Meet the Sponsors of The Cooperative Logistics Network’s 9th Annual Meeting

Scheduled for 11–13 May 2026 in Bangkok, the meeting will welcome more than 200 freight forwarders for three days of networking and collaboration

The Cooperative Logistics Network is preparing for its 9th Annual Meeting, set to take place from 11–13 May 2026 at the InterContinental Hotel Bangkok. The event will bring together more than 200 logistics professionals from around the world, creating a dynamic platform for networking, collaboration, and the development of new business opportunities.

This year’s meeting will be sponsored by Express Air Freight Unlimited, a member in New York, USA, Headway JSC a member in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, Kopf + Lübben, a member in Bremen, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Germany, KRS Logistics LLC a member in Dubai, UAE, RGW Express, a member in Warsaw, Poland, and Talwin Transport Service S.A. a member in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Sponsors of The Coop’s 9th Annual Meeting

 

The sponsorship package includes priority access to the One-to-One Meeting Scheduler, acknowledgment during the Official Opening and Presentation by Director Antonio Torres, and extensive branding opportunities. Additionally, sponsors will have their logos displayed in brochures and newsletters, on The Coop’s Sponsor Section website, and in promotional features on social media and registration pages.

Express Air Freight, a Coop member in New York, USA, is a dynamic freight forwarder. They provide their international clients and partners with outstanding opportunities to develop their import and export operations. Additionally, the Express Group prides itself on its exceptional service, ability to meet tight time constraints and deadlines, and service to a multitude of industries.

Headway Joint Stock Company is a Coop member in  Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, specializing in supply chain management, with strong expertise in automotive logistics, perishables, cross-border transport, and warehousing. With over 20 years of experience, the company delivers integrated, practical logistics solutions and focuses on long-term, win-win partnerships with its clients.

Kopf & Lübben GmbH is a Coop member in Bremen, Frankfurt, and Hamburg, Germany. With the flexibility of an owner-managed, medium-sized company and the creativity of committed specialists, their team masters today’s logistics requirements. Furthermore, their extensive experience, skilled workforce, strategic expertise, and several accreditations make them the preferred choice for clients and partners.

KRS Logistics LLC, a Coop member in Dubai, UAE, is a company built on commitment, dedication, and strong customer service. Backed by a team with decades of experience in aviation, freight forwarding, logistics, and transportation, the company leverages international expertise to understand supply chain challenges and deliver effective, tailored solutions for clients across diverse sectors.

Founded in 1990, RGW Express, a Coop member in Warsaw, Poland, operates as an IATA Cargo Agent, licensed Customs Broker, and Authorised Economic Operator (AEO). With a team of 30 professionals, including five licensed customs brokers, the company offers road, air, and ocean freight services (FCL/LCL), specializing in air shipments with fast handling at Warsaw Airport and 24/7 time-critical logistics support.

Talwin Transport Service S.A., a Coop member in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has delivered effective, innovative solutions for international trade operations since 1996. Moreover, with IATA certification and a dedicated team, they deliver personalized attention and exceptional results for their clients and partners.

Unitex achieves one of China’s highest logistics honors, highlighting its service excellence and industry leadership

They received the “National 4A Logistics Enterprise” award at the 40th China Logistics Industry High-Quality Development Conference on October 24th

Unitex Int’l Forwarding, a member of The Cooperative Logistics Network in Ningbo, China, has been recognized as a “National 4A-level Logistics Enterprise” at the 40th China Logistics Industry High-Quality Development Conference, held on October 24th.

This prestigious title, awarded by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) after a rigorous evaluation process, officially certifies Unitex as a top-tier logistics enterprise on the national stage. The recognition highlights the company’s strength in management, operational standards, technological innovation, and service quality, which are the key benchmarks of excellence within China’s logistics sector.

National 4A-Level Logistics Enterprise Award
Unitex wins the National 4A-Level Logistics Enterprise Award

“This award is not only an honor but also a responsibility,” said Ms. Karen Ngo, Managing Director of Unitex. “It reflects our team’s commitment to continuous improvement and our dedication to offering our clients efficient, reliable, and technology-driven logistics solutions. We will keep pushing boundaries to meet international standards and contribute to the modernization of China’s logistics industry.”

Additionally, during the same event, Mr. Kevin, COO of Unitex Group, participates in a seminar on revising the national ‘Logistics Enterprise Classification and Evaluation Indicators’ standard. In this seminar, he shared insights and practical recommendations based on Unitex’s long-standing operational expertise and market influence.

