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Shanghai Aegean Sea Logistics Co., LTD is a logistics corporation approved by Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. Mr. Shen Xiaolin is the CEO and founder of it. During the interview, Mr. Shen introduces the foundation and growth of Shanghai Aegean Sea Logistics, and shows his original views towards logistics industry.

Q: Could you introduce the foundation of Shanghai Aegean Sea Logistics Co., LTD briefly?

A: Shanghai Aegean Sea Logistics Co., LTD was founded at 18th, March, 2005. Before its foundation, I had already worked in logistics industry as a space booking agency majoring at Euro/Med lines since 2000. From 2005, the structure of Shanghai Aegean Sea Logistics had some changes and its ocean lines covering Middle East lines, South East Asia lines, Central South America lines, and so on. As I had already accumulated some human and capital resource, Shanghai Aegean Sea Logistics was mature when it was founded.

Q: When you changed the structure of your company, you chose Middle East and South East Asia lines. How do you think about the differences between the ocean lines of those developing countries and Euro/Med ones?

A: The ocean lines of Middle East and South East Asia are smaller, and the ship owners' operation is also less mature. However, as the Chinese commodities going more and more salable, the demands for Middle East and South East Asia ocean lines are rising rapidly. As the result, we choose to develop in those lines.

Q: You had accumulated enough human resource for Shanghai Aegean Sea Logistics when it was founded, but the brain drain still annoyed lots of logistics managers. What's your opinion towards it?

A: Human resource is crucial for logistics corporations. The shipping market in Shanghai changed a lot since 2000, and logistics industry has great development year by year. As the demands of human resource are growing too rapidly, good and evil people are both mixed up in logistics industry, which makes logistics managers feel annoying. I bring up all the main force in my company, and once they become capable for their positions, I will try to keep them stay beside me, not only by raising their salary, but also by supporting and trusting them and giving them more promotion opportunities.

Q: Which advantages does Shanghai Aegean Sea Logistics have to make it live and develop in the competitive market in Shanghai even the whole China?

A: The operation of Shanghai Aegean Sea Logistics and its relationship with customers and ship owners have been kept stable. In order to compete with others, for example, my staffs have to be responsible for whatever they do. Besides, financial worker should analyze the credit of customers to minimize the bad loans with the help of sales.

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Mr. Cao Xueping is the CEO of Shenzhen Link-Run Logistics Co., Ltd, who is also the founder of it. After years' development, Link-Run has grown into a creditable, powerful and professional third-party logistics supplier, supply chain and logistics integration supplier. Having eleven-year experience in logistics industry, Mr. Cao narrated the growth of Link-Run and showed his views and suggestion towards the logistics industry.

Foundation of Link-Run

At the very beginning, Mr. Cao worked at a state-owned foreign trade company in Shenzhen. When he first touched the logistics industry, he knew little about freight forwarding and logistics. However, Mr. Cao did better and better in logistics industry owing to his credit and tries to establish personal brand.

After reaching some achievements, Mr. Cao found that there was something difficult for him to exert his ability under the structure of the state-owned company. Besides, he had made friends with lots of logistics talents and at the same time a company's CEO in Hong Kong would like to offer him certain capital support. As the result, Mr. Cao decided to found Shenzhen Link-Run Logistics Co., Ltd after deep consideration and market research.

At that time, the freight forwarding market in Shenzhen, which was full of competition, was hard for a new-built company to live. There were only three staffs when Link-Run founded, and they had to struggle with the difficulties of lacking people of ability and capital. Nevertheless, their persistence and actions made Link-Run growing stronger step by step.

Logistics Talents and Personal Brand

The team growing with company culture

Logistics talent is a hot topic in logistics industry. The fast growth and huge market in Shenzhen cause the lack of talents and frequent change of staff. Link-Run was not an exception at beginning.

According to Mr. Cao, it is the positive culture and proper payment that can attract talents and keep them in the company. He pays attentions to staff's feelings and plans career life for every staff. He connects the growth of staffs closely with the prosperity of the company and believes they are the biggest treasure of Link-Run. Now, he is really proud that the brain drain in Link-Run is least among all logistics companies in Shenzhen.

In the past years, inheriting the spirit "A happier employee, a greater satisfaction of customer", nearly 100 high quality staffs have made up a management team and a sales team, and become the major power of Link-Run.

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At September, 11th, 2007, the Second China International Logistics Companies E-business Management Top Forum, which broke the traditional logistics and delivered the idea of logistics online, was held at Tianjin Golden Crown Hotel by JCtrans. In this forum, we interviewed Mr. Wang, CEO of Z.T. Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd, who is also an expert in logistics and internet.

Q: Could you introduce your company briefly?

