Mexico DHL opens operations centre in Merida

Global carrier and package delivery company DHL, part of German postal services operator Deutsche Post, announced on March 26, 2007, the opening of a new operations centre in the city of Merida, southeastern Mexico.

The centre will allow DHL to strengthen its market presence in Mexico and to also expand its operations to the USA. The new facility will allow DHL to transport over 38,000 parcels more per year, nearly doubling the company’s current capacity. The cost of the centre was not disclosed.

The expansion in Merida is part of DHL’s programme for Mexico and was encouraged by the growing importance of the city for the country’s economy. Tourists who visited Merida and its surroundings in 2006 marked a considerable increase, which drove up investment projects in the area.

DHL already has operations centres in Mexico City and in the cities of Monterrey and Guadalajara.