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Portcare International is the press relations consultancy for the shipping and logistics industry. Formed by transport people for transport people. We can truly claim to understand our clients’ needs and ‘talk the same language’. Portcare provide effective, value for money PR to some of the industry’s best-known names.

Portcare and Vooss Hanemann secure Evergreen Line’s Public Relations and Advertising roles in North America.

June 12, 2018 by

June 11, 2018 (New York): Portcare International Ltd. and Vooss Hanemann Associates, Inc., have been chosen by Evergreen Line to represent its public relations and advertising interests within North America.

Portcare International has catered to the needs of the transportation industry since 1997.  Based in the UK, Portcare has represented Evergreen within Europe as part of its client portfolio since 2013. 

Peter Owen, Managing Director of Portcare said, “The institutional knowledge we lend to the efforts of each of our clients within the transportation industry allows us to become a valued partner in the successful presentation of their business.  It is a great honor to broaden our footprint of service to Evergreen by including their North American concerns.”  Mr. Owen had previously served as publisher of Containerisation International, a leading provider of news to the transportation industry.

Vooss Hanemann Associates, founded in 1994, provides public relations, advertising and marketing services to clients across a wide range of industries.  Michael Vooss, president of Vooss Hanemann, will provide Evergreen’s day-to-day needs from the agency’s New York office.  Mr. Vooss previously served as Director of Advertising and Public Relations at Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., which had operated a fleet of more than 30 container and multi-purpose vessels.

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“K” LINE Holds Environmental Awards 2018 Ceremony

June 7, 2018 by

Award Ceremony held for “K” Line Group Environmental Awards 2018 on June 5, 2018.

The awards were established to honor and give recognition to outstanding environmental-preservation-contributive activities addressed by executives and employees working throughout the “K” LINE Group pursuant to the direction developed in “K” LINE Environmental Vision 2050. This year, which marked the 4th time since establishment of the awards in 2015, we also accepted many entries from our group companies both in Japan and overseas. Activities of six companies and one volunteer group — one for “Grand Award” and six for “Excellence Award” — were selected from such standpoints as “originality,” “challenge level,” “degree of contribution,” “continuity” and “potential for pervasiveness” with representatives from these companies and group receiving the awards from our President and CEO, Eizo Murakami.

In addition to these existing awards, we newly established a “Sustainability Award” this year. This additional award was created to recognize companies or groups which aggressively engage in environmental activities under the principle of “K” LINE Group’s Environmental Promotion System: DRIVE GREEN NETWORK (DGN) that was started last year, and we selected two companies this year.

The “K” LINE Group will continue to broadly share environmental preservation activities addressed within respective Group companies in order that we can further advance dissemination and enlightenment of environmental preservation activities as an entire Group effort through “K” Line Group Environmental Awards. Through this emphasis on continuing to aggressively contribute to environmental preservation and biodiversity protection, we should successfully accomplish our mission, i.e., “Passing down a sustainable society and this blue and beautiful ocean to the next generation” expressed in “K” LINE Environmental Vision 2050.

Awardees of the “K” Line Group Environmental Awards are as follows:

Grand Award

  • CO2 and cost reduction utilizing truck carrier
  1. “K” Line Mobaru Diamond Indonesia (KMDI)

KMDI developed a carrier car (truck carrier) which was able to load four small trucks in tandem with its client, PT Hino Motors Manufacturing Indonesia (HMMI) and has been in operation since February 2017. HMMI used to consign trucks (products) at the factory and since many of these traveled on their own, it was concerned about troubles such as damage during transportation. By developing the truck carrier, KMDI succeeded in decreasing the number of vehicles running on a road and that realized, combined with improvement of transport quality, reduction of fuel consumption. Furthermore, thanks to the cooperation of PT. Hino Motors Sales Indonesia (HMSI) that is a truck dealer, the carrier has been used for domestic long-distance delivery in their business.

Excellence Award (6) (in random order)

  • Shore power utilization for offshore support ships

K Line Offshore AS

  • Waste reduction and subsequent freight transport increase by selling waste materials

K Line Container Service (Thailand) Ltd.

