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DHL Express will invest approximately € 690 million (SGD 1 billion) over the next two years to build new facilities or expand existing facilities in the major growth markets of Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea.
It also plans to spend close to € 60 million to strengthen its air network in the Asia-Pacific region, such as introducing direct, new and frequent routes.
The courier service provider expects this peak season – which usually starts in November and continues into Chinese New Year early the following year – will see a 30-40 percent increase in freight volumes in the Asia-Pacific region, compared to since General
Ken Lee, CEO of DHL Express Asia-Pacific, said its investment in the region is « crucial » in the near term as the company deals with an unusually strong peak season.
The investments will also ensure that the company is well positioned in the long term to keep global trade going as e-commerce and cross-border trade grow.
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According to DHL Express, expanded infrastructure and new flight paths across the region will help the company meet the growing demand for fast and on-time deliveries.
Since the start of this year, the company has seen a 50 percent rise in e-commerce shipments in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding China
Its investments include 39 new gateway facility valued at 4 million euros in Malaysia, located at Kuala Lumpur International Airport due for completion by 2022, this will be roughly three times the size of the current facility and have more than three times the processing capacity
In Bangladesh, DHL Express is investing around 25 million Euros to build a new facility that combines its country office and service center on a 10,000 square meter site and will increase cargo handling capacity by 35 per cent and is expected to open in the first quarter of 2022
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A new gateway facility is also being built in Bangalore, India, and is scheduled to be ready by next year
In North Asia, about 714 million euros are pumped into a distribution center in Osaka, which is scheduled to open by the end of this year. This project extends over an area of 2,100 square meters, and it will be the largest distribution facility for DHL Express in Japan that will be equipped with the latest sorting systems and screening machines. X-ray
Its Hong Kong center is undergoing a € 377 million expansion that will increase warehouse space in half to 47,000 square meters and increase the annual productivity of the center to 125,000 pieces per day.
There will be a planned investment of 131 million Euros in a gateway facility in South Korea for more than twice the freight handling capacity. This expansion will nearly triple the total area of the facility to 58,700 square meters, making it the largest gateway for the company in the Asia Pacific region. Quiet
Meanwhile, two months ago in Australia, the company launched a € 31m service center in Sydney, double the size of the previous facility and equipped with a high-speed automatic sorting system that handles up to 4,300 shipments per hour.
At the service center and Brisbane Gate, DHL Express will spend around 132 million Euros to increase floor area and double processing capacity. Operations will begin by the end of next year
New and expanded facilities are also being planned in Melbourne and Adelaide in the near future.
DHL Express said it uses a new Boeing 102-tonne aircraft to fly four times a week from its US hub in Cincinnati and the Los Angeles Gate to the hub in Singapore, via Sydney
“The dedicated route shortens transit time for shipments to and from the United States, and allows DHL to operate more efficiently while meeting the growing demand for express deliveries.
Sean Wall, executive vice president of network and aviation operations at DHL Express Asia-Pacific, said growth in e-commerce freight volumes will continue to outpace air freight capacity available in the industry
He added that this strengthens the company’s position to add new customized aircraft to its fleet, open new routes, and supplement the fleet with charter flights.
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the air cargo industry Wall said that although the commercial air cargo space disappeared overnight, the company was able to keep its network fully operational.
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