DHL Express opens new Air-side Gateway Facility at BIA
March 10, 2010 04:24 pm
Caption for Photograph - Senior Vice-President & Area
Director -
With an investment of US$ 374,000 (Rs. 43 Million), this 15,000 sq.ft facility
promises to provide faster clearance and seamless handling of in-bound and
out-bound international consignments which will further strengthen DHL’s
expertise in
Backed by a team of professionals in customs clearance, this state-of the art
gateway will provide fast, convenient and hassle free clearance facilities. As
a result of faster recovery and processing time, customers will benefit from
throughput time of 60 minutes on import consignments and an additional 30
minutes on export consignments.
At the inauguration Manish Patel, DHL Sri Lanka Country Manager said, “The
physical location of the Gateway Facility within the precincts of the
With this investment, the import and export processes have been made even more
efficient with greater focus on speedier operations. The facility is fully
equipped with CCTV, CIA Imaging, material handling equipment, Radio Frequency
Scanners, Customized Racking System, Electronic Data Interface, 24 hour
in-house customs and Security Screening.
“We believe in forming strong partnerships with local authorities such as
customs and aviation in order to provide faster solutions to our customers. The
new Gateway Service Centre reiterates DHL’s global commitment to invest in
truly world class facilities in all the markets it operates in” said Senior
Vice-President & Area Director -
The infrastructure is modeled on successful global hubs that have self
controlled operations and achieved outstanding results in facilitating trade.
The new Gateway in