Results
First insights into the DACHSER platform
DACHSER is transferring its range of logistics services to the digital world. As a company-wide digitalization project, the DACHSER platform is a central building block for fundamentally redesigning the customer experience. At the transport logistic trade fair, customers and interested parties were given their first glimpse of the platform, which will be available to all DACHSER customers from 2024.
DACHSER Life Science and Healthcare receives GDP certification
The logistics provider has undergone good distribution practice (GDP) audits at its sites in Frankfurt, Madrid, Barcelona, and Mumbai, as well as at the Head Office in Kempten. An independent institute certified that DACHSER complies with the specifications relating to safe and secure transport chains in the pharmaceutical sector.
DACHSER to establish a joint venture in Japan
DACHSER has signed a joint venture agreement with the Japanese logistics company Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. “DACHSER Japan K.K.” will open its first office in Tokyo at the end of 2023.
transport logistic 2023: The Countdown is on
Next week, transport logistic opens its doors. After a break due to the pandemic, the Who's Who of the logistics industry will gather in Munich, Germany, for the world's largest trade fair in logistics. DACHSER will be presenting its service portfolio on over 7,500 square feet in Hall B6.
"Our success is based on reliability and quality"
An increasingly difficult economic environment and high demands on logistics: As successful as 2022 was for DACHSER, it was also challenging. Customers particularly appreciated the resilience that DACHSER brought to their supply chains. CEO Burkhard Eling looks ahead to 2023 with confidence. Significant investments in the logistics network, digitalization, climate protection, and employees set a clear course for DACHSER.
Heavy transport across two continents
When oversized industrial containers travel by truck or ship, it usually doesn't just look spectacular, there's also a lot of logistical fingertip feeling behind it. In the case of a nearly 60-ton autoclave, a gas-tight sealable pressure vessel, DACHSER pooled the expertise of its Air & Sea Logistics teams in Germany and India and transported the oversized pressure vessel from the manufacturer in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany to Bangalore in southern India. A customer-oriented approach and precise planning by the international teams were key.
“Pulling together to master uncertainty”
We asked DACHSER CEO Burkhard Eling about the family-owned company’s vision for logistics in 2030 and the strategies that lead there.
Route to 2030: Strategies for challenging times
In the previous issue of the DACHSER magazine, we analyzed how global supply chains are changing as a new geopolitical and economic era dawns. So how must companies position themselves to ensure sustainable success—and what path has DACHSER chosen? We present a compass for the journey toward new horizons.
The new DACHSER magazine is here!
Peak fitness, technical proficiency, cognitive strength, experience, risk awareness, collaboration, and respect for nature—these are many of the qualities generally associated with a top mountaineer. But they are also good traits for companies and their leadership to have if they want to traverse treacherous terrain and remain successful in times of uncertainty.
DACHSER sees another leap in growth
For the 2022 financial year, logistics provider DACHSER reports revenue of EUR 8.1 billion (+14.9 percent), marking the second consecutive year of double-digit growth.
DACHSER expands presence in Southeast Asia
In mid-March, DACHSER opened two sales offices in Southeast Asia: In Chiang Mai, Thailand, and in Da Nang, Vietnam. The new offices strengthen the company's position in the region. DACHSER can thus meet the increasing demand, especially from customers in the electronics, fashion and sports industries.
DACHSER at LogiPharma 2023 in Lyon
This is the second time the logistics provider is exhibiting at LogiPharma, the world’s leading trade fair for the life sciences supply chain. DACHSER will be presenting the service portfolio for its Life Science and Healthcare Logistics business field solution to customers in the medical technology and pharmaceutical industries at booth 96 from April 25 to 27, 2023.
DACHSER acquisition in Australia and New Zealand
DACHSER has acquired ACA International headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. This acquisition means DACHSER’s own air and sea freight network now also covers Australia and New Zealand, countries that are not only economically strong but also closely interlinked with Asia, Europe, and North America.
DACHSER Americas continues to be highly women-driven
According to a recent study by the technological research and consulting company Gartner, 39% of the supply chain and logistics workforce in North America is female. DACHSER Americas is well above the industry average with a 55% share of women among all employees in the region.
Chemicals and logistics must set targets together
At the end of 2022, the study entitled “Procurement of logistics services in the chemical industry” was published. The study shows how logistics can become a competitive factor for chemical companies and provides concrete recommendations for procurement. In this interview with Michael Kriegel, Department Head DACHSER Chem Logistics, we hear his take on the study’s results from the perspective of a logistics provider.
DACHSER offers daily air freight service from China and Hong Kong to Frankfurt
As of January 2023, DACHSER continues to offer its customers a reliable and consistent daily air freight service from Shanghai and Hong Kong to its gateway in Frankfurt. These regular and direct services are particularly suitable for time-sensitive shipments.