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revinit_revslider3611();}});} else {once_revslider3611 = true; revinit_revslider3611();}\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/rs-module-wrap>\n\t\t\t<!-- END REVOLUTION SLIDER -->\n<\/center><br \/>\n<div class=\"jq-tabs tabs_wrapper tabs_\"><ul><li><a href=\"#tab-69dcd3d6b49ec-1\"><strong>HOME<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#tab-69dcd3d6b49ec-2\"><b>BCO'S<\/b><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#tab-69dcd3d6b49ec-3\"><b>3PL'S<\/b><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#tab-69dcd3d6b49ec-4\"><strong>CONTAINER TERMINALS<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#tab-69dcd3d6b49ec-5\"><b>PORTS<\/b><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#tab-69dcd3d6b49ec-6\"><strong>FREIGHT FORWARDING<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"tab-69dcd3d6b49ec-1\" ><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>IDENTIFYING AND ACCREDITING BEST IN CLASS CORPORATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>The Best in Class accreditation recognizes organizations that demonstrate a commitment to best practice in logistics execution and take a collaborative approach to their work. Accredited companies are &#8220;first movers&#8221; or &#8220;thought leaders&#8221; and demonstrate an exceptional level of regard for the role and function of collaboration in the development of their business and demonstrate a significant level of operational and strategic integration.<\/h6>\n<hr>\n<p>Collaboration leads to increased communication between stakeholders, resulting in the harmonization of the freight, finance and data flows that constitute the logistics process. This results in more effective co-ordination and control in the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption. The outcome is increased reliability, lowers costs and improved inventory management.<br \/>\nOrganizations are identified based on in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research conducted by the research department. The aim of our research is to establish accepted best practice , create \u2018benchmarks\u2019 and to promote standard operating procedures and their adoption in logistics.The research is leveraged to support our mission to develop a community of thought leaders&nbsp;from across the world who have been identified as committed to building strong relationships in pursuit of a logistics system fit for purpose.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>BACKGROUND PICTURE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Global Institute of Logistics has honored Menlo Worldwide, a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. and a global provider of logistics, transportation management and supply chain services, with its Award of Excellence for the outstanding contribution to the development of Logistics Service Provision (LSP) of it European operations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13407\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13407\" class=\"wp-image-13407 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/background_pic_320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-13407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><b>MENLO TEAM AT EERSEL CELEBRATE THEIR AWARD<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The &#8216;Award of Excellence&#8217; was presented to Menlo by Kieran Ring, Chief Executive of the Institute at a ceremony its logistics facility in Eersel,<br \/>\nMenlo was selected for this award because of its success in applying the principles of &#8216;Lean&#8217; manufacturing to the LSP sector. After reviewing a considerable amount of data, the Institute is convinced that Menlo had developed an operating model and a best practice that provided an excellent benchmark for other LSPs to emulate. Additionally, Menlo has significantly improved its customers&#8217; efficiency, service and overall supply-chain performance.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the presentation of the award Kieran Ring, CEO, Global Institute of Logistics said:<br \/>\n&#8220;Our organisation strongly supports the application of Lean manufacturing methodologies in LSP. At a time when shippers are looking increasingly to their LSP partners for greater innovation and cost reduction, we wanted to identify a company that has met and ultimately exceeded these expectations. Menlo is a deserving recipient of this award.&#8221;<br \/>\nCommenting at the presentation Gert Askes, managing director, European Operations, Menlo Worldwide said:<br \/>\n&#8220;We are honoured to receive this highly prestigious award, and to be recognised as an innovator in using principles of Lean manufacturing to bring more efficient, cost-effective transportation and logistics services to our customers. We believe this is the way forward for logistics providers, and can ultimately benefit both them and their customers.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a class=\"read-more-align-right\" title=\"kr_bipc_2015\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joc.com\/menlo-worldwide-receives-award-excellence-global-institute-logistics_20070513.