DHL wins US medical products contract

DHL said it has won a new three-year contract with Stryker Orthopaedics, a global leader in thedevelopment, manufacture and sale of orthopaedic products and services. Under the contract, DHL

Stryker Orthopaedics manufactures a variety of medical devices in France, Germany, Ireland andSwitzerland which it sells and distributes to hospitals and doctors across the world. The companychose DHL as its exclusive carrier because of its ability to expedite these critical shipmentswithin 48 hours from Stryker manufacturing plants overseas to its distribution center in Mahwah,New Jersey.

With the Import Express service, DHL takes complete responsibility from pickup to delivery, allfor one pre-quoted transportation charge. Once the shipment is underway, easy track and trace isavailable from pickup through final delivery. The customer receives one invoice per billing cyclein the customer’s currency, allowing DHL Import Express customers to easily budget for and auditall import shipments.

“DHL’s regulatory expertise has been invaluable in helping us expedite our shipments of medicaldevices to the U.S., a necessity for patients that so desperately need them,” said Kevin Harris,director of logistics, Stryker Orthopaedics. “Many customers looking for greater speed, visibilityand control over their import shipments are now looking to leverage DHL’s unique Import Expressservice,” said John Pearson, Executive Vice President of Commercial for DHL. “Stryker Orthopaedicscan now leverage DHL’s extensive international capabilities and coverage to get their products tomarket quickly and efficiently through one single source.”