Kuehne + Nagel to provide global ocean freight management for Metro Group

KUEHNE + Nagel has won a contract to provide sea transport management services to Metro Group Buying Hong Kong Ltd, a subsidiary of Metro Group, one of the largest retailing companies with 2,200 stores in 32 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.

According to the three-year agreement, the logistics giant will be responsible for the coordination and booking processes for Metro's sea freight shipments that originate from Xiamen, Fuzhou, Ningbo, Brazil, Egypt, Israel and Bangladesh. It will also provide value-added services, such as buyer's consolidation services.

"With Kuehne + Nagel's sea transport management solutions, we are able to optimise our supply chain processes. A single point of entry for our local organisations ensures an enhanced control and management of our sea freight shipments and improves customer service," said Marco van der Schans, executive manager Logistics of Metro Group Buying Hong Kong.

"Customers who have their own capacity contracts with shipping lines can benefit from the company's highly specialised sea freight coordination services supported by advanced information systems providing visibility, monitoring, reporting and network management," said Andy Weber, president of Kuehne + Nagel (Asia Pacific) Management Pte Ltd.