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THIS STORY<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NETWORKING THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS INDUSTRY<\/p>\n<p><\/div><div id=\"tab-69dcd3d6b49ec-2\" ><br \/>\n<strong>HOME DEPOT &#8220;BEST IN CLASS&#8221; IN CONTAINER LOGISTICS STRATEGY <\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>\u201cUnited States BCO&#8217;s Sourcing in China: The Logistics Challenges\u201d is an ongoing Institute research program focussed on southern China . The first module examined on how the US Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCO\u2019s) from the consumer goods and retail sectors were coping with this region\u2019s particular logistical challenges.The research identified the early adopters at brand level and led to the accreditation of Home Depot with <strong>&#8220;Best in Class&#8221;<\/strong> in the execution of container logistics strategy.<\/h6>\n<hr>\n<p>The research program is designed to understand how companies manage the dynamics of global trade in this new scenario and to determine how the most adaptive were coping with its challenges. Furthermore The aim of the research is to establish accepted best practice by the stakeholders in Sino\u2013US trade, creating \u2018bench-marks\u2019 and to promote standard operating procedures and their adoption by other shippers. The research identified the early adopters at brand level and led to the accreditation of Home Depot with <strong>&#8220;Best in Class&#8221;<\/strong> in the execution of container logistics strategy.<br \/>\nHome Depot&#8217;s international logistics departments has direct relationships with each stakeholder in its global logistics process and while like majority of Fortune 500 companies, it outsources directly to third party logistics provider&#8217;s (3PL&#8217;s) however it regards as &#8220;best practice&#8221; to have direct contact with the the key logistics service providers, particularly the liner shipping company and the container terminal operator. Home Depot are the pioneers in managing direct relationships with container terminal operators.<br \/>\nBeneficial Cargo Owners including Home Depot do not have contractual relationship with any of stakeholders inside the port, leading it to a dependence on third parties for status reports etc. This leads to misreporting and guessing about the status of a particular container. Home Depot mitigated this by liaising directly with the container terminal operator. This led led directly to greater Visibility, increased Velocity and added Value add in their container logistics processes.<br \/>\nFor terminal operators direct relationships with their end user had a direct influence on decisions by shipping lines to include their terminal on their network maps. Shipping lines are heavily influenced by their upstream customers \u2212 the port\u2019s end users.<br \/>\nThe collaboration also leads to logistics innovation particularly in the area of \u201cPort Centric Logistics\u201d<br \/>\nPort Centric Logistics models have led to a myriad of new logistics programs: For instance DC Bypass whereby Beneficial Cargo Owners instead of shipping containers of a product to the USA where they would then be cross-docked for store delivery, execute the cross docking process in China,thereby eliminating a relocation move at the receiving port and, in doing so, cut out considerable costs.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a title=\"homedepot\" href=\"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/container-terminal\/bic_home-depot\/\">MORE ABOUT <strong>HOME DEPOT BEST IN CLASS<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NETWORKING THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS INDUSTRY<\/p>\n<p><\/div><div id=\"tab-69dcd3d6b49ec-3\" ><br \/>\n<strong>HELLMANN WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS AS THE WORLD&#8217;S &#8220;BEST IN CLASS&#8221; 3PL<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>Findings from the Institute&#8217;s &#8220;Collaboration Between Container Logistics Stakeholders&#8221; led to the accreditation of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics as the world&#8217;s &#8220;Best in Class&#8221; logistics service provider.The main reason for the accreditation was Hellmann\u2019s commitment to building relationships with customers, partners and employees throughout the world.<\/h6>\n<hr>\n<p>This is the approach the institute has been trying to encourage in the industry for several years now. But if Hellmann Worldwide appears to embody all the the right qualities, CEO Jost Hellmann insists that it\u2019s more than a coincidence, more than a fad, more than a company latching onto the latest industry buzz phrase.