EMP Asia's masterclass provide an avenue to meet our client's need for high quality hands-on training. This is driven by our output and dialogue with high caliber practitioners and industry experts ensures their applicability to the key current business concerns.
In today's rapidly advancing cargo and logistics industry, it is important for industry players to remain cognizant about the latest developments emerging in various sectors. Globalisation stimulates the increase in international trade spurring greater volumes in cargo. Transport modality, storage and distribution methods have also become more sophisticated as cold chain and dangerous goods require increasingly complex facilities. The growing industry is moving towards escalation of multimodal transportation that implicates the involvement of many organisations from various related logistics industry sectors. It has become advent that the cargo and logistics industry need to collaborate and integrate as a whole in order to excel economically.
The cargo and logistics industry experienced a turbulent year in 2011 as international trade has been unstable due to economic instability, political turmoil and natural catastrophes. The industry is also facing challenges in coping with security issues and bad weather conditions. Due to the global uncertainty, there has been a shift in cargo routes and change in trading trends. Many logistics and cargo traffic has move towards the inland of most regions, coercing external logistics activities towards internal ports, airports, warehouse and cargo hubs. Hence, there has been a change in the way logistics activities operate paving new opportunities as economic directions transform.
Capacity leveraging has always been the main concern in every sector of the cargo and logistics industry. It is important that an optimum level is maintained to ensure cargo capacity and market demand is balanced in a cost effective manner. The logistics industry requires strong financing, insurance and brokering institutions to support the operations as well as hi-tech infrastructure as a foundation to cater for complex logistics requirements. Green technology is an important aspect that requires acute attention and effort to reduce carbon footprint and operate in a mores sustainable manner.
The cargo and logistics industry is moving forward towards greater heights with better prospects of international trade. Multimodal transport hub is the way forward for international ports around the world to remain competitive in the industry. Logistic companies need to diversify services and cater to all levels of the market in order to boost revenue and to sustain through this challenging era when competition is great in the industry. This conference provides participants with valuable insights from experts across various logistic industries. Learn from their experience and share opinions on how to excel in this rampantly transforming cargo and logistics industry. Gather practical information and skills to lead your organisation towards a better future in the cargo industry.