Shipping Contract Puts
Town on the World Stage - 29th July 2003
Colchester firm Wallis Shipping has just landed
a major contract to transport vital marine engineering
equipment across the globe.
The deal has been struck with the firm Alstom based
in Philadelphia, USA and will mean transporting 10
individual shipments of generators and control gears
for ships between Italy and Spain to the United States.
Managing director of Wallis Shipping, stuart Gregory,
said: "This is one of the biggest contracts we
have undertaken and will mean a dedicated service
from our staff for 12 months to enable the 10 shipments
to arrive safely at their destination. We are very
proud of this deal because the US division of Alstom
has come directly to Wallis SHipping to handle the
cargo which proves we are going places and putting
Colchester on the world stage as a shipping centre."
The first shipments for Alstom to the US will start
in the next few weeks.
East Anglian Daily Times 29/07/03
Wallis Shipping Services
Ltd
Established in 1987, specialists in international
freight and logistics management, Wallis was one of
the first companies in the UK to provide a truly effective
link between international buyers and sellers. Wallis
has achieved considerable growth whilst innovating new
solutions for the complex modern supply chain.
Wallis offers tailor-made shipping and
freight management solutions, including forwarding,
customs documentation, warehousing, training and consultancy.
Wallis' unique outsourcing service provides clients
maximum flexibility, speed and cost-efficiency in the
handling of all types of freight and logistics projects.
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