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CHINA - SPECIAL EDITION
accelerate
Doing business with China’s
largest trading partner
Chinese companies
choose Luxembourg
as their business hub
in Europe
Your questions
answered by our
experts
Finding your way
around Europe
Protecting your cargo
supply chain in Europe
Maintaining the integrity
of life science products
CEO VIEW POINT
Opening up a €1 billion a day market
to Chinese businesses
Wallenborn Group has grown provide best practice in terms of dealing staff ensure our Chinese customers are
substantially in the last 2-3 years and this with different customs regulations and able to develop their European networks
is partly due to our strong focus on the understanding the most efficient way to smoothly and effectively.
China market and our unique ability in do business. This is what Wallenborn Group
The advantages of Luxembourg
helping Chinese customers to grow their offers.
businesses in Europe quickly, securely, Exhibiting in Shanghai at Air Cargo China/
Chinese team in Europe
profitably and in compliance with the Transport Logistics China provides us with
different regulatory requirements of EC For example, our commitment to quality, the perfect opportunity to meet with our
countries. high service levels and advanced security Chinese customers, partners and friends, to
services ensures that highly valuable and offer information and advice on growing
The European Union and China are two of
vulnerable shipments from China can be business in Europe, and to present our
the biggest traders in the world. China is
transported from major gateways in Europe latest product benefits. We are proud to be
now the EU’s 2nd trading partner behind
to all corners of the continent safely and exhibiting alongside Henan Civil Aviation
the United States and the EU is China’s
biggest trading partner. At Wallenborn,
we are using our transport and logistics
expertise, network of locations, and market ‘Europe offers vast new business potential for Chinese
and regulatory knowledge to help Chinese companies but it is a market in which international customers
companies to enter the European market grow faster if they are supported by local expertise.’
successfully.
Potential for growth
cost efficiently. In anticipation of further & Investment Co. (HNCA) and Zhengzhou
We have invested in technology, the
Chinese involvement in the life sciences Airport (CGO) and Zhengzhou Airport
development of new services for high value
supply chain, we have also introduced Economic Zone (ZAEZ), and with our
cargo, life science products and air cargo
certified services to transport temperature friends from Cargolux, Luxair Cargo and
to ensure we offer a range of solutions to
sensitive drugs, medicines and vaccines in Luxembourg Airport. We look forward to
customers that not only meet their current
optimum conditions and under complete meeting with current and new customers
requirements but also provide the potential
control. to promote the advantages of Luxembourg
for growth. In the last year we have
as a business bridge between China and
extended our office locations in Europe to Our focus on helping Chinese businesses
the Single European Market.
include Barcelona (BCN) and Milan (MXP) to grow in Europe includes the flexibility
and we have extended our coverage with to adapt our products and services to
new Wallenborn offices in the United Arab the requirements specific to the Chinese
Emirates. In this same period, we have market. We employ a team of Chinese staff
added a further 80 new Scania Euro 6 trucks at the major gateways from China to Europe
to our transport fleet to support our annual (AMS, FRA, LUX) who are accessible to all
growth of over 40%. of our customers in China to offer advice
Europe offers vast new business potential on the best routes and schedules, tracking
for Chinese companies but it is a market in shipments, provide updates, as well as FRANTZ
which international customers grow faster liaison with customers and consignees in WALLENBORN
if they are supported by local expertise to Europe. Every day, Wallenborn’s Chinese Group President
Wallenborn Luxembourg
facts & figures
600
trailers in the fleet
Including 80 reefer / 25 aero
engine trailers / 450 mega
10 12
countries offices
550
employees
€10 million
fleet investment figure 2014
260,000
shipments in 2013
Chinese companies choose
Luxembourg as their preferred
‘business hub’ in Europe
Over 2 million
tonnes carried in 2013 Over 60% of overseas Its specific goals include:
direct investment
120
• T o organise, promote and support
from China to Europe China-Luxembourg-related trade
initiatives to capture long-term
is channelled through opportunities with a focus on areas
Luxembourg. of mutual interest to accelerate
these opportunities;
airport destinations By 2020, China is expected to have taken
• T o build a knowledge base for
served in Europe over from the U.S. as the world’s top
members containing useful
economy, and Chinese companies are
information in respect of economic
increasingly looking towards Luxembourg
missions and contact persons
OPERATING
as their preferred business hub in Europe.
