To celebrate DHL's 35 years in Singapore, the company has announced the official opening of its S$9 million (US$5.9 million)'eXpo Service Centre @ Changi South', one of DHL's major logistics hubs in the Asia Pacific.

The facility is designed to handle out-sized cargo, and to facilitate the expected growth in shipment volumes in Singapore and the region.

DHL Express Singapore is expected to increase its cargo handling capacity to more than 10.5 million shipments by the year 2011, with the opening of the new service centre, reported UK Transport Intelligence.

Spanning a total site area of more than 76,600 square feet, the eXpo Service Centre @ Changi South is the largest service centre operated by DHL Express Singapore. At present, it handles more than 240,000 shipments per month, twice more than the average handling capacity of DHL Express' other centres in Singapore.