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Deutsche Post World Net Annual Report 2008
Ocean freight market growing steadily
When transporting goods by sea, transit times are longer than for air transport
but the costs are lower. We are the global leader in both less-than-container-load 
and full-container-load  shipments. According to our estimates, this market grew
by   to   in . We slightly expanded our share of the market.
New products combine modes of transport
In times of economic uncertainty, customers become more cost-conscious. At the
same time, they want integrated, safe and fast transport solutions. One such solution is
our SeAir product, which combines these two modes of transport.  is service is con-
siderably faster than ocean shipping but at signi cantly lower prices than air freight.
 e product has been well received by the market and in the year under review, we
increased volume by  .
Our business activities in the major economic regions were highly successful. In
Europe, for example, our Airfreight Plus product combines the speed of express ship-
ping with the customised service of a freight forwarder and guarantees day-de nite,
door-to-door delivery of heavy goods in  European countries. Customers bene t
from late collection times and next-day delivery. In addition, specially trained per-
sonnel ensure that temperature-sensitive shipments are processed quickly with mini-
mum holding times.
Number two in European overland transport
Freight is the second-largest overland freight forwarder in Europe with around
, employees in  countries. Our business model is similar to that of Global
Forwarding: We see ourselves as a broker of freight capacity. In the overland transport
business we provide full-truckload, part-truckload and less-than-truckload services.
We also o er combined services with other carriers, especially rail transport compa-
nies. Moreover, our range of services includes the handling of customs formalities and
the provision of insurance.
 is one of the leading providers of trade fair, exhibition and event logistics.
Along with trade fair transport, our range of services includes customised full- service
solutions for exhibitors, international trade fair organisers, event management and
staging companies as well as event agencies.
In , the European market for road transport grew by .  (previous year:
around . ). We maintained our share of . .
Strategy and goals
We are well positioned in our markets due to our air freight, ocean freight and
road transport services. Our goal is to continue to grow steadily and organically at a
rate above the industry average. To this end, we pursue three approaches:
Market shares, top fi ve:
ocean freight 2007
Market volume for forwarding:
29.6 million TEU
1)
9.3 %
DHL
8.8 %
Kuehne + Nagel
4.9 %
DB Schenker
4.2 %
Panalpina
3.0 %
Expeditors
1) Estimated share of overall market controlled by
forwarders.
Source: Global Insight, Global Trade Navigator,
annual reports, press releases and company
estimates.
Market shares, top fi ve:
European road transport 2007
Market volume: € 163.7 billion
1)
3.0 %
DB Schenker
2.0 %
DHL
1.5 %
DSV (excluding ABX)
1.2 %
Geodis
1.2 %
Dachser
1) Total for fourteen European countries, excluding
bulk and specialties transport.
Source: MRSC freight reports 2007 and 2008,
Eurostat 2007, annual reports, press releases,
company websites, estimates, analyst reports.
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