DHL, Exel Integration to Take Three Years, Execs Say

xecutives with Germany’s Deutsche Post World Net said it could take three years to fully integrate the logistics operations of Exel PLC and DHL, but it already has extended the DHL brand to cover Exel’s logistics and forwarding businesses.

Under the new DHL “brand architecture,” the company said it will use DHL Exel Supply Chain and DHL Global Forwarding for its international logistics and freight forwarding activities. In North America, it will continue to use the Exel name for warehousing and dedicated contract carriage services, Deutsche Post officials said.

In December, Deutsche Post, which already owned DHL Worldwide Express, completed its purchase of Exel for $6.6 billion.

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