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“These market forces have created variable
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Ivan Siew, Managing Director, China, adds, “Ocean freight services out
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\nFebruary 2021 –\u00a0<\/b>GEODIS<\/a>, a leading global supply chain operator, provides
\nits customers with guaranteed space in an ultra-tight sea freight market from
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\nexclusively by GEODIS, is scheduled to arrive in Hamburg on 28 February. This ship
\nis carrying a total of 435 forty-foot containers for customers who have found
\nit increasingly difficult to secure space with regular carriers at a viable rate.
\nThe next vessel sailing is scheduled to leave Shanghai around 10 February.
\nDepending on demand, GEODIS will plan additional sailings over the coming
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\nHansen is Senior Vice President Global Ocean Freight for GEODIS, “We understand the current market
\nchallenges resulting from unprecedented customer demand and the limitations of
\nocean carrier capacity and sailings from China and other parts of Asia,” he
\nobserved.\u00a0 “We are working hard to find
\nsolutions for our customers.\u00a0Hence, this
\nexclusive vessel charter to supplement fixed long-term agreements we have with
\ncore carriers.\u00a0 We strive to deliver
\ncertainty to our customers amid the unstable market.”<\/p>\n
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\nand unforeseen spikes in demand for Asian goods,” comments Onno Boots, GEODIS’ Regional President and
\nCEO for Asia Pacific. “Our primary aim is to offer multi-modal
\nsolutions to our existing customers to enable them to ship on time and in a
\nreasonably economic manner. As an adaptable and innovative service provider,
\nGEODIS is permanently looking for alternatives including rail, ocean and air
\nproducts that fulfil this aim for shippers on the increasingly volatile Far
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\nof China have been in high demand, in the ride up to Chinese New Year and
\nbeyond. We are focused on ensuring that our customers continue to depend on
\nGEODIS to deliver innovative solutions in accordance with evolving market
\ndemands. As the biggest supplier of goods to the world, using all freight
\nmodes, China is particularly affected by the changes in availability of
\ncapacity and shipping containers. These ocean charters provide much relief to
\nthe companies we serve and we are proud to be stepping up our response as the
\nsituation changes.”<\/p>\n
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