DHL Freight opens parcel hub in in Rícany-Jazlovice

DHL Freight invests EUR 24.7 million for construction of the largest parcel hub in the Czech Republic, capable of handling up to 18,000 parcels per hour

Professional Parcel Logistics (PPL), a fully-owned subsidiary of DHL Freight, announces the opening of its new parcel hub in the Czech Republic, in Rícany-Jazlovice. The new facility serves as the new central hub for parcel shipments and as a regional depot for the area east of Prague and Central Bohemia.

Compared to the former hub, hourly capacity of sorted shipments rose from 4,000 to 14,000 parcels per hour, and up to 18,000 shipments per hour when merged with the depot´s sorting technology. There are over 190 loading and unloading ramps for trucks and vans available. The roller conveyer reaches a length of almost 3 km with a maximum speed of 3 meters per second. Total investment amounted to EUR 24.7 million for an 50,000m² area, including 12,000 m² of warehouses, administration and depot buildings.

By opening the new central hub, DHL Freight and PPL aim to offer their customers an even faster and more flexible and reliable service than ever. Together with the broad range of products and services the new facility is supposed to significantly strengthen the company’s leading position on the parcel market.

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