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Air transport Singapore's role as a transhipment hub also extends to air shipments and recent moves by two express carriers show how this business is developing. Rahita Elias reports Companies in a hurry to ship their dangerous goods from Singapore to other parts of the world can use the services of air express companies. According to these express specialists based here, they are equipped both with the skills and facilities to do so safely and quickly. In particular, FedEx Express (FedEx) in March this year launched a new service catering to dangerous goods shipments in Singapore. Through its International Priority Dangerous Goods (IPDG) service, the express company will offer time-definite transport of high-value items including chemical compounds and catalysts required for research or production, aircraft engines with residual fuel, batteries and specialised aerospace paint and polymers.