Investment in trade routes relevant to Switzerland

Swiss Post complements its traditional postal services with small consignment logistics. The importance of this business segment has become apparent in the e-commerce boom and cross-border trade. Swiss Post is making targeted investments in the domestic market and in neighbouring countries, in an effort to dovetail its national logistics with international goods flows. In the course of 2021, for example, it invested in trade routes relevant to Switzerland. By acquiring Basel-based Otto Schmidt Ltd, which operates in the warehousing and transport logistics sector, Swiss Post is consolidating its geographical coverage in the Basel region and southern Germany. To fully cover the north–south axis, it acquired Iemoli Trasporti S.r.l., based in Como, Italy, and Iemoli Trasporti SA, based in Balerna, Switzerland. The acquisition of InTraLog Hermes AG, based in Pratteln, and InTraLog Overseas AG, based in Kloten, was designed to ensure an improved presence in European countries, including through expanded air freight capacities. Swiss Post has also expanded its logistics network for Switzerland to the east by acquiring Ost-West Cargo Europe GmbH, headquartered in Stuttgart.

To remain competitive, we have to connect to international logistics networks.