Clarks Shoes Awards New Zealand Logistics Contract to Emery Worldwide.Business Editors AUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 2, 2000 Emery Worldwide Emery Worldwide was a cargo airline, once was one of the leading carriers in the cargo airline world. Emery started in 1946 and was the first freight forwarder to receive a carrier certificate from the United States Government. , the heavyweight air cargo air cargo: see aviation. subsidiary of CNF CNF Configuration (File Name Extension) CNF Conference CNF Conjunctive Normal Form CNF Could Not Find CNF Chin National Front (Burma) CNF Canadian Nature Federation CNF Cornell NanoScale Facility Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CNF), has been selected by Clarks Shoes, one of the world's leading shoe distributors, to provide transportation, customs brokerage and logistics services for its operations in New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . Under the terms of the agreement, Emery will airfreight air·freight n. 1. A system of transporting freight by air. 2. The amount charged for transporting freight by air. air goods direct from Clarks' South Pacific base in Melbourne, Australia, to Auckland and handle customs clearance and cross docking for immediate distribution to shoe retailers throughout New Zealand. Emery's logistics services include the unpacking of containers, sorting of goods, inventory management, pick and pack, and distribution throughout New Zealand. The company has developed a segregated security area specifically for Clarks Shoes and other third party logistics customers within Emery's facility at Auckland International Airport Auckland International Airport (IATA: AKL, ICAO: NZAA) is the largest and busiest international airport in New Zealand serving over 12 million (some 7 million international and 6 million domestic) passengers a year, which is expected to more than double by 2025. . It also utilizes its in-house Emery Warehouse Management System (EWMS EWMS Electronic Warfare Management System EWMS Electronic Warfare Mutual Support EWMS Eierlegende Woll Milch Sau (German: Egg laying wooly milk pig) ) featuring the use of hand-held Radio Frequency bar-code scanners to accurately manage inventory and reduce the time needed to dispatch goods through paperless processing. "Clarks Shoes distributes a wide range of brands including Clarks and Hush Puppies Hush puppies may refer to:
adj. Marked by unconditional commitment, unstinting devotion, or unreserved enthusiasm: wholehearted approval. whole focus on our sales and marketing efforts to grow the New Zealand market." The key factors to Emery gaining the contract were its in-depth knowledge of footwear distribution gained through its experience with existing customers and its ability to offer a one-stop solution to cater to Clarks' supply chain needs. Emery already handles Clarks' raw material exports from Australia, finished goods imports to Australia, and finished goods exports to New Zealand. "Emery's solid track record with Clarks Australia gave them confidence which led to their decision to contract out their supply chain management in New Zealand to Emery," said Mark White, Emery sales and marketing manager, New Zealand. "We demonstrated a cost-effective solution which perfectly fits Clarks requirements on this side of the Tasman. We also proposed an option to service the South Island, which is currently under review." Emery has operated in New Zealand since 1965. Its two offices in Auckland and Christchurch provide total logistics solutions including air, ocean and land transportation, customs brokerage, and warehousing and distribution services. Emery New Zealand recently introduced its new "EMLINK" services, which provide Express Service into Australia for "garment on hanger" products and general retail multidistribution freight direct to customers. Emery also recently implemented its new electronic customs clearance system called SPEED (Synchronized Preparation Electronically Engineered Delivery), which allows for "Wheels Up Clearance" and tracking by part or item numbers. This provides electronic pre-clearance and high visibility to customers. Emery started its operations in the Asia Pacific in 1959. Since then, the company's operations have been substantially expanded, with more than 55 offices and agent operations across the region, including China and India. Emery New Zealand's operations are part of its South Asia This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. For geophysical treatments, see Indian subcontinent. South Asia, also known as Southern Asia Area, which is headquartered in Singapore. Emery Worldwide specializes in time-definite transportation services for business-to-business shippers of heavyweight cargo. A $2.4-billion company, Emery provides global air and ocean freight transportation, logistics management, customs brokerage and expedited services to manufacturing, industrial, retail and government customers. Based in Redwood City, Calif., Emery operates in 229 countries through a worldwide network of more than 500 service centers and agent locations. CNF Inc., Emery's parent company, is a $5.6-billion management company of global supply chain services with businesses in regional trucking, air freight, ocean freight, customs brokerage, global logistics management and trailer manufacturing based in Palo Alto, Calif. For other Emery Worldwide news, visit the Emery Web site (http://www.emeryworld.com). |
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