On the 11th of April, Mr. Bruce Ning, General Manger for Northern and Central JAS China, was invited to conduct a talk to a group of MBA students from Vlerick Business School in Belgium. Vlerick Business School is a triple-accredited, international business school at the heart of Europe – ranked number one in the Benelux for executive education. 

The venue was held at the JAS Shanghai office where more than 35 MBA students attended the talk. The topics covered by Mr. Ning included company introduction, snapshot at trade in china, export and import market, e-commerce market and case studies. The group was extremely interested in the topics, asked a lot of questions related to forwarding industry. Some participants raised the question about AI and the potential role it may play as a game changer in the logistics and freight forwarding industry. 

Mr. Ning concluded by saying “it is an honor for JAS to be able to share with Belgium’s best and brightest minds about how things work in the logistics business and freight forwarding’s role in global trade. “

JAS Mexico extended a warm welcome to Mr. Andrea Azzimonti, Sales Director for JAS China & Hong Kong, while visiting Mexico in February 2018. ​

China and Mexico have been strong partners for ages, especially during recent years with collaboration increasing, the business and the Trade-Lane volume has been growing substantially thanks to dedicated resources, excellent interactions, constant business trips, and most importantly because of a successful team of young and passionate sales people! 

Congratulations to Mr. Claudio Testa, Managing Director, Mr. Michel Farah, Sales Director and all JAS Mexico team for the 20th Anniversary of JAS Mexico!

In 2018, JAS Projects Oil & Gas Australia was awarded ongoing trusted trader status by the Australian Border Force (Customs). The Australian Trusted Trader logo is an internationally recognised mark of quality that signifies a business has met or exceeded international supply chain security and trade compliance standards.                                                                                  
Benefits of Australian Trusted Trader

The Australian Trusted Trader program (ATT) rewards accredited businesses with a growing range of trade facilitation benefits to improve international market access.

These benefits currently include:

• A dedicated Account Manager - the single point of contact between your business and the Australian Border Force
• Priority Trade Services when requesting duty drawbacks, refunds, and advanced rulings on tariff, valuation and origin though our National Trade Advice Centre
• A lighter touch at the border when importing goods
• Use of the ATT logo, which is also recognized by international customs administrations
• Access to Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs) 

Trusted Traders have access to differentiated examinations in countries where Australia has signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA).

ATT have established MRAs between the Australian Government and some of our key trading partners including:

• New Zealand Customs Service
• Republic of Korea Customs Service
• Canada Border Services Agency
• Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department.

​MRAs provide Australian Trusted Trader exporters with faster access to international markets through reciprocal arrangements with our MRA partner countries. Recognition of the ATT logo in these countries builds confidence in Australian businesses and the security of their international supply chain.

MRAs are currently being pursued with a number of other key trading partners including Singapore, Thailand and China.

• A monthly report on all goods imported and exported under the business’ ABN
• Streamlined processes to become an Accredited Sponsor under the Temporary Work (Skilled) Visa (subclass 457) Programme
• A ‘seat at the table’ to work in partnership with the Department and ABF
• An invitation to the annual ATT Symposium - an invitation only event for accredited Trusted Traders
• Consolidated Cargo Clearance enabling Trusted Trader importers, or their licensed customs brokers’, to lodge a single import declaration for consolidated cargo for all sea cargo types and for air cargo.

Established in 1980, JAS Hong Kong is an expert in offering professional freight forwarding service for clients in various business fields. One of those field is food and beverage, one of the verticals in which JAS excels among others in the industry. COOP is a system of Italian consumers' cooperatives which operates the largest supermarket chain in Italy. Buying products directly from associated companies – mainly for food,  and sourcing all household items/ accessories from the Far East to Italy (approximately 5,000/ TEUS per year), in November 2017, the Members of the Boards from COOP Italy decided to arrange a tour, visiting in China and Hong Kong to better understand the supply chain process and export logistics procedure. JAS Hong Kong was honored to be appointed by COOP Far East to arrange onsite port visits as well as providing market insights on the Chinese freight forwarding business.
 