<br \/>\nHe points to his company\u2019s logo, two geese flying in tandem. Geese, he explains, are born to be loyal. Quoting the writer and wildlife expert, Lawrence Durrell, he claims that these creatures take this concept so far that if one weakens or falls ill and is unable to continue its flight, its partner will break the journey with it. They will go through the tough times together, creatively and innovatively seeking new feeding grounds and supporting each other unceasingly.<br \/>\n<em>\u201cMy father designed this logo in the 1960s,\u201d<\/em> he continues, pausing to explain that he is part of the fourth generation of the Hellmann dynasty to lead the family firm. <em>\u201cHe adapted our family crest, inspired by an old German saying that you could translate as, \u2018Try to find somebody with whom you can shoot for the skies\u2019. It\u2019s a reference to finding the right husband or wife, of course, but my father decided he wanted to bring it into the business too.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\nHellmann is still a family business, although, if you include the employees of all the partner companies in which it has a percentage ownership, it now has more than 20,000 employees. The CEO admits that maintaining strong relationships with all of these employees, as well as with a growing number of global companies, is becoming more difficult, but it\u2019s clearly a challenge he enjoys.<br \/>\nHe travels regularly to visit key clients in person and has made it clear to them that they can call him direct at any time and rely on him to take care of any particular issue they want to raise. This human contact is of great importance to him. All companies aim to conduct their business in this way, he suggests, but he believes firmly that everyone in his company tries to live this out.<br \/>\nAnd in this, being a family company is a benefit. \u201cWe have the luxury of being able to build long-term relationships,\u201d Mr Hellmann observes.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat I realise in the present climate is that, with big companies that are quarterly-driven, results-driven, you have a huge turnover of people and relationships are being destroyed.\u201d<br \/>\n<a title=\"Hellmann Worldwide Logistics\" href=\"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/best-in-class-home\/hellmann-worldwide-logistics\/\">MORE ABOUT <strong>THE BENCHMARK 3PL HELLMANN WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NETWORKING THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS INDUSTRY<\/p>\n<p><\/div><div id=\"tab-69dcd3d6b49ec-4\" ><br \/>\n<strong>YICT GLOBAL BEST IN CLASS CONTAINER TERMINAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>After researching how container terminals across the world compared with YICT it became evident that they had first mover advantage and as such were identified as the benchmark in container terminal operation globally. This led to accreditation of YICT as the the Worlds &#8220;Best in Class&#8221; Container Terminal by the Institute. In recognising YICT, the Institute is underlying the importance of the continuing and expanding co-operation between end users and container terminal operators to make the port centric logistics process more efficient.<\/h6>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The evolutions in supply chains and logistics models urge container terminal operators to re-think their function in the logistics process. Terminals are central to the design of supply chains and are considered as strategic assets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Institute\u2019s research program The Role of Container Terminal Operation in Global Logistics focuses on how Container Terminal Operators are responding to this new opportunity and responsibility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Findings from the Institutes research program \u201cU.S. Beneficial Cargo Owners Sourcing in China: The Logistics Challenges\u201d identified that \u201cBest in Class\u201d international logistics departments supporting procurement departments sourcing intercontinentally, demand direct relationships with each stakeholder in the logistics process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The majority of Fortune 500 companies outsource directly to third party logistics provider\u2019s (3PL\u2019s) however it is regarded as \u201cbest practice\u201d to have direct contact with the the key logistics service providers, particularly the liner shipping company and the container terminal operator.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Home Depot who the Institute has accredited as \u201cBest In Class\u201d in the execution Of Container Logistics Strategy pioneered direct relationships with container terminal operators. It was through this research that we became aware of Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) and its ground breaking work.