Kuehne+Nagel launches Europe-wide groupage network
Following a successful two-month pilot phase, Kuehne+Nagel has officially put its Europe-wide groupage network into operation with daily line-haul services between 38 countries across the continent.
The network is based on a central hub in Haiger, Germany and seven regional hubs in Barcelona (Spain), Birmingham (UK), Milan (Italy), Malmö (Sweden), Paris (France), Warsaw (Poland), and Vienna (Austria).
Daily services linking these hubs and the eighty K+N offices connected to the network, ensure coverage across 38 European countries.
K+N is now able to offer competitive transit times for groupage cargo up to 2.5 tons, covering an area from Portugal to Estonia, and from Norway to Turkey.
Domestic collection / distribution is managed by the respective K+N national companies, with the exception of seven countries, where K+N works with local market leaders.
All processes are supported by standardised IT systems that ensure high productivity levels and provide customers with shipment visibility via the Internet.
“The launch of our European groupage network marks a further key step within our ambitious strategy of positioning ourselves among the market leaders in European road transport in the medium-term,” said Ewald Kaiser, member of the company’s management board responsible for the Rail & Road Logistics business unit.
He added that the network has proved its operational stability, and complements the Group’s other areas of business, enabling K+N to provide customers with door-to-door services from a single source.
The network is based on a central hub in Haiger, Germany and seven regional hubs in Barcelona (Spain), Birmingham (UK), Milan (Italy), Malmö (Sweden), Paris (France), Warsaw (Poland), and Vienna (Austria).
Daily services linking these hubs and the eighty K+N offices connected to the network, ensure coverage across 38 European countries.
K+N is now able to offer competitive transit times for groupage cargo up to 2.5 tons, covering an area from Portugal to Estonia, and from Norway to Turkey.
Domestic collection / distribution is managed by the respective K+N national companies, with the exception of seven countries, where K+N works with local market leaders.
All processes are supported by standardised IT systems that ensure high productivity levels and provide customers with shipment visibility via the Internet.
“The launch of our European groupage network marks a further key step within our ambitious strategy of positioning ourselves among the market leaders in European road transport in the medium-term,” said Ewald Kaiser, member of the company’s management board responsible for the Rail & Road Logistics business unit.
He added that the network has proved its operational stability, and complements the Group’s other areas of business, enabling K+N to provide customers with door-to-door services from a single source.
