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Archives for December 2016

“K” Line Enhances RORO Services in Thailand-Australia Trade

November 25, 2016

There are currently strong car sales in Australian domestic market, and it is forecasted to steadily and continuously grow in the future as well. On the other hand, the structure of Australian automobile industry is drastically changing, and imported vehicles are taking the place of domestic produced vehicles in the market.

In this connection, KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. (“K” Line) decided to enhance its RORO Service in Thailand-Australia Trade by commencing brand-new service route of Anti-Clockwise Loop in addition to current existing Clockwise Loop. With this service enhancement, we will provide shortest transit time to each Australian Port with Additional Frequency & More Sufficient / Reliable Carrying Capacity, supporting the increasing transportation demand in the growing import automotive market in Australia.

We will keep offering a solid RORO service in Thailand-Australia Trade by utilizing our business expertise / know-how which have been acquired through our long experience since the service began.

 

Thailand-Australia Trade : Clockwise Service (maintain the current existing service)

Frequency         : Weekly (Every Saturday at Laem Chabang)

Rotation & Standard T/T(days) : Laem Chabang – Townsville*(12) –Brisbane(14) –Port Kembla(16)

– Melbourne(18) – Adelaide(21) – Fremantle**(25)

⇒(*)Direct call by 1st week vsl only / (**)Direct call except 1st week vsl
Thailand-Australia Trade : Anti-Clockwise Service (Brand New Service Additional Frequency)

Frequency         : 2 Sailings per Month (Mid & End of the month position at Laem Chabang)

Commencement    : End of November / 2016

Rotation & Standard T/T(days) : Laem Chabang – Fremantle (9) – Adelaide(13) – Melbourne(15)
Enhanced points:

  • Commencing brand-new service route of Anti-Clockwise Loop in addition to current existing Clockwise Loop. With this service enhancement:
  • We will realize the shortest Transit Time Service to each Australian Port.
  • We will provide Additional Frequency & More Sufficient / Reliable Carrying Capacity.

Bernhard Simon accepts award for family owned businesses

24 November 2016

For the 20th time, the consulting and auditing firm EY (Ernst & Young) has honored successful entrepreneurs with their “Entrepreneur des Jahres“ (Entrepreneur of the Year) award. Dachser CEO Bernhard Simon was among the winners of the prize, which is given for entrepreneurship, innovation and personal dedication. He accepted the award for family-owned companies in Berlin on November 18.

This is the fifth time that the award has been given in the family-owned companies category. It honors entrepreneurs who actively contribute to sustainability, values orientation, and the assumption of social responsibility. The jury based its decision to give the award to Mr. Simon on the fact that he has prepared the successful family-owned company for the future by instituting exemplary leadership and succession rules. In this way, according to the jury, he has strengthened the innovative and earning capacity of the company, one which has set many industry standards over the course of its history. Among other innovations, its use of bar codes laid the foundation for the digitalization of logistics.

Other winners of the 2016 award include the Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KG (in the industrial category), the Stern-Wywiol group (in the consumer goods/retail category), the Motel One Group (in the services/IT category) and Celonis (in the start-up category), as well as Dr. Brigitte Mohn of the Bertelsmann foundation (who received a special award for social entrepreneurship).