Damco recognised as Outstanding Partner in Supply Chain Excellence
Singapore, 14 October 2009 – Damco, a leading logistics and freight forwarding company, was conferred the Outstanding Partner in Supply Chain Excellence Award during the SCM Logistics Excellence Awards ceremony here on 6 October.
The award recognizes Damco for its ability and significant contribution in offering end-to-end supply chain solutions which help customers improve their business performance.
Mr Rolf Habben-Jansen, global Chief Executive Officer for Damco says, “We are very pleased to receive this esteemed award. It reaffirms our dedication to service delivery and innovation to help our customers overcome their supply chain challenges. Our Asian team has been very successful in engaging and working with our customers to address their supply chain needs – whether it is increasing supply chain visibility, reengineering supply chain models to reduce costs and cope with sudden demand, or operating an export distribution centre to increase efficiency.”
Damco was also honoured for its SupplyChain HealthCheckTM tool which identifies improvement opportunities with significant potential savings in customers’ supply chains. This serves to highlight the successful collaboration between Damco and its customers to meet changing challenges in the current volatile business landscape.
An independent panel of judges, which included prominent international figures from consultancy and academic institutions, selected Damco and four other winning companies from more than 20 nominees to win the award.
About Damco
Damco is the new, combined brand of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group’s logistics activities.
Damco offers a broad range of supply chain management and freight forwarding services to customers all over the world, and has 10,500 colleagues in 272 offices, covering over 93 countries in Africa, Asia, North America, Europe, Middle East, and Latin America.
In 2008, the company had a net turn-over of USD 2.8 billion, shipped more than half a million TEUs ocean freight, air freighted over 60,000 tonnes, and handled over 50 million CBMs (equivalent to 2 million TEU) for our supply chain management customers.
Damco is an independent business activity within the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group.
For more information, please visit www.damco.com.
For more information, please contact:
Nai Ying Jiin
Assistant Manager, Communication and Branding
Damco Logistics Singapore Pte Ltd
Email: apadamext@damco.com
Tel: +65 6318 3316
Casestack Announces Newest Board Member
Santa Monica, Calif., Oct. 16, 2009 – CaseStack, a leading outsourced logistics company specializing in supply chain solutions for consumer packaged goods companies, announced today that Tucker Taylor, a member of the original Federal Express management team, has joined the company’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Taylor has an impressive history of managing growth and developing successful management processes. He joined Federal Express in 1973 during its infancy in Little Rock, Ark., and held senior management positions in Customer Service, Ground Operations, Industrial Engineering and National Sales.
During his time at Medical Care America where he held senior management positions in strategic planning and process improvement, Mr. Taylor led a program that resulted in a successful application for the Malcom Baldrige Award. He invested in SuperShuttle in 1995 where he served on the board until the company’s sale to Veolia Transportation in October 2006. Mr. Taylor also served for 10 years on the Board of Directors at Cornell Companies.
In addition to serving on CaseStack’s Board of Directors, Mr. Taylor currently serves on the Board of Directors at the American Medical and Life Insurance Company, a New York-based specialty accident and health insurer. He is a 1967 Yale University graduate and former U.S. Navy carrier pilot.
“CaseStack has a customer-focused culture and a history of innovative logistics solutions, and I am pleased to be a part of the team,” Taylor said.
Dan Sanker, CaseStack’s founder and CEO said, “Tucker is a welcome addition to our Board and I know his business expertise will be of great value to CaseStack. Our entire team looks forward to working with Tucker in making 2010 a pivotal year in the company’s development.”
About CaseStack
CaseStack (www.casestack.com ) is a leading provider of outsourced logistics services for companies selling products to retailers, distributors and other manufacturers. CaseStack collaborates with retailers and other partners to provide sustainable logistics solutions that eliminate systemic supply chain waste. CaseStack combines an advanced transportation and warehousing system with proprietary, web-based software to provide end-to-end fulfillment services, enabling customers to reap the benefits without the infrastructure costs. The company has received awards from Ernst & Young, Deloitte and Inc. magazine, recognizing it as one of the fastest-growing and technologically-advanced logistics outsourcing companies in North America.
Media Contact:
Liz Abrams
Marketing Associate
CaseStack
O: 479.856.6140, ext. 2112
C: 479.409.7682
eabrams@casestack.com
3PL Study – 2009 Released
The 14th Annual Third-Party logistics Study sponsored by Oracle, Capgemini, Georgia Institute of Technology and Panalpina has officially been released.
The annual study aims to document the growth and evolution of the third-party logistics (3PL) industry by identifying and tracking key trends and views of the 3PL industry largely from the perspective of 3PL customers.
The 2009 report highlights three streams of research:
1. Web-based survey
2. Workshops with shippers
3. Data from the Capgemini Accelerated Solutions Environment ® (ASE)
4. Focus interviews with industry executives
Respondents represent a broad range of industries and hail predominantly from North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America, in addition to other locations throughout the world such as South Africa and the Middle East.
For access to the complete report, visit their website at www.3plstudy.com
Registration is required.
Hat tip to Logisticslist.com
Maersk Logistics now trading as Damco
Via Maersk Press release.
Copenhagen, 7 September 2009 – The A.P. Moller – Maersk Group’s logistics activities start trading as Damco on Monday 7 September 2009.
Damco is the result of the integration of the company’s supply chain management activities previously branded as Maersk Logistics and its forwarding activities previously branded as Damco.
Rolf Habben-Jansen, CEO of Damco states: “Under the new brand, our primary drivers remain our passion for working closely with our customers and our dedication to reliable, high-quality service delivery.
“Engaging with our customers to become and remain their preferred choice in the industry is at the centre of what we stand for as Damco” says Rolf Habben-Jansen.
Damco is primarily known in the market for the consistency and quality of their global operations, and have through high growth in the past years become one of the leading players in the industry. They have taken leading positions with their supply chain development capabilities, as well as in the quest to reduce carbon emissions in supply chains.
Martin Thaysen, Chief Commercial Officer at Damco says: “The new brand gives us a much stronger platform to present and deliver our full service portfolio. We have a strong global coverage, with particular strengths in emerging markets, and we deliver both single freight forwarding services or structure more advanced individual solutions for our customers, depending on their needs.”
“We are looking forward to working with our customers, business partners, and colleagues on making the new Damco a success,” says Martin Thaysen.
About Damco
Damco is the new, combined brand of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group’s logistics activities.
Damco offers a broad range of supply chain management and freight forwarding services to customers all over the world, and has 10,500 colleagues in 272 offices, covering over 93 countries in Africa, Asia, North America, Europe, Middle East, and Latin America.
In 2008, the company had a net turn-over of USD 2.8 billion, shipped more than half a million TEUs ocean freight, air freighted over 60,000 tonnes, and handled over 50 million CBMs (equivalent to 2 million TEU) for our supply chain management customers.
Damco is an independent business activity within the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group.
For more information, please visit www.damco.com.
