Dascher forms Dutch joint venture to focus on air freight

Dascher forms Dutch joint venture to focus on air freight German logistics company Dascher said Wednesday it started a joint venture with Dutch cargo agent Seacon Logistics at the beginning of July.
   Dachser Netherlands Air & Sea Logistics B.V. will be based in Maastricht.
   Both companies have a 50 percent stake in the new entity, though no other financial details were released. General Manager Huub Leurs will head the Maastricht office.
   Dascher indicated that further offices would likely be set up at primary trade locations in the Netherlands. For now, the start-up joint venture will focus on intercontinental air freight business and will also develop sea freight traffic for the Dachser global network. Dachser has been active in the Netherlands since 1975, the company said in a statement.