OWL Appoints Seasoned Branch Manager of its San Francisco Office
Lake Success, New York – Ocean World Lines (OWL), a global, single source NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier), announced today that it has promoted Firoz Mohammed to branch manager of its San Francisco office, effective immediately.
He brings more than 20 years of logistics and supply chain experience to the position, focused in the San Francisco Bay Area. In his new role with OWL, Firoz is responsible for overseeing management of operations and sales for the region, including ocean, air, and cargo management services, along with all import and export related activities. This includes accountability for new business growth, maintaining and developing carrier relationships and pricing, as well as liaising with overseas agents to develop new opportunities.
Firoz joined the company in 2007 as an account executive and was promoted to export manager for both RF International and OWL business units in January 2011. Before joining RF International and OWL, he held various sales and management positions with Meridian IQ and USF Worldwide. He also worked for International Freight Services and Air Express International where he implemented and successfully managed a warehouse re-distribution program for Intel Corporation.
OWL’s San Francisco office is a strategic hub location for the Western United States and offers a full portfolio of global logistics services, including air freight, cargo pick-up and consolidation, trucking, warehousing, cargo packing and crating, cargo de-consolidation and distribution. OWL’s client base in the region includes a diverse range of importers and exporters, as well as solutions for specialized industries such as agricultural, high tech and industrial. OWL’s service in the region is supported by its OWL360® visibility platform which provides comprehensive details of all freight moves in one system.
About Ocean World Lines
Ocean World Lines, Inc., a subsidiary of Pacer International, Inc., is one of the largest fully bonded NVOCCs in the world. OWL maintains more than 60 service contracts with the top ocean carriers and handles today’s most complex global supply chain requirements.
For more than 30 years, OWL has worked with importers, exporters and freight forwarders to move their goods and provide door-to-door/end-to-end service across the globe. OWL offers a single-source experience for its clients, coupled with the latest visibility solutions.
In May of 2011, OWL received the President’s “E” Award for export service excellence and outstanding contribution to U.S. exports by the U.S. Department of Commerce. This is the most prestigious award given by the U.S. government to companies that facilitate export trade and contribute to job growth and competitiveness. OWL was the only NVO to receive the “E” Award this year and the primary criterion was four years of successive export growth, accompanied by identifiable results of programs or activities contributing to export expansion.
OWL has over 200 employees worldwide with offices located in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Singapore, Tokyo, Atlanta, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Long Beach, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, and Gdynia, Szczecin, Warsaw, Poland, as well as a network of agents worldwide. For more information, please visit www.oceanworldlines.com.
About Pacer International
Pacer International, a leading global door-to-door solutions provider, offers a broad array of services to facilitate the movement of freight from origin to destination through its intermodal and logistics operating segments. The intermodal segment offers container capacity, integrated local transportation services, and door-to-door intermodal shipment management. The logistics segment provides truck brokerage, warehousing and distribution, international freight forwarding, and supply-chain management services. For more information on Pacer International visit www.pacer.com.