Panalpina obtains large Iraq-contract
Panalpina has gained its largest award with a specific oil and gas major to date. The contract will run over a minimum of five years and involve high air and LCL (less than container load) ocean freight volumes.
Work has already begun and besides transport, Panalpina will also provide customs clearance, light warehousing, full order management and in-house staffing for the customer. Additionally, the company will handle ad hoc air and ocean chartering for this project.
The provider of supply chain solutions has worked with the customer since 2010 in the USA and over the last seven years has developed activities with several divisions and geographies, which now also include Canada, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Morocco.
In 2015, Panalpina and the customer developed an automated order management system in the USA, and Panalpina will expand the value offering to the project in Iraq throughout the duration of the contract.