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3 JUNE 2020

THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS ANNOUNCES

NEW SEAFARER SUPPORT CAMPAIGN T he Mission to Seafarers today announced the launch of a

PPE for all port teams to ensure frontline teams are protected.

new flagship campaign to address the severe welfare issues

Additionally, to safely transport coronavirus-free seafarers and to

facing seafarers worldwide in the wake of the ongoing

keep them safe and healthy, vehicles will be adapted, including screens

Covid-19 pandemic. The Flying Angel campaign is a top priority for

between the driver and passengers, plus provision of sanitisers and

the Mission as crews remain trapped on vessels owing to travel

antiseptics. This has already been undertaken in Manila where the

restrictions, subject to quarantine upon returning home, and unable

Mission has been called upon by the Government to transport

to contact loved ones The Mission has targeted a funding total of

seafarers to and from their homes.

£600,000 to deliver this programme which will have significant benefits to the entire industry.

The most urgent need is to prepare seafarer centres to receive seafarers in a safe and COVID-19 clear environment. This means that

The Mission to Seafarers has been assessing the needs of seafarers

each of the 121 Flying Angel Centres needs to have a deep clean before

through the Seafarers Happiness Index, and the use of its recently

opening, as well as screens fitted to protect staff and seafarers.

launched digital support system ‘Chat to a Chaplain’. Although circumstances are evolving with some crew changes possible, it is

Advocacy remains at the heart of the Mission’s work and will also

clear that seafarers are still suffering, and their mental health and

form part of the Flying Angel programme. Since COVID-19, the

wellbeing will continue to be significantly impacted in the long term.

charity has been working in partnership, to make the case for

In response, the Mission will be focusing on two main strands to

seafarers across the world, with those that can make a difference

offer support: resilience in ports and technological innovations to

both internationally and locally. In particular, the Mission has focused

improve connectivity.

on recognition for seafarers as essential workers, the facilitation of crew change and proper protection for safety and well-being.

Resilience in ports The Mission’s port-based centre provisions are at the heart of the

While this work continues, it is also vital that the Mission advocates

support provided to seafarers but Covid-19 has seriously undermined

for the recognition of its own frontline teams as essential workers.

the ability to deliver that service. To improve the Mission’s ability to

Port chaplains need to be able to access, and operate effectively in,

ensure continuity of care, the Flying Angel programme will provide

the ports where their work is so acutely needed.

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ABOUT MISSION FOR SEAFARERS: The Mission to Seafarers provides help and support to the 1.5 million men and women who face danger every day to keep our global economy afloat. We work in over 200 ports in 50 countries caring for seafarers of all ranks, nationalities and beliefs. Through our global network of chaplains, staff and volunteers we offer practical, emotional and spiritual support to seafarers through ship visits, drop-in seafarers' centres and a range of welfare and emergency support services.

However, the Mission also recognises that many seafarers are still without access to internet on board ships, hugely impacting their ability to utilise its services, or contact loved ones at home while isolated at sea or quarantined on vessels. The Mission is still visiting Amongst recent cases have been more than 100 seafarers stranded in

ships in some parts of the world but these are limited to the top of a

the UK, unable to get home to India when the borders closed. Each

ship’s gangway and the organisation aims to open up communications

case needed to be reviewed and assessed before emergency payments

by providing more mobile Mifi units, as part of the Flying Angel

could be made, and negotiations started with the Foreign Office. This

programme. Chaplains will ‘lend’ the units to ships arriving in port

core work is vitally important part of the Mission’s response to the

to create local wifi networks which will enable crews to keep in

most urgent and distressing of seafarers’ needs, and requires patience,

touch with those they love.

compassion and due diligence to ensure the most appropriate response. We have seen a huge increase in the need to support seafarers Technological innovation

during the Covid-19 pandemic and this unprecedented challenge

As shore leave becomes more difficult and welfare access to ships

requires an unprecedented response. As we emerge from the

restricted owing to COVID-19, the Mission fears that seafarers’ worries

initial lockdown period into a somewhat changed world, we need

and anxieties have become heightened during this crisis. It is already been

to address a range of very important priorities. These are vital if

proven that technology can significantly improve seafarer wellbeing,

we are going to be in the very best position to address the needs

particularly with the uptake in the use of the digital chaplaincy service,

of seafarers and their families. To that end, we have launched our

which is available to seafarers 24/7, and has been kindly sponsored by

Flying Angel campaign to ensure our international key workers have

Seafarers UK and the Marine Society for the first six months.

support, guidance and connectivity during an extremely isolating and challenging time. We have huge appreciation for the work that our

The Mission will build on this work and create a digital welfare hub for

seafarers do and we really hope this new programme of change will

seafarers and their families, ensuring its service users have access to

benefit those who need it most.

wellbeing resources, its internationally renowned chaplaincy services

The Revd Canon Andrew Wright,

and provide a place where seafarers can make their voices heard.

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4 JUNE 2020

TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS FIRMS CAN NOW MAINTAIN

SOCIAL DISTANCING WHEN DRUG TESTING THANKS TO FINGERPRINT TEST

ransport and logistics firms have been busier than ever

Removing the need for prolonged proximity during testing as sample

during the COVID-19 lockdown – with the sector recruiting

collection takes just one minute, with results available in 10 minutes

thousands of new drivers and warehouse staff to handle

increased home delivery demands. Despite rapid recruitment and

Avoiding close face-to-face contact or handling of biohazardous

operational challenges, the industry still needs to follow drug policies

body fluids as there’s no requirement for oral swabs or urine

and testing processes to ensure fitness for duty, and protect the

sample collection

health and safety of employees, customers and the general public. Allowing both test administrators and those being tested to wear According to Intelligent Fingerprinting, traditional drug testing

protective face masks throughout the drug testing process, unlike

methods present challenges when it comes to enabling hygienic

oral fluid tests where masks would need to be removed to collect

testing to be carried out while social distancing. Oral fluid tests

an oral swab sample

require the collection of an individual’s saliva, while urine drug tests also involve the handling of messy and biohazardous samples.

Ensuring safe and hygienic drug testing has proved a complex

In contrast, the fingerprint drug testing method, which works by

challenge for logistics and transport firms, particularly as Government

collecting an employee’s fingerprint sweat samples onto a small drug

recommendations include trying to keep a 2m distance from other

screening cartridge, is non-invasive and meets the Government’s key

people, minimising the amount of time you spend in close contact,

guidelines for supporting social distancing while at work by:

and – if possible – wearing a face covering when in an enclosed space. Fingerprint testing not only helps solve all these challenges,

Enabling employees to self-administer their own fingerprint sample

but the process is really simple, easy to operate and hygienic to use.

collection, allowing them to keep at least 2m away from the tester

The test supervisor and the person being tested can remain socially distant at all times. Dr Paul Yates, Intelligent Fingerprinting

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Fingerprint drug testing, with its 14-16 hour window of detection,

ABOUT INTELLIGENT FINGERPRINTING

is particularly applicable for fitness for duty workplace use. Because

Intelligent Fingerprinting’s portable Drug Screening System

the system is portable and simple to administer there’s no need for

works by analysing fingerprint sweat. It is non-invasive, fast

any special preparation before testing. This enables logistics and

and cost-effective, with sample collection taking seconds

transport firms to run testing programmes themselves in a safe

and simultaneous screening for multiple drug groups in ten

location, removing the need to have external service providers

minutes. A laboratory confirmation service is also available.

coming on site to carry out sample collections and testing. The system has applications within many sectors and Social distancing-compliant drug testing for logistics

customers include employers in safety-critical industries

firms – how it works in practice

such as construction, transport and logistics firms, drug

Fingerprint-based testing is simple, easy to operate and hygienic to

treatment and family safeguarding organisations, as well

use. The test supervisor and the person being tested can remain

as UK coroners. The company has distributors across the

socially distant at all times. All the user has to do is take the

globe, including the USA.

fingerprint drug screening cartridge from its sealed-foil wrapper, press all ten fingerprints in succession onto the sample pad, and then

Founded in 2007, Intelligent Fingerprinting is a spin-out

slide the tamper-evident locking cover across to protect the sample

company from the University of East Anglia (UEA). The

from any interference. The user then steps away to allow the tester

company is based in Cambridge, England and employs around

to collect the cartridge and insert it into Intelligent Fingerprinting’s

30 people. www.intelligentfingerprinting.com

DSR-Plus mobile reader for results analysis.

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11 JUNE 2020

IATA INTERACTIVE MAP GIVES TRAVELERS

LATEST COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

WITH REAL-TIME ALERTS AVAILABLE

he International Air Transport Association (IATA)

We support the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

introduced a free online interactive world map to provide

guidelines to harmonize the measures to keep people safe while traveling

travelers with the latest COVID-19 entry regulations by

and provide the confidence to open borders without quarantine

country. The map relies on IATA’s Timatic database which contains

measures. And this Timatic offering will be a vital tool for travelers who

comprehensive information on documentation required for

need easy access to accurate information on entry requirements.

international travel. To keep pace with the dynamic situation with respect to COVID-19, Timatic is updated more than 200 times per

IATA’s COVID-19 interactive world map, also available for mobile,

day to provide accurate travel restrictions specific to the current

can be viewed here. The Timatic COVID-19 Alerts service was also

pandemic, based on one’s citizenship and country of residence.

launched this week to offer subscribers real-time notifications for all travel updates related to the pandemic.

As the aviation industry prepares to safely restart, travelers will need to know which countries’ borders are open and what health restrictions exist. Travelers can rely on Timatic for comprehensive

ABOUT IATA TIMATIC

and accurate information on travel during the pandemic.

IATA’s Timatic team works around the clock to gather ever-

Anish Chand, Assistant Director, Timatic, IATA

changing travel regulations in more than 220 countries from 1,700 government sources, namely, officials from immigration

In a recent survey commissioned by IATA regarding concerns people

departments, ministries of foreign affairs, Civil Aviation

had about air travel post-crisis, more than 80% of travelers said

Authorities and ministries of health. This information is

they are as concerned about potential quarantine restrictions as

immediately input into Timatic, and changes are available

they are about actually catching the virus during travel. With the

to users every 15 minutes. While access to the interactive

uncertainties and quickly changing health restrictions from one

map and the IATA Travel Centre is free for travelers, there

country to the next during the pandemic, this new resource for

are many more Timatic solutions that are regularly used by

travel planning is timely and important.

consulting firms, airports, ground handlers, travel agents, media organizations and of course, airlines.

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freight company in Chesterfield is transporting vital PPE

We’ve since developed a kit for workers who come into contact with

equipment from the Netherlands to the UK and Ireland

numerous people throughout the day, such as drivers, which includes a

to support frontline NHS staff and shop workers during

face mask, visor, sanitising spray, cloths and anti-bacterial wipes. The kit

the Covid-19 pandemic.

can be easily storied in the cab so they can use it as and when they need to. We’ve now turned our efforts to developing a ‘back to work’ range,

Twice a week for the past two months, Hastings Freight in

primarily for office staff which will include a sneeze screen to serve as

Barlborough, working alongside their European partners, have

a physical barrier between them and their customer and we expect to

collected pallets of protective face masks 1,500 miles away in Geldrop

add to this range over the coming weeks.

in the Netherlands from the Sanders Group - the sister company of Magnetic Solutions in Sheffield, which has been a customer of Hastings Freight for the past ten years.

Gary Askwith, commercial director at Hastings Freight, added: We currently provide Magnetic Solutions with a twice-weekly service however, we fully expect to make daily collections from

Magnetic Solutions supplies a range of products such as magnetic tape,

the Netherlands within the not too distant future. The current

sheets, rolls and flooring to industries including retail and automotive

circumstances place a greater level of importance on efficient

sectors. At the start of the pandemic, the company switched production

collections and deliveries and we’re proud to play a small yet important

from their usual products to much-needed PPE equipment. Jon Denton,

part in the national effort to support our frontline workers.

general manager comments: “At the start of the Covid-19 crisis, our managing director suggested we changed our production capabilities

Hastings Freight was founded 35 years ago. Situated on the

to help those on the frontline. We use visor material in the products

Barlborough Links Industrial Estate, close to M1 J30, it boasts a

we manufacture in-house so making the jump to protective face masks

45-strong fleet and employs 80 members of staff. Some 1,600 pallets

wasn’t a massive challenge for us. Initially we supplied some of the large

pass through its warehouse every day, a delivery schedule that’s

retailers and it quickly became apparent that PPE was desperately

unsurpassed in South Yorkshire, and it ships international pallets to

needed by the NHS, care homes and local authorities. We’re now

24 European countries.

supplying organisations throughout the UK and Ireland.

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ALLCARGO LOGISTICS HAILS TEAM MEMBERS 18 JUNE 2020

FOR EXEMPLARY COMMITMENT TO KEEPING OPERATIONS RUNNING

llcargo Logistics, one of India’s biggest integrated

While ports and port operations have been exempted from the

logistics services providers and the global leader in LCL

lockdown as they fall under the essential services, the circumstances

consolidation has announced that its teams in various

have posed a lot of operational challenges for logistics players like us

divisions are showing an exemplary commitment to serving the

to continue operations as planned. As the lockdown was the need

nation. The continuous operations by team members across divisions

of the hour to contain the spread of COVID-19, our teams rose to

are undertaken with necessary precautions and permissions during

the occasion with resilience and intent to defeat the challenges. They

the COVID-19-induced nationwide lockdown.

have been continuously operating throughout the lockdown period by cautiously practising hygiene and necessary social distancing

Team members of the projects and equipment division, Mumbai

among other precautions. We are proud of our team members for

CFS, Mundra CFS, Chennai CFS, ONGC shore-based operations,

their commitment and call them our COVID-19 Warriors. We are also

and crane site locations have been working tirelessly. Defying

deeply grateful and acknowledge the key roles of all other COVID-19

all challenges and uncertainties, the teams just like the frontline

warriors that include port and customs officials, doctors and hospital

warriors are serving the logistics requirements of the customers.

staff, police, local panchayats and administrative authorities, for their unstinted help in keeping our operations and our country’s essential

It has not been easy to keep trade moving but CFS’s across the

services running, much as we thank our customers for their support

country have been contributing significantly in ensuring that ports do

in this time of crisis.

not get choked. Cargo is being de-stuffed as soon as the containers

Mr. Adarsh Hegde, Jt. Managing Director, Allcargo Logistics

arrive in the CFS, but due to various reasons, customers have been unable to take deliveries during the first few weeks of the COVID-19 crisis. With warehouses being choked and not much evacuation, de-stuffing schedules had to be amended as per the requirements of customers’ urgency.

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At the Mumbai CFS, the team ensures that all the equipment

The project and equipment teams at the frontlines are bravely

deployed at the CFS are up and running. The team makes necessary

fighting the odds and moving ahead and delivering project cargo

arrangements for crew movement, accommodation, food, etc.

to the destinations. The teams are in progress to successfully

Similarly, the trailersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; operations team is efficiently managing the

manage and move refinery vessel products, stator and rotors,

fleet to maintain 80% trailer fleet utilization. The team at ONGC

break-bulk shipments and more for some of the biggest market

shore-based operations put in place enhanced safety measures to

leaders in the industry.

safeguard the health of the personnel employed at the site. Allcargoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shore-based team also offers amenities for staff deployed at Mumbai

With the lockdown slowly easing in different parts of the country,

CFS and NSICT Port operations.

the teams are geared up to keep up their determination and effort to offer ingenious logistics solutions to customers.

The Mundra CFS team has been efficiently managing the incoming cargo volume. The maintenance team is ensuring all the equipment is up and running, reducing the breakdowns to a minimum. And, the team at Chennai CFS is ensuring all the comfort to the crew to help them work efficiently. Furthermore, the employees at the crane site locations decided to stay put at the worksites to manage and look after the cranes. Because of that, the cranes managed to resume work soon after the relaxation announced by the Government on certain infra segments. FORWARDER magazine

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SOUTHGATE HAS HOME TESTING KITS 25 JUNE 2020

WRAPPED UP

outhgate Packing has become an integral part of the

It has been a great honour to support the NHS with supplying

Government’s plan for testing all NHS staff for Covid-19.

in excess of 100,000 self-seal bags for the Covid-19 test kits every

Southgate Packaging is a leading supplier of packaging

week, that are having to be carried out via the postal system in the

equipment and consumables, operating its distribution centre

instances where persons are isolating or unable to travel to their

in partnership with Europa Warehouse at Europa’s Minworth

regional testing sites. Southgate have been awarded many large PPE

(Birmingham) site.

contracts through the early phase of this pandemic, and it has been very inspiring and fulfilling for our great team of people to know that

In addition to on-site testing facilities for NHS workers, the

their efforts and the hard work that they are putting in everyday

Government has established several ways for essential workers to

throughout this difficult crisis is supporting and underpinning some

get a Covid-19 test, including home testing.

of the greatest needs that the people and government of this county are facing right now. The plastic self-seal bags that we have developed

Europa, on behalf of Southgate (as the sole packing contractor) has

for the Covid testing kits are very effective and mean that they can

already packaged and despatched over 5 million test kit bags since

be totally sealed off and ready to travel via the domestic postal

the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and continues to issue approx.

service once completed. Obviously measures around maintaining

100,000 tests a week. Southgate designed the self-seal bag for the

the efficacy of the tests whilst ensuring there is no opportunity for

testing kits so that once the test is complete the bag can be resealed

cross contamination is paramount in this operation.

to minimise excessive handling. As well as packaging the Covid-19

Craig Turner, Managing Director, Southgate Packaging

testing kits Southgate, has increased its portfolio of sanitisation and wellness products.

Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious operator with six divisions – Europa Road, Europa Air & Sea, Europa Showfreight,

Europa Warehouse is a division of independent logistics operator,

Europa Warehouse, Europa Contact Centre and Continental Cargo

Europa Worldwide Group, and has worked with Southgate for the

Carriers.

past five years. In 2015 Southgate relocated its whole distribution centre to operate from Europa’s 16,540 m2 state-of-the-art facility

Our essential work with Southgate shows how the logistics sector

in Minworth. The partnership facilitated a period of rapid growth

is vital, and we continue to do our bit to support the NHS at such

for Southgate and has enabled the company to improve its customer

a hugely challenging time.

service levels and despatch capabilities.

Maria Torrent-March, Warehouse Director, Europa

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At Europa Warehouse in Minworth Southgate has a dedicated, specialised space, tailored to fit its innovative and bespoke packaging

ABOUT EUROPA

machinery. Europa also employs approx. 25 staff dedicated to the

Europa Worldwide Group is the leading independent logistics

Southgate work and for a short period added extra shifts to enable

firm and employs over 950 staff and was recently featured in

the team to supply the testing kits swiftly. Southgate are not only

The Sunday Times Top Track 250 for the second time.

supplying the majority of the Covid-19 self-seal kit bags, they are also supplying several market sectors with a wide range of PPE

Europa Worldwide Group is a fast-growing privately-owned

and Covid-secure products ranging from; Infrared Thermometers,

freight forwarder which is structured into six Divisions

Sanitisation Fogging Units, Welfare Stations, Welfare Screening,

companies – Europa Road, Europa Air & Sea, Europa

Sanitising Stations, Face Masks, Face Visors and Aprons.

Warehouse, Europa Showfreight, Europa Contact Centre and Continental Cargo Carriers.

Birmingham is one of Europa Warehouse’s four award-winning 3pl facilities, the others being Northampton, Dartford and Rushden and

Europa Road operates the UK’s largest European groupage

recently completed £60m Corby site.

hub which is situated in Dartford. Its network of 13 UK branches trunk into Dartford from where freight connects

Europa Warehouse delivers a cost-effective solution offering a range of

with daily, direct services to 30 continental hubs.

value-added capabilities including e-commerce fulfilment, production services, inventory management, packing, labelling, special deliveries,

Europa Air & Sea’s team provide bespoke services to its

final assembly, quality control and critical parts management. Europa

clients from its branches in the UK and Hong Kong.

also has a fully compliant contact centre, offering an extensive range of outsourced customer support by phone and digital platforms.

Europa Warehouse offers 3rd party logistics services to clients, from warehouses in Dartford, three in Northampton

This is one of a number of supply chain contracts Europa is involved

and Birmingham. Plus, a new customer contact centre called

with to support the fight against Covid-19. Europa has packed and

Europa Contact Centre.

despatched specialist medical beds for Accora UK from Dartford to fulfil an urgent order in time for opening of the first NHS Nightingale

Europa Showfreight provides logistics services for goods

Hospital at ExCel in London. In addition, Europa Road provided

going to and from exhibitions.

dedicated transport of vital components, as well as ensuring smooth customs clearance to assist with UK manufacture of 1.3 million

Following an ambitious front-end restructuring of the

COVID-19 tests for its customer Primerdesign.

business after Andrew Baxter acquired it in 2013, turnover has grown and its presence in the market is stronger than ever

Europa Worldwide Group employs over 950 staff with 16 sites in

before. The business has succeeded through a combination of

the UK, Hong Kong, and Belgium. The company featured in The

friendly people management and investing heavily in IT and

Sunday Times Top Track 250, as one of the UK’s fastest growing

physical infrastructure.

privately-owned mid-market businesses. FORWARDER magazine

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EXPERTS

he COVID-19 pandemic has affected the logistics sector in a

lockdown period provide a good template for any businesses looking to

variety of ways, with no two organisations having an identical

restart or expand their operations, especially when adding the specific

experience; while many companies have experienced a

guidelines recently issued by the UK government.

downturn in business, others have seen unprecedented spikes in demand. In this article, FTA Supply Chain Consultants provide an

Driver self-isolation is down to 4-5% from 12-16% at start of the

overview of the developments affecting the sector throughout the

survey period in March. Warehouse staff isolation levels have taken

lockdown period and explore how the industry has managed to

longer to decrease, but recently have come into line with transport.

adapt to the new challenges posed by the pandemic; our views are based on the results of FTA’s weekly Coronavirus Logistics Impact

More recent impacts reported in FTA’s survey include delayed payment

Survey and our own research within the trade.

of invoices by customers. This and the overall downturn in revenue has driven operators to look for financial support in the form of government

The most significant business impact on the logistics industry we

backed loans, accessing the furlough scheme and attempts to renegotiate

have seen has been the overall downturn of volumes and the number

vehicle leases and rent or mortgage terms. However, these are not

of businesses closing. However, there are strong variations to what

long-term solutions for a sector that traditionally operates on relatively

extent individual businesses are affected. Grocery retail has stabilised

narrow margins and only a recovery in economic activity levels across

after an unprecedented spike in demand at the start of the crisis.

the board can provide sustainable income for the logistics industry.

Meanwhile, e-commerce & home delivery have seen a sustained

The shape of the economy of the future is bound to alter as changes in

uplift. Notable examples of where volumes have declined include

consumer behaviour and ways of working drive changes in purchasing

the drinks on-trade, events, non-food retail and construction. Some

behaviours, for example increased levels of and reliance on e-commerce.

of these are starting to see a recovery in volumes, while others are anticipating relaxations of the lockdown expected for June and July

More recent supply issues include difficulties in sourcing new vehicles,

which, it is hoped, will revive demand.

parts and machinery. This is likely to be a reflection of the stoppages in manufacturing and the reduced levels of international freight.; a lack of

The reduced workload for the industry has resulted in businesses

available vehicles may well affect the rate at which businesses bounce back.

furloughing staff. Although 75% of respondents to FTA’s Coronavirus Logistics Impact Survey have taken advantage of the government’s

In conclusion, logistics operators have been quick to put in place

scheme, the overall level is 10-15% of headcount. This appears to

COVID-19 prevention measures. There has been a significant downturn

align with the proportion of HGVs that are not in use andSORNed

in business volumes, with individual businesses being impacted to

(Statutory Off Road Notification) due to the pandemic and the

different extents. To reduce dependency on financial support and

resulting reduction in freight.

ensure a sustainable business environment, volumes need to recover. The temporary stoppage of supplies, especially in parts and vehicles, will

The key COVID-19 prevention measures in place across logistics

be an additional challenge to ramp up logistics efforts. As the economy

businesses can be split between hygiene procedures and avoiding

slowly comes back to life, businesses will need to be sure they have the

personal contact. Most hygiene procedures were implemented by more

right measures in place to ensure safe and efficient operations.

than 95% of respondents by early April, showing an industry that is quick to adapt. The operations that continued to operate throughout the

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efore COVID-19, the World Economic Forum estimated

Such innovative and easily adopted technologies can significantly

that approximately 40% of global air cargo was transported

mitigate dangers posed by the pandemic.

in the hold of passenger planes, and the remainder carried

available to transport goods, and freight rates have risen. Also, goods

What are the longer-term trends you’re anticipating post Covid-19?

take a much longer time to reach destinations not on major trade

No one can tell how the logistics industry will change exactly. We

routes, since cargo operators primarily use hubs.

do expect that the heightened emphasis on safety will continue even

by specialist aircraft. Since the pandemic there are far fewer planes

after the pandemic’s initial impact. We also expect that sustaining There are some upsides to the situation, though; jet fuel and gasoline

environmentally friendly transportation will continue being a priority.

prices have dropped and digital payments have surged. Working with partners to roll our out Contactless solutions has given us

Fortunately, the most effective safety measures – such as frequent

an enhanced understanding of the inner workings of their supply

handwashing and PPE – are generally cheap and simple to install.

chains. Everyone now recognises the importance of safeguarding

Decarbonising or going fully green may be trickier, but we’re noticed

their staff and customers. They can see why automated reporting

a skyrocketing demand for digital technology. Logistics providers

and paperless documentation are critical to seamless operations.

are seeking technological solutions to optimise their supply chains while addressing environmental challenges and the COVID-19

Should customers be concerned about the risk of Covid-19 transmission from contaminated packaging?

transmission risk. A common assertion is that technologies able

Since the pandemic started, we've closely monitored and assessed the

emissions and other negativities. An example is our GeoEngine,

scientific guidance on packaging’s transmission risks. Numerous studies,

which uses natural language processing across 65 languages and more

such as in The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine

than two billion addresses to reduce average re-deliveries by more

have indicated that COVID-19 particles can survive for prolonged

than 80%. Another is our LogisticsEngine, which increases average

periods on common packaging materials. Postal workers, travelling from

distance utilisation by more than 40%. Such technologies provide a

household to household, can spread Covid-19 just by doing their job.

win-win. Reducing vehicle congestion brings down costs, emissions,

to achieve this are just pipedreams or solutions for the future. The truth is that we do currently have active technologies to reduce

contact risks, and COVID-19 transmissions. The onus is on us to keep the supply chain COVID-free. This protects our logistics workers and the people they interact with.

Jonathan Savoir, Co-founder & CEO, Quincus

Our specialised Contactless solutions were designed specifically to

Katherina Lacey, Co-founder & CPO, Quincus

limit person-to-person contact and reduce social contact at dropoff centres and parcel touchpoints. The beauty of our digitalised solutions is that they also reduce bottlenecking and sequencing time, and underpin paperless exchange to reduce infection risks. Our Contactless solutions also support effective contact-tracing to track a suspected parcel’s entire journey, and which hubs and personnel were in contact with it.

