SLACommuniqué2015 | Volume 6| MCI (P) 008/09/2015

With the recent hype in the One Belt, One Road (OBOR), also known as the new Maritime Silk Road, it is well-timed for the Singapore Logistics Association to organise a business mission to China to support Singapore logistics companies including SMEs acquaint with the Chinese government & municipal authorities governing those regions, latest economic & trade developments, investment opportunities and forging new partnerships to further develop their logistics businesses in the major points in OBOR.

26 October to 01 November 2015

Business Mission to China :

Beijing, Yinchuan & Xi’an

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The “One Belt, One Road” initiative, proposed by President Xi Jinping in 2013, is China’s latest plan to boost regional trade with Central Asia, Russia, Europe, and other regions. The central government has made the plan a centre piece of both its foreign policy and domestic economic strategy, with potentially game-changing implications for regional trade, investment and infrastructure development.

Beijing Upon arrival in Beijing on 26 October 2015, Mr Lui Xuede – Secretary General of the China International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFA), gave a warm welcome reception to the SLA mission delegation.

The itinerary planned in collaboration with CIFA, include meetings

Delegates of the business mission to China covering Beijing, Yinchuan and Xi’an from 26 October to 01 November 2015 all benefitted much. These are some of their takeaways:

✔ Gain an insight into the business focus and development in China, both from government and private companies in the area of logistics and trade.

✔ Understand the government’s push on the Silk Road development / OBOR in each city and how the government promotes investment.

✔ Appreciate how the local government especially in Yinchuan and Xi’an, position themselves to secure the logistics business in the hinterlands.

✔ Learn from the big local logistics service providers like DTW and Sinotrans, how they position and niche themselves in the competitive third party logistics environment.

✔ Gather useful information from government entities and private companies on their plans to execute their logistics and trade vision and strategies and how they overcome challenges.

✔ Appreciate the growing business opportunities in other provinces other than the usual Shanghai and Guangzhou.

✔ Establish a high level and initial linkage with government officials and potential business partners useful for collaborative opportunities.

✔ Acquire good networking opportunities amongst Chinese counterparts as well as fellow Singaporean delegates.

DELEGATES

Mr Stanley Lim - SLA ChairmanMission Leader

Chief Operating Officer - Addicon Logistics Management (S) Pte Ltd

Mr Kay Kong Swan – SLA Second Deputy ChairmanCEO - Integrated Logistics, CWT Limited

Mr John LeongBusiness Development Manager - CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd

Mr Alex OngDirector - DLA International

Mr Daniel ChowDirector & General Manager - Tuas Transport & Logistics Pte Ltd

Mr Chan AllenDirector - Product and Services, vCargo Cloud Pte Ltd

Mr Lei ZhiqiangGeneral Manager - Yang Kee Logistics Pte Ltd

Mr Tommy TanSenior Manager - Yang Kee Logistics Pte Ltd

Ms Ng Soo HwaSLA Executive Director

Mrs Chua Li TzerSLA Manager - Corporate & Industry Development

ABOUT “ONE BELT, ONE ROAD” INITIATIVE …

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with top logistics enterprises namely DTW Logistics, Kerry Logistics, Nippon-Express (China) Co Ltd, Sinotrans Ltd, Zhongxin International Transport Co Ltd and Ginter Logistics Services Co Ltd. In general, the Chinese counterparts regard Singapore as the gateway and a hub for Chinese cargoes to the Asia-Pacific while Beijing will serve as the gateway for the western part of China and Central Asia.

Noteworthy to mention is the establishment of impressive IT solutions providing real time industry visibility in Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Transport Management System (TMS) amongst the companies. In handling the large volume and ever-growing e-commerce, the companies are geared up to offer comprehensive e-commerce solution to deliver parcels within the shortest delivery time. In tandem with China’s 13th Five-Year Plan (2016 -2020) and the OBOR initiatives, most companies have mapped out their strategic plans to enhance their logistic services. SLA mission delegates had the opportunity to introduce their companies to the Chinese counterparts and to network on a one-to-one basis.

SLA hosted a networking dinner with Mr Zhao Huxiang, President of CIFA and the newly-elected President of FIATA as the special guest. He is also the Chairman of Sinotrans Ltd.

Mr Zhao Huxiang and Mr Lui Xuede were each presented with a token of appreciation from SLA Chairman – Mr Stanley Lim.

► Bonded Service Industry► Halal Food & Muslim Supplies Industry

The second phase development direction in YFTZ will include biotechnology, electronic information and financial leasing industries. YFTZ will be well connected with the airport runways, railway networks to facilitate seamless flow of cargoes to and from Western China and Middle East.

