OWL opens cargo management service offices in Asia

OCEAN WORLD LINES (OWL), a global door-to-door and end-to-end NVOCC, has introduced cargo management services in Asia to help importers better manage their inventory levels and improve vendor compliance, supported by an expanded network of offices in the region.

The new cargo management services, including worldwide door-to-door air, ocean and ground transportation, offers a supply chain solution from local oversight of the manufacturing process to securing the best projected booking date for the shipment.

OWL has also opened new offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Qingdao to support the new services in Asia.

"By operating our own offices in the region, we become our customers' logistics arm in Asia with personal relationships at every point, including factories, terminals, equipment operators and all modes of shipping," said Eric Seamon, vice president of OWL Asia.

Through the service OWL helps importers manage their inventory levels by providing purchase orders as they are issued and showing inventory orders as they are created. The new service is operated in conjunction with the company's new OWL360?r) online visibility solution, which alerts the customer for approval of any discrepancies once the order is ready to be shipped.

Alan Baer, OWL's president, said: "The key benefit of our new service is that we have full visibility into our customers' supply chain sooner so we can, for example, consolidate goods from three factories and ship them all in one container to the warehouse whether they are moving via airfreight, LTL or containership. This saves our customers money on their shipping costs, which is at the top of every shipper's mind these days."

The new service also supplies advanced knowledge of vendor-delayed orders so proactive decisions can be made based on real-time visibility of the purchase order's status, including open and booked PO's.
(Source:www.schednet.com)