Beijing time On September 28, 2022, the third International Logistics Industry President Cloud Summit hosted by GLA Global Logistics Alliance Network came to a successful conclusion.
This special meeting invited guests from high-quality logistics companies from Middle East , East Asia, Oceania , Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and other regions to share. At the same time, they were held simultaneously in the form of Zoom meetings, Youtube and video broadcasts. This cloud event of the president of the international logistics industry was held with more than 2,900 logistics personnel participating in the entire process.
This summit is themed "The development direction of the logistics industry under the post-epidemic haze". We are honored to invite Mr. Lu Zhong, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the Internet of Things Committee of the China Federation of Logistics and Procurement, as a special guest, with Mr. Lu Zhong, from Saudi Arabia , Bahrain , UAE, Oman, Kuwait , Qatar , Israel, China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand , Australia, Honduras , Nicaragua , Colombia, El Salvador, Panama, Guatemala , Costaniga, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia , Singapore , Brunei , Cambodia , Myanmar, Kenya , Tanzania , Zimbabwe , South Africa, Namibia , Senegal , Nigeria , Morocco , Egypt , Ethelbia, Mozambique , Italy, Greece, Germany, Belgium , France, Portugal, Spain, Poland , Austria, United Kingdom, Switzerland , Romanian , Cyprus , etc. The presidents of outstanding corporate leaders from 51 countries discussed and shared. Ms. Sun Wenfang, President of
GLA Global Logistics Alliance Network, warmly greeted the participants in her opening speech and thanked the global partners for their support and their efforts to the development of the international logistics industry. She pointed out that the logistics industry is closely linked to the global situation. Even though some countries have reopened their borders, some countries have not fully opened due to the epidemic. At this time, global coordinated development should be developed more.
And GLA Global Logistics Alliance Network has always focused on global cooperation, leading the development of the industry and creating a future together, helping logistics companies from various countries win international reputation in the market and enhance international competitiveness.
About GLA Global Logistics Alliance Network
GLA Global Logistics Alliance Network is committed to helping international logistics companies in all countries around the world develop in a coordinated manner, empower each other, and work hard to jointly build an international supply chain system of global credit and collaborative sharing. This president's cloud summit is based on the original intention of "Win-Win Together" to work together for win-win, based on the current situation of the epidemic, and jointly explore the development direction of the logistics industry, just to help more efficiently promote the coordinated development between enterprises in various countries.
Guest sharing
Special guest: Lu Zhong丨Executive Vice President and Secretary-General | China Federation of Logistics and Procurement Internet of Things Committee
Share topics 丨China's requirements for improving quality and efficiency of port foreign trade imports and exports under the epidemic
Core views 丨In response to the current situation in China under the epidemic, on September 26, the Ministry of Commerce and 6 other units issued the "Reference for Standard Operating Procedures for Foreign Trade Imports at Sea/Aviation/Railway Ports", fully assisting sea, air and railway transportation and reducing the burden on foreign trade.
Eng. Sultan Al-Jeaid丨Freight Forwarding Director | SEERA Group Holding - Saudi Arabia
Share Topic 丨Changes of the epidemic and its own growth
Core Views 丨Although Saudi Arabia's daily increase in cases still fluctuate, most residents have been vaccinated at present. As one of Saudi Arabia’s largest and most experienced freight forwarders, we are specialized in optimizing a variety of freight and logistics solutions to meet our customers. Even working from home can quickly provide global shipping solutions and provide a variety of warehousing solutions.
Gilbert Lam丨General Manager of Hong Kong Office | RS Logistics Limited - Hong Kong, China
Share Topics丨The current situation and new policies of Hong Kong under the epidemic, the impact of China's zeroing policy on Hong Kong
Core viewpoints丨Hong Kong's daily increase in cases remain high, and China's zeroing policy has affected some Hong Kong's transportation (such as cross-border trucks). The epidemic has changed the model of collection and payment, causing container shortages, resulting in unreasonable surcharges, and also increasing the time for working from home. As for Hong Kong, as most countries lift epidemic prevention restrictions and reopen borders, the impact of foreign countries on Hong Kong has diminished. On the contrary, China's epidemic prevention measures are still the main reason for affecting Hong Kong's supply chain. However, not long ago, Hong Kong announced a new policy of "0+3". Now there is no need to be forced quarantine when entering Hong Kong. I believe that Hong Kong will become better. I look forward to more cooperation with GLA members next year.
