Adelaide’s capacity to move international freight has taken a huge leap forward with the opening of DHL’s relocated Adelaide Gateway at Adelaide Airport.
The 8600 sqm facility has quadrupled the company’s freight handling capacity in the area and will now be able to route more shipments directly to Singapore ahead of their onward journey to other APAC destinations, Europe and the UK as opposed to being rerouted to other Australian cities.
This will cut transit times by a full day and improve DHL’s wider decarbonisation efforts.
Ken Lee, CEO of DHL Asia Pacific says the $32 million investment in the site underscores South Australia’s importance as an Australian international freight hub.
“Overall, South Australia’s exports are worth more than $17 billion and the expanded gateway helps customers in this space boost their supply chain efficiencies and integrate seamlessly into the global economy,” Lee says.
“This strategic investment into a new Adelaide Gateway facility is testament to our strong support for our customers’ growth in this part of the country, allowing locally based businesses to access international markets faster.”
The new DHL site at the Airport Junction is located just six kilometres from Adelaide’s CBD, 13km from Port Adelaide, 11km from the Adelaide Freight Terminal and 2.5km from an entry to the North-South Corridor.
Managing Director DHL Express Australia and Papua New Guinea Phil Corcoran says the facility’s geographical closeness to other key intermodal and multimodal freight sites around Adelaide is key to helping continue to elevate the region’s freight capacity.
“The South Australian government’s recently released Freight and Supply Chain strategy identifies the importance of increasing direct air freight access into and out of Adelaide and reducing the need to rely on other Australian ports,” Corcoran says.
“DHL is supporting Adelaide’s growth potential by providing stable and reliable direct-to-market international express shipping services despite the overarching volatile economic landscape.”
DHL’s Adelaide Gateway facility is equipped with a new automated sorted system that reduces errors and gets drivers on the road faster and earlier.
It also contains 199 solar panels that generate an estimated 110kWh per hour.
Energy efficiency is further improved by the operation of electric forklifts, LED lighting, roof and vertical skylights, a rainwater harvesting system and IE3 motors for conveyors.
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