DHL builds 3 DCs in Sydney

DHL builds 3 DCs in Sydney    DHL Supply Chain Australia has started building three distribution centers in Sydney's western suburbs with an investment of A$80 million ($84 million).
   The distribution centers will provide more than 55,000 square meters of space and form part of a new DHL Sydney Campus, a DHL-dedicated logistics area. The facilities are to be operational by mid-year.
   'We've experienced significant growth in our transport business. That coupled with DHL winning new business and renewing the Johnson & Johnson Pacific contract for a further five years has prompted us to start developing the new facilities to adequately prepare for the further additional growth we expect in 2011,' said Terry Ryan, senior vice president for DHL Supply Chain South Pacific, in a statement.
   Also included in the Sydney campus will be a new 10,000-square-meter transport hub, which will manage the consolidation of freight to and from Sydney.
   DHL will hire an additional 120 staff for the day-to-day operation of the facilities.