DHL, the world’s leading express and logistics company continued its relief activities by leveraging on its core competency in logistics to ship 15 tons of relief supplies from Hong Kong to Chengdu City, Sichuan, China on 1 June 2008 for two aid agencies – the Hong Kong Red Cross and the Crossroads Foundation.

The shipping of relief supplies of medical gloves, waterproof fabrics, blankets, sleeping bags, temporary shelters, and other resources was supported by DHL’s joint venture partners – Air Hong Kong and Transmile. These resources were assembled in Hong Kong and airlifted to the Red Cross Society in Sichuan Province to assist the emergency situation.

“The level of ground support and passion from DHL employees in Hong Kong and China to rally around the cause has been truly inspiring. We’re privileged to support Red Cross and Crossroads Foundation in their relief and rebuilding efforts for the affected communities – in a situation like this, we hope efforts of our people and our skill set can help make a difference,” said Mr Dan McHugh CEO, DHL Express Asia Pacific.