DHL has completed the relocation of its airport operations to a new and larger cargo hubfacility at Incheon International Logistics Center (IILC) in Seoul, South Korea.
The €1.25 million, state-of-the-art 2,209 square meter facility developed by DHL GlobalForwarding will provide an extensive spectrum of logistics services to customers including airfreight import and export services, customs clearance, bonded warehousing, consolidation anddistribution service. Customers will benefit from the new facility’s capability to offer a half-dayshorter turnaround time and its value added re-consolidation of product and logistics services forre-exported products.
“The relocation to a larger cargo facility is an essential step in enhancing our serviceofferings to our customers and most importantly, it will allow us to offer the whole spectrum oflogistics services from one facility, thus providing customers with even easier access to ourextensive logistics services. Our commitment to Korea also complements the government’s vision todevelop Korea as a North Eastern Asia logistics hub to penetrate into the surrounding countries,”said Peter Landsiedel, CEO Asia Pacific, DHL Global Forwarding.
The investment in Korea is part of DHL’s strategy to upgrade its existing facilities to bolsterits extensive networks and infrastructure in Asia Pacific and to ensure its customers continue toreceive superior service. DHL has invested over US$1.6 billion in Asia Pacific to date.
Incheon International Logistics Center in Seoul, South Korea, is composed of a consortiumsponsored by Korea International Freight Forwarders Association with 48 shareholders since 2004.Its prime location in the Free Trade Zone area means that companies registered with the Zone areexempted from customs duties, taxes, or declaration of imports for transit shipments and foreignproducts used and consumed.
