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NOTICIAS
MES DE MAYO DE 2001 (NEWS)
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31/05/01 Kuehne & Nagel to acquire USCO Logistics - Expansion of Logistics Business |
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Kuehne & Nagel International AG announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire USCO Logistics based in Hamden, CT., USA.
With this acquisition Kuehne & Nagel will have full access to the logistics market in North America, and realises a further important step in its strategic concept to offer integrated Contract Logistics Solutions on a global basis.
After having restructured and expanded this business in Europe, the contract logistics operations, as a result of the alliance with SembCorp Logistics Ltd., Singapore, were extended to the Asia-Pacific region. Thus Kuehne & Nagel is now a truly global Contract Logistics player.
USCO Logistics is a privately owned leading, non asset-based North American full-service provider of customized integrated logistics management solutions.
With its 3,300 employees USCO Logistics' nationwide network is managing more than 1,5 million square metres of shared and dedicated space in distribution centers throughout more than 70 locations in the US, Canada and Mexico, making it one of the largest warehouse space providers in North America.
"The acquisition of USCO Logistics is an important milestone for the further development of the Kuehne & Nagel Group. It enables us to offer one-stop, integrated contract logistics solutions in the triad Europe, the Asia Pacific region and North America. In the future, Kuehne & Nagel will be one of the leading suppliers of integrated contract logistics services worldwide. USCO complements our existing leadership position in the worldwide ocean freight and airfreight forwarding businesses", so the comment of Klaus-Michael Kuehne, Executive Chairman of Kuehne & Nagel International AG.
"We are extremely excited about being part of the Kuehne & Nagel Group. This transaction will allow us to provide global logistics solutions to our customers while providing complementary logistics capabilities to our new partner, Kuehne & Nagel. The opportunities created by our joining forces will create a leading global logistics force", said Thomas R. Holmes, Chairman of USCO Logistics.
With more than 14,000 employees at 530 locations in 90 countries - before incorporating USCO Logistics -, the Kuehne & Nagel Group is one of the leading logistics companies worldwide. Its strong market position lies in the ocean-, airfreight and contract logistics businesses, with a clear focus on providing IT-based Supply Chain Management services.
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30/05/01 Hutchison Port Holdings Acquires Overseas Assets of ICTSI - International Container Terminal Services, Inc. - shareholders of the 100 % of BACTSSA - Terminal 5 - Buenos Aires. |
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Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa of Hong Kong announced today that it has entered into agreements with Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) to acquire ICTSI International Holdings Corp. (IIHC), the overseas port development and holding subsidiary of ICTSI.
IIHC has eight port operations and investments in Mexico, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Tanzania and Thailand. These port holdings consist of 23 container and general cargo berths.
In Argentina, the operation includes the 100 % of BACTSSA - Terminal 5 ( Buenos Aires Container Terminal Services S.A. )
Commenting on the announcement, HPH Group Managing Director Mr. John Meredith said, "This transaction represents an important strategic milestone for the HPH Group, for it establishes HPH in a number of highly attractive markets across the world in which we have previously not been involved. We look forward to contributing our experience, expertise and resources in global ports management to the continued development and growth of IIHC's ports. In so doing, we will look to build on and expand the commercial success that ICTSI has achieved thus far in these businesses."
ICTSI Chairman and President Mr. Enrique K. Razon, Jr., said, "Through IIHC, ICTSI has pursued a highly effective strategy of international expansion, and we believe this transaction provides a clear endorsement of this strategy. With the considerable resources of the HPH Group firmly behind IIHC's ports, I am optimistic of the future prospects of these businesses. Meanwhile, ICTSI will continue to pursue attractive port investment and development opportunities overseas, and remains committed to its on-going projects such as Suape in Brazil."
The eight ports under IIHC include: Buenos Aires Container Terminal Services S.A. at the Port of Buenos Aires in Argentina; Ensenada International Terminal S.A. de C.V. and Ensenada Cruiseport Village S.A. de C.V. at the Port of Ensenada in Mexico; Internacional de Contenedores de Asociados de Veracruz S.A. de C.V. at the Port of Veracruz in Mexico; Terminal International de Manzanillo S.A. de C.V. at the Port of Manzanillo in Mexico; International Port Services Company Limited at the Port of Dammam in Saudi Arabia; Karachi International Container Terminal Limited at the Port of Karachi in Pakistan; Tanzania International Container Terminal Services Limited at the Port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania; and Thai Laemchabang Terminal Company Limited at the Port of Laemchabang in Thailand.
