Borderless ASEAN to boost cargo trade<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE (Reuter): A borderless system for customs control in
\nthe seven member states of the Association of Southeast Asian
\nNations (ASEAN) would be a major boost for cargo shippers, an
\nindustry executive said yesterday.<\/p>\n
\"The main difficulties are the accessorial charges for
\ndifferent regions and inconsistencies in customs applications,\"
\nsaid Peter Winslow, general manager for Singapore with United
\nParcels Service of America Inc.<\/p>\n
\"ASEAN has agreed to streamline customs procedures and that
\nwill be great for us,\" he told reporters.<\/p>\n
Winslow said removing bureaucracy in the seven nation bloc
\ngrouping Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore,
\nThailand and Vietnam would lower costs for carriers.<\/p>\n
Asian revenues for UPS were about US$1.2 billion in 1996, or
\nabout 5.3 percent of the company's US$22.5 billion global
\nrevenues that year.<\/p>\n
Winslow said service was seen as a determining factor in
\nwinning and retaining business, but rates remained important.<\/p>\n
\"I think the market likes to see us holding down our rates.
\nBut we believe we can also generate revenues through better
\nservice,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Winslow said the last UPS rate rise was in January 1995 and
\nthe company had no plans to raise them in 1997 or 1998.<\/p>\n
\"They'll be no increase in the foreseeable future,\" he said.<\/p>\n
With a share of about 15 to 20 percent in the express parcels
\nbusiness regionally and roughly the same in Singapore, Winslow
\nestimated UPS was growing at about 20 to 30 percent through the
\nregion.<\/p>\n
Investing in a new Singapore $800,000 automated dimensional
\nweighing system (DWS) at its Singapore distribution hub was part
\nof the UPS commitment to customer service, Winslow said.<\/p>\n
\"The system increases productivity and accuracy, thereby
\ntranslating to service enhancement for our customers,\" he said.<\/p>\n
UPS can handle more than 2,000 packages per hour at its 16,000
\nsquare feet facility in Singapore. The DWS system handles
\npackages 17 seconds faster and is more accurate in its
\ncalculations than manual procedures.<\/p>\n
It is now used in most UPS operations worldwide.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/borderless-asean-to-boost-cargo-trade-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }