“It has already been widely reported that entry into Haiti is proving to be a logistical nightmare. The challenge for us is getting goods to the people who need them, in the fastest and most effective way. We’ve assigned our most senior strategic team in the Americas to devise ways of delivering cargo that overcome the many barriers the ground team are facing. For example, the airport facilities are in such bad condition that we are taking people with us to manually unload the cargo,” said Bruno Sidler, COO, CEVA.
Supporting Information / Key Facts
* CEVA ‘s Panama Logistics Center is supporting emergency response to Haiti through Panama’s Tocumen International Airport.
* Four charters were closed by CEVA in Panama yesterday to deliver 100 tons of medical supplies, water dispensers, care kits, cooking kits, blankets, oral rehydration salts, canned foods and several other humanitarian equipments to support the major catastrophe in Haiti.
* All of the humanitarian organizations based in Panama are requesting the support of CEVA to deliver all supplies to Port Au Prince.
* CEVA’s first charter departed Panama Airport (PTY) at 3:50am yesterday and landed at 5:50a.m. into Port Au Prince, as the first civil relief charter.
* The list of relief organizations that CEVA’s working with includes the World Food Program of the United Nations, Intermon Oxfam Cargo, Accion contra el Hambre, Médecins Sans Frontières, the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation AECID and UNICEF.
* CEVA is using 727-200s to minimize the use of fuel on the ground, with a return trip from Panama possible without refuel.
CEVA Making Business Flow
CEVA Logistics is a leading global supply chain management company. We provide end-to-end design, implementation and operational solutions in contract logistics and freight management to large and medium-sized national and multinational companies. CEVA employs circa 50,000 people and runs an extensive global network with facilities in over 100 countries. For the year ending 31 December 2008, the Group reported revenues of €6.3bn. For more information, please visit www.cevalogistics.com
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