DHL has recently opened a $175 million DHL Express North Asia Hub at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The company has also announced plans to further invest $132 million to add eight dedicated aircraft to service high demand routes between Shanghai and North Asia, Europe and the United States, by 2014.
According to Frank Appel, CEO of Deutsche Post DHL, DHL Express North Asia Hub is a logistics milestone in DHL's Asia Pacific network and the culmination of a multi-hub and aviation strategy of the company to offer convenient and cost-effective services.
"With Asia's leading economies fast integrating and free trade agreements reducing barriers to international commerce, logistics companies need capabilities that are ahead of the curve and offer simplicity, speed and service," he said.
The hub covers a land area of 88,000 sqm and it can process up to 20,000 documents and parcels each in an hour.
Now, with four hubs in Asia Pacific (Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore), the company is able to link to over 70 DHL Express Gateways located throughout the region. DHL's infrastructural network is served by a comprehensive air network of over 40 aircraft covering 40 countries and territories, and utilising approximately 690 commercial flights per day in Asia Pacific.
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