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Conqueror partners with 6th Intermodal Asia 2014

Posted on December 16, 2013 | by admin

Intermodal Asia is the biggest biennial Container Port and Terminal Operations Exhibition and Conference trade event in Australasia – now in its 6th successful year!

Port of Melbourne will bring this major international transport and logistics Exhibition and Conference event to Australia by hosting the 6th Intermodal Asia 2014 Australia Exhibition and Conference at the Intercontinental Melbourne The Rialto on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 February 2014.

The Conference Programme will feature 30 world class speakers in global logistics and transport and will be attended by more than 300 senior executive decision makers from Australasia’s leading ports, shippers, cargo owners, shipping lines, fhttp://www.transportevents.com/EventsDetails.aspx?EventID=EVE109reight forwarders, logistics companies, terminal operators, railway operators and port-rail equipment services suppliers.

There will be a concurrent two days Trade Exhibition of 35 international exhibition booths providing a valuable opportunity for companies to market products and services at this prestigious transport event taking place in Australia.

For further information…

Please contact the organiser Engin BAKT on engin@transportevents.com or call the Kuala Lumpur office T: +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.

CQR Rome launches relocation service

Posted on December 16, 2013 | by admin

Conqueror’s representative in Rome, Milan and Macerata has launched a new service: Relocation

With a view to providing their clients with a complete service and to meet the increasing demands of the global market, G.L.T. Group has integrated their forwarding and logistics capabilities with this strategic service. The team provides highly qualified and tailored services for major companies, transferring their own and their clients’ personnel on assignments in Italy and throughout the world.

Whilst this may be a new service for G.L.T. Group, their Relocation specialists boast considerable international experience acquired with leading global companies, such as Technip, Saudi Aramco, Total, BP, Neste Oil, Agip Gas Libya, CNRL, Petrocanada, Odebrecht, Pavlodar Oil Chemistry Refinery, Sasol, Sabic.The team ensures a rapid, stress-free transfer for Clients’ personal belongings and their families, minimizing wasted time and simplifying the bureaucratic formalities to stay in their new place of residence. Their clients need not worry about the relocation of their own or their clients’ personal belongings as any problem is managed properly and professionally by their multilingual staff.

The services are tailored to their client’s specific requirements and always agreed with the client’s Human Resources Department, so as to ensure the particular needs, cultural sensitivities, religions and customs are taken into consideration. A rapid and serene settlement in their new Italian reality also ensures a rapid start to their production at their new workplace. And last but not least, thanks to strategic alliances with consolidated international relocation companies, G.L.T. Group is able to guarantee best-in-class services worldwide.

Relocation services are directly executed by W.L.O. World Logistics Organization, G.L.T. Group’s Company dedicated to integrated logistics.

Elite featured in Voice of the Independent

Posted on December 15, 2013 | by admin

international logistics service provider

ELITE Association of Logistics Networks of which Conqueror is a member has been featured in the most recent issue of Voice of the Independent, the only global publication devoted entirely to the freight forwarding community.

The magazine’s circulation comprises 23,000 global freight forwarder offices plus 2,500 industry partners including airlines, airports, ports, shipping lines, GSAs, charter brokers and industry associations.

CQR Istanbul keeps gaining new customers

Posted on December 15, 2013 | by admin

CQR Istanbul will be performing all of Grief’s transport activities in the field of industrial packaging and packaging equipment from Grief’s facilities to England, Scandinavia and Switzerland. In addition, they will provide all customs operations in Sweden, Austria and England.

Grief is just one of CQR Istanbul’s newest clients, they will also begin serving on contract based operations to Carrefour Global Sourcing. The team will undertake Carrefour’s textile and outdoor clothing export products which were bought from Turkish manufacturers. The goods will be transported by road to Sweden, France, İtaly, Poland, Romania and Spain.

Conqueror would like to congratulate CQR Istanbul on these contracts!

CQR Zagreb opens new office in Rijeka, Croatia

Posted on December 12, 2013 | by admin

We are proud to announce that we have opened our own office at port Rijeka, which is located in the northern Adriatic Sea. The port of Riijeka is the largest port in Croatia handling the largest portion of the country’s imports and exports.

The port of Rijeka is at the southern terminus of the Pan-European transport network corridor, representing a maritime extension of the rail and road routes leading to and from Rijeka. They include modern roads such as the A6 motorway, forming a part of the European route E65 and connecting Zagreb, Budapest and Vienna, and the A7 motorway, a part of the European route E61 and the E65. Rail links comprise single-track railway lines to Zagreb and to Pivka, Slovenia. There are plans to upgrade to a high performance, double-track railway.

