US$22 Million Invested for DHL Express Bangkok Hub

2:47:12 PM | 11/24/2006

DHL inaugurated its new DHL Express Bangkok Hub on 13 November at at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand. The US$22 million facility underpins DHL’s long-term growth strategy, and is part of DHL’s latest investment 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.

The Bangkok Hub has over 210 employees and has the capacity to handle over 23,000 pieces hourly, with more than six million shipments per year.
 
Over the past few years, DHL’s investments in Asia Pacific region have totalled more than US$1.7 billion.
H.Ly