DHL has launched a direct LCL service from Shanghai to Karachi, making it the first direct LCL service to connect China and Pakistan.
Operated by DHL Global Forwarding's in-house carrier, Danmar Lines, the new direct weekly LCL service reduces transit time by seven days to eighteen days, and reduces CO2 emissions by approximately 7%.
China and Pakistan signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in November 2006, which projected to triple bilateral trade to US$15 billion by 2015. In 2010, the trade volume between China and Pakistan had already doubled from 2005 levels, and exceeded US$8.6 billion, up 27.7% from 2009.
Located between China, India and the Middle East, Pakistan is in one of the world's fastest growing regions and is an important trade route.
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