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  • Rhenus Logistics opens free zone warehouse in Bangkok

    Rhenus Logistics opens free zone warehouse in Bangkok

    Global logistics service provider Rhenus Logistics has opened a new free zone warehouse in Bangkok, Thailand, as it aims to serve a wider range of industries.

    The warehouse is strategically located within a 10-kilometre radius of three existing warehouses that house general cargo and dangerous goods.

    Rhenus says the facility, located within Bangkok’s free trade zone, will offer a wider range of services to key industries like manufacturing, medical devices and healthcare, whilst offering better value for customers, including duty exemptions.

    “The warehouse provides added convenience to customers who conduct business in the nearby Bangkok metropolitan city, with its close proximity to key freight hubs at Suvarnabhumi Airport and Thailand’s major sea ports,” the company said.

    Rhenus noted that the facility features its latest in-house technology and an ecofriendly design. Customers in electronics and medical devices with specific storage requirements can safely and securely tap on its 450-sqm temperature and dust-free controlled room, ambient storage facilities and the anti-static testing room.

    The warehouse supports pallet storage for standard cargo and block space for oversized cargo up to 3 tonnes, offers flexible in-transit capacity for large shipments, with comprehensive 24-hour security measures within and around the facility.

    “With its strategic proximity to the Bangkok Free Trade Zone, we hope to better support evolving warehousing needs by providing more space options, improving quality and all while reducing operational costs for our customers,” said Tim Burger, director warehousing and transport, Rhenus Logistics Thailand.

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  • Rhenus selects winners of the Rhevo Initiative

    Rhenus selects winners of the Rhevo Initiative

    170 ideas, 28 countries and one goal: the 16 winners of the Rhenus corporate initiative entitled “Rhevo” were selected at the headquarters of the Rhenus Group in Holzwickede in July. Using one major final pitch, the finalists from all over the world had the opportunity to persuade the jury of experts drawn from the Rhenus world. The goal of the innovation competition, which was launched in the spring, is to develop new products and innovative business models with digital concepts.

    Each of the 43 finalists had just seven minutes to introduce their business ideas and advertise them to attract investments and other resources so that they can be introduced. They had checked, revised and refined their ideas during many months of work and had built and tested prototypes. They were supported by training sessions and entrepreneurs from the start-up scene during this time.

    The jury examined the finalists’ product ideas to see whether they were suitable for the future and might open up opportunities in the market place. “It was hard facing the jury’s questions. They tested our idea rigorously and examined it intensively from all sides,” said participant Usman Kahn.

    After the pitches were over, it was clear that three ideas would be included in existing internal product developments. 13 will others receive ongoing start-up support. “This will be different, depending on the project. Some providers of ideas will be given more time in order to continue testing the market opportunities for their product ideas; others will receive a budget to continue developing their product,” said the member of the Rhenus Board and jury member, Tobias Bartz, summarising the process.

    “We particularly liked a Spanish/German solution from the field of predictive analytics; it’s designed to help us better predict the needs and behaviour of customers,” jury member Petra Finke, who is Global CIO at Rhenus Freight Logistics, explained. An Asian platform idea for marketing free truck capacity and a Russian team with the prototype of an “instant quotation” solution were particularly singled out.

    The jury consisted of Rhenus Board Member, Tobias Bartz, Petra Finke (Global CIO Rhenus Freight Logistics), Vivek Arya (CEO Rhenus India), Jörn Schmersahl (CEO Rhenus Air & Ocean Europe) and Jan Harnisch (COO Ocean Freight Asia); this was an international group of Rhenus experts with great experience in the fields of digitalisation and business development.

  • Rhenus takes over O’Brien Logistics

    Rhenus takes over O’Brien Logistics

    The Rhenus group will have its own national company in Australia, Rhenus Logistics Australia, in future too. The logistics specialist signed an agreement to purchase the freight forwarding company known as O’Brien Customs and Forwarding Pty Ltd in order to expand its network of business sites in the Asia-Pacific region.

