Air freight shipments have been a core component of its success and, according to Corporate Vice President Andy Hsu, will remain so for the foreseeable future.
      “Dimerco has been continuously accelerating its global development plan,” said Hsu. “Currently, the company’s global network includes 17 countries covering Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia with more than 143 locations worldwide.”

In The Top 25 3PLs

      Dimerco’s growth into one of the world’s leading 3PLs is now receiving widespread recognition: two of its Chinese subsidiaries are ranked in both the Top 100 International Freight Forwarders and Top 50 Air International Freight Forwarders lists produced by China International Freight Forwarders Association. Dimerco also appeared in Armstrong & Associates’ latest top 25 Global Freight Forwarders analysis for the first time.
      Moreover, after handling more than 200,000 tons of air freight in both 2014 and 2015, the company is now ranked as one of the world’s top 25 air freight forwarders by volume, and “Dimerco represents the only company in Taiwan named as one of the ‘Top 10 Asia Pacific 3PLs’ with 204,332 metric tons of air freight forwarding volume handled last year,” said Hsu.
      “This year the company has also differentiated itself among others as a Vertical Industry Expert in high tech areas, where the company has been building up dedicated task force teams to handle aerospace, cross-border e-commerce, oil & gas, apparel & textile, and auto components.”

Booming China Growing India

      China and India are critical air cargo growth markets for the company. To develop services for the growing Indian air freight market, Dimerco this summer added to its existing operations in Bangalore, Chennai, and New Delhi with new stations in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. An additional base in Mumbai will also open by the end of 2016.
      In China the company is focusing on e-commerce, which Hsu said was “booming” and where the company has entered into distribution deals with retailing giants Alibaba and JD.com.
      “China is the biggest market in the world,” said Hsu. “Fast moving consumer goods such as health care products, milk powder, and diapers enjoy the best growth. Many of these products are imported from Australia, the U.S., Japan, and Korea.”
      He said Dimerco positioned itself as an “integrator” to its key e-commerce customers.
      “We can provide one-stop-shop services for them, covering warehousing, local pick up, customs brokerage, international air freight or ocean freight, and last mile delivery by truck or by courier service,” he explained. “We may not handle all the processes ourselves, but we will select reliable alliance partners to fulfill the services. Dimerco as an integrator will be the single contact point for customers.”
      Inbound cargo to China is the fastest growing market for air freight as consumer buying power goes from strength to strength, said Hsu.
      “The main commodities inbound are cosmetics, textiles and lifestyle goods, luxury goods, baby formula, baby food, and health supplements, etc.,” he explained. “The outbound market is much bigger than inbound and the commodities are varied, but most are low-end products and mainly use ocean freight.
      “This market has air freight potential for us as well, but it’s not our focus at the moment.”

Global Outlook

      He predicted the global economic outlook would remain uncertain for the rest of this year and this would impact Chinese demand, but said the company would continue investing on the mainland, which it viewed as its “home market” for business growth.
      He also said the UK’s decision in June to leave the European Union had been a blow to economic forecasts, but Dimerco had emerged relatively unscathed and was optimistic about future growth.
      “There is no major change in the global air and sea freight markets recently and no apparent improvement in terms of a worldwide economy recovery,” he said. “However, despite these negative indications, Dimerco still continues to utilize its organization strength and the efforts of our air and sea teams to secure new business. “Therefore, the tonnage and volume of air and ocean freight has increased steadily.
      “Looking forward, Dimerco will continue to proactively develop business and invest in North America, Europe, India, China, and South East Asia, and our results will be positive.”
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