Gildan expands Kuehne + Nagel warehousing partnership to Asia

Gildan expands Kuehne + Nagel warehousing partnership to Asia Clothes manufacturer Gildan has extended its agreement with Kuehne + Nagel so that the Swiss firm now also manages its storage and inbound/outbound logistics activities in the Far East as well as for Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
   The new agreement, which has been implemented at Kuehne + Nagel's logistics center in Shenzhen, China, encompasses receipt and quality/quantity inspection of flat-packed finished goods at carton-level inbound from Gildan's manufacturing plants in Central America, as well as palletization, storage, inbound/outbound customs documentation, picking and dispatch preparation for distribution to Gildan customers in Asia Pacific, in particular China.
   Kuehne + Nagel is providing shared and scalable space to Gildan in Shenzhen to allow for future growth.