The SME 100 Award identifies and recognizes SMEs based on growth, turnover, profit, market resilience, best practices, sustainability and vision
AEO Freight, Conqueror member in Penang, Malaysia, wins the prestigious SME100 Awards- Fast Moving Companies 2021. SME Magazine organizes this Annual Recognition Programme, naming the fastest moving businesses of the SME sector. Out of 800 hundred nominated companies in Malaysia, they only selected 100 winners and AEO Freight is one of them.
Conqueror Penang wins the SME 100 Awards
In the words of Rizal Abdullah, General Manager of AEO Freight, “I am so impressed and feel so proud to win this prestigious award during this challenging time. The effort we put in for over 10 years is worth it.”
Founded back in 2005, AEO Freight is the leading logistics services providers in Penang. They have evolved from a traditional logistics company to one of the leading providers of fully integrated supply chain solutions.
“This achievement is an honour. It reflects our company’s role in the domestic and global logistics industry. Additionally, this award will enhance our customers’ confidence in the company’s services. Most importantly, it would also be a good selling point for new customers. Lastly, we hope that this award will strengthen AEO Freight’s position as one of the top players in this sector in Malaysia,” adds Mr. Abdullah.
Congratulations to AEO Freight for winning this prestigious award and all the best for their future projects!
Aeroportos Brasil Viracopos S.A organized this award ceremony to highlight the performance of companies acting in the foreign trade for the Viracopos International Airport
Clipper Tranportes Internacionais LTDA, Conqueror member in Sao Paolo, Brazil, received the 1st prize at the Viracopos Logistical Efficiency Awards. They received the award in the Customs Clearance in the Mechanical Metal category. With 35 years of market experience, Clipper Transportes has established itself as one of the foremost players in the international logistics, advisory, and customs clearance segment.
The awards are organized by Aeroportos Brasil Viracopos S.A since 2013. The objective of the awards is to emphasize the performance of companies that play a part in the foreign trade for the Viracopos International Airport. Additionally, their long-term partner Endress +Hauser a renowned laboratory instrumentation and automation supplier nominated their name for this award.
Clipper Transportes wins the Viracopos Logistical Efficiency Awards
In the words of Regiane Pimenta, Sales & Operations Manager of Clipper Transportes, “Our unparalleled expertise in the customs clearance sector and our long years of experience in the industry make this award a well-deserved one. Most importantly, for over three decades our team has been facilitating the foreign trade process for our clients.”
“Furthermore, we got the first prize in Galeao airport both as freight forwarders and brokers on fashion segment in 2019. Our team always ranks among the top 5 forwarders in Sao Paolo. It’s really an honor to accomplish with excellence our mission, that came since day 1 of Clipper- quality, efficiency, agility, and professionalism,” continues Ms. Pimenta.
Congratulations to Clipper Transportes Internacionais LTDA and wishing them the best for their future projects!
Conqueror’s 10th Anniversary was celebrated during Conqueror’s 2nd Virtual Meeting that brought together network members on one platform on the 29th and 30th of November
Conqueror Freight Network turned 10 in 2021. The network celebrated this special occasion during its 2nd Virtual Meeting. Moreover, Conqueror screened a special commemorative video of all the highlights of the Annual Meetings in the last 10 years. Conqueror started its journey in 2011 with members in 47 cities and now it has come up as the largest exclusive international freight forwarders network with over 260 members across 137 countries. Some of the most prominent supply chain websites of our time have published the news of Conqueror’s 10th Anniversary and 2nd Annual Meeting.
Conqueror’s 2nd Virtual Meeting Media Coverage
Logistics Business, DC Velocity, Hellenic Shipping News, AJOT, and Veintepies are the logistics web journals that covered this news.
Logistics Business is an UK based website dedicated to the transportation and logistics industry. It updates the readers with important news, opinions, and reports from the global supply chain sector.
DC Velocity is a market leading multi-media magazine brand that comprehensively covers the news of all aspects of logistics. Its unique content model allows the readers to be at a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Hellenic Shipping News is a daily online newspaper for shipping and logistics news. Moreover, it provides extensive coverage of the international shipping industry with a special focus on Greece.
