Panalpina announces the launch of its new state-of-the-art digital customer portal. The portal enables customers to benefit from a wide range of instant and real-time services. It is currently available to selected customers by invitation only and will be launched globally this summer.

Customers will be able to manage their entire supply chain end-to-end with all partners in one digital place. They can request an instant quote, as well as book and track their shipments in an intuitive, integrated and thus seamless flow. Self-service reporting will complement the user experience. As features are added, the portal will not only offer interaction capabilities with Panalpina’s customers, but also suppliers, and enable:

System-based procurement of services
Web and electronic channels that offer Panalpina services and lead to contract closure
Electronic channels to exchange service orders
Applications supporting shipment execution and settlement process
A wide range of integration, visibility and reporting services for suppliers and customers


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Panalpina launches industry-leading customer portal
Panalpina - Feb 20, 2019 10:45 GMT


Customers can get quotes, book and track shipments, and manage their supply chains in a seamless digital flow on Panalpina's new portal. (Image by Panalpina)
Panalpina announces the launch of its new state-of-the-art digital customer portal. The portal enables customers to benefit from a wide range of instant and real-time services. It is currently available to selected customers by invitation only and will be launched globally this summer.

Customers will be able to manage their entire supply chain end-to-end with all partners in one digital place. They can request an instant quote, as well as book and track their shipments in an intuitive, integrated and thus seamless flow. Self-service reporting will complement the user experience. As features are added, the portal will not only offer interaction capabilities with Panalpina’s customers, but also suppliers, and enable:

System-based procurement of services
Web and electronic channels that offer Panalpina services and lead to contract closure
Electronic channels to exchange service orders
Applications supporting shipment execution and settlement process
A wide range of integration, visibility and reporting services for suppliers and customers

“In the past two years, we have invested significant time and resources in developing different elements of the portal to establish the best digital experience for our customers. In particular, the quoting and shipment-visibility capabilities of the new portal are hitting the core of today’s demands,” comments Ralf Morawietz, CIO at Panalpina.

“Digitalization is the number one trend in logistics and our new customer portal is an industry game changer. Customers, partners and suppliers will increasingly expect to quote, buy, sell and deliver online using dedicated platforms and my priority is that Panalpina offers our customers an engaging, seamless digital experience,” says Stefan Karlen, Panalpina’s CEO.

“There is still significant paperwork coupled with inefficient processes in the industry,” Karlen adds. “With our customer portal, we are one step closer to creating a truly digital end-to-end enterprise which will enable us to drive down costs, shorten response time and offer multiple communication channels to our customers and trading partners.”

日本パレットレンタル株式会社（代表取締役社長：加納 尚美、本社：東京都千代田区、以下
JPR）と国立大学法人群馬大学（学長：平塚 浩士、以下 群馬大学）は、物流ネットワークのさら
なる効率化・合理化に向けた産学連携研究を開始しました。
JPR は日本全国約 70 カ所のデポでパレットを供給・回収する体制を整えていますが、パレットの
需要は人々の消費活動やお客様の物流活動とともに日々刻々と変化します。このような状況下で、
パレットの供給と回収をさらに低コストかつ安定して実現させるために、デポの再配置も視野に入
れた輸送経路の最適化に取り組みます。
現在、JPR の技術者と群馬大学の研究者が意識を摺り合わせながら数理技術を応用し、最適な輸
送経路を導出するシステムのプロトタイプの開発を行いました。今後は、JPR が所有する物流ビッ
グデータを活用して効果を検証し、成果を広く社会に還元して参ります。

ユーピーアール株式会社（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長：酒田義矢、以下ユーピーアール）は 2020年卒新卒採用に、株式会社タレントアンドアセスメント（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役：山崎俊明、以下タレントアンドアセスメント）の提供する AI 面接サービス「SHaiN（シャイン）」（以下 AI 面接）を試験導入することをお知らせいたします。

