- The logistics options supplier strengthens its setup in Southeast Asia as commerce flows shift in direction of the area
- Funding right into a community of strategic gateways in Southeast Asia ensures that Rhenus is healthier positioned to assist world prospects throughout all logistics options
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 November 2025 – Main world logistics supplier Rhenus Group is steadily rising its investments in Southeast Asia, as a part of its ongoing plans to strengthen its presence throughout key commerce corridors globally. The China+1 technique has additionally influenced cargo flows in Southeast Asia, rising cargo volumes and creating larger demand for extra resilient, versatile and cost-effective logistics options.
Regardless of weaker exterior demand, elevated tariffs, and chronic coverage uncertainty, Asia is anticipated to stay the largest driver of worldwide progress, contributing about 60%[1] in 2025 and 2026. Commerce lanes between Asia and the world are seeing progress as effectively, as producers prioritize Southeast Asia for his or her sourcing wants. In line with IATA, air freight volumes, as of September 2025 noticed the Europe/Asia hall grew by 12.4%[2] YoY, reflecting a strategic shift in commerce flows towards Southeast Asia as cities similar to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur improve in significance as key inbound and outbound hubs for European cargo. Commerce between China and ASEAN totaled 3.67 trillion yuan[3], a YoY improve of 9.6%, in comparison with a 9.3% YoY lower by way of China’s commerce with the USA.
“Southeast Asia is a spotlight progress space for Air Freight in Rhenus. The gateways are on the middle of the corporate’s newest enlargement plans, and transcend delivering the worldwide promise of dependable, customer-centric logistics options. They’re designed with scalability in thoughts, and combine the most recent digital and sustainable logistics options, to offer our world prospects flexibility and effectivity,” mentioned Chris Bode, Vice President World Air Freight, Rhenus Air & Ocean.
From Southeast Asia to the World: Strategic Integration into world freight corridors
In 2025, Rhenus arrange air freight gateways in key commerce hubs within the area – Singapore & Thailand (Bangkok) and with the already present Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) – to optimize cargo flows throughout Southeast Asia and with world commerce lanes. The strategic gateways strengthen the presence of Rhenus throughout key corridors, together with (and never restricted to):
- Kuala Lumpur facilitates inbound cargo from Europe and outbound cargo to Oceania.
- Singapore handles inbound cargo from Asia or Oceania, and outbound cargo to the Americas.
- Bangkok manages outbound cargo to Europe and serves as a multi-modal hub to reinforce Intra-Asia commerce capabilities by way of regional air freight and cross-border trucking.
The absolutely operational gateways, with the flexibleness for phased expansions, supply a full suite of options, door-to-door companies, customs clearance, cargo consolidation and value-added air freight companies. Expertise-enabled capabilities, similar to sensible logistics platforms, real-time monitoring and digital documentation to streamline operations, energy the gateways. Sustainable logistics initiatives, similar to electrical autos for pre and on-carriage, optimized routing and low-emission transport choices, will even be embedded throughout all three gateways.
Joachim Hanssen, CEO APAC, Rhenus Air & Ocean, mentioned, “With current world developments, together with the China +1 technique, extra companies are set to incorporate the Southeast Asian area as an more and more essential piece of their world logistics plans. Rhenus has been and stays dedicated to assist our prospects in these fast-growing markets. We’re assured that our strategic plans to develop our capabilities on this area, by enhancing resilience and operational agility, will place us as a most popular associate to fulfill evolving regional and world commerce wants.”
Wanting forward, Rhenus will proceed to establish strategic funding alternatives in Southeast Asia and the general APAC area, as a part of its dedication to assist and facilitate its prospects globally.
[1]https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2025/10/16/asias-economic-growth-is-weathering-tariffs-and-uncertainty
[3]https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/statistics/202507/14/content_WS6874fdcfc6d0868f4e8f4236.html
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About Rhenus
The Rhenus Group is likely one of the main logistics specialists with world enterprise operations and annual turnover amounting to EUR 8.2 billion. 41,000 workers work at 1,330 enterprise websites in additional than 70 international locations and develop progressive options alongside the entire provide chain. Whether or not offering transport, warehousing, customs clearance or value-added companies, the family-owned enterprise swimming pools its operations in varied enterprise items the place the wants of consumers are the main focus always.