FREIGHT FORWARDER FOCUS ASIA FEATURE
Strength in numbers
be found that allow the smaller operators to partner with each other and thereby provide a global strength and coverage that can match the reach and power of the larger logistics companies. Amongst the very biggest is the
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WCA Family of Logistics Networks and it set a new record in March when thousands of agents from around the world descended on Bangkok for the 2012 WCA Family Conference Week. The event, which attracted over 2,100 attendees to register from 161 countries, featured plenary sessions, with top-level industry speakers including Etihad Airways, the European Shippers Council and the International Air Transport Association (IATA). WCA Family president David
Yokeum commented: “It not only proves the robust health and growing influence of the independent freight forwarding sector, but is also a true measure of the importance of face-to-face meetings that cement vital partnerships and create ... new business.”
“The importance of face-to-face meetings”
herever there are freight forwarders, networks will
Noting that Panalpina plans to set up
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“North Asia is a key territory for Damco”
many more new centres in strategic locations in Greater China, Mike Wilson, global head of logistics at Panalpina, remarked: “We are establishing a truly integrated supply chain network in China that combines international air and ocean freight with comprehensive value-added logistics services.” Global forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has
international trade, and enhances its service offering in air freight forwarding”. Damco, a leading provider of freight
forwarding and supply chain solutions, recently made several key executive appointments to lead the company’s ongoing efforts to drive strategic growth in the North Asia region. Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, who was
named as CEO of Damco North East Asia, said: “North Asia has been through a fantastic development during the last decade ... but there is still much more we can contribute and accomplish. “North Asia is a key territory for
Damco,” added Rolf Habben-Jansen, CEO of Damco.
Heavyweights reach out Of course, the giants of the freight forwarding business saw the potential of China and its neighbours in a logistics capacity as quickly as anyone in the West. Switzerland-headquartered Panalpina’s latest foray in China has been its opening of a logistics centre in Tianjin, in the north of the country. Panalpina said that Tianjin’s
David Yokeum
geographical advantages and the city’s comprehensive infrastructure including ocean port, international airport, railway, highway and road networks as well as logistics parks, made the city an obvious choice for a logistics centre that serves as a hub for northern China.
opened an office in the Thai city of Chiang Mai. The branch is expected to meet the country’s growing demand for logistics services, especially in the high- tech and perishables industry sectors. Chiang Mai is home not only to many consumer electronics manufacturers but also to a number of flower exporters. DHL Global Forwarding, meanwhile,
has been granted Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) status in Taiwan. The certification allows DHL to offer its customers speedier transit through Customs procedures. DB Schenker Logistics, which has been
present in China for more than 45 years, further strengthened its network in the country during 2011, opening 15 new sites. These included locations in additional cities in the coastal regions as well as in new centres of economic interest in the interior. “Hardly any other country is currently
as important as fast-growing China with regard to global trade and industry. Together with our customers, we are now following economic development to the Chinese hinterland,” remarks Thomas Lieb, chairman of Schenker and responsible at the company for global air and ocean freight activities.
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