DHL Group has officially opened its expanded Middle East & Africa Innovation Center in Dubai South. In parallel, DHL Supply Chain is investing €120 million in a new multi-user warehouse within the same logistics district, both near the new Al Maktoum International Airport.
The new 1,700sq m Innovation Center is now a permanent hub, and one of four such centres worldwide. It is designed as a collaborative platform and brings customers, partners, startups, and academic institutions to foster exchange and explore emerging technologies, test scalable solutions and co-create innovations that address real-world logistics challenges.
As part of DHL’s global network of Innovation Centers in Cologne, Singapore, and Chicago, it enables cross-regional collaboration, trend scouting, and the scalable development of next-generation logistics solutions.
DHL Supply Chain has meanwhile signed a €120 million landmark agreement, including leasehold commitments, for a 38-year term on a 96,000sq m plot in Dubai South. The development will include a 55,000sq m multi-user warehouse plus additional office space. Construction is scheduled to break ground in Q1 2026, with completion planned for summer 2027.
