DHL eCommerce Solutions currently has 19 distribution centers and 3 corporate offices in the Unit with approximately 4,200 employees
DHL is set to invest over $300M in its US-based operations. Source: pexels.com
DHL eCommerce Solutions, a Deutsche Post DHL Group’s division, will invest more than $300 million in the US in the next 5 years.
The investment is expected to expand its footprint in the US by adding 70% more square footage across its network. In addition, the company will add automation in all of its US distribution center facilities and upgrade its IT operating system platform.
As a result of ongoing international e-commerce growth, DHL eCommerce Solutions is also investing in dedicated export gateways for international shipments in?Carteret, New Jersey;?Franklin Park, Illinois?and?Whittier, California.
According to the press release, the company’s Franklin Park 69,000 sq. ft. international export gateway opened on July 17, 2021, and includes a TSA screening area. The company will continue processing domestic parcel shipments from its second Illinois location in Melrose Park.
DHL eCommerce Solutions’?Whittier?distribution center opened at the end of 2020 and expanded in August 2021. The Whittier location extended by 100,000 sq. ft. directly next door to its current location, where international parcels and packages are being processed.
The international export gateway in?Carteret?will open in September 2021. The new permanent 50,000 sq. ft. building will include a TSA cargo screening area. DHL eCommerce Solutions opened its first fully automated distribution center in Avenel, New Jersey in November 2018 and will continue to process domestic shipments from this location.
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