DHL lines up investment in India

DHL’S WAREHOUSING space in India is set to increase by 12 million square feet, to reach a total capacity of about 22 million square feet by 2026. It also plans to double of the workforce in India to reach approximately 25,000 by 2026; and convert its entire intra-city fleet into green fuel and electric vehicles by 2025.

DHL will own and operate wholly-owned large multi-client sites in India.

The increased warehousing capacity is targeted to effectively cater to growing sectors such as e-commerce, retail, consumer, life sciences, technology, engineering and manufacturing as well as automotive. These warehouses will be enabled with accelerated digital technology solutions including assisted picking robots, indoor robotic transport, intelligent process automation, wearable devices, voice picking, inventory management robots and algorithmic optimisations.

DHL Supply Chain CEO Oscar de Bok, says: “Despite the current, economic and geopolitical uncertainties in the world, we see enormous growth potential in the Asia Pacific region, with India making a significant contribution. As a dynamic, stable and fast-growing economy, the Indian nation plays a key role for the global economy.”