AerOceaNetwork member Express Air Freight turns 10!



AerOceaNetwork would like to offer our congratulations to Express Air Freight for hitting their milestone of ten years in operation last week!  The CEO of the Express Group, Mr. David Marx, issued the below statement:

It just seems like yesterday when we started off with one single desk on May 7, 1990.  Today we have 10  EAF offices in the United States and an EAF office in Hong Kong.

We have grown only through hard work, dedication , honesty, and our continuous commitment to a high standard of customer service.

As the CEO of Express Air Freight – and on behalf of all EAF associates – we want everyone to know that we have the same amount of passion for and commitment to our customers and overseas agent partners today – as we did on the day we began this journey!

We want to thank our dedicated staff of hard working associate professionals at Express Air Freight ;   our customers;   our worldwide network of agent partners ; and our vendors   who all  have been integral in making this day come about.  We could not have achieved this milestone without everyone’s assistance and contribution.

As we enter our next twenty years – we will continue our focus and commitment to offering the best in customer service and our dedication to all our worldwide partners.  We will also train a new generation of leaders who are as committed and passionate as the present management is towards serving our customers.   We will continue to  commit to our EAF associates and show the same compassion as we have shown for the past 20 years.  Our people are our greatest asset – we know it;  we appreciate them and we thank them!!!  We hope to  lead the industry with our low turnover rate!

In 2008/2009 Express Air Freight was recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the 5000 fastest growing privately held companies in America!   We have our sights set on trying to achieve this accolade again for 2010!!!

I am so proud of all the Express Air Freight offices throughout the USA and the management partnerships that we have enjoyed over the past 15 since we opened these offices.  Some of the staff in these offices worked with me at my previous employment over 20 years ago and we are so pleased, appreciative and proud of these longstanding partnerships!

I want to thank my brother Ronald Marx – who has been the ultimate best business partner for the last 25 years beginning with our sister company Daron Worldwide Trading – which he is the CEO of.

Lastly I want to thank my wife Karen Yang –who works at EAF and  who has been instrumental in supporting and encouraging me over the past 10 years!!

Once again thank you to EVERYONE in helping us achieve this milestone!!  We could not have done it without you!!!

We could not have said it better ourselves.

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AerOceaNetwork member Express Air Freight works overtime to get a Boeing 727 charter to Haiti

Atlanta, Georgia, based AerOceaNetwork member Express Air Freight Unlimited Inc. (EAF) worked overtime to get a Boeing 727 charter to Haiti recently.

“Nearly this whole (past) weekend Kim Duke and her office at EAF in Atlanta worked on putting together an aircraft charter which consisted of assembling various equipment from the Southeast area of the USA destined to the devastated capital city of Port au Prince in Haiti,” said David Marx, Managing Director of Express Air Freight Unlimited Inc.

AerOceaNetwork member Express Air Freight Unlimited Inc. (EAF) worked overtime to get a Boeing 727 charter to Port au Prince, Haiti

“Our first charter departed this morning from Miami to Port au Prince,” added David Marx, “A few other charters are planned in the next week that will consist of port a potties as well as tents.”

David Marx had only good messages for his team, which he relayed to his Atlanta based EAF Regional Manager, Mrs. Kim Duke:

“Once again – well done on making this happen Kim!!! Kudos to you and your EAF ATL team!! Thank you!!!”

We at AerOceaNetwork echo the same sentiments!

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Celtic Forwarding Commits to become Paper Free by working with TradeFacilitate

Having recently participated in a successful 18-month EU pilot project on paper-free trade, Celtic Forwarding Ltd is now fully committed to going paper-free by working with TradeFacilitate, a secure online system for importers and exporters, as a means to reducing costs and increasing competitiveness in the international trading supply chain.

The EU pilot project, which was led by TradeFacilitate, demonstrated that we were able to move wine/alcohol from exporters within the EU and the New World to their importers in Ireland totally paper-free, delivering significant savings for everyone involved.

Describing the project as exemplary, the EU has now validated the TradeFacilitate system as an ideal low cost paper-free solution for SMEs upwards.

Trading goods internationally involves lots of people processing lots of paperwork:

* From Importer to Exporter to Broker to Transporter, etc.
* From Order to Invoice to Shipping to Customs, etc.

Finbarr Cleary of Celtic Forwarding

“Paper drives costs up in terms of additional staff time to manage paper, additional phone/fax/courier expenses to move paper, and additional time delays from having the wrong paper,” said Finbarr Cleary, a director of Celtic Forwarding, “Celtic will help traders to use the paper-free system to cut their costs, as well as passing on the savings we achieve ourselves to our clients.”

