DHL opens new terminal in St. Petersburg (RUS)

DHL opened a new terminal in St. Petersburg to handle the rapidly growing volume of DHL customers in the North West region of Russia. The new terminal, located on Pyaty Predportovy Proezd in close proximity to Pulkovo airport, will serve as a central sorting, processing and transit facility for international and domestic shipments in St. Petersburg and the North West region.

“Pulkovo was chosen as the site for the terminal primarily because of its location: five minutes from St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport, on the main thoroughfare into the city and three minutes from the Moscow-St. Petersburg highway. With excellent road and airport links, the location gives DHL Express the ability to enhance the services offered not only to St. Petersburg but to a number of destinations within the North West region of Russia, DHL Express’s second biggest market in the CIS and a key priority for our development in this country,” said Adrian Marley, General Manager of DHL Express Russia at the opening ceremony of the terminal on Wednesday.

The terminal occupies 13,000 square meters, of which 9,500 are designated for operations and 3,500 for office facilities. One of the most advanced facilities operated by DHL in Russia, the new terminal is aimed at handling and sorting goods for DHL customers not only in St. Petersburg, but in cities including Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Syktyvkar and Velikiy Novgorod.

The terminal is capable of handling 500 tonnes of material daily, and is equipped with its own emergency power supply to ensure uninterrupted service in the event of a power failure. There are 80 parking spaces for DHL vehicles next to the terminal. In addition to the terminal and office facilities, DHL is opening a new Service Point in Pulkovo to add to its existing network.

“The new terminal in St. Petersburg is a prime example of a purpose-built terminal, designed with our customers’ current and future needs in mind. It reflects DHL Express’s passion for quality and service excellence,” said Daniel Kearvell, Area Manager of DHL North West Russia. “The addition of another service point also enhances our service to our customers, who have the convenient choice of dropping off their shipments at a DHL facility or requesting a courier pick-up with a quick phone call to our offices.”

DHL Express opened in Russia in 1984 with a head office in Moscow. It currently has over 130 offices and 12,000 customers in Russia, and serves more than 500 towns and cities within Russia.