Interview with CQR Dalian

Balance Wang, General Manager and owner of our member in Dalian, recently chatted with the CQR team about the company and how it has changed in the ten years since its foundation. He also let us in on his most memorable shipments and what the next 10 years hold for the company.

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international logistics

Q. Tell us a little about your company. 

A. Dalian Uniline Shipping was founded 10 years ago and is approved and registered by China’s economic and trade commission NVOCC (MOC-NV05344). Our head office is in Dalian and this is the office we hold in Conqueror, but we also have branches in the main ports in China such as Tianjin, Shanghai, Qingdao, Haerbin. I am extremely fortunate to have a professional team who are capable of providing door to door services for DDP and DDU shipments including loading and customs.

Q. Does your company specialise in any particular kind of shipment? 

A. China ranks in the top 5 countries globally for food exports and so consequently a one-stop-shop export service for perishables is big business for us. In addition, we are also experienced in exporting large machines and minerals.

Q. What would be Dalian’s most memorable shipment to date? 

A. Well there have been many over the past decade but if I have to choose, it would be a 5000ton end-end shipment of soybeans to Korea in just 7 days. We successfully completed the seeming impossible job and it certainly proved our team’s ability to liaise and cooperate well.

Q. Next year, the company will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. Over the past decade, what has been your proudest moment as manager? 

A. I think my proudest moment is now, as I look back over the past decade and see the branches we have established, our quick but yet stable business expansion and the professional staff which have joined us to make Dalian even stronger. We have also gradually developed lasting business partnerships with overseas agents.

Q. Where do you see Dalian Uniline Shipping in another 10 years? 

A. We should see a significant increase in the volume of business the company is handling and thanks to the strengthening of international cooperation, we should have even more partnerships worldwide. I also hope that over the next decade our company will be ranked in the top 10 international logistics companies in the industry.

Q. Both you and Coco attended this year’s annual meeting. How useful was it to meet members face to face in terms of building business relationships? 

A. Let me take this opportunity to thank you for the conference. We met and got to know many agents which we now consider partners. It was a great opportunity to learn about the different services they can provide us with and how we can help each other in our mutual goal of expanding our businesses.

Q. Do you plan on attending the 3rd Annual Conqueror Meeting in Kuala Lumpur next year? 

A. Yes, we will be there so that we can get to know more agents and increase our cooperation with other members.

We are thrilled to hear Balance and Coco will be attending next year’s annual meeting. They certainly understand the benefits it can bring their business.

Conqueror makes it to 3PLnews.com

Conqueror, the world’s first virtual multinational, is now an official partner to industry exhibitions worldwide.

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best logistics network

Designed to bring small and medium sized independent forwarders together to compete with the big multinationals, Conqueror understands the need to spread the name of their global brand to their members potential clients and partners.

 

“Conqueror is an attractive option for shippers who seek the service quality that only independent local agents provide, combined with the global scope, dimensions, and competitiveness of a large multinational group. Our international campaign publicizing the brand stresses the quality of our membership and the discipline of our organization,” explained Antonio Torres, Managing Director.

 Currently the network has coverage in 193 cities in 97 countries and employs more than 15,000 people. Conqueror is a member of ELITE, the industry’s only recognized grouping of quality independent freight forwarder networks, representing over 3,550 companies with annual revenues in excess of US$60 billion

UK Haulier is talking about Conqueror

Conqueror, the world’s first virtual multinational, is now an official partner to industry exhibitions worldwide

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freight forwarder

Designed to bring small and medium sized independent forwarders together to compete with the big multinationals, Conqueror understands the need to spread the name of their global brand to their members potential clients and partners.

“Conqueror is an attractive option for shippers who seek the service quality that only independent local agents provide, combined with the global scope, dimensions, and competitiveness of a large multinational group. Our international campaign publicizing the brand stresses the quality of our membership and the discipline of our organization,” explained Antonio Torres, Managing Director.

Currently the network has coverage in 193 cities in 97 countries and employs more than 15,000 people. Conqueror is a member of ELITE, the industry’s only recognized grouping of quality independent freight forwarder networks, representing over 3,550 companies with annual revenues in excess of US$60 billion.

