DHL Supply Chain to invest US$46 million in Hong Kong

LOGISTICS giant Deutsche Post DHL has announced plans to invest HK$360 million (US$46.4 million) to expand its operations in Hong Kong into a single, multi-user facility for DHL Supply Chain to cater to growing demand.

Slated for completion in January 2012, DHL Supply Chain will at this stage occupy at least 25 per cent of the Interlink facility located in Tsing Yi on Lantau Island. The facility is located close to the Kwai Chung Container Port and Hong Kong International Airport and is 25 kilometres from the Shenzhen border separating the Special Administrative Region from mainland China. The five-storey facility will be staffed by more than 300, a company statement said.

DHL Supply Chain aim to operate a significant part of its services across Hong Kong from the new Interlink facility being developed by the Goodman Group, to meet growing demand for its range of bespoke services, particularly, among customers in the consumer, fashion and high-tech industries.

"Customers wanting greater value in their supply chains are no longer simply looking at basic warehousing services. With growing demand for increased end-to-end integrated logistics solutions, the new facility will enable DHL to provide a comprehensive range of customised and cost-effective logistics services," said Paul Graham, CEO, Asia Pacific, DHL Supply Chain.

Once completed, the facility will function as one of the primary Asia Pacific distribution centres for DHL Supply Chain's business in the fashion and apparel industry. The DHL Supply Chain facility in Hong Kong will supply European-made garments across the Asian market from Beijing to Sydney to Singapore. In addition, the Hong Kong hub will provide warehousing and distribution services as well as consolidate manufactured goods from the Greater China area for distribution to the region and globally.

(Source: www.schednet.com)