FedEx launches S$97m hub in Singapore
By Kristie Neo | Posted: 03 October 2012 1818 hrs
FedEx launches S$97m hub in Singapore
SINGAPORE : Cargo transportation giant FedEx launched a new S$97 million hub on Wednesday, consolidating air, ground and customs clearance operations under one roof, located within the Air Cargo Express Hub at Singapore's Changi Airport.
This means that FedEx shipments are now transported, cleared and sent from aircraft to vehicle through one single location, rather than three.
The 282,700 square foot facility is now double the size of its previous three Singapore facilities - one in Bukit Panjang and two in Changi - put together.
Apart from serving the Singapore market, it is also FedEx's South Pacific Regional Hub and acts as a trans-shipment point for Asia Pacific shipments in and out of Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
This has reduced internal cargo handling time from two hours to 10 minutes.
Sorting of packages is also fully automated, reducing manpower by 25 per cent.
Karen Reddington, regional vice president for South Pacific at FedEx Express, said: "We have invested in this facility because it allows us to be more effective in our delivering services to our customer. It allows us to be more efficient, it takes time off the packing in the facility, and puts time where we want to, which is with the couriers on the road."
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