  • Prevention of marine pollution with rust by scatter control and effective rinsing of tug-boats

Daito Corporation

  • Training and creating environmental awareness amongst crews

“K” Line Ship Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

  • Environmental preservation activities in Bacolod City, Bohol Island and Manila Bay

Veritas Maritime Corporation

  • Sato-yama preservation activities at Sarumachi-zuka, the “K” Line’s forest

“K” LINE Satoyama Club

Sustainability Award (2) (in random order)

  • Seagate Corporation
  • Nitto Total Logistics Ltd.
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‘Brave new world?’ – What industry leaders really think the future holds for container transport

June 6, 2018 by

~  A comprehensive report into the global container transport industry authored by TT Club and McKinsey ~

Coinciding with its 50th anniversary, leading international freight transport insurer TT Club, in conjunction with global management consulting firm McKinsey, have today published ‘Brave new world? – Container transport in 2043’, a wide-ranging, qualitative report summarising the passionate thoughts and opinions of industry leaders on what the future holds for the container industry over the next 25 years.

Rather than focusing on purely quantitative research and analysis of trends, the authors of the report interviewed over 30 highly respected industry leaders and experts from a wide cross section of the industry. The aim was to gain a qualitative insight into the perceptions and confidence of the people who have greatest experience in the industry and are best placed to predict the sector’s future. These included Board Members of TT Club, but importantly other supply chain professionals, financial intermediaries, law firms, and disruptors and innovators.

Following the research, TT Club and McKinsey, in ‘Brave new world?’ have drawn five broad conclusions as to where the industry is going and then have examined four specific potential future scenarios together with their implications. Two of these scenarios centre on digitalisation and two on trade development, or the lack of it.

The development of containerisation over the past fifty years is well documented. The industry is now well-established at the centre of international trade with over 90% of consumer goods (TVs, toys, clothing, furniture) and many raw materials being shipped in these metal boxes. Yet despite the success of the container, the returns for the average container liner operator or freight forwarder have lagged the cost of capital over the last two decades. There have only been a few winners who have found a sustainable recipe for value creation.

So what will change in the future or will the familiar boom and bust cycle continue? ‘Brave new world?’ reports five broad conclusions:

  1. The physical characteristics of the industry are unlikely to change, as the container and the ships that carry them will still exist over the next 25 years
  2. Trade flows will become more balanced across trade lanes as incomes converge between East Asia and developed economies, and the emerging economies in South Asia and Africa “catch up”
  3. Automation will be broadly adopted across the value chain, especially on the landside in ports, terminals, rail and trucking, to unlock significant efficiencies
  4. Digital, data, and analytics will cause a fundamental shift in the sources of value creation and customers will expect a high level of reliability, transparency and user-friendliness
  5. The industry leaders in 2043 will look very different; some will consolidate, others may change their business model. Some will be “digital natives”, either start-ups or e-commerce players optimising the container transport leg of their supply chain

Drawing together these broad conclusions, the report identifies the key sources of value creation for the industry, leading to a pivotal debate as to whether the future is fundamentally driven by trade or by digitalisation. From this, the authors derive four possible outlooks for the future in thought-provoking articulation.

Charles Fenton, Chief Executive Officer, TT Club, says:

“TT Club was founded in 1968 by some of the early adopters of the unitisation of cargo, the container. We have been keen to mark our 50th anniversary of the start of a Member-owned, mutual insurer by launching this report. From inception, TT Club has had a philosophy of listening to its Members and sharing their experiences to make the industry safer and to minimise risk whilst lobbying for and embracing change when and where it’s required.

“Therefore this piece of research, asking industry leaders what the future of the industry may look like and issuing ‘Brave new world?’, is I think a most appropriate project. We believe the container transport industry will face challenges as technology changes the environment, but we are confident that an industry that has shown itself adept at change will rise to meet these challenges.

