UAE Business: EZDubai announces expansion of DHL Express – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: EZDubai announces expansion of DHL Express – Gulf Digital News

EZDubai, the fully dedicated e-commerce free zone strategically located in the heart of Dubai South’s Logistics District, has unveiled the expansion of DHL Express, with the launch of a state-of-the-art last-mile logistics hub.

DHL Express’ new facility will benefit from EZDubai’s strategic location, bespoke services, operational solutions, and innovative ecosystem to accelerate the rapid growth of the logistics sector across the region and support e-commerce players to reach their potential global consumers.

To celebrate the opening of the world-class logistics and e-commerce Hub, Nour Suliman, CEO Middle East and North Africa at DHL, joined by Mohsen Ahmad, CEO of the Logistics District - Dubai South, toured the facility among other senior executives from both entities.

Last-mile facility

The 88,555 sq ft, solar-powered logistics facility features 33,476 sq ft of built-up area and provides an integrated ecosystem for airside and landside operations, with future expansion potential to increase the capacity by an additional 164.5%. The last-mile facility will also offer custom-clearance import and police-controlled export services with x-ray screening and bonded storage.

It is also equipped with an automated bi-directional conveyor system, enabling more efficient sorting of packages. In its capacity, the logistics hub will handle 3,000 and 2,600 inbound and outbound transit shipments per hour,