With this acquisition, Hutchison Port Holdings control following terminals worldwide:
Hong Kong
Hongkong International Terminals Ltd.
Cosco - HIT Terminals
Mid-Stream Holding Ltd.
River Trade Terminal Company Ltd.
China
Zhuhai International Container Terminals ( Gaolan )
Jiangmen International Container Terminals
Zhuhai International Container Terminals ( Jiuzhou )
Nanhai International Container Terminals
Shanghai International Container Terminals
Shantou International Container Terminals
Xiamen International Container Terminals
Yantian International Container Terminals Ltd.
Africa
Tanzania International Container Terminal Services Ltd.
Americas
BACTSSA
Ensenada International Terminal
Freeport Container Port
Internacional de Contenedores Asociados de Veracruz, S.A. de C.V.
Panama Ports Company - Balboa
Panama Ports Company - Cristobal
Terminal Internation de Manzanillo S.A. de C.V.
Asia
International Ports Services Co. Ltd.
Jakarta International Container Terminal
Karachi International Container Terminal Ltd.
KOJA Terminal
Myanmar International Terminals Thilawa
Thai Laemchabang Terminal Company Ltd.
Westport Malaysia
Europe
Europe Combined Terminals
Harwich International
Port Port of Felixstowe
Thamesport
P&O Cold Logistics, one of the top public refrigerated warehouse operators in the world, with facilities in five countries ( USA - Australia - New Zealand - Brazil - Argentina ) managing 36 warehouse facilities, and with a global refrigerated storage capacity is in excess of 3 million cubic meters (120 million cubic feet), started activities in Argentina under the name of P&O Cold Logistics Argentina S.A.
P&O Cold Logistics is part of The Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Group (P&O), which was founded in 1837 (same group which control in Argentina Terminales Rio de la Plata S.A. ). From its origins in shipping, the Group has grown to become a leading international provider of logistics services on land and sea.
With it's Corporate Head Office in Sydney , Australia, P&O Cold Logistics Argentina S.A. operates in Argentina two warehouses, one at Mercado Central de Buenos Aires - with a capacity of 140.000 Cbm. in 16 independent refrigerated chambers with temperatures range between +10ºC nd -30ºC. The second warehouse is located at Parque Industrial Pilar, in an strategic position North of Buenos Aires city - with a capacity of 60.000 Cbm. in 4 refrigerated chambers with temperatures range between +10ºC nd -30ºC
Through its 50 year history, P&O Cold Logistics has developed leading systems and processes enabling it to provide its customers with a wide range of logistics services, from basic storage and transport to on-line inventory management.
RANGE OF SERVICES P&O
Cold Logistics provide a wide range of services to producers, manufacturers, food service operators and retailers, from traditional pallet storage and transport of products, to more complex and demanding logistics services such as:
High volume carton picking, packing and distribution for a wide range of product lines.
Inventory management - Customized information - Blast freezing - Import and export services including customs documentation and inspection and container packing and unpacking - Production line assembly - Logistics consulting services
P&O is also committed to providing safe workplaces for its employees and minimizing the potentially adverse impact of its operations. All of its operations have food safety programs
Telephone: +54 11 4442 1080 -
E-Mail: Adolfo.Randado@pocoldlogistics.com.ar
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22/05/01 Maersk Sealand to Start Service between Oceania and America as from September this year. |
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Maersk Sealand announced the implementation of a new direct service between Australasia and the Americas commencing in September this year.
The new service will offer extensive coverage of Eastern Australia, calls at both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, and coverage of the East and West coasts of the United States.
The service will offer fixed day arrivals and departures, and provide connections with the Caribbean, and Central and South America, via Balboa and Manzanillo.
In line with current Maersk Sealand services, the Oceania Service will offer acceptance of dry as well as refrigerated cargo.
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21/05/01 CARGOLUX Airlines - Named "All Cargo Airline 2.001" by the Institute of Transport Management (ITM) and trade magazine Air Cargo News |
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Readers of the British trade magazine Air Cargo News in 67 countries have voted Cargolux Airlines 'Best All Cargo Airline 2001'. Winning this prestigious award for the third time in a row underlines the appreciation of Cargolux's services among the international forwarding community.
The award was presented to Ulrich Ogiermann, Cargolux Sr. VP Sales & Marketing during a ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, attended by 650 senior representatives of the international air cargo business.
"This recognition is especially valuable to us because it is given by international forwarders who have voted for Cargolux," says Ulrich Ogiermann. "It shows how much they appreciate our dedication to quality air cargo services."
