CEVA Logistics has won a contract to operate a Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) for BMW in the Polish special economic zone town of Slubice, close to the border with Germany. Starting in October, the 15,000 square metre RDC began handling the receipt and warehousing of incoming goods and quality control for automobile spares.The storage of small quantities of dangerous goods will also be administered in accordance with legal provisions. Products retained in the centre will be supplied to … [Read more...] about BMW chooses CEVA
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New contracts for China’s Grand Power
Grand Power Logistics Group Inc, a China-based international logistics provider, has announced that its airfreight subsidiary, Grand Power Express International (China) Limited, has reached direct sales contracts with ten additional, unspecified airlines. Grand Power Express now has contracts with a total of 15 airlines.It estimates total tonnage shipped could increase by as much as 70 per cent and says it also will benefit from added pricing power due to the volume discounts provided by the … [Read more...] about New contracts for China’s Grand Power
Europe & CIS : Train rival to airfreight soon up and running
Within the next few months, a new container train service linking Germany and China run by German train operator, Deutsche Bahn along with DB Schenker, DB’s transportation and logistics service provider, will be up and running. The Trans Eurasia Express will provide a weekly rail service in both directions between Shanghai/Beijing and cover the more than 10,000-kilometer long land route in less than 20 days, crossing five national borders, six time zones and seven climatic zones to German … [Read more...] about Europe & CIS : Train rival to airfreight soon up and running
New contracts for China's Grand Power
Grand Power Logistics Group Inc, a China-based international logistics provider, has announced that its airfreight subsidiary, Grand Power Express International (China) Limited, has reached direct sales contracts with ten additional, unspecified airlines. Grand Power Express now has contracts with a total of 15 airlines.It estimates total tonnage shipped could increase by as much as 70 per cent and says it also will benefit from added pricing power due to the volume discounts provided by the … [Read more...] about New contracts for China's Grand Power
CEVA opens new Hong Kong freight hub
As part of its Asian expansion plan, CEVA Logistics, a leading supply chain company, has opened its new air freight hub at Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. With this development and together with its China business expansion, the company expects todouble its business growth rate by 2010. According to CEVA’s chief executive officer John Pattullo, who was on a recent two-day visit to Hong Kong to officiate the air freight hub opening, the company’s new facility will … [Read more...] about CEVA opens new Hong Kong freight hub
Kuehne + Nagel International
Reinhard Lange, who was appointed successor to current Kuehne + Nagel International AG CEO Klaus Herms in September 2007, will take up his new position on 1 January 2009, the Swiss global forwarding and logistics group announced recently. “The board of directors, in agreement with the management board, has taken the decision to assign Reinhard Lange full responsibility for the implementation of the group’s strategy as of the beginning of 2009,” stated Klaus-Michael Kuehne, … [Read more...] about Kuehne + Nagel International