AJOT or American Journal of Transportation is a pioneering web journal covering transportation and logistics news. This century-old magazine, offers the latest news and insights from the supply chain industry.
Veintepies is a news portal offering valuable information to anyone who has to make business decisions related to transportation and logistics. With a large reader base in Spain and Latin America, it publishes news, opinions, and articles related to this industry.
International Journal of Transport aka ITJ is a transportation and logistics journal published by Swiss Professional Media AG. Additionally, their team of highly qualified journalists seek to provide their readers with out up-to-date, practical reporting on this sector.
The Press Release published in all the above websites talks about the journey of the network in the past decade. It also touches on the success of their 2nd Virtual Conference that hosted over 1680 one-to-one videoconferences. Additionally, it also provides an overview of the FreightViewer workshops and the screening of the celebratory video during the online conference.
The freight forwarding industry is transforming steadily. Big Data, IoT, AI, Cloud Computing, TMS, are some of the digital trends that have serious consequences for this sector with regards to customer service, cost control, speed, and resilience. In this background logistics 4.0 has become crucial for independent freight forwarders looking forward to positioning themselves successfully in the industry.
Today we are publishing a special report on the beginnings of FreightViewer with valuable insights from Mr. Manual Cardona, the IT Manager of Conqueror Freight Network and the Developer of FreightViewer.
How an idea led to FreightViewer
Four years ago, Antonio Torres, President and Founder of Conqueror Freight Network, realized the importance of Logistics 4.0. He took into consideration the up and coming technologies that were setting new standards in the transportation and logistics industry. Technological innovation started allowing players in this industry to boost efficiency, reduce expenses, and explore new business opportunities.
Many forwarders used phone and computers to manually enter the same info into several IT systems. As pointed out by Conqueror’s IT Manager Manuel Cardona, “The logistics industry had been stuck many years in outdated customer interfaces, and age old manual processes. However, everything was changing very quickly. We noticed that freight forwarders were running the risk of getting overburdened with inefficient asset utilization, and declining response time that ultimately eroded their customer base. This motivated Antonio Torres to find a way to allow Conqueror members to take the first digital stride. This was when he got in touch with me.”
Manuel Cardona, IT Manager
Nevertheless, digitization is not just a matter of adjusting the freight forwarders’ business to the new market using ground-breaking technology. Digitization also entails the creation of a foolproof digital strategy that is sustainable in the long run. This process necessitates thorough preparation and constant engagement with clients so as to make an informed decision and invest in the right tools.
That is why it took two years of hard work and substantial private investments, for Conqueror to launch its member-exclusive Transport Management Software, FreightViewer. “It was a very exciting moment. We were doing something that was going to make history. We were offering 260 members the capability to compare competitive freight rates, immediately receive an instant quote , book online, organize and share shipping documents effortlessly and track shipment in real time all neatly organized in one place”, continues Manuel Cardona.
How FreightViewer has become a revolutionary quotation software
A TMS or Transport Management Software is a platform capable of managing and optimizing regular logistics operations. The greatest advantage of TMS is that it processes most of the shipping operations within a unique channel. In an industry where promptness is crucial, a TMS can make regular logistical operations way more efficient.
Manuel Cardona is of opinion that TMS will play a vital role in the process of digitization. Its major advantage is the simplification of tasks in a very complex business. Additionally, it improves your response time and enhances customer experience. Most importantly, it reduces costs, saves time, cuts down the steps involved in the operations, and improves security and visibility.
The evolution of FreightViewer
“Of course, once FreightViewer was launched there was a lot of work to be done. First of all, many members have been helping in the updates, changes and new features implemented in the software to make it more practical, more easy-to-use and adapt it to its work reality. Then, we had to explain members how to use it, its benefits, its upgrades… All was done thanks to Conqueror’s FreightViewer Coordinator, Andrea Martin, who has been key in the development and update of the software, as well as in the teaching and presentations process.”
