1、Establish a parcel hub

With the booming development of the global e-commerce market, the logistics industry, as a key link in the e-commerce ecosystem, has become increasingly important.

Recently, DHL announced the opening of a new parcel hub in the southern part of Coventry Airport in the UK, supporting the development of UK businesses in domestic and international e-commerce. It is understood that the hub covers an area of 25000 square meters and will bring up to 600 local job opportunities, as well as help DHL expand its market share.

DHL opens new parcel hub source: DHL

As early as 2022, DHL announced plans to invest 560 million euros in the UK, and the opening of a new hub is also part of the investment plan. In detail, the facility can handle 450000 packages per day, equipped with 48 cross transfer gates, secure bonded warehouses, and customs processing capabilities, supporting the growing demand for international trade.

Regarding the opening of a new hub, Pablo Ciano, CEO of DHL E-commerce, pointed out that compared to other European markets, the development of e-commerce in the UK is particularly rapid, with an expected revenue of 207 billion euros by 2029.

Indeed, the strength of the UK is evident in the entire European market. According to a report previously released by Ubuy, UK consumers have the highest expenditure on online shopping compared to their income in Europe: with an average annual income of £ 28558, spending on online shopping accounts for 7.27% of their income.

Online shopping expenditure is the highest in Europe. Source: FashionNetwork

In the future, with the deployment of new hubs, DHL's logistics capabilities will not only be enhanced, but it will also better meet the needs of local consumers, providing more reliable, affordable, and sustainable services.

2、Constant movements

As a leading global logistics service provider, DHL has established advanced parcel hubs, which can better achieve transparency, intelligence, and collaboration in the supply chain, reduce operating costs, and improve the response speed of the supply chain. It is worth noting that DHL's attempts in the past two years have not been limited to this, and they have been moving forward in different ways.

For example, DHL announced the acquisition of Inmar Supply Chain Solutions, a leading return solutions provider for the e-commerce industry under Inmar. After the acquisition, DHL Supply Chain expanded its reverse logistics solution, becoming the largest return processing provider in North America and expanding the company's business scope in North America.

DHL acquires Inmar Supply Chain Solutions Source: DHL

In order to solve logistics problems such as driver shortage, increased freight demand, and long transportation times, DHL has chosen to focus on intelligent logistics, with autonomous driving as the entry point.

Previously, DHL reached a cooperation agreement with Volvo Autonomous Driving Solutions (VAS) to launch autonomous transportation services and deploy autonomous trucks in the United States, using Volvo's VNL Autonomous trucks to transport goods on some routes in Texas.

DHL launches autonomous driving logistics service. Source: DHL

In detail, these trucks are integrated with Aurora Driver auto drive system, which can independently complete the transportation of goods and improve efficiency. At the same time, the application of intelligent technology can also better achieve sustainable development and pave the way for the future.

Overall, the cross-border e-commerce industry is expected to continue its rapid growth trend in the future. For major logistics service providers, they should continue to increase investment in technological innovation and infrastructure construction, enhance the intelligence, collaboration, and customization level of logistics services, and jointly promote the healthy and orderly development of the cross-border e-commerce industry.