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he health crisis that we are currently experiencing, as well as

The health crisis can lead to accelerated digitalisation

its financial and economic consequences, should not mean

Another shift that we have been able to observe in connection with

we lose sight of the opportunities that can be leveraged

the COVID-19 crisis is that some companies who were until now very

today to help businesses continue growing and developing. This

reserved about the use of new technologies, are now reconsidering

situation should be used as an opportunity to identify weaknesses

their options. To limit the contagion of the disease, governments around

and design innovative solutions, sharing feedback that is relevant for

the world have encouraged the rollout of health measures that reduce

everyone involved so we can better prepare for the future.

contact between people, but also the exchange of physical documents, such as proof of delivery, CMR, invoices and more. Companies

Maintaining levels of satisfaction

therefore had to put in place alternatives to paper regardless of their

In food distribution, volumes have exploded. With people confined

concerns, for instance with delivery drivers. Their route planning was

to their homes, consumers have used ecommerce for their daily

turned upside down and many were no longer in their usual geographic

shopping more than ever before. For some players in the sector it

area as drivers had to stretch capacity to meet the consumer demand.

was suddenly necessary to absorb exceptional levels of increased

Without their usual paper routing processes they had to use the GPS

demand. However, it comes at a cost, as businesses must continue

of their mobile phone to find their way in some cases. In the future,

to satisfy long-standing customers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in terms of delivery times,

they will undoubtedly be less reluctant to use dedicated technological

slots, product availability â&#x20AC;&#x201C; while meeting the demand of new

tools adapted for this, such as smart route planning software. This

and existing customers. With this increased and unprecedented

health crisis may therefore have helped to move along the digitalisation

influx of orders, demand simply cannot be met under the same

of processes that are still too often paper-based.

conditions as before. The customer relationship is therefore called into question. The retailersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; objective is, if this type of critical

Combining deliveries offers benefits for all

situation was to reoccur, they need to be able to control the

In transport, there were around 40% fewer heavy goods vehicles (HGVs)

level of service delivered, in a way that reduces the risk of losing

on the roads in April and May. Logistics managers must respond to

historical customers while attracting new ones.

delivery requests even if the volumes are insufficient and the trucks have to run with a light load or empty on certain routes. This can increase the average cost of delivery for the transporter, by up to + 73% per tonne / km in long distance transport. These figures clearly argue the case for combining delivery efforts and collaboration between couriers, transporters and shippers alike to pool personnel, stock, storage facilities and more. These initiatives have so far been limited across the UK and France for example, no doubt because of the problems around co-responsibility but also for cultural reasons. However, the current situation will help to change mentalities on this, and the promise of the potential benefits that can be leveraged will override these initial concerns. This would be good news in terms of global optimisation for companies, but also in terms of ecological impact.

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The importance of good transportation management Many European shippers subcontract their transport of goods but given the current climate, one could wonder if the companies which control their transport of goods do better than those which entrust it entirely to service providers. With a fleet of its own, shippers who keep control of their flow of goods, through specific contracts with their carriers, get more responsiveness and flexibility, precious in difficult times such as these, especially with regard to the last mile. Shippers can therefore now question their fleet management and find the right balance with their service providers and internal teams in order to get a balance and a transport management system that provides them with the visibility and capabilities they need. Faced with this critical situation, many companies will encounter or are already experiencing difficulties, potentially jeopardising their activity. However, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear this crisis can also generate positive results by rethinking processes that were undermined during this period. The impacts on the sector are, and will be, numerous, putting even more tension on each of the logistics links. We must observe and analyse the present to make tomorrow a better world. Michel Waterschoot, Sales Manager Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Middle East, Descartes

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AIR FRANCE KLM MARTINAIR CARGO 10 JUNE 2020

CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS CARGO NETWORK

t Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, we aim to keep supply

For us, it’s key to continuously adapt our offer and services in

chains moving. Especially at a time when wide-body belly

order to meet market demand. In recent months, we’ve seen that

capacity is limited, it’s essential to make a difference.

airfreight is a critical link in the global logistics supply chain. Also

This is important for relief & healthcare-related goods to combat

for the recovery phase, it’s key that industries are able to distribute

Covid-19, but extends to include all other commodities.

their goods. As Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, we will continue to build our network intelligently, coupled with always improving

This week we passed a significant milestone, re-opening our routes

our services and distribution capabilities.

from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Saint Martin, Panama City, Bangui

Gertjan Roelands, Senior Vice President Sales & Distribution

and Johannesburg. And from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Paramaribo, Aruba, Saint Martin and Quito. What’s more, we have added frequencies to several destinations such as Sao Paulo, Bogotá, Cayenne, Los Angeles, Toronto and Seoul. We are currently serving 73 unique destinations, operating more than 375 weekly frequencies across our combined network. We are also still offering belly hold charter options with our passenger aircraft. We are continuing to expand our network in sync with customer demand, data & intelligence. Drawing from numerous insights and data sources – based on industry recovery forecasts, for example –

The Air France-KLM Group is a global airline group with a strong

we can effectively determine which cargo destinations to re-open,

European base. Its main areas of business are passenger transport, cargo

how many frequencies to add and which aircraft types to deploy in

transport and aeronautical maintenance. Please visit afklcargo.com for

order to meet evolving requirements for specific commodities and

more information about Air France KLM Martinair Cargo.

market segments.

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merican Airlines continues its commitment to innovation

The pandemic has made this hard, particularly on a project of this

by launching new features to its online booking platform

size and which requires this much collaboration. Thankfully we were

on aacargo.com. These features provide customers with

already committed to a mindset of adaptation and innovation, which

more autonomy when it comes to booking, schedule searching, or

is what has allowed us to navigate changing world circumstances

submitting claims online. The enhancements come after the initial

and continue to make progress. Our new technology platform

implementation of the new cargo end-to-end management system

allows for a better experience for our customers, enables them to

on October 1, 2019.

make bookings at their convenience and offers more flexibility and efficiencies behind the scenes for our team members.

Amidst the changes in the industry over the last few months due to

Angela Hudson, Head of Transformation, American Airlines Cargo

the coronavirus pandemic, American has remained dedicated to its ongoing modernization journey â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the single largest investment to-

The latest new tools will both streamline and advance business

date for the Cargo division. The new features include the ability to

through reduced paper use and an increasingly more touchless

make allotment bookings online, a flight schedule search capability

system. This type of efficient foundation allows for greater flexibility

that doesn't require a log-in, and an online interactive claims form.

and speed to market for new products and solutions to continue to provide the best in customer service.

The entire technology transition began more than three years ago and involves more than 8,000 team members in Cargo and Airport

The entire technology overhaul replaces the majority of Americanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Operations, and more than 30,000 customers. With more team

legacy technology, reducing 90 systems down to less than 10. Not

members working from home in the last few months and limited

only do the new tools bring an upgraded customer experience,

to virtual interactions, the team of more than 700 people across

the evolution of the investment is part of a broader initiative to

300 locations globally and more than 150 business, technology, and

modernize the entire business. The project is on track to complete

vendor partners have had to adapt to keep the project on target.

by the end of the summer.

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GEODIS MOVES 50m MEDICAL GLOVES FROM CHINA TO GERMANY 10 JUNE 2020

FOR THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT

he international logistics provider GEODIS is ensuring the

million disposable gloves, packed in 2,500 boxes weighing almost

safe transport of the cargo from China to Germany. The

15 tons. In Frankfurt, GEODIS employees packed the goods on 40

Freight Forwarding unit of GEODIS in Germany won this

pallets, cleared customs and prepared them for collection.

major contract of 275 tons in a public tender from the German Government. Around 50,000 boxes of gloves will be transported in

The first of the four shipments by rail departed from Chengdu to

five shipments from Chengdu, in the Chinese province of Sichuan,

Nuremberg on May 21. Loaded in 40-foot containers, 9,000 boxes

to Frankfurt and Nuremberg by Airfreight and Rail.

with around nine million gloves arrived last weekend. Four more containers left Chengdu on May 28 and June 4. New ones will

The air and rail transportation solution, which GEODIS developed

follow on June 18, and 25. The final shipment is planned to arrive in

in close cooperation with all partners, includes the continuous

Nuremberg on July 11.

monitoring of the shipments. Employees of the Chinese supplier watch over the dispatching and loading of the containers at the

With its combined transport solution, GEODIS guarantees

Sichuan Medicines & Health Products I./E. Corporationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production

maximum flexibility in order to be able to react quickly to changes

facilities in Shendong, where the certified goods are manufactured.

in the supply chain.

The GEODIS teams in China and Europe monitor transport from Chengdu to the destinations in Germany. So-called GEOtags are

The international law firm Berg & Moll, which is specialized in projects

used for the containers, which enable live tracking via GPS.

for the Belt and Road Initiative, is responsible for contract execution and project monitoring. The transport of medical protective clothing

The first airfreight shipment from Chengdu Airport to Frankfurt

currently involves high risks. Reduced transport capacities, short-

took place on May 19. This first partial delivery consisted of 2.5

term cancellations or changes in modes of transport, strict quality

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controls and purchasers who do everything they can to intercept goods while they are in transit make the whole process difficult.

ABOUT GEODIS

Claudia von Selle, partner at Berg & Moll, praised the effective

GEODIS is a top-rated, global supply chain operator

teamwork:

Thanks to the great commitment of our Chinese

recognized for its commitment to helping clients overcome

partner and the GEODIS teams in China and Europe, all hurdles

their logistical constraints. GEODIS’ growth-focused

were quickly overcome.

offerings (Supply Chain Optimization, Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics, Distribution & Express, and Road

In Germany, the team around Antje Lochmann, Managing Director

Transport) coupled with the company’s truly global reach

of GEODIS Freight Forwarding Germany, is coordinating all the

thanks to a direct presence in 67 countries, and a global

activities involved in the contract.

As a response to the new

network spanning 120 countries, translates in top business

requirements and demands, GEODIS has developed a dedicated

rankings, #1 in France, #6 in Europe and #7 worldwide. In

concept for transportation of medical protective clothing, and we are

2019, GEODIS accounted for over 41,000 employees globally

particularly pleased to be able to support the German Government

and generated €8.2 billion in sales.

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AIR FRANCE KLM IS LAUNCHING KICKCHARTER 15 JUNE 2020

A NEW COLLABORATIVE PLATFORM FOR CHARTER FLIGHTS

lobal cargo capacity has changed substantially in recent

months. Although capacity is growing, it is still scarce and not all destinations are served in our scheduled network.

Gaps in the network are filled by operating charter services, but not all shipments justify a full-freighter solution. We have resolved this by developing a collaborative platform, where customers can jointly participate in charter solutions to destinations we currently do not serve. Once we have sufficient cargo to such a destination, we operate the charter. We call this shared charter solution KICKCHARTER. This solution is unique in our industry and a new step in our digital

ABOUT AIR FRANCE KLM MARTINAIR

transformation. Our team has developed this solution in a relatively

The Air France-KLM Group is a global airline group with a strong

short space of time, in response to actual customer needs in these

European base. Its main areas of business are passenger transport,

unprecedented times.

cargo transport and aeronautical maintenance. Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is the Air France-KLM Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dedicated air

KICKCHARTER reflects our ambition to keep extending

cargo business. Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is a member

our service range based on customer needs, offering next-level

of SkyTeam Cargo (www.skyteamcargo.com) offering an even

technology in combination with the expertise and insight of our

larger network coverage. Please visit www.afklcargo.com for

teams, who help us make the difference worldwide.

more information about Air France KLM Martinair Cargo.

GertJan Roelands, Senior VP, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo

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he U-Freight Group chartered an Aeroflot passenger

The company's Beijing office also prepared all export customs

aircraft, which had been reconfigured to handle freight

documents, and undertook quality inspections on behalf of its client.

only, to airfreight over 2,000 cartons of urgently needed

personal protective equipment (PPE) from Beijing to New York.

On arrival in New York, U-Freight America assisted with expedited customs clearance of all 2,186 cartons, which was important as all

This was the most recent in a number of full aircraft charters that

the consignee's logistics staff were in quarantine at home when the

the Hong Kong-based logistics company continues to arrange for

cargo arrived at JFK International airport.

a variety of customers across the globe, providing forwarding operations for epidemic prevention materials to fight the spread of

We are very grateful for all work that healthcare professionals

the COVID-19 virus, as well as other commodities including bulk

are doing around the world during this challenging time. We are

e-commerce shipments.

pleased that we can do our part as a freight forwarding and logistics solutions provider to support the global community and the frontline

On this occasion, U-Freightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s client is one of the world's largest

workers by transporting these products to countries where the

manufacturers and distributors of quality laboratory equipment and

virus is still prevalent and assisting in combating this epidemic.

supplies, and had purchased epidemic prevention materials from five

Simon Wong, CEO, U-Freight

different manufacturers in China. U-Freight's extensive logistics network in China was deployed to collect and deliver the products, which included KN95 masks, nonmedical disposable face masks, goggles and protective clothing, for consolidation at its logistics hub in Beijing.

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TIACA ACCELERATES ITS TRANSFORMATION 15 JUNE 2020

TO BETTER MEET ITS MEMBERS’ NEEDS

uilding on the momentum from its last Executive Summit

Last month, upon recommendations from a special Transformation Task

and considering the feedback from members, The

Force composed of seven Board members, TIACA’s Board of Directors

International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announces

has unanimously voted in favour of the plan to accelerate the move to

its plan to speed-up its transformation program.

the 'new TIACA.' The goal of this final stage of TIACA’s transformation is to make the Association fit for its newly redefined purpose:

TIACA’s transformation journey started in 2018 with a primary

The Association has mandated the consulting firm Change Horizon to

objective to make the Association financially sustainable and strong

deliver its transformation program by the end of August 2020 with a

enough to take up the challenges requested and needed by its

revised governance structure and a fitter organizational set-up established.

members in the long term. The second transformation priority is to adapt TIACA’s agenda and focus to the new challenges faced by

As part of the change, the role of the Secretary General will evolve. TIACA

the industry.

needs a Director General accountable for the organization’s strategy, delivery model, team, financials. This role is more limited and vaguely

Our last Executive Summit in Budapest in November 2019

split between the Chairman of the Board and the Secretary General and

received incredibly positive feedback, which encouraged us to

it leads to inefficiencies. The new TIACA needs to be more agile and

redouble our efforts. While the COVID-19 crisis forced us to

responsive to the market. Vladimir Zubkov will continue supporting the

slow down on our new initiatives, it has highlighted the crucial

Association, pursuing the work with ICAO and supporting industry affairs

nature of air cargo for economies and society, the need for greater

and advocacy efforts. During the transition phase, Celine Hourcade will

and more efficient industry collaboration and the relevance of

act as the Transition Director of TIACA to ensure business continuity.

TIACA’s mission to unite the air cargo community. It has also been seen by the Board as an opportunity to speed up TIACA’s

The new TIACA will emerge with a revised mission, strong

transformation journey to better support our members and the

values and clear strategic priorities, in keeping with the industry’s

air cargo community moving forward.

expectations. Our new TIACA will be fit for its new purpose, able

Steven Polmans, Chairman, TIACA

to deliver its ambitions while maximizing the value of its membership for the air cargo community,

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HL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist

By joining forces, DHL Global Forwarding and AFKLMP Cargo enhance

of Deutsche Post DHL Group and Air France KLM

the integration of their systems and enable shared temperature

Martinair (AFKLMP) Cargo improve transparency in the

readings for active pharma solutions. In the pharmaceutical industry,

pharmaceutical logistics chain. Together, the two leading players in

total transparency of the logistics chain is fundamental in order to

the airfreight pharmaceutical industry have created a direct host-

maintain the integrity of the product.

to-host connection to enhance the data reliability and availability for their customers. Information about deliveries can be easily accessed

The joint solution enables a host-to-host connection through an

and monitored via DHL’s LifeTrack Portal.

application-programming interface (API) that allows for system-based integrated information sharing about the shipment journey, including

When securing product integrity and patient safety in the supply

all shipments’ important milestones and temperature checks for active

chain, data transparency is key. Taking a partnership approach to

containers. This facilitates both higher standards for reliability and

automating shipment data sharing for cargo characteristics like container

real-time updates of product temperature in the cold chain while it is

temperatures is an essential step to providing our customers with peace

transported in special climate-controlled containers.

of mind about how their shipments are being moved across the globe. Nina Heinz, Global Head of Network & Quality, DHL Global Forwarding

Currently, this service is provided at AFKLMP’s largest life sciences hubs in Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris CDG. Based on this first

This is an important milestone and yet another example of our

proof of concept, the two companies have agreed to extend the

strong innovative ambition. Within Pharmaceutical Logistics, we aim

roll out of active container temperature readings to all the main

to create transparency and visibility in each step of the cold chain. It

pharma network points.

is the next stage in the digitization of our industry. Enrica Calonghi, Global Head of Pharmaceutical Logistics, AFKLMP 25 JUNE 2020

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‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’ NOT AN OPTION 10 JUNE 2020

FOR EMPLOYERS, WARNS GLOBAL MARITIME SURVEY

hipping industry employees are prioritising greater efforts to

Only 60% of employees cite their company culture as being one

improve diversity and inclusion, as well as workplace support for

where they feel supported in the workplace and an overwhelming

training and development - and are increasingly prepared to look

90% would like their employer to do more to create a workplace

for new jobs elsewhere, according to the results of a major annual survey.

where everyone feels valued and able to contribute.

The 11th Annual Maritime Employee Survey was conducted earlier

The survey results suggest a keen appetite for learning and

this year by Halcyon Recruitment, Diversity Study Group and

development. 74% of participants would like to have a defined

Coracle Maritime and the results have now been published.

development plan to help understand what they need to do in order to do their job better. Vessel Operators rank highest (81%), perhaps

As well as providing revealing results into the opinions of employees

a contributing factor as to why so many in this segment (60%) are

ahead of the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the survey also

actively looking for new employment.

provides valuable insights for employers on the challenges they face when the crisis passes.

By contrast, less than half of respondents (48%) have had at least one meaningful conversation about their personal development with

When looking at diversity, over half of participants (52%) have been

their line manager in the six months preceding survey completion.

aware of discrimination in the industry but, perhaps surprisingly given the industry’s recent focus on gender balance in shipping,

The survey also revealed that 55% of employees are actively seeking

gender discrimination does not top the list. The most commonly

a new role and a further 39% are open to offers. This translates

cited areas of concern over discrimination were nationality (60%),

into just 6% of employees being committed to their current role;

followed by age (41%), gender (37%) and ethnicity (32%).

something that employers would do well to understand better. 76% of respondents are motivated to take part in training to enhance the skills needed to develop their career but only 45% of respondents work for companies who provide external training and education opportunities, and only 62% are given internal training and education opportunities.

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Commenting on the results of the survey, Heidi Heseltine, CEO of

The survey report is available on the Halcyon website. To download

Halcyon Recruitment, said:

a copy, visithalcyonrecruitment.com/employee-survey.pdf

The commitment and resilience of shipping employees around the globe has been widely reported and much praised during the

ABOUT CORACLE MARITIME

COVID-19 crisis. It is widely recognised that an overnight change

Coracle’s mission is to create a world where no-one is

occurred for most employees, requiring immediate adaptation

isolated from learning opportunities. Our white-label digital

to remote working and new technologies; both areas where the

learning platform puts learning and engagement at the heart

shipping industry has lagged behind many other industries. Quite

of company induction and compliance, whilst providing

rightly, many employers have openly praised our employees and,

insights from skills gap analysis.

one could argue, started to recognise them as the most valuable asset of any organisation. Our survey was conducted just before

For more information, visit coracleonline.com

COVID-19 turned into a global pandemic. Prior to that, there was growing discussion about creating inclusive working environments, encouraging diversity and how to attract and retain talent. Our research reveals some trends which should worry the industry at

ABOUT DIVERSITY STUDY GROUP

any time, but particularly now when we rely more than ever on an

The Diversity Study Group (DSG) is the first organisation

engaged, motivated workforce. There is a lot of speculation about the

dedicated to championing diversity and inclusion in all its

long-term impact of the pandemic on our workplaces and working

forms in the shipping and energy sectors. The goal of the

lives, but it is already clear that employees are looking for more

DSG to be the leading resource and centre of excellence

than a return to ‘business as usual’. They are also increasingly willing

for diversity and inclusion in the shipping and energy. It

to move to find it. This should be a clear incentive for employers

measures and benchmarks progress, shares best practice

to consider what changes they can make to support their teams,

and helps member organisations to improve their policies

including meaningful action on inclusivity and diversity, greater

and practices, in order to enjoy the benefits of a diverse,

flexibility and more support for learning and development.

inclusive workplace.

The survey was conducted in the first quarter of 2020 and attracted

For more information, visit diversitystudygroup.com

over 1,300 responses, with results broken down by business areas, market sector and location. The purpose of the survey is to provide a platform to the men and women that work in the maritime industry and to listen to their perspective on their careers and working environments. Halcyon Recruitment, Diversity Study Group and Coracle Maritime are grateful to everyone who took the time to complete the survey.

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5 JUNE 2020

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK SIGNS 1ST

SUSTAINABLE FINANCE DEAL

WITH OMAN SHIPPING COMPANY FOR $35 MILLION

man Shipping Company, a member of ASYAD Group,

This most recent deal with SCB will support Oman Shipping

and Standard Chartered Bank have announced the

Company’s operational expansion by further strengthening and

bank’s first sustainable financing deal in the Middle East

increasing our capacity within a growing fleet. We are particularly

worth USD 35 million.

pleased with the sustainability component of the agreement, a significant first for the Sultanate and the shipping industry in the region. We are

This sustainable financing agreement is the first of its kind in Oman

determined to drive sustainability in our operations and supply chains,

and a first for Standard Chartered Bank in the Middle East. The

and we feel this agreement is aligned to who we are as a Company,

8-year facility is linked to key sustainability targets in line with United

ASYAD Group and our Company values. As we continue to lead the

Nations sustainable development goals and the credit margin under

direction of shipping regionally, we look forward to others following,

the facility will be adjusted based on Oman Shipping Company’s

by embracing more ethical financing agreements.

progress against sustainable targets.

Said Al Mawali, Chief Executive Officer, Oman Shipping Company & Oman Drydock Company

The signing ceremony took place at Oman Shipping Company’s headquarters and was attended by senior executives from Standard Chartered Oman, ASYAD Group and Oman Shipping Company.

Standard Chartered are truly pleased to bring global best practice of sustainable finance to the Sultanate of Oman alongside our trusted partner, ASYAD. Standard Chartered has served the

The signing is a further indication of the Company and ASYAD

Omani community, furthering their economic growth, for more than

Group’s commitment to leading sustainability best practice. Standard

50 years and we are proud to support their latest commitment

Chartered Bank continues to support economic growth in Oman,

to environmental protection. This deal gives us the opportunity

and with this sustainable deal reaffirms the Bank’s clear commitment

to work across teams globally to propose the most optimal and

to environmental protection.

innovative financing solutions for Oman Shipping Company. Hussain bin Ghalib Al Yafai, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Oman

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ased on the market development, combined with cost

Despite an expected 15-18 pct. drop in demand due to Covid-19 during

measures across the organisation and significant blanked

the second quarter, I am pleased that we expect to deliver operating

sailings in Ocean, A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S (APMM) expects

earnings slightly above our operating earnings in the first quarter. This

an EBITDA before restructuring and integration costs for Q2 2020

also means we expect operating earnings to be higher than they were in

slightly above the level for Q1 2020 (USD 1.5bn).

the same quarter last year. We have been able to navigate well in a very difficult second quarter, adjusting capacity to demand to maintain high

With the current trading, the market demand in the second quarter

utilization of our network and managing our cost across the company.

of 2020 is developing more favourable than orginally expected with

This quarter follows a first quarter where we also delivered year-on-year

volumes downfall for APMM now anticipated to be in the range of -15%

earnings growth despite 5 pct. lower demand and sharply increasing fuel

to -18% for Q2 2020, compared to the intial guidance of -20% to -25%.

cost as a result of the switch to low Sulphur fuel on 1 January. While uncertainty persist because of the pandemic and low visibility on the

Given the uncertainty on demand recovery in the second half of

recovery path, we benefit from a more resilient Ocean-business.

2020 as economies are still impacted by COVID-19, the full-year

Søren Skou, CEO of A.P. Moller – Maersk

guidance on earnings remains suspended. APMM will publish its Q2 interim result on 19 August 2020.

ABOUT A.P. MOLLER - MAERSK A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 80,000 people.

MAERSK UPDATES EXPECTATIONS TO VOLUMES & EBITDA 17 JUNE 2020

FOR Q2 2020

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ACCELERATING DECARBONISATION INITIATIVES 18 JUNE 2020

WILL POSITION SHIPPING AHEAD OF THE REGULATORY CURVE

hipping should urgently implement a range of short-term

I think there are still low-

efficiency gains to reduce carbon emissions while also

hanging fruits we can capitalise on

embracing more radical long-term sustainability challenges

in the short-term [including EEDI

if it wants to get ahead of the regulatory curve, believes Captain

(Energy Efficiency Design Index)

Rajesh Unni, CEO and Founder of Synergy Group, one of the world’s

which we’ve done a lot of work

leading ship managers.

on, plus SEEMP. We need to look at Negawatts – negative watts –

Speaking yesterday during ‘The Path To Decarbonisation’ session

because we need to look at how to

of the 10th Annual Capital Link Operational Excellence in Shipping

save energy rather than using it.

Forum, Captain Unni said in the short-term there were ample, achievable 'low-hanging fruit' efficiency gains that would make

He also called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO),

shipping more sustainable.

which is targeting a reduction of at least 50% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 compared to 2008 levels, to create a regulatory

For example, improvements in Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI)

framework that better encourages decarbonisation innovation and

plans and in vessel Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plans (SEEMP)

provides incentives to increase the range of sustainable options open

offer the potential to reduce emissions in the short-term, while

to vessel owners and operators.

also creating opportunities for those partners with the technical expertise to help ship owners navigate the technological and

Illustrating the lack of options currently available, Captain Unni said

regulatory challenges.

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I feel carbon capture is an inevitable short-term solution, but

There have been several approaches to decrease drag by using

IMO needs to come up with a more credible plan before 2023 in

air-lubrication and results have shown that 100% effective lubrication

the short term. IMO has set broad guidelines when what perhaps

can bring about a 28% drag reduction. What we’re trying to do is

we want is a more robust, more thermo-dynamic framework that

remove fouling by providing stabilised nanobubbles using an electro-

maps the entire carbon cycle; that gives access to people to make

chemical reaction. We’ve also been working on speed optimization

detailed problem statements and then find potential solutions.

with leading container lines and we’ve achieved 90% (or 9%) fuel optimization over 200 SMARTship voyages which is close to 8,000

Captain Unni believes that as the world recovers from coronavirus,

tonnes of CO2. So small achievable steps are possible before we

pressure for shipping to take radical steps on the path to sustainability

target the long-term. Decarbonisation is a huge challenge and

will increase and should be heeded. He sees a range of potential

opportunity. I am very positive about it as a ship manager and,

emission reductions paths available to owners and managers that

personally, because I genuinely think this is the right thing to do. If

can be implemented ahead of an inevitable shift to more sustainable

we do it right, we’ll get there.

fuels in the future. For example, ship designs and construction can be made more

ABOUT SYNERGY

efficient and less wasteful to reduce emissions over the life cycle of

The Synergy Group, with over a decade of experience as a

the ship, port operations can be made more efficient, and technology

leading shipmanager, offers end-to-end maritime solutions

and digitalisation can help vessels reduce fuel consumption.

and services tailored to the specific requirements of clients. In-depth technical expertise and a diverse product portfolio

For companies like us, who look at ourselves as a technical thought partners, decarbonisation is a huge opportunity. We’ve

enable Synergy to generate efficiency and productivity gains to enhance the customer experience for all clients.

invested a lot of time and resources in this over the last 3-4 years because the impact of new regulations is going to be multi-faceted.

Headquartered in the globally connected city-state of

It’s going to affect infrastructure. There will be retrofits and new

Singapore, Synergy’s hallmark is its through-life approach to

designs. It will be about competency and the workforce, processes

asset management and maritime solutions custom-designed

and new business models, and better training. And then it’s also

to client requirements. Synergy Group now has 13 offices

about creating awareness and acceptance that this is something we

in six key maritime centres. The Group employs more than

need to collectively do for a sustainable future.