Conqueror partners with 8th Indian Ocean ports and Logistics

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leading logistics network

Indian Ocean Ports and Logistics is the largest annual Container Ports, Shipping and Transport Logistics Exhibition and Conference trade event serving the islands of the Indian Ocean – now in its 8th successful year.

Mauritius Ports Authority will bring this major international transport and logistics Exhibition and Conference event to Mauritius by hosting the 8th Indian Ocean Ports and Logistics 2014 Exhibition and Conference at the luxurious 5 star Le Meridien Hotel Mauritius on Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th January 2014.

A two-day Conference will feature 30 world-class conference speakers in global transport and logistics attended by a prestigious gathering of 250 senior executive delegates from the world’s leading shippers, cargo owners, shipping lines, freight forwarders, logistics companies, importers / exporters, ports, terminal operating companies, railway operators, airports, port equipment and services suppliers from Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

There will also be the opportunity for 35 exhibitors and sponsors to showcase the latest products and services with more than 350 senior executive decision makers at this prestigious market leading international maritime transport Exhibition and Conference in Mauritius.

Conqueror Freight Network is delighted to be an Official Supporting Organisation for this event and we encourage you our valued members to register a delegation to attend this important maritime transport trade event.

For more information, please contact: Engin BAKT – E: engin@transportevents.com or call the Kuala Lumpur office +60 38 023 53 52.

To find out about discounts available for Conqueror members, please contact Anna Barton on abarton@conquerornetwork.com .

To see other industry events Conqueror is partnering, click here.  

Chocolate anyone?

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logistics companies

CQR Antwerp is the chosen shipper for many big names in food production including Eden chocolates Belgium and the International Food Company Germany. Last month, the team shipped chocolate blocks in their own fleet of reefer containers from Zeebrugge to Shanghai and from a Belgian chocolate factory in Shanghai to Zeebrugge and Hamburg. To ensure timely delivery, CQR Antwerpprovided a door to door service thus ensuring chocolatiers received their foodstuffs on-time and the tourists of Belgium had a souvenir to take home!

 

Feeling hot hot hot!

During the sweltering heat of Hong Kong’s mid-summer, CQR Taipei was battling to fulfill a perishables shipment of cakes on behalf of the Peninsula Hotel for annual holidays including the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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partner with logistics company

Shipping perishables is a risky business and it certainly was for CQR Taipei who, due to the extreme heat, were forced to reduce the packing time to the bare minimum. Against the clock, the cakes were successfully loaded into a 100cm x 100cm x 110cm x 160cm pallet, 280kgs in 3 x 40’RF for their journey with the carrier TS Line to Taipei.

 

CQR Constanta is AEO certified

Conqueror is pleased to announce that its agent in Constanta Romania, Europrim Shipping, has obtained the full AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) Certificate

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logistics companies and suppliers

Following the successful ISO 9000:2001 certificate granted last year by IQNet, Europrim Shipping has joined another elite group becoming just the 62nd Romanian Authorized Economic Operator (AEO), thus confirming once again the leading position of their group within the Romanian freight forwarding market.

In order to be awarded this internationally recognised certificate, companies must demonstrate that they operate in accordance with customs compliance, appropriate record keeping, solvency and security and safety standards. During the 6 months of auditing, Europrim successfully complied with all the Customs Authority inspections and audits including the required financial standing, application of suitable management and operational procedures as well as fruitful meetings with personnel and physical inspection of their operated depots and workplaces.

The benefits of this accreditation on both Europrim and its partners cannot be emphasized enough.

  •  Easier admittance to customs simplifications
  • Prior notification when, as a result of security and safety risk analysis, the consignment has been selected for further physical control.
  • Reduced data set for entry and exit summary declarations.
  • Fewer physical and document-based controls.
  • Priority treatment of consignments if selected for control.
  • Choice of the place of controls.
  • Recognized as a secure and safe business partner.
  • Improved relations with Customs.
  • Improved relations and acknowledgement by other government authorities

Conqueror partners with 6th optimising port development

Head to ACI’s 6th Optimising Port Development on the 4th & 5th December 2013 in London to discover how modern ports and terminals are presenting an efficient and attractive business model to the shipping lines.

