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Wiima Logistics Opens New Office in Poland
We are delighted to announce the opening of a new office for Wiima Logistics in Poznań, Poland. This is part of our long-term strategy to provide comprehensive logistics services to our customers in the region and surrounding countries. We are confident that this new...
Logistics Market Update 19.1.2023
AIR FREIGHT As the holiday season begins, air cargo demand falls more. Compared to the previous week, week 51 (19 to 25th December) had a decline of -11 percent in worldwide flown tonnages. As is usual for this time of year, worldwide air cargo tonnages declined...
10 ways to Make Your Logistics Operations More Efficient and Sustainable
Here Is a List of 10 Steps Companies Can Take To Reduce Emissions From Their Logistics Operations: 1. Utilize green logistics operators: Consider utilizing green logistics operators that are dedicated to reducing emissions. 2. Optimize load capacity: Optimize the load...
Logistics Market Update 7.12.2022
AIR FREIGHT While air freight is not exclusively focused on consumer industries, its position in upstream electronics, for example, is more prominent than in consumer electronics. The United States is primarily driven by D2C e-commerce, which started to plunge in the...
Logistics Market Update 8.11.2022
AIR FREIGHT In October, the air freight sector continued to reverse 18 months of record increases as the global economy slowed and consumers tightened their budgets. There are no indications of improving cargo traffic even as the industry is well into its annual peak...
Logistics Market Update 12.10.2022
SEA FREIGHT In 2021 and 2022, the container industry achieved its two most profitable years. On cue, owners ordered a record number of new container ships. Even as freight rates decline, they continue to place more orders. Despite the worsening supply-demand...
Koskisen Sp. Z o.o. and Wiima Logistics have entered into a strategic co-operation to optimize outbound logistics
We are thrilled to announce that Koskisen Sp. Z o.o. and Wiima Logistics have entered into a strategic co-operation regarding the outbound logistics optimization. Joint co-operation benefits are consisting of direct, indirect and process savings. Continuous process...
Logistics Market Update 07.09.2022
SEA FREIGHT The ports of Shanghai, Ningbo, and Busan have been closed due to Typhoon Hinnamor, severely impacting shipping schedules from Asia. Shanghai Pudong Airport likewise canceled most flights, with normal operations scheduled to resume on Wednesday, 7th...
Logistics Market Update 10.08.2022
SEA FREIGHT The capacity between Asia and the United States West Coast decreased but remained the most important commercial route. In the three months leading up to July 24, the average capacity between Asia and the United States East Coast increased by 18.9%...
Logistics Market Update 08.07.2022
SEA FREIGHT Several carriers have canceled or postponed their sailings from Shanghai to the US in the last week of June. But the backlog of containerships created during the lockdown period is under control and is being cleared methodically. There was less congestion...
Logistics Market Update 14.6.2022
SEA FREIGHT Shippers are anticipated to continue to face rising supply chain costs due to port congestion and poor schedule reliability, despite a mixed demand picture on the world's most significant container shipping lanes. It is a mixed bag of demand for Asia-North...
Logistics Market Update 7.4.2022
SEA FREIGHT Lockdowns in China, the war in Ukraine, and the rising inflation are a toxic mix of uncertainty for sea liners. While container spot prices are currently falling, they are still in line with regular seasonal declines, and ocean carriers have successfully...
Logistics Market Update 13.01.2022
SEA FREIGHT Shipping companies globally expect steeper rises in shipping and logistics contract rates next year after supply-chain costs skyrocketed in 2021. The Logistics Managers' Index, which analyses total logistics pricing such as transportation, warehousing, and...
Happy New Year 2022! | Greetings From Our CEO
Greetings to our customers and network! Thanks to our customers, partners and network for the excellent cooperation in 2021! I would also like to thank our staff, who have been able to fight the battles, together with our network, to minimise the impact of a...
Logistics Market Update 10.12.2021
SEA FREIGHT Shipping companies are knocking on shippers' doors, offering reduced rates for December itineraries from China to Europe, as orders begin to slow down. Nevertheless, there is no indication of a price crash, and prices are likely to pick up steam in January...
Cimcorp Trusts Wiima in Coordinating Their Demanding Project Deliveries
Our project logistics division is well known for its tailor-made approach to every client's logistics needs. We pride ourselves in offering project logistics solutions that serve our customers to their highest expectations. Cimcorp has been a customer whose needs have...
Logistics Market Update 01.11.2021
SEA FREIGHT In October, there was an expectation of slight softening of container spot rates from Asia to the US and Europe, but shippers appear to have held their nerves and managed to avoid any significant discounting following China's Golden Week holiday. As per...