12,000 seafarers and has over 300 vessels under management.

Synergy’s own investment in decarbonisation research focuses on a

Synergy’s holistic approach to seafarer wellness and

range of areas where emissions reductions are feasible.

operational excellence was recognised last year when it won the prestigious 2019 Lloyd's List Excellence in Maritime Services & Ship Management Award and the 2019 Seatrade Award for Investment in People.

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FOR THE BIG AND THE COMPLEX MOVES, ALLSEAS GLOBAL LOGISTICS ARE EXPERTS IN OUTSIDE THE BOX THINKING.

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777D Mining Rock Trucks

The Sierra Queen Catamaran

64 mTonnes / 9.7m metres

140 mTonnes / 38 metres

With fine size margins due to the height of the trucks and dimensions measuring 9.7m x 5.5m x 4.8m and 64,296kgs each, absolute precision planning was required for the loading phase, with only a few centimetres to spare as the trucks were loaded onto the vessel.

The Sierra Queen is a large capacity craft built in 1986 and has sailed thousands of tourists and locals in the Freetown area of Sierra Leone for many years. Allseas Global Logistics were asked to manage the move of this 140 mTonnes vessel from Sierra Leone to its new home in Rhodes.

The Allseas Global team sourced the best and most appropriate transport mode of choice for this project â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the RORO vessel, perfect for this kind of cargo. With careful planning to ensure the ramps and vessel door were suitable for the huge size and weight of the trucks, the team ensured a very successful shipment from Southampton, to Thailand.

The Allseas Global Logistics team worked with the client and partners to keep close lines of communication between all parties, managing the process at every stage of the move. This included the Port Agents and the Shipper to arrange the required Tug vessel to perfectly position the Sierra Queen for loading to the Mother Vessel.

For more information regarding how Allseas Global Logistics can help with your complex shipment challenges email:

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2 JUNE 2020

TRANSPORT ARM OF NHS FOUNDATION TRUST RECEIVES

REMOTE VAN EXCELLENCE F TA, the business group representing the logistics sector,

The company’s 30-strong van fleet transports medical and

has awarded QE Transport (QET) of Gateshead Health

confidential resources for the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation

NHS Foundation Trust with Van Excellence Operator

Trust, including time sensitive blood products.

Certification, the first van fleet operator to receive certification remotely under COVID-19 physical distancing rules.

Receiving Van Excellence Operator Certification is a huge

achievement for our team; as a specialised transport operation,

Van Excellence, an industry-led scheme promoting the safe,

we want to be associated with a nationally recognised transport

sustainable and efficient operation of vans, recognised QET’S

body to best promote our ongoing commitment to ensuring best

commitment to keeping its drivers, passengers, sensitive cargo, and

practice in all aspects of our operations. Giving the restrictions

other road users safe through the adoption of best practice and a

under the COVID-19 pandemic, we found the remote audit service

dedication to compliance.

ideal. The process was seamless and professional throughout and the remote auditing team were extremely knowledgeable

While social distancing rules mean the Van Excellence team are

and helpful, taking the time to guide us through the full audit

unable to undertake physical audits, the need for vans to be operated

process to help us achieve the certification. Although face to face

safely and efficiently remains the same; fortunately, the combination of

visits and on-site visits are not permitted during the pandemic,

technology and our team’s expert eye and knowledge have made remote

communication via online conferencing was helpful and efficient.

audits possible. We are so pleased to grant QET of Gateshead Health

We of course look forward to developing our relationship with

NHS Foundation Trust its Van Excellence Operator Certification,

Van Excellence moving forward in the future.

and, given the pivotal role of the NHS during the pandemic, it is an

Paul Bowmaker CMILT, Head of Transport,

honour for us that it is first to receive remote certification. The team

QE Facilities Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

at QET have shown they are committed to achieving high standards in sustainability, safety and operating competence; we were delighted to

Van Excellence is supported by the Gold Partners; The AA, Bott

present this certification to them and look forward to working with

Ltd, Brigade Electronics, Hertz UK Ltd, Lex Autolease, Quartix

them on their ongoing journey to maintaining excellence.

and TVL.

Sharon Mitchell, Head of Consulting and Standards, FTA

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EFCO, the global leader in multimodal supply chains,

Critical transport all over Europe

recently organized dedicated time-critical shipments of

GEFCO has been managing urgent deliveries worldwide to help

protective equipment for a regional supplier of dental

customers cope with particularly high demand for critical medical

clinics and a large multinational distribution group in Romania. Six

and protective equipment amid the Covid-19 crisis. For example, the

tons of freight were transported from Shanghai to Frankfurt by air

company has been transporting around 1,000 medical beds weekly

and onward to Romania by truck in three consignments containing

from France to several European destinations.

a total of 1.25 million masks and 5,100 protective goggles. GEFCO also remains committed to supporting customers from Around 1 million masks will be available on the market, while the

every industry, particularly car manufacturers. Since the start of

remaining 250,000 and the protective goggles will be distributed

the Covid-19 crisis, the company has operated multiple critical

commercially to dental clinics and laboratories. GEFCO was the only

shipments for the automotive sector to prepare for the relaunch of

provider on the market able to organize these dedicated, time-critical

manufacturing. The company is determined to keep delivering on its

shipments, which required hourly updates, real-time information on

promise to be 'Partners, unlimited' by helping customers find supply

regulations, and accelerated fiscal and customs procedures.

chain solutions during these challenging times.

I’m proud of our team, who managed to develop and implement a unique solution for customers in these turbulent times. Besides

ABOUT GEFCO

finding the right transport capacity, we used our know-how and

A world leader in multimodal supply-chain solutions and the

international presence to provide customs and tax services

European leader in automotive logistics. Building on 70 years

through GEFCO’s Frankfurt hub, which considerably speeded

of expertise and the unique expertise of its 15,000-strong

up delivery of this vital cargo.

workforce, GEFCO designs smart, flexible solutions to meet the

Radu Adăscăliței, Branch Manager Air & Sea, GEFCO Romania

most complex supply-chain challenges in every industry sector.

GEFCO SHIPS PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 3 JUNE 2020

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8 JUNE 2020

SUTTONS CONFIRMS

EXPANSION OF CONTRACT WITH GREENCHEM S uttons Tankers have secured a renewal and expansion of

We are thrilled to announce the renewal of our contract with

their existing contract with one of Europe’s largest AdBlue

Suttons Tankers. Their strategic geographical presence, along with

producers and distributors, GreenChem.

their leading levels of safety and customer service are well known in the industry, meaning that the expansion of this contract was a

The logistics and supply chain specialist, part of global firm Suttons

natural move for GreenChem.

Group, has been working with GreenChem for over nine years and

Chris Haynes, Managing Director, GreenChem

have proved themselves to be a trusted and reliable partner. Suttons operates in the UK with a fleet of more than 700 vehicles Suttons’ proven track record in safety and positive operational

focused on the chemicals, gas and fuel sectors and internationally

performance from its existing fleet of drivers were crucial in securing

with key business centres in New Jersey, Widnes, Antwerp,

this contract win.

Ludwigshafen, Kuantan, Singapore, Shanghai and Tokyo.

The renewal and expansion of our contract with GreenChem exemplifies our commitment to the safe and efficient delivery

ABOUT SUTTONS TANKERS

of products on behalf of our customers. With nearly a decade’s

Suttons Tankers, with a fleet of more than 500 tractor units

worth of experience working with GreenChem, Suttons Tankers

and over 700 road tankers and trailers in operation, is part

are looking forward to continuing to provide outstanding levels of

of Suttons Group.

service and strengthen the partnership even further. Michael Cundy, Managing Director, Suttons Tankers

Suttons Group is a leading international logistics and supply chain specialist focused on delivering products and services to the chemicals, gases, fuels, food and waste sectors.

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9 JUNE 2020

SENNDER JOINS FORCES WITH EVEROAD TO ANCHOR ITS POSITION AS

LEADING EUROPEAN DIGITAL ROAD FORWARDER S ennder, European leader in the digitalization of road

customers. Since founding, Berlin-based sennder and Everoad by

freight transport, today announces its merger with French

sennder have raised over EUR 120m from leading investors including

freight tech company Everoad. The strategic alliance is the

Accel and Lakestar to consolidate the trucking market.

foundation to build Europe’s largest digital road freight forwarding platform to facilitate the relationship between shippers and carriers.

Contributing to an impactful ecosystem

Their proprietary technology connects large enterprise companies

With the road freight market valued at nearly EUR 400bn in Europe,

with small trucking firms and will ultimately improve the image of

sennder and Everoad by sennder aim to achieve revenues of EUR 1 billion

freight logistics by reducing its environmental impact and set the

by 2024. To reach this ambitious target, the two freight logistics specialists

agenda for a sustainable industry.

will pool their technology and know-how to optimize all the stages of the supply chain. Their digital solution, which is aimed at both carriers and

Succeed as a team

shippers, reduces inefficiencies in the shipping process and allows both

Since its foundation in 2015, sennder has strived to revolutionize

reduced costs for shippers and increased revenue for carriers.

the world of freight transport in Europe. By joining the ranks with its French counterpart, Everoad, they will further expand their

Mobilizing technology for the environment

geographic growth journey with local presences across all major

Trucks represent 6% of the European Union’s total CO2 emissions.

logistics and transport hubs.

Digital freight forwarders will therefore have a strategic role in reducing carbon emissions in the sector, starting with the reduction

With offices across six countries, Europe's two largest digital freight

of ‘empty miles’ (20% of the kilometers travelled). To meet this

forwarders, lead the way in digital logistics and transportation

challenge, sennder and Everoad by sennder will harness technologies

completing over 35,000 loads per month. sennder and newly

– algorithms based on machine learning – to optimise capacity

formed Everoad by sennder now have a 350 people strong team and

allocation and continue to offer greener services, as well as carbon

an extensive network of 10,000 carrier partners and large enterprise

offsetting with strategic partners to carriers and shippers.

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ABOUT SENNDER

sennder manages over 7.500 trucks across Europe with a

sennder was founded in 2015 by David Nothacker, Nicolaus

350-people strong team. Through their in-house developed

Schefenacker and Julius Köhler and is now the leading digital

technology, sennder primarily focuses on route optimization and

European freight forwarder that connects commercial shippers

reducing empty load kilometers and downtimes.

with small trucking companies. As a data-based company, sennder contributes to a fit for the future logistics industry and

sennder is backed by Accel, Lakestar, HV Holtzbrinck, Project A,

ensures transparency and efficiency within the procurement and

Next47, SCG, Perpetual, and GR Capital. Additionally, sennder

distribution of cargo.

joined forces with industry champions Scania and Siemens to assure innovation and state of the art offerings.

With Everoad, we share a vision, DNA and common goals. In

Our objective was the same: to create a European industry

the midst of this international crisis caused by COVID-19, road

champion within the freight forwarding and logistics industry. By

freight has demonstrated its inimitable, strategic role in transporting

merging with sennder, we achieved this target and can also contribute

essential goods. It now makes more sense than ever to join forces

to reducing the environmental impact of the industry. By becoming

and integrate Everoad into the sennder group. In that way, we can

‘Everoad by sennder’, we will share our expertise and experience

jointly invest resources and knowhow to tackle the new challenges

acquired over more than four years of a pan-European vision.

and opportunities emerging out of the crisis.

Maxime Legardez, CEO & Founder, Everoad

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CEVA LOGISTICS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDS IN AFRICA 15 JUNE 2020

& UNVEILS PLAN TO BECOME A CONTINENT-WIDE MARKET LEADER

EVA Logistics is launching a three-part expansion plan for

CEVA Logistics is integrating three CMA CGM Inland

the African market, through which it aims to become a

Services facilities and opening its own new operations

leading, continent-wide market player.

Three CMA CGM Inland Services (CCIS) facilities are also joining CEVA’s network in Mali, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. These

With the acquisition of AMI Worldwide,

intermodal sites provide a launch platform for the company’s freight

CEVA Logistics is accelerating its expansion

management ambitions. They offer freight forwarding services in

in East and Southern Africa

addition to their full range of inland solutions related to container

CEVA Logistics has acquired a controlling shareholding in AMI

fleet management and ocean freight value-added services such as

Worldwide, a third-party logistics provider with an extensive

'Reefer' (refrigerated container) management services, stuffing and

network in East and Southern Africa, which has more than 100

de-stuffing of containers, dry port and container depot functions.

years of expertise in the region.

These entities keep their close relationship with CEVA’s parent company, the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and

Effective July 1st, the AMI Worldwide office network in 12 countries

logistics, which enjoys a historically strong continental presence.

in East and Southern Africa and its almost 1,000 employees will have joined join the CEVA global network. They will provide a platform

CEVA is also expanding in Mauritania, where a direct presence

for further investment and expansion throughout the continent,

has been established with extensive expertise in transit corridor

with the objective of offering CEVA’s customers a seamless network,

operations, and in Ethiopia, where a new joint venture with MACFAA

facilitating cargo movement within Africa and strengthening trade

will be integrated into the CEVA network once all regulatory

ties with the rest of the world.

approvals are obtained.

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CEVA presses ahead to achieve its goal of becoming a market leader in Africa With these new strategic investments, CEVA is greatly expanding its capabilities in Africa, where it is able to provide a full range of logistics services to meet the rapid growth of the retail and consumer goods markets there. Simultaneously, it is able to link its customers to its strong global network alongside its best-in-class services and unmatched expertise. In total, CEVA Logistics in Africa will represent: •• A presence in 41 countries through 79 offices •• 1,300 staff members •• 19 full-service warehouses providing 135,000 square metres of storage capacity •• A fleet of 1,500 trucks Businesses across the African continent enjoy significant growth prospects and logistics solutions are crucial to materializing these opportunities, by ensuring supply chains work well and trade flows run smoothly. With our strategic, continental expansion plan, CEVA will play an integral part in supporting the continent’s socioeconomic emergence, offering our customers our full range of tailored, innovative solutions along with our recognized expertise

ABOUT CEVA LOGISTICS

and our operational excellence. In so doing, we aim to become a

CEVA Logistics, a world reference in third-party logistics,

leading, continent-wide market player.

provides and operates transportation and supply-chain

Mathieu Friedberg, Chief Executive Officer, CEVA Logistics

solutions for large or medium size national and multinational companies. CEVA Logistics offers a broad range of services in

Countries served directly by CEVA in Africa

both Contract Logistics and Freight Management thanks to

now comprise:

78,000 employees, operating over 1,000 facilities in more than

•• West coast: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania

160 countries. CEVA Logistics’ experienced specialists focus

•• Central Africa: Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo

on seamlessly designing end-to-end customized solutions to

•• Southern Africa: Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa,

meet the complex and rapidly evolving supply chain needs

Zambia, Zimbabwe •• Eastern Africa: Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda,

whatever the business sector. CEVA Logistics is part of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics.

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EUROPA OPENS £60m CORBY WAREHOUSE ON TIME 18 JUNE 2020

IN SPITE OF COVID-19 CHALLENGES

uropa Warehouse has moved into its new £60m state-

Despite the massive impact of Covid-19 bringing with it changes to

of-the-art 3pl facility in Corby on schedule. Despite the

regulations, working practices, and Government guidelines regarding

impact of Covid-19 and a huge number of obstacles which

social distancing the project remained on track.

this presented Europa’s construction team and partners completed the site, which is now operational.

We’re delighted to mark a great beginning for this amazing new state-of-the-art facility. I am hugely proud of the team for winning

The team has already won a substantial new client contract which

this major new contract and how everyone responded so positively

means that the facility is reaching capacity.

in getting the facility ready. Maria Torrent-March, Logistics Director, Europa

Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious independent logistics operator and Europa Warehouse is its specialist 3PL warehousing and logistics division. Located on a 25-acre site at Midlands Logistics Park, the ground floor of the new Corby warehouse alone is equivalent to seven premier league football pitches with 715,000 ft2 dedicated to logistics and 100,000 pallet spaces. This new facility doubles Europa Warehouse’s logistics portfolio and has been constructed to a high-quality specification, including above market standard 18 metre heights to facilitate three floors of mezzanines. To maximise the height of the building, racking has been built to nine levels and utilises the very latest VNA technology.

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Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pleased to have completed Corby which has been made possible because of the team, both internally and our external partners. We want to say a special thank you for everyone involved in pulling together to help us with this project. This would not have been possible without the support of the developer Mulberry Developments and DWS our construction team VolkerFitzpatrick and Dominic Construction and fit out team Linde Material Handling UK as well as the professional and legal teams from Inspire (Health & Safety), Aston Lark (Insurance Broker), EMW Law and Eversheds. As well as continued support of the team at Budworth Hardcastle (Property Consultants). Despite the lockdown with all of its associated challenges every single department at Europa has worked tirelessly to open our new site. From the recruitment team hiring a brand-new team of 120, staff training, to designing and procuring IT and all of the operations. Well done to everyone for their

customer support by phone and digital platforms. It already supports

spectacular achievements and efforts on this project.

a wide range of leading blue-chip clients and this new Corby facility

Andrew Baxter, Managing Director, Europa Worldwide Group

enhances its services significantly.

Europa Warehouse provides a range of value-added capabilities

Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious independent logistics

including e-commerce fulfilment, production services, inventory

operator with six divisions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Europa Road, Europa Air & Sea,

management, packing, labelling, special deliveries, final assembly,

Europa Showfreight, Europa Warehouse, Europa Contact Centre

quality control and critical parts management. Europa also has a fully

and Continental Cargo Carriers. Europa was recently featured in

compliant contact centre, offering an extensive range of outsourced

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18 JUNE 2020

OPERATORS DESPAIR AS

HGV TEST ANNOUNCEMENT LEFT TO LAST MIN F TA, the business organisation representing the logistics sector,

FTA members remain confused why DVSA examiners have not yet

is angry that its members have been left in the dark by government

been sent back to work when businesses across the country, by

for the second month in a row, as they await an announcement

following Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

on how HGV MOT testing will be conducted from July onwards.

(BEIS) guidelines, have been operating for some time.

James Firth, FTA’s head of road freight regulation, has expressed

DVSA withdrew its Vehicle Standards Assessors from testing

dismay that businesses are still uncertain as to whether or not the

facilities overnight on 18 March and started issuing three-month

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will be conducting

exemption certificates to vehicles from 24 March.

annual vehicle tests by the end of June. FTA has offered Government many suggestions for how safety With just 13 days to go before bookable MOT test appointments

tests could be resumed but exactly three months since the tests

would need to be available from DVSA, we are concerned that more

were stopped so abruptly, there still doesn't seem to be a plan and

exemption certificates will need to be issued, resulting in some

this is hindering our ability to help the nation get back to work.

trucks operating for 18 months since their last MOT. In addition, operators are concerned about whether or not DVSA will have

FTA is meeting with Transport Minister Baroness Vere on Friday in

sufficient testing resource available to return to full volume testing

the hope that industry can be given some degree of certainty as it

in the near future. Businesses need to be able to plan and schedule

supports the economic recovery into the summer.

vehicle tests and Authorised Testing Facilities (private sector facilities used by DVSA) need to take bookings. For vehicles due their test in June, the announcement that they would be given an exemption certificate was made on 28 May. The uncertainty caused by these month-by-month last minute announcements is a pressure that freight businesses could do without while they are focused on keeping the economy running during the coronavirus crisis.

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ith one month until the deadline date (17 July 2020) for a decision on the A303 improvement scheme,

ABOUT FTA

Chris Yarsley, Policy Manager for Road Infrastructure

FTA is one of the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading business groups, representing

at FTA comments:

logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading, and more than seven million people directly employed in the

FTA is urging the government to decide in favour of the A303

making, selling and moving of goods. With COVID-19, Brexit,

improvement scheme; this initiative is vital to solving the reliability,

new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in

congestion and safety issues along this corridor. The UK needs efficient

the way goods move across borders and through the supply

and effective road transport networks to function properly, but the

chain, logistics has never been more important to UK plc.

issues with the A303 have long blighted economic and social growth

FTA supports, shapes and stands up for safe and efficient

in the region. The plans, which include dualling of the remaining single

logistics, and is the only business group which represents the

carriageway sections and the creation of a tunnel by Stonehenge,

whole industry, with members from the road, rail, sea and

would significantly improve infrastructure in the South West while

air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as

supporting tourism and the respecting the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heritage by

retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the

removing the busy road from view of the monument. With the A303

efficient movement of goods. For more information about

such a crucial corridor for both the tourism and logistics industries,

the organisation and its work, including its ground-breaking

it must be fit for purpose and able to support both sustainably and

research into the impacts of COVID-19 on the whole supply

effectively. FTA has been campaigning for several years to see this

chain, please visit www.fta.co.uk.

scheme come to fruition; now, we urge the government to make the right decision for the future of the South West.

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18 JUNE 2020

WORKS START ON SITE AT

RYGOR HEATHROW TRUCK CENTRE M ercedes-Benz commercial vehicle Dealer group, Rygor

The current health pandemic has unsurprisingly caused some delays

Commercials, is delighted to announce that works have

to the Dealer’s plans for truck and van dedication at its Heathrow

started on site at its new Heathrow Truck Centre at

site; something which had been part of its business strategy for 2020.

The Camgate Centre in Stanwell.

For the team, it’s always about delivering the highest level of

The Dealer’s new truck-dedicated facility will offer an enhanced

service to our customers and the past few months have been no

service level, designed especially for truck customers. With almost

different. Every member of staff at Rygor has played such a significant

30,000sq ft of space across the site, truck customers will find the

part in keeping our customers on the road in these uncertain

new branch a pleasure to visit, with ample parking and space for

times, especially key and critical workers. It is fantastic to see this

truck and trailer manoeuvrability, especially important in such a

step forward in our plans for our truck site, which will allow us

busy area of the country. The centre will include a minimum of 16

to continue to build on our great relationships with our existing

workshop truck bays with top of the range, fully automated safety

customers, as well as no doubt building new ones going forward. The

systems and two pits. It is also planned for the workshop to be fitted

new Truck site is located just a mile down the road from our existing

with full vehicle test preparation equipment.

Heathrow branch, which will in turn become our Rygor Heathrow van site. Furthermore, it is only 3.5miles from the M25 and less than

Seeing works get underway at the new site is extremely exciting

5miles from the M4, so really convenient for drivers.

for myself and the team. The new site, with its increased space will allow us to look after more vehicles at any one time, ensuring truck

The existing Rygor Heathrow site off Stanwell Road will become

uptime for our customers. We understand that keeping vehicles on

a retail-friendly Van dedicated site after the new Truck branch

the road is essential to our customers and their businesses, which

opens and will continue to offer sales, parts and maintenance of

is why we will be offering out of hours maintenance and repair of

Mercedes-Benz Vans.

trucks, once the site is up and running. Sean Joyce, Service Manager, Rygor Heathrow

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We’re delighted that Rygor is investing in the Mercedes-Benz Truck Service network with this new facility, and continuing its

ABOUT RYGOR

longstanding relationship with our brand. We look forward to this

Award-winning Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicle Dealer group,

facility opening later in the year.

Rygor, has branches throughout Berkshire, Gloucestershire,

Mike Belk, Managing Director, Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK

Oxfordshire, Somerset, West London, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire, offering extensive coverage for customers

Sean added:

Our Heathrow site is a very busy operation, but our

throughout the M5, M4 and M42 corridors.

team is extremely passionate about what they do and seeing things get off the ground at the new site is hugely exciting. We are keeping

The Rygor business has expanded and gone from strength

our staff across the business up to date with progress through regular

to strength in recent years, launching its flagship Gloucester

communications, including photo galleries, as we know that this is an

branch in late 2016 (which won Showroom of the Year at

exciting time for everyone – seeing the business evolve and develop to

the 2018 Commercial Motor Awards) and undergoing a

offer our customers an even more streamlined service.

significant refurbishment of its Oxford branch in 2018. Rygor was delighted to be announced as winners of the ‘Best Sales Team’ award at the 2019 AM Awards and ‘Franchised Dealer of the Year’ at the 2019 Commercial Motor awards, demonstrating our continued commitment to our customers and dedication to providing exceptional customer service.

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EXPERTS

ecent weeks have proved to many of us that adaptability

Eco-friendly Technologies

is key. The impact of the coronavirus is likely to be lasting

The FTA has announced that they’ll be launching sustainable

and every industry is considering their traditional working

infrastructure initiatives in Northern Ireland moving forward and it’s

methods – including those in the logistics sector. Industry clients

likely that this will be the case for the entirety of the UK in the near

require hauliers across the UK to deliver bespoke, efficient and

future. For construction logistics, in particular, a major challenge will

reliable haulage solutions that meet their ever-changing needs

arise in how to best adapt methodology and adopt environmentally-

seamlessly, and as we move toward an uncertain future, versatility

friendly procedures. Indeed, it’s no secret that the sector doesn’t

and innovation will be integral.

have the best track record when it comes to carbon emissions.

In this article, we will explore how the haulage sector could evolve in

That said, we are witnessing hauliers become more eco-conscious and

the years to come – more specifically, how construction logistics will

taking collective steps toward positive change. A prominent transition

adapt to suit the demands of a developing world. These services can

for many arises with Low Emission Zone compliant fleets, which are

be some of the most demanding within the industry, often providing

moving goods in and out of London to support UK supply chains whilst

tailored transport services through major cities and thus anticipating

limiting their impact on the city’s air quality and carbon footprint.

some major changes. So, whilst nothing is set in stone, there are a

However, as you would likely expect, there is still much to be done.

number of changes that we might expect to see! The future of construction logistics has its sights set on innovation and mass production. It’s likely that we will see the development of new technologies that prioritise sustainability and subvert expectations. The introduction of electric and carbon-neutral vehicles are suggested to be the front runners – massively reducing

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HOW CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS WILL ADAPT IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD

the environmental impact of long-haul journeys. Of course, one of

A Change in Timings

the notable drawbacks to wide-spread implementation of this sort

A slight roadblock for haulage companies is the London Lorry

of technology is that it currently doesn’t have the range or power to

Control Scheme which prevents heavy-weight vehicles from making

be effective – especially for making long haulage journeys. However,

journeys in certain residential areas from 9:00 pm to 7:00 am. Whilst

as technology advances and demand grows, this is something we

it’s doubtful that this scheme would be axed altogether, we may find

might expect to be implemented in the future.

that if electric vehicles come to fruition then certain acceptances will be made. The scheme itself is to minimise any noise pollution

A Change in Supply Chains

that may disturb the public, a noteworthy concern, but as electric

The expansion of consolidation centres has been in the minds’

vehicles are much quieter, we could expect a change. What’s more,

of many for some time now, but following this unusual period,

this will also decrease carbon emissions in certain circumstances as

there’s no reason that hauliers will not approach new challenges

vehicles will be able to make the preferred, shorter routes within

with a rejuvenated spirit. These expansions will allow regional

controlled hours.

distribution centres to become a thing of the past for construction logistics and instead make way for new centres that are tailored

Our current environment makes it almost impossible to have a clear

to the servicing of densely populated areas with intricate and

idea of what the future will bring, but together as an industry, there

time-dependent consignments.

is no reason that we may not overcome this challenge with a fresh and improved outlook.

Whilst now just a convenient stop-gap for forwarders to process their deliveries, it’s expected that these centres are set to become

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Further information can be found at aalshipping.com

AAL SHIPPING TRANSPORTS 38 YACHTS 9 JUNE 2020

USA TO EUROPE IN A SINGLE SAILING

ward-winning multipurpose (MPP) and project heavy

Moving this many yachts in one go is always full of challenges

lift carrier AAL Shipping, in partnership with Peters &

and we are very careful which carrier we choose for such a voyage.