“The container’s simplicity and modularity has made it the mode of choice for transporting many goods across the globe. This examination of the wisdom and perceptiveness of the industry’s opinion formers is, we believe, relevant in exploring how such strengths will develop the container transport environment by 2043.”

Martin Joerss, Senior Partner, McKinsey, says:

“More than 50 years after the introduction of the container, the container transport industry faces the transformative rise of digital, data, analytics, and automation. There is a range of futures where digital fundamentally changes the industry’s economics – for the benefit of both customers and industry participants – but getting there will require vision and relentless execution.”

For further details, including a full transcript of the report please visit:

www.ttclub.com/tomorrow 

Notes to editors

About TT Club

TT Club is the international transport and logistics industry’s leading provider of insurance and related risk management services. Established in 1968, the Club’s membership comprises ship operators, ports and terminals, road, rail and airfreight operators, logistics companies and container lessors. As a mutual insurer, the Club exists to provide its policyholders with benefits, which include specialist underwriting expertise, a world-wide office network providing claims management services, and first class risk management and loss prevention advice.

TT Club is managed by Thomas Miller.

www.ttclub.com

 

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Dachser expands its range of LCL services

June 4, 2018 by

Kempten, June 4, 2018. As the groupage leader in the German and European markets, Dachser operates a close-knit overland transport network. But the logistics provider’s closely integrated groupage network extends to sea freight, too. In 2018, 26 new LCL (less than container load) connections will be launched. For180604 Dachser_Air_and_Sea_Logistics six of its existing services, Dachser is increasing the frequency of departures from every two weeks to every week.

The appeal of LCL services comes down to timing: by coordinating the grouping of goods and the timing of fixed container trips between ports, customers benefit from improved planning, transit times, and transparency for their shipments. For example, shipments between Bangalore and Hamburg have a transit time of 22 days.

To date, Dachser has added the following fixed routes to its LCL groupage transports: weekly LCL services from Bremen to new destinations in the US (Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston, Houston, Atlanta, and Charlotte); from Hamburg to India (Nhava Sheva and Chennai); and from Hamburg to New Delhi as of June 1. In the other direction, there are connections from Chennai and Nhava Sheva to Hamburg, which have been supplemented by connections from New Delhi and Bangalore to Hamburg. Another new connection is the weekly route from Shanghai in China to Santos in Brazil. And out of Antwerp, Dachser will run routes to Hong Kong, Veracruz, Singapore, Busan, and Nhava Sheva.

“Customers taking advantage of our LCL services benefit from attractive transit times, faster availability of goods at the city of destination, greater flexibility, and precise supply chain planning thanks to container management and direct sea connections,” says Günther Laumann, Head of Global Ocean Freight at Dachser.

Dachser sees great potential in expanding its sea freight network for Dachser Interlocking: thanks to the close collaboration between Dachser Air & Sea Logistics and Dachser European Logistics, the company can offer its customers fully integrated logistics solutions comprising transport, warehousing, and value-added services. Dachser handles pre-carriage through its comprehensive European network and is passing the benefits of grouping shipments on to its customers. Shipments can be tracked continuously from the supplier in Europe to a recipient anywhere in the world.

ENDS

About Dachser:

A family-owned company headquartered in Kempten, Germany, Dachser offers transport logistics, warehousing, and customer-specific services in two business fields: Dachser Air & Sea Logistics and Dachser Road Logistics. The latter consists of two business lines: Dachser European Logistics and Dachser Food Logistics. Comprehensive contract-logistics services and industry-specific solutions round out the company’s offerings. A seamless shipping network—both in Europe and overseas—and fully integrated IT systems ensure intelligent logistics solutions worldwide.

Thanks to some 29,100 employees at 396 locations all over the globe, Dachser generated revenue of 6.12 billion euros in 2017. That same year, the logistics provider handled a total of 81.7 million shipments weighing 39.8 million metric tons. Country organizations represent Dachser in 44 countries.