• T o provide members with assistance
Helping Chinese businesses to appreciate in contacting official bodies in
in 35 countries in Europe the advantages of Luxembourg is ChinaLux Luxembourg, China and other
and the Middle East – the China-Luxembourg Chamber countries, as well as international
of Commerce, which was founded in or national organisations in respect
2013 with the Chinese Ambassador to of Chinese inbound and outbound
Luxembourg as its Honorary President. activities.
The overall goal of ChinaLux is to create and For more information go to:
maintain a platform that promotes bilateral www.china-lux.eu
trade between Luxembourg and China.
AIRLINEVIEW
Doing business in Europe
Built Up Pallets (BUP) and Direct Delivery
Services (DDS). Having efficient road
transport operations also means we can
offer tailor-made services to our customers.”
Europe and the U.S. are China Southern
Cargo’s most important international
markets and are both served with
maindeck cargo capacity. The balanced
international trade flow between
China-Europe-China makes the EU a
particularly attractive cargo market.
Today, the airline’s gateways in
Europe are Amsterdam, Frankfurt,
London, Paris and Vienna, and
its continued network growth
is based on the high level of
customer trust it has gained
in the European market.
Air China Cargo is also a
major user of Wallenborn’s
Road Feeder Services in
Europe to connect with
its freighter and passenger
flights serving 10 cities on the
continent. Europe generates some 52% of
the airline’s total tonnage and as Mr Ray
Lo, the airline’s Vice President – Service &
Operations, says “Our European trucking
network is definitely very important
to us, especially the inbound trucks.
China Southern Airlines landed in Europe in 1996 with its first Customers like to have choices to suit their
passenger flight to Amsterdam and one of its first decisions
was to partner with Wallenborn to maximise its cargo revenue
opportunities by offering customers a fast and reliable transport Mr. Zhang Dezhi, Vice President of
network covering the European market. China Southern Cargo, said: ‘The
most important requirements for
Mr. Zhang Dezhi, Vice customers are to have efficient, secure China-based customers are to have
President of China Southern and cost effective Road Feeder Services efficient, secure and cost effective
Cargo, says choosing the (RFS). These have played a vital role in our
Road Feeder Services (RFS).
right partners to work with in development in the European market
Europe is essential if airlines because we rely on each other to deliver. These have played a vital role in
are to realise the full potential of the market Without RFS, we could neither reach our development in the European
and its 500 million consumers. “The most multiple destinations throughout Europe market.’
important requirements for China-based nor provide value-added services such as
own requirements, for instance standby
cargo with a cheaper rate for less urgent
shipments or the ability to arrange a direct
delivery service or an exclusive truck for
urgent cargoes.”
Both airlines recognise the challenges that
can arise from doing business in Europe.
“We have to be fully aware of the language
problem and communication gap between
Chinese customers and their counterparts
China Southern Airlines
in Europe. Therefore, they rely strongly on
airlines to take good care of their cargo
with organised crime gangs targeting high
value products being moved by road across
Air China Cargo
Europe. As a long-term member of the
Transported Asset Protection Association
(TAPA) in the Europe, Middle East and Africa
region, Wallenborn’s own high security
services are underpinned by the supply
chain’s most respected security standards.
He also highlights the importance of
operational and communication alignment
between ground handling agents and RFS
operators to facilitate the most efficient
air-truck transfers and to deal with any
irregularities that occur in the shipping
Jason Breakwell, Manager, Key Accounts & Development at Wallenborn, process.
added: ‘We have to be fully aware of the language problem and communication “Being one of the major RFS players in the
gap between Chinese customers and their counterparts in Europe.’ European market, Wallenborn is a reputable
trucking company that has the experience,
expertise and strength to support China
whatever the shipment status policy, more efficient transfer speed, safer Southern as the airline grows stronger,”
is and to address any customs cargo transportation and a more timely and Zhang Dezhi said confidently.
problems. This is especially more transparent cargo-tracking service.”
Bian Zuhua of Yangtze River Airlines agrees.
true for small and medium-
China Southern Cargo’s Mr Zhang Dezhi, He said: “Nowadays, customers not only
sized forwarders in China
Vice President Cargo adds:“With the want a broader range of airline coverage
when they are sending cargo to Europe,”
growing buying power of the global but also more timely transshipment,
Ray Lo says.
forwarders, customers are becoming more higher transportation safety, more
Air China Cargo, he adds, is working hard and more demanding. They require large personalised products and services, and
to help customers in China understand the network coverage, tailor-made service, time
potential of the market in Europe and the definite delivery, cost effective pricing and
choices available to them. transparent information. China Southern ‘Europe has become the most
Mr Bian Zuhua, CEO of Cargo is trying our best to be stable market.’
