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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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international logistics service provider

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.

CQR Mumbai strikes gold!

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CQR Mumbai,  has literally landed on a gold mine in terms of a group of specialized shipments it has been handling recently

The Modern Cargo team was chosen by global gold exporter Udaji International to move two Volvo Gold Excavators from the port of Mumbai to Tema in Ghana for use in the countries mines.

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logistics companies

As I’m sure you can imagine, anything which is used for digging for gold is not going to be small! Each machine weighed 30 MT with dimensions of 34.44 by 10.46 by 11.25 feet (L W H).

This first shipment of two excavators was a trial run for the team so it really was all hands on deck to ensure success in securing the shipping of a further 16 such machines from Mumbai and 3 from Chennai.

After much planning and consultation, the shipping got underway and CQR Mumbai arranged transportation from the shipper’s door to the port of Mumbai on flat-bed trailers and then driven onto the Ro-Ro vessel.

With this Modern Cargo Services has further consolidated its position in the market as reliable service provider not only for general cargo shipments but also for the movement of specialized cargo.

Shipping hazardous cargo

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Paperwork is probably the least favourite yet the most important part of shipping dangerous/hazardous goods and as a result, many forwarders shy away from them. This week, we are featuring two of our members who regularly make such shipments and whose teams thrive on the need for accuracy and time management.

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logistics companies and suppliers

One of those companies is CQR Kandla. Every week, they ship 10-15 containers of chemicals on behalf of M/s. Industrial Solvent Pvt Ltd from Mundra to cities in every corner of the world.

During the week we spoke with them, the team were handling various chemicals including Menthol, Toluene, Acetone, Hexane, Glycol and Ether EB packed in drums and liquid form. These were packed into a 20′ GP /40′ DC / 40′ Reefer / 20′ ISO tank and carried by CMA, MSC Evergreen, Zim and OSL. The Kandla team were responsible for all packing and stuffing.

When asked what one of the main challenges was of handling these shipments, Branch Manager, Ms Sheeja, had this to say, “The biggest challenge is dealing with shipping lines for DG approvals and of course the documentation process and the labelling of the chemicals. Thankfully, with these shipments being a weekly event, our team have become experts at this!”

Our second member to frequently ship non-hazardous chemicals is CQR Denmark. They ship additives to oil and gas producing countries around the Black and Caspian Seas. Their most recent shipment travelled from Rotterdam to Klaipeda by sea and then onward by truck with container chassis to Novorossiysk.

4 X 20′ ISO tank containers / capacity 24,000L / weight net 18-18.5 ton

As if the completion of all the import and export documentation wasn’t challenging enough to the time management of this shipment, Russia has introduced a new customs guarantee, whereby the TIR convention between itself and Belarus was cancelled. Nevertheless, this did not hamper the team as the shipment arrived intact and on time. They retain their status as ‘experts’ in this field.

Conqueror partners with TOC Container Supply Chain Middle East

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Container Supply Chain Conference 

Attend the Container Supply Chain conference to win new business hearing from and networking with Shippers, Carriers and 3PLs. The most impressive industry line up ever seen in the Middle East combined with a comprehensive networking programme.

Expert CSC speakers include:

DP World Mohammed Sharaf, Group CEO

DP World Mohammed Al Muallem, SVP & MD DP World UAE Region

Saudi Ports Authority Musaad Bin Abdurahman Al-Drees, Director General

Abu Dhabi Terminals Martijn Van de Linde, CEO

Maersk Line Lars Oestergaard Nielsen MD UAE, Qatar, Iran & Oman

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Madhav Kurup, CEO (Middle East & N. Africa)

Gulftainer Jay New Commercial Director

Milaha Michel Deleuran, Executive Vice President

Trade exhibition & TECH TOC conference

Attend the free trade exhibition & TECH TOC the terminal operations conference and be up to date with the latest port & terminal innovations. Both the Trade Exhibition & the TECH TOC track are free to visitors simply register for priority entrance & free event guide on arrival.

Expert TECH TOC speakers include:

Aqaba Container Terminal Anas Al Muhaisen, Operations Manager

APM Terminals Pipav Prakash Tulsiani, Managing Director

Jade Software Capt. Kaustubh Dalvi, Director of Business Development

Solid Port Solutions Joost Achterkamp, Managing Director

Bander Abbas Port Authority Behzad Alsafi, Senior Expert Port & Maritime Organisation of Iran

Exhibitors include:

DP World • Liebherr • Saudi Ports Authority • Kalmar • Gulftainer • Gaussin • Abu Dhabi Terminals • ABB Crane Systems • Jade Software • Hyster • MCS • Siemens • Prysmian • Musco Lighting • Camco….

For more information, please contact:

Suzanne Tiago | Marketing Manager | TOC Events Worldwide

E: marketing@toc-events.com | T: 00 44 207 027 7023.

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 makes it to 3PLnews.com

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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

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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!