New 4PL Partnership With Vetrospace Ltd, One of the Fastest Growing Pod Manufacturers in Finland
We are proud to announce a new partnership with VetroSpace Ltd, one of the fastest growing pod manufacturers in Finland. As a clear endorsement of the partnership, Vetrospace has invited Wiima to work as an extension for Vetrospace’s internal departments arranging...
Logistics Market Update 01.10.2021
The global shipping industry is still struggling. Supply chains are driven to their limits as logistics operators try to keep the freight flowing. The current fragile nature of the global supply chains can cause even minor operational issues, such as minor accidents...
Wiima Logistics enter cooperation with University of Turku to research emission control in international logistics
Logistics have a significant impact on the environment and regulators as well as companies are increasingly targeting to reduce emissions related with transports. However, due to its dynamic nature, there are several challenges in assessing and measuring the emissions...
Logistics Market Update 25.08.2021
Challenging times persist in the shipping industry. Covid-19 breakouts in Asian harbours have caused congestions which ripple effects are still to unravel fully. The supply and demand imbalance in almost all international freight modes keeps causing grey hairs to the...
Evac Group contracted Wiima Logistics for 4PL-logistics optimization
Evac Group and Wiima Logistics have signed a 4PL logistics cooperation agreement. Starting from September 2021 Wiima Logistics will support Evac Group with sales order logistics, delivery handling, transportation arrangements and optimization, delivery documents...
Logistics Market Update 2.7.2021
The logistics industry has been facing an era of unprecedented disruptions. The effects of large scale disruptions can be seen in all freight modes across the globe. No immediate relief can be seen in the near future, which makes the situation even worse to bear....
Logistics Market Update 7.5.2021
Suez Canal incidents ripple effects are still affecting the global supply chains. Sea and air freight are suffering from severe supply & demand-imbalance. The overall turbulent freight market is probably going to continue for some time.SEA FREIGHT The Asian...
Materiaalit hukassa maailman turuilla webinaari
Alustatalouden uudet innovaatiot muokkaavat eri aloja ennennäkemätöntä vauhtia. Sama trendi on käynyt toteen myös kuljetuslogistiikassa. Kuuntele webinaariimme asiantuntija puheenvuoroja ja paneelikeskustelu, joissa pureuduimme kuljetuslogistiikan...
Logistics Market Update 30.03.2021
Suez Canal Finally Re-Opened for Business as The Salvage Team Manages to Free The Ship from The Blockade. Still, It´s hard to estimate what kind of knock-on effects does the disruption cause for the global shipping market.SEA FREIGHT In a very recent development, the...
Our Customer Satisfaction Survey Results for 2020 Are Looking Great!
We have conducted our annual customer satisfaction survey for the year 2020 to find out how we can better serve our customers and identify potential areas for development. We are happy to announce that our customer satisfaction has increased compared to last year. We...
Logistics Market Update 1.3.2021
SEA FREIGHT FROM CHINA TO EUROPE IS STILL CAUSING HEADACHES TO THE SHIPPERS. AIR AND RAIL FREIGHT CONGESTIONS CONTINUES.SEA FREIGHT With no sign of a spot rate decline after the start of the Chinese New Year last week, shippers who waited, expecting rate reduction...
Changes in Wiima Board of Directors
We are delighted to announce the appointment of a new Chairman and a new Member of our Board of Directors. Topi Saarenhovi, EVP at Kiwa Group, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board effective January 1st, 2021. He will be replacing Heikki Heinonen, who has...
Wiima Logistics Organization Changes
We are excited to announce restructuring of our business operations into two separate divisions: 4PL and Projects. The decision follows a strategic review of our corporate structure that was done last fall. The development has two main aims: to strengthen the group...
Logistics Market Update 29.01.2021
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? FIRST SIGNS OF RELIEF AT SIGHT AS THE CHINA - EUROPE TRAFFIC REACHES RATE TIPPING POINT. NEVERTHELESS, THE UPCOMING CHINESE NEW YEAR HAS POTENTIAL TO CONTINUE DISRUPT SHIPMENTS.SEA FREIGHT As more trade lanes started to...
Thoughts About Working Remotely
Vuoden 2020 alussa monen arki muuttui päälaelleen valtakunnallisen etätyösuosituksen ja muiden rajoitusten myötä. Muutos oli suuri entiseen normaaliin ja monet organisaatiot ovat joutuneet adaptoitumaan digitalisaatioon nopeallakin aikataululla....
Logistics Market Update 21.12.2020
THE STRETCH CONTINUES. THE CRITICALITY OF THE SITUATION RAISED DUE TO COVID IMPACT, CONTINUES WITHIN THE GLOBAL OCEAN, AIR AND RAILFREIGHT MARKET, WITH NO IMMINENT SOLUTION OF STABILIZATION INSIGHT.SEA FREIGHT Ocean price levels have continued to escalate as a...