For more information about Dachser, please visit www.dachser.com

Filed Under: Dachser UK

“K” Line announce the delivery of 311,000 DWT-type VLCC “TEDORIGAWA”

June 4, 2018 by

180604 VLCC “TEDORIGAWA”Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo, (hereafter called “K” Line) is proud to announce the delivery of “TEDORIGAWA”, a 311,000 DWT-type VLCC at Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd (hereafter called NACKS), China on June 4, 2018.

 

 

 

Main Particulars

LOA                                        339.50   m

DWT                                      311,979 MT

Beam                                   60.00 m

Gross Ton                            161,483 T

Depth                                   28.90     m

Tank Capacity                    350,399.9㎥

Draft                                      21.00 m

Flag                                        Republic of Panama

Class                                      ABS

Features

1. The vessel achieves low fuel consumption (about 20% reduction compared with our conventional VLCC) by removing Bulbus Bow, applying ultra-long stroke slow speed main diesel engine and highly-efficient large diameter propeller.

2. A ballast water treatment system ensures ocean habitat is protected from unwanted environmental effects.

K” Line is committed to continue providing the most reliable and stable service possible to our valued customers with the highest standard of safety.

Filed Under: "K" Line

TT Club announces positive financial results for 2017 and A.M. Best affirms A- (Excellent) rating

May 31, 2018 by

TT Club, the leading international transport and logistics insurance provider, today announces its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2017, and A.M. Best affirms its A- (Excellent) rating

Highlights:

  • $181.8 million gross earned premiums (2016: $177.8 million)
  • $7.3 million surplus for the year (2016: $5.2 million)
  • Total assets of $597.6 million (2016: $613.0 million)
  • Total surplus and reserves $193.1 million (2016: $185.8 million)
  • 2017 financial year combined ratio of 97.0% (2016: 95.3%)
  • A.M. Best affirms financial strength rating  as  A- (Excellent)

Chairman of TT Club, Ulrich Kranich, said:

“The Club has taken in its stride hurricane-related claims that impacted a number of Members’ operations in the Caribbean and North America in August and September 2017. To have done so in the context of the highest ever level of insured losses on record from natural catastrophe events is a notable achievement and is especially pleasing given this year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Club.

“The Board’s key objective is to maintain at all times its A- (Excellent) financial strength rating awarded by A.M. Best. This rating was affirmed by Best on 24 May 2018.The business plan adopted by the Board is set to drive the business forward, while ensuring the rating is maintained, and financial performance in 2017 was in line with the business plan.

“In particular, the financial year combined ratio, which is the main measure of operating performance, was within the Board’s target range, despite the claims arising from the three hurricanes. As a mutual, the finances are managed to maintain a balance between Members’ premiums and claims on the Club, together with the expenses of running it. A small surplus is targeted as required to ensure the Club’s capital strength is maintained to support on-going growth.

“In December 2017, the Club repaid its $30m long-term subordinated debt which was taken out in 2006 to enhance the Club’s capital strength. This will lead to a saving in interest payable on the debt of US$ 1.2 million per annum. The capital was fully admissible for both regulatory and rating purposes and has given the Club valuable financial flexibility in the period since 2006.

“New business performance was positive in the year, and net new business was slightly higher than budget, which is in part a result of the strong retention levels achieved by the Club in 2017. The Managers are prudent in writing new business in the current, very competitive market conditions, as it is very important to prioritise managing the Club’s loss ratio.

“Attritional claims performance in 2017 was as expected. The Club’s book of business is now a healthy mix of Member sizes, sectors and geographies, and the impact of this is that in respect of attritional claims, the loss ratio fluctuates within a very small range each year.

“Large claims performance in the year was dominated by claims from the three North Atlantic hurricanes, Harvey, Irma and Maria. Aon Benfield has estimated the industry’s insured losses from these hurricanes to be around US$ 80 billion. Set in this context, the Club’s estimated losses from the three hurricanes, at less than US$ 10 million, are testament to the success in ensuring the Club is managing its gross and net exposure successfully.”