“The time to act is now,” continued Cleary, “New EU Customs rules in support of paper-free trade now requires advance electronic notification of exports out of Ireland, and for imports into Ireland from 1st January 2010 and earlier, depending on the first port of landing in the EU.”

The new eCustoms rules are known as:

* ECS (Export Control System) for Pre-Departure Notifications
* ICS (Import Control System) for Pre-Arrival Notifications

The rules shift responsibility for the safety and security of internationally traded goods onto the traders themselves (importers and exporters).

László Kovács: EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union

“Customs today also plays a vital role in the fight against terrorism. However, taking into account the continuously growing global trade, we have to follow a balanced approach between security and trade facilitation,” said László Kovács, the European Union Commissioner responsible for Taxation and Customs. “Reliable traders must benefit from sufficiently far-reaching trade facilitation measures”.

If the trade data is not made available to the appropriate customs authority in a timely manner and in the correct format, then an instruction may be issued to the exporting party not to load the goods for shipment.

By introducing advance electronic notification, the EU wants to encourage the move to paper-free trade which can deliver savings of up to 15% on the total cost of trading across the supply chain, based on calculations on the cost of documentation in international trade by the United Nations, Microsoft and other respected authorities.

New AerOceaNetwork Member: Lion Shipping & Chartering SRL

AerOceaNetwork is happy to announce:

Lion Shipping & Chartering SRL

Str Progresului Nr 6, Bl G6 Sc C Ap 60
Constanţa 900003 Romania
Tel.: +40 (2) 4161 6594
Fax: +40 (2) 4161 1234

Contact:

Mr. Dragos Vieru, Managing Director
Mob: +40 (7) 2236 7614

Lion Shipping & Chartering is specialized sea freight, river freight, road freight for breakbulk / heavylifts / projects, ship broking / chartering, ship agency, cargo handling in Constanta Port.  They also can handle freight forwarding activities, especially regarding ocean cargo.  Lion Shipping & Chartering is also a FIATA member.

I look forward to seeing Dragos at our upcoming meeting in Kuala Lumpur!

Skyline Express Announces New Security Manager

Joachim Weber with Hermann

In 2009 two thousand years will have past since the Battle of Varus ended in a devastating defeat of the Roman army in the remote region Germania, according to Roman authors. The exact date is not known. However, the Battle of Varus in 9 AD was a turning point in European history. Due to the course of events and its historical background, its research and multifaceted ramifications, it is even today – and especially after 2000 years – an event which enables people to comprehend the past and thus the present.

On May15th the festivities around the anniversary of the battle of Arminus against the Roman Empire were officially
opened by our chanchelor, Mrs. Angela Merkel.
Arminius, son of Cheruscan nobleman Segimer, was conceived to be pro-Roman: The young Germanic warrior, educated in Rome, was a cavalry officer and Roman citizen.

Hermann standing guard at Skyline Express!

All overseas visitors to Skyline Express know Arminius better as “Hermann the German” and surely have had the delightfull tour to the statue of Arminius, just 10 minutes away from our office.

With the all the celebrations and activities in this area, 50 Hermanns have been sold to local companies in order to have them individually
decorated as art to show the pride of the region in conjunction with the company activities. Hence, Skyline Express` “Hermann” shows the all continents of the world with our red goose crossing.

We also have established our “Hermann” as our new “Security Manager”.

New AerOceaNetwork Member: Shipair Express (HK) Ltd.

AerOceaNetwork is happy to announce:

Shipair Express (HK) Ltd.

Unit 1504-7 Telford House
16 Wang Hoi Road
Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 (2) 303 0723
Fax: +852 (2) 774 3305

Contacts:

Mr. Kenneth Yu, Director
Tel: +852 (2) 627 8338 (Direct Line)

Ms. Chely Tsang
Tel: +852 (2) 627 8382 (Direct Line)

I look forward to seeing Shashi at our upcoming meeting in Kuala Lumpur!

New AerOceaNetwork Member: Links Cargo Agencies Pvt Ltd

AerOceaNetwork is happy to announce:

Links Cargo Agencies Pvt Ltd

Union Co-Operative Insurance Building, 2nd Floor
23 Sir P.M. Road
Mumbai  Maharashtra  400 001
India
Tel.: +91 (22) 4036 1818
Fax: +91 (22) 2283 1032

Contact:

Mr. Shashi R Tanna, Managing Director

Links Cargo Agencies was set up in 1984 and have since carved out a reputation as highly reliable forwarders in the Indian market. Their company’s services include ocean and air freight forwarding, shipping, road and rail transportation, Sea / Air combined service, and multimodal transport and scores of other services which makes life easier and a lot more profitable their clients.

I look forward to seeing Shashi at our upcoming meeting in Kuala Lumpur!

