Breakthrough for Scania trucks in Colombia
“We are taking an important step inColombiaby introducing our trucks,” says Enrique Enrich, Managing Director of ScaniaColombia. “With this operation, Scania will have the opportunity to showcase the quality of its products and services to the Colombian market.”
The Hidroituango consortium is building a hydroelectric power plant inColombia s north, 180 kilometres north of the city ofMedellin. The plant will be the country s largest.
The truck models delivered will be Scania construction trucks of the P-seriesP 410 8×4, P 360 6×4 and P 410 6×4. They will begin to operate at the construction site this month. The trucks are equipped with Scania Opticruise automated gearchanging and the Scania Retarder auxiliary braking system.
In addition to the trucks, Scania will provide a team of technicians specialising in maintenance and repair at construction sites. Scania will also provide parts and driver training.
Everything is organised to ensure that the vehicles will have high uptime and low operating cost over their life cycle, Enrich says. We deliver a complete package of solutions, according to the needs of our clients.”
For further information, please contact Hans- ke Danielsson, Press Manager, tel. +46 8 553 856 62.
Scania is one of the world s leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. Service-related products account for a growing proportion of the company s operations, assuring Scania customers of cost-effective transport solutions and maximum uptime Scania also offers financial services. Employing some 38,600 people, the company operates in about 100 countries. Research and development activities are concentrated in Sweden, while production takes place in Europe and South America, with facilities for global interchange of both components and complete vehicles. In 2012, net sales totalled SEK 79.6 billion and net income amounted to SEK 6.6 billion. Scania press releases are available on www.scania.com (http://www.scania.com/se)
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We have developed a unique network of agents & services throughout the areas we serve. Each agent has been carefully selected to ensure they have the same philosophy as us that is providing our clients with an efficient and personal service
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A dedicated communications network links our offices with interactive EDI file transfer to all our overseas partners. Cargo Link Express has invested heavily in an in-house software package C.O.S , specifically written to exacting requirements
Freight Forwarding in China
Any business operating within a global market needs a reliable freight forwarder with the technology, expertise, and efficiency to ensure that cargo is delivered on time and within budget. And as markets in the Far East continue to grow at a phenomenal rate, a Far East Logistics partner will become an essential part of any future growth.
As predicted at the beginning of the millennium, the Far East economies have grown exponentially in recent years, with China leading the way in terms of both imports and exports, closely followed by Japan. Freight forwarding in China has become a huge factor in the growth of logistics companies in both Europe and the US and China import / export services now account for about 30% of all global shipping. (30% of the value of liner exports and almost 32% percent of the global volume of containerized exports) And given the fact that many companies are looking to China as a possible site for relocation, it looks like logistic consumption in China will grow even more in the future.
China Import and Export Services
If you are looking for a Far East logistics partner with a strong presence in China then look no further. We have been offering China import export services for a number of years now and have become a leading China partner for UK businesses. We know this market inside out and our freight forwarding China department deals with shipping lines and airlines that dock at all ports in mainland China. Our freight logistics China team will ensure that all import licensing and customs clearance issues are dealt with to ensure the prompt and safe delivery of your cargo. If you are looking for China freight forwarding services from an established and experienced agency, then contact us India Freight Forwarding
As well as being a leading service provider in China, we also offer robust services to the Indian subcontinent. India is another economy experiencing huge growth at the moment. UK and European companies are now looking for reliable freight forwarding partners in India in order to capitalize on the potential within this market.
We have built up solid working relationships with local partners, which means you can rest assured your cargo is in safe hands from the moment it leaves at the very start of the supply chain all the way to its final destination. This is a big advantage given the nature of internal transport in India. We arrange collection from all the main cities and offer extremely competitive prices for both haulage and customs clearance.
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Whether you re looking for Asia shipping services or a China cargo service we can offer tailor made solutions that are reliable and cost effective. Your cargo will be in expert hands right the way through from collection to delivery and if you have any questions or queries we are just a phone call or email away.
Large or small? Which freight forwarder is for you? | International …
I recently read an interesting article on Air Cargo News1 about the advantages of using medium-sized freight forwarders, in preference to large, multi-national forwarders. It seems that the mergers and acquisitions that characterised freight forwarding in the 1990s, resulting in the creation of big global forwarders, did not lead to the expected synergies.