An official announcement from A.M. Best stated that TT Club’s ratings reflected: “its balance sheet strength, which A.M. Best categorises as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, and appropriate enterprise risk management”. The announcement also referenced TT Club as a mutual with “a strong position in its niche market, which is supported by its excellent member retention and global presence.”

The TT Club’s 2017 Annual Report and Financial Highlights can be downloaded here: https://www.ttclub.com/brokers/document-store/

– Ends  –

Notes to editors

TT Club

TT Club is the international transport and logistics industry’s leading provider of insurance and related risk management services. Established in 1968, the Club’s membership comprises ship operators, ports and terminals, road, rail and airfreight operators, logistics companies and container lessors. As a mutual insurer, the Club exists to provide its policyholders with benefits, which include specialist underwriting expertise, a world-wide office network providing claims management services, and first class risk management and loss prevention advice.

Thomas Miller

Thomas Miller is an independent and international provider of insurance, professional and investment services.

Founded in 1885, Thomas Miller’s origins are in the provision of management services to mutual organisations, particularly in the international transport and professional indemnity sectors; where today they manage a large percentage of the foremost insurance mutuals. Thomas Miller also manages insurance facilities for all the self employed barristers in England & Wales, as well as trustees of pension schemes, patent agents and housing associations.

Principal activities include:

  • Management services for transport and professional indemnity insurance mutuals
  • Investment management for institutions and private clients
  • Professional services
  • Building defects insurance

www.thomasmiller.com

Filed Under: TT Club

GEODIS extends its relationship with Stokke to facilitate its imports into Asia

May 31, 2018 by

LEVALLOIS-PERRET

Norwegian children’s quality furniture and equipment manufacturer Stokke has contracted with GEODIS in China to establish a pan-Asian warehousing and distribution platform to facilitate its rapid consumer market growth via retail stores and e-commerce. 

GEODIS has been contracted to support the Norwegian manufacturer in what has been a rapid and successful market growth for Stokke. GEODIS has established two warehouses in the Shanghai region and will implement a specially designed IT solution to organize packaging, labelling, quality inspection, inventory control and palletisation of the imported products.  GEODIS will also organize the distribution of orders to retail outlets in over twenty cities throughout China.

The growth potential of the Chinese middle-income market is underlined by the increase in quality products being imported from Europe.  The Norwegian head-quartered Stokke AS, established over eighty years ago, has been producing premium children’s equipment, including highchairs, strollers and nursery furniture, for nearly fifty years and exporting to China for the past ten.

Lars Myrup, Managing Director Stokke APAC, comments: “We are experiencing a surge in orders for our ergonomic and nature-respecting products from the increasingly discerning Chinese consumer and required a supply chain service provider with a flexible approach to serving a dynamic market.  After an extensive tender process, the solutions provided by GEODIS combined with a respect for the environment in line with our own, convinced us of their suitability.”

“GEODIS is delighted to be extending the relationship with Stokke that began some five years ago,” comments Onno Boots, Regional President Asia Pacific. “We pride ourselves on meeting the logistic challenges faced by our customers.  In the case of Stokke we have been able to design an IT platform that seamlessly coordinates the inventory control and value-added services we provide at our Shanghai warehouses with efficient road delivery to outlets across China.  This solution will also be able to facilitate e-commerce orders in the future.”

The partners potentially plan to extend their cooperation in due course to allow the distribution of Stokke products into developing markets in other parts of the Pacific Rim, including Korea, Japan, Singapore and Australia.

ENDS

GEODIS – www.geodis.com
GEODIS is a worldwide leader in transport and logistics operating directly in 67 countries and serving 120 countries through its agent network.
In 2017, GEODIS generated €8.1Bn in sales with 40.500 employees worldwide.
In 2018, the Company has recently been recognized as a leader by Gartner in its 3PL Magic Quadrant.
Filed Under: GEODIS

Delivery of ‘Corona’ Series Coal Carrier “CORONA XANADU”

May 29, 2018 by

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo, (hereafter called “K” Line) is proud to announce the delivery of “CORONA XANADU,” an 88,000 DWT-type special coal carrier at Shin KasadoCorona Xanadu May 18 2 Dockyard Co.,Ltd. of Imabari Shipbuilding Group Japan on May 23, 2018.