Yangtze River Airlines, on track with these customer dynamics to
says Europe has been reach their expectations.”
higher quality cargo-tracking services.
an important market for He says airlines also need a resilient Road Road feeder Services in Europe play a
the airline ever since it Feeder Services and transport partner in significant role within the range of airline
commenced operations in 2002, alongside Europe given the high rates of cargo crime, coverage, diversified service of DDX/BUP
China’s domestic market and intra-Asia and more transparent cargo-tracking
and transpacific routes. “Europe has service. We appointed Wallenborn as one
become the most stable market and has of our important strategic partners in
the highest transportation capacity in Yangtze River Airlines Europe when we started our PVG-AMS
inter-state transportation, which occupies route in 2013. As one of the well-known
an important position in the company’s RFS companies in Europe, Wallenborn has
strategic development. Nowadays, on the shown its powerful transfer ability and
basis of our services to AMS, HHN and LUX, trusted service quality to us, which makes
Yangtze River Express can cover Europe, us believe that we can satisfy our customers
supported by qualified truck companies as better with the help of Wallenborn. We
well as a variety of charter flights. Yangtze hope we can both further develop our
River Express has the ability to satisfy the market competitiveness and make more
main needs of customers: large airline strategic progress through our
network coverage, more segmented pricing cooperation.”
1 €1bn €148bn
China is
Europe’s
number one
supplier of China and the EU are trading EU exports to
goods more than €1 billion a day China in 2013
€280bn Imported goods from China to Europe in 2013
MEET THE EXPERTS
Your
questions
answered
Members of Wallenborn
Group’s management team
answer some of the most-
frequently-asked questions about
doing business in Europe
Which are the most on the map in this magazine. There are
no customs borders between these 28
mountain range is a physical barrier
that adds time to journeys from and to
popular destinations countries so once shipments have been central and northern Europe. Fortunately,
for Chinese cargo? registered at the airport of arrival and
Wallenborn has checked air waybills and
Wallenborn has good distribution
networks linking BCN and MXP with the
Jason Breakwell, commercial invoices, it issues a truck other airports in Spain and Italy.
Manager, Key manifest and customs document that will
Mustapha Hamlat, Branch Manager,
Accounts & ensure a smooth transfer to destination
France: One other consideration is that
Development: It either at another airport or by DDS
cargo facilities and many secondary
depends on the directly to consignees in all 28 countries.
airports are closed at weekends so if your
commodities, for Wallenborn also takes care of simplified
shipments arrive in Europe on Thursday,
example electronics procedures to non-EU countries such as
Friday or Saturday, the earliest we may be
tend to go to EDCs and RDCs in Germany, Norway and Switzerland.
able to deliver is on a Monday morning.
the Netherlands and the U.K.; apparels
distribution is clustered in north western Can you tell me more Sometimes customers ask us to arrange
special weekend DDS to ensure their
Germany and southern Denmark,
northern France, northern Italy and
about DDS? customer orders are fulfilled.
northern Spain. Of course, we can ensure Robin de Block, Branch Manager, The Andrew Brown, U.K.
customers are able to offer deliveries for Netherlands: Wallenborn offers Direct Branch Manager:
any cargoes to any point in Europe. Delivery Service from all European Europe is not
gateway airports to any end user such as one Continental
Which are the best a distributor, fulfillment centre or factory landmass. There are
large populations
air gateways to the in Europe that is able to receive air cargo
under customs bonded conditions. We especially in Finland,
primary distribution have DDS agreements in place with our Norway, Sweden and the U.K that are
separated by sea from mainland Europe.
centres of Europe? airline customers to ensure rates can
be simply calculated and we organise Fortunately, we have a very good
Jason Breakwell, Manager, Key delivery slots with the consignees to choice of bridges, ferries and tunnels
Accounts & Development: AMS is minimise transfer times. DDS is not only that minimise travel delays and our
the best gateway for northern Europe quicker, it cuts costs as it avoids handling teams know exactly which choices to
especially the Netherlands, Scandinavia at destination airports and less handling make. Please remember when shipping
and the U.K. as it has multiple RFS means less chance of damage. European to or via these countries that another
connections to these regions and is customers really value the convenience mode such as ship or train may be
served by a good choice of flights of DDS and we have seen a threefold used so we need some extra time to
from China. CPH is a good option for increase in demand for this service since check dangerous goods certificates.