【新卒採用への導入背景】
ユーピーアールでは売り手市場が続く就職活動の影響を受け、採用の難しさを感じておりました。今後も続く少子化から来年以降一層採用活動が困難となると危機感を持っており、面接の場所や時間を選ばない AI 面接を試験導入することで、遠方の大学の学生にも面接機会を提供することや、他社と面接日が重なった学生との選考継続も可能となり、より多くの学生とのマッチングを図ることを目的としております。

【人事担当者のコメント】
学生の方は交通費もかからず、面接の時間・場所を自身で選択できるので効率よく就職活動を進めることができます。弊社としてはこれまで面接実施が叶わなかった地方学生の採用も可能になります。AI 面接導入は企業メッセージでもある「やってみよう upr」のもと、何か新しい取組みに挑戦する姿勢を学生の皆様に知って頂き、一人でも多くの学生にエントリーして頂けたら嬉しいです。

【AI 面接サービス「SHaiN」】 www.taleasse.co.jp/shain/
タレントアンドアセスメントが開発した戦略採用メソッドをもとに、企業が求める人物像
や採用基準にそって、AI が対話しながら採用面接を実施し、専門スタッフにより応募者の
資質を分析して面接評価レポートを提供するサービスです。人間による採用面接で課題視
されてきた評価のばらつきが改善され、採用基準の統一が図れるようになります。スマー
トフォンやロボットで 24 時間場所を問わず採用面接が可能となり、他社と選考が重なる
などの機会損失を減らせるようになります。2017 年 10 月から提供を開始し、現在は大手、中堅、中小企業問わず、約 70 社の企業で導入されています。

Progress on the transformation of A. P. Moller - Maersk continued in 2018. Customers benefitted from integrated offerings, digital solutions and robust network improvements. Since 2016, the topline has grown by 43%, to USD 39bn in 2018, an additional USD 12bn in turnover.

"In 2018, we made significant progress in implementing our strategy. With the expected demerger and listing of Maersk Drilling in April, the separation of our Energy-related businesses will be almost complete. We have successfully integrated Hamburg Süd, accelerated our digital transformation and come together across sales, customer service, delivery and products as one company with customers at the centre of our attention. We are starting to see growth both in Ocean and non-Ocean segments," said Søren Skou, CEO of A.P. Moller - Maersk.

Profitability was in line with the latest guidance for 2018, with earnings before interests, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of USD 3.8bn, up 8% over 2017. The improvement in operating earnings was driven by higher freight rates, efficiencies gained from the integration of continuing operations, and synergies from the acquisition of Hamburg Süd. However, margins in continuing operations were challenged and EBITDA was lower than initially expected at the beginning of the year, primarily due to an increase in bunker fuel prices not fully recovered by higher freight rates.

"Although we had a challenging start to 2018, looking at our financial performance, we increased earnings despite significantly higher bunker fuel prices and lower than expected container volume growth in the second half of 2018. However, profitability needs to improve," said Søren Skou.

During 2018, net interest-bearing debt was significantly reduced from USD 14.8bn to USD 8.7bn and the company remains investment grade rated.

Following the listing of Maersk Drilling through a demerger and subject to maintaining investment grade rating, details on future dividend policy, capital structure and the distribution of a significant part of the proceeds from the sale of Maersk Oil will be announced no later than August 2019.



Guidance for 2019

From 2019 and onwards, International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 16 will be applied. IFRS 16 entails that leases beyond 12 months will be included in the balance sheet as assets and liabilities.



For 2019, Maersk expects EBITDA of around USD 5bn including effects from IFRS 16, and around USD 4bn excluding effects from IFRS 16.



The organic volume growth in Ocean is expected to be in line with the estimated average market growth of 1-3% for 2019. Guidance on CAPEX is around USD 2.2bn and high cash conversion (cash flow from operations compared with EBITDA) is expected.



Maersk's guidance for 2019 is subject to considerable uncertainties due to the current risk of further restrictions on global trade and other factors impacting container freight rates, bunker prices and foreign exchange rates.

In continuation of the announcement on 17 August 2018, the A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S (APMM) Board of Directors has decided to initiate the separation of APMM’s drilling activities through a demerger of APMM. The shares in Maersk Drilling Holding A/S (Maersk Drilling) and its subsidiaries as well as certain other assets and liabilities will be contributed to a new company with the legal name “The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S” (Maersk Drilling Listco) and the shares hereof will be admitted for trading and official listing on Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S (Nasdaq Copenhagen).



