DUBAI's dp World is expanding its end-to-end supply chain operations by developing a new air cargo logistics hub in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, in collaboration with the Punta Cana Free Trade Zone (PCFTZ), reports London's Air Cargo News.
The new hub will feature a logistics centre and infrastructure platforms to support multimodal air, land, and sea cargo and is expected to start operations in Q2 2023.
Leveraging DP World's expertise in multimodal cargo management and logistics, the logistics centre will also take advantage of the high connectivity of the Punta Cana International Airport to global distribution centres.
DP World has been operating in the Dominican Republic since 2003, with a port facility at the Punta Caucedo peninsula that serves as a redistribution hub to the Caribbean, US, Central America, and South America.
In addition to attracting a greater volume of re-export and import cargo to and from central global commercial, industrial, technology, and agricultural markets, the project aims to generate investments in logistics services and spur growth and diversification in the Dominican Republic's economy.
'This new air cargo logistics centre with Punta Cana Free Trade Zone allows us to expand the range of services we can provide to our increasingly diverse customer base and help boost the country's competitiveness. The facility will place the Dominican Republic on the world map as an air cargo hub for an increasingly broad range of products from around the region,' said DP World country manager Morten Johansen.
'Our objective is to form alliances to increase connectivity in the nation and across the region. The more connectivity we can generate, whether by air or sea, the more attractive the Dominican Republic becomes for manufacturing and logistics companies in the Americas and beyond,' he said.
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The new hub will feature a logistics centre and infrastructure platforms to support multimodal air, land, and sea cargo and is expected to start operations in Q2 2023.
Leveraging DP World's expertise in multimodal cargo management and logistics, the logistics centre will also take advantage of the high connectivity of the Punta Cana International Airport to global distribution centres.
DP World has been operating in the Dominican Republic since 2003, with a port facility at the Punta Caucedo peninsula that serves as a redistribution hub to the Caribbean, US, Central America, and South America.
In addition to attracting a greater volume of re-export and import cargo to and from central global commercial, industrial, technology, and agricultural markets, the project aims to generate investments in logistics services and spur growth and diversification in the Dominican Republic's economy.
'This new air cargo logistics centre with Punta Cana Free Trade Zone allows us to expand the range of services we can provide to our increasingly diverse customer base and help boost the country's competitiveness. The facility will place the Dominican Republic on the world map as an air cargo hub for an increasingly broad range of products from around the region,' said DP World country manager Morten Johansen.
'Our objective is to form alliances to increase connectivity in the nation and across the region. The more connectivity we can generate, whether by air or sea, the more attractive the Dominican Republic becomes for manufacturing and logistics companies in the Americas and beyond,' he said.
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