DHL Express triples Shenzhen air cargo capacity with terminal expansion

DHL Express has completed the $204 million expansion of its “super gateway” at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport in South China’s Guangdong province, tripling shipping capacity to 992 tons per day and enabling more direct cargo flights. The project represents the company’s largest investment in mainland China to date, supporting cross-border trade and time-definite international express services in one of China’s most important manufacturing and export regions. A gateway in the DHL network is a regional connection point that links local service centers to the global network. Some shipments from producers in Shenzhen and trucked to DHL’s main terminal at Hong Kong International Airport if they need to reach other intercontinental hubs. Once at full capacity, annual throughput is expected to exceed 286,000 tons, about 10 times the volume handled by the previous Shenzhen gateway, according to the China Daily News .