May, has successfully transported 38 private yachts – the

AAL provided us with a timely solution and the whole operation

largest of which was 32 m long – on deck in a single sailing from

went extremely smoothly. We are now looking forward to our next

Fort Lauderdale, US, to Southampton, UK, and Antwerp, Belgium.

transatlantic voyage. Dave Holley, Chief Executive Officer, Peters & May

The cargo covered an area of 2,500 m2 – about half the size of a soccer pitch – and was carried aboard the ‘mega size’ 31,000 dwt AAL Melbourne,

The AAL Melbourne recently transported two giant jib cranes,

with her 39,500 cbm intake capacity and weather deck space of 3,000 m2.

each weighing 900 metric tonnes from Taicang, China, to Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates. AAL has released drone footage of both of

With 25-years’ experience delivering tramp chartering solutions

the cargos on board the ship, which can be downloaded here.

and operating scheduled liner services on busy trades around the world, we have carried our fair share of pleasure craft. Only a few

AAL, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, has launched

months ago, we transported an 86m long aluminium superyacht hull

a new initiative called ‘Get Onboard!’ offering cargo transport,

from China to Australia, the largest single floating cargo piece that

free of freight charge, to registered charities worldwide needing to

we have ever carried. Similarly, 38 yachts with an average length of

transport vital goods and equipment internationally and suffering the

16m on deck requires well-planned stowage engineering and lashing,

financial effects of the Covid-19 global pandemic.

a first-class crew and a very special ship. At a time when the global shipping community is concerned about the ability of MPP carriers to deliver service and schedule integrity, this sailing examples AAL’s own boosted frequency through the US. In a boost to the region’s shippers, in June we have multiple MPP vessels calling US West Coast, Gulf and East Coast Ports and ready to serve market needs. Marc Willim, General Manager of Chartering Department, AAL

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e are pleased to welcome Schryver de Colombia S.A.S.

The pick up for the cargo was Yumbo (just North of Cali) in

as new members! The company are already members

Colombia with the final destination at Quito, Ecuador.

in Ecuador and were established in Colombia in 1993.

Their Colombian offices are in Bogota, Cartagena and Medellin.

The big challenges for this project were the size and weight of the cargo, customs formalities and the restrictions due to

Holding IATA, ISO 9001 and BASC certification, they were also given

Covid-19. Due to these challenges, it was required to ship some

references by current PCN members. Their main services include

pieces from the Port of Buenaventura to Posorja (near Guayaquil)

project and OOG cargo, heavy loads, full air charters, ocean freight

instead of a direct transport via road. Whilst the 2nd and 3rd lots

(FCL & LCL), trucking, air freight and warehousing with specialist

could be transported directly by road in March and April, the 1st

experience in the oil & gas and power & energy sectors.

(due to customs restrictions) and 4th (due to COVID-19 border restrictions as 14 days quarantine for drivers was in place) lots had

Photographed in the gallery below is a recent project handled by

to be shipped via ocean.

Schryver of 8 units of heat exchangers for the oil industry from

Business Development Manager, Schryver de Colombia

Colombia to Ecuador. The 8 heat exchangers were handled in 4 lots with 2 units per lot.

WELCOMING SCHRYVER DE COLOMBIA

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9 JUNE 2020

CF&S ORGANISE ANOTHER LOAD OF

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY BY RAIL

F&S have organised the transportation

CF&S provides special services for the transportation of

of agricultural machinery from Finland

heavyweight and oversized items in the Baltic States, Russia and

to Azerbaijan via Estonia.

CIS countries. Based on the unique needs of the customer, we can organise transportation by sea, road and/or rail. Our services

The machines arrived by trucks to Paldiski South Harbour in Estonia

includes load planning, checking road conditions and/or railway

where they were disassembled by CF&S specialists to help reduce

routes, procuring the necessary permits, temporary removal of

the cost of the project. A total of 48 units of agricultural machinery

traffic obstacles as well as shifting goods by sliding and jacking or by

were then carefully loaded onto CF&S-owned special 80' railway

use of other specialized hoisting equipment. For further information

platforms and sent to Azerbaijan. The distance covered by the

please contact us on project@cfs.ee.

equipment totalled about 4,000km. www.cfs.net

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he projects team at KGE Baltic recently

organised the reports to be done by SGS company, as per the clients

handled the delivery of industrial equipment

requirements, as the cargo is very sensitive and high-valued. After

to Qarshi, Uzbekistan.

the implementation of all necessary procedures, we sailed to Yalova Port in Turkey from Bari.

The project consisted of... After the vessels arrival in Yalova, we repeated the survey and

•• 2 x low-bed trailers each with control cabin at 45,200kg

directed all trucks for storage in a Turkey warehouse as the TR-GE

/ 17.0 x 4.3 x 3.9m

border obligated a 14 day quarantine for drivers due to COVID-19. Two weeks later, we arranged the reloading from the warehouse

•• 2 x flat-bed trailers each with walkaway at 26,700kg

onto trucks and implemented a survey report for the third time

/ 12.19 x 2.44 x 2.59m

accordingly to the customer's requirements.

•• 1 x tilt trailer

The trucks then drove, via the GE border, straight to Baku Port in Azerbaijan where another SGS survey report was completed

•• 1 x tilt trailer with extended roof for IMCO cargo

before embarkment to the Port of Kuryk, Kazakhstan. On arrival

with 3.09m height

at Kuryk, the last survey report was organised before leaving for the final destination in Qarshi where the delivery to consignee was

KGE's scope of work began on collection of the cargo as explained

completed successfully."

by Arseniy Langfrid (Operations Manager); "We positioned empty trailers, which arrived at Bari Port in Italy from Turkey by RO-

Despite COVID-19 quarantine challenges, the job was done with

RO vessel, and the cargo was loaded on special trailers. Our client

minimal issues and the cargo arrived safe and sound at the job site.

had requested the survey report to be done at 4 points on the

The well-qualified team at KGE made all necessary plans to solve

routing to make sure that the cargo was safe and sound. So, we

any issues which appeared. 11 JUNE 2020

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PCN MEMBERSHIP IN UZBEKISTAN 15 JUNE 2020

WITH ARDENA TRANSPORT

e are pleased to introduce membership in Uzbekistan with Ardena Transport. The company are 10 years old and are located in Tashkent. Their main services

include project & oversized cargo, logistics, sea freight, trucking, rail freight, air freight, multimodal transportation and chartering. Our company has extensive experience in high-quality project cargo management, solutions and transportation. We are focused on the delivery of project cargo from and to Uzbekistan and other regions of Central Asia. Ardena Transport is the preferred partner for an array of reputable companies in the sectors of oil & gas, petrochemicals, mining, factories, infrastructure, energy, dredging, industrial and ship-building. We manage complex logistics operations with customised solutions and the greatest care and precision. Our expertise and experience in project cargo allows us to develop a comprehensive strategy that takes every facet of the project into consideration, from freight evaluations and carrier selections, to site surveys and route clearances. This results in considerable savings in both time and money and the avoidance of costly mistakes. We understand that every project has its own unique characteristics and requirements and our team of experts come up with the perfect solutions to match any inquiry. No matter how complex the project may be, we know how to take care of it! Olesya Prutkova, Ardena

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GE Baltic have handled a multimodal shipment (road-sea-

Before the shipment started, we sent our subcontractor to

road) delivering heavy and oversized industrial equipment

visit the loading site to check the cargo and ensure that everything

from a warehouse in Dunkirk in France to the Pustinnoe

matched according to the shipping documentation. As always, we

Field in Balkhash City, Kazakhstan.

took extra care to observe the condition of the cargo and take regular photo reports, sending daily dispositions and strongly

The OOG cargo consisted of 2 x MF2473 Metso Screens (dismantled

following the safety rules from the consignee.

to 8 parts) with the units measuring as follows:

Arseniy Langfrid, Operations Manager, KGE

•• 2 at 8.90 x 3.40 x 3.93m / 21,400kg

The transportation and entire project ran smoothly and successfully

•• 2 at 7.85 x 2.00 x 3.16m / 7,700kg

with no delays or damages. The cargo was safely delivered and KGE's

•• 2 at 3.48 x 2.93 x 2.10m / 2,930kg

reliable services fully met with the satisfied customer's requirements.

•• 2 at 3.08 x 2.78 x 1.40m / 1,730kg The rest of the shipment consisted of standard dimensions units which were delivered by FTL truck. The multimodal shipment was transported to St. Petersburg Port for shipping before the OOG and FTL trucks continued onto Balkhash after customs procedures.

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ALS & NORSEA JOIN FORCES 22 JUNE 2020

TO FOCUS ON WIND LOGISTICS

oday we announce the establishment of Elevon, a company

We’re excited to introduce the capabilities of Elevon to the wind

solely focused on wind logistics. Transporting large and

industry. The experience and strengths of our owners, ALS and

delicate structures for wind projects, is a technical exercise

NorSea, paired with the global networks and resources of Wallenius

demanding focus and dedication. Until now, logistics within the wind

Wilhelmsen and Wilhelmsen, allow us to bring new capabilities and

industry has not received the attention it deserves, a gap addressed

integrated solutions to wind projects – both onshore and offshore,

by Elevon. With a strong logistics heritage and resources in place,

says CCO of Elevon, Ian LaPointe. He explains how growth and

Elevon’s sole aim is to get more turbines spinning.

innovation will continue to shape the wind industry. With an exclusive wind focus, Elevon can respond quicker to industry dynamics and

Big opportunities need a singular focus. The pure-play strategy

changing market requirements.

allows Elevon to anticipate and respond quicker to client needs, attract industry-specific talent, go ‘all-in’ in tailoring operations for

Andrew Civil – ALS’ Head of Commercial and Elevon’s Chief

wind project delivery, and make very specific investments to support

Operations Officer adds

clients in the wind industry.

new opportunity which enables ALS to enhance the current services

Knut Magne Johannessen, CEO, Elevon

we offer our clients in onshore and offshore renewables. Contacts

We are all really enthusiastic about this

within ALS will remain the same for clients for the current time. The Elevon is a new venture between Abnormal Load Services (ALS) and

only thing that will change are the additional services and expertise

NorSea, companies already established within the wind industry.

we can share as Elevon.

They will combine their strengths in large and complex project logistics and offshore supply logistics. Further in the background,

In recent years, the wind industry has experienced accelerated

Wallenius Wilhelmsen and the Wilhelmsen group, owners of ALS

growth and rapid improvement and innovation, creating complex

and NorSea respectively, will provide additional support through

challenges but also opportunities for project logistics. In response

global networks, enabling Elevon to punch way above its weight.

to this change, the decision was made to establish a dedicated,

Elevon will provide project advisory services, logistics management

forward-looking company, focusing only on wind logistics. Elevon

and solutions, as well as technical services to the wind industry.

was conceived to grow with the developing needs and expectations of the market.

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Elevon will draw from the rich capabilities and resources of its heritage to form local collaborations to design and deliver tailored project logistics solutions. Elevon can provide its services globally but is targeting key markets in Europe, US and Asia. The leadership team for the new venture was selected from ALS and Norsea Group: Knut Magne Johannessen (Norsea) as CEO, Andrew Civil (ALS, UK) as COO, Ian LaPointe (Norsea) as CCO and Wouter Jacquemyn (ALS, Belgium) as Projects Director.

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DACHSER PERU TRANSPORTS LOCOMOTIVES 23 JUNE 2020

FROM PORT OF HOUSTON TO PERU

achser Peru, subsidiary of the global provider of logistics

3 Align with a reliable, local-market heavy hauler that has the

solutions Dachser, announced today that it has successfully

required equipment to transport the heavy units through the

delivered two locomotives to a major railroad customer

streets of Callao and surrounding neighbourhoods en route to

in Peru. Weighing over 180 tonnes each, the units were initially

Lima, while navigating around overpassing traffic and air cables.

received at the Port of Houston in the U.S. and then delivered right to the customer facility located in Lima, Peru.

4 Upon final arrival at customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facility in Lima, orchestrate secure discharge of the locomotive units from the heavy hauler

As Peru continues to develop its railroad infrastructure, we are

and placement onto the railroad track utilising two heavy cranes.

especially proud to deliver two 180-ton locomotives. Managing all the steps of this type of heavy-lift cargo project can be quite challenging;

Of significant importance was the selection of the appropriate vessel

however, Dachser was able to manage the transport and delivery

that had adequate crane capacity. Further, Dachser Peru effectively

process without any issue to the full satisfaction of our customer.

subcontracted the applicable heavy equipment haulers as well as

Eduardo Rey, Managing Director, Dachser Peru

supervised the on- and off-loading process. This was especially challenging given the current pandemic situation and safety-protocol

There are many challenges during the process of transferring heavy

guidelines; however, the end result has been resounding customer

equipment and cargo such as a locomotive. This process included

satisfaction with its successful delivery acceptance in Lima.

four key critical phases that needed to be flawlessly executed in order to ensure a safe delivery to the customer, and they include:

The delivery of these two locomotives showcase Dachserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s project cargo logistics capabilities in Peru. We are honoured to support the

1 Implement safe on loading of the locomotive units at origin onto the vessel at the Port of Houston.

country's rail infrastructure development and are looking forward to working with our Peruvian partners for future projects as this growth continues.

2 Execute safe offloading of the units at the Port of Callao, using vessel cranes.

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olaris Shipping Agencies have successfully handled a time

The scope of work handled by Polaris included...

sensitive project shipment of rail wagons and cars with

•• Coordination with shippers & sub-vendors for correct

attached cranes from Saudi Arabia to Italy.

The Polaris project team was responsible for the inward movement of the shipment into Saudi Arabia in 2018. Since the team was fully knowledgeable on the import documentations and procedures,

documentation •• Route survey & road adjustments completed with all HSE requirements •• Completion of customs formalities, police permissions etc. considering the restricted curfew hours

it helped to handle the re-export process smoothly even though

•• Pick up of cargo on special axles, stuffing and securing on flat racks

there was a curfew imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and all

•• Smooth ocean freight arrangements.

government offices were working with reduced staff including the Saudi Arabian Customs and Traffic Authorities.

ABOUT POLARIS

Due to the sensitive nature of the shipment and the specific and

Polaris Shipping Agencies have been in business since 1992

strict quality guidance from the client for transportation, Polaris

and is a leading agency and project logistics company in the

ensured excellent pre-shipment coordination and planning with all

UAE, offering diversified services to an established and

concerned sub vendors so all parties were aware of the procedures

global customer base. Polaris represents several reputed

to avoid any issues during handling.

European heavy lift carriers as port agents in the Middle East and Persian Gulf ports, giving our partners and customers the convenience of dealing with a single point of contact. The experienced project team at Polaris offer dedicated account management and listen to each client's needs and requirements carefully for tailor-made solutions.

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3 JUNE 2020

ABP APPOINTS NEW

GROUP HEAD OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS A ssociated British Ports

(ABP) is delighted

ABOUT ABP

t he

ABP is the UK’s leading ports operator with 21 ports

appointment of Madeleine Hallward

and other transport related businesses creating a unique

as ABP’s new Group Head of

national network capable of handling a vast array of cargo.

Strategic Communications. This is

The company contributes £7.5 billion to the UK economy

a new role created to develop and

every year and supports 119,000 jobs. Our current investment

drive the new company strategy

programme promises to further increase our contribution to

in three core areas: government

regional economies around the UK.

a n no u nce

relations, external communications and brand development/marketing.

ABP... •• Handles over 1.5 million vehicles every year

Madeleine will take up the role in July. She is currently a non-

•• Generates around one quarter of the UK’s rail freight

executive director on the board of the Office of Rail and Road and

•• Has 1.4 million square metres of covered storage

was previously Director for Government Affairs for Ford of Britain,

•• Has 1,000 hectares of open storage

where she served for six years on the UK Board. Prior to Ford she

•• Handles around 90 million tonnes of cargo each year

worked at Diageo, Bloomberg, Energy UK and NESTA.

•• Owns 5,000 hectares of port estate •• Has 87km of quay

Central to ABP’s strategy is our ability to build strong engagement and relationships with national and local government, our customers

Our five-year investment programme across the group is

and other key external stakeholders, so we are delighted that

worth £1 billion. Our investment is designed to respond to the

Madeleine has chosen to join ABP and lead this part of our new

needs of our customers whose business relies on our ports for

business strategy.

access to international and, in some cases, domestic markets.

Julian Walker, Chief Commercial Officer, ABP

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enior Australian infrastructure leaders Glenn Thornton

the foundations of a broader plan to ensure the Hunter, NSW and

and Paul Brown will join Port of Newcastle’s (PON)

Australian economies have the future infrastructure they will need –

executive team on 9 June as the organisation enters a

that involves investments in a range of trade opportunities, including

major growth phase.

the proposed $1.8 billion Multi-purpose Deepwater Terminal (MDT) project. In both cases, we have appointed senior leaders with a deep

Mr Thornton – who joins the Port from global engineering

understanding of, and first-hand experience in, all commercial aspects

professional services consulting firm WSP, where he was the NSW

of the large-scale projects Port of Newcastle is now pursuing.

Region Director and Project Director Advisory for Australia – has been appointed PON’s Executive Manager Projects.

Mr Thornton is a former Hunter Business Chamber CEO who has forged strong relationships with senior leaders within business and

Mr Brown, appointed the port’s Executive Manager Business

government. With more than 30 years’ experience in the delivery of

Development, was formerly General Manager of Growth and

major infrastructure, including advisory, planning, design, governance

Business Development at freight rail operator Aurizon. He was most

and project management, Mr Thornton said he was pleased to be

recently based in New York with one of the world’s most innovative

helping future-proof the Hunter region.

companies, General Electric, as Sales Director for GE Renewable Energy and, before that, GE Transportation (Rail, Mining and Marine).

The investment that is planned for the Port of Newcastle will not only create thousands of jobs during construction, it will also have

Port of Newcastle CEO Craig Carmody said the two executive

huge ongoing employment and business growth implications for this

appointments came at a critical time for the port’s diversification

city and the Hunter region for the years to come.

plans.

Both Glenn and Paul have extensive leadership experience

involving significant assets and projects worth billions of dollars –

Mr Brown said he was pleased to use his mix of experience in

this will be critical as the port pursues projects designed to directly

infrastructure, asset optimisation and innovative technology in rail,

contribute to the Hunter’s economic recovery from COVID-19 and

mining and energy to drive new forms of trade through the largest

secure the region’s long term prosperity. Port of Newcastle is building

port on Australia’s east coast. 3 JUNE 2020

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VIRTUAL PORT TOUR BREAKS ATTENDANCE RECORDS 12 JUNE 2020

FOR YOUNG FORWARDER NETWORK

he latest event to be held since the British International

Ms Laybourn said:

Freight Association (BIFA) relaunched its Young Forwarder

enabler. In spite of the necessary restrictions in place due to

Network attracted a record attendance for any event, real

Covid-19, trade at the gateway continues! Given that we are unable

or virtual, since the YFN was originally launched in March 2019.

DP World London Gateway is a global trade

to welcome large groups of visitors to the port at the present time, I thought let’s take the port to the members of the YFN through a

Lexi Laybourn, YFN committee member and customer services

virtual port tour. It was fantastic to see such an interest in the event

operator at DP World London Gateway attracted 71 virtual

and so encouraging that young industry professionals want to stay in

attendees to her tour of the DP World London Gateway port

contact, remotely, through the BIFA Young Forwarder Network.

conducted online via Zoom. The development of BIFA’s YFN continues to be of great The behind-the-scenes tour was the second of many upcoming

importance. The virtual port tour, which followed a virtual bake off

online events for the YFN and delivered some fascinating insight

last week, are just the start of a series of web-based quizzes, guest

into the day-to-day activities at one of the UK’s most advanced port

interviews, training masterclasses, Q&A sessions and other things

and integrated logistics hubs.

that are being planned, whilst social gatherings are not allowed. Carl Hobbis, Training Development Manager, BIFA

'Attendees' witnessed over the internet how London Gateway’s highly productive deep water berths are built to handle the world’s largest vessels and its state-of-the-art technology means that it can

ABOUT YFN

do this in a safe, reliable and efficient manner.

BIFA, the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, launched its Young Forwarder Network

The tour incorporated all aspects of landside and shipside activity,

in March 2019. It is aimed at supporting individuals that have

an outside terminal port tour to see container ships, trucks and

recently joined the logistics sector, and due to COVID-19 BIFA

rail freight in operation and there were plenty of opportunities for

is attempting to continue the success of its YFN virtually.

participants to interact.

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ward-winning stevedoring company, Solent Stevedores,

Construction will begin on Monday 22 June to expand the container

begins work today to expand its empty container handling

yard on Berth 7, outside of the terminal’s ISPS perimeter and adjacent

facility at DP World London Gateway.

to the port’s main gate.

Solent Stevedores first opened the five-acre facility at London

I am delighted that we have reached an agreement with Solent

Gateway in 2016. The expansion will increase their site by 82% and

Stevedores to allow for the expansion of their empty container

will be fully operational by the end of 2020.

facility. In the four years since Solent Stevedores opened at DP World London Gateway, volumes handled at the port have

The empty container yard, located on berth 7 of London Gateway

consistently grown and this has opened opportunities to our

Port, provides associated container services such as: empty container

customers based within the port. Having recently welcomed the

and reefer storage; maintenance and repair; and shunting.

world’s largest container ship, HMM Algeciras, and with our diverse mix of trade routes adding to the port’s resilience, I am confident

London Gateway’s deep-sea port handles the largest container

that the expansion of the Solent Stevedores facility will help attract

vessels in the world and continues to open new trade routes to

more business to DP World London Gateway.

enable smarter trade.

James Leeson, Head of Commercial – UK Ports, DP World

Solent Stevedores has been running at capacity for some time

We are thrilled to be embarking on this depot expansion project

and, with added shipping services calling at the port and increased

with DP World London Gateway, particularly at this time. The

requirements from both existing and new clients, this development

commitment made by Solent Stevedores further demonstrates

was the natural next step to take.

the significance we place on the long-term strategic importance of London Gateway and the ever-expanding range of services offered.

The expansion of the site will increase Solent Stevedores capacity

It has been evident for some time that we needed to expand our

up to 4,300 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) allowing for further

footprint further to meet the growing business needs of our clients

growth and continuing their high-quality services for their customers.

and we very much look forward to welcoming them into our new facility at the end of the year. Ian Jacobs, Operations Director, Solent Stevedores

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25 JUNE 2020

PORT WELFARE FUND TO

SUPPORT SEAFARERS VISITING THE TYNE P ort of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports, has

The money raised will be distributed between The Mission to

raised almost £18,000 for the benefit of seafarers visiting

Seafarers South Shields, Apostleship of the Sea, and The Fishermen’s

the River Tyne.

Mission, and will support seafarers for the benefit of their mental

and physical wellbeing, as well as providing emergency grants in cases

The Port of Tyne Welfare Fund gives shipping lines the option to pay

of need, and facilities for the benefit of commercial fishermen. The

a voluntary levy each time one of their vessels comes into Port. The

Tyne Port Welfare Committee will remain in operation during the

optional levy is based on the vessels Gross Tonnage, and is payable

current coronavirus pandemic.

on its first ten visits to the Port each calendar year. The Port of Tyne then matches the levy, contributing 50p for every £1 collected.

As a charity we rely on donations; the funding from the Port of Tyne Welfare Fund will allow us some breathing space. We’re here to support seafarers when they need us most, and the funding from the Port will enable us to continue to deliver our services to those within our local community. Dianne Erskine, Welfare Officer, The Mission to Seafarers South Shields Since introducing the levy in 2016, the Port of Tyne has raised £55,000 for the benefit of 120,000 seafarers visiting the River Tyne,

We are delighted to have raised such a substantial amount; this

making a tangible difference to local charities in Tyneside that work

will go towards supporting 40,000 seafarers that visit the Port each

hard to support seafarers – who are often away from home for long

year. We recognise that the coronavirus pandemic means that these

periods and in need of support services.

are trying times for seafarers, who are in a critical frontline role, with difficulties in securing shore leave in some other countries; delays in crew changes; pressures at home, and worries about family members. The funding from the Port of Tyne will enable local organisations to continue in their vital support of seafarers’ welfare. Steven Clapperton, Maritime Dir. & Harbour Master, Port of Tyne

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The Headford Group is offering the option

home trying to fill a vacancy or wary of

of pre-screening and live-video interviews

inviting people to your office in the midst

to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

of this new virus outbreak?

We all need to take this threat seriously and at Headford we want to do our bit to help.

To find out more, please contact (preferably not physically) one of our recruitment consultants for a free demonstration.

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TECH & DIGITALISATION Digitalisation: leveraging digitisation to improve business processes.

(Digitisation: converting information from a physical into a digital format. Digital Transformation: the use of new, fast and frequently changing digital technology to solve problems.)

Related topics Robotics Drone technology Cloud data

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CONTAINER XCHANGE LAUNCHES THE FIRST EVER

NEUTRAL CONTAINER TRADING MARKETPLACE

ontainer xChange, the online platform for container

With the xChange trading marketplace you can:

logistics, announced the launch of their trading

•• Buy containers from certified partners within seconds instead

marketplace. This is the first solution in the market

that allows customers to buy & sell containers online without a commission from certified partners.

Especially now in times

of sending out mass emails and waiting days for a reply (if you have partners in that specific region at all) •• Sell containers to vetted partners globally instead of only

of COVID-19 with people working remotely putting a strain on

growing your network through going to trade shows, sending

personal relationships and live-meetings, transparency on the global

your stock to email subscribers or getting relevant traffic

container trading market offers a great opportunity to compensate

to your website

potential losses and grow businesses in difficult times,

says Dr

Johannes Schlingmeier, founder and CEO of Container xChange.

•• Gain 100% transparency on who you buy from or sell to without added commission •• Get notified for containers that match your needs, was there

In addition to their one-way marketplace, Container xChange has now developed a second option for container owners to avoid empty container moves. Buying & selling containers used to be a risky business, but now with the neutral marketplace payments for transactions can be protected. The experienced service team at Container xChange is always there to personally assist.

The unique

combination of a trading and repositioning containers in one platform opens up business opportunities that did not exist before, Jakob Hafner,

adds

Our members can now quickly find containers in low

price locations and move them to higher price locations everywhere in the world.

More than 10,000 containers are already available on

the neutral online marketplace – ready for buyers and sellers.

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ever an easier way of doing business? •• Stop following up on invoices, xChange automates invoicing & payment handling for you

WANT TO KNOW MORE? Further information can be found at container-xchange.com

ABOUT CONTAINER XCHANGE: Container xChange helps forwarders get access to a 3rd party container equipment in more than 2500 locations. More than 300 companies such as Kuehne+Nagel, Seaco or Sarjak use our neutral online platform to gain market transparency, avoid demurrage & detention charges and increase their flexibility. Covering the entire transaction process from finding new partners to tracking containers and managing payments, Container xChange makes using 3rd party equipment and now container trading almost as easy as booking a hotel.

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PAYCARGO JOINS HANDS WITH IBS SOFTWARE 4 JUNE 2020

FOR DIGITAL PAYMENTS

ayCargo and IBS Software announced a joint partnership

It will also help reduce bottlenecks and waiting times at busy

that enables rich API-based integration between their

terminals, where traffic congestions and delays are becoming a major

market-leading industry platforms.

cause for concern for airlines, terminal operators and customers.

