DACHSER now in Singapore
Services offered by Dachser Singapore Pte. Ltd. range from air and sea freight transport and contract logistics solutions to customs clearance and project consulting. There are currently 20 employees of the wholly owned subsidiary of Dachser. By the end of the year the number of employees should increase to 30.
"Singapore is one of the most important logistics hubs in the world. Goods from all over Southeast Asia are dispatched from Singapore, and this metropolis is also the headquarters for many international companies,” said Thomas Reuter, managing director of Dachser Air & Sea Logistics, emphasizing the strategic importance of the location. With the new national company, the logistics provider is expanding its portfolio of services in the Asia-Pacific region. “With our presence in Singapore we provide our customers with an even better exchange of goods, both worldwide and within Asia,” explained Reuter.
Heading up the company are Managing Director Matthew Ong and Detlev Janik, chief executive officer at Dachser India Pvt. Ltd. The company has a branch at Changi Airport and an office in the west of Singapore.
Dachser has branches in Asia in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, and employs about 1,250 people there.
In 2010, Dachser generated total revenue of USD 5.4 billion. 19,250 staff working in 310 locations worldwide handled 46.2 million shipments weighing a total of 35.5 million tons.
