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Dachser now also in Vietnam

October 8, 2012 by

Kempten/Ho Chi Minh City. 8 October 2012. Dachser is continuing to pursue its worldwide expansion course and at the beginning of October established a joint venture in Vietnam. Majority shareholder is Dachser Far East Ltd. in Hong Kong.

The range of services provided by Dachser Vietnam Co. Ltd. extends from air and sea freight business to customs clearance and a wide variety of other logistics services. In the short term the company plans to employ a staff of 20. The head office and first branch office is located in Ho Chi Minh City. The opening of a second branch office in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi is planned for the end of the year.

“Through our commitment in Vietnam we are present for our customers in one of the most productive and strongest growth markets in the region,” Thomas Reuter, managing director Dachser Air & Sea Logistics, points out.

Michael Deisemann has been appointed country manager. He has known the logistics business in Vietnam for over 14 years and will report to Edoardo Podestá, regional managing director Far East, who is based in Hong Kong.

Dachser is represented in Asia with branch offices in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. By 2017, the company aims to be present with its Dachser Air & Sea Logistics business field at 220 locations in 49 countries.

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. For more information about Dachser visit http://www.dachser.com.

General picture material can be downloaded at         http://www.dachser.com/de/de/picture_gallery.htm

Filed Under: Dachser UK

Uniserve acquires Portall Solutions

September 13, 2012 by

London: 13 September 2012

Uniserve, the UK’s largest privately owned international freight and logistics company, has announced is acquisition of Portall Solutions Ltd, a finance and management consultancy business.  This signals Uniserve’s intention to redefine supply chain management services and to raise current standards of industry capability with its new concept of Global Trade Management (GTM).

Extending beyond the traditional freight forwarding competencies, the Portall product will provide Uniserve’s GTM service with a degree of flexibility designed to tackle today’s economic conditions and to exploit opportunities; an alternative approach to existing supply chain solutions which reflect past conditions.

Iain Liddell, Managing Director of Uniserve said “The acquisition of Portall will give us a significant addition to our range of capabilities.  It is our intention to lead the industry and promote the next generation of business support services, taking supply management to another level.  Our concept of Global Trade Management, or GTM, encompasses many skills and competencies in which Uniserve has been investing for some time.  To accelerate the growth of GTM, the 100% acquisition of Portall gives us a number of unique and innovative products to provide for our clients.”

The world class supply chains devised for many of our customers and other blue chip companies require to be updated constantly to remain world class.  To sustain this development Uniserve strives to up-date supply chain management structures by asking these crucial questions: is an existing supply chain designed for current trading conditions and for those of the foreseeable future; given limited growth in UK and EU markets, how can supply chain design facilitate those growth opportunities that do exist; how can opportunities to increase efficiency, not previously identified, be unlocked and what can be done to identify changing trends in rates and other performance metrics?

Uniserve believes with its global infrastructure of partners it is well placed to take advantage of the extremely competitive prevailing conditions and so react to these challenges to the benefit of our customers.

Liddell concludes, “Uniserve is pleased to be able to invest through this acquisition of Portall, adding to its knowledge bank and expertise.  Only companies like ours, with a strong balance sheet and a clear vision for the future, will be able to grow during this current down-turn.  We are confident that Uniserve will attain such growth through extended margins and a good return on this current investment.”

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About Uniserve Group

Established in 1984, Uniserve are the largest British privately owned international freight and logistics company in the UK. Working with an unrivalled network of professional partners across the world, Uniserve is a leading import and export consolidator and full load carrier, operating via air, sea and road.

We are experts in all major Global trade markets and specialists in Europe, China, South East Asia, and The Indian Subcontinent. At Uniserve we pride ourselves on our experienced, knowledgeable, dedicated team, selected from the finest in the industry to provide the best service and advice to you, across all modes and aspects of transport, import and export procedure.

www.uniservegroup.co.uk

www.portallsolutions.com

For further details please contact:

Mike Woodall

Tel:   0044 1708 259 400

Mobile:  0044 7557 092 606

Email:  maw@ugroup.co.uk

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Wind Turbines by Rail – SNCF Geodis and Vestas Initiate a Shift for the Industry

September 11, 2012 by

Global logistics provider SNCF Geodis and Vestas, the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, launched a breakthrough concept in the transportation for wind turbine blades. For the first time in Europe 55-metre long wind blades have been delivered by rail, from Germany to Denmark, generating significant reductions in transport time, costs and CO2-emissions.