Following the anticipated signing and publication of statutory demerger documents on 4 March 2019, the Board of Directors of APMM intends to propose the demerger for approval by the shareholders at the APMM Annual General Meeting on 2 April 2019. Subject to such approval, the shares in Maersk Drilling Listco will be distributed to APMM shareholders, who in addition to their shareholding in APMM will become shareholders in Maersk Drilling Listco. The anticipated first day of trading for the shares of Maersk Drilling Listco on Nasdaq Copenhagen is on 4 April 2019.



The APMM Board of Directors intends to propose a single share class structure for Maersk Drilling Listco with shares in Maersk Drilling Listco being distributed to the APMM shareholders on a pro-rata basis based on the nominal value of the shares in APMM. Shareholders will receive one share in Maersk Drilling Listco per nominal APMM DKK 500 share and two shares in Maersk Drilling Listco per nominal APMM DKK 1,000 share. The demerger and distribution of the Maersk Drilling Listco shares will be tax-exempt for Danish tax purposes.



A.P. Møller Holding A/S, who holds around 41.5% of the shares in APMM, has agreed to a 360-days lockup of their shareholding in Maersk Drilling Listco, subject to certain customary exemptions.



The Executive Management team of Maersk Drilling consists of CEO Jørn Madsen and CFO Jesper Ridder Olsen, who will also serve as Executive Management team in the future listed company. The Board of Directors of Maersk Drilling consists of Chairman Claus V. Hemmingsen, Vice Chairman Robert M. Uggla, Kathleen McAllister, Robert Routs, Martin N. Larsen and Mads D. Winther. The Board of Directors, except from Mads D. Winther, will be proposed as members of the Board of Directors in the future listed company. Two employee representatives are expected to be elected in March 2019 for a term of four years and join the Board of Directors upon completion of the demerger.

従業員定着支援アプリ「テガラみる」を手掛け、人材ビジネス企業や飲食・サービス、小売流通チェーンなどへの従業員定着支援及び人事コンサルティングサービスを提供する株式会社テガラミル(本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役：上林 時久、以下 テガラミル)は、物流不動産の所有・運営・開発のリーディング・グローバル企業であるプロロジス(日本本社：東京都千代田区丸の内、以下 プロロジス)と業務提携契約を締結いたしました。

■業務提携の背景・目的

昨今、人材不足による採用難や人件費増大があらゆる企業において問題視されています。外食・運輸業界の非正規雇用者を対象とした調査では、約55％が半年以内に離職するという調査結果*もあり、プロロジスのカスタマーにとっても、物流施設内で働く人材の離職防止・定着が課題となっていました。

プロロジスはこれまでにも、入居企業が採用するパート・アルバイトスタッフの確保に焦点を当てたカスタマーサポートを行ってきておりましたが、今後は人材の確保のみならず、『定着』が一層課題になると考え、定着支援に特化したテガラミルとの業務提携に至りました。提携により、雇用後の『定着』課題を担うことで、結果として人材不足問題解消へと導きます。

*出典：パーソルグループ×東京大学中原淳研究室共同研究「アルバイト・パート成長創造プロジェクト」(2016)

■業務提携の内容・今後の展開

プロロジスが運営する物流施設への入居企業(＝カスタマー)へ「テガラみる」をご導入いただき、カスタマーへの情報提供を目的とした人材定着・離職防止に関するセミナーの開催等を予定しています。さらに、その後の展開として、カスタマー、テガラミル、プロロジスの三者が協働し、カスタマーが雇用するアルバイト・パート従業員の定着率や、就労意欲等のデータ収集・分析などの取り組みを検討しています。

プロロジスは現在、世界で約3,700棟の物流施設を運営し、5,100社のカスタマーが利用しています。これらの施設で蓄積したビッグデータと、テガラミルとの連携によって得られるデータを活用することで、カスタマーへのさらなる価値提供へとつなげてまいります。