Ricardo van Duijkeren丨President | ster-logistics.nl ——Dutch
Share topics丨How to deal with the impact of the epidemic, the current situation of the Netherlands and the future
Core views丨The epidemic still has a certain impact on enterprises, but with the support and help of the government, such as providing export tax rebates and subsidies to companies in the Netherlands, and approval for delays in tax payment. The epidemic in the Netherlands has not completely ended now, but most of the Dutch people have been vaccinated. Compared with before the epidemic, people have reduced trust nowadays, and the Russian-Ukrainian war has exacerbated the food and energy crisis. Although the recent sharp drop in freight rates for sea and air freight, it is difficult to return to the pre-epidemic levels in the short term. In addition, imports and exports have dropped by an average of 5% or more per month since July. For the future, we hope that the production points of origin can be more scattered and scattered to different countries because of the epidemic and global political restrictions.
Share Guest: Sun Shuai丨General Manager | Qingdao Southeast Shipping Agency Co., Ltd. - China
Share Topics丨The changes brought by the epidemic, as well as the current situation in Qingdao, China under the epidemic, and thinking about the core views of
丨 During the epidemic, we made four changes: communication methods, office methods, management methods and response methods. Although the epidemic has caused us to be unable to visit customers abroad, we use online communication instead of face-to-face communication. At the same time, we have realized cloud office , which not only breaks through the original thinking mode, but also improves work efficiency. We only need to have a mobile phone to work together anytime and anywhere. In the post-epidemic era, crisis and opportunity still coexist. We should bring new opportunities with new ideas. We should no longer stick to the rules. We need to respond to crises more flexibly and manage emergencies well.
Share Guest: Michelle Hunt丨General Manager | Airland Logistics - Australia
Share Topics丨The impact of the epidemic on Australia and the response measures in the post-epidemic era
Core Views丨 During the epidemic, we were also affected by the surge in freight rates, and air freight in Australia was once restricted, and the delays in routes and inland transportation also had a great impact on us. Although some ports are still congested due to soaring surcharges and some port quarantines, the impact of the epidemic on Perth is not as severe as the first two years. Now the pressure on global supply chains has shifted from the epidemic to soaring oil prices, shortage of raw materials, and declining manufacturing productivity. In the post-epidemic era, suppliers will change the just-precise supply model to retaining a certain amount of inventory and will reduce their dependence on Chinese factories.
Share Guest: Dolly Hsu丨Overseas Manager | PT. HYPER MEGA SHIPPING— Indonesia
Share Topics丨The impact of the epidemic on Indonesian logistics, the current situation in the post-epidemic era, new challenges
Core views 丨The epidemic has brought 5 major impacts on Indonesian logistics, including: fluctuations in logistics costs, extended transportation time, difficult to predict future logistics trends, unstable production time, and Indonesia becomes an international manufacturing center. Therefore, we believe that the epidemic has both advantages and disadvantages. Although the epidemic prevention measures in some countries still affect Indonesia's imports and exports, Indonesia has now reopened its borders and trade has returned to normal. Indonesia in the post-epidemic era is like other countries. Most of the pressure still comes from global supply chain crises, such as global economic weakness, supply and demand imbalance, container shortage, etc.
Share Guest: SALIH ZAKARIA丨General Manager | Ocean Bridge Logistics Morocco - Morocco
Share Topics丨The impact of the three years of the epidemic on Morocco, the comparison between the post-epidemic era and the pre-epidemic
Core viewpoints丨The epidemic has changed our business model, such as providing customers with high-quality logistics solutions with digital services. For Morocco, the impact of the epidemic will decrease in the future, and our business is much better now than before. As the main import continent, Africa has undergone new changes in its market model, but this also means new hope . Now with the decline in freight rates and weak demand, we can see some small businesses returning to the market, which will keep the market stable.
GLA's third international logistics industry president cloud summit once again realized the sharing of international logistics resource information. At the meeting, logistics experts from various countries, industry veterans, and outstanding corporate presidents shared from multiple angles and aspects, discussing the crises and opportunities of the international logistics industry in the post-epidemic era, fully strengthening industry research and discussion, and working with GLA members to empower more international logistics opportunities.
Finally, the meeting ended successfully in a warm discussion and unsatisfactory atmosphere. Let us look forward to the arrival of the next GLA International Logistics President Cloud Summit, and create more and more updated sparks together
In addition, the 8th GLA Global Logistics Enterprise Summit (offline) will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from March 9-11, 2023. At that time, it will attract more than 1,000 logistics entrepreneurs from more than 80 around the world. You are welcome to participate.
