DHL Express relocates facility near SAN

DHL Express recently relocated from its current warehouse space in San Diego to a 86,000-square-foot facility near San Diego International Airport (SAN), more than doubling its handling capacity in an effort to accommodate increasing volumes. “International shipment growth required us to move to a much larger facility that could manage the increased volumes,” a DHL Express spokesperson told Air Cargo World . The $22 million facility — which is roughly 60,000 square feet larger than DHL’s previous facility — is equipped with technology and amenities to enable the warehouse to handle greater volumes at a higher speed, improving first-stop deliveries by 40%, the spokesperson said. This includes a new horseshoe belt that runs faster than the previous single belt; 12 dock doors versus the initial four; 83 parking spots for vehicle loading and unloading; six conveyor belts instead of one for loading and unloading; and 10 warehouse scanners that connect to the DHL network. [caption id="attachment_57131985" align="alignright" width="441"] DHL Express relocates to new facility near SAN. Photo/DHL[/caption] The facility will also feature dedicated areas for handling non-conveyable shipments and dangerous goods, and newly updated material handling equipment that can process up to 6,000 pieces per hour. The SAN facility will handle U.S. domestic and time-definite international shipments, according to the release, will introduce electric vehicles (EV), and has already installed EV charging systems throughout the space. Further, it is on track toward a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification which acts as a framework for “healthy, efficient, carbon and cost-saving green buildings." SAN handled around 9,982 tonnes of cargo in July, down 10.4% year over year, according to the latest traffic statistics. Year to date, the airport has handled 72,555 tonnes of cargo, down 5.2% YoY. DHL invests in global growth The San Diego service center is the latest in a series of facility investments from DHL across the globe this year. In June DHL Global Forwarding invested roughly $12 million into a new 4,880-square-foot facility near Brisbane Airport (BNE) in Australia that will feature a new cold chain facility. That warehouse is expected to be completed in 2023. Also in June, DHL Express relocated its facilities in central Virginia to a $7 million investment near Richmond International Airport (RIC) . Meanwhile in the U.K., DHL eCommerce Solutions recently invested $668 million in its e-commerce branch DHL Parcel UK to expand infrastructure near Coventry Airport (CVT) in England . More recently in August, DHL Supply Chain announced plans to expand its pharmaceutical footprint near Frankfurt Airport (FRA) with a new 32,000-square-meter life sciences and health care facility. DHL ranked at No. 19 in Air Cargo World ’s most recent Freight 50 ranking of the world’s top cargo carriers, based on 2020 tonnage. Join Air Cargo World for our next webinar, “Forward Thinking: Best practices for freight forwarder success,” on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 11 a.m. ET. Click here for more information and to register.

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