DHL Launches New Facility in China
The logistics company DHL has announced the opening of its new domestic transportation hub in Shanghai. Launched on June 30, the DHL Eastern China Domestic Transportation Hub is part of a $25 million investment designed to “improve the domestic road transportation and distribution market in China.” In addition to offering a wide range of shipping services, including FTL and LTL transportation, the new hub features advanced cross dock operations and IT solutions.
On the new opening, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Post DHL Frank Appel said, “The launch of the DHL Eastern China Domestic Transportation Hub in Shanghai reflects our continued confidence in China and commitment to be the best integrated logistics solutions provider.” He added, “We are confident that this new hub will enhance our competitive edge in managing domestic transportation and distribution, enabling DHL to continuously meet and exceed our customers’ expectations.”
The new hub holds 53 loading and cross docks and offers costumers cross dock operations, storage, multi-modal transfer, and data management. Together with another 15 sub-regional facilities, DHL provides freight shipping service options to more than 400 cities in China.
admin on July 15th 2009 in Transportation
