"The pandemic is not only changing our current lives, but also our future. Globalization and digitalization in particular are playing a decisive role in the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. They enable e-commerce and cross-border trade and are thus creating a growing demand for express services. With our new logistics hub in Italy, we are responding to this demand and at the same time improving the international networking of markets," says Alberto Nobis, CEO of DHL Express Europe.

After Leipzig, East Midlands (UK) and Brussels, Malpensa is the fourth largest European DHL hub. The GoGreen requirements regarding sustainability, safety and efficiency of Deutsche Post DHL Group for the construction of new facilities were fully implemented during the completion of construction. The new facility combines two process steps along the express value chain under one roof: the hub controls and processes international cargo flights, while a directly connected service center handles the so-called "last mile", i.e. pick-up or delivery to business or private customers.

"The hub at Malpensa Airport is the flagship of our strategy to strengthen our Italian business. The aim of our ambitious investment plan totaling 350 million euros for the country is to establish partnerships with companies that produce and export top Italian products to the world," says Nazzarena Franco, CEO of DHL Express Italy. "We have not had any disruption due to the pandemic and have always been committed to meeting the demand of companies and supporting them, especially in business in foreign markets. Thanks to dynamic companies and highly innovative supply chains in sectors such as IT, textiles, fashion, aerospace and automotive, a third of the country's exports come from Lombardy. With the new hub, we want to contribute to the growth of Italian exports," Franco continues.

The new hub will handle express shipments to and from Italy via the national airports of Ancona, Pisa and Naples. In addition, shipments to and from Europe are handled via Leipzig, Brussels, Paris, Valencia, Vitoria, London, East Midlands, Cologne, Zagreb, Athens, Budapest and Thessaloniki, as well as outside Europe to Bahrain, Seoul and Cincinnati (USA). Since December 30, 2020, DHL Express has been managing the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines and their distribution to regional and national Italian healthcare facilities from the Malpensa hub.