LOGISTICS
LOGISTICS
C . H . Robinson rolls out rail service connecting China and Europe
MULTIMODAL transportation services and third-party logistics provider C . H . Robinson has launched a trans-Eurasian rail freight service between China and Europe . The new service offering connects nine origin terminals in China with eight destination cities in Europe .
“ The new rail line complements our air and ocean offerings , giving customers the ultimate in flexibility . It is for freight that requires faster transit times than ocean , at twice the speed , with substantial savings over air ,” said Mike Short , president , Global Forwarding at C . H . Robinson . The new service is a convenient direct link to and from China ’ s booming economic cities to multiple countries and destinations in Europe , he noted , adding : “ C . H . Robinson ’ s strategic development of gateways in China gives customers more choice , along with exceptional service and competitive pricing .”
With the new routes , customers also have more sustainable service and wider coverage , according to C . H . Robinson as it offers empty container pick-up , collection at factories , customs declaration at origin , customs clearance and further pan-European distribution by intermodal and truck services at destination areas . Full block train , single or multiple containers , Less than Container Load ( LCL ) shipments and oversized cargo are available options .
John Chen , vice-president , C . H . Robinson Asia Global Forwarding , added : “ With trans-Eurasian rail service adding to our current ocean and air offerings , our customers could have more route choices and wider coverage from China to Europe . One Belt One Road is a top initiative for China . We are glad to support this with our customers .”
Each freight train requires 18-20 days to complete the tour between terminals in Zhengzhou , Suzhou , Chongqing , Chengdu , Wuhan , Yiwu , Xiamen , Shenzen and Guangzhou in China , with the cities of Melaszewicze , Hamburg , Duisburg , Milan , Tilburg , Lyon and Paris in Europe , and Barking in the UK .
Schnell Jeng , director , products and services of Asia Global Forwarding , added : “ In China , C . H . Robinson appoints Chongqing branch as national booking centre to optimise resources in cooperation with rail freight companies so as to enhance the service level . This new service extends the scope of the resources that C . H . Robinson is able to provide .” ra
Kuehne + Nagel launches digital platform for e-fulfilment centres
AS digitalisation and e-commerce are transforming warehousing and distribution , Kuehne + Nagel is launching its new global warehouse management system ( WMS ) KN SwiftLOG , a scalable platform with global reach , powered by market-leading JDA Warehouse Management .
Gianfranco Sgro , member of the managing board of Kuehne + Nagel International AG , responsible for Contract Logistics , said : “ Consumer and business requirements are rapidly changing . Anticipating these trends , we constantly adapt the physical and logical organisation of our fulfilment centres and enhance our management warehouse systems . New key variables are process digitalisation , change in order profile , opportunistic inventory allocation and speed . Our customers will benefit from a state-of-the-art platform in the market , which is currently the most important
single investment in contract logistics at Kuehne + Nagel .”
Offering specific industry vertical templates , KN SwiftLOG will become the global standard of Kuehne + Nagel , upgrading more than 400 fulfilment centres across the world . The major advanced picking enhancement technologies and communication platforms to exchange data with the major e-commerce players are already embedded .
“ We are pleased to power KN SwiftLOG with our best-in-class JDA Warehouse Management solution , which is facilitating digital transformation for some of the most complex supply chain environments around the world ,” said Girish Rishi , chief executive officer , JDA . “ JDA has a long track record of delivering warehouse management system ( WMS ) solutions for some of the most complex and variable warehouse
Digitalisation and e-commerce are transforming warehousing and distribution .
operations , including third-party logistics , food and beverage , consumer products , retail , and life sciences industries .”
The first implementation was successfully realised in China with an omni-channel distribution centre for a major fashion brand , Kuehne + Nagel revealed . ra
30 Retail Asia June / July 2018