Only recently, the British Institute of Transport Management (ITM) has accredited Cargolux Airlines International S.A. with its 'Global All Cargo Airline 2001' award in recognition of the company's exemplary role as a first class provider of air cargo services. The award is the result of research conducted during the past two years on behalf of the ITM's Air Transport Committee. The awards committee was unanimous in its decision to present this prestigious award to Cargolux.
ITM stresses that Cargolux's ability to tailor its solutions to specific customer needs is a major strength and the reason for the loyalty forwarders show Cargolux.
Cargolux's vision of becoming "the undisputed leader in air cargo" is a challenging target, but through taking care of the customer and dealing exclusively with cargo, the company has achieved this aim, ITM states.
Cargolux, based in Luxembourg, is Europe's largest all-cargo airline, operating a modern fleet of B747-400 freighters on a worldwide network, covering more than 40 destinations on scheduled all-cargo flights. The company has more than 60 offices in 46 countries. Employs more than 1300 staff worldwide. With a leading position in the trade to and from Argentina, CARGOLUX operates locally under the name of CARGOLUX AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL S.A. - Galeria Jardin - Florida 537 / 22nd Floor
It´s operations are managed by S.T.A.F. (Airport Office) - Aeropuerto Internacional de Ezeiza "Ministro Pistarini" - Bodegas de Edcadassa Importacion Oficina 6 - 1802
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The Port of Antwerp has made major changes to the content of its website at www.portofantwerp.be and has also given it a brand new look. In 1995 Antwerp was one of the first ports to mark out its territory in cyberspace and since then has regularly overhauled its site. The new website has an improved structure, offers more detailed information about the Port of Antwerp.
All the promotional literature published by the Antwerp Port Federation (AGHA), the private sector umbrella organisation, and the Antwerp Port Authority, can from now on be viewed and downloaded in PDF format (Acrobat files).
An on-line version of basic information about the port, offering an extensive overview of the various specialist installations and links to related information on other websites, is available.
Transport Services contains information supplied by De Lloyd, Antwerp's shipping journal, about sailings from Antwerp, short-sea links, and rail and barge services.
Other items offer information about training for shipping and transport, regulations and port customs. News flashes about the port are initially displayed on the site's home page. Afterwards they are filed for easy consultation in the archive section.
The Port of Antwerp's website will be further developed in the future. One of the first steps will be to create a database of all the job vacancies in the port. Another development will be a special section aimed at companies interested in investing in industrial and logistics activities in the port.
The new layout of the website has been created by The Lighthouse, a design consultancy that also does the layout for several port publications. Loft 33, a firm specialised in web design, developed the website and will also be responsible for maintaining the site in future.
Assiport, the PR & Promotional Division of the Antwerp Port Federation, co-ordinated the project in close consultation with the Antwerp Port Authority.
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15/05/01 NOL Group - Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. - global transportation and logistics services provider who control APL wins award for E-commerce innovation |
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The NOL Group's commitment to IT innovation has been recognised with the presentation of an e-commerce award for e-logistics from a consortium of IT leaders last night.
The NOL Group is a global organization engaged in logistics, shipping and related activities, headquartered in Singapore.
The e-awards were established in Singapore in 2000 and are judged by senior representatives of the high-powered members who make up the e-Awards Secretariat behind the awards; Accenture, Cisco Systems, Compaq, EMC, i2Technologies, Microsoft, CommerceNet, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore and Hewlett Packard.
"Our industry is typically regarded as "old economy" - asset heavy and none too fast on its feet. At NOL we're changing that," said Hans Hickler, Senior Vice President, Information Strategy and Customer Support for NOL Group subsidiary, APL. "We're using the strength of our assets and the innovation of IT to change the way we do business.
E-commerce allows customers to transact with us anytime, anywhere, and in any format. E-commerce also cuts the mountain of paper that is associated with world trade," Mr. Hickler added. "That means cost saving for both our customers and us.
NOL Group subsidiary, APL, is no stranger to IT awards. Recently it was the only global carrier to be named in Information Week magazine's 500 list for IT excellence, and the only carrier to be ranked by BtoB magazine as having one of the top B2B website.
NOL is a global transportation and logistics company engaged in shipping and related businesses. Its container arm, APL, provides customers around the world with container transportation services that combine high quality inter-modal operations with state-of-the-art information.
The NOL Group today provides services in more than 100 countries and operates one of the largest containership and Aframax tanker fleets worldwide.
As part of its core business activity, the NOL Group operates a network of container transportation services on major international trade routes. In November 1997, NOL's container transportation division merged with APL Ltd to create one of the world's largest container shipping lines. The new entity now operates under the APL brand name. Apart from container transportation in the trans-Pacific, Asia-Europe, trans-Atlantic, Latin America, intra-Asia and Australia markets, NOL also provides supply chain management services for international shippers through its subsidiary, APL Logistics.
