DHL has announced the inauguration of its new DHL Express Bangkok Hub at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand.
According to DHL, the new $22 million (THB 825 million) facility is part of the company¡¯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 hub-and¨Cspoke network that channels shipments across Asia Pacific and beyond, DHL said in a press release. The new DHL Express Bangkok Hub will serve as a gateway into the Indochina region, including Thailand. Indochina has achieved good economic growth in the past decade.
The DHL Express Bangkok Hub, measuring a total area of more than 129,000 square feet with over 107,000 square feet of warehouse space, is five times larger than the facility at Don Muang Airport. According to DHL, the hub has the capacity to handle over 23,000 pieces hourly, with more than six million shipments per year.
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