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Maersk Line wins
‘Shipping Line of
the Year’ Award in
Singapore
Maersk Line recently won the ‘Shipping
Line of the Year 2012’ Award instituted
by Supply Chain Asia, SCA, a Singaporeregistered
non-profit supporting the
growth and development of the supply
chain and logistics industry. It works with
various sectors such as carriers and liners,
infrastructure, retailers, government, and
others. The company was judged best
in class among operators in the region.
Finalists included APL, Cosco, Hanjin, and
Yang Ming.
John Corris, Head of Regional Key Client
Management, accepted the trophy from
SCA on behalf of Maersk Line Asia Pacific
Chief Executive Thomas Knudsen. “It is an
honour for Maersk Line to win such an
award. It validates our commitment to
our clients to be a trusted and responsible
partner now and always,” Corris said.
Knudsen, for his part, said the
recognition is a nod to the company’s
unmatched service reliability and success
in doing business in a sustainable
manner. “We have been the most reliable
carrier across all trades for six consecutive
quarters. In terms of our environmental
performance, through initiatives such as
slow steaming, waste heat recovery, fleet
and trim optimisation, we have reduced
our CO2 emission per container moved
by 16% since 2007.”
Maersk Line’s John Corris,
Head of Regional Key Client Management, receives
the award from Supply Chain Asia
New UPS Express Service offers faster
international shipping
UPS has announced a new express
air freight service, UPS Worldwide
ExpressFreightSM, for urgent, timesensitive
and high-value international
heavyweight shipments. This new service
is an extension of the UPS Worldwide
Express package portfolio and offers
customers a seamless experience between
shipping express package and express
freight.
Customers now can ship pallets over
70 kg (150 lbs.) as easily as packages
exclusively within UPS’s global air network
from 37 origins – including United Arab
Emirates – to 41 destination countries
and territories. This day-definite, door-todoor
service with a money-back guarantee
features some of the fastest times in
transit in the industry, including overnight
shipping from Europe, the Asia Pacific
region, and the Americas to the United
States. Two-day shipping is available to
Europe from Asia Pacific, the United States,
and the Americas.
UPS Worldwide Express Freight
service offers many of the same features
as UPS’s Worldwide Express package
service, including automated shipment
preparation, online tracking and proactive
notification technology. In addition, both
express freight and package shipments are
consolidated into one bill.
“Global commerce is vital for our
customers and UPS Worldwide Express
Freight helps companies get to market
faster, capture more business and boost
their competitiveness,” said Ed Buckley,
UPS President of Marketing. UPS is a global
leader in logistics, offering a broad range
of solutions including the transportation
of packages and freight. Headquartered
in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220
countries and territories worldwide.
Oman grants USD $ 130m Port Sohar contract
to Hong Kong’s Hutchison Whampoa
Oman›s Port of Sohar announced that a
USD130 million contract has been granted
to Hong Kong’s Hutchison Whampoa
to set up and operate a port terminal in
Sohar, according to a recent media report.
It added that the company will be also in
charge of managing the terminal after
completion, which is expected at the end
of 2013.
The new terminal is projected to increase
the port›s capacity to 1.5 million TEU (20ft
equivalent units) from the current 800,000
TEU. Following the expansion, Sohar
will be placed in a competitive position
for shipping lines that will bring their
cargoes with direct lines to the country.
Furthermore, Oman will be viewed as
a gateway centre for these firms› transshipment
cargo in the region. It is worth
noting that Sohar is home to a number of
major industries, including an aluminium
smelter and a free zone.
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