CORONA XANADU is same type as “K” Line’s specialized fleet for transport of thermal coal known as the “Corona-series”. The Corona-series consists of epoch-making coal carriers equipped with wide beam and shallow draft, which are the most suitable type to enter ports of domestic Thermal Power Stations to discharge cargo.

CORONA XANADU is equipped with latest energy saving and ecological technology such as WAD (Weather Adapted Duct) which promotes her propeller efficiency and ballast water management system which saves marine ecosystems.

With this new latest deployment, the Corona-series now consists of 19 carriers. “K” Line takes pride that its Corona-series has been so favorably evaluated for always ensuring customers steady and reliable thermal coal transport service with maximum safety.

 

Vessel’s Specifications
LOA 229.98 M  Deadweight Tons 88,869 MT
 Beam 38.00 M  Gross Tons 　49,733   T
 Depth 19.90 M  Net Tons 28,528   T
 Full Draft 13.904 M  Hold/Hatch      5/5

 

Filed Under: "K" Line

American P&I’s Essential Best Practices and Regulatory Guidance for Shipowners and Operators

May 29, 2018 by

New York, May 23, 2018

Following its long tradition of advisory service to maritime operators, the American P&I Club has issued two comprehensive shipowners’ guides to regulatory compliance; Welcome to Greater China and Welcome to the USA.  Also published recently is one of the Club’s concise pocket guides for seafarers, Good Housekeeping and another for masters and mates, Signing Bills of Lading.

The American Club sees providing advice on safety, environmental protection, cargo worthiness and regulatory issues as a crucial part of its service to Members and the shipowning community at large.  The complexity of maritime regulation in many countries is widespread and ever-changing.  With the USA and China both being major trading nations, and significant operators in world maritime commerce, knowledge of and adherence to all regulations that apply in either jurisdictions is of great importance.

Dr. William Moore, Senior Vice President and the Club’s Loss Prevention Director, commented, “We’ve introduced this series of ‘Welcome to’ guides to encourage owners and operators to appraise themselves of regulations with which their vessels must abide.  Responsible operation ensures safety and, of course, avoids delays and potential fines.”

Both the USA and China guides are presented in a clear, easy to follow tabular format and broken down into sections relating to Safety, Maritime Security, Environmental Protection and Liability.  Each are fully comprehensive and cover all regulations from crew nationality to spillage response plans, and from ballast water management to garbage disposal. They have been up-dated, with all regulatory changes as of May 2018, and are available via the American Club website at:

http://www.american-club.com/page/USA-regulations

http://www.american-club.com/page/greater-china-regulations

Joe Hughes, Chairman and CEO of the American Club’s managers highlighted the crucial role of loss preventing advisory services, “We are acutely aware of the need for accurate information to be readily available to operators and crew.  In the case of ships’ masters and mates the format of its presentation should be intensely practical.  So I’m pleased that we have also recently published another of our successful Pocket Guides for handy use by ships’ officers.  This one dealing with the sometimes vexing questions surrounding Signing Bills of Lading.”

The bill of lading pocket guide is once more designed to be comprehensive in covering all possible circumstances where the officer in charge is called upon to sign bills of lading.  It covers aspects of Bills of Lading clauses including accurate description of goods; non-negotiable copies; charter party incorporation and carriage terms. This guide is a reliable manual for crew responsible for making on-the-spot decisions regarding correct bills of lading procedures.

Also in the Pocket Guide series and published late last year is Good Housekeeping which focuses upon ensuring the appearance of ships and shipboard equipment.  Such outward appearances rarely go unnoticed during port state control or vetting inspections, ISM audits and condition surveys.

As the series’ name suggests, the guides fold down to a size easily kept in a jacket or shirt pocket.  Access to and more information about the American Club’s loss prevention services and publications is available at http://american-club.com/page/loss-prevention.

