DHL recently opened a facility in St. Petersburg, its second facility in the Greater Tampa Bay region. The $4m investment in the DHL Express service centre increases shipment capacity and enables faster shipment processing, resulting in earlier deliveries and later pickup cut-off times for local customers.
B2C and B2B e-commerce shipment volumes continue to drive unprecedented growth in the west coast of Florida, including Pinellas County. The new facility addresses the growing demand by splitting shipping volume with the company’s existing facility in Tampa, ultimately boosting service for customers across Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater, and enabling first deliveries to go out for delivery 30+ minutes earlier.
The new facility, located at 12310 62nd Street North, includes 30,400 sq ft of warehousing and office space along with approximately 40 available courier load positions. It also handles U.S. domestic and time-definite international shipments to and from the 220 countries and territories served by DHL, and offers another ServicePoint for customers to drop off and pick-up shipments locally. Its advanced material handling system can process up to 3,000 pieces per hour (PPH). The location is also supported by 30 dedicated couriers and operational personnel.
The facility is also equipped to soon introduce electric pickup and delivery vehicles, which will support Deutsche Post DHL Group’s sustainability roadmap that targets 60% of its global delivery fleet to be electrically powered by 2030.
Source: DHL