For nearly three decades, Unitex has built its reputation around a “customer-first” philosophy, delivering tailored global logistics solutions across various sectors. Moreover, with this new accreditation, the company aims to further expand its footprint and evolve into one of the most influential modern logistics brands in China and beyond.

“As we celebrate this milestone, we are prioritizing our goals to continue to innovate, optimize, and serve our partners with the highest standards of professionalism,” added Ms. Ngo.

Congratulations to Unitex for garnering this prestigious award and all the best for their upcoming projects!

AJ Global Logistics Celebrates 10 Years Excellence

Marking a decade of growth, they are seeking to expand their services and rebrand for the coming years

AJ Global Logistics Pte Ltd., a Coop member in Singapore, has recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. The company has marked this milestone with expanded operations and a refreshed brand focus, establishing itself as a specialized freight forwarder and customs broker.

In a major operational shift, AJ Global has acquired a 2,000-square-foot facility in Singapore, serving as both an office and light storage for its 3PL and local distribution services. For handling heavier machinery and project cargoes, the company has also secured a separate leased warehouse, designed to accommodate large-scale logistics demands. “As we celebrate our 10th Anniversary, we’re setting our sights on broader services and deeper support for our clients,” said Alan Lim, Director of AJ Global Logistics.

AJ Global - 10th Anniversary - COOP
AJ Global – 10th Anniversary – COOP

With the combined impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent conflicts in the Middle East, AJ Global has faced several hurdles over the years. Reflecting on these challenges, Lim shared, “Not all roads are smooth in the journey of our company, but with a dedicated team and some luck, we’ve managed to stay resilient and make up for lost time.”

AJ Global is also actively recruiting to strengthen its Singapore team, aiming to bolster regional support. Through its membership with The Cooperative Logistics Network, they are positioning themselves as a reliable, niche provider that clients and partners can depend on. Lim concluded, “As AJ Global Logistics looks toward the future, the company remains committed to delivering dependable, specialized services to meet the evolving needs of the logistics industry in Singapore.”

Congratulations to AJ Global Logistics on their 10th Anniversary and wishing them the very best with their upcoming projects!

CIMC ANDA SHUN Assigned as Official Forwarder for Panda Food Shipments from China to Qatar

They will be moving the shipment of bamboo shoots every Sunday via air freight to ensure a steady supply of bamboo for the panda pair in Qatar

CIMC Anda Shun International Logistics, a Coop member in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China, carries out a special mission—transporting bamboo and bamboo shoots to meet the dietary needs of Sihai and Jingjing, the first pair of Chinese pandas to arrive in Qatar. The shipments, which occur every Sunday, travel from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Hamad International Airport (DOH) in Doha, ensuring a fresh and continuous supply of bamboo for the pandas.

This important project highlights CIMC Anda Shun’s capability in handling sensitive and time-critical shipments. Daniel Song from CIMC’s Overseas Market Department expressed the company’s pride in taking on this delicate assignment. “We are honored to handle such an important assignment,” he said. Moreover, our dedication to professionalism and care ensures that these pandas receive their food without any delays,” Song commented.

Panda Shipment - CIMC - The Cooperative
Panda Shipment – CIMC – The Cooperative

“We are demonstrating exceptional logistical expertise in managing this project, ensuring that we carefully pack, transport, and deliver the bamboo shipments on time every week. “Lastly, I would like to invite my Coop partners to watch the heartwarming video of the pandas enjoying their bamboo here and see the dedication that goes into ensuring their happiness,” he added.

The pandas, Sihai and Jingjing, arrived in Qatar in 2022 as part of a significant cultural exchange between China and Qatar. Pandas have specific dietary needs, with bamboo comprising over 99% of their diet. Therefore, ensuring that the pandas receive fresh bamboo regularly is essential to their well-being, and their role is crucial in maintaining this supply chain.

Congratulations to CIMC Anda Shun and all the best for their upcoming projects!

Headway JSC Participates as a Guest Speaker at the CNC Regional Seminar 2024

CNC is the leading shipping brand under CMA CGM Group, providing comprehensive shipping solutions with wide coverage throughout Asia

Headway JSC, a Coop member in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, took part as a guest speaker at the CNC Regional Seminar held on January 17, 2024 at the Intercontinental Saigon Hotel. CNC stands out as the premier shipping brand within the CMA CGM Group, offering extensive shipping solutions that span across Asia.

