Schenker Australia Pty Ltd and Schenker New Zealand Ltd have announced an expansion of services to Papua New Guinea through a non-exclusive sales and handling agreement with local partner Swift Agencies (PNG) Ltd. DB Schenker now offers integrated logistics services to industries such as oil & gas, healthcare, aeroparts, consumer electronics, automotive and mining in Papua New Guinea.

Australia is Papua New Guinea’s biggest import and export destination and Papua New Guinea has been experiencing rising growth in GDP over the last two years – 6.5 per cent in 2007 and seven per cent in 2008 – according to DB Schenker.