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News
Troop Carrier Carried – Australia to Canada
Maltacourt Canada Ltd recently handled a shipment of a Troop Carrier for Port Air Logistics in Melbourne, Australia who are the forwarding agent for Thales Australia that was shipped to Thales Canada. The troop carrier was moved from Melbourne to Toronto on a KLM 747 combi via Singapore and Amsterdam.
Maltacourt Canada Ltd., arranged the loading of the troop carrier on a flat bed truck and transportation to Ottawa, Canada.
The troop carrier will be evaluated by the Canadian Armed Forces. Congratulations to Peter Yaroshenko of Maltacourt Canada Ltd for an excellent job.
Merger of Maltacourt Hungary Kft with IFS Hungary
On January 29th we have finalised an ongoing negotiation and reached an agreement with the Directors of IFS Hungary, Peter Kuzma and Gabor Barta for the Merger of IFS Hungary with Maltacourt Hungary Kft effective January 2010, from which time the Hungarian operations join and become a full member of the Maltacourt Group.
We are very pleased to have completed this Merger and warmly welcome both Peter and Gabor along with their staff into the group.
At this time there will be no changes to the location and operational contacts for any of our clients or partners and no changes to email or communication records currently known to all. During the next few months new email groups will be incorporated into the systems in Hungary and those will be advised to all allowing enough time for those changes to be recorded and utilised.
We believe this Merger will prove a seamless operation for all our client's, overseas partners and suppliers and that the high level of service we have previously offered can only be enhanced in the future.
London Heathrow Expansion
We are pleased to announce that our London Heathrow operations and offices have moved to larger premises at Units 15/16 Felthambrook Industrial Estate. The new facilities offer a significant increase in warehouse capacity along with improvements to handling and freight forwarding operations.
REGULATED AGENT AUTHORIZATION
We are delighted to announce that Maltacourt Canada Ltd has been authorized to participate in the Air Cargo Security Initiative as a Regulated Agent.
Maltacourt Canada Ltd is one of the first Forwarding Agents in the Toronto area to be authorized and the achievement came after 12 months of hard work led by John Stewart, our Operations Director in Canada.
Air Cargo Security (ACS) Program
Canada has one of the best aviation safety and security programs in the world and is continuously improving its programs. Working with the aviation and cargo industries, Transport Canada’s goal is to develop and enhance a comprehensive Air Cargo Security program that meets the highest standards in the world, assures the safety and security of the traveling public, and facilitates the efficient flow of goods in and out of Canada.
Air Cargo Security (ACS) Initiative
The Government of Canada has invested an additional $26M over two years to develop further enhancements to its current air cargo security program. The Air Cargo Security Initiative, led by Transport Canada, was launched as a direct result of this investment. The ACS Initiative is proceeding with a two-pronged approach to create a “made-in-Canada” solution that is harmonized with other leading international partners.
For more details please see the Transport Canada website: Click Here
MICHAEL’S CIFFA GRADUATION
Congratulations to Michael Chen of Maltacourt’s Toronto office, who on June 12th 2008 received his Graduation Certificate after successfully completing CIFFA’s Module 1 programme.
The graduation ceremony was held “aboard ship” on the CIFFA Central 2008 Graduation Boat Cruise which took in the sites around the Toronto lakefront.
Maltacourt are committed to continuous staff training, ensuring that our people develop with us and that we stay inline with all the required regulatory accreditations.
‘CIFFA’ Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association
CHARTERS ENSURE PRODUCT LAUNCH SUCCESS
From time to time our customers come to us with some pretty demanding requirements.
Such an occasion happened November 2008 when a major global client needed our help to ensure their latest product was delivered to their customers around the world in time for their international launch of this much anticipated and media-hyped product.
Utilising a number of charter aircraft, including Boeing 747 and Antonov AN26 freighters we moved product from 4 manufacturing plants in Mexico, Hungary and the Czech Republic to our handling centres in the UK and Canada and then out again to consignees across the world.
We kept the aircraft busy over the course of 4 weeks and were delighted to receive feedback from our client advising us that the launch had been a success. So often we read in the media about product delays due to shipping problems when hi-tech products are launched, ultimately damaging the company’s brand image and reputation – not so in the case thanks to the dedication and extra effort put in by the entire team at Maltacourt.
OUTSIZED SHIPMENTS
We do of course see all kinds of product in our line of business, often being asked to transport heavy and outsized items.
We recently helped one of our US clients move 2 large steel drilling rods from the UK to their Oil Industry client in the USA.
We received the poles “raw” and so needed to manufacture bespoke packaging to meet the rigorous safety standards of the airline.
The poles were delivered undamaged and on-time.
JIM JOINS AFIF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
At the recent Australian Federation of International Forwarders (AFIF) AGM, Maltacourt Sydney's General Manager, Jim Merrigan, was elected to the board of Directors for 2008.
AFIF represents the interests of a broad range of Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers across Australia and assists it's members with training, support, and representation on many National and International Transport and Logistics bodies, and consults regularly with Government and Industry on matters affecting it's members.