The integration of PayCargo’s digital payments network with IBS

The integration with IBS Software continues our philosophy of

Software’s iCargo air cargo management platform will enable more

collaborating with industry partners to facilitate the expeditious

carriers and cargo ground handling companies to digitalise and simplify

release of shipments. Integration with our airline and ground handler

payments, reducing manual processes and streamlining operations.

vendors’ operational system partners makes sense as it enables their staff to expedite the release of cargo without the need for accessing

This partnership will further position both companies as trusted

multiple systems and automates data flows to save time and avoid

digital platforms across their respective areas in the industry.

costly human errors. Lionel van der Walt, President & CEO The Americas, PayCargo

The move is part of PayCargo’s continued focus on open collaboration and adds to the growing list of partnerships it has entered into with

This has become even more relevant as the global cargo and shipping

other supply chain stakeholders.

supply chain has had to rethink the way it does business in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the majority of employees now

For IBS Software, the partnership is part of its ongoing initiatives to

working from home and demand soaring for a reliable online freight

enable rapid adoption of digitalization for its customers, including

payment platform solution.

many of the world’s largest airlines and cargo ground handlers. As social distancing has become part of the global policy to halt The capability to offer integrated digital payments out of the iCargo

the spread of COVID-19, it is clear how unsuitable using cash,

platform – which powers cargo operations at some of the world’s

checks, vouchers and traditional POS terminals are, and the value

largest air freight hubs, will greatly improve operational efficiency

and need for contactless processes such as digital payments has

and customer experience.

become essential.

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ABOUT IBS SOFTWARE IBS Software is a leading SaaS solutions provider to the travel industry globally, managing mission-critical operations for customers in the aviation, tour & cruise and hospitality segments.

COVID-19 is expediting digital transformation across the air cargo industry and PayCargo is working with partners such as IBS

IBS's solutions for the aviation industry cover fleet and

Software to lead the delivery of meaningful solutions to help the

crew operations, aircraft maintenance, passenger services,

industry weather the storm. Our online payment platform is proving

loyalty programs, staff travel & air-cargo management,

to be valuable to stakeholders as it is helping drive transparency,

making it the enterprise with the widest range of offerings

cost efficiency and boosting operational performance. PayCargo is

for the aviation industry.

pleased to collaborate with IBS Software to drive such digital change in the air cargo industry. This is much needed and critical to the

IBS also runs Demand Gateway - the world’s largest

success of the transformation that is essential to secure the future

distribution network for leisure hotels. For the tour and

of the industry,

cruise industry, IBS provides a comprehensive guest centric,

said van der Walt.

digital platform that covers onshore, online, and onboard The air cargo industry has traditionally been seen as a laggard

solutions for the modern tour and cruise provider.

in the adoption of innovative technology, but this is poised to change significantly. The demand for faster, more reliable and more

IBS Software is a Blackstone portfolio company and operates

transparent supply chains is increasing at a pace never seen before

from 11 offices across the world.

and digitalization is the key to unlocking the huge potential for everyone in the supply chain. Ashok Rajan, Senior Vice President & Head of Cargo & Logistics, IBS Software

ABOUT PAYCARGO PayCargo is the number one financial platform for moving money

IBS software has been working towards this by investing in

and vital remittance information between Payers and Vendors.

the iCargo platform to create an 'ecosystem of digital extensions’ by partnering with specialist providers to enable our customers

PayCargo’s online solution allows you to move cargo quicker

to seamlessly adopt digital processes and capabilities into their

and reduce payment costs more than any other platform

businesses. Digitalization in the payments and settlement process

available. Our patented technology effortlessly registers your

will enable cargo carriers, cargo ground handling companies as well as

company so that you can immediately start making payments

freight forwarders to improve cash collection, reduce manual effort

to your freight Vendors.

and make the overall process more transparent and streamlined. This is proving to be a major enabler in the context of COVID-19, as it has

We have over 4,000 Vendors in our network including major

required companies to think outside the box and make their process

ocean carriers, air cargo providers, and hundreds of terminals

‘touch-free’ – a trend, which will accelerate adoption of innovative

and CFS stations. Over 1,000 of these Vendors release the

technology. We are very happy to partner with PayCargo in the area

cargo within an hour after receiving the “Payment Approval”

of digital payments and settlements to make such capabilities easily

alert from PayCargo. All other Vendors release cargo no

accessible to our customers,

later than the next morning.

continued Rajan.

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FUTUREPROOFING SUPPLY CHAINS 4 JUNE 2020

IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY

he consequences of the Coronavirus pandemic have had

Complexity and sensitivity

serious implications on individuals and industries across the

Supply chains are made up of a number of pricey elements, partly

world for which no one was prepared for. Particularly in the

due to the fact that they are marked with an increasing degree of

case of supply chains, the crisis has clearly demonstrated that they

complexity. Typically, you find a plethora of agents and infrastructure

are the backbone of our daily lives and any breakdown in the chain

components including manufacturers, service and transportation

can have disastrous consequences for product fulfilment. A March

providers, fulfillment centers, hubs, technology, equipment, vehicles

survey reported that nearly 75% of companies reported supply chain

and – most importantly – human workers. This complexity faced

disruptions in one form or another due to Covid-19.

with a crisis the current Covid-19 pandemic means that there is much uncertainty amongst businesses across all sectors. For example, 83%

Even as the crisis continues to unfold, there are a number of lessons

of EU-based businesses within the global automotive supply chain are

that can be learned, so businesses can come out the other side

‘concerned’ or ‘very concerned’ about the ramifications of Covid-19.

stronger and better prepared. One of the key factors is that we need to look beyond just the expenses of global supply chains. In fact, we

Consumers – who will have to pay for the incurred expenses at the

will need to strengthen some of its most costly assets – the human

end of the day – are naturally sensitive to price increases. Customer

front-line workers. And that will include increased investment in

demand is the strongest driver in the supply chain. So, while it may

those who are working hard to deliver products to where they

sound tempting to demand that organisations must spend more to

need to be.

get more, we must not forget the quandary they are facing. That is why today many supply chains are lean and stick to a Just-In-Time

Axel Schmidt, Senior Communications Manager, ProGlove, explains

(JIT) approach.

the elements that must be considered when it comes to reassessing, adjusting, and redesigning supply chains to be futureproof and

Customers also add further complexity by buying through multiple

resilient in the face of future challenges.

different channels. While this multichannel approach improves the customer experience it also requires more manual work so that automation – which could be a cost saver under different circumstances – is not necessarily an option. Additionally, consumers often do not only shop for the most affordable prices, but often expect rapid fulfilment with overnight – or even same day – shipping, too.

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With the current crisis, additional pressures have been placed on

So how can you appropriately prepare for a peak that is,

the retail supply chain. Consumers all over the world have been

or might be, coming your way? Or in other words: how

panic buying in fear of supplies running out. This created unexpected

do you do more with the same space? Flexibility holds the

shortages, and the more the news about the scarcity spread the

key. Thus, you need to be able to build, move and redesign

worse the situation got. As a result, more and more consumers

workstations quickly, and then allocate workers flexibly

took to online shopping. So, while many organisations around the

in between. Technology, especially barcode scanning as

world started laying off staff, retailers, healthcare suppliers and

the most important steering tool in the warehouse and

e-commerce businesses were overwhelmed with work and struggled

inventory, needs to be flexible and IT friendly so it can

to cope with an unforeseen labour shortage. Many businesses in

be deployed and rolled out quickly and does not require

these fields are now looking to hire huge numbers of additional

countless hours of integration and training time.

frontline workers, with Amazon looking to hire a further 75,000 more to cope with demand.

Making the right match Supply chains are all about human beings, even though it

Strengthening the supply chain

may sometimes appear differently. There is certainly all

Being able to onboard new workers quickly is essential when it

kinds of machinery, software, buildings, and transportation

comes to resolving a labour shortage. Technology such as wearable

involved. Yet itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s human need that drives them, human skill

augmented reality devices can be a valuable tool as it can provide

that operates them, human ingenuity that manages them, and

a perfect training ground so that workers can master their job

human shortcomings that identify the potential for substantial

much faster.

improvements. But rather than eliminating the human aspects, we need to strengthen and empower the human worker to

Businesses need to also help their workforce so they perform

allow for great enhancements. That said, it is important to

well and most importantly stay healthy. Sectors that were already

reiterate that we need technology to support the frontline

vulnerable to Coronavirus are under greater pressure to cut costs

workers so they can deliver the best possible job.

and keep workers safe from potential health risks. Therefore, front line workers should be supported rather than let go or furloughed,

The Coronavirus crisis has highlighted the above as it has

where possible. Protective clothing ought to be provided, as well

underscored all the challenges and vulnerabilities that

as tools that enable workers to perform their roles safely and

global supply chains currently have. Going forward, we

efficiently, such as wearable technology. This technology, such

will need to reconsider the status quo. We will need to

as wearable barcode scanners, can cut process time in half and

remove complexity and promote flexibility. Technology

provide instant feedback to workers which can help reduce typical

can and will support us to do that if it is the right match â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

picking errors by as much as 33 percent. Avoiding this source of

and making the right match is what we need to safeguard

error can be a massive cost saving as it will help prevent expensive

supply chains into the future.

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QUINCUS LAUNCHES CONTACTLESS SOLUTIONS 8 JUNE 2020

TO BYPASS COVID-19 LOGISTICS CHALLENGES

ingapore, 8 June 2020 - Quincus, a leading digital logistics

Within Contactless solutions, Quincus has developed its Contactless

solutions platform has announced the launch of its

electronic signature that comes with every benefit of a traditional

Contactless solutions to overcome logistics health

signature but none of its risks. With the Contactless electronic

challenges and frictions created by Covid-19.

signature, customers can use a picture as proof of delivery.

Global supply chains are stretched thin from Covid-19 and its ripple

The Contactless solutions include unique automated drop-off

effects. Time-honoured techniques for moving packages are no

options to minimise social contact while cutting walk-in queues.

longer best practice and keeping workers and customers safe is

Documents or devices will be a remnant of history as Quincus’

now top priority. Unless businesses can keep their goods moving,

Contactless solutions will support secure and verified paperless

fewer packages will ship, severely impacting revenues and liquidity.

confirmation and receipts through platforms that include its very own mobile application.

To help companies manage this novel threat, Quincus has developed Contactless solutions to keep the supply chain moving. It reduces

The supply chain has long needed an effective system to provide

social contact, parcel touchpoints, sequencing, and bottlenecking, and

real-time visibility. The Quincus Control Tower offers precise parcel

enables fully paperless document and cash exchange. It also provides

tracking ability and enables much needed transparency. It also allows

real-time visibility, automated reporting, and remote control.

users to easily configure their interface and clearly visualise their supply chain’s operations.

Contact tracing has become society’s preferred tool to prevent transmission of Covid-19. Quincus’ Contactless solutions can do the same for parcels and packages; tracing its precise route and identifying any person who has interacted with it at every step of its journey.

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ABOUT QUINCUS

a dedicated technology ecosystem. This passion has birthed a

Quincus began its logistics journey in 2014, first setting up

personalised user experience bypassing traditional and expensive

home in London before moving to Brazil, then Singapore.

logistics options.

Built on resolving real-time supply chain challenges businesses face, Quincus technology is designed to ease shipping issues –

Our global and talented team can help you configure large and

wherever in the world they may be.

little solutions to suit your unique needs. Whether you want to review basic functions, tweak existing operations, or overhaul

Quincus founders Jonathan Savoir and Katherina Lacey share

your entire operations system, our tailored solution will fit your

a passion for creating effective supply chain solutions through

supply chain.

Several scientific studies have indicated that Covid-19 and

Without efficient and effective supply chains, vital goods are

related coronaviruses can exist for substantial periods on materials

unable to flow through distribution networks to those who need

commonly used for packaging or transportation. Companies still

them most. Now is the time to introduce technologies that can keep

trying to deal with manual processes and spreadsheets to mitigate

logistics workers and customers safe, and supply chains moving. Our

these risks will find it almost impossible to provide staff and partners

Contactless solutions minimises the risks of infection spread to keep

with the safety and peace of mind they need. Quincus’s Contactless

people healthy, and reduces reliance on limited resources to ensure

solutions solves this. It keeps people—and parcels—in the supply

that operations remain profitable.

chain safe from drop off to delivery.

Jonathan Savoir, Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, Quincus

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10 JUNE 2020

RINA PERFORMS WORLD FIRST

STATUTORY & CLASS SURVEYS THROUGH LIVE STREAMING REMOTE TECHNOLOGIES

enoa 10th June 2020 – RINA has successfully carried out

The shipping industry is going through a permanent change.

the world first statutory and associated class intermediate

The COVID-19 emergency has just accelerated the already growing

surveys with the use of remote technologies on the

demand for remote services from the industry. From the beginning

bulk carrier Cielo di Gaspesie, owned by the d’Amico Group. On

of the pandemic, the request for remote inspections has tripled

completion, the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry

compared to the previous period. Thanks to our app and live

(LISCR), who attended the survey remotely, authorized RINA to

streaming technology, not only is safety guaranteed, but also the

certify the Cielo di Gaspesie.

time taken for inspections is optimised. Remote technologies reach a level of detail that the human eye can’t and allows RINA’s

The survey included an inspection of the hull and machinery. The

specialists attending onshore to carry out an even more detailed

ship is subject to the enhanced programme of inspections set by the

inspection of the vessel.

international ESP Code; close-up surveys of ballast tanks and cargo

Paolo Moretti, CEO, RINA Services

holds were carried out accordingly, through drones. We are very happy to have worked closely with RINA on this It is anticipated that LISCR’s recent approval of RINA’s remote

project. We thank RINA for their wonderful work in making this

inspection technology for Liberian flagged vessels will soon be

a very comprehensive, yet practical approach, especially given

followed by other Flag Administrations.

the current circumstances and restrictions facing the maritime industry globally.

Following the completion of the survey, the Cielo di Gaspesie was

Alfonso Castillero, Chief Operating Officer,

assigned the new class notation 'REMOTE' by RINA. This new

the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR)

notation identifies the ships deemed by the Society to be eligible to be surveyed remotely for the largest scope of class surveys as well as periodical ones.

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We are honoured that the world first statutory and class intermediate survey with remote technologies, was carried out on one our vessels, the bulk carrier Cielo di Gaspesie. Our long-lasting relationship with RINA and with LISCR is leading to excellent results useful for all the shipping industry. Salvatore d’Amico, Fleet Director, d’Amico Società di Navigazione RINA provides a wide range of services across the Energy, Marine, Certification, Transport & Infrastructure and Industry sectors. With net revenues in 2019 of 476 million Euros, over 3,900 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a member of key international organizations and an important contributor to the development of new legislative standards.

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TECH & DIGITALISATION

NEWS

PROGLOVE & STAYLINKED PARTNER 11 JUNE 2020

TO HELP LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN FIRMS ACHIEVE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

roGlove, the leader in ergonomic wearables for industry, and

wearables with their existing applications – without unnecessary

StayLinked, the developer of modern mobile software and

downtime, costs, or integration complexities. Entrenched warehouse

IIoT integration platforms for legacy supply chain systems,

management systems are no longer a barrier to adoption.

announce their integrated solutions partnership. Together they aim to streamline access to the efficiencies of mobility and process

With ProGlove as a StayLinked.io launch partner, our customers

automation for companies in warehousing, distribution, and logistics.

can now use ProGlove’s state-of-the-art MARK Display and entire MARK family of scanners without having to plan for time-consuming

Industrial IoT integration has emerged as one of the more critical

and expensive integration efforts.

factors for empowering workforces and increasing warehouse

Justin Griffith, CTO, StayLinked

productivity. Our partnership with StayLinked has allowed our customers to use the latest ProGlove wearables, such as the MARK

Planzer recently selected the MARK wearable barcode scanner for

Display, to interface with existing warehouse systems in a reliable

their materials handling platform operations. Of its 68 locations

way, quickly and easily. It’s also now easy to work together with

throughout Europe, 13 are equipped for rail receiving with 350 rail

other emerging technologies without endless integration hurdles.

cars handled per night in Switzerland. StayLinked developed the

Andreas Koenig, CEO, ProGlove

mobile interface that pairs the existing logistics management system with the MARK scanning solution. With this solution the Planzer

Disruptions in the current global economy have prompted operations

team no longer needs to dismount from a forklift to scan pallets

managers to quickly reexamine workflows to make them more

upon arrival or to record inventory locations. Picking and packing

efficient, productive and safe for their workers. Technologies which

teams are enabled to scan as they go and have their hands free to

can be adopted quickly to meet these goals, like the MARK wearable

keep goods moving. As shift supervisor Dominik Gränacher notes,

barcode scanners from ProGlove, are a win for operators needing

With MARK we are now more mobile and have information we

to pivot. The StayLinked.io platform enables companies to use the latest in automation and IIoT technologies including the MARK

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didn’t have access to before.

WANT TO KNOW MORE? Further information can be found at proglove.com

ABOUT STAYLINKED StayLinked is the proven market leader in Terminal Emulation for the supply chain industry and continues to drive innovation with the most advanced software solutions available for the warehouse. StayLinked enables our customers to easily migrate to state-of-the-art devices, measure and optimise productivity with cutting-edge business intelligence, and interface with ground-breaking technologies in the areas of automation, robotics, augmented reality, and location-based services. For nearly two decades, StayLinked has continued to deliver revolutionary software products with unparalleled customer satisfaction and world-class support to hundreds of partners and thousands of customers around the globe. For more information, visit www.staylinked.com

ABOUT PROGLOVE ProGlove builds the lightest, smallest, and toughest barcode scanners in the world, connecting the workforce to actionable information. The smarter workforce solutions are used by more than 500 renowned organizations in manufacturing, production, logistics, and retail. ProGlove was founded in December 2014 after winning the Intel "Make it Wearable" Padraig Regan, General Manager, EMEA, StayLinked concludes,

Challenge in Silicon Valley and is backed by growth-focused

With Planzer, we were able to bring a completely new technology

investors Summit Partners, DICP, and Bayern Capital.

into the workflow. It was gratifying to see how well the partnership

ProGlove employs 200 people from over 40 countries with

between ProGlove and StayLinked performed and how seamlessly

offices in Munich, Chicago, and Belgrade.

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NEWS

22 JUNE 2020

DISTROSHIP REVOLUTIONISES FORWARDING PROCESSES WITH NEW AUTOMATION MODULES TO

BOOST MARKETING & ONLINE BOOKINGS

istroship, a freight forwarding software editor and service

The Kailix suite, embedded into the forwarders’ websites, covers

provider, today announced the availability of a major

three modules:

new addition to its Kailix cloud-based freight forwarding

automation suite, the only white-label platform that unifies the

•• Marketing & Sales: used to promote freight forwarding services

functional areas of freight forwarding. With the new Marketing &

to desired exporters / importers through digital marketing to

Sales automation tools and services, freight forwarders can now

gain new clients

easily tap into the SME marketplace, drive online bookings and significantly boost efficiencies and growth.

•• Quote & Book: used by the exporters / importers, on their forwarders’ websites, to obtain prices and services for

To help freight forwarders quickly realize the benefits of the Kailix

shipments to 200+ countries worldwide for all modes of

platform, Distroship has also launched a 30-day free trial of its full

transport, and place bookings right away

suite of solutions. •• Billing & Payment: used to bill the exporters / importers

ABOUT DISTROSHIP

and manage payments automatically for the account of the forwarders

Distroship’s cloud-based Kailix automation suite simplifies management of freight forwarding through industry-specific

Exporters / importers are delighted since they can fully manage their

workflow automation tools to unleash productivity and

entire shipments with their freight forwarders online, in a single

create positive user experiences. Freight forwarders select

transaction, in less than 2 minutes, using any device (smartphone,

Distroship’s Kailix automation suite to increase their agility

computer or tablet).

and boost their bottom line. Distroship is headquartered in Luxembourg and has offices in Dallas.

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Freight forwarders are pleased since they can provide client-

impact on their business. There is already high adoption of digital

specific quotes online automatically, get complete booking details

technologies as robust new platforms solve problems related to

in one shot and easily issue shipping documents. Furthermore,

proper resource utilization, bottom line profitability and increased

forwarders can get paid, upfront, before footing expenses. Finally,

connectivity across systems. As a result, the global market size for

they can also grow revenue, profit and profitability altogether in

digital transformation in the freight sector that was valued at $55

line with their strategy and strengths â&#x20AC;&#x201C; industry sectors, client

billion in 2018 is anticipated to rise strongly up to $145 billion by

sizes, products and trade lanes.

2025 (CAGR of 13%).

The surge in remote work is here to stay and freight forwarders are

Distroship has invested significantly in its API capabilities

prioritizing the digitalization of their activities. In 2019, digitalization

(transportation management, rate management and accounting systems,

has accelerated with several multinational freight forwarders,

carriers, etc.) so our freight forwarders, who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time to spare,

shipping lines and airlines ramping up efforts. In 2020, best-in-class

can easily deploy and manage their Kailix client-facing e-commerce

processes, automation and a tight ecosystem have never been more

solutions to reduce the cost-to-serve and direct their growth.

important, and the trend towards digital transformation is further

William Feller, CTO & Cofounder, Distroship

amplified by the Covid pandemic. In the end, ambitious freight forwarders, backed by Kailix, make Indeed, in a recent IAG Cargo survey, as many as 81% of freight

it easy for their clients to buy their services and unleash their full

forwarders believed that technological innovation will have a positive

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TECH & DIGITALISATION

NEWS

HAVEN INC. AWARDED TECHNOLOGY PIONEER 16 JUNE 2020

BY WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

aven, Inc., the California-based Software as a Service

We’re excited to welcome Haven, Inc. to our 20th cohort of

company that produces the premier Transportation

Technology Pioneers. Haven, Inc. and its fellow pioneers are developing

Management System for international shippers, was

cutting edge technologies all over the world. Beyond their innovations,

selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World

these firms are contributing greatly to improving the state of the world.

Economic Forum’s 'Technology Pioneers.' The Haven TMS solution

Susan Nesbitt, Head of the Global Innovators Community,

helps organizations that ship internationally via ocean and air digitize

World Economic Forum

the largely manual processes in international shipping, thereby significantly improving efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Haven, Inc. is thrilled to be nominated by the World Economic Forum. The Haven team has spent the last 6 years developing the

The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers are early to

premier Transportation Management System for international shippers,

growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in

and this is certainly confirmation of the team’s hard work. The Haven

the design, development and deployment of new technologies and

TMS solution helps international shipping organizations throughout the

innovations, and are poised to have a significant impact on business

world digitize manual processes that have, in many cases, been the same

and society. Technology Pioneers community is an integral part of

for centuries. Haven TMS is fundamentally changing how international

the larger Global Innovators community of start-ups at the World

shipping operations work in the 21st Century.

Economic Forum.

Brad Klaus, CEO, Haven

Following its selection as Technology Pioneer, Brad Klaus of

This year’s cohort selection marks the 20th anniversary of the Tech

Haven, Inc. will be invited to participate at World Economic Forum

Pioneers community. Throughout its 20-year run, many Technology

activities, events and discussions throughout the year. Haven, Inc.

Pioneers have continuously contributed to advancement in their

will also contribute to Forum initiatives over the next two years,

industries while some have even gone on to become household names.

working with policymakers and private sector leaders to help define

Past recipients include Airbnb, Google, Kickstarter, Mozilla, Palantir

the global agenda on key issues.

Technologies, Spotify, TransferWise, Twitter and Wikimedia. 2020 Tech Pioneer firms are shaping the future by advancing technologies such as AI, IoT, robotics, blockchain, biotechnology and many more. The diversity of these companies extends to their leadership as well, as over 25% of 2020 Tech Pioneers are female led.

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ABOUT HAVEN, INC.

ABOUT THE GLOBAL INNOVATORS

Haven, Inc. has developed the premier Transportation

The Global Innovators Community is a group of the world’s

Management System for international shippers. Haven, Inc.

most promising start-ups and scale-ups that are at the

is active globally with main offices in California and Singapore.

forefront of technological and business model innovation. The World Economic Forum provides the Global Innovators Community with a platform to engage with public- and

ABOUT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

private-sector leaders and to contribute new solutions to overcome current crises and build future resiliency.

The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization

Companies who are invited to become Global Innovators

for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the

will engage with one or more of the Forum’s Platforms, as

foremost political, business and other leaders of society to

relevant, to help define the global agenda on key issues.

shape global, regional and industry agendas. weforum.org Technology Pioneers have been selected based on the community’s The firms also come from regions all around the world, extending

selection criteria, which includes innovation, impact and leadership

their community far beyond Silicon Valley. The full list of Technology

as well as the company’s relevance with the World Economic

Pioneers can be found here.

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NEWS

PROGLOVE NAMED TECHNOLOGY PIONEER 16 JUNE 2020

BY WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

roGlove, the leader in ergonomic wearable technology for

It’s great to be recognised as a pioneer by the World Economic

industry, was selected among hundreds of candidates as

Forum. It is a confirmation not just of our technology vision but our

one of the World Economic Forum’s 'Technology Pioneers.'

commitment to human-centered design and the digital connection between people and processes. We look forward to contributing

The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers are early to

to the Forum dialogues on the challenges both local and global as

growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in

the Fourth Industrial Revolution – and unanticipated disruptions like

the design, development and deployment of new technologies and

COVID-19 – transforms supply chains everywhere.

innovations, and are poised to have a significant impact on business

Andreas Koenig, CEO, ProGlove

and society. Technology Pioneers community is an integral part of the larger Global Innovators community of start-ups at the World

As a maker of hardware for data capture and software for analytics, it

Economic Forum.

was obvious for ProGlove to add new proximity sensing capabilities to its solution set in the wake of COVID-19. The ProGlove Connect app

Following its selection as Technology Pioneer, CEO Andreas Koenig

for Android pairs with the MARK wearable barcode scanners to bring

will be invited to participate at World Economic Forum activities,

proximity reminders right to the hands of workers. The app is already in

events and discussions throughout the year. ProGlove will also

use on ProGlove’s own production line and is offered at no cost to existing

contribute to Forum initiatives over the next two years, working

ProGlove customers equipped with Android devices in their operations.

with policymakers and private sector leaders to help define the global agenda on key issues.

ABOUT PROGLOVE

We’re excited to welcome ProGlove to our 20th cohort

ProGlove builds the lightest, smallest, and toughest barcode

of Technology Pioneers. ProGlove and its fellow pioneers are

scanners in the world, connecting workers to actionable

developing cutting edge technologies all over the world. Beyond

information. More than 500 renowned organisations in

their innovations, these firms are contributing greatly to improving

manufacturing, production, logistics, and retail use these

the state of the world.

smarter workforce solutions. ProGlove was founded in

Susan Nesbitt, Head of the Global Innovators Community,

December 2014 after winning the Intel 'Make it Wearable'

World Economic Forum

Challenge in Silicon Valley and is backed by growth-focused investors Summit Partners, DICP, and Bayern Capital.

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s of now, All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, provides real-time quotes for all available air cargo capacity on leading e-booking platform cargo.one.

Through ANA and cargo.one’s partnership, announced earlier this year, the ever-growing number of freight forwarders using cargo.one,

Over the course of the last year, cargo.one continues to prove its

will have easy web-based access to ANA’s large network with a focus

competence in deploying technology to quickly support profound

on top destinations in Asia such as HND, NRT, HKG, SIN and more

changes in an airline’s digital capabilities.

for booking with instant confirmation. Over the past week, ANA has restored a significant number of its European cargo flights, which are all bookable by freight forwarders on cargo.one.

With cargo.one, it is possible for every airline to access incremental revenues and strengthen their top line. We have further standardized our processes while always keeping a customer-centric

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for digital booking

approach that is tailored towards the individual needs of our airline

capabilities within the air cargo industry over the past months. ANA

partners. We are very happy to have ANA on board now and look

along with other airlines, has prioritized making it easier for freight

forward to expanding our partnership.

forwarders to access and book capacity in a remote work setting.

