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Forwarders have failed to add value to oil and gas shippers, while the high costs of exploration and shifting locations mean there are good opportunities for the air freight industry, delegates at the Caspian Air Cargo Summit in Baku heard yesterday. However, it is crucial that carriers and forwarders listen to customer requirements.
In a now familiar refrain, Bas Vorstenbosch, regional logistics manager for Eurasia and Middle East for oil company supplier Halliburton, said that airlines were not talking to their ...
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John Sloot
October 31, 2013 at 9:09 am…”Airlines were not talking to their ultimate customers enough”…Unwill or what?
Steve Coldwell
November 01, 2013 at 5:20 pmThis article raises a number of informative points, but fails to address the fundamental issue as to why do Oil and Gas companies treat extensions of their supply chain as a vendor and not a partner. Surely by allowing long-term relationships to develop would enable the proactive forward thinking of both Company and Forwarder to be a proactive one and thus lessen the reactive flash to bang scenario as outlined in the article.
Garikai Musuta
December 23, 2013 at 9:40 amSteve i agree with you. In as much as forwarders are experts and competent, they are only empowered to the extent they are given information. A partnership rather than vendor relationship will go a long way.
Alex Lennane
November 07, 2013 at 9:59 amIt’s a very good point, and one which I can’t answer! My hunch, having listened to a couple of speakers on this, is that there is a strong focus on emergency logistics in the upstream sector of O&G – whoever can do the job in time wins the deal. In addition, there seems to be a complex chain of companies involved in exploration and drilling, and it sounds as if that is the focus of partnerships, rather than logistics. But I’ll see if I can get a proper answer from Bas Vorstenbosch for you.
Ryan Turbill
November 19, 2013 at 6:35 amIn this way logistics firms can help other businesses to grow… its a best way for Money Saving….
Edgar Mwinzi
November 20, 2013 at 4:19 pmRemember,for every company to achieve his/her goal globally they must be a team work passion in all their operation networking logistics solution.
Garikai Musuta
December 23, 2013 at 9:36 amLogistics and shipping allows for flexibility. But we need more utmost good faith between companies and shippers. Without full disclosure a forwarder is not full empowered to reveal that they are experts.