{"id":17048,"date":"2019-04-19T11:28:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T11:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mumnet.cn\/strong-in-sea-freight"},"modified":"2022-02-14T13:13:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T13:13:59","slug":"strong-in-sea-freight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mumnet.cn\/ch-en\/strong-in-sea-freight","title":{"rendered":"Strong in Sea Freight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just over a year ago, the Sri Lankan organization of Militzer & M\u00fcnch took up operations at the port of Colombo. Despite the country\u2019s difficult internal situation, the company keeps growing, with especially sea freight developing very well. In order to offer even better service to their customers, the team optimized the company\u2019s IT. What\u2019s more, Militzer & M\u00fcnch Sri Lanka is now a member of FFSI, the global transportation network.<\/p>\n

<\/b>Militzer & M\u00fcnch has been operating in the island nation in the Indian Ocean since 2015 \u2013 initially via a delegation office. The growing importance of Sri Lanka as a logistics hub on the Maritime Silk Road in South Asia and the expansion of the port of Colombo led to Militzer & M\u00fcnch founding its own logistics company there in June 2018.<\/p>\n

Successful in The Sea Freight Segment<\/p>\n

<\/b>Operating from the office at the port of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, the team works for a wide range of industry sectors. \u201cBeside tea and coconut fibers, also air plane tires, raw material for textiles, electronic devices and laboratory equipment are among the goods we mainly transport\u201d, says Dilum Stembo, Managing Director M&M Militzer & M\u00fcnch (Pvt) Ltd. \u201cIn 2018, sea freight accounted for far more than half our transports.\u201d<\/p>\n

First Multimodal Transport<\/p>\n

<\/b>Most shipments are sent to Europe or the CIS countries. A CIS country was also the destination of Militzer & M\u00fcnch Sri Lanka\u2019s first multimodal transport. In July the team in Colombo handled a shipment from Thailand via the Russian port of Vostochny to Uzbekistan, in cooperation with sister company InterRail. The freight: about 23 tons of steam activated carbon, which Militzer & M\u00fcnch transported in a 40\u2019 high cube container. The transit time was 55 days. Additionally the team handled the transport of another two 40\u2019 high cube containers with about 56 tons of coco fiber from Colombo to Tashkent \u2013 this could turn into a regular order for the Militzer & M\u00fcnch team.<\/p>\n

Part of The Network<\/p>\n

<\/b>In May 2019, Militzer & M\u00fcnch Sri Lanka joined FFSI (Feta Freight Systems International), a transportation network within the Far East Transportation Association (FETA). \u201cThe FFSI membership offers us vast opportunities to cooperate with qualified transport companies\u201d, says Dilum Stembo. \u201cAs part of the network, we hope to be able to further develop our business. Moreover, we and also our customers profit from a wider geographic coverage. Apart from the advantages that come with the membership, being part of FFSI also constitutes a high distinction for us, as the network only accepts the best transport companies as members.\u201d<\/p>\n

Customers Benefit From New IT<\/p>\n

<\/b>Continuous improvement of processes is part of the growth strategy of Militzer & M\u00fcnch Sri Lanka. \u201cIt motivates us to always define new potential for optimization\u201d, Dilum Stembo says. Recently, the team replaced the TA (transport administration) system. \u201cThe new system is much better adapted to Sri Lankan standards \u2013 it allows us to work in a more efficient way, to offer our customers even better service, and to continue growing in the market\u201d, Dilum Stembo explains.<\/p>\n

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