FreightViewer, is a freight rate management software that not only helps with instant quote generation but also offers a host of advantages. Moreover, every year Conqueror’s IT team adds significant updates to this software thereby immensely increasing its capacity as a powerful digital tool to help with the day-to-day office chores of members.
As Mr. Cardona points out – Conqueror is constantly partnering with companies to improve the usability of this software. Conqueror aims to integrate the main co-loader’s buying tariffs on a global scale into FreightViewer. Our agreement with SHIPCO allows us to offer their LCL buying rates online through FreightViewer. Additionally, Conqueror is presently negotiating the same with Webcargonet which will enable us to upload and update more than 14 million buying airfreight rates to FreightViewer. Furthermore, we have a partnership with Onus Cargo Services, an insurance broker offering rates from different insurance companies. Therefore Conqueror members can insure their cargo directly through FreightViewer. Moreover, we are working on the process of reaching competitive insurance rates for Conqueror members.
A look at the contemporary digital freight forwarders
Eight out of the top ten carriers have created their own instant quoting platform. This proceed started in 2008 when Maersk launched Maersk Spot Booking, their online booking platform. Currently, fifty-two percent of Maersk spot cargo are booked on their online platform.
In the last couple of years digital freight forwarders like Freighthub, Flexport and Freightos came into the picture. This only shows the importance more than ever to become a digital freight forwarder to stay ahead of the competition. According to a Freightos report just 25% of the world’s top 20 logistics companies are providing LCL online quotes. It takes customers a minimum of two days to receive a freight quotation. This implies that there is a dire lack of transparency in operations.
“This is the reason why we have been working hard on FreightViewer- a platform with upgraded capabilities, adapted to the freight forwarders realities and with an insuperable benefit over other software. Unlike the rest, Conqueror is a network which boasts of 260 members in 135 countries around the world. This implies we can have rates from almost every corner of the world.” adds Mr. Cardona.
The importance of a change of mentality in the digital transformation in this sector
Even after all the digitization efforts in this for from companies like Flexport or Freightos funded by millions of dollars or top logistics multinationals such as Twill or KN Freightnet, a large percentage of freight forwarders continue to miss out in the race of digitization. To quote Mr. Cardona, “One of the preconditions of digitization is considerable investments in an IT team and training of your employees. However, small and mid-sized companies don’t always have the necessary resources to keep pace with the needs of the hour. This is why Conqueror provides the agents with a very useful digital platform that allows them to initiate this process of digital transformation without investing a dime.” FreightViewer will allow Conqueror members to be at the cutting edge of technology
The first and foremost thing that independent freight forwarders need to do is boost the level of client engagement. For example, tools like Conqueror’s TMS FreightViewer will provide you with the required capacity to meet your customers’ expectations. The technological impact on the freight forwarding industry in the last few years has been considerable. Most of the top players in this sector are investing in enhancing their services by implementing a well-rounded digital strategy.
FreightViewer allows forwarders to effectively manage rates, put together personalized quotations, and send them instantly or save them in PDF. They can also follow up with their clients and customize their websites. Mr. Cardona sums up, “This intuitive platform not only helps with instant quote generation but also allows for better customer service and helps with customer retention. Moreover, every year Conqueror’s IT team adds significant updates to this platform thereby immensely increasing its capacity as a powerful digital tool to help members with their everyday office chores.”
During the event, Conqueror screened a commemorative video with some of the highlights of the network in the last 10 years
This year Conqueror Freight Network completed 10 years in the industry. Conqueror celebrated this special occasion during the 2nd Virtual Meeting, held on 29th and 30th November. Additionally, as a token of appreciation, a touching video with the highlights during the past decade was screened after the Speech by Antonio Torres, Conqueror’s President and Founder.
Conqueror Freight Network’s 10th Anniversary
Hit the above link to watch our 10th Anniversary Video
“I have been a member of Conqueror since 2011 and have seen it grow. The video played at the Event was very heart-warming. It made me remember all the good moments we have had at the Meetings, the friends we have met there and all the work and efforts we made along these years”, says one of the Conqueror members.