<\/p>\n<p>YICT is the world&#8217;s largest single container terminal and are champions of &#8220;Joined Up Thinking&#8221; and have built their cargo volumes through marketing directly to cargo-owners a strategy they called <strong>\u2018End User Marketing\u2019<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a title=\"yict\" href=\"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/yict\/\">MORE ABOUT <strong>THE BENCHMARK TERMINAL YICT<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NETWORKING THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS INDUSTRY<\/p>\n<p><\/div><div id=\"tab-69dcd3d6b49ec-5\" ><br \/>\n<strong>VALENCIAPORT ACCREDITED GLOBAL BEST-IN-CLASS PORT COMMUNITY <\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>The The Role Of Container Ports In Global Logistics research program sought to identify a &#8220;benchmark&#8221; port community which others could emulate, a port committed to the \u2018Relay\u2019 rather than the \u2018Delay\u2019 of cargo. That benchmark was identified as Spain\u2019s number one container port, Valenciaport which was accredited with \u201cBest-in-Class\u201d status.<\/h6>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Globalization means that more and more goods flow between continents and subsequently the traditional role of ports in the wider supply chain context is being subject to a process of radical review. In broad terms, the traditional port system is being replaced by a model which focuses on logistics service quality which in turn has brought the performance of ports and their communities into sharp focus.<\/p>\n<p>Port customers, whether they are shipping companies, importers\/exporters, terminal operators or logistics service providers, judge a port not on the basis of any one port stakeholder\u2019s individual service \u2013 but rather in a combined way, as after all logistics is a combination service. In essence, the port is only as strong as its weakest link, and therefore its reputation depends on the level of Coordination, Communication and Control amongst port stakeholders. Port logistics is delivered as a result of a combined effort by port stakeholders working in harmony supported by the Port Authority as the natural leader of the community. The Port Authority is the only agency independent and powerful enough to marshal these resources.<br \/>\nAcross the world \u201cFirst Mover\u201d Port Authorities and their communities have devised and developed a myriad of strategies and programs designed to deliver a seamless integrated logistics product to their customers. The Institute established direct relationship with many of them as part of its &#8220;The Role of the Container Port in Global Logistics&#8221; research. The research identified the First Movers, Thought Leaders and Early Adopters of the logistics model of port development. The research considered ports at different levels of community maturity and with varied business streams \u2013 transhipment, import only, export only, and mixed.<br \/>\nThe research sought to identify a &#8220;benchmark&#8221; port community which others could emulate, a port committed to the \u2018Relay\u2019 rather than the \u2018Delay\u2019 of cargo.That benchmark was identified as Spain\u2019s number one container port, Valenciaport which was accredited with \u201cBest-in-Class\u201d status.<br \/>\nThe criteria for the accreditation was that the port community identified demonstrated an exceptional level of maturity and a culture which indicated that stakeholders in the supply chain truly engaged in a collaborative process.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Valenciaport Accredited Global Best-In-Class Port Community\" href=\"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/research\/valenciaport-accredited-global-best-in-class-port-community\/\">MORE ABOUT THE &nbsp;<strong> VALENCIAPORT&#8217;S &nbsp;ACCREDITATION&nbsp;<\/strong>GLOBAL BEST IN CLASS PORT COMMUNITY<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NETWORKING THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS INDUSTRY<\/p>\n<p><\/div><div id=\"tab-69dcd3d6b49ec-6\" ><br \/>\n<strong>WFA GLOBAL BEST IN CLASS INDEPENDENT FREIGHT FORWARDING NETWORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>The &nbsp;World Freight Alliance has been named the benchmark Independent Freight Forwarding Network globally.The announcement comes as a result of the Institute\u2019s preliminary findings from its research study <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><a style=\"color: #ffcc00;\" href=\"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/research\/the-impact-of-independent-freight-forwarding-on-global-logistics\/\">Independent Freight Forwarding in Global Logistics<\/a><\/span> The purpose of the research is to investigate the increasing trend by Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCO\u2019s) to outsource the management of their global logistics requirements to independent freight forwarders.<\/h6>\n<hr>\n<p>In 1996, 75% of all sea freight volumes were booked directly with carriers, today that number has dropped to 59% and is expected to go below 50% by 2020. Even more remarkable is that it is independent freight forwarders that will enjoy a greater market share of this growth than multinational 3PL\u2019s at 30%<br \/>\nThis switch away from carriers to forwarders is being driven by two key factors:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The increasing complexity of global supply chains<\/li>\n<li>The increasingly commoditized nature of the carriers offering.