cargo-partner opens its first office down under
The international transport and logistics provider cargo-partner will open its first office in Australia in July 2019. “Our colleagues in Melbourne will provide end-to-end logistics solutions including a comprehensive range of air, sea, contract logistics, customs clearance and other value added services,” tells a press release.
Following its strategy of organic growth, cargo-partner has added several countries to its international network of subsidiaries in the past years. After opening its first offices in Sweden and Myanmar in 2017 as well as Ireland and Turkey in 2018, the company has set up agents’ liaison and key account support offices in São Paulo, Brazil as well as Milan, Italy, which will now be followed by the market entry in Australia.
cargo-partner is a privately owned full-range info-logistics provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of air, sea, land transport and warehousing solutions. Founded in 1983, cargo-partner generated a turnover of EUR 753 million in 2018 and currently employs 3,000 people worldwide. The company designs tailor-made services for a wide range of industries to create competitive benefits for its customers all around the world.
In 2018, cargo-partner handled 1,032 million freight shipments, including over 173,000 tonnes of air cargo and 302,00 TEU of sea cargo. One of the company’s fastest growing business segments is rail transport across the Silk Road, especially in LCL. The logistics provider handled a total volume of over 35,000 m³ of LCL rail shipments in the past year and currently transports 10-15 LCL rail containers per week on the Silk Road.