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FPS launches its first-ever weekly Rotterdam-Fiji direct LCL service
TWO members of the Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) Group global forwarding and NVOCC system have launched its the first ever direct ocean LCL service between northern Europe and Fiji.
The new service, operating on weekly CMA CGM sailings from Rotterdam to Suva, will slash transit times from 55-60 days to just 36, while eliminating problems commonly experienced with LCL transshipments. The service is fully monitored, and customers can track their shipments online through the FPS tracking portal, said the press release.
"Many LCL shipments trot the globe prior to arriving in Fiji. This new service provides a direct alternative that is faster and safer," said FPS director of Fiji Islands Pravin Dutt.
The LCL service, he said, provides the shortest transit time on offer compared to usual cargo routes via ports such as Singapore which take twice the time, adding that customers can use FPS Rotterdam station to consolidate the LCL cargo and have it moved via the CMA-CGM service to and from Suva.
The service will support many consignees in Fiji who have been struggling to locate freight sent by suppliers using a forwarder at origin with no track and trace facilities. Mr Dutt said this system eliminate pilferage in transshipment, a source of rising complaints from department stores.
FPS, a forwarding network with a permanent secretariat in Hong Kong, expects the service to appeal to shippers of high-value goods such as perfumes, cosmetics, liquor, and hotel supplies, as well as those moving machine parts and general cargo.
The new service, operating on weekly CMA CGM sailings from Rotterdam to Suva, will slash transit times from 55-60 days to just 36, while eliminating problems commonly experienced with LCL transshipments. The service is fully monitored, and customers can track their shipments online through the FPS tracking portal, said the press release.
"Many LCL shipments trot the globe prior to arriving in Fiji. This new service provides a direct alternative that is faster and safer," said FPS director of Fiji Islands Pravin Dutt.
The LCL service, he said, provides the shortest transit time on offer compared to usual cargo routes via ports such as Singapore which take twice the time, adding that customers can use FPS Rotterdam station to consolidate the LCL cargo and have it moved via the CMA-CGM service to and from Suva.
The service will support many consignees in Fiji who have been struggling to locate freight sent by suppliers using a forwarder at origin with no track and trace facilities. Mr Dutt said this system eliminate pilferage in transshipment, a source of rising complaints from department stores.
FPS, a forwarding network with a permanent secretariat in Hong Kong, expects the service to appeal to shippers of high-value goods such as perfumes, cosmetics, liquor, and hotel supplies, as well as those moving machine parts and general cargo.
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