TNT Express, leading provider of integrated express services, has launched its range of new freight services for time sensitive heavy shipments in Asia.

A selection of three bespoke services – Express Freight, Economy Freight and Freight Plus – will offer customers a door-to-door, day-definite delivery service based on specified transit times schedules, fast tracked customs clearance and full track and trace visibility, said a TNT official.

The move forms part of the company’s €100 million ($156 million) investment over the next five years to build a leadership position in the region, a strategy which it announced in April this year.

This launch is also the first in a series of initiatives to further expand TNT’s network capabilities in Asia, leveraging on the seamless connectivity offered by its extensive road and air networks.

These networks provide customers with the widest range of multimodal freight services between Southeast Asia and Europe, China and Europe and within Southeast Asia, Onno Boots, regional managing director, TNT Southeast Asia said.

“With over 18 years of experience in Asia, we have built a freight service that is fast, reliable and cost effective. Compared to traditional freight forwarding, our upfront all-inclusive pricing together with our limited administrative requirements provide customers with greater transparency and increased control over their time-sensitive export and import shipments,” he added.

Based on regional market studies, TNT expects the take up rate of these services to be high. The demand for its freight services is mainly driven by customers in the high-tech, equipment and machinery and healthcare sectors that are increasingly moving large volumes of high-value goods between Southeast Asia, China and Europe.-TradeArabia News Service