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14/05/01 Container Terminal - Port of Montevideo - Approved an association formed by ANP (National Port Administration) and private capitals. |
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Through decree N° 137 / 001 of April 25, 2001 the Executive Power of the República Oriental del Uruguay approved regulations specifying the terms and conditions for the implementation of the agreement between the future corporation and the National Port Administration (ANP), which should necessarily include the management, construction, preservation and operation of a Container Terminal at the Port of Montevideo Port (formed by the so-called Muelle de Escala/Stopover Wharf, Storage Yard and related premises) under a Free Port system.
It is established that CND will hold "A-Series" shares representing eighty percent (80%) of the stock, while ANP will hold "B-Series" shares accounting for twenty percent (20%) of the corporate stock.
A public corporation will be created, with a paid-up capital integrated by unregistered shares, and formed by the Corporación Nacional para el Desarrollo (CND) (National Development Corporation) and the Administración Nacional de Puertos (ANP) (National Port Administration. The A-Series shares owned by CND, will be auctioned to the highest bidder at the Stock Exchange in one single operation, at a basic bid of two million U.S. dollars (US$ 2.000.000).
It is important to mention that to participate as shareholder, investors are not required to have specialization in port activities, but, once acquired the shares, an Specialized Operator has to be contracted who be able to guarantee the operative performance established same as the know-how required. A business plan has to be performed plus required investments in material and equipment according requirements.
CND and ANP will have two (2) months, as of the date of the Decree, to incorporate the above mentioned corporation.
The public corporation will sign with ANP a 30-year contract
for the integral management of the Terminal, having same or it's Contractor
(once the integral management contract is signed and approved by the Executive
Power) to be empowered to act as a port service provider, prior to undertaking
the Terminal's integral management.
To enable the Terminal to deliver high quality, reliable services, at the lowest possible cost for end users, while favoring the development of Uruguayan foreign trade it is established a "Management System" which sets forth the legal, technical and economic terms for the development of the integral management, including the commercial operation, management, construction and preservation activities of a Container Terminal at the Montevideo Port.
The Terminal Operating Contractor will be the legal person undertaking the integral management of the Terminal, and will be responsible for the delivery of all services at the Terminal. It should also conduct the integral management of the Terminal with the support of a Specialized Operator (a company specialized in operating container terminals), in order to reach its best capability and ensure the highest quality and efficiency standards in service delivery.
For such purpose, the Contractor should submit to ANP, for its further approval by the Executive Power, a Specialized Operator experienced in the operation of container terminals, according to conditions set forth in the decree. The Contractor should be responsible, between others to manage the Terminal; to provide for and apply management techniques for Container Terminals, especially related to port operations (including the supply of an operational computer system), and to advise on transport and port engineering and economics.
The selection and contracting of the Specialized Operator should contemplate the following: having no less than eight years of experience, in the 1991-2000 period, in the integral management and operation of container specialized port terminals. Likewise, he should provide irrefutable evidence of an average movement during that period (loading and/or unloading) not lower than TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND containers per year (200.000 containers/year), and at least ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND containers per year (100.000 containers/year) in a Terminal during the same period. The net assets of the Specialized Operator, as of the last fiscal year, should amount to at least TEN MILLION U.S. dollars (US$ 10.000.000)
According the Start-up Investment Program, the Contractor should make following minimum investments: Installation of one wharf gantry crane, additional to the one existing in the Terminal, either new or in excellent certified condition, of the "post Panama" type and technologically updated, with a minimum theoretical transfer capacity of thirty five containers per hour, Installation of an operational computer system to support management and control, aimed to the optimization of Terminal operations, Dredging of the area adjoining the existing Terminal wharf, at a minimum width of fifty meters, so as to enable the operation of vessels with a ten meters draft (33 feet), The extension of the mooring front of the Terminal, so as to count on new mooring positions for ocean vessels.
For the use of assets made available to the Contractor, ANP will be monthly paid a Fee resulting from the number of containers monthly handled at the Terminal and a variable amount, proportionate to the number of containers monthly consolidated or deconsolidated at the Terminal
The above mentioned provision entrusted the use of facilities for a 30-year period; as from the signature date of contract between ANP and the public corporation.
ANP will continue acting as Port Administration and Authority within the ambit of the Montevideo Port, according to its present role within the framework of the Port Law and its respective regulatory decrees, will supervise work execution by the Contractor, as well as the supply of the minimum required equipment.
