In 1969, 3 budding entrepreneurs – Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn – founded DHL. DHL took its first small steps in building for the future by personally shipping papers by airplane from San Francisco to Honolulu. The years passed and the DHL network grew ever larger, gradually reaching out to new customers in every corner of the world. At the same time, the marketplace developed and became more complex, so DHL adapted to meet the changing needs of its customers - both at global and local level.

Today, DHL stands tall as the global market leader of the international express and logistics industry. Our international network links more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. DHL also offers unparalleled expertise in express, air and ocean freight, overland transport, contract logistics solutions as well as international mail services.