• DB Schenker breaks ground for Red Lion2 Singapore warehouse project
• Global 3PL provider is investing more than €101 million (over US$110 million) in the facility to be ready in the first half of 2025
• Red Lion2 features zero-carbon emission and energy ratings, and a sandbox for R&D
DB Schenker has broken ground for its “Red Lion2” Singapore warehouse in a ceremony officiated by Singapore’s Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance, Chee Hong Tat.
The project will take the third-party logistics service provider’s total logistics facility in Singapore to nearly 4 million square feet.
In August 2020, DB Schenker inaugurated its Red Lion facility in Singapore, then its largest investment globally.
DB Schenker is set to invest more than €101 million (over US$110 million) in the second Singapore facility, surpassing its previous record investment in the first Red Lion. The new project is expected to be completed by the first half of 2025.
Red Lion2 incorporates design and functionalities that clinched for the company its LEED Gold and LEED Zero Carbon accreditation from the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
The warehouse also complies with the Green Mark Platinum and Green Mark Zero Energy certifications from the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore.
To promote innovation, a “sandbox” area has been designed purposefully as an “incubator” to test-bed new ideas within the Red Lion2, which would help expedite feasibility trials in a live operating ecosystem and research & development (R&D).
DB Schenker is the largest global 3PL locator in Tampines LogisPark, in Airport Logistics Park of Singapore (ALPS), and in Changi South Business Park. The company has over 16 locations and more than 3.97 million square feet of operational footprint throughout Singapore.
“Red Lion2 is [a] testament of our commitment to Singapore and the Asia Pacific region. As part of our ever-growing logistics ecosystem, it serves as a vital, sustainable, and strategic hub for our customers and our global network,” said Dr. Niklas Wilmking, chief executive for Asia Pacific.
“We invest with clear intent to not only build resilience and scalability for our customers’ supply chains but also to drive digitalization, sustainability and network agility with ground-breaking and cutting-edge initiatives for the industry. We are pivoting towards the future not just for the region from right here in Singapore, but also for the rest of the world,” Wilmking said.
He said his DB Schenker teams collaborated closely with its customers and Singapore government agencies, such as Economic Development Board and Jurong Town Corp. to build the project.
“We have had to do things differently in designing and optimizing the space and workflow, which led to a first-ever sky bridge interconnecting our two facilities at Tampines LogisPark instead of conventional ramps at Red Lion2,” said Catherine Soo, cluster CEO for Singapore and Malaysia.
