Dachser maintains sustainable growth
Dachser posted substantial growth once again in 2018. The logistics provider increased its consolidated net revenue by 5.5% to EUR 5.57 billion. Shipment volumes grew by 2.5% to 83.7 million; tonnage rose by 3% to 41.3 million t. With 30,609 employees in total, up 1,511 from the preceding year, Dachser’s workforce reached a record high.
Dachsers’s road logistics segment — which comprises the transport and storage of industrial goods (European logistics) and food (food logistics) — also reported dynamic growth in 2018, boosting its consolidated net revenue by 6.6% to EUR 4.47 billion.
The air & sea logistics segment remained volatile. As a result of exchange-rate effects, decreasing freight rates, and a downturn in volumes on the China-Europe route, consolidated net revenue stagnated at around EUR 1.19 billion. A 2.9% decrease in the number of shipments was offset by tonnage growth — most notably in seafreight — of 6.6%. (mw)