Conqueror was launched back in 2011 as an exclusive network for freight forwarders. Since then, it has been helping independent freight forwarders to effectively compete against the largest multinationals of this sector. The network started its operations with 47 cities in 33 countries. Presently it has more than 260 members across 137 countries, becoming the largest exclusive international freight forwarders network.
To quote Antonio Torres, “We have come a long way since the foundation of our network. All these years, we have grown together, expanded our business, established long-term relationships, being present in 10 editions of Virtual and Annual Meetings. Since the very first moment, there has been a fantastic personal and professional relationship among all Conqueror members. This is why I would like to thank all of them for their trust throughout these years, and even more in these difficult moments”.
“Conqueror’s Annual Meetings have helped members to get together for enhanced networking and better prospects of project exchanges. Our 1st Annual Meeting at Phuket in 2012 gave the members the first insight into the immense potential of this network. This is why there couldn’t have been a better time to celebrate our 10th Anniversary with our members than the Second Virtual Meeting,” continues Antonio Torres.
Conqueror’s 2nd Virtual Meeting
Conqueror’s custom-made meeting platform allowed each delegate to schedule a maximum of 28 videoconferences with their international logistics partners. Members got to schedule a total of 1680 videoconferences. Additionally, this year, the participants got the option of accessing a chat room with up to 5 random partners. The friendly chitchats further fostered the connections among network members.
The delegates also attended the FreightViewer workshops held during the online conference. Andrea Martin, Conqueror’s FreightViewer coordinator showcased the several utilities of Conqueror’s member-exclusive TMS.
“One of the Conqueror’s biggest achievements in the last ten years is the creation of our own digital freight quote generation platform. We are the first international network with global coverage to launch instant quoting ability for our members, through FreightViewer. We always strive for more and better services, in order to provide members with the most innovative and unique benefits. Apart from FreightViewer, every year we increase the wide range of logistics and marketing services we offer our members,” adds Mr. Torres.
The virtual meeting is your once in a year opportunity to increase the outreach of your company right from the comfort of your home or work station
Conqueror’s 2nd Virtual Meeting is all set to take place on the 29th and 30th November on our bespoke meeting platform. The cloud conference will bring together network members from over 50 territories on one platform for increasing the number of concerted projects within the network.
The online one-to-one videoconferences that constitutes the core of the event will result in productive communication among the delegates. During the time of the pandemic, this is the only way to do the groundwork for several collaborative projects in the coming months. Members will get to conduct as many as 28 one-to-one videoconferences with previously chosen partners. Make sure to carefully check your time zone before starting with the conference.
Conqueror’s 2nd Virtual Meeting
Apart from the one-to-one meetings, you will also get to take part in the FreightViewer workshops to be conducted by our FreightViewer Coordinator Andea Martin. Additionally, there is also the opportunity for informal chat sessions with your network partners during the coffee breaks.
Our tailor-made conferencing platform will ensure a seamless videoconferencing experience as per your agenda. In a time when this industry is reeling under the effect of container crisis, space shortage, stiff competition, and rising prices, it is crucial for the small and mid-sized entrepreneurs to collaborate and nurture their businesses. So make sure to prepare for the one-to-ones and do not forget to do a little research about the partners you’re about to meet. Preparing a soft copy of your company brochure will help you showcase the accomplishments of your company. Lastly, ensure that your laptop, mic, and internet are in perfect working order. Make your company stand out from the rest!
Hope you have a highly productive online conference!
Conqueror’s Autumn Newsletter contains useful tips for our upcoming meeting, news from the members, the sector and much more
Conqueror’s Newsletter for September 2021 is now published and available for viewing on the website. The Virtual Meeting page of the newsletter includes a bunch of useful tips on meeting preparation and conferencing etiquette. Like always our member news section will update you with the latest undertakings of your network partners. In this edition, you’ll find the news about your partners from Cape Town, Hangzhou, Madrid, Ashdod, Nouakchott, Qingdao, and Odessa.
