DIRKS Group takes over operation of Volkswagen Group’s Wilhelmshaven CKD packaging centre

DIRKS Group took over management of the site in Wilhemshaven at the beginning of the year. From this site, Volkswagen Group supplies a number of its overseas plants with around 3,000 different parts. The packaging centre also receives parts from overseas and delivers them to more than 20 VW plants across Europe.

Read more: VW opens global packaging centre with Imperial Logistics in Germany

VW Group officially opened a global packaging centre in the German port of Wilhelmshaven in 2019, initially managed by Imperial Logistics

On an annual basis, Volkswagen Group’s CKD packaging centre in Wilhelmshaven handles around 5,500 containers.

“We are delighted that Volkswagen has entrusted us with the operation of the packaging centre in Wilhelmshaven,’ Marcus Dirks, owner of the DIRKS Group, said in a translated statement. “This contract enables DIRKS to offer an optimal solution for the customer by combining automotive expertise and logistics capabilities.”

Head of DIRKS Automotive Jan Wegmann added: “We hope to continue growing through future volume shifts and additional scope at the Wilhelmshaven site.”

Volkswagen Group opened its packaging centre in Wilhelmshaven in 2019, with Imperial Logistics initially managing operations at the site.

Since 2019, Volkswagen Group has closed packaging centres in Salzgitter, Wunstorf and Bremerhaven. It also now just operates one packaging centre in Wolfsburg, when previously it had two – one managed in-house and one managed by a logistics provider.