Nobody can predict the future—not politicians, not scientists, and not economists. However, that doesn’t mean we can give up the constant task of classifying current developments, tracking trends, and drawing the appropriate conclusions for tomorrow. This requires us to look closely, ask questions—and, most importantly, listen. That might sound obvious, but it can be a real challenge in day-to-day business.
DACHSER magazine 01/24
Listening carefully to understand tomorrow today—that’s what the stories in the new DACHSER magazine are all about. The cover story highlights future economic development scenarios, the resulting needs of our customers, and what DACHSER is doing to meet them—summarized under the keyword Global Groupage: an optimal integration of global end-to-end groupage transports and contract logistics solutions. In the interview, COO Air & Sea Logistics Dr. Tobias Burger provides an update on current and future developments in air and sea freight. You can read more about that starting on page 6.
Building up a complete picture of market potential and customer requirements, listening carefully, and acting accordingly—this approach is also reflected in the article on DACHSER Food Logistics. Starting on page 16, you can find out how the Food Logistics business line is making itself fit for the future by expanding its international network and investing in technology and climate action.
The global pandemic has taught us many things—but above all, perhaps, that the best way to help customers in difficult times is to really listen to their concerns and then offer the right solution. Our collaboration with Le Creuset, the renowned manufacturer of cookware, provided more evidence of this truth. During lockdown, many people around the world turned to cooking—and demand exploded for the French company’s high-quality products. Turn to page 26 to read about how our colleagues were on hand, how they listened carefully, and what exactly they did.
Your personal copy and our archives
You’ll find these and many other stories in this issue. Pick up your personal copy at your branch or download the PDF here. We hope that you enjoy reading the new issue of the DACHSER magazine.
Consequences of adverse weather conditions in Spain
Storm Filomena has affected Spain in recent days and especially the Community of Madrid, we would like to give you some information about the restrictions on logistics.
Road Transport:
Difficulties in distribution activities throughout the week, mainly throughout Madrid
Restrictions on access to industrial estates due to accumulation of snow and vehicles
Difficulties in collections, deliveries and shipments to other delegations. Journeys to and from Madrid may suffer significant delays
Traffic restrictions for heavy vehicles (partially open on some roads)
Temporary reduction of long-distance routes between delegations
Air Transport
MAD airport starts operating slowly but suffers long delays due to cancelled flights
Handling personnel are severely restricted and therefore air cargo operations start to run very slowly
Customs operations are giving priority to express shipments
Road access to and from Madrid suffer significant restrictions
During this week, the alert is still active due to very low temperatures (in some places below -10ºC), so please expect strong restrictions and incidents in all transport and distribution services.
If you have questions, please feel free to speak to your DACHSER representative. We hope that the situation will normalize as soon as possible, and we will keep you informed.
"Without the corresponding culture, no real compliance is possible"
Numerous contemporary studies and research findings confirm that the best protection against white-collar crime and corporate malfeasance is a compliance approach based on values – such as responsibility, integrity, trust, and honesty – just like the one that DACHSER has been pursuing already for ten years.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the DACHSER Logistics Center Rotterdam in Waddinxveen, South Holland, was held in mid-December. Thanks to the construction of a new warehouse, DACHSER can offer its customers even more storage capacity.
From the Upper Palatinate to London: DACHSER delivers plate glass hand blown by glassworks Glashütte Lamberts to the UK. The destination of the safely packaged glass panes is none other than the world-famous Elizabeth Tower in London.