全球的快递服务提供商 DHL Express宣布，它将在 2020 年至 2022 年间投资超过 3.6亿美元，以在美洲地区的主要增长市场新建和扩展现有设施。该公司打算斥资数百万美元用于加强其美洲航空网络的措施，例如引入新的直飞航线。
这些投资是在 B2C 和 B2B 电子商务出货量显着增长之后进行的，美洲国家在 2021年季度的平均每天出货量比上一年增加了 33%。美洲地区国家包括美国、加拿大、墨西哥、南美洲和中美洲以及加勒比地区。对于美国，2021年季度的出货量比 2020 年季度增长了 41%。
“在数字化和全球贸易力量的推动下，全球化继续显示出其弹性，”DHL Express Americas 执行官 MikeParra说。“随着越来越多的消费者将他们的购物活动转移到网上，以及在全球市场上销售商品的企业急剧增加，我们需要继续对我们的网络基础设施进行关键投资，以满足国际电子商务和全球。”
许多基础设施投资将集中在公司的设施上，其中包括提货和交付业务的服务中心、管理国际货运清关的网关，以及作为往返世界各地的货运转运点的枢纽。目前正在建设中的佛罗里达州迈阿密扩建的的枢纽将成为Time Definite International () 全球第 6 大的 DHL Express枢纽。位于安大略省（加拿大）汉密尔顿的一个新的 244,000 平方英尺的自动化中心是 DHL在该地区的另一项重大投资。一旦Zui终确定，新的集线器将是当前集线器的四倍。
DHL Express还将在其整个区域网络中增加新的服务中心并升级现有设施，以支持英里和一英里的取货和送货业务，加强其他枢纽和网关，并扩大其在南美洲主要市场的零售足迹。
在墨西哥，大量投资将支持不断增长的限时国内 (TDD) 市场。为了支持英里和一英里的货件处理，2021年期间，零售柜台将安装 105个自助服务亭，以方便客户。墨西哥城、瓜达拉哈拉和蒙特雷的集线器和网关将升级为的自动化系统。并在全国重点市场拓展服务中心。
在巴西，卡皮纳斯的 Viracops 网关将升级，以加快进出该国的货物的处理。其他南美国家也在扩张，包括在智利和哥伦比亚开设新的零售服务点，以及在秘鲁利马扩大门户。
到 2022 年底，所有这些投资（包括提高运营效率的新技术）将使 DHL Express Americas 网络的容量增加近30%。
Parra补充说：“电子商务货运量的增长将继续对该行业的航空货运能力构成压力，这导致我们继续投资于新的专用飞机和航线。”
自 2019 年以来，公司的全球机队新增了 14 架 DHL 拥有的777F，其中许多服务点位于美洲地区和世界其他地区之间。原来的14个中，2019年有4个，2020年有6个，今年还有4个支持网络。2022年至 2024 年期间将再增加 8 架飞机。该公司还增加了服务美洲的第三方飞机升降机(ACMI)，以及直接租赁额外的飞机，其中一些飞机将运往美国的运营商支持 DHL Express网络。随着其他现有飞机租赁安排的更新，以及为美洲引进新的运营商，航空投资将帮助公司在未来几年保持高服务水平和容量需求。
所有这些投资在美洲开辟了数千个新的就业机会。仅在美国，除了 2020 年创造的 3,000 个工作岗位外，预计整个 2021年将填补 2,600 多个新工作岗位。这些新工作岗位将包括位于辛辛那提/北肯塔基机场 (CVG) 的 DHL 美洲枢纽的 1,100个新职位)，在佛罗里达州迈阿密的扩建中心有近 200 个。
DHL Express, the world’s leading express service provider,announced today that it is investing more than $360 million USDbetween 2020 and 2022 to build new and expand existing facilitiesin key growth markets within the Americas region. Additionally, thecompany intends to spend millions on measures to bolster itsAmericas air network, such as introducing new, direct flightroutes.
The investments come on the heels of significant B2C and B2Be-commerce shipment growth, where the Americas countriesexperienced, on average, 33% more shipments per day in Q1 2021 ascompared to the previous year. The Americas region countriesinclude the United States, Canada, Mexico, South and CentralAmerica and the Caribbean. For the U.S shipment volumes were up 41%in Q1 2021 vs. Q1 2020.
“Globalization has continued to show its resilience, fueled bydigitalization and the power of global trade,” said Mike Parra,CEO, DHL Express Americas. “With an ever increasing number ofconsumers shifting their shopping activities online, and the sharprise in businesses selling their goods in the global marketplace,we need to continue the critical investments in our networkinfrastructure to meet the growth demands in internationale-commerce and global trade.”
Many of the infrastructure investments will focus on thecompany’s facilities, which include service centers for pickup anddelivery operations, gateways that manage the internationalclearance of shipments, and hubs which operate as shipment transferpoints to and from regions of the world. An expandedstate-of-the-art hub in Miami, Florida that is currently underconstruction will be the 6th-largest DHL Express hub globally byTime Definite International () volume. A new, 244,000 sq. ft.automated hub in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada) is another major DHLinvestment in the region. Once finalized, the new hub will be fourtimes the size of the current one.
DHL Express will also be adding new service centers andupgrading existing facilities throughout its regional network tosupport first- and- last-mile pickup and delivery operations, alsoenhancing other hubs and gateways and expanding its retailfootprint in key markets in South America.
In Mexico, significant investments will support theever-growing Time Definite Domestic (TDD) market. To support firstand last mile shipment processing, 105 self-service kiosks will beinstalled at retail counters for customer convenience during 2021.Hubs and gateways will be upgraded with state-of-the-art automationin Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. And service centers willbe expanded in key markets throughout the country.
In Brazil, the Viracops Gateway in Capinas will be upgraded toexpedite the processing of shipments to and from the country. Andexpansions are taking place in other South American countries,including new retail service point locations in Chile and Colombia,and an expanded gateway in Lima, Peru.
All of these investments, which include new technologies toimprove operational efficiencies, will increase volume capacity inthe DHL Express Americas network by nearly 30% by the end of2022.
“The growth in e-commerce shipment volumes will continue toput pressure on air cargo capacity in the industry, which has ledto our continued investments in new dedicated aircraft and routes,”added Parra.
Since 2019, 14 new DHL-owned 777F have been added to thecompany’s global fleet, many of which serve points between theAmericas region and the rest of the world. Of the original 14, fourwere put into operation in 2019, six in 2020, and four will supportthe network this year. An additional eight aircraft will be addedbetween 2022 and 2024. The company has also increased itsthird-party aircraft lift (ACMI) serving the Americas, as well asdirect leasing of additional aircraft, some of which will bedestined for operators in the U.S. in exclusive support of the DHLExpress network. Along with the renewal of other existing aircraftlease arrangements, and bringing on new operators for the Americas,the investments in aviation will help the company maintain its highservice levels and capacity needs for years to come.
All of these investments open up thousands of new jobopportunities across the Americas. In the U.S. alone, more than2,600 new jobs are expected to be filled throughout 2021, inaddition to the 3,000 that were created in 2020. These new jobswill include 1,100 new positions at the DHL Americas Hub atCincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG), and nearly 200 at theexpanded hub in Miami, Florida.