Conqueror’s Newsletter for September 2021
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Additionally, there is also an interview with the Sales Manager of BlueX Trade who talks about the digital trends in our sector. The blog on Decarbonization of Maritime Shipping will definitely be a riveting one. Our Logistics News in focus is about the drone delivery of vaccines carried out by UPS. Moreover, there is also a compilation of interesting news bits from the sector.
Lastly, you will find all the regular sections like a list of public holidays, members’ birthdays, and endorsed exhibitions. If you want to feature the news of your company in our next newsletter then don’t forget to write to us!
After their merger with Shenzhen Yee Zhan Yuan and with CIMC Logistics Group, they renamed their company
ADS Logistics, Conqueror member in Chengdu, China, is now known as CIMC ANDA SHUN International Logistics Co.,Ltd Chengdu Branch. Their merger with two freight forwarding companies Shenzhen Yee Zhan Yuan and CMIC Logistics Group necessitated the change of name.
Conqueror Chengdu changes its name
ADS Logistics merged with Shenzhen Yee Zhan to have better management and resources sharing. Moreover, ADS Group also obtained the strategic corporate inversion of CIMC Logistics Group. The merger has come into effect from 1st November 2021. They will handle all projects with fellow Conqueror members under this new name.
“With over a decade of experience in this industry, we rank among the top 100 freight forwarding companies in China. Our recent mergers will help us further cement our position as the most competent logistics service provider in Chengdu and beyond,” says Mr. Ricky Wang, the General Manager of Conqueror Chengdu.
Congratulations to CIMC ANDA SHUN International Logistics and all the best for their future projects!
They are presently investing in a 4-star resort in a hill station in Southern India
Vestal Shipping and Logistics LLC, Conqueror member in Muscat and Sohar, Oman, has invested in building a 4-star hotel. This hotel is located in Munnar, Southern India. Munnar is a hill station in Kerala famous for its green rolling hills and tea gardens. In the words of Raj Nair, the Director of Vestal Shipping, “We inaugurated the property on the 20th August. The opening ceremony which was attended by many of my industry peers went exceedingly well. Additionally, I want to take this opportunity to thank all my partners, associates and clients for their blessing and constant support.””
Wolkenburg Resort & Spa is a 4-star resort located on a hilltop where the weather is always pleasant. Moreover, the fantastic natural view and the misty mountains make it an ideal spot for a vacation. It comes with 32 rooms with a combination of royal suites, villas, and rooms with views.
“I have always wanted to do a different business apart from my logistics business which I have been doing successfully for 25 years. However, my flourishing shipping business has allowed me to diversify the business and branch out to the hospitality sector. Lastly, I hope that with the support of our clientele, partners, and well-wishers, we can benefit from our new endeavour and move forward successfully,” adds Mr. Nair.
Congratulations to Vestal Shipping and Logistics on their new business and all the best for their upcoming projects!
They collaborated with CQR Manchester to successfully execute this prestigious project
Conqueror Antwerp moves an artwork by by Antony Gormley
Van Moer Logistics, Conqueror member in Antwerp, Belgium, has recently transported an artwork shipment from the UK to France. The artwork by Antony Gormley called SITE will be permanently installed in the mountains in L’Aiguillon, in La Meije France. The intention of the installation is to celebrate life, love and friendship and offer something to inspire the local community.
The statue made out of cast iron weighed 915 kg. Conqueror Antwerp airlifted the sculpture and transported it safely to the mountains in La Grave.
“We are proud to be in charge of this prestigious project involving the movement of this acclaimed sculpture. Moreover, I want to extend my thanks to CBI Global, our Conqueror partner in Manchester, who cooperated with us in every step of the process,” says Frank Van Geijt, the Commercial Manager of Van Moer Forwarding.
According to the sculptor Antony Gormley, this sculpture is an attempt to materialize the love for the mountains. It will face the mountains across the valley. Moreover, it will be visible from all the nearby villages. He hopes that the artwork will become a centre of gravity for the local communities in the area.
Congratulations to Van Moer Logistics and all the best for their future endeavours!
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