Kuehne + Nagel provides sea transport management for Metro in Asia

Metro subsidiary from Hong Kong chooses Kuehne + Nagel as its provider of sea transport management services
 
Metro Group Buying Hong Kong Ltd., a subsidiary of the Metro retail-group, has chosen Kuehne + Nagel as its provider of sea transport management services. As the provider of transport and logistics services announced at the start of this week, the three-year agreement includes the coordination and booking processes for the seafreight shipments and the provision of value-added services. The shipments originate from Xiamen, Fuzhou, Ningbo, Brazil, Egypt, Israel and Bangladesh.
 
“Sea Transport Management is a customer oriented, flexible product of Kuehne + Nagel,” commented Andy Weber, President of Kuehne + Nagel (Asia Pacific) Management Pte. Ltd. “Customers who have their own capacity contracts with shipping lines can benefit from the company’s highly specialised seafreight coordination services supported by advanced information systems providing visibility, monitoring, reporting and network management.” 
 
MGB Metro Group Buying HK Ltd., located in Hong Kong, is a 100% affiliate of the Metro Group, one of the largest retailing companies with around 2,200 stores in 32 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia. With approximately 63,000 employees at 1,000 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne + Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics companies. In Asia Pacific, the enterprise operates at 170 locations and employs around 7,000 people.

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