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GLOBAL INSTITUTE CO-ORGANIZES STUDY MISSION

The Global Institute of Logistics, together with the Hong Kong’s Vocational Training Council, co-organized a highly successful Logistics Study Mission to Germany in late November 2007.

An incentive of the German Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, the study group included a number of academics from Hong Kong Universities, representatives from Cathay Pacific and DHL Express, as well as Bruce Stinson, Executive Director Training and Development, and Anastasia Mak, Program Manager, from the Global Institute of Logistics.

Anne Thiesen, Executive Director, German Industry and Commerce Ltd, was the prime mover of the event and put together an impressive list of visits which saw the group highly motivated and interested throughout the week.

Transiting in Frankfurt after the flight from Hong Kong, the group flew on to Hamburg for the first stage of the tour.

MONDAY

AIRBUS

There was a welcome out at the Airbus entry gate the next morning and the visitors were given a brief presentation of the history of the company which has 16 European sites forming the supply chain for the production of the aircraft with a total of 56,200 employees. The Hamburg plant and associated plants nearby in Germany have the largest number of employees at over 21,000.

Moving through the huge expanse of factory hangars where much of the assembly of the A380 and other members of the Airbus fleet takes place, the study group was able to see huge parts of the outer shell coming together, wings and tail sections being added and each stage of the process to the painting of the final product.

Cameras were not allowed, but a glimpse of the finished A380 destined for Singapore Airlines fleet made up for that as the group prepared to leave.

After a pleasant lunch at the Tulip Hotel, the group moved on to the Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) where the tour was conducted in the bus as it moved through the terminal. 

THE GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF LOGISTICS LAUNCHES RELATIONSHIP ORIENTATION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Kieran Ring, CEO of the Institute, speaking at the announcement, said:

"The first workshop intakes will take place in Hong Kong. The construction of a corporate culture which reflects the collaborative dynamic has been the focus of the Institute for some time, following the seminal work in this area done by academics such as Sin et al and Panayides and So."

Also present were GIL Council Members Paul Goldsbrough and Wilmer Aguilar.

Mr. Goldsbrough said:

"I am particularly delighted by this development. In fact, the main reason I accepted the role as Chairman of the China Chapter of the Global Maritime Council was that I wanted to see these skills - so important to the industry - passed on."

Global Maritime Logistics Council