DHL opens new facility at Baltimore/Washington International Airport

Aug. 28, 2007

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DHL, the express delivery and logistics company, has opened a new facility at the Baltimore/Washington International Airport.

The company said its previous operations at the airport have been enhanced with the opening of a new, USD1.6m on-airport facility, serving Baltimore and the surrounding areas, with improvements including material handling equipment for aircraft container loading and unloading as well as a 25% larger facility. The new facility will also handle additional routes, providing deliveries for more customers in Baltimore, as well as various locations in Howard County, Maryland, including Columbia, Elkridge, Hanover and Jessup, and features additional load positions to accommodate more vehicles and volumes of freight.

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