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AFTER
acquiring a local freight forwarder, a German logistics
company expressed confidence that its Philippine
operations would soon expand since it will focus on
serving the country’s high-technology, retail, and
health industries.
Renier
A. Allgeier, Schenker Deustche Bahn’s (DB) logistics
managing director, said that the company is planning to
grow its supply chain management across the archipelago
by establishing more warehousing facilities and taking
advantage of the Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) transport
system in ports nationwide.
Although
the executive refused to say how much the company will
be investing in the country, he nevertheless said that
most of its warehouses are only being rented.
“The
semiconductor [industry] in the country is a very
interesting market for a logistics company. When I
arrived here six months ago, there were already 900
companies that are engaged in semiconductors. For sure,
it is one of our target industries,” he said during an
event last week marking Schenker DB’s acquisition of CPI
Logistics, which has penetrated the Asia-Pacific market
over the last decade.
He added
that the company is planning to attract more customers,
especially in the health-care industry, since the
company is capable of delivering medicine across the
country from its laboratory.
“We are
going to work on that segment and try to get more
customers in the future,” Allgeier said, saying that the
company only has a handful of clients in this category.
Besides
acquiring CPI Logistics, Schenker DB also bought its
competitor, the California-headquartered Burlington Air
Express (BAX) Global Inc. which also has a foothold in
the region.
While
Schenker remains strong in air forwarding, CPI, which
has 180 local employees, has freight and warehousing
operations in the region. For its part, BAX Global’s
core business covers sea freight and logistics. |
