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DHL inaugurates European air hub, expands network infrastructure to better access international trade lanes

DHL officially launched its state-of-the-art European air hub on 26 May.

Located at Leipzig / Halle Airport in Germany with an investment of approximately 300 million Euros, this European air hub enhances DHL's speed and global connectivity. It is situated at a crossroads to provide direct North-South and East-West access to Europe, and connects Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Asia.

The hub is one of the industry's most technically advanced hubs. It comprises a distribution center - the largest and most modern sorting line in Germany – an aircraft hangar, apron, tank station and administration building.

As the first DHL facility able to meet its electricity, heating and cooling energy self-sufficiently to a significant extent, the hub demonstrates DHL's commitment to sustainability through implementing a number of environmentally-compatible operations.







		(From left) Mr. Michael Reinboth, Project Manager, DHL Hub Europe, Mr. Frank Appel, CEO, Deutsche Post World Net, Mr. Scott Price, CEO, DHL Express Europe, and Mr. Robert Viegers, Managing Director, DHL Leipzig Hub.		DHL inaugurates European air hub, expands network infrastructure to better access international trade lanes DHL officially launched its state-of-the-art European air hub on 26 May. Located at Leipzig / Halle Airport in Germany with an investment of approximately 300 million Euros, this European air hub enhances DHL's speed and global connectivity. It is situated at a crossroads to provide direct North-South and East-West access to Europe, and connects Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Asia. The hub is one of the industry's most technically advanced hubs. It comprises a distribution center - the largest and most modern sorting line in Germany – an aircraft hangar, apron, tank station and administration building. As the first DHL facility able to meet its electricity, heating and cooling energy self-sufficiently to a significant extent, the hub demonstrates DHL's commitment to sustainability through implementing a number of environmentally-compatible operations.
		The new air hub transships about 1,500 tons of freight every day and it is set to rise to 2,000 tons by 2012.