To allow our COOP visitors from Italy to have a real vision on our industry capabilities, an onsite visit to Hong Kong MTL terminal was arranged by JAS Hong Kong, which provided them with a detailed idea of how our local process, e.g. vessel loading/unloading procedure, terminal workflow and timing. In addition, Mr. Gabriele Benedetti, CEO of JAS China and Hong Kong, was also invited by COOP to be one of the spokespersons in a conference co-organized by COOP and the  Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong on the 13th of November 2017. The audience was inspired by Mr. Benedetti’s professional overview on the current Chinese freight forwarding system, and also his insight on the future development of China, especially the One Belt One Road System. 
 
Going forward, JAS Hong Kong and China will continue to strive to explore business opportunities in food and beverage market and are happy to answer any inquires you may have! 

The Italian heritage of JAS has equipped the JAS team with profound understanding on the unique nature of luxury fashion logistics, and JAS Hong Kong has successfully extended its services from GOH (Garment On Hanger), inventory control, pick & pack services, etc. to marketing showcase projects for luxury fashion brands.

Prada, one of the top Italian luxury fashion brands, sees JAS as the trustworthy partner, and JAS Hong Kong has carried out Prada’s itinerant marketing project, which involves both the freight forwarding and installation service of a Pop-up Showcase in several major Far Eastern countries, including Korea, Hong Kong, China and Singapore. 

The Prada Pop-up Showcase project involves 53 cargo loads of total 230cbm, completely made in Italy. The showcase cargoes were shipped by air to Hong Kong and then transferred to Macau for the first stage of the installation. The shipment, as soon as it arrived at Hong Kong International Airport, was transferred to JAS Hong Kong’s Ocean Freight Warehouse for loading onto containers and flat rack platforms, and then transferred to Macao.  

The main structure of the Prada Pop-up Showcase – a full-size railway wagon with window display and marketing areas – was handled by JAS Hong Kong with night deliveries to facilitate unloading and installation operation as per the installation plan provided by Prada. After the Macau showcase, JAS will continue the itinerary of Prada Pop-up Showcases in the Far East touching Korea, Hong Kong, China and Singapore until September 2018.

On January 31, 2017, JAS China celebrated its 20th anniversary. To celebrate this occasion, JAS Shanghai invited top loyal customers and supporters to the JAS Shanghai Anniversary Annual Dinner to honor their continuous development and dedication to JAS. In addition, Gabriele Benedetti, CEO of JAS China, also thanked guests for coming from all over the world, including the JAS Founder & Chairman, Biagio Bruni, JAS President & CEO, Marco Rebuffi, and several JAS colleagues from Italy, EMEA, Germany, the Americas, and APAC, to enjoy the joyful celebration.

The 20th Anniversary Dinner's theme “Just Always Super” resonates with our company name – JAS, and indicates that JAS China has always been, and will always continue its service to clients with superb quality. JAS China was pleased to celebrate its 20th year of success with special sand-painting shows during a gala dinner, which displayed the history and future of JAS China - the growth of JAS from Milan, Italy and including the transition to the JAS Atlanta Global Training Center, as well as expansion in China across several cities. At the same time the shows displayed JAS looking forward to another fruitful 20 years with the united efforts of every one in JAS China.

Gabriele thanked all the employees for their diligence and endless support, which contributes to JAS China’s success today with more than 600 people across China.

VOITH IN (India) awarded JAS with the opportunity to handle their 2nd CAPEX import project of paper fabric machinery into completely knocked down (CKD) form. Shipping from their subsidiary VOITH U.S. in their North Carolina facility to the VOITH IN, Faridabad plant.

The Technical & Engineering Team from VOITH IN visited the U.S. plant to supervise the dismantling of the plant & machinery and packaging it in a manner that could be stuffed into a 40HC shipper owed container (SOC) with the help of special MHE's (material handling equipment).

The objective was the ability to reassemble and erect the plant & machinery at the destination VOITH IN Faridabad plant in the shortest possible time and get the plant up and running in the shortest gestation period time.

Trish & Jeff at JAS USA did an excellent job of hosting the VOITH IN overseas team and coordinating  visit and cargo inspections at VOITH NC US site in addition to sharing their know-how and expertise on packaging to optimism the container stuffing.

Our JAS USA team also helped source and Buy SOC containers Lloyd certified  on behalf of  VOITH IN. Followed by systematic & meticulous planning for stuffing, drayage, and on board the vessel with no additional costs incurred like over-time, chassis halting, storage or demurrage charges. It was a seamless operation and effortlessly done all during the Christmas holiday season. Way to go JAS USA.

