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Kim Pedersen becomes Executive Vice-President of Geodis Wilson

February 21, 2013 by

Clichy, February, 21st 2013

Kim Pedersen, Executive Vice-President, Geodis Wilson

Kim Pedersen, 47, has been appointed Executive Vice President of Geodis Wilson. Starting March 1st, 2013, he will be heading the global Freight Forwarding division of Geodis. In taking this position he also becomes a member of the group’s executive management.

“In Kim Pedersen we have a person at the top of our freight forwarding activities who brings the capabilities, the experience and most importantly the right mindset to lead this important business unit of Geodis further into areas of strong and sustainable growth on a global scale”, says Marie Christine Lombard, CEO of Geodis.

Geodis Wilson today generates more than 37% of the group’s revenue and increased its turnover in 2012 to 2,64bn € (2011: 2,39bn €). The division employs 7,700 people worldwide, located in 240 offices spread over 50 countries on all continents.

“Our focus is on the international markets that drive our customers growth, comments Kim Pedersen. “The dynamics of a volatile global economy forces our clients to a high level of adaptability when it comes to their supply chains. Our constant drive towards innovation in freight forwarding is the key differentiator to master their challenge. It drives our clients’ and subsequently our success.”

Kim Pedersen joined Geodis Wilson in 1994 (former Wilson Logistics). He became Managing Director in Denmark and later on Regional Vice President of the entire Scandinavian organisation. In 2009, he was appointed Deputy CMO and subsequently joined the Board of Management as global head of Sales & Marketing of Geodis Wilson.

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Geodis: a global logistics provider – www.geodis.com

A global logistics provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of SNCF Group, Geodis is a European company with a worldwide scope, ranking number four in its field in Europe. The Group’s ability to coordinate all or part of the logistics chain (air and sea freight forwarding, groupage, express, contract logistics, transport of part and full truck loads, reverse logistics, supply chain coordination and optimisation) enables it to support its customers in their strategic, geographical and technological developments, providing them with solutions tailored to optimising their material and information flows. Geodis offers a range of logistics services that meet the specific needs of each sector of the economy. Across a network covering 120 countries, the Group’s 31,000 employees offer a wealth of multicultural experience, a genuine local service to their customers and outstanding flexibility. Geodis reported revenues of €7.1 billion in 2012.

Geodis Wilson represents the freight forwarding business of the group, providing integrated logistics services around the core products air and ocean freight. The division has a globally recognized unit for heavy lift operations and industrial projects, namely in the oil & gas and the energy sector

Filed Under: GEODIS

Menlo Grows its Logistics Offering in the Medical Device Sector

February 21, 2013 by

Amsterdam, 14 February 2013

Menlo Worldwide Logistics (Menlo) is the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW) providing supply chain management services to a variety of manufacturing and retail industries.  Menlo’s recent growth in the healthcare sector and, in particular in the supply chain management of medical devices has been further confirmed by the contract signing for logistics service provision in Europe to specialist defibrillator manufacturer, Physio Control.

Physio-Control, owned by private equity company Bain Capital, is the world leader in the development, manufacture, sale and service of external defibrillators, monitors and emergency medical response products.  It supplies tools of the highest quality to help clinicians and emergency responders, throughout the world.

Menlo will utilise its multi-user facility in Maastricht (Netherlands) to manage and stage Physio Control’s inbound inventory for Europe, coming chiefly from the US.  At the Maastricht Logistics Centre Menlo will then carry-out light assembly work, managing warehouse services and fulfilling orders for delivery throughout Europe.  The facility is a focus for Menlo’s particular propensity to process medical devices and the skill-sets especially required to manage such complex supply chains.

Physio Control’s Director, CPR Products Operations/EMEA Supply Chain, Project Lead Paul Rasmusson commented on the arrangement, “Menlo’s multi-user option at Maastricht played a large part in our decision.  We foresee significant cost-savings resulting from the flexibility this facility affords. Menlo is also reassuringly reactive to our changing supply chain needs, a consequence I believe of their commitment to continuous improvement inherent in the Lean philosophy that runs throughout the organisation.”