“We took an innovative approach to lowering the cost of energy while at the same time reducing impact on the environment”, says Mette Heileskov Bülow, Transportation Chief Specialist at Vestas. The first blade-by-train transport, consisting of nine wind blades went in less than 20 hours from Vestas’ production facility in Lauchhammer, Germany, to the port of Esbjerg, Denmark, mainly by electric railway. By road it would have taken 72 hours, involving 9 trucks accompanied by 18 safety cars.

SNCF Geodis and Vestas are about to design rail connections between Vestas’ production facilities, research centres, warehouses and erection locations throughout Europe. Changing the mode of transport for the majority of these onshore wind turbine components in Europe in the near future will also reduce transportation cost – “already at this early stage we experience a reduction of up to 15%”, confirms Mette Heileskov Bülow.

Pierre Blayau, CEO of SNCF Geodis, says: “This new transportation concept shows the beneficial strategic fit between SNCF Geodis and Vestas. Both our companies are role models for creating sustainable solutions in our respective industries.”

Going forward, SNCF Geodis and Vestas already plan to design rail connections between more Vestas’ facilities in Europe. The transport management will be provided by Geodis Wilson’s Industrial Projects division and its specialized oversize-rail-cargo unit STSI, together with Captrain, the European freight rail division of SNCF Geodis.

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About SNCF Geodis

SNCF Geodis, the Transports and Logistics Division of SNCF Group, provides an end-to-end flow management solutions for its customers in Europe and worldwide. With its global multimodal network covering 120 countries and a 47,700-strong workforce, SNCF Geodis is the fourth-largest transport and logistics operator in Europe, with a revenue of 9.4 billion € in 2011.

Geodis Wilson is the freight forwarding division of Geodis. With its 7,300 employees in more than 50 countries and a revenue of 2,4 billion € in 2011, the company delivers integrated logistics solutions with a dedicated industry focus. Geodis Wilson runs also a dedicated specialist network for industrial projects, managing all kinds of oversized cargo operations worldwide.

www.geodis.com

About Captrain

Captrain is the European rail arm of SNCF Geodis. It was formed in 2010, following a series of acquisitions in several countries. With its 1350 employees all across Europe it covers rail freight activities outside France. Captrain units are based in Germany, Benelux, Italy, Romania, Czech Republic, Poland and the UK. In 2011, Captrain generated a revenue of 396 million € (up to 26% compared to 2010).

www.captrain.com

About Geodis Wilson

www.geodiswilson.com

About Vestas

Vestas wind turbines deliver clean energy that supports the global fight against climate change. Wind power from Vestas’ more than 47,000 wind turbines currently reduces carbon emissions by approximately 55 million tons of CO2 every year, while at the same time building energy security and independence. Vestas delivers wind energy in more than 70 countries, providing jobs for over 20,000 employees. With 65 per cent more megawatts installed than its closest competitor and more than 51 GW of cumulative installed capacity worldwide, Vestas is the world leader in wind energy.

www.vestas.com

Filed Under: GEODIS

DACHSER Launches Irish Pallet Service for the Northwest

September 4, 2012 by

Rochdale & Northampton:  4 September 2012

DACHSER UK’s European logistics network, providing direct pallet and part-load deliveries for UK exporters, has been further extended with the introduction of a daily service to Ireland from the company’s northern hub in Rochdale (Greater Manchester).  This augments DACHSER’s UK/Ireland services which also run daily from its depots in Northampton and Dartford.

The service is provided in cooperation with Johnston Logistics Ltd., a long-standing partner of DACHSER’s in both the Republic and Northern Ireland, which provides total geographical coverage via its headquarters in Dublin and three regional facilities.