Moritz Claussen, Founder & Managing Director, cargo.one

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for the increased

Starting today, ANA capacity will be available in key European

digital sourcing and booking behavior of freight forwarders and has

countries, such as Germany, the UK, and France. Other markets,

encouraged our companies to join together with an even stronger

such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Italy and Sweden will be

bond. Through this partnership, ANA can now guarantee a secure,

available soon.

first-class digital booking experience on cargo.one. We are extremely excited to join the cargo.one family and look forward in the coming months to offering more products and services to freight forwarders around the world via the platform. Toshiaki Toyama, Executive Vice President, ANA

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FTA TRANSPORT MANAGER CONFERENCES 17 JUNE 2020

RETURN FOR AUTUMN 2020

TA’s ever popular Transport Manager conference series will

Transport Manager will tour the UK from October to December

be back in autumn 2020 at 11 venues around the UK. The

2020 at the following venues:

conferences, now in their 19th year, will once again highlight

and explain key issues for anyone involved with running vehicle fleets,

•• 08/10/2020: Grand Hotel Gosforth Park Newcastle

providing professional advice and helping them remain compliant and

•• 13/10/2020: Culloden Estate & Spa, Belfast

up to speed on the latest legislative developments.

•• 20/10/2020: East of England Showground, Peterborough •• 22/10/2020: St Pierre Marriott, Chepstow

Topics to be covered by the events’ speakers during the day-long

•• 28/10/2020: Doncaster Racecourse

sessions include urban restrictions, lessons learned from COVID-19,

•• 04/11/2020: MacDonald Inchyra Hotel, Falkirk

HGV platooning, drivers’ hours, practical preparations for Brexit, and

•• 10/11/2020: London Heathrow Marriott, London

a round-up of all the relevant transport legislation for the coming year.

•• 17/11/2020: Hilton at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton •• 25/11/2020: AJ Bell Stadium, Salford

James Firth, FTA’s Head of Road Freight Regulation Policy, comments:

•• 02/12/2020: Haynes International Motor Museum, Yeovil

“FTA’s 2019 Transport Manager series broke all previous records — more

•• 15/12/2020: Ricoh Arena, Coventry

than 1,550 delegates attended — cementing the event’s position as a vital tool for transport managers, enabling them to stay up to date with

Depending on how government guidance develops in the coming

ever-changing legislation and best practice advice. Traffic Commissioners

months, the events will take place either physically or virtually,

still require transport managers to demonstrate how they have kept

ensuring transport managers can receive the very latest compliance

their professional knowledge up to date at application or renewal; FTA’s

insights they need to run their fleets safely and legally, regardless of

Transport Manager is a recognised means of meeting this requirement.

restrictions under the COVID-19 outbreak.

Protecting our attendees, speakers and staff against COVID-19 is our

For further information or to book a place go to

top priority, so delegates can rest assured FTA will take all the necessary

fta.co.uk/events/transport-manager

safety precautions, in accordance with government guidance.

or call FTA Customer Services on 03717 11 22 22.

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18 JUNE 2020

ANTWERP XL TO LAUNCH

DIGITAL EVENT & ‘SUMMER OF BREAKBULK’

AS LIVE SHOW IS MOVED TO MARCH 2021

he September edition of Antwerp XL, the global event

time for the industry to adapt & return to a ‘new normal’ & we eagerly

dedicated to breakbulk, heavy lift, roro & project cargo, has

look forward to hosting the global community again in Antwerp, 10-12

been rescheduled to 10-12 March 2021, but show-goers will

March 2021. In the meantime, we look forward to what the XL ‘Summer

still have the chance to learn, debate and connect online throughout

of break bulk’ will bring, along with our brand-new digital event, held

what is being dubbed the 'Summer of breakbulk' – a series of online

over 14-18th September 2020 – More details to come soon!

seminars & meetings that will culminate in a new digital event on the

Mark Rimmer, Divisional Director, Easyfairs

dates the September show would have run. The first instalment of XL’s ‘Summer of break bulk’ will kick off on We’ve been working extremely hard to create something

Wednesday 24 June with an interactive webinar on Global Trends

unprecedented and we’re incredibly excited and proud to launch XL

and Economic Factors impacting the break bulk industry – Delivered

Connect 2.0 and the ‘Summer of breakbulk’ webinar series. Covid-19

by industry experts Roy van Eijsden, CEO of Ballast Nedam

has certainly brought with it a plethora of challenges but has also been

International Projects, Matthew Watkins, Principal Analyst at CRU

the mother of innovation – We’ve all had to connect in different ways,

Group and Wim Dillen, International Development Manager at Port

through different platforms, be it with people or content online. XL

of Antwerp. Further webinars will run monthly, culminating in three

Connect 2.0 caters to both these needs; a digital extension of the live

days of virtual networking, roundtables and panel discussions running

meetings platform we run live at AntwerpXL and content that helps

over 14-18th September 2020. These digital seminars will explore

steer the industry. Whilst we were deeply disappointed to cancel our

the evolution of break bulk next-gen, renewables in break bulk,

April edition earlier this year, we had hoped things might return to a

smart ports, and agile and flexible working in the industry. There

form of normality come September. With the Belgian government’s

will also be a series of online product demos, showcasing some of

announcement that all events cannot run until after 30th August 2020,

the industry’s most innovative technologies & start-up companies.

it makes it extremely difficult to plan, promote & run a large-scale international event. We feel by moving the event to next year, it provides

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s a result of the directions provided by both Public

However, to maintain some continuity, we will be launching a

Health England and the UK government, the organisers

series of alternative initiatives and digital activities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including online

of Multimodal have been obliged to reschedule the UK,

webinars, with the first launching on the July 15th; followed by

Ireland, and Northern Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier freight transport, logistics

others from September onwards. In the autumn, we will launch an

and supply chain management event, until 23-25 March, 2021.

upgraded Multimodal website, offering additional content, as well as networking opportunities for individuals to participate in discussions

Commenting on the decision to further postpone, Robert Jervis, logistics portfolio director, Clarion Events, said:

on topical issues. Further detail will follow shortly.

Whilst we are

disappointed to make this decision, we have to place the safety of

Furthermore, in association with leading trade magazine, Freight

our customers, attendees, staff and suppliers at the forefront of our

Business Journal, Multimodal has also launched a 30Under30

thinking, bearing in mind both governmental directions and general

initiative.

public health advice. Having canvassed the opinions of a large sample of visitors and exhibitors, it was clear that the pragmatic approach

This is an opportunity for individuals under the age of 30 that

is to further postpone the event to 2021.

are working in any aspect of the freight logistics and supply chain industry in the UK and Ireland to gain recognition as rising stars and

After 13 years, Multimodal has become an important event in the

future leaders.

calendars of people on all sides of the supply chain, providing the information, inspiration and contacts that they rely on.

Nominations are open now and can be made on the Multimodal website https://www.multimodal.org.uk/30under30 Multimodal 2020, which had already been rescheduled from its original date in June 2020, will now be held at the NEC in Birmingham on the 23rd-25th March 2021.

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DAVIES TURNER 150TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS 19 JUNE 2020

POSTPONED, NOT CANCELLED

his weekend, the UK's largest independently owned freight

Innovative thinking has been central to Davies Turner's 150-year

forwarding and logistics group, was due to celebrate

existence. In the face of the disruption caused by the Covid-19

its 150th anniversary with a birthday party for all the

virus, and given the fact that the regional trade restrictions and

company’s 900 staff from across the UK.

freight capacity are under such pressure, now is the time for that innovative thinking to continue. Examples of that are our decision

Davies Turner has certainly seen plenty of ups and downs since

to recommence our direct Express China Rail Service, which offers

its creation in 1870. However, as COVID-19 grips the world, the

a door-to-door transit time of between 20 and 24 days, and is the

pandemic has done nothing to dent the attitude of the company,

only direct rail service for groupage as well as full loads into the UK.

which is charged with managing many clients' supply chains. We have reconfigured some of our logistics warehouses to increase Davies Turner has interests in all transport sectors and says its

capacity and make available a greater number of pallet positions for

departments offering multimodal services for the storage and

customers with stock that has been imported, but is not required

international distribution of freight are all working hard to keep

by end-users at the moment. For example, this has created several

supply chains running, despite the global cargo capacity crunches in

thousand more pallet slots at our Dartford Distribution Centre for

both air and ocean freight.

anyone with an urgent requirement for additional storage in their supply chain. This is replicated in varying degrees at our other main

Davies Turner Chairman, Philip Stephenson, explains his company’s

hubs across the country.

position thus... As a member of the Pall-Ex network since 2005, covering Dartford and adjacent postcodes in Kent as well as south-east London, we are putting our domestic distribution fleet at the government’s disposal for the express distribution of critical emergency, medical and food supplies. We have already handled products such as medicines, hospital equipment and testing kits.

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Recently, we have also further strengthened our network of European

There will be more innovations to come as we seek to help clients old

overland trailer services by signing new exclusive cooperation

and new with the management of their supply chains in combatting

agreements with carefully selected, regionally strong, independent

the effects of COVID-19 whilst maintaining preparedness for the end

and like-minded partners in the Netherlands and Germany.

of the Brexit Transition Period at the end of 2020.

But innovation is typical of the group's history. In the 1870s,

We were due to celebrate our 150th anniversary on June 20th

Alfred Davies, co-founder of the company, pioneered innovative

with a great staff party, but that has fallen victim to the effect of

groupage services which consolidated small shipments from different

the virus, so the pleasure will be deferred into next year. Ironically,

customers onto one bill of lading. This enabled them to overcome

we still have the photos of our 60th anniversary celebration, which

the high minimum charges being raised by most shipping lines at the

was fortunately held early just before the Western economies

time, which were becoming excessive for shippers with small and

crashed in 1929.

even medium-sized consignments. This led to Davies Turner taking on its own depot and becoming the front-runner in introducing standard reusable lift-vans, a precursor to unitisation, containers and modern logistics services. At the dawn of the 20th century, we became one of the first companies to switch from horse-drawn carts to motorised goods vehicles and, mid-century, launched our cutting-edge TIR (customs-sealed) trailer services to continental Europe. In 2008, Davies Turner became one of the first freight forwarders within the UK to achieve and retain AEO accreditation from HMRC. FORWARDER magazine

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MULTIMODAL LAUNCHES

MULTIMODAL CONNECT F ollowing the rescheduling of the Multimodal 2020 conference

The current pandemic has accelerated the adoption of eCommerce,

and exhibition to March 2021, the organiser, Clarion Events

placing large demands on the fulfilment network. Retailers, 3PLs,

has launched Multimodal Connect.

warehouse operators, fulfilment houses and delivery networks have had to scale up to peak levels of activity, whilst also developing safe ways

This online forum of focused webinars is designed to keep

of working. The industry is seeking to establish profitable operating

participants connected with the logistics industry via a state-of-

models and ways of working that can sustain activities in the short, near,

the-art digital platform.

and long term. Our first Multimodal Connect event, featuring expert speakers from across the eCommerce logistics arena, will investigate

The first online event for Multimodal Connect will be 'Accelerating

such issues as peak delivery at all times; customer expectations; boosting

eCommerce fulfilment: capacity, compliance and profitability' to

capacity and achieving efficiencies; as well as making fulfilment safe, and

be held on July 15th in partnership with the organisers of the

will include a case study on managing a double digit increase in deliveries.

eDelivery Expo.

The event will also allow participants to connect and network prior to the live webinar; plus they can also ask questions, chat and one-to-one video network during the live session. Robert Jervis, Events Director, Multimodal

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Choose whom you want to connect with and which discussion

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Documented permission to pass that a national customs authority grants to imported/exported goods so that they can enter/leave the country. Related topics Bonded warehousing Customs brokerage Duties & taxes

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5 JUNE 2020

ASM WARNS THAT NEW POST-BREXIT

CUSTOMS CHECKS COULD SEVERELY AFFECT TRADE BETWEEN NORTHERN IRELAND & GREAT BRITAIN

he freight community has concerns over UK government

If we were speaking of having a working system in place by 2025,

plans for new Customs checks on goods entering

that would be one thing. Brexit is little more than six months away

Northern Ireland from Great Britain when the UK leaves

and, without official guidance, the freight community is genuinely

the European Union (EU) at the end of 2020, according to Agency

concerned that trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, in

Sector Management (ASM) Chairman, Peter MacSwiney.

both directions, will be severely affected. Although we do know there have to be Customs declarations, we do not know what the actual

The UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transition period with the EU comes to a close on the

process is going to be, though the Government has said there is no

31st December this year and Minister for the Cabinet Office

need for a new physical Customs infrastructure in Northern Ireland.

Michael Gove has said the new checks will be made from the 1st of January 2021.

ASM has multiple freight forwarding customers in Northern Ireland and numerous other clients who trade across the Irish Sea from the

Freight forwarders trading between Great Britain and Northern

rest of Great Britain.

Ireland will therefore have to implement systems to comply with the new checks by the end of this year, a timescale MacSwiney said 'is not viable.'

From the very earliest stages of the discussion, the industry has known that the movement of freight into, and out of, Northern Ireland was going to be a massive challenge post-Brexit, and the Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically compounded the problems. Implementation timescales have now become a critical factor, and, to that extent, a 12-month extension of the transition period would offer the possibility of a practical solution.

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ABOUT AGENCY SECTOR MANAGEMENT Agency Sector Management (UK) Ltd (ASM), is the leading software provider to the UK Customs clearance and freight forwarding industries and has three decades of experience in addressing the complex needs of global freight forwarders and providing total Customs solutions. Sequoia, its complete software solution, supports across the board in: •• Air & Ocean Import and Export •• External Temporary Storage Facilities (ETSF) •• Customs Freight Simplified Procedures (CFSP) •• Customs Warehousing •• New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) •• Designated Export Place (DEP) •• Air WayBills (AWB’s) •• Forwarding Documentation •• Job Costing and Invoicing •• Worksheets •• Web Services Application Programme Interface ASM represents the interests of the freight forwarding community through advocacy activities, ensuring its voice is heard during drafting of legislation and tackling the issues at the forefront of the industry’s concern. Through these activities, ASM ensures its software is The UK has until the end of this year to negotiate an agreement on

responsive to its users’ priorities, making it the innovative,

future ties with the EU, or start 2021 without a trade agreement,

integrated solution they need, be they freight forwarders,

which some logistics business leaders say could cause costly delays

community, or government systems.

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TAKING BACK CONTROL 2 JUNE 2020

OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCES

hile the topic of Brexit has taken somewhat of a

The customs border is effectively moved to your own premises, so

backseat over recent months with the impact of

customs declarations can be pre-lodged ahead of the goods arriving.

Covid-19, we remain in the period of transition as

This enables the site to operate as if it is the Customs Frontier from

the formal trade deal is yet to be agreed upon. As the date for

a HMRC and Border Force perspective, so long as it is running an

potentially extending the transition period approaches on the

approved ETSF solution.

30th June ahead of the final ‘deal or no deal’ deadline on the 31st December, it’s already clear that customs declarations will apply to

A haulage or courier company with perhaps 1000 different consignments

all imports from the EU, causing delays to already busy ports and

on one truck doesn’t want to have to fill out that number of declarations

stretched supply chains. For those industries that rely on just-in-

in a short period of time when leaving Europe and before arriving at

time (JIT) distribution such as pharmaceutical, perishable goods,

a UK port. With an ETSF, they can create more time and stay ahead

manufacturing, spare parts and low value high volume ecommerce,

of the game by filling out the declarations at the end destination in

it’s imperative to get goods through customs clearance without

advance, and therefore not delay the physical movement of the goods

delays and file the declarations required with ease.

en-route with queues, inspections and processing at the border.

So, instead of completing declarations at the border and adding

Another solution which can augment the ETSF setup is having an

delays to what is an already busy and chaotic environment – what

inventory system that is designed to group goods at truck level,

if there was a way to complete customs declarations inland at your

instead of typical systems today that are designed for flight or

own facility?

vessel-based arrival. With a truck-based system, once a vehicle physically arrives at your site, its arrival triggers the clearance of all

Moving the border inland

it’s consignments so they can be unloaded and handled.

With an ETSF (External Temporary Storage Facility) located at your own business’ site, away from the port, the entire customs process

An ETSF also gives electronic visibility and audit records to

can be significantly accelerated. Your goods arriving into the UK can

HMRC and Border Force, so if they do want to put a hold on any

be taken to your site (e.g. a business’ premises or distribution centre),

consignment the site operator knows immediately which goods are

where the customs formalities can be managed electronically.

on hold awaiting paperwork or physical inspection – this can also be conducted at the operator’s site.

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Taking back control

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get caught out

Ports such as Dover are busy enough at this time, add to that the

With time counting down to the end of the Brexit transition

need for additional complex clearance processes come the end of

period, businesses are doing what they can to prepare now

the Brexit transition period and trucks that need to travel through

ahead of 31st December 2020. Like many processes, setting

those bottlenecks will face huge delays. Any clearances that can

up an ETSF does require applications and approvals which

be moved inland will benefit supply chains greatly, especially those

can take time. Any warehouse keeper that is approved for

looking to quickly clear and distribute or sell products on.

customs warehousing, which could be virtually any importer, can apply to have premises approved as an ETSF. Premises

Many organisations operate with JIT arrival of parts on trucks.

would need to be checked and approved, inspection areas

Having the uncertainty of delays at the border will have a big impact

setup and an inventory provider nominated. But this neednâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

on their ability to do this, increasing costs and revenue loss.

be a challenge for those that prepare now and work with a provider that can support the setup process in line with the

There will still be certain product categories that will require

inventory system that connects straight to HMRC. Using an

clearance checks at the border for safety reasons, such as meat and

ETSF has been a well established solution for many years,

dairy products. But by moving as many clearance checks as possible

but the changes coming into place as a result of Brexit will

inland not only speeds up the process for those vehicles that can go

mean that it is now more applicable and necessary for a

straight to the ETSF, but also unlocks efficiencies for those that will

large majority of businesses.

still have to complete clearances at the border. A win-win for those companies that transport different items across multiple categories.

Brexit has caused much uncertainty, and an ETSF could be the most efficient way of taking back control to introduce

Currently, there are a huge number of businesses that import from the

some certainty for many businesses. With supply chains

EU and therefore donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry about customs clearances, but

severely impacted by the current Covid-19 pandemic,

once the transition period is over, they will be faced with significant

businesses cannot afford to risk any further future

changes. The sheer volume of products crossing the border that will

disruptions. At least with Brexit, businesses have the time

be hit with delays due to newly imposed procedures and paperwork

to prepare for the end of the transition, something we all

will create significant knock-on challenges and potential costs for the

wish we had had with Covid-19.

wider supply chain. Businesses therefore need to take back control of their own clearances, create efficiencies where they can ahead

Pol Sweeney,

of time so that once the transition period ends, they will be in an

VP Sales and Country Manager UK, Descartes

optimum position to maintain business continuity and control cost.

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ASM HELPS ROYAL MAIL SPEED UP CUSTOMS CLEARANCE 11 JUNE 2020

TO MEET SURGE IN E-COMMERCE

oyal Mail has increased its use of Agency Sector Management (ASM)â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sequoia Customs clearance software, to help meet unprecedented demand for e-commerce deliveries during

the Covid-19 pandemic. The UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national postal company can now have more of its operatives logged in at the same time thanks to more concurrent user licences, speeding up Customs procedures. Royal Mail, which delivers more packages in the UK than any other operator, says nearly half (45%) of UK adults have been receiving more parcel deliveries since lockdown began in March, according to research, which it carried out. Over the last few months, we have seen a strong increase in e-commerce volumes and the upgrade enables us to meet this strong demand. The software has proved invaluable to our business as it has increased our capacity and given us more operational flexibility. Mark Waples, Head of Commercial Customs, Royal Mail Int'l

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ASM is an independent not-for-profit company and its one-stopshop Sequoia Customs Clearance software is used across the international freight supply chain.

ABOUT AGENCY SECTOR MANAGEMENT Agency Sector Management (UK) Ltd (ASM), is the leading

We have been operating with Royal Mail for a little while now, and

software provider to the UK Customs clearance and freight

it is great to be able to help them during this challenging time to meet

forwarding industries and has three decades of experience

the growing surge in e-commerce parcel deliveries. ASM’s Sequoia

in addressing the complex needs of global freight forwarders

platform gives them the tools and flexibility to ensure their business

and providing total Customs solutions.

continuity and customer service standards in this unprecedented operating environment.

Sequoia, its complete software solution, supports across

Peter MacSwiney, Chairman, ASM

the board in: •• Air & Ocean Import and Export •• External Temporary Storage Facilities (ETSF) •• Customs Freight Simplified Procedures (CFSP) •• Customs Warehousing •• New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) •• Designated Export Place (DEP) •• Air WayBills (AWB’s) •• Forwarding Documentation •• Job Costing and Invoicing •• Worksheets •• Web Services Application Programme Interface ASM represents the interests of the freight forwarding community through advocacy activities, ensuring its voice is heard during drafting of legislation and tackling the issues at the forefront of the industry’s concern. Through these activities, ASM ensures its software is responsive to its users’ priorities, making it the innovative, integrated solution they need, be they freight forwarders, community, or government systems.

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FREIGHT FORWARDERS PIN HOPES ON A DEAL 12 JUNE 2020

DESPITE PHASED TRANSITION FOR NEW BORDER PROCEDURES

ommenting on the confirmation by the UK government

A recent survey of our members, revealed that the majority of

of new border controls and procedures from the end of

respondents believed that an extension to the transition period is

the Transition Period, the trade association for UK freight

desirable, if no trade deal is agreed by December 31st 2020, and UK

forwarders questioned whether the phased transition will succeed

trade with the EU is conducted on WTO lines. With that option now

in giving the companies that manage cross-border trade between

off the table, we hope that a trade deal between the EU and UK can

the UK and EU enough time to make the necessary preparations to

be agreed before the end of the year. Even with a phased transition

facilitate the revised arrangements.

for the new border processes, and the promise of an additional ÂŁ50 million investment in Customs IT infrastructure and training, we

Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight

remain concerned on a number of issues, including the recruitment

Association (BIFA) says that BIFA members, the freight forwarders

of staff qualified and experienced in Customs procedures, and the

that handle a significant proportion of that trade, will also be hoping

lack of available time to train newcomers, which is not a five-minute

that the transfer of the Border and Protocol Delivery Group from

job. In effect we have a plan, but as always, the devil will be in the

HMRC to the Cabinet will have the galvanising effect of ensuring the

detail. For instance, how long will it take to build the infrastructure

readiness of the border for the end of the transition period.

that the government recognises will be required? And it remains to be seen whether the EU will reciprocate with a similar phased transition for UK exports to the EU.

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he British International Freight Association (BIFA), the

BIFA says the new funding could be used to support a business that

trade association that represents UK freight forwarding

is extending and taking on new staff, or to help train an existing

and logistics companies, says that it hopes the package of

employee to start completing customs declarations for the company.

measures unveiled by HMRC recently to accelerate growth of the

Training can be delivered by an external provider, or in-house.

UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s customs intermediary sector is successful. As one of the largest providers of Customs-related training courses,

Whilst we welcome the additional funding, as we did when the first

BIFA decided to replicate almost its entire course range and deliver

two rounds of funding were announced, we can only keep our fingers

it via video conferencing, due to the Covid-19 crisis preventing face-

crossed that it produces the thousands of additional customs experts

to-face training.

that the government agrees will be needed come January 1st 2021. During our regular meetings with both HMRC and HM Treasury, BIFA

Government guidance allows furloughed employees to engage in

has highlighted the concerns of our members regarding the capability

training, provided that whilst undertaking the training the employee

of the Customs brokerage sector to increase capacity, at a time when

does not provide service to, or generate revenue for, or on behalf of,

that sector already faces a huge shortage of staff of suitable quality. We

their organisation. Hence, we are encouraging members that have

have regularly emphasised that it could take up to a year to train staff

furloughed employees to take advantage of the additional funding

to be fully conversant to prepare a range of basic Customs declarations,

that has been made available by applying for it to finance some of

even if there was a sufficient number of trainers to train those staff, as

BIFA's online Customs training opportunities for those employees,

well as relevant courses for them to attend. Clearly the Government is

as well as employees that have not been furloughed.

finally getting the message that increased capacity in this sector will be important whatever our future relationship with the EU.

BIFA understands that HMRC will unveil more details in due course

Robert Keen, Director General, BIFA

and is reminding its members that applications for the new funding will be open from July 2020.

The scheme represents a new round of funding for employee training and IT improvements for customs intermediaries, traders and hauliers that make customs declarations to help them prepare ahead on January 1st 2021. 16 JUNE 2020

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How businesses can proﬁt from a dedicated Customs specialist

Thomas Holton, Customs Director at Gerlach UK outlines the top 5 beneﬁts for working with a customs service provider and shares helpful insights. The recent attention around Brexit has brought Customs to the fore front of everyone’s mind and as the head of Gerlach Customs Services in the UK I have been inundated with Customs support requests from small single traders to billion pound multinational companies. These conversations always start with a discussion around Brexit and how they minimise logistical delays of product to keep the supply chain moving. At Gerlach, I think we perhaps handle such requests in a different way to most. As we are the largest neutral Customs service provider in Europe and because of our span and coverage we do not just offer to mitigate Brexit risk in the UK but are able to offer a single solution to mitigate a company’s Brexit risk for all of their trade in all of the European countries. Our ability to offer a one stop solution for Customs for Brexit has raised some questions from our Customers around capability and capacity “if you can do this for Brexit can you do it for our rest of world imports/exports?” and our simple answer to this, is yes.

So what are the beneﬁts of using one Customs broker to handle all imports and exports, why should you look to use a dedicated Customs specialist?

There are many benefits of having one single Customs broker and I think although not an exhaustive list some of the most important ones are: 1. You have a single point of contact to understand the status of all of your shipments regardless of who is carrying them, the benefit being audits are made easier to track. 2. By reducing the amount of companies completing entries you reduce the possibility of variance in your process which reduces risk (different companies complete formalities in different ways with different systems). It also means that the broker will become more familiar with your products and processes and can therefore identify anomalies more easily. 3. You are able to negotiate a more competitive rate for clearance; increased volume normally means decreased rates. With this in mind you will also only receive one set of invoices for your Customs formalities, which is beneficial for accounts but also in understanding your TCO (total cost of ownership). 4. You only need one set of SOP’s (standard Operating Procedures) and one set of KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators). 5. Integrating with your systems, should you currently or at any point in the future want any data interfaced (either way); this would only need to be done once.

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27 countries

170 ofﬁces

750 customs experts

What do I see as the benefits of using a dedicated and specialist Customs Broker? • One of the main benefits is the knowledge and experience; a specialist Customs brokerage firm will employee highly experienced people and is able to call on their experience and skills to help improve both internal and customer processes. • Another significant benefit is the impartiality; a specialised Customs brokerage focuses solely on Compliance and Customs regulations. They ensure that your goods are free to move when you need them. They do not get involved with your company’s decision on who and how you want to move your product, only that it is done in a compliant way. • Specialist brokers, tend to have large teams so this means that your goods are never held up in the event of absence or in holiday season.

Where does Gerlach stand out against all others offering Customs services? The Gerlach brand is synonymous with quality and Customs compliance. The company was founded over 100 years ago and has continued to go from strength to strength. Gerlach has grown to in excess of 750 Customs experts, specialising in Brokerage and Consultancy. We pride ourselves on employing only the highest calibre of staff who are able to help you improve compliance, reduce risk and where possible cost in your processes. We have a very strong and established Customs brokerage network and we are now growing it even further and developing capabilities to support with wider Customs Consultancy. This year alone we have supported businesses with internal awareness trainings, process creation and documentation and have guided multiple companies through the challenges and changes required to gain AEO accreditation as well as various other authorisations.

