FedEx, DHL and UPS expand logistics infrastructure in India

FedEx announced plans for a fully automated integrated air cargo hub at GMR Cargo City at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, with investment of around $150 million and about 230,000 square feet. The company said the hub would combine international gateway and pickup-and-delivery operations and raise processing capacity from approximately 600 to 5,000 packages per hour. It also cited a previously declared $250 million investment in a 300,000-square-foot facility with Adani Airport Holdings in Navi Mumbai, intended to add consolidation and redistribution capacity for Western India.

DHL Group plans to invest about €1 billion in India through 2030. Projects cited include an automated sorting centre for DHL Express in Delhi, a health logistics hub in Bhiwandi, Blue Dart’s low-emission integrated operating facility in Bijwasan, an IT services centre in Indore, and EV and battery logistics centres in Chennai and Mumbai. DHL said the investments are meant to strengthen connectivity between Indian businesses and its global network.

UPS’s only Global Capability Centre in India, in Chennai, is set to enter a Phase-3 expansion after being inaugurated in May; UPS did not disclose the Phase-3 investment value. The expansion follows a previously announced $15–20 million investment in India for technology capabilities including AI, automation and robotics. The article also notes that global goods trade recorded its strongest half-year growth in the first half of 2026 in 15 years, excluding the Covid-19 rebound, partly on demand for AI infrastructure products.