A: Our company has been founded for about 4 years. As to the management, I always learn the advanced management system from developed countries and especially pay attentions to the use of internet. As to the business, we provide agency service for COSCO Group and China Shipping mainly, and have preferential freight at Japan, Korea, Turkey, Australia, and America lines. For example, we have been cooperating with a local agency and several airways in Turkey for a long time, and are going to cooperate with Maersk in Australia. Besides, I also decide to add a customer service department in the near future, in order to provide better service for our customers.

Q: You referred that you pay attentions to the use of internet, so how do you think about logistics online?

A: logistics industry develops so fast that problems emerge one after one, such as the lack of credit, blind price war, false information, and so on. E-business provides rich information and an effective platform, which meet the requisites of logistics industry. However, as far as I can see, there are only a few professional websites on logistics in China. JCtrans is one of these few ones. The cargo, cooperation, and freight information it provides gives me many business opportunities. As long as we can make full use of logistics online, it will be much easier for us to win in the furious competition.

Q: Is there anything special about the logistics market in Tianjin?

A: The logistics market in Tianjin develops especially fast. At present, there is over 10 thousand freight forwarding companies in Tianjin. However, the cooperation and interaction between freight forwarders, shipping companies, and customers are not as good as Dalian, Qingdao, etc.

Q: How about the top forum in Tianjin?

A: This forum benefits me a lot. Although I am professional in logistics and internet, I still acquire much new knowledge from the introduction of logistics online by experts and become clear about the future of logistics industry. After realizing the importance of logistics online, I think e-business can resolve the basic problems by improving company's competition ability effectively. In other word, logistics online is the developing trend of the logistics industry.

Editor: Jessie Wang

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SHENZHEN CHANNELTON LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD
Narrator: Mr. Dai
Shipping route: Europe
Place: Sweden
Need: Swedish agent before Christmas
Narration:

On Christmas Eve of 2006, we had an urgent need for a Swedish agency to handle a shipment for us. At this time, we thought of JCtrans. We called JCtrans and explained our situation. Just one hour later, JCtrans recommended us with two Swedish freight forwarders. We marveled at their efficiency.

Afterwards, we tried to get in contact with these two agents, but there was no one answering the phone, for it was Christmas, the holiday. What could we do? We had to ask JCtrans again. The overseas representative found their private phone numbers for us. In the end, we decided to cooperate with one of the Swedish companies, and the cargo was safely transported to Sweden. Thank you JCtrans.

Company background: Shenzhen Channelton Logistics Development Co. Ltd is based in Yantian Port, highly experienced in operating container transportation, customs clearance, and booking cabin business of Zhujiang Triangular Area from Shenzhen to Hong Kong port. We provide services from air import an export, warehouse, transportation, and customs brokerage in Zhujiang Triangular area. Our main routes are from Shenzhen to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Charleston, and Norfolk in Australia. Our company is one of the top 100 customs brokers awarded by China Customs Bureau.

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Shanghai Panuo International Transportation Co., Ltd is a mature freight forwarding company, whose main business is ocean shipping providing both FCL and LCL services. Mr. Zhu Ming, CEO and the founder of Shanghai Panuo, established the company under his own initiative. During the interview, he emphasized that his interests and enthusiasm have played an important role in his career, and also presented his opinions toward the logistics industry.

Adapting to the logistics market

Mr. Zhu said that whether the logistics environment is favorable or not for a freight forwarding company, depends to a certain extent on the company's strength. If it can adapt itself to the environment and make full use of the resources, then the company will do well. As a result, it is important for freight forwarding companies to learn how to adapt and keep up with the changes affecting the logistics market.

The freight forwarding industry has been affected deeply by the revaluation of the Chinese Yuan and a change to the tax rebate laws in June 2007, causing a series of strikes and in turn affecting foreign trade. However, Mr. Zhu thought that since these problems are unavoidable, everyone working in the logistics industry should keep an optimistic attitude in order to develop more business opportunities. For example, the 2008 Olympics in Beijing is a valuable opportunity for logistics companies. Although not all companies can benefit directly from the event, Mr. Zhu said that the Olympics would greatly influence the Chinese logistics market and develop change, creating numerous opportunities.

Unique company culture is important

According to the management of a company, Mr. Zhu said that a mature company should have its own unique company culture, an effective team, and a management system. Within these three factors, company culture is the most important and is the key to a company's competitiveness.

With the help of its company culture, Shanghai Panuo has devoted itself to developing their markets, especially the overseas market, which lets Shanghai Panuo enjoy more resources and also strengthens the development of the company culture. Trying to keep up with the developments in modern logistics has become an important part in each company's culture.

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