DHL Express has expanded its logistics infrastructure and air network in China to strengthen its capacity to support customers operating in and trading with the country.
The company recently expanded its Shenzhen Super Gateway with a €177m (US$204m) investment, its largest in mainland China to date. DHL has also introduced a new dedicated air route using a widebody Boeing 767 freighter linking Shanghai in China with Bangkok, Thailand, Bahrain and Brussels, Belgium, adding capacity and connectivity for customers moving goods between China and markets across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
“Global supply chains continue to adapt to changing economic conditions, geopolitical disruption and evolving customer requirements,” said John Pearson, CEO of DHL Express. “Our focus is on ensuring customers have the flexible, reliable and high-quality logistics networks they need to connect with suppliers, production locations and consumers around the world. These investments enhance the connections between China and global markets and reinforce DHL’s role as the logistics partner of choice for international e-commerce and fast-growing sectors such as data center and semiconductor logistics, life sciences and healthcare and new energy.”
The expanded Shenzhen Super Gateway, located at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, has tripled processing capacity to approximately 900 tons per day. The facility serves one of China’s most important manufacturing and export regions, supporting cross-border trade, e-commerce shipments and time-definite international express services. DHL said the gateway will create more than 1,000 jobs and strengthen the company’s network capabilities in southern China.
The new daily Boeing 767 freighter service, operating the route Shanghai-Bangkok-Bahrain-Brussels-Shanghai, adds up to 50 tons of daily capacity. DHL said the route strengthens connections between China, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe, offering customers greater schedule flexibility and increased capacity for heavier shipments across key trade lanes.
The additional capacity also supports DHL’s Heavyweight Express offering, which enables customers to move larger shipments through the company’s international time-definite network.
DHL said demand for this service is growing among customers in technology, industrial manufacturing, semiconductors, healthcare, data center infrastructure and new energy – sectors that rely heavily on manufacturing and supplier networks in China and across Asia.
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