Evergreen Logistics becomes EVG Logistics (Singapore) on January 1
THE logistics arm of Evergreen Group, Evergreen Logistics (Singapore) Pte Ltd, will be renamed EVG Logistics (Singapore) Pte Ltd from January 1, the company announced.

Other than representing Evergreen Logistics Corporation and Round the World Logistics (USA) Corp for Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Batam and Bintan, the new entity is also an appointed air cargo agent for EVA Air in Singapore.

The company statement said EVG Logistics (Singapore) believes in providing local and overseas customers with efficient and value-added global logistics solutions.

"Through its well connected global network offices and partner agents worldwide, the company can meet and fulfil customer needs with international freight forwarding (sea/air), transshipment co-ordination, inland transportation, container trucking, port clearance documentation, warehousing, distribution, project cargo handling, value-added services, household removals and marine insurance.

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Panalpina opens fourth multi-product branch in northern India
PANALPINA has opened its fourth branch in north India in Ludhiana, only two weeks after opening a branch in Jaipur, Rajasthan, the company said.

Ludhiana is home to thousands of large and medium-sized companies and is one of India's fastest growing textile cities. Indian and international companies in Ludhiana, Punjab, produce not only woollen goods, hosiery, knitwear and accessories, but also automobile components, bicycles and bicycle parts.

"Fashion, consumer and retail and automotive are three key industries for Panalpina," said Rene Wernli, managing director, India. "Our new branch in Ludhiana is therefore a logical next step in our growth strategy for India. We will always be where our customers need us."

The company will offer its customers in Ludhiana a full portfolio of services including access to its global air network and international ocean ports.

"Our four offices in north India, our strong market position in air and ocean freight, our capability to offer tailored supply chain solutions and our extensive local knowledge make us a leading player in this strategic region," said Rupesh Gupta, head of North District, Panalpina India.

The company's two other offices in north India are in Delhi and Kolkata. In April of this year, it opened a branch in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in west India.

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NOL accelerates promotion of Lieutenant General Ng Yat Chung as CEO
SINGAPORE-based Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has announced that Ng Yat Chung has taken his position as new CEO three months ahead of schedule, succeeding Ron Widdows who now retires.

Lieutenant General Ng was Singapore's 5th Chief of Defence Force from 2003 to 2007. A former artillery officer, he studied math at Cambridge and took an MBA at Stanford. General Ng was also the top foreign graduate of the US Command and Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in 1988-89.

General Ng relinquished his command as defence chief and joined Temasek Holdings in a newly created position as its portfolio management managing director. He then moved to NOL as executive director.

"We have completed the implementation of our executive succession plan and are moving ahead under Yat Chung," said NOL chairman Cheng Wai Keung in a company statement. "There are important decisions to be made that will affect NOL into the future, thus it is a good time to put our new management team in place."

"It has become clear that the environment has changed, that numerous important decisions need to be taken and that most of those will have an effect on our business and our company well beyond the end of this year," said General Ng and Mr Widdows in a joint statement.

"As such, we both feel strongly that it is in the best interest of the company that the new leadership begins to drive the company and shape these important decisions now, and not wait until 2012," they said.

NOL is the parent of APL, the world's seventh-largest container carrier. The group's another major brand is APL Logistics, a global supply chain management firm.

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CWT Globelink opens in Turkey with offices in Istanbul, Izmir and Bursa
SINGAPORE's CWT Globelink has announced the opening of three new offices in Turkey under its new operation, Globelink Unimar, that has been established through a long-standing relationship with Turkey's Unimar, its partner for 13 years.

Globelink Unimar will continue to be led by managing directors Yusufi Cihan and Kicki Ugurhan who plan to expand the company's presence and business scope in this growth market.

The company now has three offices in Turkey located in Istanbul, Izmir and Bursa, offering a range of activities in addition to LCL & FCL ocean freight activities, including air freight, road transportation and logistics capabilities.

Globelink Unimar has 40 direct import consolidation services into Ambarli and Haydarpasa ports in Istanbul and Izmir from various origins in China (Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong), North Asia (Korea, Japan, Taiwan), South East Asia (Singapore, Thailand), India, Middle East, Europe (Spain, Netherlands, Germany, UK, Italy) as well as the US and Brazil.

In addition, there are 20 direct export consolidation services from Istanbul and Izmir to various destinations in Asia (Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Port Klang), Europe (Rotterdam, Hamburg, Barcelona), as well as Middle East/Levant/North Africa (Dubai, Jeddah, Ashdod, Beirut, Alexandria, Port Said, Tunis, Casablanca).

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APL Logistics wins Emerson Rosemount’s best supplier
MINNEAPOLIS - 25 Aug 2011:

APL Logistics has received the best supplier award from global manufacturing technology giant Emerson’s Rosemount business unit for the second year in a row. Tom Moser, President of Emerson Process Management, handed out the 2010 Supplier of the Year award to the global third party logistics provider in Rosemount’s annual strategic supplier summit held at Minneapolis, Minnesota, last month.

“It’s an honor for APL Logistics to be recognized by Emerson Rosemount two years in a row,” said Tony Zasimovich, APL Logistics’ Vice President for International Logistics Services. “Our collaborative relationship has enabled us to keep abreast of the client’s changing global supply chain needs and continually drive efficiencies.”

Last year, a program designed and implemented by APL Logistics enabled Rosemount to drastically cut its waiting time for access to imported materials for production in Singapore from between five and seven days to just 12 hours upon arrival. This empowers Rosemount to eliminate unnecessary urgent airfreight and production downtime. The customer also benefitted from full visibility of inventory movement and improved supply chain efficiencies with cost savings amounting to 25%.

Emerson is a diversified global manufacturing and technology company offering a wide range of products and services in the areas of network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and tools and storage businesses. Rosemount is Emerson’s industry leading brand of measurement instrumentation products.

Since 2002, APL Logistics has been a partner to Emerson’s supply chain worldwide. Today, the logistics service provider manages Emerson’s global ocean shipments out of Asia, Europe and North America.


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