Notes to Editors

The American Club

American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association, Inc. (the American Club) was established in New York in 1917. It is the only mutual Protection and Indemnity Club domiciled in the entire Americas and its headquarters are in New York, USA.

The American Club has been successful in recent years in building on its US heritage to create a truly international insurer with a global reach second-to-none in the industry. Day to day management of the American Club is provided by Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc. also headquartered in New York.

The Club is able to provide local service for its members across all time zones, communicating in eleven languages, and has subsidiary offices located in London, Houston, Piraeus, Hong Kong and Shanghai, plus a worldwide network of correspondents.

The Club is a member of the International Group of P&I Clubs, a collective of thirteen mutuals which together provide Protection and Indemnity insurance for some 90% of all world shipping.

For more information, please visit the Club’s website http://www.american-club.com/

Filed Under: The American Club

The GEODIS organization evolves to offer its Clients easy and full access to end-to-end Logistics Solutions throughout the world

May 29, 2018 by

 

MAY 23, 2018 : LEVALLOIS-PERRET

As GEODIS’ strategy is to be the growth partner of its clients, the Group is creating a new organization to serve this ambition.  This new organization aims at providing the Group’s clients easy and full access to its unique portfolio of intercontinental transportation, customs clearance, road freight transportation, warehousing and last mile distribution in each country of the world either through its own assets or selected partners.

Alongside the Group’s existing lines of business, 4 new regions have been established under one leadership responsible for the full GEODIS service offer.  These regions are Western Europe, Middle East & Africa, Northern & Continental Europe, Americas and Asia Pacific. In addition, the Group is enhancing two central departments: Business Development & Marketing with the mission to design and build end-to-end logistics solutions and Innovation & Business Excellence to embed innovative ideas in its business processes

The board of management led by Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO of GEODIS, reflects this new organization:

Regions:

  • Western Europe, Middle East and Africa, Laurent Parat
  • Northern and Central Europe, Thomas Kraus
  • Americas, Randy Tucker
  • Asia Pacific, Onno Boots

Lines of business:

  • Distribution and Express, Olivier Mélot
  • Road transport, Olivier Royer
  • Global Freight Forwarding, Eric Martin-Neuville
  • Supply Chain Optimization, Boris Pernet

Group functional executives:

  • Chief Financial Officer, Amaury Valicon
  • Corporate Secretary, Stéphane Cassagne
  • Group Information Technology, Henri Linière
  • Group Human Resources, Mario Ceccon
  • Business Development & Marketing, Kim Pedersen
  • Innovation & Business Excellence, Philippe de Carné

The lines of business remain the cornerstone of the Group’s comprehensive expertise:

  • Contract Logistics: Order management, pick and pack, value-added services and outbound transport management, with more than 7 million square metres of warehousing around the world.
  • Distribution & Express: Day Definite Delivery of parcels (24h-48h) and Next Day Delivery in France, as well as cross-border countries, carried out via 150 Distribution & Express facilities.
  • Freight Forwarding: International multi-modal ocean, air and rail transportation, as well as customs brokerage in 120 countries. The Industrial Projects division designs complex out-of-gauge operations for companies in sectors such as oil & gas, mining, and renewable energy.
  • Road Transport: Full Truck Load transport for general cargo and special commodities (chemical, steel, etc.) with a fleet of 2,300 own trucks and an extensive sub-contractor network across Europe.
  • Supply Chain Optimization: Advisory services such as supply chain diagnosis and network design, supply chain management.

Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO of GEODIS, comments: “We believe that this new organization will make it easier for our customers to access our services through a stronger local presence.  It will also offer more opportunities to develop end-to-end logistics solutions to optimize our clients’ supply chains.”

www.geodis.com

GEODIS is a worldwide leader in transport and logistics operating directly in 67 countries and serving 120 countries through its agent network.

In 2017, GEODIS generated €8.1Bn in sales with 40.500 employees worldwide.

In 2018, the Company has recently been recognized as a leader by Gartner in its 3PL Magic Quadrant.

Filed Under: GEODIS
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