TNT today opened a regional road hub in Wuhan, central China, as the first of 10 planned regionalhubs to give it a dense network across the whole country for domestic distribution services.
The facility, which will be managed by TNT’s wholly owned subsidiary TNT Hoau, marks anothermilestone in the development of TNT’s Chinese domestic delivery arm following the introduction of aday-definite ground service in February 2009. TNT plans to open 10 regional road hubs over the nextfive years to tap on China’s growing domestic economy, which is still expected to grow by at least6.5% in 2009.
The 46,620 sqm hub is located at the Wuhan Dongxihu Bonded Logistics Centre, at thegeographic and economic heart of central China. It will enable TNT to reduce delivery times of itskey line-hauls in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan and Chongqing city by up to twodays, at 10% lower operational cost.
The Wuhan Dongxihu Bonded Logistics Centre supported the establishment of TNT Hoau’s regionalhub. The hub not only fulfils the operational requirements of TNT Hoau, but also has the advancedfeatures of an international road distribution hub, making it an industry-leading logisticsfacility in China. The Wuhan Dongxihu Bonded Logistics Centre is the fourth bonded logistics centrein China, after Suzhou, Beijing, and Nanjing. It will allow Wuhan to enjoy the treatment of aninternational free trade port in central China.
“This is all about increasing the competitiveness of our services to bring even greater valueto our customers in China,” said Michael Drake, regional managing director of TNT North Asia. “Ourcontinued investment in TNT Hoau, despite the current economic challenges, is a clear demonstrationof our focus to be the market leader, and will be critical to TNT’s continued success in China. Theincreasing Chinese domestic consumption will drive a greater need for faster, more comprehensiveand consistent road services, and the mega-hubs will place TNT Hoau in an even stronger position totap on the future growth of this market.”
TNT Hoau, a 100% subsidiary of TNT China, plays a crucial role in TNT’s strategy to becomeNo.1 in China. TNT Hoau operates China’s most extensive private domestic road transportationnetwork, which consists of 56 domestic hubs, serving 1,260 depots, and covering over 500 Chinesecities.
