European Companies Now Have Easier Access and Supply Chain Flows with China and Asia

European Companies Now Have Easier Access and Supply Chain Flows with China and Asia

October 18, 2006

Asia's Premier Third Party Logistics and Freight Forwarding Company Expands into Germany and the European Continent

    HONG KONG, Oct. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- With a well
established Asian business driven by almost 6,000 people,
4,000 in China alone, Kerry Logistics is now establishing a
pan European presence with the opening of initial offices in
Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  Kerry Logistics (Central
Europe) GmbH, headquartered in Hamburg, commenced
operations in eight locations across Germany, Austria and
Switzerland on September 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,
specialised 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 licences in China alone smooth the
way for a complex variety of freight forwarding and
logistics requirements from their international clients. 

    Kerry Logistics is clearly emerging as a global
logistics force.  It is part of the Kuok Group, an Asian
conglomerate with almost 60 years of development in China
and Asia.  Their substantial business interests include
logistics, properties, hotels, food & beverage, oils
& grains, media, shipping, air cargo carrier and
insurance.  Renowned brands include Shangri-La (hotels
& resorts), South China Morning Post and Bangkok Post
(media), Kerry Properties (property), PACC Line (shipping),
Jerneh Insurance (insurance), Jin Long Yue (edible oils) and
many more. 

    According to Dieckmann, over the next two years further
expansion will include other German language countries and
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.

    For more information, please contact:

     Emily Kwan
     Head of Corporate Communications
     Kerry Logistics
     Tel:   [phone]
     Fax:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]    

SOURCE  Kerry Logistics