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Double century for The Coop: Shanghai International Shipping Institute

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The Cooperative Logistics Network (The Coop) is celebrating a double century with the addition of its 200th office

Founded in 2006, Santa Marina Global Logistics in Shanghai, China, has been accepted to occupy The Coop’s 200th office. Like every member in the network, their reputation and financial credentials were thoroughly checked and verified.

“We are not simply collecting a membership fee; each and every agent is rigorously checked prior to entry, meaning all members can be confident in who they partnering with,” said Network Founder, Antonio Torres.

He continued, “Going it alone has been tried and tested and has failed for independent forwarders the world over, leaving them out in the cold whilst the multinationals scoop up all the business. The solution is a network like The Coop where agents cooperate to succeed.”

“It is a pleasure to be part of a truly global network where members understand the importance of cooperation and are motivated to build their businesses together. I can always find a willing and reliable partner in The Coop,” explained Santa Marina Global Logistics Co., Ltd’s Director, Dino Fei.

“Our ‘cooperate to succeed’ formula is having real appeal. In the 15 months since our launch, our members have seen great results from this style of working and we are accepting many new companies as a result of member referrals,” said Antonio Torres.

Double century for The Coop: AJOT

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Madrid, Spain – The Cooperative Logistics Network (The Coop) is celebrating a double century with the addition of its 200th office

Founded in 2006, Santa Marina Global Logistics in Shanghai, China, has been accepted to occupy The Coop’s 200th office. Like every member in the network, their reputation and financial credentials were thoroughly checked and verified.

“We are not simply collecting a membership fee; each and every agent is rigorously checked prior to entry, meaning all members can be confident in who they partnering with,” said Network Founder, Antonio Torres.

He continued, “Going it alone has been tried and tested and has failed for independent forwarders the world over, leaving them out in the cold whilst the multinationals scoop up all the business. The solution is a network like The Coop where agents cooperate to succeed.”

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Airschott Inc. leads ace pilot programme

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At the beginning of January 2016, AIRSCHOTT, a member of The COOP in Washington DC, was the only Customs Entry filer in the USA submitting Customs Entries on the ACE platform for goods regulated by BATFE and TTB (see chart below). The only one! And, they’d been doing it for months. They are also “Live” in the DoT/NHTSA, FDA and Lacey Act ACE/PGA Pilots.

“Whilst I may be biased, it is my opinion that we are, arguably, the most experienced Customs Broker in the nation when it comes to filing PGA entries in ACE. In the “Race to ACE”, which becomes mandatory on 28 February, we’re leading,”said AIRSCHOTT President Bob Schott.
He continued, “My deep, personal appreciation goes to the highly dedicated and professional AIRSCHOTT staff members who are working above and beyond their usual tasks to engage with various levels of personnel across numerous government agencies helping to perfect the government’s interconnectivity while honing their own skills in the new environment. 
“Considerable credit and appreciation go to our software provider, WiseTech Global, without whose commitment to being on the cutting edge of the migration to ACE in their software program, CargoWise One, our progress would not have been possible. They embraced the new programming early and have been making programming changes almost daily ever since, as per the daily changes from CBP and the PGAs. It has been challenging and WiseTech Global has been up to the challenge.” 
If AIRSCHOTT are your Customs Broker and your goods are eligible for Entry through ACE, they are probably being entered through ACE already.
The team welcome any agents with comments, questions or concerns to get in touch with them.

One good turn deserves another

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Neon Freight Ltd, a member of The COOP in Manchester, recently came to the rescue of a group of Cheshire Fire Cadets after a shipment of knitted hats intended for Nepalese children affected by the 2015 earthquake, was left undelivered in the UK.

The group had intended to take the hats with them for the children of Nepal, who were much in need of warm clothes, when they flew from Manchester to Kathmandu on Saturday 24 October 2015 to help finish off a much needed school in a remote village. Whilst they had packed their bags to bursting, the number far outweighed the group’s allocation.

Ian Mallon, the Managing Director of Neon Freight heard about this and offered to transport the cargo free of charge. “By chance, a good friend of mine overheard someone at the fire station wondering how to get a whole pallet of woollen goods to Nepal. We were delighted to be able to have put the final part of this puzzle together as knitting really isn’t our thing! ” 

Cheshire Fire Cadets had this to say “I would like to thank Ian at Neon Freight for his help in distributing the hats for us, it’s very much appreciated. Without this assistance we would have struggled to get the hats to the children in time for when they needed them most.”. 

The COOP would like to commend Ian and Neon Freight and invite members with shipments in Manchester to get in touch with the team.

IAN MALLON