commenced operations in eight locations across Germany, Austria and Switzerland on September the 1st. Michael Dieckmann, Managing Director responsible for Germany, Central and Eastern Europe, said that while Kerry Logistics has a very strong heritage in China and Asia it has also been rapidly establishing a global footprint with well established businesses in Great Britain, Spain and as far away as Australia.
Trade between the European countries and China/Asia has been growing rapidly and Kerry Logistics' heritage, expertise and 120 locations across China will be an essential benefit to European customers wishing to improve their China access and their supply chain price-performance ratio. The quality and expanse of Kerry Logistics' service portfolio and logistics centres across China and Asia have set a new standard for competitors to try to emulate, and that's a difficult task in China. Servicing an extensive portfolio of medium to large corporations Kerry Logistics covers diverse market segments such as retail and lifestyle consumer goods, electronics as well as mechanical engineering and automotives.
With its headquarters in Hong Kong, Kerry Logistics has operations in 260 cities in the Asia Pacific region and their global network covers six continents. Aside from array of China distribution centres for general cargo, specialized facilities also handle bonded cargo, dangerous goods, temperature controlled and perishable goods plus an ever growing fleet of vehicles to ensure that cargo is moved safely and efficiently throughout China and Asia. Their 700 plus operating licenses in China alone smooth the way for a complex variety of freight forwarding and logistics requirements from their international clients. According to Dieckmann, during the next 2 years, further expansion will include other German language countries and the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. It is expected that 500 new jobs will be created to facilitate the extensive Central and Eastern European network by 2011 www.kerrylogistics.com. |