Nick Lowe is Managing Director of DACHSER UK.  He commented on the service extension, “This new Irish connection is critical to DACHSER providing a comprehensive European pallet service to our customers in the North of England, a region for which Ireland is an extremely important market.  Our integrated, state-of-the-art shipment control and tracking systems as well as EDI connections will all be available on this new service.’’

Irish-based customers will be able to take advantage not only of daily links to UK destinations but also of the network of DACHSER services to the continent.  Welcoming the announcement Albert Johnston of Johnston Logistics said, “Our operational cooperation with DACHSER has significantly improved the service packages we are able to offer our customers, whether they are importers or exporters in Ireland.  This new link to the North of England is particularly welcome. “

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ABOUT DACHSER UK

DACHSER UK is part of the Dachser group, a major international logistics provider which in 2011 generated total sales worth EUR 4.3 Billion. 21,000 staff working in 315 locations worldwide handled 49.3 million consignments comprising 37.1 million tonnes.

For more information, please visit  www.dachser.co.uk

ABOUT JOHNSTON LOGISTICS Ltd.

Johnston Logistics specialises in providing end to end contract logistics solutions based on leading edge technology and innovative thinking designed to deliver cost savings and competitive advantage to its customers

Offering the ultimate in Supply Chain Management (SCM), its services include: Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) , Stock Management, International freight services, Domestic Irish distribution and Specialist logistics services

For more information, please visit  http://www.johnstonlogistics.ie

Filed Under: Dachser UK

TT Club Advise on Forwarder’s Cargo Receipts

September 4, 2012 by

Freight transport insurance specialist TT Club was pleased to collaborate with the Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) in the revision of its Forwarder’s Cargo Receipt (FCR) form, marrying the Club’s expertise with practical freight forwarding experience.

London, 3rd September, 2012

TT Club has an established reputation for seeking to clarify the risks and liabilities involved in transportation and supply chain services for cargo owners. Recent industry feedback has confirmed that many forwarders continue to be unclear of the extent of their exposure to losses and other liabilities during the course of international trade.

As a result, the Japan International Freight Forwarders Association’s (JIFFA) initiative to introduce a new Forwarder’s Cargo Receipt (FCR) Form proved an ideal opportunity for TT Club to work with forwarders and share its own expertise and global experience on the topic.

JIFFA needed to revise its FCR to meet a demand from its members following the deregulation of freight forwarding.  Ian Hyslop, Legal Consultant to the TT Club and Suki Kwan, Claims Executive in TT Club’s Hong Kong office, were invited to input into this revision process. The revised FCR, and an accompanying publication entitled, ‘Guide to Understanding JIFFA FCR’ (in Japanese and English)*, were launched at seminars in Tokyo and Osaka in July 2012, in which the TT Club was delighted to participate.

The FCR is a document designed for a specific, but pivotal, use in contemporary freight forwarding. Essentially, it is a confirmation by a forwarder that it has received goods into its possession or control with irrevocable instructions to forward them to a consignee. The FCR can be a more flexible and cost effective solution to modern trade problems than a letter of credit or bill of lading – although it is designed to be used in conjunction with both of these as required. Astute use of the FCR can allow cargoes to be consolidated, for example to meet ‘just in time’ requirements, or to be re-shipped en route while protecting the identity of the seller.

If the FCR is to be used safely and effectively, its limited characteristics need to be understood. It is not a transport document, a contract of carriage, a negotiable document, a document of title or a document entitling the holder to delivery. But it does create certain contractual obligations between the forwarder and its customer. It is essential that these are understood and respected by all the parties involved (and by courts in jurisdictions where disputes are likely to arise). These obligations should if possible be reinforced by a separate agreement directly between the forwarder and the seller or buyer. It is also common to print the forwarder’s standard trading terms on the reverse of the FCR. JIFFA itself extensively reviewed its standard terms in 2010 to help member companies perform business activities with minimum risk, and these highlight the relationship between the forwarder’s obligations in issuing the FCR and the carrier’s obligations in carrying the goods to destination.

As with all documentation, there is a need for absolute accuracy and consistency. Further, the forwarder must be satisfied of the financial standing of the parties, and be alert to the possibility of fraud.

