We are pleased to announce Element Int’l Forwarding & logistics has joined ASA Network their HQ is in Izmir with branch offices in Mersin and Istanbul

Element Int’l Forwarding & Logistics Ltd., established in 2002, the company offers supply chain solutions with full logistics/transportation facilities and Customs solutions.

They are an IATA licensed air carrier, in addition the company keeps outstanding relations with shipping lines serving to/from Turkish ports. They are the nominated project cargo carrier for some well-known mega customers.

They pride themselves in offering fast, excellent, and good rates on customer service to our overseas partners.

Please welcome them to the ASA family

Thanks

Webmaster

Dear Members, many of you will know Gunther van Miegham of Belgium Logistic Services in Brussels, what you probably don’t know is Gunther has been having Chemotherapy treatment for Lung Cancer for the past year and thankfully is now making a very good recovery.

Gunther, is also a very keen road racing cyclist in his spare time. now he wants raise money for Cancer Research by competing in “Cycle against cancer 2023” It’s over 1000 km and he must complete 250 km every day against an average speed of 30 km/hour..  FYI Gunther did this way back in 2017 but under quite some different conditions of course (not recovering from Cancer).

The event takes place in Spring 2023, to be able to enter Gunther must raise the minimum entrance fee of Euros 5,500 and would like your help to do this.

To sponsor Gunther payments are to be transferred directly to the bank account of KOTK (Kom op tegen Kanker = “fight against cancer”), being :  BE14 7331 9999 9983 with the reference (very important !) : “170250782 + GIFT” (this way gifts will be appointed to my team).

Here are some of the links you can use to be redirected to the official website;

https://www.komoptegenkanker.be

https://www.de1000km.be

We don’t normally send out requests for support or sponsorship programs but have made this exception in this case to show our support for Gunther a long-time member of the ASA family.  We do hope you will be able to help sponsor Gunther any amount will be most helpful for this very important Cancer charity

For more info please contact Gunther directly on gunther@blservices.be

Regards

Robert

ASA welcome: –

Founder Air & Sea Cargo (FASC) was establishment in 1968, with its HQ is located in Taipei, Taiwan.

They are a key agent of more than 100 airlines & carriers for many years which have numerous choices for your freight cargo.

They are extremely well established and handle approximately 1,000 tons of air cargo every month, they also operate weekly LCL consolidated boxes to U.S.A and warehousing logistics service including Free Trade Zone operation.

FASC offer sufficient allotments with multiple solutions, with capabilities to respond and to satisfy the marketing demands of their valuable customers, clients and oversea partners.

Please give an ASA family welcome to Melody and her team

Webmaster

We extend a warm welcome to “For Logistics” Casablanca, Morocco

FOR LOGISTICS is a freight forwarding company certified ISO 9001:2015 and headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco.

There are two sub-offices of the company located in two other cities in Morocco, Agadir and Tangier. 

For Logistics is a multimodal freight company offering services for: Airfreight, Sea, Road freight, and Project cargo.

FOR LOGISTICS generates monthly large volumes of freight moving Worldwide, we have an excellent reputation with the main airlines and shipping lines on both exports and imports shipments.

With more than 12 years of experience as a freight forwarder, FOR LOGISTICS provides its customers with the expertise and know-how they need to meet the challenges of their consignment’s exports or import.

In addition, their friendly staff provide customers with reliable, transparent, and personalized service, covering every detail of shipping goods around the world. 

FOR LOGISTICS team will be proud to assist you in any shipping requirements you may have and guarantee you the best service quality.

Webmaster

We are pleased to announce, “Into Africa Clearing & Logistics” (IACL), Durban, has joined the ASA family.

Their office is located close to both the airport and ocean port of Durban from where they provide cost effective Customs solutions and delivery services, as well as export services.

Total Services offered include

• In House Customs Clearing
• Sea freight Imports & Exports
• Airfreight Imports & Exports
• Road freight Imports & Exports
• Transport & Handling of Project Cargo
• Warehousing Services
• LCL Groupages
• Customs Inspections
• Groupages via South Africa to any African country
• Crane Hire and Rigging Services
• Abnormal Transport Into Africa
• Small packages handling into Africa
• Fumigation of cargo
• NVOCC Accredited
• Hand over or collection of Bills on behave of overseas clients

We hope you will welcome IACL and give them a try on your next shipment to or from Durban. S. Africa.

Webmaster

We welcome BEIJING OPERATE INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FORWARDING CO., LTD. into the ASA family.

BOIFF mainly focuses on air transportation, for International Air, they have signed contracts with CA, LO, HU, KF. They have also operated chartered flights around the world, especially with exports to Europe, America and Southeast Asia.

They have a specialised import and export customs declaration team and operate a large fleet of trucks. They own a packaging company as well as a trading company to provide export solution to customers.