Jim has been elected as Director of Education and Training for 2008, a role he is passionate about having seen his own son recently enter the freight industry through a training program called "my freight career" which was jointly developed by AFIF and a local training company.
CRICKET CLUB SPONSORSHIP
Maltacourt have renewed their sponsorship deal with Runcorn Cricket Club, continuing their long relationship with the well known Cheshire club, whose home has been at Moughland Lane Runcorn for over 50 years.
The investment will help Runcorn to continue the development of their youth teams and help support the general running of the club.
The Cricket Club share their home with Runcorn Hockey Club and both enjoying a good local following and popular social club.
KENYA SAFARI SHIPMENT
Maltacourt were delighted to have recently been involved in the shipment of furniture and personal affects to the first lodge to be built on the world famous Masai Mara land.
Transporting anything to this beautiful part of the world presents many challenges and commercial obstacles. Our export team, based at London Heathrow handled the job and were pleased that their detailed planning all worked out with the shipment delivered on time.
The shipment was handled for our client Alston Garrard, whose website you can visit at www.alston-garrard.co.uk.
Alston Garrard & Co Ltd formed in 1991 to represent European pharmaceutical manufacturers in overseas markets supplying a wide range of healthcare products to its own subsidiaries and independent distributors in 31 countries worldwide.
Maltacourt provide full range of forwarding and freight services to Alston Garrard, including import and export handling, warehousing, distribution and pick and pack services.
RUGBY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Maltacourt have signed an advertising contract for the UK’s forthcoming Rugby Superleague season. As well as being seen by the crowd at the games, the pitch side banners will also be screened live on television to Rugby fans across the world.
The advertising will be featured at a number of the games throughout the season, including 5 that are covered by live TV. We will also be featured at the Rugby League World Cup warm up game between England and France on June 21st in Paris.
Maltacourt have a long history of sponsorship and support for Rugby, having being involved over many years with both of the local Clubs at our Head Office in Widnes – the Widnes Vikings (Rugby League) and the Widnes RUFC (Rugby Union).
Mark De Brett, our Sales & Development Director continues to play for his
local club, although nowadays it’s by invitation only and usually when
someone on the team hasn’t shown up!
MALTACOURT MASTERS MACQUARIE
Jim Merrigan, General Manager of Maltacourt Australia was ecstatic to be part of the winning team at a charity golf tournament held at Macquarie Links Golf Course in Sydney early in October. Money was being raised for the following three charities; The Special Kids Christmas Party, Bear Care Orphanage in Uganda and the Sutherlands Titans Football Club for mentally and physically handicapped children.
Pictured above are this years winning team Maltacourt 1, photographed left to right: Paul Golland (AFIF) Jamie Hurst, Jim Merrigan, Jeff Brampston, Michael Mills & Brian Lovell (AFIF)
It was an enjoyable day for everyone involved and there was a camaraderie amongst the industry participants which was positive alongside a competitive but friendly feeling in the air, especially for Maltacourt who fought off many large competitors both on and off the course.
The festivities continued after the games, including a charity raffle, dinner and a comedy entertainer and thanks to many generous donations from people from the industry and related organisations the three charities have benefited with A$16,000.00.
“A great day was had by everyone involved and most importantly we raised
money for people who really need it”
‘AFIF’ Australian Federation of International Forwarders
MALTACOURT SPONSERS SAIL TRAINING CONFERENCE
Maltacourt were the proud co-sponsors of Sail Training International’s annual conference and gala dinner 2007.
A record breaking 440 delegates from 32 countries attended the two day conference held in Liverpool, on the 16-17 November.
The conference, aimed at host ports and sail trainers was warmly received and the final Gala Dinner held on the final night was a big success for all.
The key note speech that opened the conference was given by the former President of the Sail Training Association Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to solo circumnavigate the globe by sea. He spoke about the value of sail training and how it can influence the lives of young people by teaching them discipline and the importance of having to work as a team. RKJ was the President of the Sail Training Association from 1992 to 2001 when he retired. In his time as President the association raised £11 million to buy two new larger brigs.
IT Director of Maltacourt Ltd Matt Beech mirrored RKJs words when he commented “the conference was a nice opportunity for us to help an organization that keeps alive our regions maritime history and has such a positive impact on the lives of disadvantaged young people”.
MALTACOURT WINS CATHEY PACIFIC TOP 10 AGENTS
John Stewart, Operations Director was delighted to receive one of Cathay Pacific’s Top 10 Agents awards at their Annual Toronto Agents Dinner, Oct 30th 2007.
The Awards, presented each year commend the Forwarders who ship the highest volume of freight out of Toronto Pearson International Airport during the previous year.
Pictured accepting the award from Mr K L Au, Cargo Manager (Eastern Canada) John commented “This is a great achievement for Maltacourt. To be named amongst some of the biggest worldwide names in freight, such as DHL, Schenker and Kuehne & Nagel really does show how far we have come in establishing our presence at the airport”.
“Our Air Export team have worked extremely hard to develop our local customer base and being named within the Top 10 is a great reward for their hard work during the past two years”.
