Blue Dart Express

{{Infobox company

| name = Blue Dart Express Limited

| logo = Blue dart logo.svg

| logo_size = 250px

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| type = Public

| trade_name = Blue Dart Express Ltd.

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{{BSE|526612}}
{{NSE|BLUEDART}}}}

| ISIN = INE233B0101

| foundation = {{start date and age| November 1983}}

| founders = {{plainlist|

Tushar Jani
Clyde Cooper
Khushroo Dubash}}

| location = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

| area_served = Countrywide, South asian

| key_people =

| industry = Courier

| products = {{plainlist|

| revenue = {{up}} {{INRconvert|5267|c}} (FY24)

| operating_income = {{down}} {{INRconvert|903|c}} (FY24)

| net_income = {{down}} {{INRconvert|301|c}} (FY24){{cite web |title=Investor Presentation - May 2024 |url=https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/acbb9a5e-8c45-420a-8f61-7ab256b37597.pdf |publisher=BSE |access-date=18 May 2024}}

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| parent = DHL{{Cite web|title=Latest Shareholding Pattern - Blue Dart Express Ltd.|url=https://trendlyne.com/equity/share-holding/208/BLUEDART/latest/blue-dart-express-ltd/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=trendlyne.com}}

| subsid = Blue Dart Aviation

| website = {{url|http://www.bluedart.com/}}

}}

Blue Dart Express is an Indian logistics company that provides courier delivery services.{{cite web |author=Madhavan |first=N. |date=August 2, 2016 |title=Blue Dart: Providing customer satisfaction @express speed |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/super-50-companies-2016/blue-dart-providing-customer-satisfaction-express-speed/43943/1 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803183237/http://forbesindia.com/article/super-50-companies-2016/blue-dart-providing-customer-satisfaction-express-speed/43943/1 |archivedate=3 August 2016 |accessdate=2 August 2016 |website=forbesindia.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Blue Dart Express LTD, Kakinada |url=http://www.inkakinada.com/list/blue-dart-express-ltd-1 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027035250/http://www.inkakinada.com/list/blue-dart-express-ltd-1 |archivedate=2017-10-27 |website=inkakinada.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=BLUE DART History |url=https://www.dynamiclevels.com/en/blue-dart-company-history |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609072533/https://www.dynamiclevels.com/en/blue-dart-company-history |archivedate=2018-06-09 |website=dynamiclevels.com}} It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.{{cite web |author= |title=Blue Dart Express Ltd. |url=https://www.justdial.com/Bangalore/Blue-Dart-Express-Ltd-Sampangiramnagar/080PXX80-XX80-101027101444-M8I5_BZDET |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302164254/https://www.justdial.com/Bangalore/Blue-Dart-Express-Ltd-Sampangiramnagar/080PXX80-XX80-101027101444-M8I5_BZDET |archivedate=2018-03-02 |website=justdial.com}} It has a subsidiary cargo airline, Blue Dart Aviation that operates in South Asian countries.{{cite web |author= |title=Blue Dart Express Buys Majority Stake in Blue Dart Aviation |url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/blue-dart-express-buys-majority-stake-in-blue-dart-aviation-774147 |accessdate=4 December 2018 |website=NDTV|date=22 June 2015 }} 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.{{cite web |author= |title=Blue Dart Express buys majority stake in Blue Dart Aviation |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/blue-dart-express-buys-majority-stake-in-blue-dart-aviation/article7342410.ece |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609072533/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/blue-dart-express-buys-majority-stake-in-blue-dart-aviation/article7342410.ece |archivedate=9 June 2018 |accessdate=22 June 2015 |website=The Hindu Business Line|date=22 June 2015 }}{{cite web |author= |title=DHL Global Press Release |url=http://www.dhl.com/publish/g0/en/press/release/2004/081104.high.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228002826/http://www.dhl.com/publish/g0/en/press/release/2004/081104.high.html |archivedate=28 December 2008 |accessdate=31 October 2008 |website=DHL}}{{cite web |author= |title=DHL to pay Rs 730 cr for Blue Dart stake |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dhl-to-pay-rs-730-cr-for-blue-dart-stake-104110901003_1.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001050105/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dhl-to-pay-rs-730-cr-for-blue-dart-stake-104110901003_1.html |archivedate=1 October 2013 |accessdate=6 February 2013 |website=Business Standard}}{{Cite web|title=Latest Shareholding Pattern - Blue Dart Express Ltd.|url=https://trendlyne.com/equity/share-holding/208/BLUEDART/latest/blue-dart-express-ltd/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=trendlyne.com}}

History

Blue Dart was founded by Tushar Jani (chairman) and his friends Khushroo Dubash and Clyde Cooper in November 1983.{{cite web |author= |title=COMPANY PROFILE |url=https://www.nseprimeir.com/z_BlueDart/comprofile.aspx?value=O13MyQclQQPM600MSHCcMw== |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817153249/http://www.nseprimeir.com/z_BlueDart/comprofile.aspx?value=O13MyQclQQPM600MSHCcMw== |archivedate=2016-08-17 |website=nseprimeir.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=FFFAI Hall Of Fame |url=https://www.fffai.org/fffai-hall-of-fame.php |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020232540/http://fffai.org/fffai-hall-of-fame.php |archivedate=2016-10-20 |website=fffai.org}} 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.{{cite web |author= |title=EA RESEARCH EXECUTIVE VIEW ANIL KHANNA |url=http://www.executiveaccess.co.in/ea_research_access_anil_khanna/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110231745/http://www.executiveaccess.co.in/ea_research_access_anil_khanna/ |archivedate=2017-01-10 |website=executiveaccess.co.in}}

In 2010–11, it introduced ′cash on delivery (COD)′ to its customers as an additional payment option for its courier services.

Blue Dart is handling almost 8% of India's e-commerce shipments as of 2024. It opened the India's largest, low emission 2.5 lakh sq ft integrated logistics center at Bijwasan, Delhi on January 14, 2025, to improve land and air connections in northern India. The facility can easily integrate with the PM Gati Shakti thanks to its immediate connectivity to the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Indian Railways, metro lines, and national highways. Every day, the integrated logistics hub can handle 550,000 inbound and outbound shipments.{{Cite news |last=Patel |first=Deepak |date=14 January 2025 |title=Aim to have 25% share in Indian e-com cargo market: DHL E-commerce CEO |url=https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/aim-to-have-25-share-in-indian-e-com-cargo-market-dhl-e-commerce-ceo-125011401037_1.html |access-date=15 January 2025 |work=Business Standard}}{{Cite news |date=2025-01-14 |title=Blue Dart launches integrated logistics hub in Delhi |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/blue-dart-launches-integrated-logistics-hub-in-delhi/articleshow/117241911.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-01-15 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}