DHL has launched new LCL services from Los Angeles direct to Xingang-Tianjin in Northern China.
Operated by DHL's in-house carrier, Danmar Lines, the new weekly direct LCL services eliminates a Hong Kong stopover and shaves up to a week off transit times.
From Xingang -Tianjin, shipments can be further distributed within Northern China to Beijing, Xi'an, Shijiazhuang, Qinhuangdao, Taiyuan, Datong, Baotou, etc.
US exports to China totalled $71.5 billion in 2008, making China the third-largest export market for US-made products, behind only Canada and Mexico. Within the US, California is largest exporter of goods and commodities to China.
This year alone, DHL Global Forwarding has launched six other direct LCL services from the US:
• New York - Poland (Lodz)
• New York - Switzerland (Zurich)
• New York - Taiwan (Keelung)
• Chicago - Hong Kong
• Chicago - Brazile (Santos)
• Los Angeles - Chile (Iquique)
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