The Kuehne + Nagel Group (K+N) has established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Belarus, based in the capital of Minsk after operating representative offices there and in Brest since 1996. The group has been servicing customers there, primarily the automotive, pharmaceutical, chemical, retail, wood production and power engineering industries. “With its geographical position between Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan and China, Belarus is a strategically important country in which we see an … [Read more...] about K+N own office in Eastern Europe

FedEx Trade Networks, a subsidiary of FedEx and growing international ocean and air freight forwarder, has announced the opening of six new freight forwarding offices. Part of its global expansion plan that saw 10 offices opened across Asia late in 2009, the most recent openings were across its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region and Latin American region. With this most recent addition of Brussels, Manchester, London, Mumbai, Chennai and Mexico City the company now has 22 international … [Read more...] about FedEx continues freight forwarding expansion

Global logistics company, the GAC Group, has entered into a partnership agreement with the top Formula One (F1) motor racing team, AT&T Williams, to develop cost efficient logistics services in support of their efforts to meet the demands of an industry-wide cost reduction programme. Under the agreement, GAC will provide efficient logistics support in connection with the company’s Formula One freight requirements and oversee the management of the equipment for a challenging … [Read more...] about GAC partners AT&T Williams F1 team

Daimler Northeast Asia Parts Trading and Services Co Ltd (DPTS) has appointed Kerry Logistics to manage the license attainment of its imported spare parts for automobiles in China. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Northeast Asia Ltd, DPTS is responsible for spare parts logistics for all Daimler products in Mainland China, such asMercedes-Benz cars. Under the two-year contract, Kerry is responsible for obtaining all required licenses for spare parts and batteries, exemption … [Read more...] about Kerry wins trio of China/ HK contracts

TNT is expanding its e-commerce business with the acquisition of Netherlands- based e-fulfillment specialist TopPak. In combination with its Parcel Service business, TNT said it will strengthen its position in the distribution market and add an important link to its e-fulfillment service chain. TopPak’s fulfillment activities include processing orders, stock management and packing products for shipping, in effect handling the entire administrative and logistics chain for orders, … [Read more...] about TNT acquires e-fulfillment specialist

Ryder System, Inc. has announced it has signed a joint venture (JV) partnership with Cargo Services Far East Limited (CSFE), an Asia-based logistics solutions provider specialising in export consolidation services. The new venture, Ryder Supply Chain Solutions Asia, aims to create an end-toend service offering, with full geographic coverage throughout Asia, for North American retailers and other companies importing from Asia. The partnership builds upon Ryder’s recent … [Read more...] about New JV for Ryder/Cargo Services Far East