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  • JDA expands in Australia

    JDA expands in Australia

    JDA Software Group, Inc. announced the opening of a new North Sydney office that expands on the company’s Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) presence, which includes an office in Melbourne.

    JDA opened its first office in Sydney in 1994 and now counts more than 100 customers across retail, manufacturing, third-party logistics and wholesale distribution.

    “Since its beginning in 1994, JDA’s ANZ presence has continually grown and we’re proud to count so many customers across industries and solutions that count on JDA to power their supply chains,” said Amit Bagga, regional vice president for Asia-Pacific, JDA.

    “The move to a new office in Sydney represents a commitment by the business to continue to build on the success that our team has achieved.”

    JDA offers a rich portfolio of solutions that have been delivering great value for its customers for more than 30 years, including technology from its merger with RedPrairie (2012), and acquisitions of i2 Technologies (2010) and Manugistics (2006).

    “The Australian and New Zealand market is unique globally. In all of our target market segments, customers face a highly competitive landscape and high operating costs. In addition, their consumers are rapidly embracing omni-channel and demanding a more personalized experience. In such a market, our customers are continuously looking to reduce inventories, increase supply chain velocity, and use their people and capital assets efficiently,” said Bruce How, vice president of sales, ANZ, at JDA.

    “JDA’s solutions are backed by years of experience and driven by continuous customer feedback and research thereby enabling success for our customers. Looking ahead, we plan to continue our focus in empowering customers and driving profitable customer commerce, adaptable manufacturing, and intelligent fulfillment,” continued How.

    The new office is located at Level 3, 60 Miller St, North Sydney.

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  • Southco chooses DHL as sole global logistics provider

    Southco chooses DHL as sole global logistics provider

    DHL Global Forwarding announced that   Southco, a global source for engineered access hardware solutions, has chosen DHL once again as its sole global logistics provider.

    The company renewed their existing contract with DHL for another four years for a combination of air, ocean, domestic and customs brokerage services on various trade lanes.

    Southco currently uses DHL Global Forwarding to ship a variety of its latches, hinges and engineered access hardware products between its 17 engineering and manufacturing locations in the Americas,Europe and Asia Pacific .

    DHL transports Southco’s access hardware products via ocean freight and via DHL’s Less-Than-Container Load (LCL) solution. In Europe , the company uses DHL’s road freight to move its finished products from its manufacturing plant in the United Kingdom to continental Europe .

    “With their focus on delivering customized engineering solutions for applications in industries such as automotive, aerospace, mass transit and off-highway/construction, timely delivery and efficient supply chain management is critical to Southco and its customers. Their renewal of the DHL contract for another four years is testament to their confidence in our track record of delivering to their expectations. Our experienced team will continue to optimize their supply chain between South China and the U.S.,” said Piak-Hwee Tan , Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales, DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific.

    “The relationship we have developed with DHL has been crucial to the success of our manufacturing facilities maintaining a continuous production flow, allowing us to get our products to market faster,” said Paul Smith , director, Global Supply Chain, Southco, Inc.

    “With DHL Global Forwarding’s presence in the markets where we operate, it has helped us minimize or avoid unnecessary disruptions to our supply chain during any type of natural disaster or major event. DHL Global Forwarding also provides us with a global point of contact along with regional points of contacts in all regions where Southco operates, providing us day-to-day updates of our shipments and how we perform against our key performance indicators.”

    Southco has more than 100 years’ experience in helping its customers overcome engineering challenges, with a focus on differentiating the engineered “touch points” of their products to ultimately improve the end user experience.

    DHL Global Forwarding has more than 200 years helping its customers meet their needs, including those in the engineering and manufacturing industry with its warehousing, order fulfillment, sub-assembly and transportation management, among other core services.

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  • Indonesia Port Net to be Launched by Year-End

    Indonesia Port Net to be Launched by Year-End

    President Director of state-owned seaport operator PT Pelindo II Elvyn G. Masassya said the implementation of a single Internet-based electronic service or the Indonesia Port Net (Inaportnet) in Pelindo I to Pelindo IV has entered the finalization stage.

    Inaportnet is expected to improve connectivity of the four enterprises.

    Masasya added the Inaportnet application throughout all seaports managed by PT. Pelindo would be gradually done.

