A GLOBAL leader in courier and express services provider, DHL Express, has reaffirmed its commitment to Tanzania which it describes as a key growth market in the East African region given its stable economy growth, political stability and conducive business environment.
The commitment by the company comes
after players in the logistics were thrown into confusion after reports
that one of DHL Express sister-company, DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) had
ceased operations in Tanzania.
“DGF is another business division of our
parent company Deutsche Post DHL Group; DHL Express is a separate legal
entity and is no way affected by the change,” the DHL Managing Director
for Tanzania, Mr Femi Olaiya, said during a media briefing yesterday.
As the government of Tanzania embarks on
the Five-Year-Development-Plan spanning 2016/17-2020/2021, the company
was confident that Tanzania is headed towards improved economy with
improvement of infrastructure and fiscal performance.
“As the market leader in express
logistics, we will continue to invest in our people, equipment and
facilities in order to best meet the demands of our customers. With a
network spanning over 220 countries anyone can leverage our capabilities
with great ease and convenience,” he explained.
Mr Olaiya explained that with the global
focus on business to customer (B2C) approach there were opportunities
for small and medium enterprises as well as established companies to
capitalize on cross-boarder ecommerce opportunities.
At the same media briefing, DHL Express
Tanzania’s Country Commercial Manager, Mr Thabit Mndeme, said the
company has a network of 123 retail partners across the country.
“An assessment conducted three years ago
showed that our company controlled over 70 per cent of the market share
in Tanzania; we aim to maintain the share and expend it even more,” Mr
Mndeme explained.
DHL Express opened shop in Tanzania 29
years ago and ever since it has invested in its workforce,
infrastructure and technology as it seeks to improve efficiency in its
operations through e-commerce.
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