Malaysia’s growth, stability and workforce cited as reasons for move
PHILADELPHIA, KUALA LUMPUR, April 3, 2012 – BDP International has opened another Global Services Center (GSC) in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The U.S.-based, global logistics and transportation services firm opened its first such center in Kuala Lumpur in March 2008.
“Its impressive economic growth and political stability made Malaysia an extremely attractive place to increase our investment in the region,” said Richard Strollo, managing director of BDP South Asia. “It has a substantial manufacturing base, is a major oil exporter and is situated on a key international trade route. What resonated most, however, was the extraordinary quality of the country’s workforce, both in terms of skill sets, motivation and productivity.”
The new center will offer the same services as the first center, including import/export container and shipment tracking, SAP data entry, shipment data entry and billing and documentation, as well as Import Security Filing for ex-USA shipments. It will use standard operating procedures developed in the first center in serving its predominantly U.S. and European clients. In addition it will work with clients to customize the processes they outsource to BDP.
The new center is now fully operational, bringing together total of 125 number of logistics professional staffing the company’s two service centers. Directing the activities of both is Paramalingam Mahalingam, general manager of BDP Global Services Centres, who reports directly to Strollo.
Source BDP International
2012-04-03
2012-04-03
MAN Diesel & Turbo has received an order from the US-based cruise liner company Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) for the maintenance of the engines on nine cruise liners. The order is worth US$ 30 million.
The service agreement runs for four years and is being handled by the MAN PrimeServ service office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Besides the maintenance work it also covers the supply of spare parts. During the term of the agreement, two further Norwegian cruise ships will be put into service which will then also be incorporated into the contract. The order is worth US$ 30 million.
“The order from Norwegian Cruise Line represents a milestone for MAN Diesel & Turbo and for our service brand MAN PrimeServ,” says Dr. Stephan Timmermann, the Executive Board Member of MAN Diesel & Turbo responsible for the Engines & Marine Systems and After-Sales Strategic Business Units. “It is one of the first service agreements of its kind with one of our major customers and constitutes a key After-Sales success in a very exciting cruise liner business.”
To date, 52 MAN engines with 542 cylinders from various series have been produced for Norwegian Cruise Line’s vessels, including the world’s first Common Rail large-bore diesel engine in 2007. The company’s next ship with MAN engines will be launched in April 2013.
Source MAN SE
2012-04-03
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