    “Our plan is that the Inaportnet in all the seaports managed by PT. Pelindon will be integrated at the end of 2016,” she said in Jakarta on Saturday.

    The Inaportnet will integrate the information system of ports throughout Indonesia and one of the benefits is to monitor domestic commodity and anticipation of complaints about waiting times for vessels.

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  • Yusen Logistics Indonesia acquires highest standard of quality certification

    Yusen Logistics Indonesia acquires highest standard of quality certification

    PT Yusen Logistics Indonesia has become the first logistics business in Indonesia to acquire GDP certification, the industry standard of quality for the storage and transport of medical and pharmaceutical products.

    PT Yusen Logistics Indonesia has been handling pharmaceutical and medical devices more than 10 years, transferring high value, temperature sensitive products all over the world through Yusen Logistics’ European Pharma Network. With demand for advanced quality rising, the Company has invested in acquiring GDP(*) certification to verify the quality of its services to customers.

    Yusen Indonesia can now assure customers that transportation quality and shipment safety is being met through strict compliance with GDP guidelines; insured by regular inspections and systematic staff training.

    The Company’s Pharma shipping service employs company-owned vehicles with temperature control capability and real-time GPS tracking. Delivery routes are finalized after assessment of transportation risks, with implemented temperature mapping and monitoring. For air shipments, through using systematic cargo management techniques, Yusen Indonesia’s Customs clearance services are faster and more efficient; achieving greater service accuracy.

    As part of Yusen Logistics’ medium term business plan, “GO FORWARD, Yusen Logistics – Next Challenges”, the Company has taken measures to expand its healthcare logistics services across Europe, most recently opening a new GDP warehouse in Amsterdam(**) and expanding its global shipping network. Now that Yusen Logistics Indonesia has acquired GDP certification, the expertise Yusen Logistics has cultivated in Europe will be applied to Asia – providing safe, reliable and speedy services to its customers.

    (*)GDP: Good Distribution Practice
    (**)September 2015

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  • Damco expands Hub-In-Transit in Malaysia

    Damco expands Hub-In-Transit in Malaysia

    Damco, the global third party logistics provider, has expanded its Hub-in-Transit programme by establishing new hubs in Malaysia, United Arab Emirates and Morocco.

    Damco’s Hub-in-Transit programme allows companies to postpone their decisions on the final delivery date and final destination, by using container trans-shipment hubs as decoupling points in the supply chain.

    Anthony Elwine, Damco’s Global Head of Chemical & Industrial, explains: “Damco customers have used our Hub-in-Transit solution successfully to improve service to their customers while decreasing costs. We have now developed three additional hub locations to help them serve even more markets, and reap similar benefits.

    “Chemical sector clients have been early users of the programme, but the service is also suitable for other products, such as steels and textiles, or FMCG/CPG.”

    The service is especially of interest to companies with limited on-site storage capacity where production operations are large-scale, continuous processes. Those companies may be forced to ship their products based on assumptions about the best place and time of delivery.

    Hub-in-Transit enables the companies to make full use of carrier free-time by using strategically located trans-shipment hubs as virtual warehouses for goods.

    By doing so, the companies will be able to lower their costs-to-serve whilst increasing logistics flexibility towards their end-customers.

    Damco’s Hub-In-Transit programme:  The benefits

    • Use carrier free-time at strategically located trans-shipment hubs as a virtual warehouse for your goods
    • Increase flexibility to respond to changing customer demand by postponing your decisions on the final destination and delivery date of shipments
    • De-consolidate shipments if needed
    • Respond faster to your customers and increase your speed-to-market
    • Increase service levels as a result of more reliable point-of-destination deliveries
    • Reduce costs by eliminating the need for storage at origin or destination
    • Keep full end-to-end visibility and control of your cargo from the place of manufacturing to your end customer
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  • China Post, Lazada Ink Strategic Agreement to Enhance Cross-border Logistics Solutions

    China Post, Lazada Ink Strategic Agreement to Enhance Cross-border Logistics Solutions

    China Post Group, China’s state-owned postal service provider, and Lazada Group, the leading online shopping and selling destination in Southeast Asia , have signed a strategic agreement to enhance cross-border logistics solutions for Chinese sellers on the Lazada platform.

