Deutsche Post & Deutsche Bahn to bid for 800m euro German army contract
Deutsche Post World Net AG. and Deutsche Bahn AG. separately plan to submit bids for a major logistics contract to be tendered by the Germany army this summer, Handelsblatt reported, citing spokesmen for both companies.
The newspaper also said Kuehne & Nagel and Hellmann Logistics may be interested in the contract, without saying where it got the information.
Industry experts estimate the contract may have a volume of about 800 million euros, it said.
The German army, called the Bundeswehr, plans to tender basic logistics including warehousing of medical equipment and supplies, but not ammunition, the newspaper said, citing a spokesman for Bundeswehr advisor GEBB.
The contract will also comprise transport of materials, ammunition, medical equipment and supplies, domestically and abroad, though not the transport of soldiers. The newspaper also said Kuehne & Nagel and Hellmann Logistics may be interested in the contract, without saying where it got the information.
Industry experts estimate the contract may have a volume of about 800 million euros, it said.
The German army, called the Bundeswehr, plans to tender basic logistics including warehousing of medical equipment and supplies, but not ammunition, the newspaper said, citing a spokesman for Bundeswehr advisor GEBB.
The contract will also comprise transport of materials, ammunition, medical equipment and supplies, domestically and abroad, though not the transport of soldiers.
