As a leading global logistics company, DHL Group has revealed its plans to add 10 sites and seven million square feet of warehousing capacity to accelerate hyperscale data center growth.
BOOSTING HYPERSCALE DATA CENTER GROWTH
In an effort to accelerate hyperscale data center growth, DHL Group (DHL) has announced its plans to significantly expand its North American data center logistics (DCL) infrastructure.
This substantial growth will include 10 dedicated warehouse sites and over seven million square feet of capacity, all set to go live in 2026. These facilities will offer white-glove handling, rack configuration services, and specialized warehouse-to-site transportation, supported by the DHL Global Forwarding network for fast, secure movement of high-value IT hardware.
“Hyperscalers are creating the digital backbone of the artificial intelligence (AI) era, and they are doing so at extraordinary speed. Our expanded North America footprint is purpose-built to match that pace – from high-security warehousing and configuration services to white-glove handling and 24/7 service-logistics readiness,” insights Hendrik Venter, Global CEO, DHL Supply Chain.
“Combined with deep integration across DHL divisions, we offer a single accountable partner that connects global supply flows with precise on-the-ground execution. That’s what keeps large-scale data center projects on schedule and resilient.”
This initiative only marks the beginning of DHL’s group-wide expansion in this fast-growing sector. With North America already being home to over 40 percent of the world’s data centers, this is a major first step, and additional regions are already scheduled for further capacity upgrades.
TRUSTED PARTNER ACROSS BORDERS
DHL’s announcement follows the results of an independently commissioned survey, which details how approximately 85 percent of data center decision-makers prefer a single end-to-end logistics partner, while only 43 percent believe they currently have one.
In parallel, around 70 percent of these decision-makers rely on third-party logistics providers only for specific tasks – demonstrating fragmented setups. At the same time, 89 percent stated that having a single account manager was very important to them, highlighting the necessity for unified leadership.
“Data center logistics crosses oceans, borders, and regulatory regimes. Whether it’s graphics processing units (GPUs) – the high-performance processors that power modern AI models – moving by air, power modules by ocean freight, or out-of-gauge components transported by engineered road solutions to remote build sites, customers depend on synchronized, secure, and time-critical execution,” Oscar de Bok, Global CEO, DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, states.
“With our experts in Industrial Projects, dedicated charter capacity, and multimodal routing, we keep these high-value shipments on schedule end-to-end. The combination of scale, sensitivity, and speeds makes this one of the most demanding global supply chains – and it is exactly where tight coordination across DHL’s portfolio of businesses becomes a real advantage for customers racing to bring new capacity online.”
With the global rise of hyperscalers, DHL’s international network and broad multimodal capabilities provide clients with a reliable partner across borders, seamlessly integrating international supply flows with precise local execution to ensure projects are kept on schedule and infrastructure is brought online.