The need for precision in delivery performance and efficiency throughout its supply chain is self-evident with products of this nature and Menlo’s track record in handling medical devices and other healthcare products was a primary reason for Physio Control to choose the logistics supplier for its European distribution and transport management, commented Mr. Rasmusson.

Menlo’s service provision also includes Physio Control staff embedded in the Menlo operation to ensure the most efficient of client-supplier communication and rapid response to the challenging dynamics of the market.

In welcoming the expansion in Menlo business in the sector, Managing Director Europe, Tony Gunn, said, “The medical device market has many demanding facets.  We feel that Menlo’s particular culture of a long-term approach to customer relationships and our ability to adapt to their changing needs is particularly relevant to this sector.   What we are able to provide for Physio Control at Maastricht is not a just a state-of-the art facility but the opportunity to plug straight into established competencies and infrastructure without undue investment- and that is what 3PL benefits are all about,” he added.

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About Menlo Worldwide Logistics Europe

In Europe Menlo Worldwide Logistics maintains seventeen dedicated and multi-client logistics centers located in the Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany and the United Kingdom. This warehouse network can serve as pan-European distribution solution using one or several facilities.

Supply chain and transport management solutions as well as 3PL, warehousing and distribution services are offered to a variety of vertical industry sectors including: fashion & apparel; healthcare and medical equipment; hi-tech electronic and data network equipment; automotive; defence and government services and retail e-fulfilment.

The European headquarters is at the multi-client Amsterdam Distribution Centre in the Netherlands.

About Menlo Worldwide Logistics
Menlo Worldwide Logistics, LLC, is a US$1.4 billion global provider of logistics, transportation management and supply chain services with operations in five continents, including North America. As a third-party logistics provider, San Mateo, Calif.-based Menlo Worldwide Logistics’ services range from dedicated contract logistics to warehouse and distribution management, transportation management, supply chain reengineering and other value-added services including packaging, kitting, order fulfillment and light assembly through a strategic network of multi-client and dedicated facilities. With more than 16 million square feet of dedicated warehouse space in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America, and industry-leading technologies, Menlo Worldwide Logistics creates effective, integrated solutions for the transportation and distribution needs of leading businesses around the world.

Menlo Worldwide Logistics, LLC, is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), a $5.0 billion diversified freight transportation and logistics company. For more information, please visit us on the Web at www.con-way.com.

Follow Menlo Worldwide Logistics on Twitter: http://twitter.com/MenloLogistics

Filed Under: Menlo Logistics

TT Club Sees Innovation Proliferate in the Logistics Sector

February 11, 2013 by

11 February 2013

Leading insurance specialist in the global freight industry, TT Club reports that innovation in the logistics sector is on the rise.  The insurer, which provides cargo, property and liability cover to freight forwarders and logistics companies, observes that the adoption of technological capabilities and tailored supply chain processes is proliferating.

A long-term supporter of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) Awards, TT Club sponsored the 2012 European Logistics Award.  TT Club’s Development Director for UK and Ireland, Brian Sullivan was part of the judging panel that employed a stringent vetting process to find the winner, Delamode International Logistics.  The award was presented by Sullivan at a ceremony in London last month.

This experience, along with the Club’s detailed knowledge of its customers’ supply chain services, has convinced Sullivan of the current proliferation of innovation in the sector and a trend away from rate-driven commoditisation.  “Many in the freight transport industry feel that pressure on rates from customers has shorn the operator of the necessary resource to deliver the added-value elements that distinguishes logistics from the straightforward  ‘A to B’ transportation of freight.  As a result of my own and the Club’s experience, I would contest this view,” comments Sullivan.

TT Club is certainly seeing more extensive services being provided by its customers.  Many companies that in the past offered traditional freight forwarding now take on a much higher degree of supply chain risk and sustain greater liability by providing increasingly complex and sophisticated services.

