DHL opens 24-hour Changi express hub
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- Wednesday, 19 October 2016
DHL Express has opened its EUR85 million DHL South Asia Hub, a 24-hour express hub facility located within Changi Airfreight Centre (CAC) at Singapore Changi Airport.
The 23,600 sqm facility has the industry’s first fully-automated express parcel sorting and processing system in South Asia.
Ken Allen, chief executive DHL Express said: “Over the years, we’ve invested significantly to bolster our network and services in Asia Pacific . Our investment in the DHL South Asia Hub is the most recent in a series of global network investments made, and is the largest infrastructure investment made in Singapore to date. The country's strategic location not only boosts our operational network capabilities, but also supports growing trade in the region aided by a stronger global economy."
The facility processes up to 24,000 shipments and documents per hour and can handle more than 628 tonnes of cargo during the peak processing window. This processing speed is six times faster, while the handling capacity is three times more than the manual operations in the previous facility.
