GEODIS recognized as Core Carrier of Arkema China in Asia-Pacific

LEVALLOIS,
PERRET – Media
OutReach – 30 March 2021 – At the
2021 Arkema China Carrier Annual Conference held in Shanghai, China, GEODIS
received the award of “Core Carrier of Arkema China”. The Annual Conference is
held by Arkema China to acknowledge and celebrate the company’s accomplishments
in 2020, as well as to brainstorm ideas for future developments and innovative
solutions in 2021.

Ivan Siew, Managing Director of GEODIS in China (left in photo) receiving the award of ‘Core Carrier of Arkema China’ from Thomas Gatimel, Global Supply Chain Optimization Director of Arkema (right in photo)

 

In ensuring
operation optimization in the customer’s supply chain, GEODIS APAC Regional
President and CEO, Onno Boots said, “GEODIS is proud to
be a partner of Arkema. This is an important recognition and a key milestone
for GEODIS moving forward in 2021.”

 

GEODIS currently manages the customs
clearances for Arkema’s general cargo, as well as pre-carriage and on-carriage.
Besides working with its nominated transport suppliers in optimizing its supply
chain, GEODIS actively partners with Arkema to ensure the effective management of
these dedicated supplier’s performance, including the responsibility of the
adherence to agreed standards via an auditing process.  

 

Among ongoing projects in 2021 GEODIS
is participating in a FCL^[1] freight sourcing exercise for non-core destinations. This is estimated
to encompass 1000TEUs of export volume in the Asia-Pacific region.