New AerOceaNetwork Member: Links Cargo Agencies Pvt Ltd

AerOceaNetwork is happy to announce:
Links Cargo Agencies Pvt Ltd

Union Co-Operative Insurance Building, 2nd Floor
23 Sir P.M. Road
Mumbai  Maharashtra  400 001
India
Tel.: +91 (22) 4036 1818
Fax: +91 (22) 2283 1032

Contact:

Mr. Shashi R Tanna, Managing Director

Links Cargo Agencies was set up in 1984 and have since carved out a reputation as highly reliable forwarders in the Indian market. Their company’s services include ocean and air freight forwarding, shipping, road and rail transportation, Sea / Air combined service, and multimodal transport and scores of other services which makes life easier and a lot more profitable their clients.

I look forward to seeing Shashi at our upcoming meeting in Kuala Lumpur!

Celtic Forwarding Ltd is embracing paper-free trade to reduce costs and increase competitiveness

Celtic Forwarding is embracing paper-free trade

Having recently participated in a successful 18-month EU pilot project on paper-free trade, Celtic Forwarding Ltd is now fully committed to going paper-free by working with TradeFacilitate, a secure online paper-free system for importers and exporters, as a means to reducing costs and increasing competitiveness in the international trading supply chain.

The EU pilot project, which was led by TradeFacilitate, demonstrated that we were able to move wine/alcohol from exporters within the EU and the New World to their importers in Ireland totally paper-free, delivering significant savings for everyone involved.  Describing the project as exemplary, the EU has now validated the TradeFacilitate system as an ideal low cost paper-free solution for SMEs upwards.

Trading goods internationally involves lots of people processing lots of paperwork:

• From Importer to Exporter to Broker to Transporter, etc.

• From Order to Invoice to Shipping to Customs, etc.

Paper drives costs up in terms of additional staff time to manage paper, additional phone/fax/courier expenses to move paper, and additional time delays from having the wrong paper.  Celtic will help traders to use the paper-free system to cut their costs, as well as passing on the savings we achieve ourselves to our clients.

The time to act is now.  New EU Customs rules in support of paper-free trade will require advance electronic notification of exports out of Ireland from 1^st July 2009, and for imports into Ireland from 1^st January 2010 (and earlier, based on the first port of landing in the EU, e.g. Rotterdam goes live from 1^st July 2009).

The new eCustoms rules are known as:

• ECS (Export Control System) for Pre-Departure Notifications

• ICS (Import Control System) for Pre-Arrival Notifications

The rules shift responsibility for the safety and security of internationally traded goods onto the traders themselves (importers and exporters).

If the trade data is not made available to the appropriate customs authority in a timely manner and in the correct format, then an instruction may be issued to the exporting party not to load the goods for shipment.

The EU is driving this change not just to improve transparency in the cross-border movement of goods, but also as a major opportunity to cut unnecessary costs out of the supply chain and to increase the competitiveness of SMEs that are the backbone of the EU economy.  By introducing advance electronic notification, the EU wants to encourage the move to paper-free trade which can deliver savings of up to 15% on the total cost of trading across the supply chain, based on calculations on the cost of documentation in international trade by the United Nations, Microsoft and other respected authorities.

Full information on the implementation of the new rules in Ireland is available from the Revenue Commissioners website at: http://www.revenue.ie/en/customs/ecustoms/index.html and the official EU website at:

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/1821&format=HTML&aged=1&language=EN&guiLanguage=en.

New AerOceaNetwork Member: Shanghai U-Express Logistics Company Ltd.

AerOceaNetwork is happy to announce:

Shanghai U-Express Logistics Company Ltd.

Room 1416, HI Time Mansion, No.289 Wujin Road
Shanghai 200080 China
Tel.  (86)2161485806/(86)2161485786
Fax: (86)2161485780

Contacts:

Mr. Gordon Hu, Managing Director

Mr. George Tao

Shanghai U-Express Logistics is specialized in the transportation of chemical goods and dangerous cargo. They have close and excellent cooperation with various shipping liners on dangerous cargo transportation such as chemical goods and agricultural poisons and their shipping routes cover Europe, the United States, Caribbean Sea, Central America, South America, Africa, Southeast Asia and other regions in East Asia.

Shanghai U-Express Logistics has set up long term cooperation with renowned international shipping liners like Emirates, Hyundai, Maersk, China Shipping, MSC, American Presidents Line, Evergreen, PIL, Norasia and CNC.  Their subsidiary truck fleet, warehouse, customs clearance agency are always ready to serve.

Shanghai U-Express Logistics is an approved NVOCC (by China Transportation Ministry) and registered through Shanghai Municipal Business Administration Bureau.

I look forward to seeing Mahamood and Sajid at our meeting in Kuala Lumpur!