The trend is however seen as positive.  The increased complexity of service offerings and the ingenuity of operators in designing alternative supply chain solutions is enabling the mid-sized, regional-based supplier to compete with their larger multi-national colleagues.  In acknowledging the success of award-winner Delamode, Sullivan points to a good example of this trend, “By re-engineering  supply chains  from Eastern Europe to the UK, Delamode allowed garment manufacturers to compete on price and service with low cost manufacturers from Asia.  Moreover, their successful service and pricing levels allowed small volume customers access to their service.”

TT Club recognises the need to support and reward quality innovation in the industry and has been a sponsor of the BIFA awards since their inception nearly twenty years ago.  By the very nature of the insurance services it provides, the Club is at the heart of the supply chain industry and consequently, is able to monitor the dynamic trends that are always at play as logistics operators strive to improve their service offerings to meet market demands.

Filed Under: TT Club

“K” Line News Release: Shipping Industry Provides Funding to UNDP Job Creation Initiative in Somalia

February 11, 2013 by

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line), Shell, BP, Maersk, Stena, NYK and MOL have announced today their joint collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support job creation and capacity building projects in Somalia.  The industry partners will provide funding of US$ 1.0 million to the UNDP.  The UNDP will oversee the distribution of the funds from 2013.

This collaboration between many in the shipping industry and UNDP is the first step in an initiative, launched in February 2012, designed to make a contribution to the rebuilding of a stable Somalia and thus reduce the risk of piracy to seafarers in the Indian Ocean.

The UNDP has been selected as a collaborator because of its existing footprint in coastal and city centres in Somalia and the alignment of the objectives of the shipping industry partners with those of the UNDP’s “Alternative Livelihoods to Piracy in Puntland and Central Regions” project.

The UNDP will focus on supporting long-term youth employment with the aim of providing viable employment alternatives to piracy for Somalia’s youth in the agriculture, livestock and fishing industries.  For example, this funding will support the creation of a business development centre for local entrepreneurs.  The funding will also help the UNDP to build up local youth facilities to encourage community collaboration and mutual support.  Our hope is that this initiative led by the shipping industry will facilitate establishing the foundation for a future generation in Somalia that has choices and no longer supports or condones piracy.

The shipping industry initiative intend to make available additional funding of US$1.5 million to support other capacity building projects in Somalia and this will be the subject of a further announcement.

For further information, please contact:

Kiyokazu Arai

General Manager, General Affairs Group

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. Tokyo

TEL: 81-3-3595-5152 FAX: 81-3-3595-6076

Filed Under: "K" Line

“K” Line’s Triple Decker Motorcycle Carrier has Landed in India

February 7, 2013 by

Spanning a Bridge between India and Indonesia

“K” Line (India) Private Limited, “K” Line’s subsidiary company in India, launched transportation by Triple Decker Motorcycle Carrier (3-level motorbike carrier) from the distribution center of a motorcycle manufacturer in the Delhi area to its domestic depot. The company had started trial operations in November 2012, and can now provide regular steady service.

The first Triple Deck Motorcycle Carrier was initially developed by “K” Line’s subsidiary in Indonesia jointly with an Indonesian manufacturer, and was used in short-distance road transportation from a motorcycle manufacturer in Jakarta to its domestic depot, and has currently advanced to long-distance transport efficiency with greater CO2 reduction.

This newly-introduced operation demonstrates another advancement in customer-based services through anticipating customer needs by utilizing strong local ties, which is the concept of “K” Line’s logistics business, and has now crossed the ocean from Indonesia to India, adding another link in the “K” Line global network.  We will also continue to further expand this business to other Asian countries in the near future.

Filed Under: "K" Line

“K” Line announce Change of Executive Officers

January 31, 2013 by

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) has decided in a board meeting held today on changes of Executive Officers.