Papers were presented at the seminars by Hiroki Okabe, a corporate lawyer for JIFFA and Chairman of the association’s Judicial Affairs Committee, and Ian Hyslop. Okabe made a technical analysis of the FCR, including many practical hints, while Hyslop put this in the international context and offered examples from reported court cases and the TT Club’s own experience.

Hyslop commended JIFFA for its valuable and painstaking work on the FCR and undertook that the TT Club would share the increased understanding it had gained from this work with its Members worldwide. Okabe drew attention to the following quote from the JIFFA FCR Guide: “We wish to acknowledge our deep appreciation for the contribution of TT Club, a provider of liability insurance for international transport and logistics industry. Their expert knowledge on risks, recent accidents and legal issues associated with the FCR has been so valuable to us”.

*The Guide is available at www.jiffa.or.jp/en/publication/index.html

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Note to Editors:

The 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.

Filed Under: TT Club

CKYH-the Green Alliance Winter Service Adjustment on Asia-North Europe service

August 28, 2012 by

August 27, 2012

CKYH-the Green Alliance, COSCON, “K” Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping, is to implement winter service adjustment to Asia-North Europe services from the middle of October 2012.

In response to seasonal market demand, CKYH-the green alliance will reorganize Asia-North Europe services from the current 5 loops to 4 loops and continue providing high service quality to customers. After harmonization, CKYH alliance still provides one of the most comprehensive service coverage in the market.

Filed Under: "K" Line

Priority Freight Acquires AWLI Group Limited

August 28, 2012 by

Leading expedited freight transport provider expands its service reach by acquiring London Heathrow based specialist air cargo forwarder.

Dover & Gibraltar, 28th August, 2012

The acquisition of the Heathrow forwarding arm of AWLI Group Inc ., is a logical strategic move  by Priority Freight in order to pursue its mission of becoming the principal provider of time critical and expedited freight services to multiple industry sectors and across diverse geographies.  With the formalities of the purchase completed on 1st August, transition of AWLI staff is (in accordance with the UK’s TUPE* regulations), operations and customer services to Priority Freight will be completed over the coming three months.

Commenting on the investment, Andrew Austin, Priority Freight’s CEO said, “Critical to the success of our business is a hands-on approach, whereby our people are in total control of each shipment, all hours of the day and every step of the way.  We will integrate the known expertise of AWLI to help maintain this control at a critical hub, Heathrow and within the crucial function of air cargo forwarding.”

Not only will the addition of such expertise reinforce Priority Freight’s key service qualities of speed, reliability and security, it will also provide an additional flexibility in designing operational solutions for customers; another element of the company’s stock in trade.

As Group Managing Director of Priority Freight, Neal Williams points out, “While our day-to-day challenges involve delivering customers’ freight under time critical and/or complex supply chain conditions, we are increasingly acting as 4PL’s; managing a customer’s planned-for programme of, what is now called, expedited contingency logistics (XCL).  In this context having our own specialist expedited air freight division at Europe’s busiest airport in addition to various professional partners at our disposal, gives us an added degree of flexibility.”

Existing customers of both Priority Freight and AWLI will experience both continuity of service and a re-commitment to the importance of the personal touch in business relationships.  The marriage of the companies will also provide impetus to Priority Freight’s expansion plans in the industry sectors most commonly demanding of expedited freight services such as automotive, aeronautical, marine supplies, energy, pharmaceuticals and others.

*= Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment.

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Notes for Editors

About Priority Freight: Established in 1996, Priority Freight’s reliability and competitiveness have allowed it to grow rapidly.  Now with over 90 employees, the family-run business continues to take pride in maintaining its core values of trustworthiness and value for money.   Priority Freight is one the UKs leading time-critical freight specialists, helping clients to meet complex and urgent international delivery challenges worldwide.  Priority Freight has offices throughout Europe and Russia and members of its experienced staff are available 24/7, 365 days a year, meeting its customers time-critical transport needs and often beating seemingly impossible deadlines.

www.priorityfreight.com

Filed Under: Priority Freight

Geodis Wilson Marine Logistics Establishes Hamburg Base

August 28, 2012 by

Miami & Hamburg, 23 August 2012

As both its cruise-related and cargo vessel supply business increases the Marine Logistics division of global freight management specialists, Geodis Wilson has ramped up its resources in Hamburg.  The new ‘control tower’ will be introduced at the up-coming SMM Conference & Exhibition (4-7 September) in Hamburg.

