DHL Taiwan reported a 17 percent increase in operating income last year, marking a record-high annual growth since the international shipping and logistics services company set up operations in the country 35 years ago.
Discussing the company's performance last year, DHL Taiwan general manager Stuart Whiting said on Tuesday that the total import volume handled by the company last year increased more than 10 percent year-on-year, while the export volume handled grew 5 percent, contributing to the 17 percent rise in earnings.
DHL Taiwan is expanding its operations center at the Farglory Free Trade Zone (遠雄自由貿易港區) near Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, which Whiting said is scheduled to be completed by October.
The expanded center, which will be able to handle 3.5 times more cargo volume, is expected to begin operations at the start of next year.
DHL set up operations in Taiwan in 1973, the first international courier company to do so. Between 2000 and the end of last year, the company invested a total of NT$1 billion (US$30.8 million) to expand its operations in Taiwan. It has 10 operating bases in the country.
Whiting said that for this year, DHL Taiwan would adjust its marketing strategy, spending less on advertising and pouring more resources into improving customer services.
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