全球的国际快递服务提供商DHL近在加利福尼亚州桑尼维尔开设了一个新的服务中心设施，以更好地满足该地区众多初创公司和全球科技公司的国际航运需求和增长。
“硅谷是一个壮观的市场，它继续蓬勃发展，并对许多不同的行业产生影响，”DHL Express 美国西部副总裁兼总 说。“DHL 近 50 年前在旧金山成立，我们很自豪有机会在这一切开始的地区继续投资和发展。”
这座耗资 1,200 万美元、占地 39,000 平方英尺的新设施的分拣能力为每小时 3,000 个包裹。其位于森尼维尔克恩大道1105号的中心位置将为西圣何塞、圣克鲁斯、山景城和森尼维尔地区的客户提供*多一小时的交货时间。这些地区的客户将能够利用较晚的提货截止时间。
DHL 现在在湾区拥有四个服务中心——弗里蒙特、奥克兰、旧金山和现在的森尼维尔。
作为公司减少碳足迹全球计划的一部分，DHL 将投资 350 万美元，为其位于桑尼维尔的 40 辆车的车队增加 30辆电动汽车。新型高效电动汽车是德国邮政 DHL GoGreen 计划的一部分，该计划旨在到2020 年将 CO 2排放量减少30%。
DHL近将其桑尼维尔的员工人数增加了 33%。该公司目前拥有 500 名湾区运营人员，包括快递员、代理和管理人员。
DHL, theworld’s leading international express services provider, recentlyopened a new service center facility in Sunnyvale, California, tobetter serve the international shipping needs and growth from themany start-up and global technology companies in the region.SiliconValley is a spectacular market that continues to flourish and havean impact on many different industries,” said John Fox, VP andGeneral Manager of the Western U.S. for DHL Express. “DHL wasfounded in San Francisco nearly 50 years ago, and we are proud tohave the opportunity to continue investing and growing in the areawhere it all started.”
The new $12 million, 39,000-square-foot facility features asorting capacity of 3,000 packages per hour. Its central locationat 1105 Kern Avenue in Sunnyvale will provide customers in the WestSan Jose, Santa Cruz, Mountain View and Sunnyvale areas with fasterdelivery times by up to one hour. In addition, customers in theseareas will be able to take advantage of later shipment pickupcutoff times.
DHL now has four service centers in the Bay Area – Fremont,Oakland, San Francisco and now Sunnyvale.
As part of the company’s global initiative to reduce its carbonfootprint, DHL is investing $3.5 million to add 30 electricvehicles to its 40-vehicle fleet in Sunnyvale. The newhigh-efficiency electric vehicles are part of the Deutsche Post DHLGoGreen program to reduce CO2 emissions by 30 percent by the year2020.
DHL recently increased its Sunnyvale staff by 33%. The companycurrently employs 500 Bay Area operational staff, includingcouriers, agents, and management.