The seminar topic revolved around the current logistics market situation with the growing trend for exported automobiles and bananas in the intra-Asia region. As a guest speaker at the seminar, Mr. Felix Nguyen, the CEO of Headway, articulated his perspectives and addressed global logistics challenges, presenting insights into the current status and logistics trends in Vietnam. Additionally, Headway provided an overview of the automotive industry and banana exports in the Asian market, engaging directly with the audience and responding to their questions.

The CEO of Headway highlighted, “As per data from the Chinese Customs Authority, during the initial 10 months of 2023, Vietnam secured the second position, constituting 28.2% of the banana export market share to China. The Philippines held the top rank in the Chinese market with a share of 39%. This presents a significant opportunity for Vietnamese logistics businesses, including Headway, to strengthen their position and elevate the standing of Vietnamese agricultural products in this expansive market.”

Congratulations to Headway and all the best for their upcoming projects!

 

The container leasing and trading platform Container xChange can now be accessed from the Members Area of The Cooperative Logistics Network

This will now allow over 350 network members to directly check the availability of containers on the leading online marketplace for shipping containers

In a move to enhance the container management capabilities of its members, The Cooperative Logistics Network has incorporated Container xChange, an online marketplace, into its Members Area. Container xChange, a top-tier platform for container logistics, acts as a comprehensive hub that brings together crucial industry stakeholders to streamline container management processes, simplify booking procedures, and optimize invoicing and payments. The latest API implementation, will allow more than 350 freight forwarders to check availability of containers on this platform directly from the Members’ Area of the The Coop website.

Container xChange aims to cope with the challenges faced by industry professionals by streamlining container operations and decision-making through real-time data access and process automation. Moreover, this platform empowers forwarders to navigate global markets efficiently, offering a selection of over 100,000 offers across 1,500+ locations, enabling them to secure the best prices and rates. With a few clicks, freight forwarders can seamlessly engage in selling and leasing containers. Additionally, it allow them to gain insights into accurate container prices, one-way leasing rates, and forecasts spanning up to 2 years.

Container xChange- The Coop Media Partner
Container xChange Platform Available on The Coop’s Intranet

 

“By integrating this cutting-edge platform for container logistics into The Coop’s intranet, members can expect a streamlined experience in managing and booking shipping containers, executing related processes. The integration of their API in our Member Area will enable our members to access directly through a browser to search for container availability,” says Antonio Torres, the President and Founder of The Cooperative Logistics Network.

Dr. Johannes Schlingmeier, the co-founder and CEO of Container xChange, has highlighted a notable challenge in the container logistics sector—the slow adoption of technology impeding real-time analysis of price and leasing rates. This is why, he underscores the importance of leveraging big data to facilitate more informed decision-making. According to Dr. Schlingmeier, “Container xChange simplifies the access to data so industry participants can complement the experience and offline knowledge with the latest facts when making decisions.”

The collaboration is a noteworthy advancement that will help to elevate the overall efficiency of the The Coop members. Most importantly, this recent integration aligns with The Coop’s digital strategy, which is dedicated to providing its members with cutting-edge technological tools within the logistics market. Complemented by features such as FreightViewer, The Coop’s exclusive quoting platform for members, this initiative equips members to efficiently navigate the evolving demands of the current industry.

75 MG brand CBU automobiles for Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation transported by Headway

The Headway team operated at maximum efficiency, putting additional efforts to complete the delivery of this urgent shipment within 24 hours

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Headway Automotive Projects

Headway JSC, a Coop member in Ho Chi Minh Vietnam, recently moved 75 MG brand CBU automobiles to SAIC Group, China. Throughout this process, upon the customer’s sudden request to receive the goods urgently within a timeframe of less than 24 hours, the Headway team operated at maximum capacity. They worked diligently overnight, commencing from 5 PM on the day the plan was received, and executed swiftly until beyond 2 AM the following day.

Tracy Nguyen, the Sales & Agency Support Manager of Headway explains, “Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation is the 7th largest automotive group in the world and leads in China market. Since July 1, 2023, MG brand automobile has been exclusively distributed by SAIC Motor Vietnam, increasing strong competitiveness in the domestic automobile industry, meeting the needs and tastes of consumers.”

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Headway team

 

They successfully transported the cars using 25 40′ containers from Shanghai Port, China, to Ho Chi Minh Port, Vietnam. Additionally, the team coordinated trucking services to transfer the containers from the unloading port to the designated yard. They efficiently managed the process of dismantling vehicles from the containers, conducting thorough exterior inspections at the gathering yard.

“Headway is honored to be the official transportation partner of SAIC Group in Vietnam market. We have been constantly striving to maintain our commitment to sustainability, improve customer experience and satisfaction, and contribute to the overall growth of economies of two countries,” adds Tracy Nguyen, the Sales & Agency Support Manager of Headway.

