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The Heart of Europe
The 3 countries of Italy, France and Germany are indeed the "Heart of Europe" for AIT Worldwide Logistics in terms of conducting international logistics within Europe. AIT handles more kilos of cargo between these three countries and the United States than any other 3 countries in Europe.
AIT's core business is centered on our air freight capabilities to and from the European market, primarily air exports to Italy, France and Germany.
In order to maintain our commitments to worldwide coverage, seamless service and outstanding customer service, we are proud to partner with like-minded, quality overseas organizations that can provide our customers the optimum in multi-modal import and export solutions.
In that light, we are pleased to spotlight three such partnerships located in the "Heart of Europe" in this month's eNewsletter: Fioravanti Logistics Solutions, Partnair & Sea and Quick Cargo Service.
Fioravanti Logistics Solutions
Our primary partner in Italy for the past 4 years has been Fioravanti Logistics Solutions.
Founder Riccardo Fioravanti believes that in order to satisfy the growing market expectations, his company must commit itself to a strategy of continuous innovation to logistical services.
With offices in Milan, Rome, Genoa and Concorezzo, Fioravanti service the entire country of Italy with air, ocean and customs brokerage services.
For more information about Fioravanti, please visit www.fioravanti.com .
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ITALY AT A GLANCE |
| Economic summary: |
- GDP/PPP (2007 est.): $1.786 trillion
- Inflation: 2%
- Unemployment: 6%
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| Agriculture: |
Fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans, grain, olives; beef, dairy products; fish |
| Industries: |
Tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear |
| Natural resources: |
Coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorospar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land |
| Major trading partners: |
Germany, France, U.S., Spain, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, China (2006) |
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Partnair & Sea
Our business cooperation with Partnair & Sea in France can best be characterized by the defining traditions of honesty and integrity with which both organizations were founded.
Established in 1991by Alain Berekbaum, Partnair & Sea proposes "tailored" import and export forwarding solutions, by airfreight or sea freight. With their head office in Paris, Partnair & Sea employees provide their customers door-to-door service to over 150 countries in the world.
Partnair & Sea also specializes in the energy, oil and gas markets by developing customized transportation models for urgent shipments of pipes or spare parts across France.
For more information about Partnair, please visit www.partnair.fr .
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FRANCE AT A GLANCE |
| Economic summary: |
- GDP/PPP (2007 est.): $2.047 trillion
- Real growth rate: 1.9%
- Inflation: 1.6%
- Unemployment: 8.3%
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| Agriculture: |
Wheat & Cereals, sugar beets, wine grapes, beef, dairy products, fish |
| Industries: |
Machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, tourism |
| Natural resources: |
Coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish |
| Major trading partners: |
Germany, Spain, UK, Italy, Belgium, U.S., Netherlands (2006) |
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Quick Cargo Service
One of AIT's oldest and most established international partnerships is with Quick Cargo Service in Germany.
QCS - Quick Cargo Service was founded in 1974 by Mr Dieter Haltmayer. With a total of nine offices, in Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Hanover and Rotterdam/Amsterdam, QCS - Quick Cargo Service celebrated its 30th anniversary three years ago.
Today, Quick Cargo Service is one of the five leading, privately-owned, IATA-licensed forwarders in Germany. The company enjoys an excellent reputation at home and abroad, and is a member of the Bundesverband Spedition und Logistik (Federal Association for Forwarding and Logistics) and of the FIATA. With nine branch offices at the most important centres of trade and industry, Quick Cargo Service covers the forwarding and logistical needs of Germany and The Netherlands. Quick Cargo Service currently has around 110 experienced and qualified employees, many of whom have been with the company for over twenty years.
For more information on Quick Cargo Service, please visit www.quick-cargo-service.de .
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GERMANY AT A GLANCE |
| Economic summary: |
- GDP/PPP (2007 est.): $2.81 trillion
- Inflation: 2.3%
- Unemployment: 8.4%
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| Agriculture: |
Potatoes, wheat, barley, sugar beets, fruit, cabbages; cattle, pigs, poultry |
| Industries: |
Among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles |
| Natural resources: |
Iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel, arable land |
| Major trading partners: |
France, U.S., UK, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Spain, China (2006) |
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Parting Thought
Just as AIT strives to present customized global transportation and logistics services that are unmatched in our industry, our network of reliable international partners, including Fioravanti, Partnair & Sea and Quick Cargo Service, is a critical key to our high level of customer satisfaction and industry success.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the Partner News eNewsletter,
please contact Larry Georgen, Manager Global Network. |
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