Preferential treatments have been put in place to welcome foreign investments particularly on export-oriented enterprises; bonded processing and bonded logistics enterprises; bonded service types in bonded commodities; exhibition and exchange; R & D and maintenance; finance & insurance and consulting services.

The SLA mission delegation also gained insights on the overview of Ningxia logistical development from Mr Zhang Chao – Consultant, Department of Commerce of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The government is working towards elevating the standard in logistics in Ningxia through current logistics concepts including cold-chain, ecommerce and retail and to improving airfreight logistics.

The massive construction works in The Shaft of China-Arab at YueHaiWan CBD Area exhibit the promising collaborations between China and Arab States in promoting cross-border trade in alignment with the establishment of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

Yinchuan The SLA delegation arrived Yinchuan from Beijing on 28 October 2015 and was warmly greeted by officials from the Yinchuan Free Trade Zone (YFTZ) Management Committee. Mr Cai Yongning - Deputy Director, Mr An MaoLian - Assistant Director and Mr Niu Dong Ning from the YFTZ Management Committee conducted a comprehensive site visit to the YFTZ, located in south of Yinchuan Hedong International Airport.

Yinchuan is the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Ningxia is considered as the Inland Opening-up Pilot Economic Zone to promote exchanges and cooperation mainly to Arab States and world Muslim regions with Yinchuan positioned as the nodal city along the Silk Road Economic Belt.

Six leading industries are demarcated at the first phase in YFTZ and they include:► Aviation Industry – include airfreight, aviation logistics (MRO), general aviation industry► Gold & Jewelry Cultural Innovation Industry► Wine Industry► Textile Industry

Xi’an On 30 October 2015, the SLA delegation was welcomed warmly and hosted by Shaanxi Xixian New Area Members of Party Working Committee, Mr He Jian – Party Committee Secretary, Director & Chairman of Board, General Manager as well as Mr Wang Dong - Vice General Manager & Chairman of Board, General Manager.

The Airport New City, located in the Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in Shaanxi Province, will be the largest air trade logistics facility in West China. It is also expected to be one of the main engines driving Xi'an economy as a key link in the OBOR initiative. Developmental plan includes the following: ► Airport Core Area► International Aviation Logistic Hub► Bonded Logistic Industry Zone► International Cargo Distribution Area► Silk Road International Trade / Business Zone► Airport Industrial Park► International Cultural Zone► Pastoral Towns & Agricultural Park

The delegates witnessed the buzzing construction works as the Xi’an Airport New City taking shape.

Xi’an was once considered as one of the greatest ancient capitals of China. Now modern Xi'an is one of China's most popular tourist destinations and the most industrialized city in Northwest China. Due to its relatively inaccessible inland location, economic development in Xi'an has long lagged behind its coastal counterparts like Shanghai.

In pursuant of the national plan of the OBOR initiative, Xi'an was named as the starting point for the Silk Road Economic Belt and a new platform for further developing China's "reform and opening up" policy. Xi'an is currently focusing on the development of two logistics parks to support the trade and transport networks needed for an export-oriented regional economy. While the Airport New City will mainly oversee air freight, the Xi'an International Trade and Logistics Park in downtown Xi'an will focus on land-based logistics as China's largest inland port. Xi’an with its geographically advantageous location, will act as the confluence point for distributing cargo from coastal ports in Tianjin, Qingdao, Ningbo and Shanghai. The Logistics Park will be well connected by extensive rail networks and multiple national expressways to move the cargoes seamlessly.

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Networking Session Hosted by Shaanxi Government Officials

The Shaanxi government officials including Mr Yugang Tang - Deputy Director, Shaanxi Provincial Department of Commerce, Mr Liu Weidong – Chairman, Shaanxi Foreign Trade Enterprises Association, Mr Wang Hongwei - Division Chief, Foreign Trade Division, Shaanxi Dofcom and Mr Wu Jie - Deputy Director, Foreign Trade Division, Shaanxi Dofcom, hosted a networking session for the SLA mission delegates on 30 October 2015. Both Singapore and China logistics companies had the opportunity to provide a brief introduction of their companies. This was followed by one-to-one networking session to explore collaborative sessions.

Chinese logistics companies include:► Continental Bridge► Easyway International Freight Co. Ltd► GLP► Sinotrans Air Transportation Development Co. Ltd Northwest

Branch► Xi’an Bondex Logistics Co. Ltd► Xi’an Ocean International Freight and Forwarding Company► Xaic Tech (Xi’an) Industrial Co. Ltd

The interactive session ended with a networking dinner hosted by SLA. The mission ended with a high note, acknowledging the abounding business opportunities in China.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Singapore Logistics Association would like to thank IE Singapore, SPRING Singapore and all delegates for your support and close engagement in this business mission.

