DHL Supply Chain has started construction of a new European Battery Logistics Hub in Holtum, the Netherlands.
The new facility will provide 17,000 square meters of storage and service space for high-voltage batteries.
The site will connect directly with DHL Supply Chain’s existing automotive logistics operation in Holtum.
Together, the two facilities will create a logistics campus focused on electric mobility and energy storage.
DHL expects the new hub to begin operations in early 2027.
The facility will support electric vehicle batteries and battery energy storage systems (BESS), including home storage and solar energy applications.
DHL said demand for battery logistics continues to grow across the automotive, industrial and energy sectors.
“The transformation of mobility and energy systems is a key driver of change in global supply chains,” said Rainer Haag, CEO of DHL Supply Chain Europe.
The site will provide battery storage, diagnostics, testing, charging, refurbishment, reverse logistics and recycling preparation services.
DHL said the facility will support circular supply chain models and sustainable battery management.
The Holtum campus is located near major European transport routes and close to a container and barge terminal on the Juliana Canal.
“For the Netherlands and the region around Holtum, this development reinforces the site’s strategic importance as a logistics and new energy hub,” said John Scherders, CEO of DHL Supply Chain Benelux.
The project forms part of DHL Group’s Strategy 2030 focused on electric mobility, renewable energy and circular supply chains.
