Annual Report 2010 (PDF, 5.2MB) - Panalpina Annual Report 2012

Reporting Regions
Express air freight service from Hong Kong to São Paulo
Oceania: Panalpina strengthens its network in Australia
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Panalpina has responded to high demand for fast, reliable
connections from Asia to Brazil by introducing an express
air freight service. From Hong Kong via Huntsville, Alabama,
to São Paulo in Brazil, the goods reach their destination
in an airport-to-airport transit time of thirty hours. Additional
own-controlled freight capacity ensures maximum flexibility
in terms of flight schedules and routes, as is already the
case for the tried-and-tested Dixie Jet transatlantic service.
Panalpina is thus able to adjust freight movements to market
and customer requirements as efficiently as possible.
Panalpina has expanded its activities in South Australia
by acquiring Apollo Forwarding in Adelaide. The two
companies have been close partners for ten years. The
acquisition allows Panalpina to benefit from Apollo Forwarding’s
customer relationships and local know-how, and
confirms the Group’s commitment to further growth in the
Oceania region. Thanks to this takeover, Panalpina has
been able to increase the density of its network in Oceania
and widen its customer base.
Southeast Asia: New oil and gas logistics terminal
in Singapore
The southeast Asian markets are of central importance to
Panalpina. Singapore represents a major strategic center
for boosting Panalpina’s market share on the transpacific
route. In August of the year under review, Panalpina brought
an oil and gas logistics terminal into operation in Singapore.
This was the first logistics center of any global transport
company in Singapore to specialize in the very latest supply
chain management solutions for the oil and gas industry.
The customized oil and gas complex is situated inside the
Luoyang Offshore Supply Base in Singapore. It has over
1,100 square meters of office space, 7,000 square meters
of covered warehousing and 14,000 square meters of
open yard space. Furthermore, the facility is in close proximity
to the base jetty, providing natural deep water conditions
that facilitate the handling of floating installations and
oilfield supply and service vessels. The new logistics hub
supports the global upstream network and connects the
region with other major oil and gas centers in Houston,
Aberdeen and Dubai.
Panalpina offers its customers in the oil and gas industry a
full portfolio of services including air, ocean and overland
transportation management with a specific focus on the oil
and gas business. This includes charters, port agency for
supply vessels and rigs, husbandry services, multimodal
solutions, customs clearance, packing, warehousing and
other supply chain management solutions. Well equipped
with “intelligent” technologies, the Singapore hub strengthens
Panalpina’s industry-specific competence.
Freight volumes between Asia and the western world are
booming and intra-Asian trade is forecast to grow by
6.2 % annually. Panalpina, with its innovative supply chain
management solutions and new logistics hub in Singapore,
is poised to exploit this growth potential.
Panalpina Annual Report 2010