January 2010 – Finalist, Best APLN Asia Partner
ConneXion World Cargo Hong Kong were declared as finalists in the category Best APLN Asia Partner, at the WCA Family Conference held in Bangkok recently. Manager Eugene Chiu said “We are proud and very excited and regard it as an honour and privilege to be one of the finalists in such a prestigious group and in fierce competition. Next year we aim not just to be finalists but to win. Thank you very much to all those who voted for us.”.

January 2010 – 25th Anniversary
Now in 2010, ConneXion will have been trading for a quarter of a century. We are delighted to be entering this landmark year and would like to thank all our customers, partners and suppliers for their continued support, whether this is for our HQ at London Heathrow or offices in Exeter, Manchester, Paris, Hong Kong or Halifax NS. Alongside the traditional partners we have been collaborating with since our inception, being part of the WCA Family, our worldwide coverage now spans a staggering 322 cities in over 129 countries.

December 2009 – Employee of the Year 2009
It was a pleasure to be able to present the 2009 Employee of the Year award to a 3 year serving member, Mr Gary Harrison, who has been working with the Transport and Warehouse team since 2006. Other final nominees were Keith Walford, Tom Dawson and, for a second time, Peter Fairbrother. All of which were praised for their diligence, care and the enthusiasm they bring to the workplace. Congratulations to Gary, who has chosen a rally driving experience as his prize.

November 2009 – Far East Import Improving
Stock replenishment has caused a sudden boom in Air and Ocean cargo movements from Hong Kong & China. Before and after Christmas, momentum has been continuing to build, encompassing the year-end seasonal upturn, which hopefully is another sign of global market recovery. Our Hong Kong Branch Manager, Eugene Chiu, currently celebrating the branch’s 3 year anniversary, is full of optimism for 2010, commenting “It seems now the market is showing real signs of recovery. As we move towards the Chinese New Year we are more excited than ever at the prospect of handling increasing amounts of product by all modes of transport to and from Hong Kong and China. We are ready!”.

Chinese New Year is celebrated from 13th February to 16th February 2010 – Year of the Tiger.

February 2009 – Credit Crunch Freight Rate Buster
The well publicised credit crunch is upon us and we are looking to help our customers truly crunch their credits with extraordinarily discounted rates between Feb 1st and April 30th 2009. Just call our sales teams on the numbers shown below with your shipment details and quote promo code ‘Credit Crunch Buster’ to receive our discounted price with no compromise on service.

London
Exeter
Manchester
Paris
Halifax NS
Hong Kong

+44 (0) 1784 263000
+44 (0) 1392 449300
+44 (0) 161 436 3787
+33 (0) 1 48 16 84 20
+1 902 873 5285
+852 2612 4788

February 2009 – 4-5-1, 4-4-2 or 4-3-3.
Whichever way you play; would you like to give us a game? ConneXion’s Staff Football Team christened their new Blue, White and Red kit recently with a resounding victory for the opposition. But it is the taking part that counts. 13-8, 17-9, whatever the score was, its only numbers and the game was enjoyed by all. With Keith Charlton and Tom Dawson solid at the back supporting Jamie Munday in goal, and a Lovett / Walden combination thrusting forward from the midfield providing the through balls for striker Paul Dobbs, it is difficult to imagine how we lost. But we did! And surprisingly we blame the ‘Credit Crunch’. So if you have a not so competitive staff team and want to give us a friendly game please give Adam Lovett a call on 01784 263000. And bring a calculator.

January 2009 – Chinese New Year Message from our Hong Kong Team
Chinese New Year is with us and it is time to extend our special thanks to you – we sincerely wish you happiness and prosperity throughout the year; and enjoy the time getting together with families and friends

Good luck and enjoy the wonderful prosperous year of the Ox.

January 2009 – ‘Leap Year 2008’
ConneXion World Cargo in the UK, leaped an inspirational 114 places in the UK IATA Revenue league table in last year (2008) spurred by their overseas offices, partner network and continued expansion at home. Many thanks to our loyal customers for their continued support in 2008.

January 2009 – X-track Reaches 50
November saw us achieve our 50th active client of our web based track and trace product “X-Track”. We are extremely proud of this statistic and delighted that this valued added extra - a non cost item - has proved to be as successful as it is to date. If your company is not benefiting from this service currently, please do not hesitate to contact your sales representative who will be happy to come and provide you with a demonstration at a time/date to suit your schedule.

December 2008 – Employee of the Year
December 2008 found it was once again time for the excitement of ConneXion World Cargo Employee of the Year Award, voted for by the staff. The final nominees, after the first round of voting were to be Peter Fairbrother, Eugene Chui and Debra Jones. After a very close race to the finish line, the winner of ConneXion World Cargo Employee of the Year 2008 was announced on the 20th December, and that the winner was to be Debra Jones.
Congratulations to all our nominees and big congrats goes to Debra

December 2008 – Fuel Surcharges Continue to Drop
Reductions in our everyday costs are always welcome and it is noticeable at the pumps right now. At time of press, airlines are further reducing their fuel surcharge following another decline in the price of oil. As normal, when making an airfreight booking with our operations team we can advise you the current fuel surcharge. Likewise the ocean equivalent - BAF- (bunker adjustment factor) has reduced in December to varying levels, liner by liner. For your information we are pleased to confirm our domestic haulage fuel surcharge is decreasing by 1.5% on the 8th of December.