As a testimony of the good service & customer experience VOITH IN experienced, they have placed repeat orders/inquiries for the 2nd Lot, a total 3 Lots, of the same plant & machinery.  Approximately 800 tons to move partially containerized (SOC) & Break-Bulk.

In Chinese society, it is tradition for companies to show gratitude to their clients for their continuous support all year round before the Chinese New Year, hence in 2018, JAS Hong Kong organized its first customer luncheon that welcomed the top clients and JAS management team from all over the world to the Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui on February 2, 2018.

As a WAT Meeting was held in Hong Kong during the same week, Graeme Robinson, Executive Vice President of Operations, was invited to be the honorary speaker and provided air freight and ocean freight market updates to JAS Hong Kong VIP and top potential clients. The luncheon provided an opportunity for the clients to meet and greet the JAS Management team from WW, Americas, EMEA, APAC, USA, Italy, and Germany, at the same time. It also enabled JAS Hong Kong to closely connect and interact with clients, and explore business opportunities. 

The luncheon was a successful day and the audience was pleased to receive the latest market updates and how JAS is positioning towards the market from Graeme.

​With this opportunity, JAS Hong Kong thanks the participants for their endless trust and support, and wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year of the Dog!

Since the establishment of JAS China and Hong Kong, Italy has always been one of the most important business partners for Hong Kong, which contributes almost 25% of business for China and Hong Kong. This is a strong indicator that both countries are deeply engaged in cultivating this important trade lane. And as such JAS Italy and JAS Hong Kong decided it was important to meet in person and really get to know one another. 

To welcome the visit of Mr. Franco Pinzani, General Manager Seafreight Division from JAS Italy, in late October 2017, the Italy trade lane team in JAS Hong Kong arranged top customer visits and a fabulous Italian dinner with Mr.Pinzani. This dinner meeting with Mr. Pinzani strengthens the JAS Hong Kong and JAS Italy network partnership and brought names to faces, and also proved that no matter where in the world a JAS Team member is, they are all "100% Made In Italy".

JAS China & Hong Kong look forward to growing the Italy trade lane even more in the coming year. 

JAS strongly supports the development of Intra-Asia business, and Australia is one of the most important network partners for the Intra-Asia trade lane. 

Mr. Gabriele Benedetti, CEO of JAS China, Mr. Andrea Azzimonti, Sales Director of JAS China and Mr. Franco Pinzani, General Manager Seafreight Division of JAS Italy made their way together to Sydney in late October 2017 to meet Mr. Nicholas Frate, Managing Director of JAS Australia and his friendly team to enjoy the beautiful country, as well as to visit top client supporters and potential clients for the trade lane development.

JAS China and JAS Italy look forward to doing increased business with the JAS Australia team in the near future! 

Following the strategic alliance between JAS and GreenCarrier Freight Services that commenced in June 2017, JAS China is proud to be a part of the network and to start developing this business partnership with GreenCarrier China.
 
The Chairman of GreenCarrier - Mr. Stefan Bjork, and newly appointed GreenCarrier China CEO - Mr. Tero Ahonen, were in Hong Kong together with Mr. Tomas Sonntag, Executive Vice President of the JAS APAC region, and also Mr. Gabriele Benedetti, CEO of JAS China, along with Mr. Andrea Azzimonti, Sales Director of JAS China (all pictured  left & above) in October 2017 to share their views together on the future opportunities this alliance brings.

​The JAS China and GreenCarrier China Management teams held a two-day workshop in December 2017 in Shanghai. This workshop worked to strengthen relationships and cooperation, ensuring a long lasting alliance.

Congratulations to Mr. Jenson Pan on winning the 2017 Best Sales of Transcend award! 

Transcend Information Inc. was founded in 1988 by Mr. Peter Shu, with its headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan and has been registered as a public company in the Taiwan Stock Exchange since 2001. Today, Transcend has become a leading global brand for digital storage, multimedia and industrial products with 14 offices worldwide.

JAS Taiwan has been offering airfreight & customs brokerage services to Transcend Information Inc.  for about 10 years. Since 2014,  JAS  has been receiving more and more air cargo service inquiries from Mr. Jenson Pan, Middle East Country Head for Transcend Information Inc., for his new client development in the Middle East. 

Thanks to JAS's strong business network and abundant experience in this area, JAS has always provided various assistance to meet his business promotion needs, not only making sure shipments are on time deliveries, but also with economic rates as well as providing market consultancy and potential customer referrals. 

