SCHENKER Saudi Arabia Announcement

Dear Readers :
We are glad to announce that from March 1, 2009, DB Schenker will be acting as a 100% foreign investment limited liability company held by Schenker Middle East FZE (Dubai) and Schenker AG (Germany). From this date onwards the company will carry the name:
 

SCHENKER Saudi Arabia LLC.

We would like to share this historic moment and the beginning of a new era for DB Schenker in Saudi Arabia with you. Having gathered experience in the Saudi Arabian market for more than 30 years now, DB Schenker offers their customers an in depth market knowledge in conjunction with a global network of offices.

In 1975 DB Schenker established its first office in Jeddah after being named project logistics provider by Hochtief of the construction of King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah. What started with a single project office developed into a success story. DB Schenker offers its services at four locations in the Kingdom – namely Riyadh, where the corporate office is also located, Jeddah, Dammam, and Jubail.

We specialize in air and ocean transport, in land transport, in contract logistics as well as in supply chain management, and we have the leading European rail transport network at our disposal.
Last but not least, I need to mention our special products tailor made for industrial projects, the oil & gas industry, fairs and exhibitions, and removals.
Globally, we have:
- 2000 locations in 130 countries
- 88,000 employees
- 2007 revenues were 18 billion Euros ($23.4 billion)

As you can see, we have a large range of products and services to offer and we look forward to bringing our company's strength and global reach right to your door. This is our main goal: Serving your business and delivering success to you.

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SCHENKER Saudi Arabia News

Buildex & PMV Show:

SCHENKER Saudi Arabia LLC. has participated with an own stand in the Saudi Buildex 2009 Exhibition from 8-12th March, which was held at Dhahran International Exhibition Center in Dammam. More than 20.000 visitors attended the show and 100 of companies from across the world participated.

SCHENKER Saudi Arabia sees a big potential in this fast paced and rapidly expanding building & construction market. The current infrastructure and public sector construction programmes are valued at some US$ 150 billion. Plans include building new economic cities, schools, Hospitals, roads and increasing electrical generation and distribution. Moreover, some 6 billion US$ in new homes are to be built in next four years with many more planned to meet the demand of the rapidly growing population.

Most of the companies in this exhibition have displayed material and new technologies such as security Doors and glass windows, pipes, marbles, Nano technology Liquid insulation, mining, concretes, smartcards Technology, Fire & Gas Detection Equipment, paper walls, etc.

At the same venue the PMV show (Plants, Machineries and Vehicles) took place from 8-10th March. PMV was organized from ITP Business Group and supported from Aramco, SABIC, Al Jaber and CCC (Consolidated Contractors Company), featuring approx. 60 manufacturers and dealers displaying heavy equipment and included a live demonstration area and work shops.
What is worth mentioning, SCHENKER Saudi Arabia has been appointed as the official freight forwarder by ITP Business Group for the PMV show. In short period of time, the Dammam team of Schenker Saudi Arabia LLC. has successfully managed to transport the media and communication displays for ITP from Dubai to the Dhahran International Exhibition Center as well as for other exhibitors.

SCHENKER Saudi Arabia has collected more than 200 contacts including locals and international companies who are interested to make a use of our global network.

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 German Breakfast & Catalogue Show:

DB SCHENKER Saudi Arabia was pleased to be one of the sponsors for the German Breakfast and Catalogue Show which was held in Jeddah on March 1 and 2, in Dammam on March 3 and 4, and in Riyadh 17-18th March. This event was hosted by the German Saudi Arabian Liaison Office for Economic Affairs (GESALO). GESALO is considered part of the worldwide network of the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce and has the task of supporting and encouraging the economic relationship between Germany and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

As a result of the show DB SCHENKER Saudi Arabia was able to meet more than 300 Saudi and German CEOs and executives in a relaxed but professional atmosphere as a means to strengthening and reinforcing the business relationship between Saudi Arabia and Germany.

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Customer Service in Jeddah

Written by: Shaheerah Mahmoud, Customer Service Manager

In terms of our services and professionalism, we are as successful as our customers perceive us to be. Therefore, as a customer oriented organization, ‘Keeping Customers First’ is our daily mantra. Since the start of our business in Saudi Arabia, we have earned the trust and confidence of many valuable clients – clients that have been working with us for years now. We have achieved successful client service over the years by following some basic customer service principles.

One of the most important things is to consider the customer’s problem our own. Our client base encompasses nearly all the industries in Saudi Arabia and abroad, and we consider their gains are losses are our own. We often work with customers as their Logistics Consultants. We offer a unique combination of logistics products and supply chain models that DB Schenker has been developing over the past 130 years.

We are delighted when a client ends a call by saying, “Thanks a lot and we appreciate your efforts.” In the customer services department, these words mean a lot.

Our customer Services department in Jeddah is comprised of five women: four of whom handle import and export clients while one handles filing and invoicing. One of the most important tools that we use is the T&T report, which we maintain for nearly all of our customers. This report provides our customers with up to date and easy to use information about their shipments. All necessary status updates are shown in one overview.

Our motto is “Give the best and most reliable logistics services to our valued customers.” And we always make sure that our actions reflect our motto.

Give us an opportunity to serve you!

DB SCHENKER Global News

DB Schenker leads Romanian market with Romtrans

Comprehensive transportation and logistics network in Romania • systematic expansion in growth market of southeast Europe
 

(Vienna, January 26, 2009) Following the acquisition of Romanian freight forwarding company S.C. Romtrans S.A., DB Schenker is now the leading transportation and logistics services provider in Romania. This has also substantially strengthened the company’s position in the growth market of southeast Europe. In December 2008, the DB Schenker subsidiary Schenker & Co AG, Vienna, took over more than 99 percent of the Romtrans shares, after the competition authorities in Romania, Germany, Austria and Hungary had given the necessary approval.

“On taking over Romtrans, DB Schenker has acquired a top player in the Romanian transportation and logistics sector. Even in this difficult economic climate, Romania remains one of the fastest growing economic regions in the European Union and thus a priority market for DB Schenker, as our international customers are increasingly producing in Romania and the neighboring countries. This expanded network and the new locations are the optimum answer to our customers’ demands for international coverage,“ said DB Schenker’s Dr. Norbert Bensel, Member of the Management Board of DB Mobility Logistics AG responsible for Transportation and Logistics.
 

“Romtrans is the ideal addition to the DB Schenker network. With the new Romtrans structure under our corporate umbrella we can now offer full market coverage in Romania, with a close-meshed network not only in land transport, but also for air and ocean freight. The purchase of Romtrans will also benefit our rail activities in Romania,“ added Elmar Wieland, Chairman of Schenker & Co AG. To date, DB Schenker has been represented in Romania by its national company Schenker s.r.l., with 145 employees working in Bucharest, Arad, Cluj and Constanza. As from now, the approx. 1500 Romtrans employees in the nine Romanian branch offices and sales companies in several European countries also belong to the worldwide DB Schenker network.

Owing to the necessary formalities that still have to be completed, S.C. Romtrans S.A. and Schenker s.r.l. will continue to operate as legally independent companies in Romania for the time being, but will already cooperate on the basis of joint processes. During the course of 2009, the amalgamation of the two companies in Romania will lead to one joint firm, which will in future be managed by Albin Budinsky, Valerio Dascalu and Peter Rausch.

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