Geodis Wilson Expands Cross Border Trucking Operations to China
Hong Kong, 22 May 2012 - Geodis Wilson, one of the world’s leading freight management companies, today announced its expanding trucking operations to include China, an extension of its existing routes through Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Indochina region. The full cross-border route between Singapore and China covers a total distance of 5,950 kilometres and has an efficient lead-time of 6-7 days.
Customers can choose between full container load (FCL) services, or less than container load (LCL) services. FCL containers are sealed from door-to-door and opened only if required by border customs, while LCL containers are consolidated at Geodis Wilson facilities along the route, and fed into the main road network by regional trucks.
“One distinctive element of our cross border trucking product is the range of security measures. They enable us to monitor and protect cargoes and help to ensure that our clients’ goods can be delivered on time. This includes solid contingency mechanisms, for instance in case of severe weather, complex customs clearing or for accident prevention”, said Chris Lee, Regional Director Cross Border Trucking.
Geodis Wilson has more than 17 years’ experience operating cross-border trucking services in Southeast Asia. It started services between Malaysia and Thailand in 1995, extending into Singapore in 1996. The company has been operating daily scheduled LCL services since 1999, providing full customs clearance support to shipments. Customers benefit from a single provider across multiple customs checkpoints. To support this, Geodis Wilson operates staffed customs offices at key borders in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and China.
In line with Geodis Wilson’s innovative approach to customer service, schedules can be tailored to meet customers’ requirements, helping businesses to benefit from savings in inventory holding costs. The service also provides customers with more flexibility than air freight, as road shipments do not have the same capacity and dimension limitations.
Customers can choose between full container load (FCL) services, or less than container load (LCL) services. FCL containers are sealed from door-to-door and opened only if required by border customs, while LCL containers are consolidated at Geodis Wilson facilities along the route, and fed into the main road network by regional trucks.
“One distinctive element of our cross border trucking product is the range of security measures. They enable us to monitor and protect cargoes and help to ensure that our clients’ goods can be delivered on time. This includes solid contingency mechanisms, for instance in case of severe weather, complex customs clearing or for accident prevention”, said Chris Lee, Regional Director Cross Border Trucking.
Geodis Wilson has more than 17 years’ experience operating cross-border trucking services in Southeast Asia. It started services between Malaysia and Thailand in 1995, extending into Singapore in 1996. The company has been operating daily scheduled LCL services since 1999, providing full customs clearance support to shipments. Customers benefit from a single provider across multiple customs checkpoints. To support this, Geodis Wilson operates staffed customs offices at key borders in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and China.
In line with Geodis Wilson’s innovative approach to customer service, schedules can be tailored to meet customers’ requirements, helping businesses to benefit from savings in inventory holding costs. The service also provides customers with more flexibility than air freight, as road shipments do not have the same capacity and dimension limitations.