GEODIS said its investments and recent certification in China underline its growth plans in the market.

In a statement, GEODIS noted that it has been growing its capabilities in Asia-Pacific recently, and in China particularly. 

"As an economic powerhouse, the Chinese market is of critical strategic importance to GEODIS and will continue to be a lynchpin of the logistic Group's expansion in the most important locations globally," the French transport and logistics company said.

It added that the company's "continued development in China" was underlined last month when its Shanghai headquarters were certified officially by the local Government as one of twenty newly recognised Regional Headquarters of a Multinational Company, the only one in the Jing'an district of the city. 

GEODIS said this status will afford GEODIS local government assistance in terms of trade facilitation, talent introduction and service support.

"As a result of the good standing GEODIS has in China, our customer's business continues to benefit from the increased ease of doing business with us there," Onno Boots, regional president and CEO, of Asia Pacific and Middle East, commented, highlighting the advantages that this recognition brings to its customers.

He added that a further advantage is GEODIS having Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status granted by the local Shanghai customs department, which certainly enables us to deliver a further expedited service to our customers, for contract logistics.

"The Group's commitment to the Chinese market was further proven by the redevelopment of its Center of Excellence (CoE) in Shenzhen," Boots added.

The statement noted that to better support customers in managing their end-to-end supply chains from one centralized location, the Shenzhen facility, part of the GEODIS | Supply Chain Optimization (SCO) offering, will provide the required overall visibility. 

Established in 2009 in South China, the GEODIS | SCO Line of Business helps global customers in various sectors such as high-tech, retail and healthcare, with manufacturing locations or hubs in mainland China, to optimize their operational processes, control their supply chain, and improve their resiliency.

GEODIS said further north in the province of Henan, the company was celebrated by the Zhengzhou Airport Authority with an award for performance excellence in 2022. 

It noted that the airport was utilized throughout the year to transport significant tonnages via GEODIS' branded freighter operation there.