Therefore it was no surprise when JAS Taiwan received the good news from Mr. Jenson Pan on February 1st 2018 that he had received the Award for 2017 Best Sales for Transcend from his CEO – Mr. Peter Hsu during their Annual Party. We are very pleased for him and this achievement and touched at the same time in honor of his success as it proves that we have once again executed our vision of helping customers achieve their business goals

​China is the world’s largest production and consumer markets, and JAS China is an important part for our JAS network for many reasons. Some of those reasons include exploring and creating multiple opportunities with clients, airline partners, and shipping lines in both China and Hong Kong. 

In November 2017, JAS China welcomed JAS employees from different countries and offices into Hong Kong for both hard work and to have some fun together. Those who came to Hong Kong from other JAS offices included (pictured from left to right in the image above) Mr. Fabrizio Toti from JAS Italy, Mr. Stefano Olmi from JAS APAC, Mr. Tony Romano from JAS USA, Mr. Gregor Vhrunc from JAS Americas, Mr. Graeme Robinson from JAS WW and Mr. Andrea Azzimonti from JAS China. 

​Ducati is a famous Italian motorcycle manufacturer and has 90 years of history. Passion represents the Ducati spirit. The biggest global Ducati event, World Ducati Week, also known as WDW, is the only international event to attract Ducatists from all over the world. The annual event is held at the historic racetrack of Misano Adriatico (RN), and creates three days of pure "RED" passion, including conferences, moto-shows, parties and races. 

Ducatists in Taiwan also experience the same “RED” passion and team spirit during the Taiwan Ducati Week. KEVIN IND & AGRI CO., LTD, the sole agent of Ducati, held the 2017 Taiwan Ducati Week on October 21st- 22nd, a high-profile and unmissable event for Ducatists and saw more than 300 bikes from all over Taiwan join the event. This annual family-friendly event started in 2004 and has continued being more interesting and better every year. Rousing more interest this year was Ducati Headquarters shipping one Desmosedici GP14 to Taiwan, the Ducati Racing Team’s MotoGP racing bike of 2014, offering Ducatists a chance for close contact with this moving art piece during the event. 

The 2017 Taiwan Ducati Week program included a Ducati themed banquet, amazing show and multiple lucky prize winners from drawings for Ducatists. JAS Worldwide (Taiwan) Ltd. as the exclusive forwarder of Ducati Taiwan and one of the 12 sponsors of this event offered 2 gifts up for lucky drawers. It made Ducatists high in “Red Party”.

​Parker Hannifin Indonesia (a subsidiary of Parker Hannifin Corporation USA), began its presence in Indonesia in 2008 as a Rep. Office to Parker Hannifin Singapore. In 2013, Parker Indonesia became an incorporated company and began operations as PT Parker Hannifin Indonesia. Today they have grown to a staff of 40 serving customers throughout Indonesia.
 
PT JAS Worldwide Indonesia has been working with PT Parker Hannifin since 2016 and is supporting Parker with all of their import needs.  JAS has helped Parker with several challenging situations relating to changes in import regulations and helped Parker sustain its flow of product to its customers. On July 19, 2017, JAS was honored to be the only International Freight Forwarder invited to attend the Grand opening of Parker’s new office and warehouse in Tangerang BSD near Jakarta.

Prada Japan nominated JAS Japan to handle the shipping of materials required for the renovation of the external facade of their shop in Ala Moana Center Shopping Mall in Hawaii, USA.

The commodities of the shipment were large marble slabs, windows and fittings whose sizes are considered out of gauge. Unfortunately, there are no carriers in Japan that could offer Open Top containers or RO/RO service from Japan to Honolulu, and this shipment was urgently needed in Hawaii. Despite these challenges, JAS Japan managed to come out with an ideal solution where the shipment not only will arrived in a timely manner, but also came with an affordable price tag.

First, JAS Japan engaged experts to look at each of the items and found that it was possible to fit all the items into normal covered containers with some careful planning. In addition, to ensure all the items were well protected throughout the journey, JAS Japan custom-made some of the crates where the tallest fittings fit perfectly into the containers. During the filling of the containers, Senior Logistics Manager of Prada Japan visited our DC and witnessed the entire operation. He was very impressed with JAS professionalism and the care that the staff gave in handling these items.

