Sucofindo ties up with Belgium to boost services<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): State owned superintending company PT Sucofindo
\nand ABX Logistics of Belgium agreed here on Tuesday to jointly
\nprovide transportation, logistics, warehousing and inspection and
\nassessment services to Indonesian companies and their foreign
\npartners.<\/p>\n
Operational director of Sucofindo Zafar D.Idham said the two
\ncompanies, which will provide their services under the trade name
\nof SCI-ABX Logistics, would be the first service provider in the
\ncountry to offer such a combination of services.<\/p>\n
\"We will combine our expertise and provide a one-stop shop
\nwith competitive prices\", Zafar told journalists after the
\nsigning of a cooperation agreement with the Belgian company.<\/p>\n
Sucofindo, a member of the Societe Generale de Surveillance
\n(SGS), is known for its services in export inspection,
\ncertification, as well as commodity inspection and trade
\nfacilities. Its partner ABX Logistics has expertise in
\ntransportation, warehousing and logistics and is backed up by an
\ninternational network with 16,000 employees and 450 branches.<\/p>\n
Executive officer of ABX Logistics for the Asia-Pacific region
\nEddie Dufrenne said they had targeted exporters and foreign
\ncompanies sourcing raw materials from Indonesia as their
\ncustomers.<\/p>\n
Dufrenne said ABX Logistics, which is a division of Belgian
\nRailways SNCB, would also cooperate in transferring its
\nlogistical knowledge and systems to its partner Sucofindo.<\/p>\n
Sucofindo and ABX Logistics have signed a memorandum of
\nunderstanding with state-owned domestic air carrier PT Merpati
\nNusantara Airlines to support the logistical side of their
\nbusiness in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Merpati's president Wahyu Hidayat said the airline was the
\nfirst local airline company named by Sucufindo and its partner to
\nsupport their transportation and logistical services in the
\ncountry.<\/p>\n
\"The cooperation will also benefit us since we also need
\nlogistical services to handle our maintenance\", he said.(07)<\/p>",
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