Overview
- DHL outlined projects spanning a new Health Logistics hub in Bhiwandi, India’s first automatic sorting center for DHL Express in Delhi, and a fifth DHL IT Services center in Indore.
- Blue Dart, 75% owned by DHL, extends reach to about 55,000 locations while Blue Dart Aviation operates 26 domestic flights daily and runs its own MRO facility in Chennai.
- The plan adds capacity for sectors such as life sciences, e‑commerce and new energy, including an EV and battery logistics center of excellence in Chennai and Mumbai and large low‑emission hubs in Bijwasan and Haryana.
- DHL’s India footprint now includes roughly 40,000 employees and nearly 20 million square feet of warehousing, with healthcare cold‑chain capabilities bolstered by CryoPDP.
- Executives cited resilient global trade and DHL’s improved quarterly profitability — operating profit up 8% and EPS up 16% — as support for the multi‑year investment, alongside GoGreen Plus measures such as solar, electrified last‑mile and SAF usage.