DHL inaugurates Airport Gateway and Services Centre at Abu Dhabi

DHL Express has inaugurated its Airport Gateway and Service Centre at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport (AUH), according to a statement released on Thursday. The gateway and service center situated in the Future Cargo Area of AUH was built over a span of 15 years and at a USD 48.3 mn investment. The facility will serve as the primary warehouse for DHL’s Middle East Road Network, facilitating bonded cross-dock truck operations connecting the UAE with the GCC and the Levant.

What will the facility provide? The facility features a multi-logistics fulfillment and storage center and streamline trade logistics and regional distribution, the statement notes. It includes a combined import and export gateway with advanced X-ray screening, bonded storage, and a dedicated pick-up and delivery (PUD) service center utilizing an automated bi-directional conveyor system for sorting and distribution.

In numbers: The hub has a total area of 20k sqm and a built-up area of 10.8k sqm with room for a 150% expansion, the statement notes. It will serve a capacity of 3.6k inbound, outbound, and transit shipments per hour.

Going green: The facility is equipped with a rooftop solar panel generating 1.2kWp of green energy with eight EV charging stations and room for future internal EV charging infrastructure to be added, the statement notes.