CEVA extends highway to the west and commences regular trucking service between China and Europe Mittwoch, 03. April 2019 - 07:00

CEVA Logistics AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous
CEVA extends highway to the west and commences regular trucking service
between China and Europe

03.04.2019 / 07:00

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Baar, Switzerland, 3 April, 2019 - CEVA Logistics has further extended its
highway to the west road service between China and Europe following on from
its first ever TIR truck to Poland at the end of last year. This week, the
company marked a new milestone with its first ever truck from China arriving
safely at its destination in Spain.

Just 16 days after setting off, the 70 cubic metres load of 7000kgs of
garments destined for a leading worldwide retailer in Spain successfully
completed the door-to-door delivery. Departing from South China, the truck
travelled via Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France.

No inspection was required during transit following the Customs sealing at
Khorgos on the China-Kazakstan border and it being unsealed in Spain. The
total distance covered was more than 13,600km.

"This was the last official trial for our new China-Europe trucking service
before we begin a regular service this month," says Torben Bengtsson,
Executive Vice President of CEVA Logistics North Asia. "Together with our
partner Alblas International Logistics, we will further extend our trucking
footprint through this unique service. The TIR trucking will change our
customer's logistics flow significantly."

The newly developed trucking service has a broad prospects in the
marketplace. "It's a very cost sensitive alternative to air and rail
transport," said Kelvin Tang, Director of Road & Rail CEVA Logistics North
Asia. "Compared to air transport, the cost is more than 40% lower. And it's
at least 10 days faster than rail transport," he added.

The CEVA China-Europe trucking service will be operated as a round trip
twice a week, with exact departure and destination being handled flexible
according to customer's needs. In addition to FCL (Full Container Load),
CEVA Logistics North Asia will also launch LCL (Less Than Container Load)
service this June.

For additional information please contact:

Investors:
Pierre Benaich
SVP Investor Relations
pierre.benaich@cevalogistics.com
+41 41 547 0048

Media:
Matthias Hochuli
Group Head of Marketing and Communications
matthias.hochuli@cevalogistics.com
+41 41 547 0052

Jochen Klein/Luthy Ding
Communication and Marketing Manager, North Asia
jochen.klein @cevalogistics.com
luthy.ding@cevalogistics.com
+86 21 23107000

Cathy Howe
Pilot Marketing
ch@pilotmarketing.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)208 941 5381

Road & Rail:
Kelvin Tang
Director of Road and Rail, North Asia
kelvin.tang@cevalogistics.com

CEVA - Making business flow
CEVA Logistics, a global asset-light third-party logistics company, designs
and operates industry leading supply-chain solutions for large and
medium-size national and multinational companies. Its integrated network in
Freight Management and Contract Logistics spans more than 160 countries.
Approximately 58,000 employees are dedicated to delivering effective
solutions across a variety of industry sectors where CEVA applies its
operational expertise to provide best-in-class services. CEVA generated
revenue of US$ 7.4 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of US$ 260 million in 2018.
CEVA Logistics is listed on SIX Swiss Exchange under ticker symbol CEVA. For
more information, please visit
www.cevalogistics.com