For additional information please refer to:
Administración Nacional de Puertos República Oriental del Uruguay
Gerencia División Comercial
Phone: (+ 598 2) 1901833
Fax: (+ 598 2) 9164170
e-mail: anpcomer@adinet.com.uy
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11/05/01 Royal Caribbean Launched New Internet Booking Tool - Uses Travel Agent Websites as Gateways |
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Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises have launched a new Internet tool that provides online booking capabilities to customers who visit travel-agency websites. The booking tool also allows travel agents to earn full commissions on all sailed bookings made through their website.
The new tool, Partner Booking Link, is designed to assist customers who visit a travel agent's website. Partner Booking Link allows customers to quickly and simply connect to the Royal Caribbean International or Celebrity Cruises websites where they can book cruises, as well as view entertaining multi-media presentations. Partner Booking Link then directs booked cruises to the travel agency used as the online gateway.
"This is a wonderful new way to assist both our customers and travel agents," said Jack Williams, president of Royal Caribbean International. "As our customers visit the websites of their favorite travel agents, they can immediately link to one of our websites to research or book a cruise."
Customers who use Partner Booking Link connect to the Royal Caribbean or Celebrity website, which will include the travel agency's pricing and contact information. When a cruise is booked, Royal Caribbean or Celebrity sends an e-mail confirmation to both the customer and the travel agency. The confirmation includes guest and travel-agency contact information and booking numbers. The travel agency is responsible for supporting the booking by making changes the customer requests, processing cancellations, collecting final payments and delivering travel documents.
Unlike similar online booking tools, which merely take customers to a cruise line's home page, Partner Booking Link can link customers directly to information on specific ships and destinations, available on the Royal Caribbean or Celebrity websites.
Customers have the option of submitting a credit-card deposit online via Royal Caribbean's or Celebrity's secure websites, or place their cruise "on hold." Customers who place a cruise "on hold" are then contacted by the travel agency to obtain payment information.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Royal Celebrity Tours. Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises have a combined total of 21 ships in service and 8 under construction or on firm order. Royal Celebrity Tours operates cruise-tour vacations in Alaska.
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10/05/01 UPS Logistics Group, announced it has acquired a leading Swiss logistics company. |
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UPS Logistics Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Parcel Service which is expanding its global presence and service parts logistics network, today announced it has acquired the assets of Polysys Electronic Systems A.G., a leading Swiss logistics company. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Based in Bachenbülach, Polysys is one of the country's leading service parts logistics providers in the technology, telecom and pharmaceutical markets. Its services include order and warehouse management, transport management services, after sales support and spare parts repair. The company has four facilities, including a repair and returns center, in Bachenbülach, Lausanne, Crissier and Basel.
Bill Caplan, managing director of UPS Logistics Group Europe said, "UPS Logistics Group is one of the world's leading providers of service parts logistics. Polysys shares our ideals and our commitment to excellence and quality of service, making this acquisition a perfect strategic fit for both UPS Logistics Group and Polysys."
In the last year, UPS Logistics Group has been acquiring leading Service Parts Logistics companies to expand its critical delivery network on a world-wide basis. This is the company's second acquisition in Europe; UPS Logistics Group purchased French SPL company Finon Sofecome last year.
Ernst Mathieu, previously director of Polysys, and now director of UPS Logistics Group in Switzerland said: "Many of our clients, particularly in the high-tech arena, are now operating on a global basis. In order to grow with them, we felt it was important to work with an SPL provider that shares our commitments and can provide us with access to a global infrastructure, best-in-breed technology and high levels of expertise and experience. UPS Logistics Group meets all of these requirements and I am delighted to be announcing this acquisition today."
The new UPS Logistics Group entity began operating on May 1, 2001.
UPS Logistics Group was established in Europe in 1995. The European headquarters are based in St Albans in the UK. UPS Logistics Group has four key service offerings: Supply Chain Management, Transportation Services, Service Parts Logistics and Logistics Technologies. UPS Logistics Group has 420 locations in more than 50 countries
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09/05/01 Auto Terminal Zárate S.A (ATZ) was named as General Motors "2.000 Supplier of the Year" for its superior performance in quality, service, technology and price. |
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The award was given during ceremonies Saturday, April 28 at the historic Warner Theatre in the nation's capital.
"Auto terminal Zárate represents the best of the best and it has set an example during the past year for other companies to follow," said Bo Andersson, executive in charge, GM Worldwide Purchasing. "It is a role model and it is an honor to work with a company so committed to supporting our priorities for quality.