The demise of the small-medium freight forwarders was forecast, based on the assumption that big global shippers would prefer to deal with a single logistics partner throughout the world. This assumption, however, has not been borne out big global shippers continue to tender business on a regional or lane segment basis, probably because the big forwarders are unable to provide either flexibility or a globally consistent level of service.
Small-medium forwarders such as ICE, on other hand, are able to provide an efficient, reliable and personalised service. Networks of similar minded forwarders encompassing the globe are the key flexibility is possible due to both size and independence, as opposed to the big globals, for whom deviation from their listed services is diffcult, if not impossible, as a result of complex internal structures.
If you want engagement, care and independence from your freight forwarder, it looks like you can t go past a small-medium forwarder.
You can read the full article here: http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/why-mega-forwarders-have-not-always-realised-their-potential.html2
We take pride in what differentiates us from our big global competitors we re locally owned, independent and provide a personalised service. Our size, and our global network, means that we can be flexible customising solutions to individual requirements. Decisions, and changes, can be made quickly, reacting to changing factors and markets.
ICE offer a full range of services: air freight3 and ocean freight4, customs and barrier clearance5, fairs and exhibitions logistics6, project management7, logistics and supply chain management8.
Ronald SpahrICE Managing Director
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Westward Freight was formed in 1996, we are an International Shipping Company based in London England, UK. We aim to deal with both the intricate logistics and freight forwarding requirements of major companies and PLC’s as well as smaller companies and household removals. With everybody receiving the same high level of professional service – whether using our express air services or cheaper freight forwarding or groupage freight shipping services.
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Sea freight shipping services for full and part container loads.
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Very impressed with the customer service from Westward Freight Management….Harvey Nichols London
Thanks again for helping me move house and with help packing my goods for export shipping to Italy.Mrs Umberti
European – road air or sea ; (including our express service) UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain,Andorra, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Poland, Bosnia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia and Eastern Europe “We specialise in customer satisfaction, not in any one method of transportation” International Shipping company, Freight Forwarder, Express Haulage, London, UK Worldwide – air or sea; (including express freight services) UK to USA & South America, UAE, Jordan, Middle East, Libya, Turkey, Japan
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Don't miss these trucking tax breaks | Overdrive – Owner Operators …
Most of you have had your accountant working on your 2012 income tax by now. I hope you re using someone with trucking experience, for obvious reasons. If not, or if you suspect your trucking number cruncher needs a few LEDs replaced or is too rushed, it wouldn t hurt to ask a few questions to be sure you re not leaving money on the table.
Here are some commonly overlooked deductions and best tax practices you should be aware of. These are courtesy of Richard DeForest, vice president of fleet sales for ATBS, the nation s largest owner-operator financial services provider.
- For expenses where no receipt is available, such as coin-operated truck wash, make entries in a notebook of what the expense is, its date, location and amount. No fiction, cautions DeForest: The IRS people are very smart.
- Along those lines, keep note of miles driven in a personal vehicle for business purposes, such as to the bank or a parts store. You can write off 55 cents a mile.
- It s always good practice to keep a business credit card separate from personal cards, but it s especially helpful if you expect the IRS to let you write off interest on business-related credit.
- Renters credit/homestead credits are often overlooked and yet, in one example we saw, these can cause a swing from paying the IRS a few hundred dollars to getting a refund from the IRS of a few hundred dollars, DeForest says. Ask your tax preparer if you re not sure whether your state has such a credit.
- Don t overlook the lesser-known aspects of per diem deductions. For instance there is an allowance for rider per-diem when an OO has a rider and also for partial per diem when the driver is away from home for part of day, DeForest says.
Finally, here are the five most commonly overlooked driver deductions1, according to Scott Christensen, vice president of tax services at Equinox Owner-Operator Solutions, writing for HDT: uniform, laundry, satellite radio, cell phone, and fees for financial services (ATM, bank, credit card).
