Kuehne+Nagel has launched its third contract logistics site in Luxembourg leveraging on its central location in Europe amid boom in e-commerce.

In a statement, it said it is "considerably expanding" its contract logistics footprint with the opening of its latest fulfilment centre in Contern, Luxembourg, comprising 34.000m² of warehousing space. 

"The expansion reaffirms Luxembourg as a strategic location for Kuehne+Nagel in the centre of Europe with easy access to the continent's most important consumer markets," the company said.

It noted that this will serve the "dynamic supply chain needs" of its customers particularly on e-commerce fulfilment. 

"Following a promising start 51 years ago, Kuehne+Nagel has been growing its multi-modal logistics solutions in Luxembourg continually and now further strengthens its function as a strategic contract logistics hub in Europe," commented Klaus-Michael Kühne.

For his part, Tobias Jerschke, managing director of Kuehne+Nagel BeLux said the new fulfilment centre perfectly complements its existing e-commerce hub in Belgium, securing fast end-to-end lead times.

Kuehne+Nagel Luxembourg has 100.000m² of warehousing space.