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Preliminary findings from the research indicate that one of the key drivers prompting BCO\u2019s to work with independents is their provision of personalized bespoke services combined with access to global independent freight forwarding networks. &nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Such is the significance of network membership for BCO\u2019s in choosing an independent, the Institute\u2019s final report will include a comprehensive overview of how such networks operate. To date there has been very little in the way of research on how successful freight forwarding networks operate. As a result BCO\u2019s and freight forwarders have access to very little information when evaluating the market place. The Institute will address this knowledge deficit in its final report.<\/span><br \/>\nThe Institute\u2019s approach is to first identify a benchmark network to research and for this the Institute has chosen the World Freight Alliance (WFA)<br \/>\nCommenting on today\u2019s announcement, Kieran Ring CEO at the Institute said:<br \/>\n<em> \u201cI am delighted to present the World Freight Alliance with the Institute\u2019s accreditation \u2018Global Best in Class Independent Freight Forwarding Network\u2019 The Institute have been aware of the alliance since its foundation in 2003 and have been impressed with how the network has developed. WFA members demonstrate an exceptional level of commitment to network relationships. This has led over time to the development of interdependent activities, increasing the level of mutual productivity and resulting in excellent service for BCO\u2019s.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Collaboration is the hallmark of Best in Class and the Institute is excited to be afforded the opportunity by the WFA to now go deeper in our research and provide readers with a unique insight&nbsp;into&nbsp;the development of an international network of regionally independent freight forwarders. Our final report will enable both BCO and freight forwarder to determine the hallmarks of an&nbsp;efficient global independent freight forwarding network. I look forward to working with the WFA\u201d<\/em><br \/>\nCommenting on today\u2019s announcement, Tommy Kelly Chairman of the World Freight Alliance said:<br \/>\n\u201c<em>I would like to thank the Institute on behalf of the entire network for bestowing \u201cBest in Class\u201d status on the WFA. The vast majority of our current membership have worked together for upwards of 20 years and we remain committed to our founding principles.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Collectively our group represents some of the world\u2019s best and longest established organizations in the business. Each and every member has a reputation for local knowledge and expertise capable of offering a full suite of services including freight forwarding, customs clearance, logistics and warehousing, fiscal representation and express delivery services.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> We guarantee a standardized level of excellence in all regions. Our goal is always to partner with other experienced companies to provide a seamless service offering across the world.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> The WFA looks forward to working with GIL in the next stage of the research process<\/em>\u201d<br \/>\n<a title=\"wfa\" href=\"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/best-in-class-home\/world-freight-alliance\/\"><strong>MORE ABOUT THE BENCHMARK NETWORK WFA<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"> .<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NETWORKING THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS INDUSTRY<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"addtoany_shortcode\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/best-in-class-home\/\" data-a2a-title=\"Best in Class Home\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fproject.mespilgroup.com%2FGIL%2Fbest-in-class-home%2F&amp;linkname=Best%20in%20Class%20Home\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fproject.mespilgroup.com%2FGIL%2Fbest-in-class-home%2F&amp;linkname=Best%20in%20Class%20Home\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fproject.mespilgroup.com%2FGIL%2Fbest-in-class-home%2F&amp;linkname=Best%20in%20Class%20Home\" title=\"LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_whatsapp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/whatsapp?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fproject.mespilgroup.com%2FGIL%2Fbest-in-class-home%2F&amp;linkname=Best%20in%20Class%20Home\" title=\"WhatsApp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.addtoany.com\/buttons\/favicon.png\" alt=\"Share\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10655","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20374,"href":"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10655\/revisions\/20374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}