Scandinavia and northern Germany. 2012. Whenever possible, we transfer Incidentally, Wallenborn accepts all types
FRA and LUX are both centrally located DDS shipments on BUPs ((Built Up of hazardous materials except classes 1
and within 12 driving hours driving Pallets) to further reduce transfer times. (explosives) and 7 (radioactive). If you’re
of approximately 70% of European not sure, please contact us before
economic activity. These are the best Are there any you ship.
gateways for the Benelux, France and
Germany and they also have good
restrictions in Europe
that I need to be
We’ve got
connections to countries in central and
southern Europe. BCN, LHR, MXP and aware of?
Europe
VIE are increasingly taking a larger share
of Chinese cargo to Europe and these Peter Nygaard,
gateways offer the shortest transfer Branch Manager,
times to Spain, the U.K., Italy and central
European destinations respectively
such as BTS, BUD and PRG. Wallenborn
Scandinavia: You need
to consider that Europe
is a large continent
covered
provides scheduled RFS from all these and although the Wallenborn has offices
gateways and many others. majority of shipments at all the main air cargo
are delivered to the central region,
Are there any customs distances and therefore transfer times to
gateways to Europe and our
restrictions to consider the edges of Europe can be longer than teams of experts including
you might expect. For example, in my Chinese customer service
when sending cargo to region, I have major airports such as GOT,
staff are ready to help you
Europe by RFS? (famous for Volvo, HEL (Nokia) and OSL
(fresh salmon) which are two-to-three find the quickest, easiest
Laurent Jossa, Branch days away from the central European air and most cost effective
Manager, Germany: gateways of AMS, FRA and LUX.
routes from China to the its
28 countries are
Mihai Popovici , Branch Manager, largest trading partner, the
now members of the
Italy: Southern Europe is also not so
European Union (EU)
well connected to the rest of Europe.
European Union.
single market as shown
You have to consider that the Alps
SECURE TRANSPORT
Wallenborn’s
security transport
services are a
critical enabler of
trade between China
and Europe and are
monitored 24/7
How to protect your business reputation and avoid
becoming a victim of cargo crime in Europe
According to a study by the European the protection of HVTT (Highly Vulnerable flexibility and cost. All Wallenborn security
Parliament, organised theft of Theft Targeted) cargo has brought with it a transport operations are constantly
commercial vehicles and their loads client base of some of the world’s leading monitored by its ‘24/7 Control Tower’ team
in Europe costs businesses €8.2 brand companies. and systems to provide peace of mind to
billion a year. Cargo crime is on the customers around the globe.
increase and becoming more violent. Wallenborn is a member of TAPA EMEA and
For manufacturers and their logistics its security services are certified according Wallenborn’s security transport services
service providers moving high value, to TAPA’s best-in-class Trucking Security are a critical enabler of trade between
high risk products into Europe, Requirements (TSR) security standards. China and Europe and support all types of
operating a resilient supply chain and It has also installed and implemented assignments including regular shipment
adopting best practices to prevent products, applications and processes flows, new product launches and peak
cargo theft is critical to protect their that protect goods in transit and provide season injections. Products handled
business reputations. customers with solutions that balance risk, include games consols, PCs, smartphones
and tablet computers as well as other
As one of the world’s leading
high value consumer goods, luxury
manufacturers of high-tech products and
items such as jewellery, high fashion and
other high value goods, China is already
pharmaceuticals.
being impacted regularly by cargo crime
in Europe. In 2013 alone, data produced
by the Transported Asset Protection
Association (TAPA) for the EMEA region SERVICE
shows 1,145 crimes were recorded with an
average loss value of €235,000. The top 10 FEATURES
cargo crimes in Europe last year involved • Security awareness training
losses of €55 million. • Hard-bodied high security trucks
In the first three months of 2014, cargo • Contingency planning
crimes were reported in 19 countries in • Pre-defined routes and secure
the EMEA region with the biggest single parking
loss being the theft of €5-6 million of • Escort vehicles
smartphones in Paris close to Charles de • Security locks and seals
Gaulle airport. • Satellite tracking technology
• Alert messaging, alarm systems
Fortunately for its customers, Wallenborn and vehicle immobilisation
is one of the leading providers of secure • 24/7monitoring & geo-fencing
transport in Europe and its reputation for
NEW CONTRACT
China Cargo Airlines contracts with Wallenborn
to reach over 100 destinations across Europe
China Cargo Airlines has awarded an Mr Taojun, Chief Marketing Officer of China for such an important contract and
exclusive contract to Wallenborn to Cargo Airlines, said: “Frankfurt is Europe’s look forward to supporting the airline’s
manage Road Feeder Services from largest air cargo gateway and it is very continued growth in Europe by meeting its
Frankfurt (FRA) to over 100 European important in helping companies in China customers’ expectations.”
