New airbridge between China and Australia

In 2021, we acquired Horizon International. With 41 years of industry experience, Mark Talbot, CEO of the UK and Ireland pre- and post the merger, has experienced acquisitions from the inside before. 'I've seen how not to do it', he says without hesitating, 'and now I've seen how to get it right'.

The transit time is only 1,5 days from Shanghai, China, to the South-East Asian port of destination, but the shipment of 46 electric buses faces challenges and a tight deadline from the beginning. Our team's close network and relations with selected carriers become key to the successful delivery.

Based in the US and Denmark, respectively, Angie Santillan, Chief Administrative Officer, North America, and EVP Kim Brodersen have worked together on numerous customers together since 1996, visiting multiple countries over the years.

COVID lockdowns, port congestions and the war in Ukraine are some of the headlines for 2022. Heads of Ocean Freight, Aneta Kopacz, Poland and Crystal Zhang, China, share their insights into the impacts on worldwide logistics and the leadership and customer management required to keep goods moving and customers satisfied in times of turmoil.

Adapting to a challenging and ever-changing market is what we do best. So, when an industrial batteries customer struggled to get weekly allocations from ocean carriers, it was up to us to find a way to alleviate those challenges. Along with pickup and delivery challenges due to COVID-19 lockdowns, we found a way to ensure their forecasted volumes could be shipped.

When COVID-19 caused lockdowns across ports worldwide and subsequent blank sailings, it hindered progress in various global projects of a solar tracker and components customer within the photovoltaic industry. Needing to press on, we stepped in to institute a custom solution that helped them overcome these challenges and resume projects to completion.

The global conditions for vehicle logistics and supply chain management required Volvo Cars to problem-solve and find new ways (sometimes literally) to keep transports on the move. Facing bad weather conditions on top, they turned to us to help make over 1000 customers happy.

Boxing Day. The busiest shopping holiday of the year in North America. A prominent junior apparel retailer with 14 banners and 1,000 stores across Canada called us to help ensure their stock availability for the season sales. Within four days, our team implemented a warehouse and courier solution, increasing the daily container processing from two to seven, thus increasing sales.

At 51 years (and 4 months), the beautiful Antonov AN12 proved the reliable solution when an Audi A8 security car and a Mercedes G500 (a powerful machine in extreme terrain) needed safe delivery from Germany to Rwanda.

Wind power is a cornerstone in the green transition picking up speed from East to West. At the center of the supply chain, we are supporting to power the world with renewable energy by delivering an increasing number of WTGs (Wind Turbine Generator) to all regions of the world.