The trip was made possible with the invaluable inputs and extensive network of the China International Freight Forwarders Association which include top logistics companies in Beijing as well as key government officials in Yinchuan and Xi’an.

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MEMBERSHIP UPDATESWelcome ALL New Members ...

ORDINARY MEMBER

Member-Company Accredited Representative Alternate

01 November 2015Broekman Logistics (S) Pte Ltd

Mr. Shawn GohBranch Manager

Ms. Amber TanOperations Manager

Skylift Districentre (Pte) Ltd Ms. Tay Kim Leng ReginaGeneral Manager

Ms. Goh Peck GeokSenior Finance & Admin Manager

Trust Logistics Pte Ltd Mr. Ong Hui TaikDirector

Mr. Ong Hui BinDirector

01 December 2015Cory Brothers Shipping Agencies (S) Pte. Ltd.

Mr. Keith LeeManaging Director

Mr. Arnold LokeGeneral Manager

Grocery Logistics of Singapore Pte Ltd

Mr. Tang Yew Fai SunnyAssistant Director, Logistics Support

Mr. Tan Kor Hua StephenAsst General Manager

JCL Transport and Logistics Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Mr. Joachim HirtDirector

Ms. Yunmi KimGeneral Manager

TIC Traffic International Consortium (S) Pte. Ltd.

Mr. James TeoDirector

Mr. Stephen TanManager

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ASSOCIATE MEMBER

Member-Company Accredited Representative

01 November 2015

JAG Logistics Pte Ltd Mr. Jagwinder SinghManaging Director

01 December 2015

Choice Shipping Lines Pte. Ltd. Mr. Ashok PillayDirector

Change of Accredited Representative and Alternate Member-Company Accredited Representative Alternate

Atlantic Forwarding Pte Ltd Mr Jack Lim Finance & Administration Manager

Ms Jun Lim Operations Manager

Freight Links Logistics Pte Ltd Mr Paul Liu Zhi Cheng Senior Vice President

Mr Vincent See Chin Hok Vice President

Lingholm Logistics Pte Ltd Mr Roy Xu Logistics Manager

Mr Zhang Jun PA to CEO

Nippon Express (Singapore) Pte Ltd Mr Kohei Hashimoto Logistics Manager

Mr Daisuke Maejima General Manager

SILKargo Logistics (Singapore) Pte Ltd Mr Aditya Girindra Wardhana Head of Commercial & Business Development

Ms Julianawati Nomina Sales Executive

Union Services (S’pore) Pte Ltd Mr Foo Sak Wai General Manager

Mr William Tan Manager

Nova Shipping & Logistics Pte Ltd Mr Henry HoManager Logistics

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Kerry Logistics Centre (Tampines) Pte Ltd Mr Paul CC HuDirector

Ms Karen Ng HR & Admin Manager

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LITES by COI-SCM SLA together with the Centre of Innovation – Supply Chain Management (COI-SCM) co-organised the Logistics Innovation & Technology Enablement Showcase (LITES) on 6 November 2015 at the Supply Chain Innovation Lab. The lab was officially launched on 12 October 2015 in conjunction with the annual Tech Fest @ Republic Polytechnic from 12 to 14 October 2015.

A group of about 50 representatives from 16 member-companies and organisations from various sectors were introduced to the Internet of Things by Mr Dennis Quek – Director (COI-SCM), followed by several demonstrations on its innovative projects such as ‘Shoot-Store-Share’ and ‘Easi-Planner’. The participants then toured the lab where they were awed by the automated order-picking and robotic palletisation solutions and ended with a networking session.

WISHING YOU

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ASEAN Federation of Forwarders Associations (AFFA) 25th AFFA General Meeting Mr Stanley Lim – Chairman and Mr Thomas Sim – 1st Deputy Chairman represented SLA at the 25th AFFA General Meeting held on 20 November 2015 at Vientiane, Laos.

With the theme “Reaching to the AEC 2015”, delegates of relevant logistics organisations from the 10 ASEAN member-countries namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam were updated on reports from various Work Programs and sharing on initiatives to shape the ASEAN Economic Community.