destinations.
and Europe to conduct trade together. A joint venture between China Eastern
Wallenborn is the largest RFS service Working with Wallenborn is a natural Airlines and China Ocean Shipping, China
provider in Germany with the highest choice given its network, modern and Cargo Airlines operates 12 freighters
number of frequencies and the most efficient fleet, and its expertise in working including six Boeing 777s and also utilises
comprehensive scheduled network. In with Chinese airlines and customers.” the China Eastern Airlines’ route structure.
addition to airport-to-airport trucking, Its main hub is at Shanghai Pudong Airport
China Cargo Airlines has contracted Jason Breakwell, Manager, Key Accounts &
and it also flies from seven other cities in
Wallenborn to provide customs services Development at Wallenborn, added: “We
China to Asia, Europe and North America.
at FRA, supervision of cargo handling and are honoured that China’s number one
direct deliveries to important consignees. all-cargo airline has chosen Wallenborn
SHANGHAI F1
Sabrina Alves,
Event Logistics Manager
for Wallenborn Event Logistics
Wallenborn supports Lotus F1 Team
Since 2011, Wallenborn Event Logistics has been the official partner of the Lotus F1 Team
for logistics involving its Motorhome, Race Base and Paddock Club Suite. In addition, the
Wallenborn team also offers catering, hospitality, maintenance and security services.
Wallenborn Event Logistics was created premium event logistics management with
in 2010 by Frantz Wallenborn and is creative solutions and a ‘360° approach’.
based in Luxembourg. It is a young and
Sabrina Alves, Event Logistics Manager for
dynamic offshoot of the Wallenborn parent
Wallenborn Event Logistics
company and provides international
LIFESCIENCE SOLUTIONS
Maintaining the integrity of temperature-
controlled life science products
Moving life science has combined its monitoring and
products is a big
intervention technologies with the latest
temperature management techniques.
SERVICE
responsibility and This means it is able to remotely track and
control container temperatures and provide
FEATURES
it is controlled by full and ‘real-time’ data access to customers. • new fleet of temperature-
A
controlled trailers
a strict regulatory “China is already Europe’s fourth largest
trading partner in the pharmaceutical • rivers trained in accordance with
D
environment. sector and we expect a huge increase GDP guidelines
in this trade in the short-term. We have
The latest ‘Guidelines for Good Distribution developed a cold chain solution that gives • 4/7 temperature monitoring,
2
Practice of Medical Products for Human Chinese companies quick and easy access recording and read-outs
Use (GDP)’ came into force in March 2013 from and to the European healthcare • Pre-excursion alarms
to ensure control of the supply chain and, market in compliance with strict regulatory
consequently, maintain the quality and requirements,” said Jason Breakwell, • Dual temperature vehicles
integrity of medicinal products. Manager, Key Accounts & Development.
Wallenborn was one of the first transport
companies to achieve GDP certification
and has used this prestigious and rare
accreditation as a platform to develop
specialised services for the life sciences
sector. Its procedures and
practices have fully
embraced GDP, notably
the integration of
quality management,
operations, personnel
training and control,
documentation
and continuous
improvement.
