[240611.EN.LOG] DHL Opens Makassar With a Denpasar, Indonesia One Opening Next Year

DHL Global Forwarding has announced the opening of a new office in Makassar in Indonesia, to be followed by a new Denpasar office next year. The Makassar office adds to its seven offices in Indonesia, as well as supports the US$3 million Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport that was opened in 2006.

The company plans to tap business opportunities in the energy and natural resources industry. It noted that much of the industry's growth is being driven by resource rich provinces in eastern Indonesia and correspondingly, government investment and development is moving in that direction as well.

The opening of its eighth office in Makassar is expected to provide the company with a gateway to service energy and mining companies operating in Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya.

According to Welani Widjaja, country manager for Indonesia, the company already has a strong presence in the pharmaceutical and electronics sectors in Indonesia. In addition to the oil and energy industry, its overall expansion plans call for the provision of services targeting fast-growing industry sectors such as fashion and apparel, especially those involving small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

The company said it is "looking into ways to better serve the needs of Indonesia's vital SME community that is not only fast-growing within Indonesia's key sectors, but a key source of DHL's growth in Indonesia. With continued liberalisation of intra-Asian and global trade, we will likely see an increase in exports of textiles and garments from Indonesia."

Source : HKSG, 24.06.11.