DHL Express has opened a new operation at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG), which is 10 times bigger than its old site at the airport, reports London's Air Cargo News.
The EUR170 million (US$196.4 million) 32,000-square metre facility will serve e-commerce growth in Europe and the rest of the world, as well as creating 239 new jobs.
The new facility will also be able to process 15 times more parcels than the previous facility - around 38,000 per hour, said a company statement.
The company also said that in 2020, e-commerce enabled dhl Express France to grow its volumes by eight per cent compared with 2019.
'With the recovery of trade for its long-standing B2B customers, activity at DHL Express is intensifying in 2021,' the company added.
John Pearson, chief executive DHL Express, explained: 'The DHL Express hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport will play a key role in our international network. This is the fourth largest hub in our European network in terms of size and parcel processing volume, after Leipzig, East Midlands and Brussels. It is one of our 23 hubs around the world, 12 of which are in Europe.
'The hub is a nerve centre for our network in France, but also in Europe. This new location comes at the right time, as e-commerce is booming. The trend was already under way, but has accelerated with the Covid-19 pandemic and looks set to continue. We are here to support this unprecedented growth,' Mr Pearson said.
Construction of the facility, which sits on 91,000 square-metres of land, began in March 2020 and took 20 months.
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The EUR170 million (US$196.4 million) 32,000-square metre facility will serve e-commerce growth in Europe and the rest of the world, as well as creating 239 new jobs.
The new facility will also be able to process 15 times more parcels than the previous facility - around 38,000 per hour, said a company statement.
The company also said that in 2020, e-commerce enabled dhl Express France to grow its volumes by eight per cent compared with 2019.
'With the recovery of trade for its long-standing B2B customers, activity at DHL Express is intensifying in 2021,' the company added.
John Pearson, chief executive DHL Express, explained: 'The DHL Express hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport will play a key role in our international network. This is the fourth largest hub in our European network in terms of size and parcel processing volume, after Leipzig, East Midlands and Brussels. It is one of our 23 hubs around the world, 12 of which are in Europe.
'The hub is a nerve centre for our network in France, but also in Europe. This new location comes at the right time, as e-commerce is booming. The trend was already under way, but has accelerated with the Covid-19 pandemic and looks set to continue. We are here to support this unprecedented growth,' Mr Pearson said.
Construction of the facility, which sits on 91,000 square-metres of land, began in March 2020 and took 20 months.
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