OOCL Logistics signs service contract to support Bayer China’s supply chain

(L-R) Mr. Allan Wong, CEO of OOCL Logistics and Dr. Klaus Schaefer, President of Bayer Material Science China at the signing ceremony

OOCL Logistics announced that it has entered into a business partnership with one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-tech materials to provide supply chain logistics management services with objectives to improving operational efficiency.

Officiated at a contract signing ceremony held in Shanghai on September 7, 2012, OOCL Logistics will begin managing the logistics operation of Bayer Material Science China (Bayer China) on behalf of its shipping and logistics team.

The scope of our services includes monitoring the performance of Bayer China’s third party logistics (3PL) provider in domestic transportation, customs declaration, import and export forwarding, to inventory control, as well as customized logistics solutions throughout the whole supply chain.

“We are highly honored to be commissioned for this important project. I would like to attribute the success in reaching this ground-breaking contract agreement to the innovative ideas of the management in Bayer China,” said Mr. Allan Wong, Chief Executive Officer of OOCL Logistics, at the ceremony.

“The management of Bayer has been well aware that supply chain is crucial to their sustainable and diversified business growth. Being a world-leading material provider well known for its innovative solutions, Bayer has taken a wise step to modernize and improve their supply chain management by outsourcing the logistics operation management to OOCL Logistics so they can focus more of their attention back on their core business,” added Mr. Wong at the signing of the contract.

Through this contract, OOCL Logistics has evolved from a logistics service provider to becoming an integral part of Bayer China’s logistics team in providing specialized logistics management solutions, setting a new milestone in the history of OOCL Logistics. < Korea Shipping Gazette >