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DHL Expands Operations in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DHL DHL
abbr.
1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters

2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature
 Global Forwarding Relocates to New Facility More Than Twice the Size of Existing Site

PLANTATION, Fla. -- DHL Global Forwarding, part of the logistics division of DHL, today announced plans to expand its Charlotte, NC operations by moving to larger facilities located near Charlotte International Airport and U.S. Customs.

The 52,000 square-foot site, located at 4925 Sirona Drive, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28273 combines the now-integrated operations of DHL Danzas Air & Ocean and Exel Freight Management, each of which previously did business at separate locations in Charlotte. Open for business December 4, the new facility will house DHL Global Forwarding's Charlotte-based air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage and warehousing operations. The new site will be more than twice the size of the company's current operation.

By being situated closer to the airport and customs facilities, DHL Global Forwarding will be able to expedite ex·pe·dite  
tr.v. ex·pe·dit·ed, ex·pe·dit·ing, ex·pe·dites
1. To speed up the progress of; accelerate.

2.
 shipment handling and collection of air and ocean shipments moving to and from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , as well as the processing and clearance of customer goods entering the country. Charlotte is the company's only station in the Carolinas to handle both international air and ocean consignments.

The new site will also have 38,000 square feet of warehouse spaceComore than twice the capacity of the existing building. The larger space will give DHL Global Forwarding the flexibility to manage more of its own warehousing services in-house, including the needs of the growing number of small to mid-size companies requiring these services.

"We continue to experience accelerating demand for our Charlotte-based services as the Carolinas take on increased prominence in the country's international trade and transport system," said Dominique von Orelli, District Manager, DHL Global Forwarding. "Our new facility, with dramatically increased warehouse and office space, will provide us with the resources needed to stay ahead of our customers' ever-expanding logistics needs."

The relocation RELOCATION, Scotch law, contracts. To let again to renew a lease, is called a relocation.
     2. When a tenant holds over after the expiration of his lease, with the consent of his landlord, this will amount to a relocation.
 marks DHL Global Forwarding's second expansion in the Carolinas in the past four months. In late August, the company announced it was expanding operations in Charleston, S.C.

About DHL

At DHL, Customer Service is back in shipping. Our mission is to provide the most flexible, personable PERSONABLE. Having the capacities of a person; for example, the defendant was judged personable to maintain this action. Old Nat. Brev. 142. This word is obsolete.  and enjoyable experience in the shipping industry for our customers.

DHL is the global market leader of the international express and logistics industry, specializing in providing innovative and customized solutions from a single source. DHL offers expertise in express, air and ocean freight, overland o·ver·land  
adj.
Accomplished, traversing, or passing over the land instead of the ocean: an overland journey; an overland route.

adv.
 transport, and contract logistic lo·gis·tic   also lo·gis·ti·cal
adj.
1. Of or relating to symbolic logic.

2. Of or relating to logistics.



[Medieval Latin logisticus, of calculation
 solutions as well as international mail services, combined with worldwide coverage and an in-depth understanding of local markets. DHL's international network links more than 220 countries and territories worldwide with over 285,000 employees dedicated to providing fast and reliable services that exceed customers' expectations.

Founded in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  in 1969, DHL is a Deutsche Post Deutsche Post AG (ISIN: DE0005552004, LSE: DPO) is a German post, logistics and courier headquartered in Bonn, previously the German state-owned mail monopoly. It has 520,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide and generated revenue of € 60.  World Net brand.

For more information on DHL, please visit www.dhl-dgf.com.
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