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Hellmann opens Irish arm

German-owned Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has established a new national company in Ireland at Dublin Airport. It will offer its entire product portfolio including air and seafreight, overland transportation and customs clearance. This year, Hellmann has already established additional national companies in Switzerland, Slovakia, and most recently in Italy. It says that with its strong economy, Ireland is playing an increasingly important role in the European and global market. It will focus ... [+]

Hellmann buys out Baltic partners

German-owned Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has acquired the remaining minority shares of its partner companies in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Hellmann has been present in the Baltic market with the three companies since their establishment in 2007 and 2008. The current managing partners will continue to run the national companies. Full ... [+]

New chief for Hellmann

Jens Drewes is to take over as chief executive of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics in August 2024, succeeding Reiner Heiken who will retire in 2024. Jens Drewes has worked for Kuehne + Nagel since the late 1990s where he was most recently responsible for the European business. Reiner Heiken has been ... [+]

Hellmann fills Swiss hole

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has opened its first direct load branch in Switzerland, at Kloten, which is now despatching part and full truck loads to and from all European countries. Hellmann says the move is an important step in expanding its market presence in Switzerland beyond air and sea freight following ... [+]

Hellmann appoints perishables expert

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Natasha Solano-Vesela to the new position of global airfreight director perishables. Czech-born Solano-Vesela most recently worked for Maersk and previously for almost twelve years for Kühne+Nagel as global director business development perishables air logistics. [+]

Hellmann opens Schleswig-Holstein site

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has opened a new branch in Neumuenster in the Schleswig-Holstein region near the Dutch-German border. The 4,500sq m development is part of the logistics company’s plans to develop in the Scandinavian region through strategic expansion in the north. [+]

Hellmann opens Toruń, Poland site

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Poland has opened a new branch in Toruń. The new 2,500sq m warehouse is located in the recently completed Pannatoni Park II, next to the A1 motorway interchange. It is Hellmann’s tenth owned distribution branch in Poland. [+]

Hellmann adds industry solutions

German forwarder Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is launching three specialised industry solutions - Consumer Goods, Technology and Industrial. The three new verticals complement Hellmann's five existing industry solutions for the automotive, cruise fashion, pharmaceutical and renewable energies. While the "Consumer Goods" sector focuses primarily on global transportation solutions by providing the ... [+]

Hellmann takes over in Switzerland

German forwarder Hellmann is to take over activities of its Swiss partner, ATS-Hellmann from the beginning of 2023. The two companies are to transfer their air and sea freight activities in Switzerland to Hellmann which will establish its own Swiss national company, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Switzerland. The existing business activities, ... [+]

Hellmann appoints chief commercial officer

German forwarder Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Patrick Oestreich as its new chief commercial officer. He succeeds Jens Möller, who took over the position on an interim basis in August of last year. For the last two and a half years, he was responsible for strategic sales and account management ... [+]

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