Event Overview

Thank you to all speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, supporting organizations and of course attendees who made this recent event a huge success.

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2006 China Summit - CLICK HERE !

The eyefortransport “China Summit 2005” conference brought together all the key international and local players: the manufacturers and retailers, the logistics providers, the road air sea and rail carriers and the industry experts.

News Story:

According to statistics revealed at eyefortransport's China Summit earlier this month, logistics operators in China are faced with enormous challenges.

Michael Hejazi, UPS-SCS general manager of sales & marketing, North Asia, says that the Chinese transportation and supply chain market is traditionally characterised by low efficiency, governmental control, and limited foreign competition.

Infrastructure, especially road and air, is improving, although road, inland-waterways, airports, and rail need to be upgraded, with heavy investment and rapid improvement necessary, especially in coastal areas, multi-modal, and national highway networks.

In respect of road transport, which accounts for 74% of China's overall transportation, David Kuk, logistics director of Sims Logistics, notes that without GPS monitoring to provide visibility, cargo security is poor in China, with goods and trucks disappearing in transit.

The situation is aggravated by the low entry barriers into what is a highly fragmented market, with more than 5.4 million trucks registered to more than 2 million truckers – three quarters of which are small-scale operators.

According to Mr Fushing Pang, TNT China's senior vice president for strategic development, anyone wanting to operate a successful logistics business in China must be prepared to face the reality of administrative complexity and government interference.

Licences and permits are required for nearly everything in China, and requirements differ from province to province. Gary So, vice president of Kerry EAS Logistics, says: “In order to do business in one Chinese province, we need more than 17 different licences and nationwide we need more than 200 licences.”

According to McKinsey & Co, the locals still dominate the market, with around 80% of the market in the hands of Chinese companies, more than half of which are state-owned enterprises.

Key topics from Summit:

• Working with local government
• Practicalities for doing business in China: regulations and tariffs, delivery times, customs and security
• Chinese internal networks – challenges and opportunities
• Understanding inbound and outbound logistics in China
• Local training and exchange programs for employees
• Implementing IT changes and online systems and the future for transportation technology in China
• How is the infrastructure changing and what are the plans for the next 5-10 years

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