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DHL Express opens South Asia sorting hub at Singapore Changi Airport
GERMANY's DHL Express has launched its EUR85 million (US$93.34 million) DHL South Asia Hub, a 24-hour express facility equipped with a fully automated parcel sorting and processing system that covers an area of 23,600 square metres within the Changi Airfreight Centre (CAC) at Singapore Changi Airport.
This facility is 33 per cent larger than the previous hub, providing additional capacity to handle the growing shipment volumes for regional and international destinations.
With the hub located within the CAC, a 24-hour free trade zone managed by Changi Airport Group, it improves the flow of goods between aircraft and the facility, and allows consignments to be shipped or transhipped within an hour.
The facility processes up to 24,000 shipments and documents per hour and can handle 628 tonnes of cargo during the peak processing window. This processing speed is six times faster, while the handling capacity is three times more, as compared to the manual operations in the previous facility.
"The country's strategic location not only boosts our operational network capabilities, but also supports growing trade in the region,?said DHL Express CEO Ken Allen.
Said DHL Express Asia Pacific chief Ken Lee: "With four hubs in Asia Pacific - Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Bangkok - this links over 70 DHL Express gateways located throughout the region.
"This will also allow us to add more network flights in and out of Singapore, such as the recent introduction of the Phnom Penh-Bangkok flight that adds to our existing Bangkok-Singapore service, as regional trade continues to grow," he said.
This facility is 33 per cent larger than the previous hub, providing additional capacity to handle the growing shipment volumes for regional and international destinations.
With the hub located within the CAC, a 24-hour free trade zone managed by Changi Airport Group, it improves the flow of goods between aircraft and the facility, and allows consignments to be shipped or transhipped within an hour.
The facility processes up to 24,000 shipments and documents per hour and can handle 628 tonnes of cargo during the peak processing window. This processing speed is six times faster, while the handling capacity is three times more, as compared to the manual operations in the previous facility.
"The country's strategic location not only boosts our operational network capabilities, but also supports growing trade in the region,?said DHL Express CEO Ken Allen.
Said DHL Express Asia Pacific chief Ken Lee: "With four hubs in Asia Pacific - Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Bangkok - this links over 70 DHL Express gateways located throughout the region.
"This will also allow us to add more network flights in and out of Singapore, such as the recent introduction of the Phnom Penh-Bangkok flight that adds to our existing Bangkok-Singapore service, as regional trade continues to grow," he said.
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