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UTi Worldwide's latest earnings mirrors a struggling freight
UTi Worldwide s latest earnings report echoed a similar theme declining airfreight revenue and modal shift from air to ocean. However, its Distribution segment proved to be a positive in an otherwise negative earnings report. For the quarter ending January 31, 2013, total revenue declined almost 5% to $1.1bn. Airfreight forwarding revenue declined almost 11%; Ocean freight revenue increased 1.5%; Contract logistics declined almost 10% and Distribution increased almost 6%. For the fiscal year ending January 31, 2013, total revenue declined 6.2% to $4.9bn. Airfreight forwarding revenue declined over 16%; Ocean freight revenue increased 3%; Contract logistics revenue declined just slightly and Distribution revenue increased over 7%. Freight forwarding remains the company s largest segment, comprising 58% of total revenue. Like other freight forwarders, UTi also noted market pricing negatively affected its revenue. For the fourth quarter, net revenue per kilo in airfreight declined 15% while net revenue per TEU in ocean freight declined 13%. This is comparable to Expeditors International of Washington which also noted revenue declines. For 2012, Expeditors reported net revenue per kilo for air freight declined 7% and net revenue per container (FEU) declined 4%. Although many major freight forwarders noted declines in airfreight tonnage for fourth quarter, UTi s decline of almost 11% was a bit alarming. This may be due to the time period of the company s earnings which is for November through January as compared to October through December for most other providers.
Airfreight Tonnage Comparison by YoY Percentage Change
Source: Ti Dashboard UTi s ocean freight tonnage increased 6.1% for fourth quarter. This was a higher increase than that of other freight forwarders for the quarter. This may indicate the company s ability to react quicker to the shift towards ocean freight and/or it could be due to its customer mix. Ocean Freight Tonnage Comparison by YoY Percentage Change Source: Ti Dashboard The outlook for first quarter 2013 does not appear to be optimistic for UTi Worldwide. According to its CEO, Eric Kirchner, combined January and February airfreight tonnage may be down around 11% while ocean freight tonnage may be down about 5%. March may be a bit better give or take 2%-3%, up or down from March of 2012. Overall, freight forwarders continue to face a tough market despite pockets of optimism, the overall global economy remains questionable, tradelane shifts, capacity shifts/cuts and modal shifts are all affecting the freight forwarding market. As shippers opt for cost over time to ship goods, will a consolidation within the freight forwarding market occur or will we see new solutions as freight forwarding companies strive to differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack?
Freight Forwarding Import Service Fees
It is advised that you appoint an experienced freight forwarder when you import goods from China, the Far East or the Indian-Subcontinent. It is quite a well-known issue that if you rely on your supplier to arrange the shipment when the goods arrive into the UK there are extra higher charges payable.
Why does this happen? When the supplier of the goods arranges the shipment to the UK, they will contact a UK based agent to accept the shipment. In return for this, the supplier will expect remuneration in kind these are extra charges, and ultimately it is the UK importer who will have to stump up the bill.
It is essential that if you wish to import goods from either China, the Far East or the Indian-Subcontinent, that you choose a reliable freight forwarder who can take control of your cargo and charges .
What does this mean in plain English? By nominating Mercator Cargo as your UK based freight forwarder to take the whole shipment from origin either under FOB (an INCO term free on board ) or EX Work Terms, and avoiding CIF Terms (cost insurance freight where the shipper pays/arranges the freight), in other words taking full control of your shipment and letting us arrange the freight, there will not be any unexpected higher charges upon arrival.
For example, we recently shipped in some goods from Pakistan for a customer for one of the containers we were given control and we arranged the full shipment from the door in Pakistan, to the port, via ocean freight and onwards to the door in the UK. The same customer had another shipment from Pakistan of a similar size from the same supplier in the same origin, however they decided to allow their supplier to arrange the shipment under CIF Terms. Using this option, they incurred an invoice for the UK port charges and local UK delivery fees, not including ocean freight, which came to 75% of the invoice total of our full door-to-door shipment from Pakistan to the UK. In other words, they paid too much in charges for their shipment.
If you decide to appoint Mercator as your freight forwarder and give us control of your cargo you could save yourself money. Don t get ripped off by another option which might look cheaper, because in the long run, it is likely that it will not be cheaper. If you switch to FOB or EX Works and choose us to be your freight forwarder starting from at least the ocean freight, you can eliminate any surprise charges and you could save your business money and avoid headaches when the cargo does not arrive on time, and costs you more than it should.
Contact Mercator before you agree on your buying terms. If you buy on CIF (cost insurance freight where the shipper pays/arranges the freight) you are at risk of paying too much for the service you are receiving.
So give us a call to speak to a member of the imports team and discuss how we can take control of your import shipment and most importantly your charges so they don t get out of hand Tel. 02392 756 575. Email: sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk.1
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The UK Sees Increase in Exports to Brazil Russia India China & SA
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Exports from the UK to BRICS (an abbreviation for the countries Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) have more than doubled recently.
