Press Release


TNT launches road service to Georgia, reduces road transit times to Moscow

Publish Date : 23 September 2015 08:30 CET -

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Effective immediately, TNT is launching a scheduled road connection to Georgia and reducing European road transit times to Moscow.

TNT becomes the first express delivery service provider to offer an economy service to/from Georgia, in the Caucasus, as an alternative to air express services. The line haul will connect Georgia’s capital Tbilisi with TNT’s European Road Network (ERN) via Istanbul, Turkey. From Istanbul, TNT will connect the Caucasus freight on its ERN lines to more than 40 European countries. The service will offer customers competitive prices and transit times for parcels and palletized freight. It also gives customers the ability to ship larger (up to 30 m3) and heavier items (up to 1,000 kg per piece on a pallet).

Next to this, TNT is reducing European road transit times to/from Moscow by up to 48 hours (depending on origin) by changing the route for its trucks. Until now, TNT exclusively connected Russia via Turku (Finland), its northernmost hub within the European Road Network. From now on, TNT will also connect Russia via its Warsaw hub, thereby increasing the speed and capacity of its road service to the Russian capital. Road deliveries from Scandinavia will continue to transit through Turku.

Both improvements are part of TNT’s Outlook strategy to extend its European Road Network and move even more shipments by road.

 

About TNT
TNT is one of the world’s largest express delivery companies. On a daily basis, TNT delivers close to one million consignments ranging from documents and parcels to palletised freight. The company operates road and air transportation networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. TNT made €6.7 billion in revenue in 2014.



Contact information:

MEDIA

Cyrille Gibot
M: +31 (0)65 113 3104
E: cyrille.gibot@tnt.com
INVESTORS

Gerard Wichers
P: +31 (0)88 393 9500
E: gerard.wichers@tnt.com


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