DB Schenker named “Best Freight Forwarder of the Year” in India

Judges recognizes innovative freight solutions and customer focused approach to the Indian market that resulted in growth and productivity

Schenker India Pvt. Ltd. part of global logistics service provider DB Schenker, has received “Freight Forwarder of the Year Award” for its innovative freight solutions in the Indian market. The Awards, one of the most prestigious for logistics service providers in India, presented last week in Mumbai to honor the achievements in the field of Supply Chain and Logistics in different segments of users and service providers’ categories.

DB Schenker in India was recognized for facilitating its Indian and multinational customers with innovative freight solutions connecting the world which resulted in saving them precious cost and time in their non-core areas. DB Schenker was nominated on the basis of its strength of global network in more than 130 countries, assortment of industry solutions, in-house IT platform for better turnaround time and operational excellence program in the various supply chain functions.

“Customization is an important part of our business. Our freight solutions are driven by our customers’ requirement in their daily businesses that ties to their bottom line results.” said Mr. Oliver Bohm, CEO Schenker India Pvt. Ltd. “Winning the prestigious Award for Freight solutions endorses our commitment and precise service levels to the customers in India to facilitate them in the world market.”

“We are excited about the award; a solid teamwork of our motivated workforce who made it possible for DB Schenker to retain it for last so many years.” said Mr. Mayur Gandhi, Chief Financial Officer, Schenker India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Suresh Kumar, Regional Director, West India, added –“Winning this award re-affirms our focus on talent development within the organization. Our SME’s develop customized solutions which allow us to have leadership in cost efficiency, scalability & end to end visibility. We continue to encourage our employees to develop creative and innovative solutions tailored to needs of our vertical markets which allows us to maintain our leadership in end to end supply chain solutions.”

About Express Logistics and Supply Chain Conclave Awards: The Express Logistics and Supply Chain Conclave is Asia’s Largest End-To-End Logistics & Supply Chain Conference. The current 9th edition includes the industry tracks across 2 days, running parallel to the main conference & ELSC Awards.An Independent research agency ‘worXogo’ was accredited with the research for the award nominees & winners for 2015 Express Logistics and Supply Chain Awards.

About Schenker India Pvt. Ltd.

Schenker India Pvt. Ltd. is one of the leading providers of integrated logistics services in the country. It offers a complete range of international air & ocean freight, contract logistics and global supply chain solutions from a single source. With 37 office locations and more than 53 warehouses covering more than two million square feet of warehousing space, DB Schenker in India enjoys an enviable position to seamlessly serve its customers for their end-to-end logistics solutions any time.