[Press Release] Ground-breaking Ceremony for DHL New HUB, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang

By InvestPenang – July 21, 2022

A version of this article was first published on InvestPenang

Penang, July 21, 2022  – By the grace of Yang Di-Pertua Negeri, Tuan Yang Terutama, Tun Dato’ Seri Utama Ahmad Fuzi Bin Haji Abdul Razak, State EXCO of Pulau Pinang, YB Dato’ Haji Abdul Halim Bin Haji Hussain, Senior Operations Director of DHL Dr. Vijay Balasundram and Managing Director of Titijaya, Mr Lim Poh Yit performed the ground breaking for the DHL new HUB in Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang (today).

The construction will be completed together with CCC in July 2023. The build-up area is about 190,000 sq. ft. with a two-storey warehouse. It will be an ultra-modern warehouse facility primarily for a technology based multinational company. RM 150 million will be invested in the building of the warehouse. The warehouse automation investment is RM 60 million. The warehouse will be equipped with the state-of-the-art automated pallet storage and retrieval system commonly known as ASRS and the GTP (goods to person) robotics technology to handle small parts picking. It is the first of its kind in Penang as well as in Asia Pacific for DHL Supply Chain.

Apart from the ASRS system, DHL will also be implementing the highly sophisticated automated guided vehicle (AGVs) to ensure the highest productivity and efficiency.

It will create a job opportunity for 300 workers. The jobs involved in-house handling, air-conditioned storage and out-bound handling for semicon raw materials. The items will be sorted and delivered to manufacturing plants in Pulau Pinang within one and half hours from the time the order is received. DHL Supply Chain, a part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL) is now the world’s leading contract logistics provider. By combining value added and management services with traditional fulfilment and distributions, the company is able to customize integrated logistics solutions, improve quality and thereby creating competitive advantages.

DHL Supply Chain (primarily serving semiconductor logistics solution) provides specialized, proven expertise within the Auto-Mobility, Consumer Chemicals, Energy, Engineering and Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Retail and Technology sectors. With the growing of global markets, DHL Supply Chain innovative logistics solutions will be ready to provide assistance and support to its clients and customers worldwide.

Apart from the above, DHL is also very committed in safeguarding the environmental cause and paying attention to social issues. This is also a fundamental part of DHL’s corporate strategy – Environmental protection (Go Green), Disaster management (Go Help) and Education (Go Teach). All these will make a difference in the lives of mankind.