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DHL invests to accelerate Africa trade

DHL Group says it will invest over €300million in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The multi-year initiative will be deployed across DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, and DHL Supply Chain to expand infrastructure and enhance services for sectors including e-commerce, perishables, energy, and life sciences and healthcare. The investment will include upgrading gateways, adding aviation uplift and extending time-definite coverage into second cities that are emerging as demand centres under the African Continental ... [+]

World carries on regardless, despite Trump tariffs

Global trade grew faster than in any half-year since 2010 in the first six months of 2025, excluding the pandemic rebound, according to the DHL Global Connectedness Tracker. The latest edition of the index, produced by the logistics company in partnership with New York University’s Stern university, found that while ... [+]

DHL opens new-look Innovation Center

DHL Group has officially opened its new Europe Innovation Center in Troisdorf, Germany. Replacing the previous facility, the expanded and upgraded facility near the Group’s headquarters in Bonn supports the development and real-world application of technologies that make supply chains smarter, more sustainable, and more resilient. It also serves as ... [+]

DHL appoints projects and customs leaders

DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Martyn Lawns to lead its specialized project forwarding unit DHL Global Industrial Projects.He is tasked with expanding DHL’s capabilities in energy transition and infrastructure development and will also continue to lead DHL’s groupwide New Energy growth initiative, which is focused on emerging sectors such as ... [+]

DHL’s postal arm restarts shipments to US

The Post & Parcel Germany division of DHL Group says it is one of the first service providers to resume shipments from Germany to the US for business customers. Four weeks ago Deutsche Post/DHL and many other postal service providers had to suspend this type of shipping to the country ... [+]

DHL Express opens Barcelona hub

DHL Express has inaugurated its new international hub at Barcelona’s El Prat Airport. The €80 million hub has a sorting capacity of over 20,000 pieces per hour; seven times higher capacity than previous facility. On-site facilities include customs control, individual package monitoring and X-ray equipment. There are 22 loading positions and nine ... [+]

DHL’s new site open for business in Finland

DHL Express Finland has inaugurated its new logistics gateway at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. It boasts direct access to the apron , an automated sorting system capable of processing 6,500 parcels per hour and 90 direct loading bays with electric vehicle charging. The facility will be carbon-neutral with geothermal heating, solar panels, and ... [+]

DHL opens Midlands eCommerce hub

DHL eCommerce has opened a Midlands facility in Minworth, Birmingham. The refurbished 9,700sq m site will increase handling capacity by 50% and service over 80 core routes with a further 30 during peak season. It forms part of DHL eCommerce’s €560m investment in the UK announced in 2022 and follows ... [+]

Rainer Haag to be DHL Supply Chain Europe chief

DHL Supply Chain has appointed Rainer Haag as Europe chief executive. In his new role, Haag will oversee 16 Central European markets, reporting to DHL Supply Chain chief executive, Hendrik Venter. Rainer Haag joined DHL Group in 2010 as Director Operations in Spain and his most recent role was as ... [+]

DHL unites Frankfurt Airport operations under one roof

DHL Global Forwarding has started full operations at its new Frankfurt Airport warehouse. near Gate 31 in CargoCity South. It gives the air and seafreight specialist expanded capacity at a single, central location for handling up to 300,000 tonnes of cargo annually and replaces operations split across three sites at ... [+]

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