AFFA Advisory Body Education & Training (ABET) The 16th AFFA ABET Meeting (formerly known as AFFA Working Group for Education & Training) was held prior to the AFFA Meeting on 19 November 2015. Mr Thomas Sim presided over the AFFA ABET proceedings. Aside from country reports on the status of formation of an Education Committee in each country, the

Falls Prevention Campaign 2015“ Many employees tend to rush to finish their work before the holidays and ignore safe work procedures. ”

To create greater awareness on Work at Heights (WAH) and Slips, Trips and Falls (STF) safety, the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council and Ministry of Manpower conducted a 2-month Falls Prevention Campaign from November to December 2015. To kick-start the Campaign, a launch event, supported by SLA together with other organisations was held on the morning of 26 November 2015 at Singapore Expo Max Atria. Graced by Mr Sam Tan - Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office & Manpower, the event broadcast the latest WSH statistics and common offences uncovered during its enforcement operations and shared the best practices and prevention programmes on WAH and STF. To complement the morning programme, specially designed Interactive Clinics on Falls Prevention were organised in the afternoon where participants learnt some common causes to fall due to slip and trips or working at heights and brought back practical techniques to evaluate such risks and their control measures.

While members benefitted from the day’s programme, SLA

Statistics at a glance …

participated in the exhibition to promote the activities of the association and the dynamic industry, as well as the list of comprehensive training programmes offered by The Logistics Academy.

The situation has deteriorated further this year. To date, there are 16 fatalities and 87 major injuries due to falls from heights, compared to 10 fatalities and 88 major injuries for the whole of 2014. This is very prevalent in the Construction sector. Besides falling from heights, STF are also prevalent across other sectors such the Metalworking,

Wholesale Trade, and Logistics and Transport sectors. It was the top contributor for both major and minor injuries, and even resulted in

four fatalities in 2014. In the first half of this year, STF continued to be the leading contributor of workplace injuries with 67 major

injuries and 1,350 minor injuries.

meeting delved on National Training Programs according to the Sustainable Human Resource Development in Logistics Services project, training initiatives and programme beyond 2015 as well as updates that were presented during the FIATA Advisory Body Vocational Training Meeting held in September 2015 in Taipei. Discussions include further developments of the IMDG Training (Maritime) following IMO Amendments 37-14 since 1 January 2010 and ICAO-FIATA DGR Training Programme.

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CWT Limited and Poh Tiong Choon Logistics Win Singapore Productivity Awards 2015 At the Singapore Productivity Awards Gala Dinner held on 27 November 2015, two SLA members represented by Mr Kay Kong Swan - CEO, Integrated Logistics, CWT Limited and Mr Poh Key Boon - Director, Transportation & Warehousing Division, Poh Tiong Choon Logistics respectively, were presented the Awards of Excellence in Logistics sector by the Guest of Honour, Mr Lim Hng Kiang - Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade).

CWT is embarking on a 2.3 million square foot mega-integrated logistics hub which will lead to quantum productivity improvement in supply chain operations when ready in 2017. First of its kind in Singapore, it will house essential interrelated logistics clusters and sub-clusters for optimal resource utilisation and flow synergy, intensify land use and resulting in economies of scale, higher operating efficiency, cost effectiveness for customers and potential productivity savings estimated to be $15 million per year.

Over the years, Poh Tiong Choon Logistics is committed to improving productivity by leveraging on technology in its key business segments that include warehousing and transportation, as well as empowering its workforce and motivating them with incentives to improve on work processes. The company is currently redeveloping its warehouse facility at Pandan Road with new ramp-up facility, advanced drum filling equipment, VNA warehouse and roof-top parking for more than 500 trucks and trailers.

Championed by the Singapore Business Federation, the Singapore Productivity Awards is a nation-wide initiative aims at recognising Singapore companies which have demonstrated and advocated productivity excellence. Amongst the panel of judges was Mr Gerry Tan representing Griffin Kinetic, another member of SLA. A total of 8 awards across 6 sectors were announced.

Congratulations to CWT Limited and Poh Tiong Choon Logistics!

Yang Kee Logistics Celebrates 25th AnniversaryYang Kee Logistics celebrated its 25th anniversary together with numerous luminaries

in the SME community, as well as close partners and friends on 6 November 2015. The focus of the event is to celebrate 25 years of partnership between the public and private sectors, and to showcase the achievements of such a partnership.

Yang Kee Logistics, was founded in 1990 by Mr Koh Yang Kee as a trucking company and has over the years transformed into a total logistics solutions provider today. During the transformation, Yang Kee Logistics received significant assistance from different agencies including the Singapore Logistics Association (SLA) which supported the company with logistics information, business productivity, creation of business opportunities and many more. Mr Ken Koh, who has taken over the helm from his father, is currently the Managing Director of Yang Kee Logistics. He is also a Council Member of SLA to promote togetherness, professionalism and excellence for the logistics industry.

“Back then we were running only a set-up of a small warehouse and a few trucks but we are very lucky to have met a lot of magnates who have helped us through… With the support of our stakeholders, we have grown into a company capable of offering a full suite of logistics services …” said Mr Ken Koh.

Congratulations to Yang Kee Logistics!

Congratulations to SLA Members!