Cover.pdf 7/1/2552 19:03:49 Happy New Year 2009 A very warm welcome to the first edition of a bold new venture – WCAF News! anywhere in the world can contact a true professional that really understands the local market worldwide. The independent forwarder has unique advantages for the logistics industry, in that in every case they have local knowledge and a full understanding of the best methods to service companies in need of logistic services. Unlike the huge multi-nationals the WCA Family partners can do so much more for their clients. First and foremost you are assured of dealing with local people that know the market. You are assured of dealing with companies that make themselves available to work closely with you on your logistics requirements and find better and more personalized services to make your logistics needs more efficient. Like everything in life, nothing is perfect and things can of course go wrong. A carrier may have unforeseen problems or maybe the supplier did not meet agreed delivery times but for sure in the course of business not everything runs smoothly and you will require personalized service and quick decisions to keep things moving to meet your commitments. The ability to reach the owner/president of your forwarder or partner is critical when you need expert help. You do not want to be on hold waiting for a clerk who does not have the authority to make a decision or even offer a recommendation to satisfy your requirements. Working with the vast membership of WCA Family members you are almost guaranteed this level of personalized service every time. Our goal is to make sure the world knows that they have a choice in who they deal with on all logistics needs. We will also be educating the industry on very important matters and updating changes that may affect your flow of goods. We hope you enjoy this publication and we welcome any comments you may have to improve what we are seeking to do. JANUARY 16 2009 SERVING THE INDEPENDENT FREIGHT FORWARDING COMMUNITY No.001 David L Yokeum, president, WCA Family of Logistic Networks Ltd THE main aim of this publication is to serve as a useful and informative publication to shippers, consignees, buyers, importers, exporters and forwarders about doing business in the international community. WCA Family is a most unique organization, in that it represents more than 2,600 independent forwarders located in virtually every country, and in over 600 cities, worldwide. Every member of WCA Family is carefully screened and after approval, membership is monitored to make sure only the elite of the independents are partners within the WCA Family. This helps ensure that companies seeking international logistic services Who are WCA Family logistic/forwarder members? WCA Family has approved, qualified logistic/forwarder members in more than 160 countries and well over 500 cities worldwide, which means your local WCA Family member has strong agents anywhere in the world. To you the shipper, consignee, cargo owner, importer or exporter, this is important as you can have full confidence that your local forwarder has an equally professional company at the other end, wherever in the world that might be. WCA Family membership is difficult to gain as we only allow proven respected, financially sound and professional companies into WCA Family. Every WCA Family member is owned locally and operated by people who know the markets well and the local laws and requirements to handle your cargos from doorto-door virtually anywhere in the world. This means more efficiency, more cost savings and up-to-date information about the status of your shipments. This is a massive advantage for anyone involved in international trade. When you need help an email or phone call will be responded to by people who know the local market and know how to get things done properly and efficiently in any location in the world. When you need a decision you can speak directly to top management within minutes and these people have the knowledge and authority to help you get things done NOW. If you move goods internationally you owe it to your business to discuss openly your supply chain requirements with any of the 2,600 WCA Family member offices. Tell them what your operation is and discuss your individual needs. The local WCA Family member can help you organize your international department into an efficient and secure operation and in many cases help you improve the flow of your goods, as well as reduce needless costs that may occur. Contact sales@wcafamily.com and they will guide you to a local member that can help you help your business. Millions of dollars worth of cargo lost to fires every year! ACCIDENTS can happen anywhere and to anyone! These fires occurred all over the world destroying millions of dollars worth of cargo. Cargo owners will pursue the freight forwarders for the loss. Cargo owners need to be aware that their cargo is not insured unless instructed, and make sure their assets are protected! For more information email : info@wcaf-riskmanagement.com