＜具体的な取り組み＞
●人材確保・定着のための、周辺雇用・採用マーケットついて、従来以上に詳細な分析データの提供
●採用後の定着を見据えた、採用業務プロセスの提案
●離職抑制・定着促進のためのサーベイの実施、ソリューションプランの提案
■株式会社テガラミル　会社概要
社名　　： 株式会社テガラミル

※株式会社ツナグ・ソリューションズ
(東証一部：6551)連結子会社
所在地　： 〒100-0006
東京都千代田区有楽町2‐2‐1 X‐PRESS有楽町ビル3階
代表　　： 代表取締役社長　上林　時久
設立　　： 2013年4月8日
資本金　： 2000万円
事業内容： 定着支援、人事支援、人事コンサルティング
従業員数： 19名(単体)　2019年2月現在
URL　　 ： https://tegaramill.co.jp/

RMB 5.5 billion (~ EUR 700 million) transaction saw DPDHL Group and SF Holding enter a 10-year strategic partnership to grow supply chain operations in China
Yin Zou named CEO of the co-branded business to accelerate expansion of customer base

Deutsche Post DHL Group ("DPDHL Group") has concluded the landmark deal to transfer its supply chain operations in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, herein after referred to as "China" to SF Holding ("SF"), a leading premium logistics service provider in the country. The transaction involves the supply chain business, and has no bearing on DPDHL Group's business activities in international express, freight transport and e-commerce logistics solutions in China.

As part of this transaction, DPDHL Group received RMB 5.5 billion (~ EUR 700 million), and will continue to receive revenue-based partnership fees for 10 years while DPDHL Group provides the co-branded business with trademark license, customer referral, employee training, best practice sharing and other areas of support. The co-branded business - SF DHL Supply Chain China - was announced at the deal closing, and Yin Zou (former CEO, Greater China of DHL Supply Chain) was appointed CEO of the organization, and along with his existing management team, will continue leading the business. Headquartered in Shanghai, SF DHL Supply Chain China will harness DPDHL Group's best-in-class supply chain services, management expertise, transportation and warehousing technology, combined with SF's extensive domestic infrastructure, distribution network and broad base of local customers, to drive its growth trajectory.

"This supply chain alliance with SF is a strategic milestone for DPDHL Group. With our joint capabilities we will create a unique platform to meet the need for a high quality end-to-end supply chain provider in China. SF's local market expertise combined with DPDHL Group's global operations standards and network support provide a solid foundation for us to continue exploring further opportunities in China in the coming years. China is on course for sustainable growth1, and SF DHL Supply Chain China is well-placed to serve the increasing demands for world-class supply chain services. The agreement, therefore, is the cornerstone for DPDHL Group to gain unprecedented access to China's immense domestic market," said Frank Appel, CEO Deutsche Post DHL Group.

"SF's vision is to become a trustworthy logistics-based business partner with comprehensive solutions for our customers, and our partnership with DPDHL, the leading logistics company in the world, helps us move solidly ahead with this vision. We are expanding our domestic footprint through SF DHL Supply Chain China to cater to our customers across a multitude of industries. This deal with DPDHL Group, a world-class organization, also helps us to better serve multi-national clients," said Dick Wong, Chairman, SF Holding.

SF DHL Supply Chain China will have access to DPDHL Group's global expertise, network, operations standards and innovations, across industries from technology, healthcare, retail and automotive to e-commerce. Leveraging SF's market position in China, SF DHL Supply Chain China is setting its sights on expanding the service portfolio to SF's customers while winning new customers with its enhanced product and service offerings.

Added Yin Zou, CEO, SF DHL Supply Chain China, "This landmark deal gives SF DHL Supply Chain China unparalleled advantage to transform the supply chain industry in China. My team and I are looking forward to amalgamating the best of what DPDHL Group and SF stand for, and converting these into tangible value for existing and new customers. The strong commitment from DPDHL Group and SF has led to the swift and smooth completion of the transaction, and it is full steam ahead for us to deliver top quality turnkey supply chain solutions to enterprises in China."