They have a department handling Ocean freight export/import and also handle RAIL transportation services to Central Europe, Central Asia. For more information on their services please do not hesitate to contact Berton and his team anytime at berton@bjoperate.com

Webmaster

This is addressed to all those ASA members that have still yet to reply to this very important subject 

ASA PPP draft proposal to members

Dear ASA Members, we are delighted to propose the launch our ASA Payment Protection Plan (PPP) effective from the 1^st January 2023 or possibly before subject to our members feedback.

The reason for putting our PPP scheme into place is because earlier this year was with payment problems with Atlas Bangladesh USD 30,000 luckily ASA collected this for our members. (Atlas is no longer a member of ASA-Network).

Now we have another situation with MTI Express in Morocco, which so far has not been completely resolved.

We therefore want to put forward a PPP scheme that will provide some payment protection to ASA members in the future. For this to be effective we need a PPP scheme that we can capitalise quickly.

The proposed ASA PPP scheme will be for an annual fee of € 200 p/a and to help build the fund quickly ASA will also contribute an extra Euros 200 into the ASA Trust fund for each ASA member when they join the scheme to be held for possible claims against payment defaults.

The joining date for each member will be when they renew their annual ASA membership as we will combine the PPP fee with the membership fee to avoid extra bank charges.  However if a member wants to join the PPP scheme before their renewal date we can raise a separate invoice for PPP to be paid directly to the PPP Fund account and they will be covered for PPP from date of joining.

ASA has already opened a special trust fund bank account to only be used for this ASA PPP.

We have attached a full guide to the ASA PPP Scheme and its rules/cover with details how it will operate.  To summarise key points, in the first year we will have to limit any individual claims to a maximum of € 5,000 but from the second year this will increase to € 10,000 per claim, and review thereafter.

We trust you will find this is a very good scheme which will offer significant protection against any possible bankruptcies or defaulted payments in the future. The cost is relatively cheap most other networks are charging in the region of USD 500 per annum for PPP.

But before we consider launching this PPP scheme for members and new members joining, we need to know from you if you want a PPP scheme and that you will join this scheme.

Please reply to Robert & cc Roy with your comments with answers to the two questions below.

•              We want a PPP scheme – Yes/No
•              We will join this scheme – Yes/No

Please let me have your replies as soon as possible

Many thanks for your help with this important issue.

Best regards

Robert

We welcome Customized Solutions Logistics (CSL), Bogota, Colombia to the ASA family.

With more than 25 years’ experience in foreign trade, CSL provide many specialised services in addition to their normal Air & Ocean Freight General Cargo & Import Customs Clearance services.

Specialised Services: Project Cargo Management, Perishable cargo, DG cargo, Handling Concerts (musical shows), Trailer rental service for film and TV production, supplies and equipment for film shooting), Charter flights, National cargo transport distribution (aerial and terrestrial). Door to Door services. Courier parcel services.

They have all necessary customs agency approvals from the governmental entities in Colombia (ICA, INVIMA, ANLA). They also offer freight insurance policies.

CSL can offer you the best service for your shipments to or from Colombia, with the best market rates. If you have an enquiry, just contact Claudia or one of her team, they are waiting to hear from you.

Webmaster

4th August 2022

ASA PPP draft proposal to members

Dear ASA Members, we are delighted to propose the launch our ASA Payment Protection Plan (PPP) effective from the 1^st January 2023 or possibly before subject to our members feedback.

The reason for putting our PPP scheme into place is because earlier this year was with payment problems with Atlas Bangladesh USD 30,000 luckily ASA collected this for our members. (Atlas is no longer a member of ASA-Network).

Now we have another situation with MTI Express in Morocco, which so far has not been completely resolved.

We therefore want to put forward a PPP scheme that will provide some payment protection to ASA members in the future. For this to be effective we need a PPP scheme that we can capitalise quickly.

The proposed ASA PPP scheme will be for an annual fee of € 200 p/a and to help build the fund quickly ASA will also contribute an extra Euros 200 into the ASA Trust fund for each ASA member when they join the scheme to be held for possible claims against payment defaults.

The joining date for each member will be when they renew their annual ASA membership as we will combine the PPP fee with the membership fee to avoid extra bank charges.  However if a member wants to join the PPP scheme before their renewal date we can raise a separate invoice for PPP to be paid directly to the PPP Fund account and they will be covered for PPP from date of joining.

ASA has already opened a special trust fund bank account to only be used for this ASA PPP.

We have attached a full guide to the ASA PPP Scheme and its rules/cover with details how it will operate.  To summarise key points, in the first year we will have to limit any individual claims to a maximum of € 5,000 but from the second year this will increase to € 10,000 per claim, and review thereafter.

We trust you will find this is a very good scheme which will offer significant protection against any possible bankruptcies or defaulted payments in the future. The cost is relatively cheap most other networks are charging in the region of USD 500 per annum for PPP.

But before we consider launching this PPP scheme for members and new members joining, we need to know from you if you want a PPP scheme and that you will join this scheme.

Please reply to Robert & cc Roy with your comments with answers to the two questions below.

•              We want a PPP scheme – Yes/No
•              We will join this scheme – Yes/No

Please let me have your replies as soon as possible

Many thanks for your help with this important issue.

Best regards

Robert