# DHL Global Forwarding

> DHL Global Forwarding arranges international air, ocean and multimodal freight, customs services and industrial projects for business customers. Part of DHL Group, it combines purchased carrier capacity with local expertise, digital shipment tools and lower-carbon transport options.

- **Founded:** 1815
- **Headquarters:** Bonn, Germany
- **Founders:** Louis Danzas (Founder of predecessor Danzas; not founder of the modern DHL-branded division)
- **Products:** Air freight, Ocean freight, Customs services, DHL Industrial Projects, myDHLi
- **Notable:** Handled 1.767 million metric tons of export air freight and 3.274 million TEUs of ocean freight in 2025., Launched myDHLi in May 2020., Global Forwarding, Freight certified as Top Employer 2026.

## Products & services

- **Air freight** — International air cargo forwarding, consolidation and time-sensitive freight solutions.
- **Ocean freight** — Full-container and less-than-container services, with multimodal connections.
- **Customs services** — Customs brokerage, compliance expertise and trade-data services.
- **DHL Industrial Projects** — Project forwarding and heavy-lift logistics for complex industrial cargo.
- **myDHLi** — Customer portal for quotations, bookings, tracking, documents, analytics and collaboration.
- **myDHLi Virtual Assistant** — GenAI assistant for accessing shipment information.
- **GoGreen Plus Base, Premium and Select** — Book-and-claim emission reduction options; 2026 Base offers a default 10% reduction for eligible shipments at a fixed fee.
- **DHL TradeNavigator** — Natural-language customs analytics within TradeConnect, covering duties, tariff exposure and clearance performance.
- **Airfreight Cold Chain Network** — Expanded healthcare network connecting more than 30 GDP-compliant aviation hubs and gateways.

## Achievements

- Handled 1.767 million metric tons of export air freight and 3.274 million TEUs of ocean freight in 2025.
- Launched myDHLi in May 2020.
- Global Forwarding, Freight certified as Top Employer 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Launched TradeNavigator customs analytics in TradeConnect on September 17.
- **2026-09** — September 22 group announcement expanded cross-divisional battery logistics network, including Global Forwarding and Industrial Projects.
- **2026-09** — September 10 MoU with Alibaba.com proposed connecting quotation and booking capabilities to Accio.
- **2026-08** — Q2 results reported growing forwarding volumes and improved performance; reporting scope should be checked against earlier combined division disclosures.
- **2026-02** — Introduced three-tier GoGreen Plus portfolio and expanded healthcare airfreight cold-chain network.

## Links

- Website: https://www.dhl.com/global-en/home/global-forwarding.html
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dhl-global-forwarding
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dhlglobal
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/dhl
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dhl_global/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dhl

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Last updated: 2026-10-03