Dachser has established a joint venture in Malaysia. The organization will offer air and sea freight, customs clearance, and other logistics services. Thanks to the new partner, the company has gained broader transport capabilities.
Among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Poland is Malaysia’s largest trading partner. Polish imports mainly include electronic and electrical products, as well as natural rubber, which is available only in this climatic zone. Conversely, Polish exports to Malaysia include: defense equipment, metallurgical industry products, electric batteries, and agri-food goods.
– Our presence in Malaysia, another Asian tiger after Singapore and Thailand, enables the development of international and intra-Asian transport – emphasizes Thomas Reuter, Managing Director of Dachser Air & Sea Logistics.
With the new regional organization in Malaysia, Dachser has expanded its offering in the Asia-Pacific basin.
– Thanks to many years of experience and knowledge of local markets, our partner has provided access to local contacts and in-depth knowledge from the very beginning – adds Reuter.
– Malaysia, as a country famous for its inventiveness and production of high-quality electronic goods, is a very interesting location in the Dachser portfolio. We hope that we will contribute to increasing the dynamics of economic cooperation between our part of Europe and Malaysia. We are proud that customers around the world can benefit from our increasingly dense global network – said Grzegorz Lichocik, President of Dachser Poland.
Huned Gandhi, a former member of the management team at Dachser India, has been appointed Managing Director of Dachser Malaysia. He will report to Detlev Janik, Regional Manager for South and Southeast Asia, based in Singapore. The headquarters and first office are located in Petaling Jaya, near the capital, Kuala Lumpur. The opening of a second office is planned.
Dachser operates in Asia with branches in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Recently, the company announced a development strategy for the Dachser Air & Sea Logistics division. Dachser intends to expand its operations to 220 branches in 49 countries by 2017.
In 2011, Dachser, an international logistics operator, generated a turnover of 4.3 billion Euros, employing 21,000 people in 315 branches worldwide. The company delivered 49.3 million shipments with a total weight of 37.1 million tons.