1.  Change of Executive Officers

(1) Retirement as of March 31, 2013

Present Position Name

Scheduled New Position
Executive Officer Takashi Yamaguchi Will assume President of “K” Line (Japan) Ltd.
Executive Officer Mitsuru Kochi

Will assume President of Nitto Total Logistics, Ltd. on June 2013 subject to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.

(2) New Appointment as of April 1, 2013


 New  Position


 Name


 Present Position
Managing Executive Officer Tsuyoshi Yamauchi Managing Director of Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer Yutaka Nakagawa President of Kawasaki (Australia) Pty., Ltd.
Executive Officer Akira Misaki General Manager, LNG Group

2. Promotion of Executive Officers as of April 1, 2013

New  Position


 Name


 Present Position
Senior Managing Executive Officer Kazutaka Imaizumi Managing Executive Officer
Managing Executive Officer Eiji Kadono Executive Officer
Managing Executive Officer Kazuhiko Harigai Executive Officer
Managing Executive Officer Shunichi Arisaka Executive Officer

Please see the attached list of responsibilities of Executive Officers scheduled on and after April 1, 2013.

For further details, please contact:

Makoto Arai,

General Manager, IR & PR Group

Tel: +81-3-3595-5189   Fax: +81-3-3595-5001

Attachment: The responsibilities of Executive Officers on and after April 1, 2013

Title Name Responsibilities
President & CEO Jiro Asakura
Vice President Executive Officer Takashi Saeki Assistant to CEO
Senior Managing Executive Officer Eizo Murakami Containerships Sector, Port Business, Car Carrier Sector, Information System
Senior Managing Executive Officer Keisuke Yoshida IR & PR, Finance, Corporate Planning, Logistics, Business Promotion,
Senior Managing Executive Officer Takashi Torizumi General Affairs, Legal, Human Resources, Accounting, CSR & Compliance
Senior Managing Executive Officer Masami Sasaki Marine Sector, Technical, Environment, Fuel Cost Control
Senior Managing Executive Officer Kazutaka Imaizumi Drybulk Sector, India/ASEAN Multi-Transport & Logistics Development
Managing Executive Officer Toshiyuki Suzuki Legal, IR & PR, Corporate Planning, Research, Logistics, Business Promotion ,Information System
Managing Executive Officer Hiromichi Aoki Energy Transportation Sector
Managing Executive Officer Yoshiyuki Aoki Car Carrier Sector
Managing Executive Officer Eiji Kadono Marine Sector, Fuel Cost Control, Environment
Managing Executive Officer Kazuhiko Harigai Bulk Carrier Business, Thermal Coal, Woodchip and Pulp Carrier Business
Managing Executive Officer Shunichi Arisaka Technical, Environment, Fuel Cost Control
Managing Executive Officer Tsuyoshi Yamauchi General Affairs, Finance, CSR & Compliance
Executive Officer Atsuo Asano Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Business, Drybulk Planning
Executive Officer Yukio Toriyama Accounting, Finance, Internal Audit
Executive Officer Kenji Sakamoto CEO of “K” LINE (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED
Executive Officer Yukikazu Myochin Containerships Business, Port Business
Executive Officer Kazuhiro Matsukawa President of “K” LINE AMERICA, INC.
Executive Officer Yasunari Sonobe Car Carrier Sector
Executive Officer Yutaka Nakagawa Human Resources, Business Promotion
Executive Officer Akira Misaki Energy Transportation Sector. General Manager of LNG Group
Filed Under: "K" Line

“K” Line announce Financial Highlights for 3rd Quarter of F2012

January 31, 2013 by

On behalf of our client Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd, (“K” Line) we are pleased to send you notification of their Financial Highlights for the 3rd quarter of F2012.