Customs. Simply cleared.

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HSE LIFTS RED TAPE TO KICK-START LOGISTICS 2 JUNE 2020

OPERATIONS SAFELY & EFFECTIVELY

ith logistics movements key to the future recovery of

Following constructive discussions with HSE, FTA is pleased that

the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy, FTA, the business organisation that

the safety body has listened to the concerns of our members and

speaks for the industry, has campaigned successfully

amended its RIDDOR guidance to provide employers with greater

for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to amend its RIDDOR

flexibility to decide whether a confirmed COVID-19 case is likely

reporting guidance to avoid penalising businesses unfairly as they

to be due to occupational exposure, and as such, requires the

restart or scale up their operations under the COVID-19 pandemic.

submission of a report. Before this addition, our employer members were concerned that the lack of clarity on the guidance would have

Under the new reporting guidance, announced last weekend,

left them vulnerable to excessive or unfair litigation, as well as facing

employers must make a judgment based on the information available

an administrative burden when resources are already strained. It

as to whether a confirmed case of COVID-19 in an employee is likely

would have hindered the return to work and created apprehension

to have been caused by occupational exposure; this amend provides

among both workers and their employers, impacting ultimately the

employers with flexibility to decide if submitting a report is required.

nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic recovery. FTA is fully committed to a safe and efficient return to work for all businesses across the UK economy, and especially within the logistics sector. A successful return to work must be built on trust and confidence right across business; we are grateful to HSE for adapting its guidance so we can get the UK back to work safely, effectively and quickly. Elizabeth de Jong, Director of Policy, FTA The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) puts duties on employers, the selfemployed and people in control of work premises to report occupational diseases, including COVID-19, among the workforce.

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WILL THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION KILL OFF FORWARDERS? D 2 JUNE 2020

igital disruptors will no more kill-off today’s forwarding

He added that what 'really irritates' him is software providers

sector than the advent of European rail did in the 1800s,

'preaching' about systems that will kill forwarders, without

according to director general of the British International

recognising that forwarders are already using a lot of them.

Freight Association (BIFA), Robert Keen.

Defending forwarders tarred as having a reputation as technology

This week he described comments from one industry disrupter that

laggards, Mr Keen said forwarders were “incredibly adaptive”, saying

with digitalisation accelerating globally as a result of COVID-19,

that there is evidence daily of freight forwarders developing systems

it believes the future of the traditional freight forwarder is more

comparable with those of digital disruptors.

precarious than ever as PR puff. Over the last five years I have read reports that suggest the rise of software start-ups spelled the end for forwarders. I feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day.

A company I visited recently is developing its own integrated solutions. They’re not only hiring forwarders, but software development staff – and our members large and small are making

There’s this idea that if forwarders do not adapt, they will die – but you just need to look back at the sector’s history, it has always

a fantastic effort to embed themselves in their customers’ entire supply chains.

adapted. One forwarder I know – a family-owned European firm – has in their archive a letter from a great-grandparent proclaiming

Mr Keen agreed that there is significant change on the way, but

the company’s demise with the arrival of rail in the mid-1800s…

believes that forwarders will be part of an industry-wide global

it’s still going strong. We keep hearing the usual spin from digital

solution to the digitisation process.

start-ups on how their presence in the sector will lead to the death of traditional forwarders. It’s a load of rubbish. We have strong

We do foresee a different outlook in the years to come, and

empirical evidence showing what [our members] are up to in

there will be changes,” he added. “But I’m certain there will still be

regards to digital transformation of their role in the supply chain.

a BIFA, with a healthy membership of freight forwarding companies,

BIFA members are already developing and delivering technology-led

in 10 years’ time.

products and services that will meet their customers needs more effectively, enhance their experience and cut their costs.

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he UK entered a Transition Period at the end January 2020

BIFA will be making these views known to Government, and is

which lasts until the 31st December this year, however both

encouraging its members to send individual e-mails to both their

signatories can seek an extension, of either one or two

local MP and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Rt Hon.

years, but this has to be agreed by the 30th June.

Michael Gove MP.

A recent survey of BIFA members produced the following positives:

The contact details for your local MP can be found at, UK Parliament, MPs and Lords, members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP

•• The majority of members said that they understood the customs entry procedures for moving goods to and from the

The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP can be written to at:

UK and the EU.

Cabinet Office 70 Whitehall

•• The majority also said that there are good levels of familiarity

London SW1A 2AS

with Transit procedures

United Kingdom The main concerns that members expressed through the survey was over the Transition Period, as well as recruiting staff that may

Or emailed at publiccorrespondence@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

be needed to handle any additional work. •• When asked about whether or not there should be an extension to the Transition period should no trade deal be achieved, 72.14% of the Membership indicated that there should be such an extension with 62.17% favouring a two-year extension to the Transition period

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BEACON CLOSES $15 MILLION SERIES-A FUNDRAISE WITH INVESTMENT FROM JEFF BEZOS Highlights:

ondon-based Beacon, the next generation freight forwarding

•• $15 million raised in Series A fundraise •• Investors include Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and leading US venture capital firm 8VC •• Beacon customers benefit from optimised shipping routes and processes that reduce costs, while increasing booking speed and transport efficiency

and supply chain finance company, has raised over $15 million in its Series A fundraising round, with investors including Jeff

Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, and leading US venture capital firm 8VC. Beacon was founded in 2018 by CEO Fraser Robinson and COO

•• The company is using best-in-class AI, search, optimisation,

Dmitri Izmailov, both former Uber executives. They were joined

data, cloud and automation technologies to drive disruption

by CTO Pierre Martin, previously at Amazon, bringing together

and operational efficiencies in the $1 trillion global freight

a management team with deep expertise in logistics, technology,

forwarding industry

finance and hyper-growth, which is committed to radically simplifying

•• Beacon is led by strong management team from the likes of

how companies import and export goods globally.

Uber, Amazon and Google, with expertise across technology, logistics, finance and hyper-growth •• Funds will enable further investment in people, technology and market expansion

The freight forwarding and supply chain finance industries are worth an estimated $1 trillion and $12 trillion a year, respectively, with the former still a highly fragmented market in which the top ten forwarders globally control just 43%. Many of the logistics incumbents have been slow to digitise, and with fewer than 30% of shippers being satisfied with the customer service they receive, the industry is ripe for disruption.

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Beacon already has an established customer base and is growing

shipping product. We also believe that our ability to offer supply

rapidly, with a mission to become a global leader in logistics and supply

chain finance can be transformative for our customers by allowing

chain finance by making trade simpler, more transparent and more

them to better control and manage their cash flow. We have built

reliable for businesses. It offers a full range of services, including global

a team with deep expertise in technology, logistics and finance

ocean, air and truck freight, together with supply chain finance, all of

in a short period of time – these new funds will enable us to

which can be accessed and managed on a single platform.

continue to strengthen that team and invest in our technology, while also increasing our international presence. With digitalisation

The company uses best-in-class AI, search, optimisation, data science,

accelerating globally as a result of COVID-19, we believe the future

cloud and automation technologies to unlock significant operational

of the traditional freight forwarder is more precarious than ever.

efficiencies. The platform combines a real-time view of the global

Shippers are seeking technology-led products and services that

delivery of cargo and a marketplace view of global shipping costs

will meet their needs more effectively, enhance their experience

and prices, all powered by machine learning that optimises shipping

and cut their costs. We look forward to meeting that demand.

routes and processes for improved cost, speed and predictability.

Fraser Robinson, Co-founder & CEO, Beacon

Beacon’s supply chain finance offering sets it apart from traditional freight forwarders by helping to solve one of the biggest challenges

ABOUT BEACON:

faced by importers today – cash flow. Suppliers often demand

Beacon is a technology-driven freight forwarder applying

payment before goods are shipped and, with months-long shipment

technology to create a simpler, more efficient shipping

times, importers need flexible finance to meet their working capital

experience for its customers. Its mission is to become a global

needs. To address this, Beacon offers qualifying customers financing

leader in logistics and supply chain finance by making trade

within 72 hours, which also entitles them to shipping discounts.

simpler, more transparent and more reliable for businesses. The company offers a full range of services, including global

Participants in Beacon’s initial seed round included Uber founders

ocean, air and truck freight, warehousing, customs, insurance

Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp, former Google CEO Eric

and supply chain finance, all of which can be accessed and

Schmidt, as well as venture firms such as Neo, Red Sea Ventures,

managed on a single platform. Beacon is passionate about

Manta Ray and FJ Labs. The money raised in this Series A round will

customer experience and dedicated to drastically simplifying

be invested in new hires, technology and market expansion.

how companies import and export goods globally, using bestin-class technology to drive disruption and efficiency in the

Beacon has attracted investment from some of the best minds

$1 trillion freight forwarding industry. The company was

in business and technology. The traditional freight forwarder

founded in 2018 by CEO Fraser Robinson and COO Dmitri

model remains surprisingly analogue, using systems and processes

Izmailov, former Uber executives. They are joined by CTO

that are slow and inefficient, with opaque pricing and limited use

Pierre Martin, previously of Amazon and Microsoft, creating a

of technology. Our goal is to disrupt the trillion-dollar freight

management team with deep expertise in logistics, technology,

forwarding market by vastly improving the experience for

finance and hyper-growth. Beacon is headquartered in London.

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NORTHERN IRELAND LOGISTICS BACK

CALL FOR BREXIT TRANSITION EXTENSION F TA, the business group speaking for the UK logistics sector,

which all necessary preparations for EU departure can be made.

is backing Stormont’s call for additional time to be added

Businesses need clarity on the new trading agreement so they can

to the Brexit transition period as the COVID-19 pandemic

prepare effectively for the massive changes that will undoubtedly

continues to dominate the industry’s resources, and government

come. Northern Ireland’s future prosperity relies on the Protocol

engagement on the Northern Ireland Protocol stalls.

being implemented effectively with minimal disruption; frictionless trade must be maintained. Alongside other industry groups, FTA is

Following his participation at the House of Lords Select Committee

ready to work with both Stormont and Westminster to ensure trade

on 3 June 2020, Seamus Leheny, Policy Manager for Northern Ireland

remains as resilient as possible in the months ahead.

at FTA, comments:

With less than seven months until the end

of the Brexit transition period, FTA and its members in Northern

Seamus Leheny reiterated these concerns at a media briefing hosted

Ireland are deeply concerned by the lack of government engagement

by the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium on 4 June 2020.

on the Protocol. Alongside the British Retail Consortium and Northern Ireland Food & Drink Association, with whom we jointly gave evidence to the Committee yesterday, FTA is urging the government to engage with business organisations urgently so

ABOUT FTA

logistics businesses and operators can prepare for the successful

FTA is one of the UK’s leading business groups, representing

implementation of the UK’s departure from the EU, which observes

logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading,

the rules of the NI Protocol. It is imperative that a fully functional

and more than seven million people directly employed in the

working group be established immediately if the industry is to

making, selling and moving of goods. With COVID-19, Brexit,

be ready for the post-Brexit trading environment on 1 January

new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in

2021. With the COVID-19 pandemic monopolising the industry’s

the way goods move across borders and through the supply

attention, FTA is backing Stormont’s calls for an extension to the

chain, logistics has never been more important to UK plc.

Brexit transition period, to allow an implementation period in

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UKWA TEAMS UP WITH ELITE UNIVERSITY GROUP TO DEVELOP

INTEGRATED PLATFORM FOR WAREHOUSES T he UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) is working with

Our message has been clear for some time that in order to keep

an elite group, including the University of Cambridge’s

up with the rapidly evolving logistics landscape, businesses must

Institute for Manufacturing, on a project to promote the

embrace new technology. This project will dovetail with our UKWA

integration of IoT (Internet of Things) with operational platforms

Technology Advisory Board, which provides a thought-leading forum

aimed at capturing efficiencies and driving productivity in logistics

to share latest technology developments with members, and reflects

and warehousing.

our themes over the last two years of National Conferences, where we have fielded technology leaders and focused debate on how to

The project, IoT Data Integration Platform for Supply Chain

succeed in the digital world.

companies, is part of the Research England funded Pitch-In project and is designed to demonstrate the efficiencies and savings logistics

In the first instance, UKWA will be nominating member

companies can make from integrating real-time IoT and static

businesses to take part in trials, involving sharing data and

operational data. As a conduit to industry, UKWA will support the

providing feedback. There will be no cost involved for participants,

development of individual case studies, to test and prove in a ‘real

other than commitment of resources and time to engage with

world’ environment the benefits of WMS operational platforms

the project, but in the longer term Ward believes there will

being integrated with IoT.

be significant potential benefits for businesses adopting this integrated technology across the UK.

Commenting on the initiative, CEO Peter Ward explains that the project is a natural next step for UKWA.

It is envisaged that the integration of IoT with operational WMS platforms will substantially improve efficiency in the warehouse, facilitating better workplace and workforce planning, and deliver clear value impacts, from reduced picking process times to major cost-savings on required staff levels.

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ABOUT THE IFM Peter concludes,

This exciting Pitch-In project provides a

The Institute for Manufacturing is part of the Department

unique opportunity to move forward. We’ve done all the talking,

of Engineering of the University of Cambridge. Leading

now is the time to take positive action; we will be testing some

innovation in manufacturing, the IfM integrates research

of the latest thinking from leading academic researchers with

and education with practical application in industry.

our members, with a view ultimately to rolling out real-world

ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk

solutions able to make best use of technology such as IoT. I’m delighted that working alongside academic thought leaders,

Its world-leading research covers a range of manufacturing-

UKWA will be playing its part once again at the forefront of our

related topics including:

industry as a catalyst for positive change.

•• Advanced production technologies •• Digital manufacturing technologies, data analytics

ABOUT UK WAREHOUSING ASSOCIATION

•• Business tools and processes – to help organisations achieve strategic goals

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) is Britain’s leading trade organisation representing the warehousing and third-party logistics (3PL) sector. The association’s 800+

ABOUT THE PITCH-IN PROJECT

member companies operate some 12 million square metres

The Pitch-In project, funded by Research England

of warehousing from around 2000 depots across the UK.

Connecting Capabilities, brings together Higher Education Institutions (Cambridge, Oxford, Sheffield, Newcastle) with representatives from industry to collaborate in breaking down perceived barriers to using IoT. pitch-in.ac.uk

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WANT TO KNOW MORE? Further information can be found at iveco.com

5 JUNE 2020

IVECO WELCOMES THE GERMAN FEDERAL DECISION TO EXTEND

MOTORWAY TOLL EXEMPTION

FOR NATURAL GAS HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS

n World Environment Day, IVECO welcomed the

With this extension, the natural gas-powered IVECO S-WAY NP

German Federal Council’s (Bundesrat) final decision to

will continue to travel toll-free in Germany for a further three years.

extend the motorway toll exemption for Compressed

With IVECO S-WAY NP, which is available in CNG and LNG versions,

and Liquefied Natural Gas (CNG and LNG) heavy-duty trucks over

freight forwarders will benefit not only from the toll exemption until

7.5 tonnes until December 31st, 2023. This is a further important

December 31, 2023 and the significantly lower fuel costs, but also from

step towards achieving climate targets, which supports the more

subsidies for new purchases until the end of 2020.

widespread use of the mature alternative traction technology available today for heavy goods traffic. The toll exemption provides

The IVECO S-WAY NP also raises the bar in sustainability: natural gas is

freight forwarders with additional financial advantages and improved

not only much quieter, but also far more environmentally friendly than

return on their investment, which will be particularly welcome in

an equivalent diesel engine. Compared to a diesel truck, the NO2 and

the current difficult times. It is also an important lever to reduce

particulate matter emissions are significantly lower. Very importantly,

the transport industry’s carbon footprint.

it opens the way to decarbonization for logistics operators: with biomethane it is possible to achieve the almost complete abatement of

We at IVECO are really happy to welcome the German Federal

CO2 emissions, creating a virtuous circle of economical and eco-

Council’s final decision, which comes with perfect timing on this

friendly self-sufficiency – a shining example of circular economy.

year’s World Environment Day. This means a clear recognition of

IVECO’s bio-LNG heavy-duty trucks provide the answer today, with

the environmental benefits of this technology on the path towards

the performance, range and low TCO that transporters need to

zero emissions. The LNG infrastructure is growing. Together with

operate their green fleets efficiently and profitably.

the expanding distribution network and the existing government subsidies supporting this fuel, this extension will give our customers a clear signal that the transition to LNG transport is unstoppable. Thomas Hilse, Brand President, IVECO

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This announcement coincides with World Environment Day, which IVECO is celebrating today with a new video on sustainability (youtu.be/1a3U1VJPSQo) that highlights the need to drive a change in the industry, pushing the boundaries of respect for the environment. It states the brand’s goal to work towards a sustainable ecosystem in

ABOUT IVECO

the transport industry that works for all – people, business and nature.

IVECO is a brand of CNH Industrial N.V., a World leader in Capital Goods listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:

The video’s message is in perfect harmony with this year’s World

CNHI) and on the Mercato Telematico Azionario of the

Environment Day, which under the theme is 'It’s Time for Nature',

Borsa Italiana (MI: CNHI). IVECO designs, manufactures and

encourages the global community to take care of nature and change

markets a wide range of light, medium and heavy commercial

the trajectory we are on. In particular, the event’s Manifesto exhorts

vehicles, off-road trucks, and vehicles for applications such

the private sector to adopt environmentally sustainable business

as off-road missions.

models, and IVECO’s goal of creating a sustainable ecosystem to decarbonize transport certainly qualifies.

The brand’s wide range of products include the Daily, a vehicle that covers the 3.3 – 7.2 ton vehicle weight segment,

The video takes inspiration from Charles Darwin’s well-known

the Eurocargo from 6 – 19 tons and, in the heavy segment

words: 'It is not the strongest of the species that survives or the

above 16 tons, the Trakker (dedicated to off-road missions)

most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable

and the IVECO WAY range with the on-road IVECO

to change.' With this statement as a starting point, in the video

S-WAY and the IVECO X-WAY for light off-road missions.

IVECO highlights the need for change, decarbonizing transport to

In addition, the IVECO Astra brand builds off-road trucks,

address the issues of Climate Change and air quality in city centres.

rigid and articulated dumpers as well as special vehicles.

It makes a strong statement about its longstanding commitment to sustainable transport, which has led to its pioneering alternative

IVECO employs close to 21,000 individuals globally.

traction systems and its leadership in natural gas technology.

It manages production sites in 7 countries throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and Latin America where it produces

The video ends with the claim: 'Drive the change. Be Unstoppable'.

vehicles featuring the latest advanced technologies. 4,200

With its disruptive approach to developing Natural Gas as the

sales and service outlets in over 160 countries guarantee

sustainable fuel for transport, IVECO aims to be an unstoppable

technical support wherever an IVECO vehicle is at work.

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WE NEED TO

KEEP DELIVERY HOURS EXTENSION T he continued extension of delivery hours is vital to support

the nation’s economic and societal recovery from the

ABOUT FTA

COVID-19 outbreak, according to FTA, one of the UK’s

FTA is one of the UK’s leading business groups, representing

biggest business groups. With ‘non-essential retail’ opening from 15

logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading,

June 2020, and the government’s active travel plans coming to fruition,

and more than seven million people directly employed in the

continued flexibility in delivery times will be essential to meet soaring

making, selling and moving of goods. With COVID-19, Brexit,

demand for products while respecting social distancing rules.

new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in the way goods move across borders and through the supply

As the business group representing the logistics sector, FTA

chain, logistics has never been more important to UK plc.

campaigned successfully for delivery hours to be extended to

FTA supports, shapes and stands up for safe and efficient

strengthen the resilience of the supply chain during the pandemic;

logistics, and is the only business group which represents the

now, we are urging government to continue the relaxation as the

whole industry, with members from the road, rail, sea and

nation emerges from lockdown to support economic and societal

air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as

recovery from COVID-19. With ‘non-essential retail’ units permitted

retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the

to open next week, we expect to see demand for products increase

efficient movement of goods. For more information about

significantly; continued flexible delivery hours will allow logistics

the organisation and its work, including its ground-breaking

businesses to stock shops safely and efficiently while keeping up

research into the impacts of COVID-19 on the whole supply

with demand. And with government plans to reallocate road space

chain, please visit www.fta.co.uk.

to cyclist and walkers, extended delivery hours will be needed due to restricted access. Logistics remains vital to supporting the nation through the pandemic and rebuilding the economy; government must not restrict its ability to do so. Elizabeth de Jong, Policy Director, FTA

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LINDE TAKES EUROPA SKY HIGH E 8 JUNE 2020

uropa Warehouse has partnered with Linde Material

compliant contact centre, offering an extensive range of outsourced

Handling UK (Linde MH UK) to supply materials handling

customer support by phone and digital platforms. It already supports

equipment (MHE) at its new £60m state-of-the-art 3pl

a wide range of leading blue-chip clients and this new Corby facility

warehouse in Corby, Northants.

will enable it to enhance its services significantly.

Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious independent logistics

Linde MH UK joined Europa on the project in August 2019

operator and Europa Warehouse is its specialist 3PL warehousing

and together created a dedicated project team of five core

and logistics division.

staff from Linde – VNA support – Pallet Racking Design – Simulation – Commercial – Service to support Europa ensuring

Despite the impact of Covid-19 and a huge number of obstacles

that all aspects of the design requirements where addressed. In

which this presented, Europa’s construction team has managed to

addition to the racking, Linde MH UK is supplying the sprinkler

drive through the project on schedule.

system, labels, barriers, safety mirrors and site management. The 78 miles of pallet racking spaces are in Europa corporate colours

The new site at Midlands Logistics Park will become Europa’s largest

giving an added final touch. Linde MH UK devised a detailed MHE

facility in the UK and is specified to the highest standard. Corby will

materials flow study using STRATOS, asimulation programme to

double Europa Warehouse’s logistics portfolio and is being constructed

confirm the number of MHE required for each phase of installation.

to a high-quality institutional specification, including above market standard 18 metre heights to facilitate three floors of mezzanines.

VNA trucks will be used to access the top locations and the reach trucks up to around 11500mm. As additional storage is required the

The Corby warehouse comprises 715,000 ft² dedicated to logistics,

wide aisles will be infilled giving the additional storage. The project

on a 25-acre site. To maximise the height of the building, racking

provides overall capacity of 97,000 locations.

is built to nine levels and utilises the very latest VNA technology supplied by Linde Material Handling UK.

Europa is also using Linde MH UK’s Navman navigation system which will interlink with Europa’s WMS system directly into the truck

Europa Warehouse provides a range of value-added capabilities

assisting the operator to achieve maximum pallet movements. Linde

including e-commerce fulfilment, production services, inventory

MH UK is also suppling the counterbalance and ride on powered

management, packing, labelling, special deliveries, final assembly,

pallet trucks with an initial fleet of 27 units.

quality control and critical parts management. Europa also has a fully

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ABOUT EUROPA Europa Worldwide Group is the leading independent logistics firm and employs over 950 staff and was recently featured in The Sunday Times Top Track 250 for the second time. Europa Worldwide Group is a fast-growing privately-owned Europa was particularly attracted by Linde MH UK’s lithium-ion trucks.

freight forwarder which is structured into six Divisions

The advantage being that battery changing is not required so reducing

companies – Europa Road, Europa Air & Sea, Europa

down time in the operation, saving labour cost. In addition, the lithium-

Warehouse, Europa Showfreight, Europa Contact Centre

ion trucks contribute to improved sustainability as they generate lower

and Continental Cargo Carriers.

levels of CO2 than forklifts with lead-acid batteries and diesel drives. Europa Road operates the UK’s largest European groupage I am very proud in the work the team has undertaken. This

hub which is situated in Dartford. Its network of 13 UK

installation has been most challenging as we were due to start the

branches trunk into Dartford from where freight connects

racking installation on the day the UK was put into lockdown due to

with daily, direct services to 30 continental hubs.

Covid-19. Working with all our partners, the Linde HSE team and the customer, risk and installation method statements have been reworked

Europa Air & Sea’s team provide bespoke services to its

to ensure compliance with the Government guidelines. With new

clients from its branches in the UK and Hong Kong.

working practices in place the installation is heading towards completion. I really do look forward to seeing the completed project.

Europa Warehouse offers 3rd party logistics services to

Mike Hawkins, Head of Linde Logistics Solutions, Linde MH UK

clients, from warehouses in Dartford, two in Northampton and Birmingham. Plus, a new customer contact centre called

Midlands Logistics Park in Corby has already created 2,200 local

Europa Contact Centre.

jobs since 2015. Built on the site of a former British Steel quarry and latterly Stanion Plantation, Midlands Logistics Park covers

Europa Showfreight provides logistics services for goods

150 acres. Corby is an established and strategic industrial and

going to and from exhibitions.

distribution location in the heart of the East Midlands, and benefits from excellent connectivity due to recent road network upgrades.

Following an ambitious front-end restructuring of the business after Andrew Baxter acquired it in 2013, turnover

Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious independent logistics

has grown and its presence in the market is stronger than ever

operator with six divisions – Europa Road, Eu

ropa Air & Sea,

before. The business has succeeded through a combination of

Europa Showfreight, Europa Warehouse, Europa Contact Centre

friendly people management and investing heavily in IT and

and Continental Cargo Carriers. Europa was recently featured in

physical infrastructure.

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LOGISTICS NEEDS MONTHS, NOT MINUTES 10 JUNE 2020

TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF BREXIT

usiness must be allowed sufficient time to prepare for

robust, fully functional supply chain is to the success of the UK and

whatever Brexit agreement is reached between the EU

its economy and while our members stand ready to be as adaptable

and UK, according to FTA, the business group representing

and flexible as possible, much of the detail of our future trading

the logistics industry. As the latest round of talks between the

arrangements as a country is still to be decided – not least what the

two sides concludes with no progress announced, and indications

position will be on customs tariffs and the detail of how checks on

given that there may not be a formal agreement between the two

food and animals are to be conducted at the UK and EU borders.

sides until October at the earliest, the organisation has written to

This level of information is crucial if the UK’s supply chain is to remain

Michael Gove MP to insist that there is sufficient time allowed at the

strong from 1 January 2021, and we are urging Mr Gove to ensure that

end of the negotiations to enable the industry charged with keeping

we have sufficient time to prepare for whatever is agreed with the EU

Britain trading to adapt to new arrangements, whatever is agreed.

in political negotiations. Elizabeth de Jong, Policy Director, FTA

Logistics as a sector is fully committed to making a success of Brexit, but in order to do so, we will need time to prepare for whatever the

FTA was the first major trade association to call for an extension

final agreement looks like. We are not asking for the talks to be

to the transition period back in March, for purely practical reasons

prolonged, but for sufficient time to be allowed for those required

and has written to Michael Gove this week to urge government to

to undertake new business processes to get ready to do so. It looks

consider new options to give the logistics industry sufficient time to

more and more likely that consensus will not be reached between the

prepare for the future trading arrangements with the EU.

two sides until the eleventh hour, with the UK’s transition period for leaving the EU ending on 31 December 2020. Therefore, there will simply not be enough time to put in place all the necessary systems and processes to help trade continue to run smoothly. This will be compounded by the fact that Christmas is traditionally our sector’s busiest time of year and there will be little time available for the necessary changes to be made. COVID-19 has shown how vital a

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Read the message here.

