Damco opens new Thailand hub
Close links with air and sea ports can cut costs
Damco has commenced warehousing and distribution services at a new import and export logistics hub in Samrong, Bangkok, which it said had generated logistics savings of 30% for customers.
The new facility is between the capital and the major industrial zones of Bangna and Bangpoo, and is directly connected to Laem Chabang port via a daily container barge service.
The hub provides services ranging from barging, container freight station to general and free-trade zone warehousing, enabling customers to complete every aspect of import or export handling, including customs clearance and other value-added services.
Country manager Kiattichai Pitpreecha said one global food and beverage manufacturer had already achieved cost savings of 30% by using the facility and barge terminal to bypass Lad Kra Bang Terminal’s inland container depot in Bangkok for its import logistics and domestic distribution operations.
“For example, a customer can barge import containers directly from the ship to our warehouse, store raw materials in the free-trade zone and only deliver to factories when needed, to benefit from postponed duty payment,” added Kiattichai.
The new facility is between the capital and the major industrial zones of Bangna and Bangpoo, and is directly connected to Laem Chabang port via a daily container barge service.
The hub provides services ranging from barging, container freight station to general and free-trade zone warehousing, enabling customers to complete every aspect of import or export handling, including customs clearance and other value-added services.
Country manager Kiattichai Pitpreecha said one global food and beverage manufacturer had already achieved cost savings of 30% by using the facility and barge terminal to bypass Lad Kra Bang Terminal’s inland container depot in Bangkok for its import logistics and domestic distribution operations.
“For example, a customer can barge import containers directly from the ship to our warehouse, store raw materials in the free-trade zone and only deliver to factories when needed, to benefit from postponed duty payment,” added Kiattichai.
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