Sucofindo ties up with Belgium to boost services

Sucofindo ties up with Belgium to boost services

JAKARTA (JP): State owned superintending company PT Sucofindo
and ABX Logistics of Belgium agreed here on Tuesday to jointly
provide transportation, logistics, warehousing and inspection and
assessment services to Indonesian companies and their foreign
partners.

Operational director of Sucofindo Zafar D.Idham said the two
companies, which will provide their services under the trade name
of SCI-ABX Logistics, would be the first service provider in the
country to offer such a combination of services.

"We will combine our expertise and provide a one-stop shop
with competitive prices", Zafar told journalists after the
signing of a cooperation agreement with the Belgian company.

Sucofindo, a member of the Societe Generale de Surveillance
(SGS), is known for its services in export inspection,
certification, as well as commodity inspection and trade
facilities. Its partner ABX Logistics has expertise in
transportation, warehousing and logistics and is backed up by an
international network with 16,000 employees and 450 branches.

Executive officer of ABX Logistics for the Asia-Pacific region
Eddie Dufrenne said they had targeted exporters and foreign
companies sourcing raw materials from Indonesia as their
customers.

Dufrenne said ABX Logistics, which is a division of Belgian
Railways SNCB, would also cooperate in transferring its
logistical knowledge and systems to its partner Sucofindo.

Sucofindo and ABX Logistics have signed a memorandum of
understanding with state-owned domestic air carrier PT Merpati
Nusantara Airlines to support the logistical side of their
business in Indonesia.

Merpati's president Wahyu Hidayat said the airline was the
first local airline company named by Sucufindo and its partner to
support their transportation and logistical services in the
country.

"The cooperation will also benefit us since we also need
logistical services to handle our maintenance", he said.(07)