Geodis Wilson Marine Logistics has established one of its global ‘control towers’ in Hamburg.  Initially, this was to facilitate the successful management of two projects at the German port for Crystal Cruises in May and June.  The Marine Logistics team handled the transport and logistics management of an array of spare and replacement parts as well as other supplies involved in the overhaul and refitting of the Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony at the Blohm & Voss dry-dock facility.

Hamburg is now well-established as a cruise hub and its importance as a regular call on liner vessel (both container and break-bulk) schedules, as well as a major port for liquid and bulk cargoes makes it a critical focal point for the delivery of Geodis Wilson Marine Logistics’ rapidly expanding services.

Sergio Herrero, the Vertical Market Director of the Marine Logistics Division explains how the new ‘control tower’ fits into Geodis Wilson’s global strategy.  “Essentially we have a 4PL approach to marine supplies.  We prioritise visibility throughout the supply chain, including vendor performance.  Of course we need the capacity to deliver everything from emergency individual parts to high volume consumables but we always emphasise low inventory costs and a high degree of synergy to increase efficiency for our customers.  To achieve these aims effective information flow and data analysis is essential.  This is the function of our control towers.”

In addition to providing a source of the skill sets and expertise required, Hamburg’s diversity of marine activity provides synergy with Geodis Wilson’s three sectors of Marine Logistics operation.  The division’s cruise business is well-established through its head-quarters in Miami; the Hamburg location develops this into Europe; the commercial sector, dealing with scheduled vessels such as container ships and the industrial sector, which covers vessels most usually trading on the spot market, such as tankers and bulkers also frequent the port.

As Herrero points out each vessel sector requires a differing set of logistics services. “Variations in logistical challenges of global ship supply are profound”, he points out.  “For example, regular quantities of fresh and frozen food are required by cruise vessels; a container ship needs less volume but on a port and time-specific basis while customers running vessels in our industrial sector have variable ports of call and a less predictable maintenance and repair schedule.  All however could need an expedited replacement part, of variable proportions and weight at any time.”

With the help of the Hamburg ‘control tower’ Geodis Wilson aims to cope with this variability in demand with a consolidated approach to service provision and visibility throughout the supply chain to maximise efficiency and minimise costs for customers in all three trading sectors.

Geodis Wilson Marine Logistics personnel will be available for further comment at SMM in Hamburg from the 4th to the 7th September; Hall B6, Stand 203.

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Notes to Editor:

About Geodis Wilson and the Geodis Group

Geodis Wilson is a leading global freight management company. With 7,300 employees in more than 50 countries the company delivers tailor-made, integrated logistics solutions to customers enabling them to operate as ‘best in class.’ Geodis Wilson is the freight forwarding arm of Geodis Group which became part of the French rail and freight group SNCF in 2008. With its 46.000 employees in 120 countries ‘SNCF GEODIS’ ranks among the top 7 companies in its field in the world.

For more information about Geodis Wilson go to – www.geodiswilson.com

Filed Under: GEODIS

Menlo’s Outsourced Light Shines Through for Stained Glass Craftsman

August 28, 2012 by

Amsterdam and Swindon, UK,  22nd August 2012

A UK manufacturer and restorer of traditional style stained glass is tapping into a new e-commerce sales medium having joined the growing base of companies that outsource supply chain activities to third party logistics (3PL) provider Menlo Worldwide Logistics at its multi-client facility in Swindon.

Neil Phillips Stained Glass awarded the contract to Menlo Worldwide Logistics on the reference of an existing satisfied user of the Swindon facility, Damaris, which manages a family of high-end lingerie brands.

Outsourced activities for Neil Phillips Stained Glass will include warehousing, value-added services and global transportation, and will support the manufacturer’s move into e-commerce sales of smaller stained glass fragments. Products manufactured in the UK will be delivered to the Swindon facility prior to being sold on MagnusCreatora.com and eBay.

