Agility expands SE Asia cross-border trucking services; opens new office in Vietnam
Agility expands its Southeast Asia cross-border trucking operations, opens a new office in Vung Tau and relocates to a larger facility in Hanoi.
Agility is expanding its Southeast Asian cross-border trucking operations in response to increasing demand for road services to connect countries across the region and into China. Agility’s integrated trucking network provides shippers with an option to truck directly to several major cities in South East Asia and China, as well as direct connections to major airports and ports in the region. The service provides a time- and cost-effective alternative to air and sea freight, and its flexibility opens new transport routes and enables the combination of land, air and sea for the transportation of raw materials and finished goods. According to Mike Gildea, Agility’s CEO of South East Asia, customer demand for cross-border logistics in South East Asia has grown dramatically every year as more manufacturers relocate to the region to take advantage of the increasing connectivity and lower labour and land costs. He added that the door-to-door option provides the optimum solution for many customers‘ supply chain needs, and Agility regularly transports time-sensitive cargo from Thailand and Malaysia to Hong Kong. Agility cross-border links between Vietnam and South West China are well established, and the company’s expanding network now includes regular services connecting Vietnam and Cambodia with Malaysia, Singapore, Laos and Thailand, providing shippers with a cost effective alternative to airfreight with savings of between 30% and 40%. Agility has also been working with authorities in Southeast Asia to improve border administration and accelerate customs clearance, while improving security through a reduction in trans-loading. Agility’s security measures include the use of GPS-equipped trucks and in-container cameras connected to a command centre in Bangkok. In other news, as part of Agility’s ongoing expansion in Vietnam, the company recently opened a branch office in Vung Tau and relocated its Hanoi office to a new, larger facility. Strategically located with direct access to the city’s business and commercial districts, the new Hanoi office provides a complete range of services including airfreight import, export and transit services, comprehensive customs services and cross-border transportation, as well as specialised solutions for fairs and events and project logistics. The new office in Vung Tau provides a wide range of logistics services catering to the specific needs of retail, hi-tech and the oil & gas markets. The main focus will be on logistics support to the oil & gas industry via trade lane management, customs clearance charters, material management, export compliance analysis, rig management and other related supply chain management solutions. Gildea said that this new branch will support the global upstream and downstream network and will connect the region with other major oil & gas centres in Houston, Aberdeen, Dubai and Singapore. Agility’s Ho Chi Minh office will remain the headquarters for Agility’s operations in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, and will continue to offer a wide range of logistics services. Quelle: eyefortransport |