Kopar Oy joins forces with Wiima to take their supply chain to the next level
We are happy to announce the latest addition to our customer base from the manufacturing industry. We signed a 4PL contract with Kopar Oy. Kopar Group is a modern technology corporation from Finland. They are specialized in mechanical process engineering and...
Wiima accepted as a member of Finnish Marine Industries
Finnish Marine Industries is a co-operation forum for high-technology maritime solution providers, leading marine equipment manufacturers, turn-key suppliers, designers, software and system providers as well as shipbuilding, ship repair, and offshore yards. The...
Antti Nevalainen hired to develop our project logistics business in Asia-Pacific region
Our Activity in the Asia-Pacific region is growing, especially in the project logistics business. To maintain the high quality of our services and improve future endeavors, we are happy to announce our new strategic recruitment. Mr. Antti Nevalainen will represent...
Our credit risk rating is doing great!
4PL service model, when done in the purest form, gets very close to clients core operations. Exchange of very confidential information happens all the time in this kind of cooperation. Having a deeply trusting relationship with our customers is fundamentally important...
Wiima featured in APAC Business Headlines magazine
Wiima was featured in APAC Business Headlines magazine. A study found that ‘Eight out of ten companies in APAC are behind the digital transformation curve’. APAC Business Headlines recognizes Wiima Logistics as one of the leading companies in logistics segment and as...
Customer Satisfaction Survey Results 2018
Last year we yet again conducted our annual Customer Satisfaction Survey. Each year we talk to our customers about our service delivery to make sure we are meeting their needs. We also ask them what we can do to help make their experience better. We obtained an...
GERMANY TO RAISE ROAD TOLLS
The German Bundestag has decided to raise road tolls in Germany. The new regulations will be enforced from 1.1.2019 on. The new method of calculating the toll will take into account new parameters, such as noise and emissions. According to the council of minister, the...
PORT OF ROTTERDAM TO EXPAND BREAKBULK OPERATIONS
Port of Rotterdam together with local breakbulk companies have decided to renovate port infrastructure to make room for growing breakbulk operations. The site to be developed is a 12 ha industrial estate and over 1 km of dockage located in Rotterdam's Waalhaven area....
FMC INTRODUCES STANDARDIZED RULES FOR DETENTION AND DEMURRAGE PRACTICES ACROSS US
After eight months of vigorous investigation US shipping regulatory body "the Federal Maritime Commision (FMC)" has decided to introduce revised rules for container detention and demurrage practices across the country. Investigation reports main conclusion was that...
Project shipment from Finland to Germany
Project logistics frontier is currently looking very active! Last week 127 tons of Steel Structures was successfully chartered from Finland to Germany. The shipment consisted of 5 individual blocks, and the biggest one was over 20 meters long, 6 meters wide, 5 meters...
DigiPro project
For the past two years, Wiima has been part of a research project called "DigiPro". It is a joint project of four SMEs and the of Universities of Turku and Lappeenranta. The general research themes for the project were: 1.Collective Identification of Opportunities...
We received lowest credit risk rating
Good News! We received the lowest possible credit risk rate from the Dun & Bradstreet credit risk classification. This is the second year in a row we accomplished this. We are very serious about our credit risk performance because we want to be a company that our...
| Announcement | Addition of two new members to Wiima Logistics board of directors
We are pleased to announce the addition of two new members to our board of directors. Sauli Eloranta and Jari Kurokallio have joined our board 1.8.2018. They both are highly respected professionals and will be bringing a lot of new experience and knowledge with them...
Greetings from Wiima Asia-Pacific offices
Wiima Logistics Asia-Pacific offices in China, Singapore, and Malaysia have a vital role in our group's global operations. Wiima Finland has steady and growing base of customers who export to Asia. Especially clients in marine project industry have found our service...
Wiima Participating in Navigate Fair 16.5.-17.5.2018 | Nordic Maritime Expo in Finland
Does Your Project Site Need More Delivery Control and Shipment Traceability? Are You Spending Time Tracing Your Shipments at Project Site? Wiima Logistics Launches New Site Logistics Management Service at Navigate Fair in Turku Exhibition Center 16.5.-17.5.2018!...
New Wiima 4PL introduction video launched
Check out new Wiima 4PL concept video: https://www.wiima.fi/services/
Wiima Finland office moves to new location
We are excited to announce that we have moved into a new office location! Our new office will allow us to comfortably continue growing and providing our clients with the highest level of service. We are now located in Apilakatu 13, 20740 Turku, Finland. We look...