" It´s a great honor for me to receive on behalf of Auto Terminal Zárate this award given by General Motors" said Mr. Luis M. Dotras, Vice-President of the Company. " We are very proud in being recognized for the second consecutive time, compromising us in reinforcing our commitment of providing even better quality and service year after year."
The GM Supplier of the Year award began as a global program in 1992. Award-winners are selected by a global team of executives from purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics who base their decisions on suppler performance in quality, service, technology and price. This year, General Motors honored 165 suppliers from 19 countries for their excellence throughout 2000.
The Company Auto Terminal Zarate S.A. is a vigorous company, which runs a totally private port dedicated exclusively to import, export and storage of vehicles. ATZ's port facilities and quality standards makes it unique in Latin America, and careful handling of vehicles guarantees minimum damage rates.
ATZ has a parking lot capacity of 28.000 vehicles in its150 acres, with two berth sites for 60.000 TDW vessels, being since July 1999 the company ISO 9002 Certificated.
Customers General Motors, Ford, VW, Daimler-Chrysler, Fiat, BMW, Toyota, Peugeot, Citroen, Honda, Suzuki, Nissan, Rover, Mazda, Scania and Iveco are ATZ's most important customers.
Same investors group, is presently developing construction in vicinities of ATZ, of a multipurpose and container handling port which will be, as from next September 2.001, operative with two post panamax gantry cranes.
The first phase of market introduction is a pilot project open to 6,000 active Internet users who will be able to get their post in this way. Customers of KPN Telecom, Nuon (power company), Casema (cable TV company) SNS Bank and VGZ (medical insurance company) can register for the new service at www.Privver.nl. They will be able to receive and archive quickly, securely and easily important items such as bills and statements from banks and other companies. Bills can be paid online by a single mouse-click. Users can log on to Privver from anywhere in the world where there is an Internet connection. Privver is free of charge for the recipient because the sender pays for the digital post. This is the same method that is used for ordinary physical post. Royal PTT Post will evaluate experience gained in the pilot project before deciding whether to roll out Privver nationwide towards the end of this year.
More and more people in the Netherlands are using the Internet actively and intensively. Market research conducted by Royal PTT Post revealed that a growing demand exists among consumers for digital delivery of postal items like bills and statements from banks, insurance companies and public utilities. But consumers were found to be unwilling to visit several websites to fetch digital post. Through Privver, Royal PTT Post offers them a solution in the form of an organised service with their own digital letterbox. Consumers will receive postal items electronically from various companies and organisations through this one letterbox.
Royal PTT Post delivers approximately 23 million physical postal items in the Netherlands every day. As an independent and reliable integrator of postal streams, PTT Post wants to meet the need among consumers for electronic delivery.
Representative market research showed that 70% of the 1.6 million Dutch households that use the Internet actively are interested in having a digital letterbox. Privver is the ideal solution. Consumers will be able to specify how they wish to receive post from the participating companies, i.e. through their ordinary letterbox or through their digital letterbox. Privver enables consumers to keep clearly arranged records of their post.
For many years, companies have been able to tender postal streams such as bills and statements in digital form to a PTT Post division called Print & Mail. The items are printed out and then delivered physically through the postal service. Privver now gives companies an opportunity to respond to their customers' specific wishes by offering them a choice of physical or digital delivery. This is likely to make correspondence between companies and their customers far more efficient. Another advantage of Privver is that cost savings are achievable in the processing of replies and transactions. In short, the digital letterbox is faster, more convenient and cheaper.
Royal PTT Post is part of TNT Post Group (TPG). TPG, with its two brands TNT and Royal PTT Post, is a global provider of mail, express and logistics services. It employs approximately 130,000 people in 58 countries and serves over 200 countries. The company reported sales of EUR 9.9 billion in 2000. TPG is publicly listed on the stock exchanges of Amsterdam, New York, London and Frankfurt.
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07/05/01 Boeing Launches New, Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter; International Lease Finance Corp. Is Initial Customer |
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The Boeing Company has launched the second member of its Longer-Range 747-400 family - the Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter. The initial customer for the airplane is International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), which announced it has ordered five of the Longer-Range 747-400 Freighters.
The first airplane will be delivered to ILFC in October 2002.
"The addition of these airplanes to our growing 21st century 747 family demonstrates our commitment to enhancing the 747-400's capabilities," said Walt Orlowski, 747 program vice president and general manager. "Continued development of a comprehensive 747-400 family addresses the strongest portion of the large airplane market, best meeting our customers' needs with a Longer-Range 747-400 family - offering our customers additional range or payload."
The Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter has a maximum takeoff weight of 910,000 pounds (412,770 kilograms). This takeoff weight increase of 35,000 pounds (15,876 kilograms) over existing -400s allows the Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter to fly an additional 530 nautical miles (982 kilometers). Or, it can carry an additional 22,000 pounds (9,980 kilograms) of payload on long-range flights at maximum takeoff weight.
"We are proud to be the first to offer this exciting new airplane to our customers," said Steven Udvar-Hazy, ILFC president and chief executive officer. "Our customers will be well-served by the Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter's increased range and payload that will allow more opportunities for routes with high traffic volumes."
ILFC owns an extensive Boeing fleet, including 737s, 747s, 757s, 767 and 777s. The world's largest airplane lessor by fleet value and the largest lessor of new airplanes, ILFC was the first leasing company to order Boeing 747-400s. ILFC now has ordered a total of 646 new airplanes from Boeing since 1977.
ILFC pioneered airplane leasing with the first operating lease in the history of commercial aviation, a DC-8-51 to Aeromexico in 1973. It is the international market leader in the leasing and remarketing of advanced technology commercial jet aircraft to airlines around the world.
ILFC owns a portfolio valued at more than $20 billion, consisting of more than 500 jet airplanes.
The Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter will be able to carry more than 124 tons (113,000 kilograms) of payload, the same as the existing 747-400 Freighter. Both airplanes will have the industry's lowest operating cost per ton-mile. Compared to the existing 747-400 Freighter, the Longer-Range 747-400 Freighter has strengthened parts of its wing, fuselage, and landing gear - all to support the 35,000 pounds (15,876 kilograms) of additional takeoff weight capability.
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04/05/01 PSA Corporation's Portnet.com wins Inaugural "Innovation in maritime E-Commerce " award at 13th Seatrade Awards |
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Portnet.com Pte Ltd (Portnet.com), a fully-owned subsidiary of PSA Corporation, became the first company to win the inaugural 'Innovation in Maritime E-Commerce' award at the 13th Seatrade Awards for its submission, 'PORTNET®'.
The 'Seatrade Awards' is an annual event organised by the Seatrade Organisation, a UK-based company. It was introduced in 1988 to stimulate and encourage innovation in the shipping industry by giving recognition to companies and individuals that have made substantial contributions in the fields of safety at sea, countering marine pollution and innovation. There are today altogether four categories, Innovation in Maritime E-Commerce, Innovation, Safety at Sea and Countering Marine Pollution. The 2001 results were announced in London (UK) at a dinner attended by more than 450 guests from the international maritime community. The new award category was introduced to recognise advances in the use of the Internet to facilitate developments in the shipping industry.
PORTNET® is the world's first nation-wide, business-to-business (B2B), port and shipping e-community, providing integrated services to shipping lines, hauliers, freight forwarders, shippers and local government agencies in Singapore.
PORTNET® seamlessly handles all electronic container data passing through PSA Corporation, operator of the world's largest transhipment hub handling a volume of over 17 million TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) in Singapore annually.
PORTNET® currently has 7,000 users generating nearly 69 million transactions. The variety of its modules includes online ordering and documentation systems, and facilitation of fulfilment and track-and-trace services.
PORTNET® benefits all players in the port and shipping e-community through timely and accurate information flow, reduced cost of operations, efficient operational flow and faster response time. PSA Corporation is extending the use of PORTNET® to strategic partners overseas, for example, with the Port of Dalian Authority and Dalian Container Terminal (China), Port of Seattle (USA) and Sinport Sinergie Portuali (Italy).
With direct assess, PORTNET® users anywhere in the world can make speedier, more effective decisions and track their vessels and cargo on a 24-hour, paperless and real-time basis.
Background
PSA Corporation operates the world's largest container transhipment hub in Singapore and provides every shipper an unrivalled choice of 248 shipping lines with connections to over 600 ports in 123 countries.
Besides its operations in Singapore, the PSA Group participates in 13 port projects in eight countries around the world in Belgium, Brunei, China, India, Italy, Korea, Portugal and Yemen
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03/05/01 APL Logistics - APLL - has acquired the German freight forwarding and distribution specialist Mare Logistik GmbH (Mare). |
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APL Logistics has taken an initial 51% of Mare Logistik, with the balance due to be transferred over the next five years. The purchase price was not being disclosed.
After their acquisition of GATX Logistics in the Americas; APL Logistics has had its sights on prospective European acquisition targets. The agreement with Mare delivers an initial retail logistics platform in the German market.