    The areas of collaboration include enhancing current delivery options for merchants selling small and light items, and developing financial solutions such as micro-credit loans and online payment options for logistics fees. Both organizations have also expressed interest to collaborate with cross-border warehousing solutions, logistics-related education and training, and seller on-boarding in the longer term.

  • Sriwijaya Air to open Manado-China flight route

    Sriwijaya Air to open Manado-China flight route

    Sriwijaya Air is planning to open the Manado-China direct flight route at the end of this year to cater to the increasing number of Chinese tourists traveling to North Sulawesi.

    Sriwijaya Air’s move is aimed at benefiting from the opportunity as it will have a positive impact on the regional economy, its district manager for Manado, Achmad Trenggono, said here on Friday.

    The plan to open more flight routes from and to the North Sulawesi provincial capital of Manado will have a multiplier effect, he added.

    “We are ready to support the North Sulawesi provincial governments efforts by encouraging the tourism sector,” he stressed.

    He believed that if the tourism sector is developed properly, it will have a massive impact on other sectors in the province.

    The general manager of the state airport operator of Sam Ratulangi (Samrat) international airport, Halendra Waworuntu, pointed out that his side is prepared to help the airline company open new flight routes from Manado to destinations across the world.

    “Only chartered planes have served international flights from Manado so far,” he informed.

    He underlined that the plan to open the Manado-China flight route will have a bright prospect because the province has a large potential to develop its economy.

  • Bolloré Logistics Expands its Logistics Operations in Myanmar

    Bolloré Logistics Expands its Logistics Operations in Myanmar

    Bolloré Logistics Myanmar recently announced the start of operations for its new logistics center strategically located in the Mingaladon area, 8km from airport, 25km to main sea port terminals and with quick access to the Asian Highway network.

    Through a wide range of services and best practices process, this facility will provide our customers with operational, commercial, and cost flexibility and efficiency.

    “This is a worthy investment in view to reinforce our presence in Myanmar, and it will enable us to offer more value-added services to our customers such as kitting, packing, labeling, price tagging, and delivery nationwide”, highlights Elizabeth Shwe, Director at Bolloré Logistics Myanmar.

    This new state-of-the-art multi-user warehouse benefits from a surface of 6,000 sqm and is equipped with 24/7 security guards. CCTV, fire protection, seven loading bays, forklifts, all are in use to reinforce clients’ satisfaction. This new warehouse is specialized for industries such as Garment, Telecom, and medical equipment.

    “Following our successes and developments in Telecom and medical equipment, it was much needed to continue investing in order to cope with the continuous increase of garment needs,” mentions Julien Loiret, General Manager at Bolloré Logistics Myanmar.

    Beside our regular services, the Myanmar branch office has been developing tailor-made solutions for textile customers such as buyer consolidation, multimodal delivery from Myanmar to overseas (sea/air, crossborder).

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  • Bolloré Logistics the Only Visionary in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Third-Party Logistics Providers, Worldwide

    Bolloré Logistics the Only Visionary in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Third-Party Logistics Providers, Worldwide

    Bolloré Logistics* is the Only Visionary in the 2016 Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Third-Party Logistics Providers, Worldwide, published on May 5th.
    Gartner’s Magic Quadrants are a tactical tool used by decision makers to evaluate the largest third-party logistics providers (3PL) and their abilities to be a global preferred provider.
    “To be positioned as the Only Visionary in this year’s Magic Quadrant is a very positive result for us,” said Thierry Ehrenbogen, Chief Executive Officer at Bolloré Logistics. “We believe this recognition reaffirms our constant search for improvement and our determination to deliver the highest quality of customer service through innovative approaches.”
    Bolloré Logistics was one of 16 third-party logistics companies that meet Gartner’s criteria based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. This year marks the third consecutive year Bolloré Logistics has made it into the quadrant. In April 2015, Bolloré Logistics was recognized as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for 3PL, Europe.
    *Bolloré Logistics formally SDV

  • Drone deliveries now possible in Korea

    Drone deliveries now possible in Korea

    Flying drones for business will become legal in South Korea from next month, allowing the possibility of drone deliveries.

    Laws about drone flights have been revised by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Previously, aeronautical laws permitted only a limited number of businesses to use drones for work related to agriculture, photography and surveys.

    Now businesses will be able to use drones so long as their use does not pose harm to public safety, lives, property or national interests such as security and defence.