Eventually all items were packaged into two 40’High Cube containers which were shipped out in time to Honolulu for the re-opening of the shop.

When customers in Indonesia need to move large shipments around the world, JAS Indonesia is quickly becoming a preferred partner in the market. With our expertise and ability to find solutions, JAS Indonesia again and again proves up to the task. Indonesia’s growing manufacturing industry serves the market of Southeast Asia with many products including custom fit Fire Engines.

PT. Ziegler Indonesia manufactures and exports international quality firefighting and rescue vehicles to various countries. They are also a leader in the Indonesian market as a trusted partner of oil, gas, and mining companies. Many government agencies also choose PT. Ziegler Indonesia due to the high quality of their products.

JAS Indonesia is proud to announce that PT. Ziegler Indonesia has chosen us as a trusted partner to handle exports throughout Asia. As one of our VIP customers, we have handled several different sized trucks to countries including Vietnam, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka.

Moving such equipment requires special handling and coordination. JAS prioritizes these shipments successfully delivering them to the port, lashing as needed and loading them to the vessel. JAS partners at destinations then takes over and helps to conclude the door to door moves. JAS has moved 6 such vehicles in 2016 and projects the number to more than double in the first half of 2017.

In addition to the vehicle exports, JAS now manages the import supply chain for Ziegler ensuring that parts and materials from around the world arrive in time to meet Ziegler’s production schedules.
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With expertise in the Indonesian market, backed by the strength of our network, PT. JAS Worldwide Indonesia continues to grow and keep our diverse customers satisfied.

​We are pleased to announce JAS Beijing Branch office has relocated to a new location on December 26th, 2016. The new office is now located in the Chao Yang District, the centre of the capital City which allows us to expand and enhance the quality of our customer service rendered to all our customers.

Our new location and contact number is:

Room 2530, Beijing Sunflower Tower

No. 37 Maizidian Street, Chao Yang District, Beijing 100125, China

北京市朝阳区麦子店街37号，北京盛福大夏2530室，邮编100125
Tel: +86-10-8514-7688
Fax: +86-10-8514-7699/ 8514-7600
Email: CNBJS-ALL@jas.com
 
All other contact information including email address and web address remain unchanged.
 
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to welcoming you to our new office. Should you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact any members of our staff.

​We are pleased to introduce Mr. Bruce Ning as the new General Manager of Northern and Central China region, who came on board on November 8th, 2016

With over 17 years’ of experience in the logistics field, Bruce has a strong knowledge of the industry along with a remarkable track record working across various functions in Top Logistics companies like Panalpina, Damco, etc. Prior to joining JAS, Bruce was the Chief Commercial Officer for Central China in Damco where he was responsible for commercial development across all segments and verticals in the Central China Area. In 2012, Bruce was awarded by the Shanghai Multiple Trade Zone Board of Management as Excellent Enterprising Businessman for the successful establishment of a Regional Distribution Center project in the Yangshan Free Trade Port Area in Shanghai.

On a personal note, Bruce was born in Hong Kong and spent 10 years studying in the UK, graduating from the University of Bath with a BSc in National Sciences. Subsequently, he continue with self-education in spare time and passed CFA Level 3 exams in 2003. Currently he is also the speaker for EMBA and MBA classes from a number of renowned universities like University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, University of Iowa and etc.

We believe with his excellent people management skills and strong customer focus, it will bring forth a new culture to JAS Northern and Central China which will drive our business development to the next level.

​JAS Singapore had the privilege to participate in the new upcoming Airport Terminal 4 Project with one of our regular customers.

Before the operation, JAS Singapore sat down with the customer to gain a better understanding of the operation along with their concerns and requirements. The customer informed JAS Singapore that they required the delivery and positioning of 30 X-Ray Machines along with its complementary accessories to the Airport Terminal 4 construction site of a secured area. After gathering all the information, JAS Singapore knew that instead of the usual solutions, they needed to provide a Total Supply Chain Solution for this operation.

In order to ensure that the delivery and positioning of the machines were handled correctly, JAS Singapore gathered internal and external experts to discuss how to manage the whole operation better. After finalizing the details, all personnel involved in the operation were required to undergo a test that was set up by the authorities so that they could secure the pass to enter into the secured area.

After several construction site visits, planning and close co-ordination with all partners, JAS Singapore were able to execute this operation smoothly and to our customer's satisfaction.