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Blue Dart Express Ltd. | |
Company type | Public |
ISIN | INE233B0101 |
Industry | Courier |
Founded | November 1983 |
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Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Area served | Countrywide, South asian |
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Parent | DHL [2] |
Subsidiaries | Blue Dart Aviation |
Website | www |
Blue Dart Express is an Indian logistics company that provides courier delivery services. [3] [4] [5] It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. [6] It has a subsidiary cargo airline, Blue Dart Aviation that operates in South Asian countries. [7] In 2002, Blue Dart had a business alliance with DHL Express and on 8 November 2004, DHL Express invested €120 million in it, and since then has been a major shareholder in the company. [8] [9] [10] [11]
Blue Dart was founded by Tushar Jani (chairman) and his friends Khushroo Dubash and Clyde Cooper in November 1983. [12] [13] In its early years, Blue Dart had a business agreement with Gelco Express International, UK, for the operations of international air package express services from India. [14]
In 2010–11, it introduced ′cash on delivery (COD)′ to its customers as an additional payment option for its courier services.
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