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Rhenus extends its air and sea freight network in Germany Thursday, 18 October 2018

The Rhenus Group has expanded its presence in the air and sea freight markets in Germany by opening two new Air & Ocean offices in and . The new business sites are particularly designed to appeal to customers in the Hanover/Braunschweig/Göttingen/Wolfsburg and /Ruhr urban regions.

Rhenus not only offers international transport services at its new branches, but can also handle all the import and export customs formalities. Customers are also able to make use of combined services in the air and sea freight sectors.

“The German market is strategically important for us. Industry and commerce in the form of the automotive sector and the chemical industry, for example, are very strong here. Germany not only has a central geographical location in Europe, but is an attractive business proposition with its good infrastructure and international trading contacts,” said Tobias Bartz, a Member of the Rhenus Board.

About 3.8 million people live in the Hanover/Braunschweig/Göttingen/Wolfsburg urban region. The services sector and manufacturing industry are particularly important there. The Rhine/Ruhr urban region, one of the largest in Europe, has a population of more than 10 million. Both large corporations and medium-sized enterprises have their base there.

Rhenus Air & Ocean currently operates 13 business sites in Germany and is planning to continue its growth course in the country in future too. One special focus at Rhenus Air & Ocean n Germany is on routes to America and Asia. The most important hubs are the two gateways at Hilden and , which will support the two new business sites. Alongside Hanover and Dortmund, there are Rhenus SE & Co. KG other branches at Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Leipzig, , Munich, Nuremberg, Verena Schäfers , Villingen-Schwenningen and Weil am Rhein Corporate Communications Rhenus-Platz 1 59439 Holzwickede Germany

Phone: +49 (0)2301 29-1862 Fax: +49 (0)2301 29-1215 [email protected] www.rhenus.com

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About Rhenus

The Rhenus Group is a logistics services provider with global business operations and annual turnover of EUR 4.8 billion. Rhenus has business sites at 610 locations worldwide and employs 29,000 people. The Rhenus business areas – Contract Logistics, Freight Logistics, Port Logistics and Public Transport – manage complex supply chains and provide a wealth of innovative value-added services.

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