Dachser recorded a 9.2% year-on-year increase in its revenue to €367 million (US$416 million) for the Asia-Pacific region in 2015, according to statistics released by the German logistics provider.

“Despite the general slowdown in Asia-Pacific markets in 2015, we were able to continue revenue growth through improved utilization of resources and becoming more efficient in managing our operations,” said Edoardo Podestá, managing director of air and sea logistics for the Asia-Pacific at Dachser. “The developments in China’s economy had a ripple effect across Asia which impacted both air freight and ocean, but we have a good network of offices across the region and a growing customer base which provides us with a good platform for the future.”

The number of air and ocean shipments in the region grew by just 200 to a total of 355,800 for the year.

According to Dachser, it integrated its Asia-Pacific regional and local offices under one roof during 2015 to manage resources more effectively and improve internal management and communications. As a result, the number of locations went down from 61 to 56, with a total of 1,503 employees.

Dachser’s global consolidated revenue grew by 6.5% to €5.64 billion (US$6.39 billion). Shipments increased by 4% to 78.1 million and tonnage increased by 5.2% to 37.3 million tonnes. The main reason for the growth was the demand for overland freight services for food and industrial goods in Europe, according to Dachser.