DHL expanding distribution facilities and improve market share in Latin America
According to recent media reports in South America, DHL is working to expand its market share in Latin America, not only in Buenos Aires, Argentina has a new distribution center, Callao in Peru also built a warehouse.
DHL was founded in Buenos Aires distribution center in southeastern Barracas inaugurated. The center covers an area of 1,700 square meters, 2 million cost of 100 million Argentine pesos (equivalent to 400 thousand euros), aims to enhance DHL’s distribution network in Argentina’s capital. With its excellent strategic location, the center with more flexibility in the domestic and international links, but also cover more customers. According to Argentine media reports, the new center will recruit 60 staff.
In Argentina, DHL has 6500 customers, Buenos Aires, the center will provide services to 2,400 customers a maximum daily capacity of 3500 packages shipped. DHL is responsible for Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to the head of Sergio del Casale “Buenos Aires Herald,” said the company’s other distribution center will continue to provide services to customers in Buenos Aires.
To improve the efficiency of parcel handling, the center is equipped with mechanical means of the two parcel sorting conveyor belt; the same time introducing the latest technology to ensure the safety of non-destructive package.
In addition, DHL is also in Lima, Peru’s largest and most important of the western port – Callao – invest two million U.S. dollars (equivalent to 1.6 million euros) newly built area of 7,000 square meters of warehouse, will be operational in two months . According to “Peru’s Business Daily” (El Comercio) reported that, DHL hopes the company’s turnover in Peru this year compared with last year increased 15% to 65 million U.S. dollars.
