DHL announces changes at its O’Hare airport

The Germany-based courier giants, DHL, has announced it has begun to make substantial changes at its O’Hare airport unit in Chicago, according to Supply Chain 24/7.

The move, which is geared towards expanding its new services and technologies in order to support high-growth sectors such as life sciences healthcare logistics, will enable DHL’s Forwarding Group to make developments such as a new RFID passive and active tracking system in its Chicago facility.

In a bid to augment warehouse automation, DHL has installed new weight and dimensional technology that enables packages to be processed more quickly.

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In an interview, David Goldberg, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, said: “It is centrally located with all major flights in and out of Chicago. A lot of cargo lift both domestic and international. Our shipments can reach most points via ground in two days. There is also an abundance of temperature-controlled trucking and back up facilities and a specialized LSH and temperature-controlled employee training. The building is also a Foreign Trade Zone and bonded Container Freight Station located in the Chicago O’Hare International Airport’s cargo zone.”

The $35mn facility has become DHL Global Forwarding’s largest air export gateway facility with 434,000 sq.ft.