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and more our


customers.” Senior director, DSV Germany,


Søren Krog continues: “We have confidence in the good infrastructure DSV in the UK offers us, and we know that our colleagues in the UK can support our business aſter Brexit. With the large own controlled fleet which we operate between us, we can easily scale up and down capacity and ensure all customers’ needs are always met.” Madsen explains: “At DSV, we


work hard, we have a flexible business model, and we are


good at using our strong market position in order to help our customers. A significant part of this is the strong working relationship we have with our colleagues across the whole of Europe; an advantage we have is that DSV has its own offices across the whole of continental Europe and Scandinavia.” He adds that another reason


for DSV’s continued success in the German market are the company’s daily departures to and from all major depots between the UK and DSV Krefeld, in the Ruhr area of Germany. “Our ability to collect groupage consignments in the UK on day one and arrive at the


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south-west Germany. To keep up with growing DSV is constantly


demand,


German depot the following day for onward distribution has had a lot of interest from UK manufacturers looking for a quick and reliable delivery service to their customers across


the whole of Germany,” he says. To further enhance the


service, DSV also operates daily departures out of the UK to Aschaffenburg, Hamburg, and to its hub in Schwieberdingen in


looking to increase the size of its fleet of trailers in the German market. “Having full control of our fleet enables us to provide a great service to our customers by ensuring a quicker response time, competitive pricing, and flexible solutions for customers for both import and export movements,” Madsen says. “Our top priority is to ensure


we keep offering a great service on the German trade lane and continued growth. We are working


Rhenus contains the effects of the crisis


The corona crisis continues to dominate the entire economy, in Germany and worldwide, but there are brighter times ahead says freight forwarder and logistics operator Dachser. Overall, the company is coming


through the crisis “in a good and stable manner” although, as a logistics provider, it cannot completely escape the effects of the corona measures on its customers. The first quarter of 2020 was


and distancing regulations at all branches at an early stage which were implemented “in a disciplined and highly motivated manner. We also communicated early on to our transport partners that they can continue to plan with us and that we will support them if necessary.” Dachser is optimistic about the


second half of the year, and expects volumes in Europe to normalize and recover further in the second half, provided that the pandemic


Mönchengladbach. For European transport,


Dachser is planning to expand its Eurohubs for groupage shipments in Überherrn (Germany), Clermont-Ferrand (France)


and


Bratislava (Slovakia), to name a few. UK builds for the future


almost on a par with the previous year, with demand boosted by panic purchases, especially food. Then, the restrictions on economic activity in Europe in April and May began to bite, leading to significantly lower volumes of industrial goods in Dachser’s European Logistics network. This was particularly true for exports and markets with complete lockdowns such as France, Spain and Italy. However, with the easing of


these measures since mid-May, transport volumes “have been back on a solid path of recovery”. Dachser has succeeded


in keeping its entire network operational, thanks to comprehensive hygiene measures


remains under control and there are no further comprehensive business closures or lockdowns. Recognising that, in times


of crisis, quality and reliability become even more important, Dachser


says it is investing


strongly in its network and creating additional capacity for cargo handling and warehousing at a number of locations in Germany and the rest of Europe. In Germany, major investments


in new Neumünster and Kassel locations are on the way to complete the German groupage network. There will also be new warehouse capacities for several German branches - Amt Wachsenburg, Hof, Rheine, Magdeburg and


Meanwhile, Dachser UK continues to invest strongly in its network, creating additional capacity for cargo handling and warehousing in the north and south of the country. February saw the ribbon cut on the new custom built facility in Rochdale which represents a €16 million investment, as well as the acquisition of a new cross- dock terminal in Dartford with 25 docking stations and five level access doors. The company says it is now even better equipped to adapt and react to challenges in the market and maintain the service levels customers have come to expect. Dachser UK is amongst the top


groupage operators from the UK to Germany and has over 330 scheduled arrivals from Europe a week, 174 of them from Germany. In peak periods there can be an additional 80 arrivals from Germany to keep up with demand. There


is a daily departure


directly to Uberherrn, Dortmund and Rheine. Uberherrn is one of three Dachser hubs in Europe with frequent daily departures to and from the entire continent. These work alongside daily departures into Alsdorf, Carvin, Mouscron, Strasbourg


and Waddinxveen


(Netherlands) which also take German freight.


The Covid 19 pandemic and the many measures to contain it globally have had a major impact on quantities and flows of goods as well as on logistics infrastructure, says German- owned forwarder Rhenus. The challenges for


logistics service providers were extraordinary. Many countries closed some or all of their external borders to passenger traffic, which led to considerable congestion and delays, as well as for freight


traffic to and from


Germany. Thanks to its know- how, capacity and network, Rhenus was however able to manage the situation and offer solutions. Now, though, the situation


has noticeably improved. The Rhenus Group can ramp up its activities again and offer its customers the range of services they are used to. But the health of employees,


partners, suppliers and customers continues to be the top concern and takes priority over all economic considerations. The Rhenus Group has taken


The company said: “The many


measures to protect its employees. Business trips have


temporary lock-down in numerous countries, short- time working in various industries and the closure of shops led to a slight drop in


Landbridge Rail service between Asia and Europe continues to be in very high demand as customers choose this option to avoid backlogs in ports and airports.


Rhenus buys barge firm


Rhenus Group has signed a purchase contract with OT Logistics Capital Group and the Carl Robert Eckelmann company to acquire a majority stake in inland water operator Deutsche Binnenreederei, an undisclosed sum.


for Deutsche Binnenreederei


has offices in Berlin and Hamburg


and mainly


operates on waterways in eastern German and Poland, predominantly moving containers `and dry bulk and heavy lift freight. Founded


in 1949, the company has over


700 vessels with a


total capacity of around 400,000dwt at its disposal. It will continue to operate as an independent company within the Rhenus inland shipping group.


been replaced by conference calls wherever possible and working from home has also been significantly increased. Like many companies, Rhenus has solutions for mobile workplaces and tries to find the right balance between having a company presence and the ability to work from anywhere. A complete recovery from


the crisis will probably take some time, as important countries are economically more affected by the corona pandemic than Germany.


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provider on the UK-German market through organic growth. Fortunately, DSV is very well equipped to face the challenges that


will apply in the UK in


2021 when customs clearances will become necessary. Implementing and managing our own customs clearance


and


brokerage teams will become paramount to achieve the smooth transportation between the UK and Europe from 1 January 2021 - the departments are ready to take your questions.” DSV’s three stage Brexit be


strategy can towards being the leading groupage and part load found


under https://www.uk.dsv.com/ about-dsv. Email contact@ uk.dsv.com with any enquires.


orders for Rhenus Road Freight. The impact on transport traffic is still being assessed and adjustments are being made so that goods can continue to be moved smoothly throughout Europe.” Like other logistics


service providers, Rhenus experienced


capacity


bottlenecks in air freight, for example on transatlantic routes. Since many airlines discontinued or restricted their passenger flights to numerous destinations, a large proportion of belly capacity was lost. Rhenus is making every effort to


provide its customers


with alternatives wherever possible. Space on the Rhenus


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