WANT TO KNOW MORE? Further information can be found at fta.co.uk

ollowing the runaway success of the first event, FTA’s Supply

To apply for a slot, which will be allocated on a first come, first served

Chain Consultancy (SCC) service has scheduled another

basis, please visit https://fta.co.uk/services/supply-chain-consultancy/

day of free, one-to-one online advisory sessions for logistics

speedconsult-free-consultations

businesses of all sizes. The 'SpeedConsult' pre-bookable sessions, to be held on 10 July 2020, will provide businesses working within supply

For more information on the SCC and how it can help you, please

chains with unique insights into how best to restart trading after

visit fta.co.uk/services/operational-consultancy

lockdown and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Martin Palmer, Supply Chain Consultant, FTA comments: “The SCC

ABOUT FTA

team are thrilled to announce we have scheduled another day of free,

FTA is one of the UK’s leading business groups, representing

one-to-one 15-minute consultations to help those working within

logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading,

supply chains understand how to best adapt their operations to

and more than seven million people directly employed in the

excel under the new business and safety environment. In previous

making, selling and moving of goods. With COVID-19, Brexit,

sessions, we advised companies on challenges such as maintaining

new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in

profitability, maximising revenue generation, and developing effective

the way goods move across borders and through the supply

lockdown exit strategies. If these issues – to name a few examples

chain, logistics has never been more important to UK plc.

– are on your mind, please do book a SpeedConsult session; we are

FTA supports, shapes and stands up for safe and efficient

ready and willing to help you.”

logistics, and is the only business group which represents the whole industry, with members from the road, rail, sea and

Established by FTA, the business organisation representing the

air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as

logistics sector, the SCC helps those working within supply chains

retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the

with any issues or concerns they have and advises on strategic

efficient movement of goods. For more information about

planning requirements; the team compromises of some of the UK’s

the organisation and its work, including its ground-breaking

most experienced consultants.

research into the impacts of COVID-19 on the whole supply chain, please visit www.fta.co.uk.

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THE CASE FOR A

UK-WIDE HYDROGEN STRATEGY A s a group of leading businesses that operate in the UK,

As you look to design a post-COVID recovery, we encourage you to focus

we are united in our belief that the Government must

on creating high-skilled, green jobs, in sectors that will be critical to the

establish a UK-wide hydrogen strategy. Developing a clear,

future economy, such as low-carbon energy, transport and heavy industry.

strategic plan such as this will unlock significant private investment in hydrogen technologies and manufacturing across the country, driving

These measures would be wholly complementary to the

growth and creating green jobs.

Government’s levelling-up agenda and long- term decarbonisation

goals. For example, the Committee for Climate Change has made The UK has the potential to become a global leader in renewable

it clear that the UK will not meet its Net Zero targets without

and low-carbon hydrogen technology, but we must move fast to

significant investment in the hydrogen economy.

realise this opportunity and achieve the maximum economic benefit. The global hydrogen economy is estimated to be worth $2.5 trillion A UK-wide hydrogen economy will...

by 2050, supporting 30 million jobs. Other nations, such as Australia, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and China have already set

•• Create and sustain hundreds of thousands of high-skilled, green jobs, in all parts of the country

ambitious strategies for growing their hydrogen economies. Just last week, Germany joined this list with their own €9 billion hydrogen strategy.

•• Drive progress to Net Zero and improve air quality in towns and cities

The European Commission is also creating an EU hydrogen strategy, which includes plans for multi-billion euro investment in hydrogen projects, and schemes to boost sales of hydrogen electric vehicles.

•• Secure private investment into the UK, and unlock export opportunities for our products and skills

It is now clear that hydrogen is going to play an essential role in the world’s future, low-carbon economy, and the increasingly bold steps

•• Increase our energy security by making fuller use of the UK’s natural resources

being taken by other nations underlines the need for the UK to bring forward urgent measures to establish a hydrogen strategy and unlock investment and innovation. We should not risk falling behind other nations in developing our hydrogen industry.

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As a collective, which combined employs around 100,000 people and has a value of £100bn in the UK, we stand ready to invest up to £1.5bn in hydrogen projects and create thousands of jobs across the country. This is why we have joined together for the Hydrogen Strategy Now campaign. We would be delighted to participate in an online roundtable with you and your officials to discuss the opportunities that exist in a UK-wide hydrogen economy. Signed,

ambitious strategies for growing their hydrogen economies. Just last week, Germany joined this list with their own €9 billion hydrogen strategy. The European Commission is also creating an EU hydrogen strategy, which includes plans for multi-billion euro investment in hydrogen projects, and schemes to boost sales of hydrogen electric vehicles. It is now clear that hydrogen is going to play an essential role in the world’s future, low-carbon economy, and the increasingly bold steps being taken by other nations underlines the need for the UK to bring forward urgent measures to establish a hydrogen strategy and unlock investment and innovation. We should not risk falling behind other nations in developing our hydrogen industry. As a collective, which combined employs around 100,000 people and has a value of £100bn in the UK, we stand ready to invest up to £1.5bn in hydrogen projects and create thousands of jobs across the country. This is why we have joined together for the Hydrogen Strategy Now campaign. We would be delighted to participate in an online roundtable with you and your officials to discuss the opportunities that exist in a UK-wide hydrogen economy. Signed

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n response to the news that the European Union will impose full

In the event of no trade deal; and no reciprocal grace period being

customs controls and checks on goods from the UK from 2021,

offered by the EU for goods moving from the UK into mainland

the British International Freight Association has reiterated its

Europe, there is a high likelihood of significant frontier delays,

hopes that a trade deal between the UK and the EU can be achieved

something BIFA has warned about and is working with government

before the end of the transition period.

to avoid wherever possible. We continue to question whether there is enough time for the companies that manage cross-border trade

In noting comments by the EU’s ambassador to the UK that the

between the UK and EU to make the necessary preparations to

EU has no plan to reciprocate the UK’s decision to offer traders a

facilitate the revised arrangements, even with the UK's decision to

six-month phased transition of the revised importing arrangements,

implement a phased transition for the new border processes on

Robert Keen, Director General of BIFA says that even if a trade

imports from the EU, and the promise of an additional £50 million

deal is agreed BIFA members will have to manage a huge increase

investment in Customs IT infrastructure and training.

in paperwork and administration; leading to potential for disruption and delays at the border.

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Our YFN is important to young people, so it is great that the network

event following the relaunch of its Young Forwarder

committee members are continuing to work together remotely to

Network (YFN) online will feature some free ‘bitesize’

develop a plan to keep the network going during this unforeseen time.

training run by BIFA trainers, Graeme Wilkinson and Carl Hobbis.

We have plans for a series of various online events for the YFN. Our recent virtual port tour, and an online quiz were both a great success and

Set to take place online on Wednesday July 8th, the training will

we have guest interviews, Q&A sessions and so forth all still to come.

be focused around Customs Procedures Codes and will be available

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exclusively to members of the YFN. BIFA launched the YFN in March 2019 to create several regional The development of BIFA’s YFN continues to be of great

networking groups, operated by young forwarders and intended to

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conferencing online tool will enable participants to build-up their

and professional skills, but in a more social environment.

professional network and learn more about the industry. We intend to make this training session fun, interactive and all participants

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SEAFREIGHT SUPPLY CHAIN SPECIALIST

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BIRMINGHAM, UK FIXED-TERM CONTRACT GB11644

•• Maximise profitability on all shipment files, keeping

info@forwardingjobs.com | +44 (0)1454 275 937

Job Overview Are you looking for a career in a freight forwarding and want to work for the world’s number 1 sea freight forwarder then we have an excellent opportunity at our Birmingham Branch to join our International Supply Chain team.

Your role We are currently recruiting for a Seafreight Customer Care Specialist on an initial 6 month contract to join our International Supply chain management department who will be responsible for providing best in class customer service to our customers managed by the supply chain team every day. As part of your role as a Customer Care Specialist you will be liaise daily with internal and external customer ensuring this is carried out in a timely and professional fashion.

Your responsibilities •• Provide excellent customer service all day, every day to our

customer base. •• Seeking ways to add value to their business and communicate these effectively to the relevant parties to change processes for the better •• Build a close and robust relationship with our customers to guarantee that they will turn to us when they require help and will trust us with potential other business opportunities •• To ensure that all shipments are undertaken to meet, as a minimum, or exceed the customer’s expectations in terms of the standard of service provided, cost agreed and specified time frames •• Communicate effectively with all overseas offices to arrange importation of freight based on customer-specific requirements. This includes but is not limited to Customs clearance, deliveries and import documentation control. •• Utilise our customer solutions teams to put relevant and informative reporting in place to show important value added areas for improvement •• Monitor and report on shipments and communicate any updates /or non-conformances to the affected parties, i.e. customer, customs team or Intermodal team

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in a timely manner. Damage/claim reporting, TIP reporting.

operational errors to a minimum and alerting management to potential problems. •• Be responsible for accurate accounting across your customer base and conforming to the current •• To attend customer/supplier visits where required and ensure that all reporting must be accurate and delivered according to agreed deadlines

Your skills and experiences •• Previous experience in customer facing/service role ideally

in a logistics/supply chain environment would be advantageous •• Excellent written and oral skills and confident liaising with customers and colleagues •• Previous Seafreight experience is advantageous •• Ability to work to deadlines, and under pressure in some situations. •• Good organisation skills and able to work on own initiative and as part of a team. •• Proficient use of Microsoft Office – specifically Word, Excel and Outlook.

Good reasons to join If you would like to become a valued member of our team then we will also make sure that you’re rewarded for your commitment and expertise. We are offering a competitive salary and 23 days holiday plus bank holidays and life assurance. You will also have the opportunity to join the contributory Kuehne+Nagel pension plan and benefit from our Route 2 Rewards scheme which offers discounts and savings on a wide range of high street or internet goods and services.

About Kuehne+Nagel With over 82,000 employees at some 1,300 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne + Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics companies. As an employer, Kuehne + Nagel stands for equal opportunity and we are committed to diversity in our teams with regard to people with disabilities. We believe that you can make a valuable contribution to Kuehne + Nagel and look forward to receiving your application.

VACANCIES UNITED KINGDOM

OPERATIONS MANAGER CHESTER

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

CHESTER, UK GB11467

MANCHESTER, UK UP TO £65K BASIC, PLUS BONUS, PLUS CAR matt@headfordgroup.com | +44 (0)1454 628 787

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Your role This role will be accountable for all departmental activity including Health & Safety, achievement of business KPIs, labour, training, team development and engagement, quality, environment and security.

Your responsibilities •• Responsible for managing cost performance in line with

forecast / budget ensuring appropriate measures are in place to manage variation •• Devise and implement operational and financial KPI targets to ensure business and customer requirements are achieved •• Develop strong relationships with internal and external customers to better understand key business drivers and devise tactical improvement plans to support continued growth / success •• Promote a culture of Continuous Improvement by capturing and leading CI initiatives / projects and developing support structures through CI training workshops •• Identify resource requirements for each department based on forecast activity and devise tactical plans to manage shortages / surplus •• Interrogation and approval of departmental spreadsheets / reports as required to ensure the integrity of KPI data •• Operate and interrogate Warehouse Management Systems (WMS, GRIP) to identify potential improvements •• Conduct regular customer and supplier reviews

Your skills and experiences •• Strong PC skills including Microsoft Office applications •• Good knowledge of creating and interrogating spreadsheets

•• Ability of interpreting data •• Experience of managing large teams •• Managing costs against a budget •• Development and understanding of KPIs •• Health & Safety legislation •• Appraisals and disciplinary

•• Global freight forwarder •• Outside sales / BDM role, working in and around Manchester and the North West •• MUST have experience in freight forwarding, with provable GP of at least £100k p.a. •• Car, bonus / commission, pension, life assurance, health insurance

INSIDE SALES ANTWERP, BELGIUM TO £50K, PLUS BONUS & AMAZING BENEFITS PACKAGE matt@headfordgroup.com | +44 (0)1454 628 787

•• Freight forwarding inside sales •• Warm desk worth €300.000 per annum •• Financially secure global freight forwarder, 900+ staff •• Smart offices, great team atmosphere, healthy business

EXPORT AIRFREIGHT OPERATIONS CLERK COLNBROOK, UK £COMPETITIVE, D.O.E., HOLIDAY: 22 DAYS MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9AM TO 5PM (SOME EVENING & WEEKEND WORK, OVERTIME PAID) vac@headfordgroup.com | +44 (0)1454 275 951

Working in a team of 3, the successful applicant will be responsible for day-to-day operations of export airfreight department based in Colnbrook, working within the AOG department. Must have minimum 5 years' operational experience working within airfreight exports. Experience with aerospace and ships' spares would be an advantage but not essential.

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EXPORT MANAGER, FREIGHT FORWARDING COLNBROOK/HEATHROW, UK FULL TIME: MON TO FRI 9AM–5.30PM SALARY: £38,000–£43,000 BASIC D.O.E. PROFIT SHARE COMPANY CAR FOR CLIENTS VISITS vac@headfordgroup.com | +44 (0)1454 275 951

We are working on behalf of a freight forwarder who requires an export manager in a full-time role based in Colnbrook/Slough.

Job Description The focus of the job entails that objectives are established for the storage and/or distribution of products to maintain product safety, quality and legality in accordance with the quality policies of the BRC Standard.

•• To manage the export department and staff •• To arrange the export of cargo by air, and ocean •• Liaise with airlines •• Liaise with HMRC, Port & Plant Health and other

government bodies •• Organise export clearances, and correct documentation relating to the movement of cargo •• Create export documentation required for the shipping of cargo •• Provide a high level of customer service •• Liaise with overseas offices, partners and agents •• Strong Administration skills •• To sort, filter and distribute documentation, and create and maintain job files in an accurate and timely manner. •• Arrange the X-ray screening of cargo in line with CAA/DFT regulations •• Arrange bookings with airlines, shipping lines and transporters

Compliance duties •• Control and maintenance of quality management system and procedures •• Management of internal audit program •• Undertake warehouse hygiene inspections

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OCEAN IMPORT OPERATOR LEEDS, UK £COMPETITIVE matt@headfordgroup.com | +44 (0)1454 628 787

I am recruiting for a well known, local and independent freight forwarder looking to add to their expanding team in Leeds. This has client has been operating for over 30 years assisting their clients with their logistics requirements from a wide range of industries including aerospace, manufacturing, engineering, events and exhibitions, chemicals and oil and gas. The position is for an experienced Air and Sea Operator with customs experience.

Responsibilities •• Liaising with clients / overseas partners / agents. •• Speaking with customers and clients on a regular basis, negotiating rates and providing quotations.

•• Contacting clients, making sure all information

and paperwork has been received for the shipment. •• Working on key accounts and general imports (LCL/FCL) from global destinations. •• Dealing with import documentation from start to finish including customs entries. •• Making sure all documentation is processed and input into the system.

Export duties •• Management of export operations •• Administration of warehouse systems (WIRES) •• Management of internal controls •• Forward planning of resources to ensure effective delivery of products and services

•• Assisting with BRC documentation •• Ensuring compliance with relevant EU legislation •• Member of Food Safety / HACCP team

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NETWORK CONTROL GROUP SUPERVISOR – TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT

COLNBROOK/HEATHROW, UK SALARY £29,000 BASIC + £4,000 SHIFT ALLOWANCE SUNDAY TO THURSDAY, 7:30PM TO 4:30AM 22 DAYS ANNUAL LEAVE, RISING TO 26 IN TIME ACCESS TO COMPANY BENEFITS PORTAL STAKEHOLDER PENSION EXCELLENT PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES vac@headfordgroup.com | +44 (0)1454 275 951

We have an opportunity for a Network Control Group Supervisor with one of the biggest freight forwarders in the world. This is a Management role, based at the Southern Distribution Centre in Colnbrook. Managing 6 direct reports of varying experience levels, we are seeking a proven manager with experience in transport management and analysis of technical data. The NCG team are responsible for monitoring all fleet vehicles to ensure timely delivery of shipments and customs clearance of shipments in the air to ensure our time definite delivery services can be achieved. We are seeking a candidate who has experience working with Customs systems, transport or warehouse management systems, technical ability is key for this role and proven experience working with and training staff on complex IT systems is a necessity.

Role

•• To implement and support departmental strategies. To assist in managing the day to day operation and staff within the NCG, in order to effectively monitor all elements required for successful network operations. Reporting any detriments to service, highlighting root cause and analysis with short/long term solutions. To monitor and communicate all departure and arrival times within the SDC/ Customer Collections/Deliveries. •• The Network Control Supervisor is responsible for the performance of his shift or function within the network group. He/she must ensure that all operational problems are resolved/ or escalated to direct report, so that customer expectations are achieved and resources optimised, within operational cost performance, agreed budgets. •• Must be able to lead, manage, motivate and communicate effectively to all areas and levels of operations staff within the team. •• Key focus on achieving service excellence within agreed cost parameters while maintaining a strong customer facing position and driving improvement in customer satisfaction. •• •• Must be organised and facilitate staff Rosta coverage as well as holiday/Overtime approvals. •• Successful candidate will be required to work flexible hours around the operation to ensure departmental needs are satisfied. •• Successful candidate must be committed to travel away on management training courses and events. •• Skill/Experience required •• Minimum 3 to 5 years of man-management experience within or a similar industry. •• Higher level of education with additional qualifications specific to this role. •• High level of Microsoft office knowledge/experience. •• Dangerous Goods by road and by air •• Health and safety •• Man management •• Knowledge of the UK Road Maps would be an advantage

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FTL PRODUCT MANAGER LOS ANGELES/DFW/CHICAGO, USA FULL-TIME POSITION, SALARY $75K TO $100K BASIC D.O.E. & BOOK OF BUSINESS. COMMISSION SCHEME COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE, PAID HOLIDAYS & VACATION, MEDICAL matt@headfordgroup.com | +44 (0)1454 628 787

Job Overview Over 5 year’s working experience in freight sales in air, ocean, and road. With offices across the country, my client offers a full range of domestic and international solutions—including air, ocean, ground and international transportation The Regional Account Manager will report directly to the National Sales Manager. The RAM is accountable for developing and securing incremental revenue and market share through promotion and sales of all services and products to establish and target accounts. We have openings within various locations in the US.

Duties include but are not limited to: •• Models and acts in accordance with our guiding principles and core values.

•• Identify business opportunities and generate profitable sales

in both new and existing accounts to meet and exceed new business revenue goals, within an assigned geographical territory consisting of a major metro area and pertinent secondary markets. •• Assist in the development and implementation of sales plans that support increased sales. •• Build strategic relationships with key contacts within customer organizations to understand opportunities for creating value. •• Capitalize on value creation opportunities by working closely with the sales and operations management team to develop creative workable solutions to customer needs. •• Cross-sell the company’s suite of products and services in a global team environment.

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•• Monitor and review customer sales activity and make

strategy adjustments as needed. Facilitate regular meetings with clients and relevant operations staff to evaluate performance and receive updates from clients on challenges and future plans. •• Work collaboratively with the operational staff at multiple sites and locations to ensure customers’ needs and expectations are met. •• Assist in development and reporting of competitive market analysis. •• Administrative functions in a timely manner. •• Maintain a high level of expertise and knowledge of products and services. •• Maintain minimum sales levels set as expectations for this role as laid out in the sales plan. •• Support and promote company core values. •• Comply with Company C-TPAT and TSA security procedures. •• Regular attendance is required. •• Perform other duties as assigned.

Other requirements: •• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) and a

minimum of five years of sales experience to include two years of domestic and international freight forwarding experience. However, a combination of experience and/or education will be taken into consideration. Ability to read and interpret complex business and/or technical documents. •• Ability to write comprehensive reports and detailed business correspondence. •• Ability to work with managers or directors

Please contact me if you have the relevant sales experience for the above position

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HAMBURG €70.000

LE HAVRE, FRANCE £COMPETITIVE

matt@headfordgroup.com | +44 (0)1454 628 787

Key info •• Ambitious candidates required to help build small team

Seeking an ambitious station manager to join an international logistics organisation in Le Havre, France.

to Country Manager role

•• 80% Sea, 20% Air •• Should be 'hands-on' operations with commercial mindset •• Support from global organisation to grow the territory

The company A well-established, international logistics organisation with expertise in specific fields. They pride themselves on providing a high-quality service. Customer service and satisfaction are at the core of all they do. Originating in Germany, the company has grown quickly, having a presence in France since 2015.

OCEAN EXPORT SPECIALIST ATLANTA, GA charlie@headfordgroup.com | +1 (470) 558 2953

Key info •• $40k-$50k •• Minimum of 2 years in ocean export role •• Full documentation A-Z

AIR EXPORT MANAGER CHICAGO, IL charlie@headfordgroup.com | +1 (470) 558 2953

Key info •• Salary based on experience •• 5+ years managerial experience •• Working for a top 25 global freight forwarder

The role •• As Station Manager you will have management

responsibility for two employees, with the possibly of more in the future. We are seeking an experienced individual with proven skills in international sea freight export and import. •• You must have experience in a forwarding agency and a solid operational background. •• Longevity as a sea freight import/export clerk at a forwarding agency is a must, as well as logistics knowhow. •• Sales contacts would be desirable, but plays a subordinate role. •• This role does not require a senior manager with longevity in management but an experienced clerk with some leadership skills and ambition to be a future managing director of a small branch. •• The main task of the new person would be the operative running of the office and communication with the higher management in head office. •• A driving licence and very good English is a must; German is beneficial but not essential.

Benefits and Package •• A salary package will depend on the person but is competitive.

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ANCALA PARTNERS AGREES TO ACQUIRE HECTOR RAIL AB A 12 JUNE 2020

ncala Partners LLP (‘Ancala’), the independent infrastructure

Hector Rail delivers an essential service for its customers and

investment manager, has agreed to buy Hector Rail AB

plays a key role in the growth of the European economy. We look

(‘Hector Rail’ or ‘the company’) from EQT, including its

forward to working with the management team to help Hector’s

subsidiary Hector Rail GmbH, on behalf of its European Infrastructure

customers grow and for it to provide a high level of service to

Fund II. Completion on the transaction is expected Q3 2020.

customers, employees and all other stakeholders. The company’s environmentally friendly transport proposition also means it is

Hector Rail is the largest privately-owned rail freight operator in

well-placed to continue serving the needs of customers increasingly

Scandinavia and one of the few running corridor traffic between

seeking such solutions. This acquisition is another example of

Sweden and Germany. It is growing its presence in Germany,

how our expertise and network of contacts enables us to source

Europe’s largest freight market, where it focuses on attractive niche

excellent opportunities across Europe on behalf of our investors.

segments, such as energy and intermodal flows.

Spence Clunie, Managing Partner, Ancala Partners LLP

Founded in 2004, the company has over 100 locomotives and more

The company supports the growth of the European economy by

than 400 employees with a turnover of approximately SEK 1 billion.

transporting important goods and materials. We continue to see

It offers environmentally friendly and sustainable freight, including

strong demand for our services and look forward to entering the

timber, steel and lime and has agreements with several major

next growth phase with our new owners, Ancala.

customers and suppliers.

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reight-forwarding business Denholm Global Logistics has

As of the 1st June 2020, African Logistics Marketing has been

announced the acquisition of African Logistics Marketing,

trading as a branch of Denholm Global Logistics, which is headed by

enhancing its air freight capability and reinforcing its well-

Managing Director Mike McMahon. Commenting on the acquisition,

established African presence.

Mr. McMahon said:

I am delighted that African Logistics Marketing

has joined Denholm Global Logistics. Richard Geary and his colleagues

African Logistics Marketing, based at Dolphin Industrial Estate,

have a wealth of experience, both in air freight and in African trade.

Sunbury, Middlesex, is a specialist air freight business, focusing, as

Their expertise complements our African and global credentials and

the trading name indicates, on the UK-African trade. The founder

enhances the flexible and innovative freight forwarding solutions

of the business, Richard Geary, has vast experience in the African

Denholm Global Logistics provides to our clients.

market, having worked for blue-chip companies trading in Africa, such as Ocean Group, Elder Dempster, and SDV, before setting up

Denholm Global Logistics is a company of Denholm Logistics Group,

his own business. Richard joins Denholm Global Logistics as Air

one of the four divisions of diversified family-owned business The

Freight Director and brings with him a team of four: Graeme Hearne

Denholm Group. Based in Liverpool and led by family member

(Branch Manager); Andrew Parsons (Operations Manager); David

Niall Denholm, Denholm Logistics Group provides all aspects of

Borg; and Sean McGuigan, who each have extensive experience in

logistics, and operates businesses not only in forwarding, but also

the air freight and African trade.

warehousing, distribution, stevedoring, port agency and vessel chartering. The business has experienced significant growth over

The acquisition significantly strengthens the air freight capability of

the last ten years, through its strategy of acquisition and organic

Denholm Global Logistics and complements its existing worldwide

expansion in the UK and Ireland.

service offering. It also builds on the business' already strong African presence, gained by the purchase of African sea freight specialist, Bennett & McMahon, in 2017.

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WALDEN FINALISES THE ACQUISITION OF MOVIANTO 19 JUNE 2020

& BECOMES THE LEADING PHARMA LOGISTICS PLAYER IN EUROPE

alden (formerly EHDH) announced today that it

The Walden group will operate its services through its subsidiaries,

has completed the acquisition of Movianto, thereby

the main brands of which are:

becoming the European leader in transport and

logistics services for the pharmaceutical sector. Stéphane Baudry,

Movianto, for logistics

Chairman and CEO of Walden, is the majority shareholder of the new group. This acquisition is made on the basis of an enterprise

Eurotranspharma and Ciblex,

value of 133 million US Dollars.

for transport to pharmacies and hospitals

After Ciblex, Eurotranspharma, Eurodis and Ecocourses, the

Prima Transport,

acquisition of Movianto marks a new essential milestone in the

for upstream transport and fret forwarding

development of the family group founded in 1951 by the grandfather of current CEO Stéphane Baudry. 70 years after the creation of

Pharma Pilot, for IT solutions

CSP and the first pharmaceutical pre-wholesaler warehouse in Clermont-Ferrand, the Walden group becomes the leading logistics

Walden inherits the technological advance from the EHDH group,

and transport group in Europe.

which very early made the choice to invest in a unique integrated proprietary information system, interfaced with all the solutions on

The Walden group, born from the merger of EHDH and Movianto,

the market. This strategic choice gives Walden a head start which

currently has more than 5,000 employees spread over 625,000 m²

not only enables it to offer better quality and better competitiveness,

of warehouses located in 12 European countries. Walden’s teams

but above all allows its partners to be at the forefront of the latest

deliver nearly 500 000 packages a day with a quality that has made

innovations in the sector.

its reputation in a market where regulatory and health requirements make it one of the most specific to operate.

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Concretely, this technological advance allows Walden to be the

This acquisition marks a major step in the development of the

first player to provide its customers, within the same platform,

group that my grandfather founded 70 years ago: it is with honour and

with a one-stop service: real-time traceability throughout the

determination that I will carry out the integration of Movianto, which

supply chain, laboratory control quality, marketing authorisations,

fits perfectly with our strategy of offering the best access solution

import and pharmaceutical release, customs broker, management

to the European market for laboratories and health institutions. In

of hospital calls for tenders, serialisation, intelligent storage, 'goods

a rapidly changing world, the challenges of the coming years lie in

to man' process, scheduling, last miles deliveries, OPC invoicing ...

securing physical flows, particularly in sensitive industries with high

This new offer meets the needs and current trend of optimising

added value. The tendency of laboratories to approach their end

logistics processes and streamlining flows both with health entities

customers via "Direct To Patients" fits perfectly into our culture of

(pharmacies, hospitals) but also directly to patients.

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documentation.

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It would also be a distinct advantage if the directors

OPERATIONS

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KEY FEATURES SOUGHT

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