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LOGISTICS NEWS
Rhenus introduces option for greener
aircraft via 'RHEGREEN'
BERLIN: The Rhenus Group took
over the South African freight
forwarding and logistics specialist,
Wo r l d N e t L o g i s t i c s ( W N L ) ,
headquartered in Johannesburg, as
the company positions its own
network in the region.
In addition to having a dense
network of business sites in South
Africa, the company also has several
branches and partners in Asia and
Germany. The takeover is still subject
to approval by relevant cartel
authorities.
The World Net Logistics Group not
only involves WNL in South Africa, but
also the national companies known as
WNL Germany with business sites in
Bremen and Frankfurt/Main as well as
WNL Asia with companies in Hong
Kong, China, Malaysia, Taiwan,
Thailand and Singapore.
The core business activities of
World Net Logistics involve air and
sea freight operations. One major
focus lies in providing air freight
connections between South Africa
and Germany as well as maritime links
between South Africa and China,
Germany and Great Britain.
WNL also has its own vehicle fleet
for overland services as well as
warehouse capacity in Johannesburg,
Cape Town, Durban and East London.
WNL's customers mainly come from
the automotive, electronics, health
care, FCMG and retail sectors.
“The takeover of World Net
Logistics marks an important step for
us in establishing a network in South
Africa and other African countries.
WNL's presence in Asia and Europe
also strengthens our global network
with additional intercontinental
connections. We are confident that
we will grow further together and that
within the Rhenus Group, WNL will
continue to develop sustainably,”
says Tobias Bartz, a Rhenus Board
member.
CEVA taps new sea-rail route between China and Europe
SHANGHAI: CEVA Logistics North
Asia has successfully launched a new
multimodal mode of transportation
between China and Europe via the
Xiamen sea-rail route cutting travel
time further to move goods.
Located in southeast mainland
C h i n a , X i a m e n i s a h u b c i t y
geographically located for sea and rail
transportation. It connects China's
surrounding coastal countries via the
Belt and Road to reach the West.
Multimodal transport reinforces trade
and economic growth across the
region.
C o o p e r a t i n g w i t h X i a m e n
International Railway Service (XMIRS),
CEVA Logistics started a block train all
the way to Duisburg, Germany. With
the transit in Xiamen, sea freight
consolidated from Asian countries can
easily take the “Belt and Road” express
to the West.
“Depending on the origin cities in
Asia, it will take 16-17 days at a
minimum to reach the destination in
Europe via Xiamen. More block trains
will be operated as demand grows. I
am convinced that the countries and
cities along the Belt and Road will
benefit from the advantage of this
seamless transportation mode, which
in turn will attract more domestic and
foreign enterprises' attention to
Xiamen,” said David Wu, General
Manager at XMIRS.
“In addition to our recently setup
regular trucking service between
China and Europe, multimodal (Sea-
Rail) transport is another mode to
connect East and West, which saves
more than 10 days compared with sea
transport alone. We hope to further
drive our partnership with XMIRS by
opening new Wednesday block trains
and regular Saturday block trains for
South China and Asian customers'
alternative transportation needs. We
are convinced that our Xiamen
multimodal transport service will grow
and develop in the near future,” said
Kelvin Tang, Director of Road and Rail
at CEVA Logistics North Asia.