We use the natural advantage of port Rijeka to ensure the quality of the services to our customers and partners. Our goals are to provide top-quality port services and develop business between port Rijeka and Central and Central-Eastern European countries.

Our professional staff can handle all type of cargoes (bulk, containers, ro-ro, frigo).

CQR Delhi provides multinational services to a multinational client

Posted on December 5, 2013 | by admin

CQR Delhi was recently chosen to provide ‘third country shipments solutions’ by one of its prestigious multinational clients. This contract is on a weekly basis for a number of months moving 10MT Solar Cell / Solar Wafers by air from China to the USA.

“We decided to call on CQR Qingdao for assistance with these shipments and as a result together we have already moved over 100MT and this is going to continue for the next few months. Together with S.F. Systems (Qingdao) Ltd, we have been able to provide a solution that only the multinationals could have offered,”explained Three Aces Global Director, Pankaj Agarwal.

Well done to CQR Delhi on initiating such a great partnership!

CQR Lagos become TRACE certified

Posted on November 29, 2013 | by admin

TRACE has successfully completed a TRACE Certification due diligence review of Conqueror’s agent in Lagos, Nigeria

Trace has certified the company’s commitment to transparency in international commercial transactions.

TRACE works with companies to establish effective compliance programs tailored to address the unique circumstances of each company and designed to mitigate specific risks.

It is clear that an effective anti-bribery compliance programme not only provides companies with a defence against liability, but also assures shareholders, partners and clients that the organization operates transparently and ethically.

Members can be more confident than ever with regard to CQR Lagos!

Conqueror partners with 3rd Annual Supply Chain Middle East Strategy Summit

Posted on November 27, 2013 | by admin

Supply Chain Strategy is an essential element for operational efficiency that plays a vital role in an organizations success. The importance of knowledgeable professionals skilled in SCM is critical to business operations.

The 3rd Annual Supply Chain Middle East Strategy Summit to be held on 11-12 February 2014 in Dubai will bring together supply chain experts and professionals to analyze on global trends.

The summit will expand on the opportunities and scope of growth within the Middle East and latest strategies of key functions. The 2 day conference will have panel discussions on the importance of sustainability and custom clearance within the GCC.

The conference over the past two years has proved itself to be a premier gathering of supply chain practitioners with more than 20 eminent speakers and over 150 high level delegates from gulf countries and worldwide.

Contact details:

Alphy Nangani – T: +971 4609 1570 – E: alphy.nangani@fleminggulf.com

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.

CQR Mexico City welcomes new pricing manager

Posted on November 22, 2013 | by admin

CQR Mexico City is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Evaristo Landero as the company’s new Pricing Manager

Evaristo brings over a decade’s worth of experience in increasingly responsible roles within the Logistics and Freight Forwarding Industry to his new role.

Evaristo will work closely with Conqueror members assisting them with any pricing queries. He will be working alongside Romina Guevara, Customer Service Director who, if you attended our meeting in Bangkok, you will have met and Operations Supervisor, Sandra Gamez.

Of working at Itrans, Evaristo had this to say,“It is a pleasure to be part of the team and I look forward to increasing the partnerships between Itrans and Conqueror members in the near future.”

On behalf of the CQR Head Office team and the network, we welcome Evaristo and wish him all the best with his career!

Prior planning prevents poor performance

Posted on November 15, 2013 | by admin

Over the past few months, Conqueror’s exclusive agent in Athens, has been making a number of road transportations of steel cargo to be used in construction at Bad Bentheim in the north of Germany; 36 in fact.

The dimensions were 14.00m X 3.50m X 4.00m with an average weight of 21.5 tons each. “To date our team has moved a total of 650 tons of steel over land on low bed – heavy duty trailers,” explained Vlasis Maragos, Operations Manager.

C.V.M.’s motto is ‘We can visualize your movements,’ meaning that have the ability to provide a smooth and stress-free door to door service for its clients and partners. These steel loadings in particular needed careful forethought, planning and coordination to ensure the correct transport permits for Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Austria, and Germany as well as escort cars.

As the well-known phrase says, “’Prior planning prevents poor performance’, and this is what every member of our team understands and works by,” emphasized Vlasis.

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