CEVA Logistics signs partnership with Rolls-Royce Marine AS - Diesels
15 March 2007 - 10:30 CET
CEVA Logistics today announced that it has further strengthened its position in logistics for the Industrial sector in Western Europe by signing a five year contract with Rolls-Royce Marine AS - Diesels, a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Plc.
Rolls-Royce Marine AS - Diesels has a world leading position in the design, development, supply and support of diesel and gas-engines and propulsion systems for commercial and naval customers worldwide as well as power generation solutions.
Through its business unit in the Benelux, CEVA Logistics will perform the role of lead logistics provider to coordinate supply chain management for the Rolls-Royce Marine AS - Diesels' plant in Bergen, Norway.
CEVA will handle the inbound flow of engine parts to the plant in Bergen and the outbound flow of completed engines and spare parts worldwide. For these activities, CEVA has teamed up with J. Martens, the long standing expert in sea, air and road freight, located in Bergen.
The combination of CEVA Logistics and J. Martens ensures ‘Local Support & Global Coverage' which is critically important for Rolls-Royce Marine AS - Diesels.
According to the terms of the agreement, CEVA will assist Rolls-Royce Marine AS - Diesels over the next years in the optimization of its worldwide supply chain and in driving supply chain costs down. It is both the intention of Rolls-Royce Marine AS - Diesels and CEVA Logistics to extend the scope of services to include Value Added Services like kitting, sub-assembly, line feeding and inspection, as well as developing other geographic areas to support Rolls-Royces future growth.
The agreement builds upon the existing partnership between CEVA Logistics and Rolls-Royce in the UK and the US. This business extension emphasizes CEVA Logistics capabilities in the Industrial sector.
Onno Meij, Managing Director of CEVA Logistics Benelux, commented: "We are delighted to further expand on our relationship with Rolls-Royce. I am sure that we can help Rolls-Royce Marine with their growth ambitions by optimizing their worldwide supply chain, increasing operational flexibility and driving supply chain costs down.CEVA's passion for innovative logistics and our relentless strive for excellent day-to-day service and continuous improvement will form a valuable platform for this contract to achieve the full benefits"
Berend van Hoek, Vice President Strategic Sourcing of Rolls-Royce Marine, supported "Expectations to CEVA Logistics are high. Throughout the tender process, the combination CEVA Logistics and J. Martens has come up with innovative solutions combined with detailed and fact-based analysis. While we are still in the beginning of our initial co-operation, we are impressed with the data driven approach to optimise logistics solutions and the hands-on mentality when it comes to actual collection of goods and shipments of engines. We expect CEVA to operate globally to both serve the Original Equipment Manufacturing sites (existing and new) and our global Customer Service Business. Successful performance and delivery against agreed targets will be crucial for further success within Rolls-Royce."
Didrik Martens, CEO of J. Martens, added: "We are inspired by this opportunity to prove our ambition to make Rolls Royce Marine more successful in their total supply chain management. To meet Rolls Royce Marines expectations, our key to success lies in the ability to develop services in line with cutting edge logistics concepts and advancement in information technology. We are very much looking forward to realizing our ambition for Rolls-Royce Marine, by combining the strengths of CEVA Logistics and J. Martens AS."
