Kuehne + Nagel expands LCL activities

With LCL operations in more than 100 countries, this service spans the
entire Kuehne + Nagel global network and continues to be in high-demand.
These latest developments underline the company’s commitment to
continuously expanding its comprehensive global LCL offering, which
features full supply chain visibility and monitoring via KN Login,
Kuehne + Nagel’s web-based information management system.

New LCL hub in Busan
To meet growing market demand, Kuehne + Nagel has further extended
its LCL service package in Asia-Pacific with the opening of a new hub in
Busan. Busan is Kuehne + Nagel’s fourth largest LCL hub in the region
after Shanghai, Singapore and Colombo, and will offer 12 new direct
services. Operated by Blue Anchor Line, Kuehne + Nagel’s in-house
NVOCC (Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier), these new
connections feature weekly direct sailings between key markets within the
Asia-Pacific region as well as from Asia-Pacific to Europe, North and
Latin America. In total, the number of Kuehne + Nagel’s self-operated
weekly LCL services from Asia-Pacific now amounts to 430.

The new Busan hub strenghtens the company’s gateway portfolio. Due to
its geographical advantage, it offers considerable syngeries, particularly for
direct services currently running from Korea to key markets in Latin
America.

LCL Reefer Services from Europe to Australia
Kuehne + Nagel has launched new LCL reefer services from Europe to
Australia. Shipments are collected from across the European continent and
consolidated at the Kuehne + Nagel facility in Rungis/France, before being
shipped directly to Melbourne via the French port of Le Havre. The company offers
seamless logistics solutions for wine and confectionery (+ 15 degrees C),
chilled goods (+ 4 degrees C) and frozen goods (– 18 degrees C).

Eco-Cargo initiative reduces CO2 emissions
The introduction of LCL Eco-Cargo sees Kuehne + Nagel offer its
customers an advanced cost and carbon efficient product. Its objective is to
substantially reduce the number of long distance groupage shipments,
resulting in approximately 15 per cent lower carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions and transportation costs. This is achieved by transporting full
containers to an inland freight terminal before de-stuffing. Final distribution
is then arranged from such terminals rather than from the port of arrival.
The Kuehne + Nagel LCL division additionally contributes to the
company’s overall green logistics targets by reducing CO2 emissions
through recycling of used material, minimising trucking mileage and
cooperating with ecologically operating partners. Furthermore, the
company uses its own web-based LCL CO2 emission calculator to provide
full transparency of CO2 emissions at shipment level, as well as carrying
out continuous environmental assessments of all partners.