    The O’Brien family business handles air and sea freight consignments and provides customs and warehouse services. It was initially founded as a pure customs clearance firm by Jan and Shane O’Brien in 1996. O’Brien has been offering its customers air and sea freight transportation in addition to customs services for seven years. O’Brien has its headquarters in the northern part of Melbourne.

    The Rhenus Group is planning to expand the firm’s current operations in future with its network and its services. They include, for example, domestic traffic, support for imports/exports, buyers’ consolidation as well as warehouse and integrated logistics solutions.

    “The takeover of O’Brien and the founding of the national company to be known as Rhenus Logistics Australia enable us to cover the whole of Australia with our services. As a result of the acquisition, we’re gaining experienced employees with local expertise for the global operations of the Air & Ocean business unit at Rhenus Freight Logistics too,” says Jan Harnisch, Rhenus COO Ocean Freight Asia.

    The new Rhenus operations on the Australian continent are part of the logistics specialist’s expansion strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. Rhenus is planning to open a number of new business sites this year in this area, including centres in China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

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  • Rhenus expands global services in its sea and air freight business

    Rhenus expands global services in its sea and air freight business

    The process of internationalisation in the Rhenus Group’s sea and air freight business is continuing to gather pace. The company will increase the number of its business sites in the Asia-Pacific region by more than ten percent during 2017. Alongside Asia, Europe and South America are primary target markets this year. Rhenus is also aiming to improve the connections between air and sea freight and overland traffic networks by providing two new gateways.

    Six new offices, including two in the Philippines (Subic and Clark) and one branch each in South Korea (Busan), Indonesia (Semarang), Thailand (Rayong) and Singapore, have already been opened since the beginning of the year. Other business sites in China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines are due to follow. “We’re involved in a long-term growth course. We’re now continuing this process with our new business sites,” said Tobias Bartz at the “transport logistic” trade fair in Munich.

    Rhenus is planning to consolidate its network both in air and sea freight and overland services this year and offer new routes. Cross-border trucking, which Rhenus provides in Asia, is becoming increasingly important. However, Asia is not the only area of focus of the Freight Logistics business area.

    “Germany, France, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and South and Central America are also interesting markets for us,” said Tobias Bartz. Rhenus Air has been offering joint customer solutions involving different modes of transport in conjunction with Rhenus Intermodal Systems since April.

    Another goal involves connecting the air and sea freight sites more closely with the Rhenus overland traffic network. Rhenus is opening a sea freight gateway in Germany at Hilden near Düsseldorf this summer, where consignments from all over Europe will be consolidated and shipped via the ports in the west and south of the continent in future. During the course of the year, another consolidation point for air freight consignments is due to open at Frankfurt Airport.

  • Rhenus opens its first office in South Korea

    Rhenus opens its first office in South Korea

    The Rhenus Group is opening its own business operations in South Korea at the beginning of November. The logistics specialist also founded the national company known as Rhenus Logistics Korea at the same time. The office in the South Korean capital Seoul will organise sea and air freight operations, third-party logistics and domestic transport services in future.

    “The primary motive for opening the business site in South Korea is to continue consolidating our Asian network; we’ve been continually expanding this during the past few years. Seoul forms the centre of South Korea and is the focal point of the Sudogwon metropolitan district.

    “More than 25 million people live there and this accounts for half of the population of the country; it therefore provides an excellent starting point for our range of logistics solutions,” says Tobias Bartz, who is responsible for the logistics specialist’s Asian business on the Rhenus Management Board, citing the reasons for the latest developments.

    The Rhenus Group is particularly aiming to establish itself as a partner for transporting, handling and storing raw materials, semi-finished products and industrial and consumer goods in the South Korean market with its complete range of services. Rhenus Logistics Korea then plans to develop the individual solutions for specific sectors, combined with local expertise.

    Much of the country’s trade takes place with Europe – but the new company will also focus on transport between different Asian countries. In terms of its infrastructure, South Korea provides excellent conditions for sea and air freight services for the new national company with Incheon International Airport, one of the largest in Asia, and the port of Busan, which is one of the top 10 in the world according to the number of containers handled. “We also envisage further growth in this market in future after completing the starting phase in Seoul,” says Bartz.