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DHL Express spends US$11 million to double capacity at Auckland
GLOBAL express services provider DHL Express has opened its expanded Auckland Gateway at the airport "following significant growth in international trade".
As the company's major international hub in New Zealand, the expansion follows double digit volume and shipment growth, said DHL.
The new NZ$15.3 million (US$11.1 million) facility is part of the company's global investments to bolster network connectivity and employs 130 people, creating 20 new jobs.
The new Auckland Gateway facility measures 5,000 square metres and doubles processing capacity, providing a network to more than 220 countries and territories globally.This allows Kiwi importers and exporters to trade in the global marketplace more efficiently than ever before.
"International trade via imports and exports is now 60 per cent of New Zealand's overall economic activity and is growing," said DHL Express Asia Pacific CEO Ken Lee.
Said DHL Express country manager Mark Foy: "A key driver for this expanded Gateway has been the growth in New Zealand SMEs shipping products internationally via DHL Express."
As the company's major international hub in New Zealand, the expansion follows double digit volume and shipment growth, said DHL.
The new NZ$15.3 million (US$11.1 million) facility is part of the company's global investments to bolster network connectivity and employs 130 people, creating 20 new jobs.
The new Auckland Gateway facility measures 5,000 square metres and doubles processing capacity, providing a network to more than 220 countries and territories globally.This allows Kiwi importers and exporters to trade in the global marketplace more efficiently than ever before.
"International trade via imports and exports is now 60 per cent of New Zealand's overall economic activity and is growing," said DHL Express Asia Pacific CEO Ken Lee.
Said DHL Express country manager Mark Foy: "A key driver for this expanded Gateway has been the growth in New Zealand SMEs shipping products internationally via DHL Express."
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