Target Logistics (TLG)

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Target Selects New Partner In Australia

CARSON, CA., MARCH 30: Target Logistic Services, an international freight forwarder and logistics provider, is strengthening its operations in Australia with the selection of a new partner, International Cargo Express, (ICE).

ICE, headquartered in Sydney and with offices in the six most important population centers of Australia, is considered one of the leading transportation and logistics organizations in that nation. The company has been serving the logistics needs of air and ocean shippers "down under" since 1988. Under the direction of Peter Timmerman, a veteran of international logistics, ICE has grown exponentially during the past two decades.

ICE offers a wide range of logistic services including air & ocean freight forwarding, in-house customs clearance, inventory control, project cargo services and local transport consultation and management. ICE is ISO Certified.

In making the announcement of the new Target-ICE partnership, Chris Coppersmith, President & CEO at Target Logistic Services, stated, "ICE has proven to be one of the most significant cargo organizations in one of the most important markets for U.S. goods and services. Australia, with its need for a growing amount and variety of both basic industrial and hi-tech products, has become a major trading partner with the U.S. It is one of the few nations where the U.S. has a favorable balance of trade."

Speaking for ICE, Peter Timmerman declared, "We welcome the new partnership between ourselves and Target. There are many logistics providers serving U.S.-Australian trade, but few have the experience, skill and dedication in serving the needs of the customer as Target. We believe substantial new business can be generated with this arrangement."

Coppersmith stated that ICE now is being linked to Target's worldwide EDI system for instant tracking and tracing. "Our Australian customers will know the status of their shipments every step of the journey," he emphasized.

The Target executive noted that in addition to expanding partnerships in the South Pacific, the logistics provider has a commanding presence on the continent of Asia. Target has eight offices in China plus facilities in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam & Indonesia.

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