Wallenborn
Ram Menon, Special Products and GDP Project Manager has successfully led the GDP certification process for Wallenborn, which
is the first GDP (Good Distribution Practice) certified trucking company in LuxembourgNEWS
Singapore Airlines extends Nordic region RFS
contract to summer 2016
Singapore Airlines has extended its including Amsterdam, Brussels and
NETWORK GROWTH
Road Feeder Service contract with Copenhagen. Singapore Airlines has a
Wallenborn in the Nordic region until
the end of the summer 2016.
strong market share in the Nordics with
excellent connections from and to the
AirBridgeCargo adds
The agreement covers all regional Asia Pacific region, as well as a range of Leipzig to fast-
routes from and to Singapore Airlines’ premium products including Perishables, growing European
gateways of Copenhagen and Oslo and Pharmaceutical, Coldchain and Swiftrider.
network
utilises Wallenborn’s extensive scheduled Frantz Wallenborn, Group President: “We
network covering Denmark, Finland, AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ latest step in
are very proud to be a strategic partner
Norway and Sweden. its international development is the
for Singapore Airlines, a truly five-star
launch of B747 freighter services from
An important element of the new airline that shares our core values of
and to Leipzig/Halle airport in Ger-
contract is Wallenborn’s ability to provide investment in innovation and quality.”
many. The new online service is part of
short notice capacity at freighter hubs the global network offered by ABC that
already serves a growing number of
strategic cities in Europe.
Wallenborn is ABC’s partner for
provision of Road Feeder Services
in Europe. Since its first flight from
Moscow to Shanghai in April 2004,
AirBridgeCargo, a subsidiary of Russia’s
Volga-Dnepr Group, has continually
extended its network, which currently
includes B747F services to five online
gateways in China; Beijing, Chengdu,
Hong Kong, Shanghai and Zhengzhou.
Wallenborn moves to
dnata City in the UK ‘Real time’ With one of the youngest fleet in the
aviation industry, including five of the
Wallenborn has moved its London office smartpads speed up latest Boeing 747-8Fs, AirBridgeCargo’s
to the new £100 million dnata City at truck handling scheduled cargo services are a key
part of Volga-Dnepr Group’s ‘cargo
Heathrow Airport, the world’s busiest
international airport and Europe’s third Wallenborn has invested in new supermarket’ service offering which
largest cargo hub. ‘real time’ smartpads for its staff includes scheduled and air charter
working in the Luxembourg Cargo flights using B747F, An-124-100, IL-
dnata City is a complex of new warehouse Centre to expedite the processing 76TD-90VD, B737F and An-12 aircraft
units and offices that provides a base for of trucks by handling agent, as well as engineering and logistics
some of the world’s leading international LuxairCargo. services.
airlines.
LuxairCargo sends live data and its Frantz Wallenborn and Alexey Isaikin,
As part of its investment dnata has loading programme information President of Volga-Dnepr Group
embraced a cultural change in processing to the Wallenborn team, who can
customer vehicles by using the latest immediately reply by ‘one click’
vehicle reception technology and a to confirm a trailer is ready at the
handheld warehouse workflow bar code handling centre’s ramp. The system
management system. The processes replaces telephone communications
encourage advanced air waybill and improves information flows
information from freight forwarders and accuracy by providing regular
to support the fast-growing paperless status updates. The technology also
environment and promote new industry measures service levels.
initiatives such as e-AWB and e-CSD.FLEET INVESTMENT
GAS chooses
Wallenborn
to ‘go the
extra mile’
When Global Airlift Solutions
(GAS), the air cargo charter
specialists, need a partner to ‘go
the extra mile’ for them in Europe,
they choose Wallenborn as their
partner.
Wallenborn online at in Dubai in 2013 with a strategy to provide
the product portfolio and quality standards One of the latest examples of
Sharjah International Wallenborn is recognised for in Europe. the partnership between the
Airport Our intention is to progressively develop a
network of offices and services across the
two companies involved the
transportation of 40 tons of cargo,
Middle East. Sharjah is one of the region’s including a 10x10ft container and a
Europe’s leading Road Feeder Services
fastest growing cargo airports and its shipment of dangerous goods. This
provider has opened a second office in
management team recognises that reliable cargo needed to be moved within
the U.A.E. with the addition of Sharjah
RFS is a critical requirement of the airport’s a tight deadline and gave the GAS
to its network. This latest expansion in
customers.” team only 72 hours from pick-up in
the region comes just eight months after
the United States to final delivery in
Wallenborn opened in Dubai. Shashi Panicker, Head of cargo at Sharjah Mauretania.
