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Birkart Globistics Opens New Branch in Australia

BIRKART GLOBISTICS air + ocean
2007-07-30 09:10 1153

HONG KONG, July 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Positive business development in Australia: At the end of June, logistics services provider Birkart Globistics air + ocean opened a branch in Brisbane -- its third in Australia, which means complete coverage on the eastern seaboard. Parallel to this, capacity in Sydney was expanded. The company, a subsidiary of Thiel Logistik AG, now has a total of 88 branches around the world.

The new location is at the airport in Brisbane, a city situated on the north east coast of Australia and the capital of the state of Queensland. Here, Birkart Globistics, the company in charge of Thiel Group's Air & Ocean division, offers its customers a comprehensive service portfolio, which includes international air and sea transport, customs clearance, distribution and warehousing, as well as full supply chain services.

Mr Andre Harley, who brings decades of experience in the logistics sector to the position, has assumed management responsibility for the new branch. He and his team will be operational in Brisbane from mid-July.

Queensland: a high growth region

For Birkart Globistics, business in Australia has grown at a steady two-digit pace for the last four years, a very positive overall development. This success is due -- among other things -- to the economic boom in Queensland, resulting in an increase in the demand for comprehensive logistics services. "Establishing a location in Brisbane is consistent with this development", says Wolfgang Laube, Regional Managing Director for South East Asia at Birkart Globistics air + ocean. "The city is the centre of industry and trade of one of the largest growth regions in Australia. Our on-site presence means we are able to considerably improve services for our customers." Customers at the Sydney and Melbourne branches also stand to benefit because the new branch optimises the services available to them.

Parallel to the new opening in Brisbane, Birkart Globistics air + ocean's branch in Sydney has also expanded its staff and moved to larger premises. Birkart Globistics has been active in Australia since 1978.

About BIRKART GLOBISTICS air + ocean and Thiel Logistik

Birkart Globistics air + ocean, headquartered in Aschaffenburg, Germany, is present on all continents with a total of 200 locations, including 88 of its own company branches. In addition to air and sea transportation, 1,550 employees also provide tailor-made and complex logistics services. The company's international focus is on Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and South Africa. The global air + ocean network is strengthened by partnerships and cooperative ventures, and the company is a member of the sea-freight cooperation Group 99 and the air-cargo cooperation FUTURE. Birkart Globistics air + ocean is a business segment of Thiel Logistik AG.

As an external partner, Thiel Logistik AG, Grevenmacher (Luxembourg), develops a comprehensive range of logistics and service solutions for trade and industry. In 2006, the Group generated sales of EUR 1.89 billion and currently employs approximately 8,000 staff in 42 countries. Thiel Logistik operates in main markets worldwide and has over 350 locations across all continents. With its three business segments Solutions (customer-orientated contract logistics solutions), Air & Ocean (global air and ocean freight forwarding activities) and Road & Rail (land and special transportation activities in Central, Western and Eastern Europe), Thiel Logistik AG is one of the market leaders.

Thiel Logistik AG is listed on the Prime Standard of Deutsche Boerse. The major shareholder of the company is DELTON AG, Bad Homburg, which holds an equity stake of 50.26 percent.

Please refer to http://www.birkart.com and http://www.thiel-logistik.com for more information.

Contact:

Thomas Kilian (Managing Director Australia)

Tel: +61-2-9313-7299

Email: thomas.kilian@birkart.com

Press Contact

Mr. Axel Herzhauser

Regional Sales & Marketing Manager

BIRKART GLOBISTICS FAR EAST LTD

Tel: +852-2879-3133

Fax: +852-3190-2115

Email: axel.herzhauser@birkart.com.hk

Internet: http://www.birkart.com

Source: BIRKART GLOBISTICS air + ocean
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