by again winning the prestigious Asia Platinum Award in the Airfreight/Courier Service Category at the eighth annual 'Trusted Brand Awards 2006' (formerly known as SuperBrands) organized by Reader's Digest. In addition, DHL was awarded Best Express Operator for the 20th consecutive year at the prestigious 2006 Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards organized by Cargonews Asia.

Reader's Digest Asia's Trusted Brand Awards

DHL is the first company that has been awarded the Platinum Award in the Airfreight/Courier Service Category for the Asia region for two consecutive years. DHL also received the Platinum Award for the same category in the 'Trusted Brand Awards' surveys conducted in Hong Kong and Malaysia, as well as the Gold Award in Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and India. DHL has been recognized with the Platinum Award in Hong Kong for the past three years, and won its first Gold Award in India, a market that was recently included in the survey.

The Platinum Award represents the highest honor conferred on a brand in the annual 'Trusted Brand Awards' survey. Only brands with a rating score two times or better than that of the nearest competitor receive the Platinum Award. Gold Awards are given to brands that score clearly above their competitors. A Gold brand must achieve three times the nearest rating score of the next brand, or two times plus reach an average overall quality rating of four or above.

Scott Price, Chief Executive Officer, DHL Express - Asia Pacific, said, "Awards such as these serve as testaments of our customers' recognition and support for our continued pursuit of service excellence. As a brand and an organization, we are honored to be receiving this award yet again. It is a significant endorsement of DHL's capabilities in providing top-notch supply chain solutions to our customers."

Dan McHugh, Senior Vice President, Commercial - DHL Express Asia Pacific, noted, "At DHL, we strive to be truly indispensable to our customers in every way. In doing so, DHL is constantly exploring how we can go 'all the way' to meet and exceed our customers' expectations, in providing the best possible products and services. Winning these awards is a positive indication that our customers agree with this approach."

Reader's Digest has been conducting its annual consumer brand preference survey for almost a decade, awarding Asia's top performing brands as voted by consumers. The exhaustive survey is a region-wide initiative covering 42 categories of products and services. The survey is carried out in seven key markets across Asia - Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines - and polls thousands of consumers in each market through questionnaires and telephone interviews. Participants vote for their single favorite brand in the 42 categories of products and services based on six brand attributes - quality, value, innovation, trustworthiness, image, and understanding of customer needs.

2006 Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards

DHL has also been named the Best Express Operator for the 20th consecutive year at the prestigious 2006 Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards, strongly reflecting the company's market leadership and service excellence in air express offerings in Asia Pacific. DHL was also recognized in 5 other categories: Best Lead Logistics Provider (4PL), Best 3PL, Best Air Freight Forwarder, Best All Cargo Airline, and Best Air Cargo Carrier - Europe. Together, the awards cement DHL's unrivalled "one-stop shop" ability to offer customized end-to-end logistics solutions across all industries.

The Best Express Operator award is in recognition of the superior value proposition that DHL provides its customers and is a clear indication of customers' confidence in DHL's flexible and reliable express delivery solutions. DHL is the only company to have won the Best Express Service (renamed Best Express Operator in 2003) award since the Asian Freight Industry Awards - the predecessor of the AFSCA - was inaugurated in 1987.

"We are extremely honoured to receive these accolades. The awards speak volumes of DHL's commitment to respond to the evolving needs of our customers across all markets. We will continue to strengthen our extensive networks and infrastructure and service offerings in the region to continue to provide a full suite of innovative, industry-shaping supply chain solutions for our customers," added Price.

Peter Landsiedel, Chief Executive Officer, DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific, noted: "The awards are a significant testament and tribute to our DHL team, who have put tremendous efforts to ensure strong ties with our partners and customers alike. Our management and team will strive to leverage our wide network base to provide quality services, while keeping ahead of trends, to meet customers' needs."

The AFSCA is organized by Cargonews Asia, a leading freight industry newspaper in the region, and is widely acknowledged as the industry's most celebrated accolade which seeks to recognize and honor outstanding shippers, logistics providers and cargo transport companies. More than 12,500 Cargonews Asia readers were polled - the only Asian freight awards to rely solely on customer satisfaction - to select companies that are the best service providers in 41 industry-specific categories of this year's AFSCA.

DHL Leadership in Asia Pacific

These latest awards are just a few of the many accolades DHL has won in recognition of its dedication and commitment to providing customers with top-notch express and logistics solutions. In April 2006, DHL was conferred the prestigious CIO Award at the CIO Asia Conference and Awards, for its innovative "Supply Chain Optimization" project that it developed for its customers.

The awards follow a series of recent DHL initiatives to tap growth opportunities in Asia Pacific, especially in China. Recent developments in China include the launch of its First in China strategy on 17 April during the kick-off of DHL-Sinotrans' 20th anniversary. DHL has, since 2003, invested about US$300 million to reinforce its market leadership position in China, and new initiatives this year include the construction of a new DHL-Sinotrans headquarters in Beijing and increasing the number of branches from 56 to 72.

Other significant investments in Asia Pacific include: a US$110 million expansion of the US$100 Central Asia Hub in Hong Kong last October, six years ahead of schedule to meet growing demand; a US$250 million investment in India; a 50/50 joint venture with New Zealand Post's Express Couriers Limited; and a US$16 million investment in the Oceania Hub in Australia, the largest of its kind in the Oceania region.

DHL is now the only international express player with domestic offerings in two Asian giants - China and India, as well as in New Zealand for the Oceania region. To date, DHL's investments in the region over the past several years total over US$1.6 billion.

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