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Welcome to the 53rd edition of Service without Boundaries, the U-Freight Group’s newsletter.
Early September saw over 150 delegates from our offices and partners around the world meet up in Hong Kong for the U-Freight Group’s first global sales conference since the Covid-19 pandemic struck.
The three day event, which culminated in a party at the Kerry Hotel attended by nearly 600 staff and guests to celebrate the company’s 55th birthday, saw those delegates exploring ways to build on the group’s successful track record, which is based on a legacy of innovation and investment, as well as cooperative growth.
Since 1968, U-Freight has developed a network of subsidiary companies and long-standing exclusive agents, that offers the full range of air, ocean and overland freight and logistics services, and has become one of the world’s leading independent operators.
Good relationship building is key to the development of trust and important in the current difficult global trading environment, and such meetings enable our international network of owned offices and long-standing partners to network and reinvigorate that trust, which will help them retain and gain business from clients old and new.
Our longevity stems from our ongoing focus on yield and customer service, rather than volume and sales revenue. Plus, we have remained nimble in our decision making, and swift in our response to changing market conditions. Our flat management structure is another factor in our continuing success.
Having reached the significant milestone of 55 years, our first international sales conference for several years gave participants the opportunity to explore how the local expertise provided by our own offices and exclusive agents – added to the international reach of the company’s service network – makes an unbeatable combination, enabling us to deliver service without boundaries.
2023 continues to be a year of investment for the U-Freight Group, with further growth in our global operations and services as you can read our latest newsletter, which I hope you enjoy.
Early September saw over 150 delegates from our offices and partners around the world meet up in Hong Kong for the U-Freight Group’s first global sales conference since the Covid-19 pandemic struck.
The three day event, which culminated in a party at the Kerry Hotel attended by nearly 600 staff and guests to celebrate the company’s 55th birthday, saw those delegates exploring ways to build on the group’s successful track record, which is based on a legacy of innovation and investment, as well as cooperative growth.
Since 1968, U-Freight has developed a network of subsidiary companies and long-standing exclusive agents, that offers the full range of air, ocean and overland freight and logistics services, and has become one of the world’s leading independent operators.
Good relationship building is key to the development of trust and important in the current difficult global trading environment, and such meetings enable our international network of owned offices and long-standing partners to network and reinvigorate that trust, which will help them retain and gain business from clients old and new.
Our longevity stems from our ongoing focus on yield and customer service, rather than volume and sales revenue. Plus, we have remained nimble in our decision making, and swift in our response to changing market conditions. Our flat management structure is another factor in our continuing success.
Having reached the significant milestone of 55 years, our first international sales conference for several years gave participants the opportunity to explore how the local expertise provided by our own offices and exclusive agents – added to the international reach of the company’s service network – makes an unbeatable combination, enabling us to deliver service without boundaries.
2023 continues to be a year of investment for the U-Freight Group, with further growth in our global operations and services as you can read our latest newsletter, which I hope you enjoy.
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ISSUE 53
Air cargo declines continue to narrow in July
With a strong presence in global airfreight markets, the U-Freight Group notes that the latest figures released by IATA for July 2023 show that declines in air cargo volumes narrowed to their lowest level of the year so far as the market continued to show signs of bottoming out.
ISSUE 53
Supply races ahead of demand in container shipping
With our comprehensive portfolio of international container shipping services, the U-Freight Group notes that a perfect storm of newbuild containership deliveries, weakening demand and a dearth of scrapping candidates is throwing the supply/demand balance hugely out of kilter.
ISSUE 53
Over seven million teu moved by China-Europe trains in past decade
Having offered various rail freight services between China and Europe since 2014, The U-Freight Group notes that statistics released by the China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) show that over the past decade a staggering 77,000 China-Europe freight trains have been in operation.
ISSUE 53
China’s largest export market is now much closer to home
With our HQ in Hong Kong and our strong office network and portfolio of multiimodal freight and logistics services across South East Asia, the U-Freight Group is intrigued by the news item on the Bloomberg website that China’s largest export market is no longer the USA and Europe, which have been overtaken by Southeast Asia.
ISSUE 53
Hong Kong: Asia's global gateway grows
With our headquarters, as well as several freight and logistics hubs in the city, we read an interesting article in the latest issue of Air Cargo Week that explains how Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is continuing to solidify its position as the world’s busiest air cargo hub.
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