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Logistics Industry

 

The meeting will explore best practices and strategies for port and hinterland competitiveness in Europe and cover aspects in terminal operations, appropriate expansion and inner-port efficiencies in communications and transport, as well as assessing relationships with local and national investors in developing an improved port community.

Infrastructure, and continued improvement of the entire environment will be high on the agenda with the aim of developing a competitive and specialised service.

In an increasingly tough market, this meeting will assist a port in gaining a competitive advantage.

Speakers from: Baltic Ports Organization, Port Fundacion Valencia Port, Walvis Bay Corridor Group, CNRS, Through Transport Mutual Services, EPCSA – European Port Community Systems Association, PortExpertise/ Ports & Terminals, Baltic Ports Organization, Danske Havne, Control Risks, Casablanca Port, Dryport Org, Port of Aarhus, Ports of Sweden, Port of Gdansk and many more.

For more information, please contact:

Justyna Korfanty – T. + 44 20 7 3141 0607 – E: jkorfanty@acieu.net .

To find out about discounts available for Conqueror members, please contact Anna Barton on abarton@conquerornetwork.com .

To see other industry events Conqueror is partnering, click here.

Conqueror partners with GCC Intermodal Transport Summit

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freight forwarder

With billions pumped in the transport sector, including ports and rail, the GCC will see an exponential growth in intermodal transport. GCC Intermodal Transport Summit will look into an array of topics spanning cross border regulation, operational improvement, sustainable and cost effective logistics, freight transport safety and technology and solutions to upgrade ports and rail networks. The conference will talk of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead with intermodal transportation and potential solutions via case-studies and best practices presentations.

To find out about discounts available for Conqueror members, please contact Anna Barton on abarton@conquerornetwork.com .

For specific information about the event, please contact Tanaya Priya on tanaya.priya@fleminggulf.com

Interview with CQR Kuwait

Founded in 2006, Greenways Logistics, Conqueror’s exclusive agent in Kuwait, may seem to some a mere infant in this industry. However, in just a few short years this company has cemented itself firmly as the ‘go-to’ forwarder in Kuwait for the oil industry and the military.

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Logistics Industry

Founder Abdul Kadar recently dropped by and told us a little about his career, country and his thoughts on Conqueror.  

Q. How and when did you get into the freight forwarding industry?

A. My career began over 10 years before Greenways was conceived in 1996 when I got a job as a clearing and forwarding agent representing various lines such as SCI, WAN HAI, CSCL, RCL, BAY Line and ARC.

Q. On your company website it says Greenways is a ’people driven company.’ Can you tell us what you mean by this and how your staff implements this on a daily basis? 

A. ’People driven company’ means that our professional staff are in a class of their own in terms of expertise in this industry as well as in their knowledge of both the local and international markets. It also means that we ensure our clients get up-to-date information and solutions for all their enquiries in a timely manner.

Q. The world has been in an economic crisis since 2008, what has been the effect on freight forwarding in Kuwait?

A. Kuwait is a 99% import oriented country, we need to import everything from pins to aeroplanes; consequently, the economic crisis has not been felt much. Greenways in particular has mostly vendors in the oil sector and so we have, thank God, not felt the crisis really at all. Although Greenways has not been affected directly, we have chosen to closely follow-up with our clients and to reassure them at this difficult time and this seems to have been very much appreciated.

Q. Does Greenways specialise in any particular type of shipment? 

A. Greenways is definitely an ‘all-rounder,’ that being said we do handle vast volumes of army shipments for Kuwait and Iraq as well as Afghanistan. As I said previously, a lot of our business is in the oil industry and there is not very much that they use which is not OOG so our team has become pretty adept at moving such cargo.

Q. How important is it for Greenways to be part of a global network?

A. For a while, we had been looking for long term business relationships with good agents globally and in reality only a network can give us this.

Q. What attracted you to Conqueror?

A. What initially drew us to Conqueror was its commitment to protecting its members. Now we are in the network, other positives include the close follow up of the head office team with their members. We are also continually updated with what’s happening with our fellow members through day to day emails, updates and news, like this one! We are sure that with the support of CQR and the members, we will one day be one of the leading freight forwarders in Kuwait.