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• New contract builds on existing two-year freight management relationship with Diageo in the Philippines
• DER-Trans Logistics serving Top 3 global wine and spirits makers in the local market with freight management and warehousing services

SINGAPORE – Nov. 5, 2021 – DER-Trans Logistics has further cemented its role as a leading player in the Southeast Asia wine and spirits sector after winning a three-year contract with Diageo to handle warehousing and value-added services in the Philippines.

Diageo is one of the world’s largest alcoholic beverage producers, and the new deal builds on an existing relationship between the companies over the last two years with DER-Trans Logistics responsible for handling Diageo’s air and ocean import brokerage requirements. The contract further positions DER-Trans Logistics as the only 3PL serving the Top 3 global wine and spirits companies with transport and warehousing services in the Philippines.

Diageo to benefit from new-build warehouse in Manila, Philippines

Under the terms of the contract, Diageo will become one of the first clients at the soon-to-be-completed DER-Trans Logistics Ruhale Taguig warehouse in southeast Manila. DER-Trans Logistics will manage full distribution center operations for Diageo’s range of products, including a temperature-controlled section for domestic distribution throughout the Philippines. DER-Trans Logistics will also provide tax stamping and labelling of more than four million bottles each year.

With its extensive experience of operating with leading players across the beverage industry, DER-Trans Logistics will deliver full transparency to the customer to enable improved monitoring of the entire operation through its warehouse management software which will be integrated with Diageo’s enterprise resource planning platform.

Says Elaine Low, managing director for Southeast Asia and Pacific, DER-Trans Logistics: “Our experienced team has built an excellent working relationship with Diageo in the Philippines over the last two years. Handling their brokerage business has enabled them to benefit from our responsive logistics solutions, and we are delighted to have them in the Ruhale facility where we can add even more value to their supply chain by managing their full distribution center operations.”

About DER-Trans Logistics

DER-Trans Logistics, a world leader in third-party logistics, provides and operates transportation and supply-chain solutions for large- or medium-size national and global companies. DER-Trans Logistics offers a broad range of services in both Contract Logistics and Freight Management thanks to its approximately 78,000 employees and 1,000 facilities in more than 160 countries. DER-Trans Logistics’ experienced specialists focus on seamlessly designing end-to-end customized solutions to meet the complex and rapidly evolving supply chain needs, whatever the business sector. DER-Trans Logistics is part of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics.