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International Transport Journal 35-36 2013 Forwarding & Logistics35Swiss Post inaugurates new logistics terminal«A crucial pillar of the future»PostLogistics, which belongs to Swiss Post,recently opened a new logistics centrein the Zurich region of Switzerland. Thisstrengthens the organisation’s marketposition in eastern Switzerland as wellas in southern Germany.At its new location in Pfungen (cantonof Zurich), Swiss Post receives incomingconsignments which it delivers overnightor on the same day. With a service calledSwiss Express Innight, the goods are deliveredto customers before the start oftheir working day, and on the same dayin the case of the option called SwissExpress Day. Swiss Post also transportssmall consignments from Pfungen, andoffers warehousing logistics facilities coveringmore than 5,800 sqm, together withadditional services such as returns handling/disposalsor cross-docking. An areaof 5,700 sqm is available for the handlingof goods at the new location.«The new logistics centre in Pfungenis a key pillar for the future of our transportbusiness, and ideally complementsour existing transport network. Throughits establishment eastern Switzerlandand southern Germany are linked morestrongly to our network. The new locationmakes us more flexible in the provisionof services and brings us closer toPostLogistics and its newcentre in Pfungen at a glance• Loading bays 57• Handling area 5,700 sqm• Warehousing 5,900 sqmPostLogistics, a business unit of the Swisscompany Post CH AG, offers overnight andsame-day deliveries and conventional parcelservices. With its Swiss Express Innightproduct, customers receive their goods beforethe start of their working day. With theoption called Swiss Express Day, the goodsare delivered on the same day. PostLogisticsalso transports small consignments andoffers warehousing logistics. These productssupplement the organisation’s core courier,express and parcels operations, and areaimed primarily at business customers.The Swiss post office is continuously expanding its network of services.our customers,» says Roland Heizmann,head of express, freight, and warehousingat PostLogistics. Every day, 44 deliveryrounds are made from Pfungen forSwiss Express Innight, and twelve deliveryrounds for Swiss Express, as well asroughly 30 small consignment rounds.For transport, PostLogistics uses mainly3.5t delivery vans, light trailers with liftingplatforms and trucks.Sophisticated distribution activitiesFrom Pfungen, the postal services organisationdelivers to smaller customers locatedeast of Gubrist, and to Innight customerseast of Baregg. Transport shuttlesconnect the new Pfungen logistics centrewith facilities in Niederbipp (canton ofBDP International, a leading global logisticsand transportation solutions companyfrom the USA, has taken a majorityequity stake in the Swedish firm PolarLogistics. The latter has been a partner inBDP’s global network for some time already.The resulting joint venture will beheadquartered in Stockholm and operateas BDP International Sweden. The entitywill retain its current management team,led by Slava Caisin.Bern), Fétigny (canton of Fribourg), Dintikon(canton of Aargau) and Daillens(canton of Vaud). Shuttle operations reducethe number of transport kilometrestravelled, resulting in a correspondingdiminution of CO 2 emissions.As a multifunctional hub the Pfungenlogistics centre has a total of 57 loadingand unloading bays. These include fourdocks whose ramps are at a height of1.2m, which are intended for trucks andswap bodies. 26 loading dock ramps are1m high and suitable for the handlingof trucks and light trailers. The remaining27 docking bays with 0.4m ramps areintended for 3.5 t delivery vans.edited by Robert Altermattwww.post.ch/logistikBDP takes majority stake in Polar LogisticsBesides its presence in Sweden, BDP Internationalalso subsidiaries in the otherNordic countries of Denmark, Norwayand Finland. Polar Logistics, which wasestablished in 2002, operates facilitiesin Sweden at Arlanda airport and in theports of Stockholm and Gothenburg. Thefirm’s broad range of services includescustoms clearance options.rawww.bdpinternational.comwww.polarlog.comPhoto: Swiss Post