DHL inaugurated its new DHL Express Bangkok Hub on 13 November at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand. The US$22 million (THB 825 million) facility underpins DHL’s long-term growth strategy, and is part of DHL’s latest investments in Asia Pacific.
The Bangkok Hub, together with Hubs in Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo as well as gateways in Asia Pacific countries, forms a powerful hub-and–spoke network that channels shipments across Asia Pacific and beyond seamlessly and around the clock.
The new DHL Express Bangkok Hub will serve as a gateway into the Indochina region.
Scott Price, Chief Executive Officer, DHL Express - Asia Pacific, said: “The new Bangkok Hub reinforces DHL’s commitment to Thailand and the region. It is strategically positioned for us to meet our business growth in Thailand, as well as the neighbouring countries. The new facility also provides our customers with increased speed, reliability and greater capacity, to boost their time-to-market in an increasingly competitive international marketplace.”
The DHL Express Bangkok Hub, measuring a total area of more than 12,000 square meters – about the size of 40 tennis courts - with almost 10,000 square meters of warehouse space, is five times larger than the former facility at Don Muang Airport. Located next to Suvarnabhumi International Airport’s cargo apron andrunway, it will ensure maximum service efficiency and improve speed in cargo processing. With over 210 employees, the Hub has the capacity to handle over 23,000 pieces hourly, with more than six million shipments per year.
The opening of the new DHL Express Bangkok Hub is the latest in a series of infrastructure developments across the DHL Asia Pacific network. Over the past few years, DHL’s investments in the region have totalled more than US$1.7 billion, with a focus on the development of dedicated infrastructure, enhancements of existing hubs and gateways, technology, and the continuous expansion of DHL’s dedicated air network, to serve customers even better.
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