Metro Group Buying Hong Kong (MGB HK), a subsidiary of German retail giant Metro, has selected Kuehne + Nagel as its provider of sea transport management services.
As part of a three-year agreement Kuehne + Nagel will handle all seafreight management for MGB HK. This will include the coordination and booking processes for the company’s seafreight shipments and the provision of value-added services, such as buyer’s consolidation services. Shipments will originate from Xiamen, Fuzhou, Ningbo, Brazil, Egypt, Israel and Bangladesh.
“With Kuehne + Nagel’s sea transport management solutions, we are able to optimise our supply chain processes. A single point of entry for our local organisations ensures an enhanced control and management of our seafreight shipments and improves customer service,” said Marco van der Schans,MGB HKexecutive manager of logistics.
MGBruns regional offices and respective sub-agencies in all major procurement countries in the world andis in charge of the worldwide sourcing, procurement and imports of the Metro Group Sales Divisions.
Metro operates close to 2,200 stores in 32 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.
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