Menlo will unpack and label fragments received from Neil Phillips and photograph them for the client. Orders will be received by Menlo for fulfillment, involving pick and pack and global shipping to the customer. Activities will be carried out from a dedicated portion of the Swindon facility with Menlo adjusting personnel to cope with demand

“By placing our trust in Menlo to ensure that our highly crafted products are delivered to our customers efficiently and safely, we have been able to focus our resources on what we do best – the sourcing, design and manufacture of exclusive, high-end and original products,” explained Neil Phillips. “When we saw what had been achieved for Damaris we knew that this was a fulfillment model that we wanted to be part of.”

Menlo Worldwide Logistics Managing Director Europe, Tony Gunn, welcomed the new business. “What we are able to provide for Neil Phillips are not only warehousing and transportation from a state-of-the art facility,” he said. “It is also an opportunity for the client to plug straight into an exciting new sales channel without having to tie-up time and investment in establishing competency and infrastructure – and that is what 3PL benefits are all about,” he added.

The secure 16,000 sq metre Swindon regional distribution, warehousing and transportation facility is supported by Menlo’s suite of IT systems including warehouse management. It is strategically located alongside the M4 motorway with easy access to London Heathrow Airport and the Port of Southampton and is an essential tool in the integration of customers’ supply chains, a service Menlo carries out on five continents

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About Menlo Worldwide Logistics Europe

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

3PL warehousing and distribution services, as well as 4PL supply chain and LLP transport management solutions are offered to a variety of vertical industry sectors including: fashion & apparel; healthcare and medical equipment; hi-tech electronic and data network equipment; automotive & heavy industry; defence and government services and retail e-fulfilment.

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

About Menlo Worldwide Logistics

Menlo Worldwide Logistics, LLC, is a US$1.6 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 17 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 $5.3 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

Atrium Medical Capitalises on Menlo’s Expertise in Healthcare Logistics

August 28, 2012 by

Amsterdam, 8th August 2012

One of the world’s leading suppliers of medical devices used in cardiology and radiology, Atrium Medical has appointed Menlo Worldwide Logistics (Menlo) to handle its product distribution in Europe.  The contract, which has a commence date in early July, will cover the supply of warehousing and transportation management services throughout Europe and will be operated from Menlo’s Eersel, Netherlands multi-client facility.

Menlo is the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW) and provides supply chain management services to other divisions of Atrium Medical’s parent company, the Swedish-based Getinge Group, on a global basis.  Part of Menlo’s remit in Europe is to integrate Atrium Medical’s supply chain with that of other products in the Maquet Cardiovascular division that it currently manages.

In outlining the reasons for appointing Menlo, Atrium Medical’s Logistics Director, Pete Diaz said, “The recent acquisition of Atrium Medical by the Getinge Group gave us the opportunity to economise in certain areas of our operation.  Various logistical aspects of our European supply chain were candidates for such a review.  We have been impressed by how Menlo handles, on a global scale, the requirements of other divisions in the Group as well as the flexible approach Menlo takes to changes in supply chain dynamics.  We feel therefore that Menlo is the right supplier to deliver an efficient integration.”

Tony Gunn, is Menlo’s Managing Director in Europe.  He welcomed the new business represented by Atrium Medical and stated, “Menlo has a long-term approach to customer servicing; we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to the changing needs of our clients and on a philosophy of continuous improvement.   With the integration of Atrium Medical’s product distribution into the existing supply chain structure of our long-time client Maquet we are demonstrating the first trait.  We look forward in the coming months to display our skills in the second by evolving a more effective solution for Atrium Medical in Europe.”

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About Atrium Medical

Atrium Medical is a business unit of Maquet Cardiovascular. Based in Hudson, New Hampshire, USA, Atrium Medical develops medical device technologies for interventional cardiology and radiology, chest trauma care and thoracic drainage, vascular surgery and general surgery.  It has approximately 700 employees worldwide.

Atrium Medical was acquired by Maquet’s parent the Swedish-based Getinge Group in October 2011.

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

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