    Also modified is the stipulation for drones not needing approval and inspection from “below dead weight of 12kg” to “below maximum take-off weight of 25kg”.

    Drones that are flown at the same location will need only one approval for a maximum of six months. Within certain limits, flying drones out of sight and night flights will also be allowed.

    These amendments will allow business owners to grow their businesses through drone deliveries.

    Original reporting by Korea Bizwire.

  • Kerry Logistics Appoints New Managing Director

    Kerry Logistics Appoints New Managing Director

    Kerry Logistics Network Limited has appointed Daniel Hegwein as the new Managing Director for Belgium and the Netherlands.

    Effective immediately, Hegwein will oversee the company’s activities in the Benelux region from the Kerry Logistics office at Brussels Airport in Zavantem.

    Hegwein has more than 30 years of experience in the logistics sector, having previously worked for a number of international logistics providers in Hong Kong, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Taiwan and most recently Belgium.

    The main business fields for Kerry Logistics in Belgium and the Netherlands are air and ocean freight logistics as well as warehousing services and fiscal representation.

    As the Managing Director for both countries, Hegwein will focus on streamlining the operations and sales activities for Kerry Logistics in the Benelux region.

  • 3 Things Investors Should Know About Singapore Post Limited Now

    3 Things Investors Should Know About Singapore Post Limited Now

    Singapore Post Limited is a postal and logistics services company. Its business is currently organised into three major segments: Mail, Logistics, and Retail & eCommerce.

    Here are three things about the company investors may want to know:

    1. Latest results

    Singapore Post had released its fourth-quarter and full-year results just last week. For the fiscal year ended 31 March 2016 (fiscal 2016), the company’s revenue had jumped by 25% to S$1.15 billion while the profit attributable to shareholders had grown by 58% to S$249 million.

    Singapore Post’s top-line had benefitted from new acquisitions and organic growth in its Logistics and Retail & eCommerce segments. The even faster profit growth meanwhile, had come on the back of one-off divestment gains. If that were stripped away, the company’s underlying net profit in fiscal 2016 would have been 4.1% lower than in the previous year.

    It’s worth noting too that Singapore Post’s cash flow performance had deteriorated from fiscal 2015, with both operating cash flow and free cash flow falling.

    2. Dividend history

    Singapore Post has had a long history of paying an annual dividend, which goes back all the way to fiscal 2003, the year it got listed. In fiscal 2003, Singapore Post paid a dividend of S$0.042 per share and has been paying an annual dividend ever since.

    The company’s dividend in fiscal 2016 is S$0.07 per share, which gives it a yield of 4.6% at its current share price of S$1.535.

    Singapore Post total dividend per share
    Source: Singapore Post

    3. Valuation

    Singapore Post is currently trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 14. For perspective, the company’s valuation had reached a peak of 31 in the last five years.  In addition, the PE of 14 is also near the lower end of Singapore Post’s valuation range over the last five years.

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  • BOLLORÉ TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS participates in the Breakbulk Europe Conference & Exhibition 2016

    BOLLORÉ TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS participates in the Breakbulk Europe Conference & Exhibition 2016

    Bolloré Transport & Logistics, one of the 10 world’s leading transport and logistics groups, will be present as an exhibitor at the next Breakbulk Conference, from 23-26 May in Antwerp, Belgium.

    This major event in Europe gathers companies involved in the shipping of heavy-lift, project cargo and traditional breakbulk cargoes. On this occasion, Bolloré Transport & Logistics is showcasing its tailormade solutions through its different brands : Bolloré Logistics, for industrial projects logistics, and Bolloré Ports for cargo handling and shipping services.

    BOLLORÉ LOGISTICS, an expert in Industrial Projects Logistics

    Customers and suppliers will have the opportunity to meet Bolloré Logistics Industrial Projects teams coming from Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. This will also be the opportunity to share the latest information on our group where greater synergies, both commercially and operationally have been established between the regional projects divisions in Europe, Africa, Asia and the United States.

    Bolloré Logistics proposes tailor-made solutions in sectors such as oil and gas, petrochemical and chemical, mining, construction and equipment and in various other industries. At a time of continued turbulence in the oil and gas market, the impact of which can be keenly felt in various project sectors, we believe that now more than ever we need to stay strong and resilient as a group. “We need to remain even closer to our customers in this sector by travelling this difficult path together and looking for project solutions that can mitigate and reduce costs and add efficiency to the overall supply chain” said Philippe LEJEUNE, Industrial Projects Europe Director.

