PANGEA e-Newsletter March 2016

PANGEA LOGISTICS NETWORK LTD

Welcome to the March edition of the PANGEA e-Newsletter.

Why Amazon wants to compete with freight forwarding companies? The e-commerce giant requests an ocean freight forwarding license in China

The e-commerce giant, Amazon has applied for a license to operate as a shipping company in China. By using the local firm Beijing Century Joyo Courier Service Ltd, the company has legally registered to manage container shipments between the United States and China. Coupled with this are the company’s plans to lease 20 cargo planes in the US and create its own fleet of trucks to deliver packages there. What is Amazon’s intention and how could its new strategy affect the highly competitive freight sector?

There’s no doubt that these moves have raised some concerns among companies operating in the freight sector, however this is also an issue for companies buying and selling through Amazon. In the short term, it would seem that Amazon is simply searching for a way to reduce its logistic costs; but in the long term, it may also be considering extending its activities in the lucrative freight forwarding market, just as it has already done in other areas like cloud technology services.

ADAM TRANSPORT SERVICES (Hungary) opens new 1300 sqm custom bonded warehouse

The constant growth of ADAM TRANSPORT SERVICES (ATS), your PANGEA Partner in Hungary, has led them to move their operations to a bigger and better warehouse.

The new warehouse is already operative and running, offering the following features:

1300 square meters (used to be 800)
4 warehouse workers (used to be 3)
2 forklifts (used to be 1)
Additional warehouse staff: 1 administrator and one warehouse manager
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GEVATRANS LTD (Greece) ships oversized-overweight Transformers for the GREEK PPC from DERINCE TR to GREECE

GEVATRANS, your PANGEA Partner in Greece, continues successfully their project cargo activities.

During February they have moved 600.000 tons of transformers and their spare parts from Derince Port to Lavrio and Eleysina ports in Greece.

GEVATRANS hired 2 vessels in order for 600.000 tons of transformers to be moved from Türkiye to Greece on behalf of ALSTOM GRID SPA for the CYCLADES PROJECT where PPC (Public Power Corporation of GREECE) will operate a new Electrical Plant among the Cyclades Islands.

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PLASCOW LOGISTICS (Israel) celebrates Women’s Day on the air

Your PANGEA Partners from Israel, PLASCOW LOGISTICS, had a very special and original celebration for this year’s 8th March Women’s Day.

The whole team of 25 professionals where driven by private bus to Izrael Valley at the North of Israel. Upon arrival to a vast onion field, they were served with a welcome breakfast, while a hot air balloon was getting almost ready and awaiting for them to fly off.

The team experienced the exhilaration of a hot air balloon flight over the spectacular views of the Izrael Valley. They shared the adventure and the magic of an exciting and at the same time peaceful flight. The whole experience will remain unforgettable in their memories for ever.

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New Container Weight Verification Requirement by FJT LOGISTICS (Australia)

FJT LOGISTICS, your PANGEA Partner in Australia, is pleased to inform you that the container weight verification global requirement as outlined by the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) will be enforced on July 1, 2016. All shippers, will be responsible for the verification of the packed container’s weight or run the risk of missing an intended sailing if Verified Gross Mass (VGM) documentation compliance is ignored.

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Finnish Olympic Committee chooses CHS Group (Finland) as its long-term logistics partner

The Finnish Olympic Committee has chosen the Finnish CHS Group as its logistics and forwarding partner, and the parties have signed a long-term agreement on co-operation. This partnership is of significant importance to the Finnish Olympic Committee, for during the current Olympiad, a total of 14 teams will travel from Finland to different sports events. This emphasizes the crucial role of functioning logistics and forwarding services in the competition activities of the Finnish Olympic Team.

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Polar Logistics (Russia) presents the view on prospects for the development of logistics in Russia

Polar Logistics Russia Chief Operating Officer (COO), Karina Tokina, presented to the members of the Registered Association Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce (FRCC) the company’s view on the topic: “Prospects for the development of logistics in Russia. Difficulties and solutions. The situation in the cargo transportation from Russia to Europe.”

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