DB Schenker has opened its first fully solar-powered logistics centre in Dubai with an area of 33,000 sq m. The regional distribution centre, DLC II, is in the logistics area of Dubai South, in the immediate vicinity of Al Maktoum International Airport. DLC II will become the central regional logistics hub in the Middle East for DB Schenker’s customers, including Unilever: the main local partner.
The construction of the logistics centre in Dubai, which is powered entirely by solar energy, is part of a series of Eco Warehouses at DB Schenker. Further green warehouses are located in Singapore, Helsinki, Klagenfurt, Tilburg and Dortmund. In addition, DB Schenker’s warehouses are gradually being converted to LED lighting.
The temperature-controlled new logistics centre in Dubai offers space for a total of 90,000 Euro pallets in an area of 33,000 sq m and has a 3,000 sq m mezzanine for value-added services. The logistics centre’s service portfolio comprises warehousing including hazardous material storage, various value-added services, distribution and delivery services as well as ocean and air freight transport. The DLC II is located in one of the most important free trade zones in the region. Direct connections to Jebel Ali Port and Al Maktoum International Airport enable fast and uncomplicated transportation. With the completion of the DLC II, the second of three phases of the growth plan for the expansion of contract logistics in Dubai has been completed. By 2021, DB Schenker will have created logistics space with a total capacity of 80,000 sq m.
Source: DB Schenker
