Kuehne + Nagel Awarded Contract by Sands Corp in Singapore

Logistics Insight Asia - Top Story, 17/2/2010

Kuehne + Nagel has been awarded an exclusive logistics contract by Las Vegas Sands Corporation to manage the warehousing, delivery-to-site and installation activities of the hotel rooms and suites for the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort in Singapore.

The resort features three 55-story cascading hotel towers with over 2,500 rooms and suites, topped by the Sands SkyPark bridging across the towers. The resort includes a museum, retail stores, restaurants, the 1.3 million square feet Sands Expo and Convention Center that can host over 45,000 delegates, as well as two theaters and a casino.

Under the agreement, KN Hotel Logistics, the special services division of Kuehne + Nagel, will be responsible for on-time delivery and installation of all furniture (FF&E) for the hotel.

The project team is gradually handing over the guest rooms to the operator, working its way up from the ground floor based on a tight time line. Kuehne + Nagel’s tailor-made IT solution which supports the FF&E installation results in better planning accuracy and reduced administrative effort.

Kuehne + Nagel, www.kuehne-nagel.com