The Office of National Statistics report export figures to BRICS dramatically rising from 12.7 billion in 2007, to 27.1 billion in 2012.
Exports to Brazil, India, China, Russia and South Africa accounted for 3.34pc in 2007, rising to 5.56pc of the UK s exports. Compared with 64pc of exports to US and Europe.
If the UK s export growth to BRICS was similar to the global average (currently 3.7pc), it has been calculated this would equate to an immediate 27 billion boost.
There have been concerns that export growth has been stunted, however, in comparison to other figures, it is argued that UK exports are in line with other exporting countries.
Another string to the UK s bow is that we are classed as the world s sixth largest manufacturer.
Export growth in India has risen to 4.67 billion in 2012, from 2.95 billion in 2007.
If you are looking for a freight forwarder to handle you export shipments to any of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China or South Africa), call us today
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Freight Forwarding News Los Angeles Port Developments
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The Port of Los Angeles on the West cost of America is the country s busiest container port. A new project is underway to improve rail links at the container port. The developments will create new jobs and allow for more straight forward routes out of the port.
The container port s new and improved rail links aim to decrease its carbon footprint, whilst offering a more efficient service to transport containers to and from the freight forwarding port.
The improved rail links are intended to reduce congestion on the roads to and from the container port. The total cost of the rail improvements are estimated to be in the region of $138 million.
The benefits are anticipated to outweigh this cost, making the area a nicer place to work, live and do business in.
It is envisaged that the development will be complete in the middle of 2014.
Mercator can arrange shipments to the USA via the Port of Los Angeles. Sea freight transit time to Los Angeles from a UK port is approximately 31 days. Ocean freight from the UK to the Port of Los Angeles sails via the Panama Canal.
As an experienced freight forwarder we can arrange your shipment to or from the Port of Los Angeles.
To discuss your ocean freight shipment to Los Angeles with an experienced freight forwarder give us a call Tel. 02392 756 575. Email: sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk.3
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Global freight rates stabilise with 4pc hike … – Shipping Tribune
GLOBAL container freight rates have stabilised recently as the short term revival in east-west pricing has faded in the face of weak headhaul demand and rising fleet capacity, says London shipping consultant Drewry in its Global Freight Rate Index.
The Drewry index, a weighted average across all main trades excluding intra-Asia, consolidated the gains of December with a two per cent increase in January to US$2,513 per TEU. This brought the index up to its highest level since August 2012 and just four per cent off last year s peak month of June.
The Global Freight Rate Index is published in Drewry s Container Freight Rate Insight, along with freight rates covering over 600 different trade routes and several other aggregated indexes.
Trades contributing to the index s rise were the transpacific eastbound; Middle East exports to both Europe and North America and imports from Asia as well as South American, African and Oceania northbound exports.
Routes experiencing falling rates in January included the westbound transpacific backhaul trade, South Asian exports to Europe and imports from Asia, eastbound transatlantic and Asian imports to South America and Africa.
Rates on the latter had been rising strongly through 2012, but slipped in January. For instance, Drewry s benchmark rate from South China (Shenzhen-Yantian) to Brazil (Santos) had reached its highest level in two and a half years by December 2012 but slipped three per cent in January to $4,380 per TEU.
A number of other trades remained stable, including both legs of the Asia-Europe trade; the transatlantic westbound; Asian imports into Oceania and the regional trade of intra-Europe.
Pricing on the intra-Asia trade (not included in Drewry s Global Freight Rate Index) stabilised following two successive months of declines. Drewry s Intra-Asia Freight Rate Index edged up just 0.5 per cent in January.
Despite another year of excess capacity growth, Drewry expects global freight rates to rise through 2013. This is because the majority of new ship deployments are destined for already overburdened east-west trades where pricing is expected to come under pressure.
While carriers also remain challenged by capacity growth on north-south trades, the stronger demand growth will help buoy rates, so lifting average global container freight pricing.
Against this background, Drewry is forecasting a modest increase of four per cent in average global freight rates in 2013, with variations between different routes. Freight rate volatility will continue as carriers grapple with increasing overcapacity and resort to their preferred short-term measures of sailing suspensions and frequent general rate increases.
Importers and exporters should prepare themselves for a choppy ride through 2013, Drewry said.
Source: Schednet
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