After an incredible competition Ajax Amsterdam won the tournament after beating the french team “Olympique Lyonnais” 4-2.
You can watch the final clicking here below :
Geneva’s Lions won the Swiss National League Cup
After an exiting final and a tremendous return from nowhere during the 3rd and 4th period the Geneva’s Lions won the Swiss National Ligue Cup against Fribourg Olympic. More informations on Geneva’s Lions website.
NV Logistics is proud to be official sponsor 2014-2015.
Go Lions !
Interview with CQR Geneva
4 years since opening its doors, NV Log has secured its position not only in the regular freight market but also in the time-sensitive and event shipping markets. Managing Director, Thierry Moreno recently spoke with us about these niche areas and what prompted him to start the company in the beginning.
Q. Can you tell us how you got into the FF industry and what prompted you to start NV Log?
A. I began my freight forwarding career in 1989 as a young 18 year old apprentice. Switzerland has a culture of freight forwarding and such a profession is not as rare as elsewhere. I worked for medium and large forwarders in their operations departments, as a sales representative and then Director of the seafreight & crosstrade department at the former leading company DANZAS, acquired by Deutsche Poste / DHL in 1999.
Targeting the niche
NV-Logistics is still a young company, but has seen a remarkably fast development since being established. Thierry Moreno, founder and owner, spoke with ITJ editor-in-chief Christian Doepgen about his range of services, the international setup and alignment of the business with partner companies.
Mr Moreno, the growth figures in the logistics sector are currently still modest in Europe. What is the situation at NV-Logistics?
We cannot complain in this respect. In 2011, the first complete year of our activities, we managed to post sales of approximately CHF 5 million in total. Last year we were even able to grow that figure two fold. We are confident about the future of our business.
Bringing benefits & added value with e-archiving
This document is part of a series of case studies on the benefits of implementing e-freight business processes in the air cargo supply chain. The series will cover benefits for each stakeholder along that supply chain.
The objective of this document is to analyze and share the benefits of e-archiving for Freight Forwarders based on the case study of one forwarding company, NV Logistics, which has implemented a full electronic archiving solution and shared with us the tangible benefits.
E-archiving is valuable as a standalone solution and is even more beneficial integrated in an e-freight environment, as described in the next two figures. The NV Logistics figures are not communicated, and the NV logistics case has been used to design a model to calculate real savings obtained with an earchiving solution.
How to get Cold Chain Shipping right | Active and Passive shipping solutions (2/3)
What’s up with Passive and Active shipping systems?
According to TPL Insight Magazine, reducing or preventing product deviations or excursions is the top priority for 69% of cold chain clients.
*TPL Insight Magazine
Issue 6, 2014
Choosing the right system, Passive or Active, brings you a long way towards obtaining stable temperatures and safe deliveries of your precious substances.
So, which cold chain solution is best for me and my company?
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The Passive Shipping Configuration.
Passive shipping configurations are manufactured systems. In other words, they englobe an insulated design, using polystyrene, polyurethane or vacuum insulated panels.
Many such designs are pre-qualified to conserve materials at a particular temperature, for a certain amount of payload capacity, over a specified period of time: 24, 72 or 96 hours, and more.
A shipper will choose the optimal pre-qualified design, based on the client’s exact specifications.
To maintain the desired temperature, he may use gel packs or other types of Phase Change Materials (PCM).
If an off-the-shelf pre-qualified design doesn’t do the trick, transporters can customize a solution for a company’s specific needs.
As far as cost, passive systems are more or less expensive. Starting with very basic, inexpensive polystyrene collers, more complex configurations – using phase change materials and vaccuum insulated panels – may cost several hundred Euros.
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The Active Shipping Configuration.
Active shipping configurations tend to be leased containers with advanced temperature controls. Attached to the containers are electricity or battery driven control elements which cut in to stabilise temperatures.
Some container units may have a heating and/or cooling system built in, and others use dry ice as a coolant.
Active shipping systems are usually designed to hold one or more pallets and, as such, are ideal for larger shipments.
It is fair to say that active shipping configurations are considered to be more secure than passive systems.
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The Tutorial – Passive and Active shipping solutions.
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Lesson 2 – Discover your passive versus active Needs Profile.
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Some privileged clients have in-house experts whom they call in to evaluate each shipment’s specific needs. Such experts have experience and in-depth professional knowledge to propose and implement an optimised packaging solution.
But many organisations do not have in-house resources who have the time and breadth of knowledge to make informed decisions.
Working hand in hand with an external cold chain transportation specialist makes it possible for all clients to benefit from experts and tap into their “real life” experiences, applying both passive and active solutions.
Independent of whether you partner with internal or external logistics professionals, your exchange will be all the more efficient (and pleasant) if you’re able to communicate your needs clearly.
To help you with your communication, we provide 3 Needs Profile Checklists.
1. The Temperature Checklist
Please click on the image to download and print an easy-to-read PDF template.
2. The Product Volume Checklist.
Please click on the image to download and print an easy-to-read PDF template.
3. The Transit Times Checklist
Please click on the image to download and print an easy-to-read PDF template.
Conclusion
Your active or passive shipment decision will need to take into account a myriad of different elements.
This is why we designed the above 3 Needs Profile Checklists, ready for you to download and use each time you initiate a shipment. They will enhance the communication flow between yourself and your cold chain shipping expert.
Our motto: whatever we can do to enhance your knowledge will help us serve you better!
We conclude this Lesson with the Passive versus Active Comparison Chart and hope you’ll find it useful.
Passive versus Active Comparison Chart.
Once again, click on the image to download and print our easy-to-read PDF infographic.
About the “How to get cold chain shipping right” tutorials.
We give you 3 Lessons, spanning over 3 separate articles.
In Lesson 1 – Setting the scene for best value (1/3) – we talk about actionable guidelines for lean cold chain shipping.
In this Lesson 2 – Active and Passive shipping solutions (2/3) – you discover the intricacies about passive versus active cold chain configurations.
Lesson 3 – Smart Cold Chain Shipping. A case study (3/3) – presents a concrete example which unveils the process we use at N/V Logistics to achieve optimal cold chain configurations.
Disclaimer:
Whilst we strive to make our articles and tutorials as accurate as possible, NV Logistics SA cannot be held responsible for any changes in rules & regulations initiated by various worldwide organisations, including governments and others.
NV Logistics is now agreed service provider of Palexpo
NV Logistics has been agreed as Palexpo service provider for Road and Air Freight transportation.
Palexpo, Geneva’s exhibition and convention centre, offers 106,000 m2 of interconnected event space close to Geneva international airport and the city’s rail station. Palexpo is also easily accessible by motorway from the rest of Switzerland as well as from France, Italy and Germany, and offers on-site parking for 2,800 vehicles.
More info about Palexpo here.
NV Logistics CSI Talent Cup 2015
NV Logistics will be the title sponsor of the next NV Logistics CSI Talents Cup 2015.
This U11 football international tournament accredited by UEFA will present a unique line up of top European team like Juventus, Ajax Amsterdam, Olympic de Marseille, Paris St Germain.
NV Logistics is proud to support junior sport competition to allow youth to learn essential values :
• Team spirit
• Respect for others
• Self-denial
• The willingness to win
Sport should thus be an indispensable addition to parental and school education.
The choice to support CSI Talent Cup is also to encourage the tremendous work done by the Italian CS Committee to build this tournament and if possible further increase will have on the European level.
