(Berlin/Essen/Milan, 6 April 2010) Schenker Italiana S.p.A. has expanded its capacity in the greater Milan area. As of today, the Land Transport gateway in Peschiera Borromeo is set to operate from its new premises. The new hub will contribute to increased service quality. It is located in the same street as the existing compound, next to the Air and Ocean Freight gateways and the Corporate Office.

The new Land Transport hub boasts 11,000 square meters of warehouse space equipped with the latest safety systems and state-of-the-art technology such as hydraulic ramps on all 53 loading docks. The hub also includes 1,500 square meters of office space. The gateway is to run more than 22,000 shipments a month including daily and weekly connections to and from major industrial centers across Europe as well as daily shuttles to branch offices in Italy.

"As of now, we offer our customers a real DB Schenker Village in Peschiera," emphasizes Lorenzo Papa, CEO of Schenker Italiana S.p.A. "The complex covers a total area of more than 73,000 square meters including three intra-communicating facilities that help to streamline the handling of goods for Air and Ocean Freight and the nearby Logistics premises. Our customers stand to benefit from even higher service and process quality."

The new Land Transport terminal has been designed to improve the usage of space dedicated to the Air and Ocean hubs. The Ocean Freight hub and Global Projects will be relocated to the former Land Transport facility with its 4,700-sqm warehouse and its 48 loading bays.

The Air Freight import gateway will move to the former Ocean Freight building taking over 3,500 square meters of warehouse space and 28 loading bays.

The Corporate Office, the export Air Freight gateway and the Fairs & Exhibitions department will remain in the present building, taking advantage of the 5,500 square meters warehouse space previously shared with the import Air Freight department.

Since its incorporation in 1963, Schenker Italiana S.p.A. has worked hard to become one of the leading providers of global integrated logistics solutions in Italy. Today, the company employs a workforce of 1,100 and operates a network of 39 locations covering the entire national territory.

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