DHL shifts Asian flight to March
DHL’s cargo hub at March GlobalPort has gone international, the courier company has announced.
DHL has routed a new flight into March from Malaysia, by way of Hong Kong and Anchorage, Alaska, said spokesman Richard Gibb. The first flight touched down Tuesday just after midnight.
The other seven DHL flights that land at March are from locations within the United States.
Gibb said the shifting of the flight to March from Los Angeles International Airport will get deliveries from Asia into the company’s distribution network 90 minutes sooner, which will result in shorter door-to-door delivery times.
The GlobalPort operation, Gibb said, serves Southern California, Nevada and Arizona. The company employs about 350 people at March, he said.
DHL calls March an international gateway operation and says it has spent USD3 million on improvements there, adding on-site offices specifically to provide customs-processing and clearance functions needed for international shipments.
The company expects to see more business come through March in the future as trade between the United States and Asia results in many shipments being routed through the Inland region.
The courier opened for business at the March location in 2005. It also takes in international flights at Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, New York and Wilmington, Ohio.
