Kuehne + Nagel has inaugurated its Logistics Control Centre for integrated logistics in Shanghai.

According to Kuehne + Nagel, the facility is the company’s first control centre in North Asia Pacific and will drive synergies to meet the growing demand for end-to-end solutions from a single source.

“The new LCC in Shanghai is in line with the group’s strategic approach to globally provide integrated logistics services and to expand Kuehne + Nagel’s end-to-end offering also in North Asia Pacific,” said Siewloong Wong, president of Kuehne + Nagel North Asia Pacific. “With the enhanced setup and know-how bundled in expert teams, we will be able to even better serve our customers by developing, implementing and operating scalable solutions for greater flexibility and speed, thus improving supply chain performance.”

The Shanghai LCC provides a wide range of managed services addressing the fulfilment of customers’ orders across international supply chains. To simplify complexity and to meet customers’ requirements for lean and demand-driven supply chains, dedicated teams handle contract and transportation management including logistics partner management in a shared environment.

“The Kuehne + Nagel Logistics Control Centre in Shanghai is the eighth of its kind in the world,” said Tobias Jerschke, global head of integrated logistics at Kuehne + Nagel. “The footprint extension of our LCC is a clear answer to the growing demand of our Asian customers to manage global supply chains flows.”

The new facility is expected to benefit customers in the automotive, consumer, high-tech, industrial, pharma and healthcare industries, according to Kuehne + Nagel.