    One area that Bolloré Logistics does foresee as having significant growth in the coming years, especially in the developing world, is the power sector. With this in mind, Bolloré Logistics has created at the start of 2016 a global industry vertical specializing in Energy and Renewables which will look to implement efficient project logistics solutions in industries such as wind, solar, hydro, thermal as well as standard diesel and nonrenewable power.

    “This vertical will work closely with all our project divisions worldwide where our footprint and expertise mean that we are able to meet the logistics challenge of energy projects in even the most demanding of locations” added Philippe LEJEUNE.

    Our unique operational solutions meet stringent specifications requested by the major global players and the success of each project is supported, among other things, by this network of experts in Europe as well as all over the Bolloré Logistics network in the world.

    BOLLORÉ PORTS

    Present in the maritime sector for over 90 years, Bolloré Ports has developed the first network of shipping agencies in Africa and the Indian Ocean, known primarily under the brand of AFRITRAMP. With a network of 100 agencies (75 of which are located in Africa), Bolloré Ports handles in excess of 9,000 vessel calls per year and in addition provides a range of services customized to regular international shipping lines, tramp operators as well as charterers.

    In France, Bolloré Ports is an important player in specialized port handling operations, with a presence in 14 major ports and the handling of 250,000 TEUs per year. Bolloré Ports is the first port infrastructure operator in Africa, with 16 concessions.

    Being part of Bolloré Logistics and Transportation allows Bolloré Ports to offer to both local and international customers a wide range of complementary services (storage yards, warehousing, logistics, inland haulage).

  • Pos Indonesia to expand storage facilities

    Pos Indonesia to expand storage facilities

    State postal service firm PT Pos Indonesia plans to expand its warehouse facilities from 3 hectares to 3 hectares to improve its logistics services.

    The land acquisition and development is estimated to cost US$250 million to $300 million.

    PT Pos Indonesia president director Gilarsi Wahju Setijono did not say how the firm would finance the land procurement, but did say the company was in talks with other state-owned enterprises ( SOEs ) for asset swaps. The company has many assets in strategic locations that it could exchange for larger plots of land in other locations.

    “We are asking them to exchange their plots, such as at the airport or seaport with our assets in strategic places,” Gilarsi said.

    Despite having assets in strategic places, PT Pos is struggling with increasing expenditure that is eating away at its profits. It posted Rp 16 billion ( US$ 1.2 million ) in profit last year.

    “Our revenue increased a bit from Rp 4.3 trillion ( US$ 324 million ) in 2014 to Rp 4.6 trillion ( US$ 326 million ) in 2015, but our expenditure increased more than our revenue,” Gilarsi said.

    PT Pos is currently conducting restructuring in its logistics business. The company will also revive its financial services business, such as offering money transfers and utilizing postmen as payment agents in the next four years.

    “Sixty percent of the Indonesia population do not use online banking. We’ve got many branches and will employ our postmen as payment agents,” he said.

  • Garuda Indonesia set to achieve its cargo transport target

    Garuda Indonesia set to achieve its cargo transport target

    The Indonesia’s flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, said it is optimistic cargo transport service would contribute 20 percent to its income this year.

    “I think the target could be achieved. For that purpose we have named a director in charge of cargo transport,” Garuda Indonesia’s commercial director, Toni Soetirto, said here on Tuesday.

    The target has been set by the president director of the airline M Arif Wibowo.

    Soetirto said cargo transport markets in Indonesia include all destination areas in the country. The main cargo transport markets abroad include Middle East, China, Japan and South Korea.

    Garuda Indonesia hopes to raise its income from cargo transport to US$1 billion from around US$275 million a year at present.

    In order to reach the target , the airline hopes to cooperate with other companies in the form of “joint operation” or joint venture such as with state-owned post office company PT Pos Indonesia and international companies.

    The largest international cargo markets are Shanghai in China, Japan and Europe that could reach up to 13-15 tons per day.

    To be in charge of cargo transport, Garuda Indonesia in a shareholder meeting decided to form a new directorate under Sigit Muhartono.

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