Hermes Transport Logistics targets Europe with road, air, ocean products
Hermes Logistics is expanding its freight transport business by re-branding it to target the European market and offering a broader product range, including road, air and ocean freight transportation.
The unit will be re-branded from Hermes Transportlogistik to Hermes Transport Logistics (HTL) during 2009, and will expand its road transportation fleet of swapbodies by adding up to 2,500 semi-trailers for international FTL services in Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Austria and the Benelux countries, the company announced.
Moreover, HTL will integrate Otto International Logistics, the freight forwarding business of parent company Otto Group, and will thus be able to offer air and ocean freight services to its customers as of March 2009. The HTL air and ocean business will be managed by Eckhardt Fechtner, currently in the same role for Otto International Logistics.
HTL will initially take over the international freight volumes of the Otto Group and other existing customers with trade flows from Asia. The company is already in discussions with major customers about combining transport flows for distribution through its network.
Hermes Logistics is expanding its freight transport business by re-branding it to target the European market and offering a broader product range, including road, air and ocean freight transportation.
The unit will be re-branded from Hermes Transportlogistik to Hermes Transport Logistics (HTL) during 2009, and will expand its road transportation fleet of swapbodies by adding up to 2,500 semi-trailers for international FTL services in Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Austria and the Benelux countries, the company announced.
Moreover, HTL will integrate Otto International Logistics, the freight forwarding business of parent company Otto Group, and will thus be able to offer air and ocean freight services to its customers as of March 2009. The HTL air and ocean business will be managed by Eckhardt Fechtner, currently in the same role for Otto International Logistics.
HTL will initially take over the international freight volumes of the Otto Group and other existing customers with trade flows from Asia. The company is already in discussions with major customers about combining transport flows for distribution through its network.
“Hermes will contribute its many years of experience in national and European distance trading and mail-order business as well as its deep expertise in full load shipments to the new brand,” said HTL managing director Frank Rausch. “In contrast, Otto International Importlogistik will provide its competence as an import freight service company with long-standing experience. With this structure, we can in future offer national and international customers a complete portfolio of logistics services from one supplier.”
“By 2013, we want to develop the Transport Logistics brand into a technologically leading player with a significant share of the German and European market,” commented Fechtner. “Our new full-service offer opens up excellent opportunities for profitable growth, especially through new customers who will benefit from attractive product innovations and services as well as inexpensive freight costs.”
Hermes Logistik Group specialises in consumer delivery logistics, and generates the bulk of its EUR 1,041 million revenues (2007) from parcel deliveries.
