KUEHNE + NAGEL has incorporated road logistics into its integrated range of services and is steadily expanding its office network in response to growing market demand for domestic services in China.
The Swiss logistics giant, rated the world's largest forwarder, has recently opened in Fuzhou, Wuxi, Zhengzhou, Taicang, Yangzhou and Yinchuan.
By the end of the year, eight depots will be established in Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Beijing, Xiamen, Chengdu and Wuhan, enabling the freight forwarder to offer a total of 20 links. Further network extensions are scheduled for next year as well.
The company also highlighted the launched of its first long-haul shuttle between Shanghai and Tianjin in April, a 1,200 kilometre route with scheduled departures from both locations three times a week. In August, the company started a second connection, running three times a week between Shanghai and Guangzhou.
The services are offered using its own hub and spoke network, promising door-to-door services, direct pick-ups and deliveries, guaranteed departures, reliable lead times, and proof of delivery, it said.
"The expansion is in line with our growth strategy and 'Go-West' market approach in China," said Kuehne + Nagel Asia Pacific president Andy Weber.