  • Financial Highlights for 3rd quarter of F2012

http://bit.ly/YG7l9D

  • Revised Forecast of Financial Results

http://bit.ly/WzXDmx

These are also available to download from their website : http://www.kline.co.jp/


For further information, please contact:

Masahiro Murosaki

General Manager, Corporate Planning

Tel:  +81-3-3595-5594  Fax:  +81-3-3595-5175

Makoto Arai

General Manager, IR & PR Group

Tel:  +81-3-3595-5189  Fax: +81-3-3595-5001
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line)

Filed Under: "K" Line

Evergreen to Improve Connectivity in the Eastern Med

January 28, 2013 by

Evergreen Line will launch a new 10-day service linking Greece, Turkey and Malta at the end of January.  The new GTM service will provide regional shippers with additional connectivity between the countries and improve feeder links to/from Evergreen Line’s global service network via its hub in Piraeus.

GTM will be operated by the 600 TEU vessel Kirsten and the first sailing is scheduled from Piraeus on the 28th of January.

With a port rotation of Piraeus –Thessaloniki–Gebze –Marsaxlokk –Piraeus, the GTM service will, in particular enhance Evergreen Line’s global network connection to Thessaloniki and, with a direct call at Gebze (50 kms east of Istanbul) offer a convenient link for the neighboring Izmit industrial area.

Filed Under: Evergreen Line

“K” Line Enhances JABCO Services

January 28, 2013 by

KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. (“K” Line) is pleased to announce upgrade of its Intra-Asia Service (JABCO-1 and JABCO-2) with better transit times between Japan and Thailand.

With this enhancement, “K” Line can offer efficient, high-quality services in its Japan – Thailand coverage, maintaining direct coverage for China – Vietnam – Thailand – Philippines trade lane.

A total of 7 vessels will be deployed by “K” Line and SITC in two Intra-Asia Loops.

Details of the service are as follows:-

  • Vessel Deployment:
    Three (3) x 1700 TEU type vessels for JABCO-1　(“K” Line x 3 vessels)
    Four (4) x 1200 TEU type vessels for JABCO-2   (“K” Line x 1 vessel)
  • Port Rotation:

JABCO-1: Shimizu – Tokyo – Yokohama – Nagoya – Osaka – Kobe – Laem Chabang – Bangkok – Laem Chabang – Ho Chi Minh – Shimizu
JABCO-2: Tokyo – Yokohama – Hitachinaka – Shanghai – Ningbo – Ho Chi Minh – Bangkok – Laem Chabang – Manila – Shanghai – Tokyo

  • Service Frequency:

Weekly

  • Commencement Date:

ETA Shimizu 26th Feb 2013 for JABCO-1

ETA Tokyo　Middle of Mar 2013 for JABCO-2

Filed Under: "K" Line

Dachser reinforces air and sea freight business in the Netherlands

January 23, 2013 by

Kempten, 23 January 2013. On 1 January the internationally operating logistics provider, Dachser, acquired 100 percent of the shares in the joint venture Dachser Netherlands Air & Sea Logistics B.V. established in 2008.

Dachser Netherlands Air & Sea Logistics B.V. has handled shipments in the international air and sea freight forwarding segment at its three locations in Maastricht, Rotterdam und Amsterdam since 2008. The company was founded as a joint venture together with the Dutch partner Seacon Logistics and has posted steady growth rates since its inception. With effect from 1 January 2013, Dachser Air & Sea Logistics now holds 100 percent of the shares in Dachser Netherlands Air & Sea Logistics.

“We will continue to accelerate growth in the Benelux countries in future and further expand our air and sea freight business in the region,” says managing director Thomas Reuter. “In Dachser Netherlands Air & Sea Logistics B.V. our customers have a strong services provider with a proven track record and direct access to our full-coverage European overland network,” Reuter adds.

About Dachser:

In 2011, the internationally operating logistics provider, Dachser (www.dachser.com), generated total revenue of EUR 4.3 billion. 21,000 staff working in 315 profit centres worldwide handled 49.3 million consignments weighing a total of 37.1 million tonnes.

Filed Under: Dachser UK
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