The Cooperative upgrades partnership with xChange obtaining a 10% rebate on subscription fees for COOP members

The updated partnership will increase the current member discount to 10%, allowing members to lease, buy and sell containers in 2500+ locations around the globe to gain a competitive advantage in the container booking race.

Members may use xChange to find new partners and manage end-to-end container logistics operations. This includes services like payment handling, trading buyer protection, container tracking premium, and wallet management. Through xChange, members gain greater market transparency, avoid demurrage & detention charges and enhance operational flexibility.

With a vision to simplify, the logistics of global trade, Hamburg-based company Container xChange connects industry players. Consequently, it brings members into one simple and efficient infrastructure to help them digitize their container logistic operations. The Coop members will join more than 1000 companies such as  Kuehne+Nagel, Seaco, Sogese, Ocean Box, VMR Lines, and Sarjak in revolutionizing their container sourcing method.

The Coop members
The Coop members

The discount offered exclusively to The Coop members enables agents to save up to 1000 USD on first-year subscription fees by using the code COOPQXC. In addition, the partnership between The Cooperative Logistics Network and xChange provides access to exclusive industry reports related to the industry and insights. Also, it offers discounted access to the annual Digital Container Summit and other xChange events.

The Coop members
The Coop members

Leading logistics portals publish the news of the launch of The Coop’s online logistics training platform

The Coop has created a new e-learning platform to offer logistics certification courses for enhancing the expertise and industry knowledge of the members and their employees

The Cooperative Logistics Network has created an online academy for enabling over 320 network members to boost and upgrade their industry knowledge.  Moreover, the freight forwarding courses will augment the work skills of the employees of the member companies and help to prepare them for greater responsibilities. The Coop has partnered with two internationally recognized course providers- Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) and Container xChange.

They are presently offering two levels of freight forwarding courses provided by CIFFA. The first course is on International Transportation and Trade. The second course is on Essentials of Freight Forwarding. Additionally, members enrolling for one or more of the CIFFA courses will get free access to the SOC Container Masterclass by Container xChange.

The news about the launch of The Coop’s online academy has been covered by AJOT, Ecargolog, Diario de Transporte, Logistics Business, and Vientepies.

freight forwarding courses
Freight forwarding courses
 

AJOT

AJOT aka American Journal of Transportation is a popular online magazine. It is entirely dedicated to news related to the transportation and logistics industry. Moreover, as a trusted supply chain news resource for over 100 years, AJOT published the latest news and insights from this sector.

Logistics Business

Logistics Business is a pioneering logistics news web journal based in the UK. It publishes pertinent news, reports, and opinions from the international transportation and logistics sector.

Ventepies

Veintepies is a Spanish language logistics news portal. It publishes relevant news and articles for people working in the logistics industry. Furthermore, with a large audience in Spain and Latin America, it covers news, articles, and opinions from the sector.

Diario de Transporte

Diario de Transporte is an independent news medium that brings its readers pertinent supply chain news in the Spanish language.

Ecargolog

Ecargolog is a logistics news portal providing comprehensive coverage of all supply chain topics. They publish topical news, opinions, interviews, and live programmes on the latest happening in this industry.

The news on the above websites talks about the launch of the online academy and its benefits for the members. Additionally, the news also gives an idea of the course details.

 

 

Shenzhen Yee Zhan Yuan has changed their company’s name to CIMC ANDA Shun International Logistics

Their merger with Shenzhen Anda Shun International Logistics prompted this change of name which came about on 1st November 2021

Shenzhen Yee Zhanyuan International Freight, a Coop member in Shenzhen, China, recently changed their name to CIMC ANDA SHUN INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS. They decided to change the name of their organization after their merger with Shenzhen Anda Shun International Logistics and CIMC Logistics Group.

“Shenzhen Yee Zhanyuan is a reputed ISO 9001 accredited company which is a member of IATA, FIATA, and NVOCC. Moreover, our merger will help us have even better management and resource sharing. This will allow us to provide world class services to our clients in Shenzhen and beyond,” says Mr. Ricky Wang, the General Manager of Shenzhen Yee Zhanyuan.

Shenzhen Anda - team - The Cooperative Logistics Network

From 1st November they will use the name ADS for handling all their business. Additionally, they will handle all Coop members’ businesses under this new name. With the objective of providing optimized logistics solutions to its clients and customers, CIMC ANDA SHUN INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS offers air, sea, warehousing, customs clearance, trucking and other value-added services for their customers.