Fresh segments to offset decline in cargo
At 5.6 billion EUR (-0.9%), the Dachser Group's turnover remained stable in 2020, yet saw a downturn in the volume of goods transported. The number of shipments at group level fell by 2.5% to 78.6 million, while tonnage fell by 2.9% to 39.8 million t. The family-owned company does not release information on its profit.
Altogether, the pandemic did not spare Dachser in its key business of overland transport and warehousing of industrial and consumer goods in Europe: sales here fell by 3% to EUR 3.52 billion.
In contrast, sales with food transports rose by 2% to EUR 982 million. Air and ocean freight sales even increased by 5% to EUR 1.2 billion euros, driven especially by dynamic business in Asia. In sea freight, general cargo and groupage benefited from rising margins.
Dachser now plans to expand its range of general cargo transport services at sea and connect them to its European general cargo network. On a global scale, the company employs almost 31,000 people. (sh)