According Mr Dick Metzler, APL Logistics' CEO: 'We are delighted to have found a partner in Mare who shares our vision of IT-enabled, end-to-end supply chain management. The owners of Mare have developed a proven business model that can be replicated across other major European markets.'
Mare Logistik founder and managing director Mr Peter Maybohm said: 'Our priority has always been to secure the best future for Mare and our dedicated staff. We felt from the outset that APL Logistics was the right partner for us and that APL Logistics would enable us to achieve our ambitions of taking our concept forward on a broader scale.'
Mare employs 30 staff in Hamburg and Northern Germany and currently handles shipments entering the German market via all the main gateways, including German and Benelux ports as well as movements to/from Poland, Hungary and Russia. Over the coming months Mare will gradually change to trade as APL Logistics.
About APL Logistics
As a full-service logistics provider, APL Logistics is global in scope and offers services that span all aspects of a customer's logistics supply chain.
APL Logistics' focus is on improving the economic performance of its customers' supply chains through inventory awareness, distribution networking, decision support, process management and information technology.
As part of their services, APL Logistics can receive merchandise today from customers in any of its warehouses in 52 countries, consolidate it into containers destined for their distribution centres or retail stores, and manage the movement of these products from the beginning of their supply chain to the end, including documentation and information management.
APL Logistics offers barcode-scanning capabilities, whether on the factory floor or at cross-dock facilities. The company also arranges for the timely delivery of required documentation and provides customers with the information they need, electronically or online, to manage inventory.
APL Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines(NOL), a global company involved in transportation and logistics businesses.
About Mare Logistik & Spedition GmbH
Mare Logistik & Spedition GmbH (Mare) is a prominent freight forwarding and distribution specialist. As a warehousing and distribution center operator, Mare's headquarters and warehouse is located one kilometer outside of the Port of Hamburg, Germany. The company has annual gross revenues of approximately DM $140 million.
The company provides expert inbound customs brokerage, warehousing, deconsolidation, distribution and freight forwarding services to international customers with a proven business model in IT-enabled end-to-end supply chain management.
Mare offers a number of other services to its customers through two other affiliated companies operating under the Mare umbrella :
· Eurogate Distribution GmbH (Eurogate) is a separate warehousing and deconsolidation operation and performs deconsolidation, crossdock, and warehousing services. The Eurogate warehouse is more than 200,000 square feet with rail siding and container depots for several shipping companies.
· Jeschke Spedition GmbH is a parcel consolidator and forwarder that is part of the Cargo Line distribution network. Cargo Line is an association of 44 companies that form a hub and spoke operation with a shared consolidation center near Frankfurt. The Cargo Line network provides various local delivery options including overnight and next day time definite. Cargo Line makes extensive use of IT and the Internet. Real time track'n'trace is done from the point of pick-up to delivery.
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02/05/01 The FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION - FMC revokes licenses of 52 forwarders and NVO's in USA |
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The FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION - FMC revokes licenses, provisional licenses and order to discontinue operations in U.S. - foreign trades of 52 Ocean Transportation Intermediaries - "OTIs" for failure to comply with the new licensing and bonding requirements of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998.
Effective May 1, 1999, the OTI was created as part of the OSRA reforms. The term "OTI" is defined to include both ocean freight forwarders and non-vessel-operating common carriers ("NVOCCs"). As part of the OSRA amendments, NVOCCs operating in the United States must obtain a license. They must also file proof with the Commission that they have increased their financial responsibility from $50,000 to $75,000 (plus $10,000 for each unincorporated branch office) in accordance with the new regulations, and a Form FMC-1 indicating the location of their tariffs which they must publish in an electronically accessible automated tariff system.
Freight forwarders' obligations were also affected by the enactment of OSRA. Although they continue to maintain their existing licenses, they are now required to increase the amount of their financial responsibility on file from $30,000 to $50,000 (plus $10,000 for each unincorporated branch office) and file proof of the increase with the Commission.
The Order identified, in Schedule A, the freight forwarders which had not yet increased their financial responsibility under the Commission's implementing regulations; in Schedule B, the NVOCCs which had not yet applied for an OTI license, provided proof of increased financial responsibility, or filed a Form FMC-1; in Schedule C, OTIs which had failed to meet both the new freight forwarder and NVOCC requirements;(1) and in Schedule D, a single foreign-domiciled NVOCC which had failed to increase the amount of its financial responsibility on file from $50,000 to $150,000.
Copy of the FMC ruling with full detail of forwarders and NVOCC involved is available at:
http://www.fmc.gov/Dockets/00-12%20Revocation.htm
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