[300513.EN.LOG] DHL To Invest US$180.9 Million To Boost South East Asian Facilities

DHL Supply Chain, a market leader for contract logistics solutions, is to expand its facilities and services in south east Asia by investing EUR140 million (US$180.9 million) by 2015.

The bulk of the investments will go towards investing in new facilities, advanced IT solutions, expansion in transport, bolstering staff strength and training. These investments will boost DHL Supply Chain's position across the key consumer, retail, automotive, technology industries and grow its business in emerging sectors.

"We plan to double our size in the next two to three years. We're already off to a strong start - by the end of 2013, we will have opened seven best-in-class multi-user facilities across strategic locations in south east Asia," said Oscar de Bok, DHL Supply Chain CEO for south and south east Asia.

 

The seven new facilities to be completed in 2013 include tailor-made solutions to target growth in specific industries. Earlier this year, DHL launched a 17,000-square metre built-to-suit warehouse in Cimanggis, Indonesia, with special features tailored for customers in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry.

The company will also launch a new facility at Bangna, Thailand this year, to support its continuous growth in the retail, fashion and consumer sectors, and a new built-to-suit facility in Bac Ninh, Vietnam to cater to the retail, consumer and technology sectors. Developments are also underway for new facilities in Singapore and Malaysia.

By 2015, DHL Supply Chain will increase its transport fleet, both owned and managed. The company also plans to grow its staff strength by 65 per cent to 25,000 people and add over 50 per cent more warehouse capacity to operate around 1.4 million square metres across the region.

Source : HKSG.