DHL Global Forwarding has announced it will open a dedicated healthcare logistics facility at Changi Nexus One in the Changi Airfreight Centre to handle value, time- and temperature-sensitive healthcare and life sciences cargo at Changi Airport.
The new 3,047m2 DHL Singapore Coldchain Hub will be equipped with temperature-control capabilities and direct airside access and is part of DHL Group’s €2bn (US$2.3bn) investment in DHL Health Logistics under Strategy 2030.
Praveen Gregory, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, said, “Healthcare supply chains across Asia-Pacific are evolving rapidly as demand grows for biologics, specialty medicines and other temperature-sensitive products that require greater precision, resilience and speed.
“As one of DHL’s strategic healthcare logistics hubs globally, Singapore is uniquely positioned to support this growth through its world-class connectivity, specialized logistics infrastructure and trusted regulatory environment. The country’s pharmaceutical cold chain market is gearing up for steady growth with projected volumes set to increase at approximately 7% annualized growth rate from 14,000,000kg in 2028 to 17,000,000kg by 2031.
“Our investment in the DHL Singapore Coldchain Hub is thus critical to meet future demand, as we enhance our cold-chain capabilities and help customers build more resilient supply chains to move critical healthcare products with greater confidence, reliability and control.”
The DHL Singapore Coldchain Hub is scheduled to open by the end of 2027 and will expand Changi Airport’s existing facilities, which provide a temperature-controlled environment across the airport ecosystem, currently supported by airside thermal protection solutions such as cool dollies and more than 9,000m2 of airside-fronting temperature-controlled handling capacity of over 375,000 metric tons per annum.
Lim Ching Kiat, executive vice president of air hub and cargo development, Changi Airport Group, said, “We are pleased to deepen our longstanding partnership with DHL Group through its new facility at Changi Nexus One. This investment reflects the growing importance of healthcare and life sciences logistics, and builds on Changi’s strengths in air connectivity, airside infrastructure and specialized cargo handling.
“Leveraging Changi Airport’s extensive connectivity and DHL’s established air freight forwarding footprint in Singapore, we look forward to supporting the safe, efficient and reliable movement of time- and temperature-sensitive shipments across Asia-Pacific and beyond.”
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