Logistics

GEODIS awarded “2018 Logistics Player of the Year” in Italy

(l-r) Pietro Lucio Canova, GEODIS and Dario Da Pra, GEODIS with Luigi Terzi from Assologistica

The Group took home the prestigious annual prize rewarding Italian companies that stand out for innovative approaches and solutions.

With the project “Aero roll-cages conveyor system,” GEODIS in Italy has been named “2018 Logistics Player of the Year” in the Innovation category. The well-known award, organized by Assologistica in cooperation with the magazine Euromerci and the association Assologistica...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/29/174202/

Double win for GAC Dubai at Logistics & Transport Awards 2018

Neil McMaster, GAC Dubai’s General Manager for Contract Logistics, accepted the FMCG Logistics Provider of the Year and Supply Chain Manager of the Year accolades at the inaugural Logistics & Transport Awards.

Dubai, UAE, 24 October 2018 –  Neil McMaster, GAC Dubai’s General Manager for Contract Logistics, took to the stage twice at last week’s inaugural Logistics & Transport Awards: once, to accept the FMCG Logistics Provider of the Year accolade on behalf of the company; and again when he was...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/24/double-win-for-gac-dubai-at-logistics-transport-awards-2018/

GAC wins The Maritime Standard Awards 2018 Transportation & Logistics accolade

Ronald Lichtenecker, Managing Director of GAC Dubai, receives the Transportation & Logistics Award in The Maritime Standard Awards 2018.

Dubai, UAE 18 October 2018 – The GAC Group has won the Transportation & Logistics title in the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent’s premiere shipping and maritime awards event, The Maritime Standard Awards 2018.

The award recognises GAC’s commitment to meeting customers’ needs for efficient and cost-effective support with a range of innovative transportation...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/18/gac-wins-the-maritime-standard-awards-2018-transportation-logistics-accolade/

Long standing Chinese relationship pays off as major shipping line announces Liverpool call

Aerial view of Liverpool

The Port of Liverpool has demonstrated the strength of its relationships with China by announcing it will welcome a vessel call from COSCO on Wednesday 17 October.

The MV Jork will call at Liverpool after a stop in Rotterdam before returning with UK exports. Once in Liverpool it will unload mainly high value Asian goods for fast delivery into the supply chain across the UK.

The Port of Liverpool boasts a consistent truck turnaround time of less than 40 minutes, unrivalled...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/15/long-standing-chinese-relationship-pays-off-as-major-shipping-line-announces-liverpool-call/

Progress With New Liquid Bulk Facility at the Port of Ngqura

Jan Beute

TNPA has already completed Phase 1 of the infrastructure required to service the site. It includes the construction of a new access road from the N2 to the location where Oil Tanking Grindrod Calulo Holdings (OTGC), the private terminal operator, will build the new Tank Farm. TNPA also completed the detailed design of the new Port Entrance Plaza and the new main access road, including the pipe line servitude that will form the link between the new Tank Farm and the port.

Phase 2 will commence...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2018/10/15/progress-with-new-liquid-bulk-facility-at-the-port-of-ngqura/

GAC-owned office now open in Panama

As part of GAC Group’s growth strategy across the Americas region, a GAC-owned office is now operational in Panama, providing a wide range of shipping services to vessels calling at Panamanian ports or transiting the Panama Canal. 

The Panama Canal links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, permitting ships to travel around South America, saving time and money. In 2016, a new set of locks was opened to allow even larger ships to pass through the canal.

Bob Bandos, GAC’s Group Vice President –...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/15/gac-owned-office-now-open-in-panama/

GAC Laser appointed as exclusive onsite freight agent for AAD2018 expo

Paramount’s FLASH helicopter on display at the AAD2018 expo.

Entrusted with expert handling of sensitive cargo for defence gathering

Pretoria, South Africa, 11 October 2018 – GAC Laser Specialised Logistics pulled out all the stops to ensure smooth handling of dangerous goods and other defence-related cargo for the Africa Aerospace & Defence Exhibition (AAD) 2018. It was the fourth consecutive time that the company was entrusted with the sensitive cargoes as the official on-site freight...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/11/gac-laser-appointed-as-exclusive-onsite-freight-agent-for-aad2018-expo/

Ports’ Customer Forum seeks to align Eastern Cape planning

The panelists are from the left Sicelo Tiyo (TNPA Port Security Manager), Jacob Nare (TNPA New Business Executive), Luyo Mkhonto (Shell), Nozipho Mdawe (TNPA Chief Operating Officer), Velile Dube (Transnet Port Terminals GM: Cape Channel) and Paul Klackers (Hamburg Sud).

[Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 4 October 2018] Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) hosted port clients and representatives of government, business and industry at the Nelson Mandela Bay ports’ Customer Forum on 28...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/11/ports-customer-forum-seeks-to-align-eastern-cape-planning/

Medlink Ports recognition for waterways box shippers

Mineral water and dairy powder specialists Danone and Euroserum have become the latest container shippers to be recognised by the Medlink Ports association for their regular use of the river network between the Rhone-Saone corridor and the French Mediterranean coast.  They join 25 previously cited companies, all but two of which ship by container.    

Medlink combines seaports Marseille Fos and Sete, eight river ports and inland waterways authorities Voies Navigables de France and the Compagnie...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/10/medlink-ports-recognition-for-waterways-box-shippers/

The first and final mile, key considerations for flawless and sustainable delivery performance

There are two critical aspects of the logistics process, the first mile and then the final mile. It is the efficiency with which retailers manage these two essential aspects of supply chain logistics in a seamless way that is key to their survival.

The face of retail is changing almost beyond recognition. As huge household names are falling victim to the success of the more agile ecommerce players and their logistics partners, retailers are being challenged like never before. However, not all...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/09/the-first-and-final-mile-key-considerations-for-flawless-and-sustainable-delivery-performance/

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