Launching in Sharjah is in response to fast- Aviation Service, said: “Sharjah is the perfect
choice for Wallenborn’s latest location in the The cargo travelled from the U.S.
growing demand for Wallenborn’s air cargo
UAE. It is a highly efficient and respected into a main European hub on a
trucking services from airlines, forwarders
cargo airport that is well connected to all commercial flight. To expedite the
and integrators across the U.A.E.
major international destinations. The airport shipment , the load was broken
Frantz Wallenborn, Group President, said: is also only 15 kilometres away from Dubai.” down close to the aircraft before
“We opened our first Middle Eastern office being loaded into the waiting
Wallenborn trucks. Using a team of
drivers, the trucks drove non-stop
to another European freight hub to
connect the freight ontime with a
dedicated charter flight organised by
GAS for the last leg of the journey to
Nouakchott.
As the GAS team explained: “We
need to work with reliable partners
like Wallenborn to ensure that every
part of the supply chain involved in
moving cargo like this delivers the
high quality of service we need.”
GAS provides customised air charter
and critical care solutions for global
Latest ‘green energy’ initiative powers high logistics and forwarding companies
and has offices in the U.S. (Houston),
security logistics warehouse in Luxembourg Europe (Aberdeen, Frankfurt,
Luxembourg and Zurich), the Middle
Wallenborn has an active vehicles compliant with the European East (Dubai) and Asia (Hong-Kong).
sustainability programme that works Union’s Euro 6 emissions standards and
to protect the environment and the remaining 70% meeting the Euro 5
achieve cost efficiencies to improve its category requirements.
operational competitiveness.
In one of its latest initiatives, Wallenborn
Big progress has already been achieved was the subject of Luxembourg’s first
in reducing the company’s carbon ‘megawatt’ solar installation with
footprint as a result of Wallenborn’s new rooftop solar panels to generate
ongoing investment in its truck fleet. the energy supply of its high security
The Group now operates the greenest logistics warehouse at its Luxembourg
transport fleet in Europe with 30% of headquarters.NEWS
CONTACTS
Amsterdam
ams@wallenborn.com
+31 20 811 5404
Pit Wallenborn, Fleet Manager Barcelona
bcn@wallenborn.com
+34 933 700 921
80 new trucks Billund
and 85 trailers bll@wallenborn.com
+42 7650 4711
added to
Wallenborn’s Copenhagen
cph@wallenborn.com
fleet in Europe +45 3246 1212
Wallenborn’s latest fleet Reefer FNA trailer
Dubai
investment programme dxb@wallenborn.com
has seen 80 new Euro +971 4 283 4044
6 trucks and 85 new
trailers – 25 of which are Frankfurt
GDP compliant reefer fra@wallenborn.com
+49 6969 79060
trailers - enter service
across its European London
network. lhr@wallenborn.com
+44 1784 425 042
Pit Wallenborn, Fleet
Manager, said: “We have Tautliner
Luxembourg
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欧洲指南
505m
Population of theEU
Within 6 hours / 6 小时内
CPH
Within 12 hours / 12 小时内 Within 24 hours / 24 小时内
BLL ARN HEL
MMX GOT RIX
5.05亿 HAJ
HAM
TLL
VNO
欧盟人口 OSL
535m
FRA
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CGN BRE BTS
Tourists visit the EU
DUS HAJ BUD
every year.
FMO HAM
LUX LEJ
5.35亿 MST
NUE
MUC
PRG
每年访问欧
STR TXL
盟的游客人数 ZRH
3.47m
LUX
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Chinese visitors BRU AMS BCN
are welcomed in CDG BRE MAD
Europe every year.
CGN HAJ MXP
DUS HAM
347 万 FRA
LIL
LEJ
LYS
每年访问欧洲的 MST MUC
中国游客人数 ZRH
CDG
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LUX LYS ZAZ
NTE MLH
MRS
SXB
TLS
MXP
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VCE FCO NAP
PSA VIE
ZRHAMS
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BRE BLL
BRU CPH
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DUS HAJ
EIN HAM
LIL LHR
MST LUX
RTM STR
TOP 10 十大被最多
游客访问的
Most visited 欧洲国家
European countries
by international
1. 法国
tourists
2. 西班牙
1. France
3. 意大利
2. Spain
3. Italy 4. 土耳其
4. Turkey 5. 德国
5. Germany 6. 英国
6. UK
7. 俄国
7. Russia
8. Austria 8. 奥地利
9. Ukraine 9. 乌克兰
10. Greece 10. 希腊
28 COUNTRIES
The European Union
consists of 28 Member States
28 个国家
欧盟由28个成员国组成
NUMBER 1
The EU is the world’s biggest exporter
and importer of goods
欧盟是全球最大货物进出口国
第一
LHR
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