January, 2012

CSS Sales Strategy Meet 2012

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Foresee the Future..!! Since its inception 16 years ago as a freight forwarding company, established in Dubai, UAE, CSS has achieved several milestones over the years. By foreseeing the future prospects we have broadened our expertise to cut through new horizons in the global frontier by generating new business alliances and also introducing new products in the market, which means, we need to understand the current changes that will benefit us in the future or the risks we need to learn to avoid.

The CSS annual Sales Strategy Meet was held at the Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach on 10 and 11th of December 2011. The CSS Senior management and various department heads with overseas guests Oliver Hahn from IFS Doha, Jairam KR from CSS India, Dean Landers and Hussain from CSS Kuwait were part of the sales meet. The department heads gave presentations about the achievements and sales activities for the year 2011, which was reviewed by the senior management. They proposed ideas and strategies for the upcoming year 2012. The core purpose of analyzing the market trends and the business prospects in the market, the sales meet gives an accurate platform for the different departments to discuss and share valuable business aspects which helps in the future development of the company. There were breakout sessions with team building activities, which helped the attendees to take a break and also socialize as different groups.

Amith Horra, Chandrakala, Cheryl Annes, Deepu S Dev, Narayan and Bijesh headed the CSS Sales Strategy Meet committee. CSS extends its sincere gratitude to all attendees and are thankful for the cooperation it received to make this event a grand success.

November, 2011

CSS Sales Strategy Meet

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Each year, CSS Group gathers for its annual CSS Sales Strategy Meet whereby the management teams from all of its global offices get together for a few days of corporate meetings, presentations, case studies, team building activities and an overall review of the current and next years strategies.

Over the years, the management has been fortunate enough to attend the Strategy Meet’s in various countries, reaching there by sea, air and land!

From the sandy beaches of Goa, India, to the vast Arabian Sea and gulf countries on a cruise liner, to the serene and tranquil environment of Sri Lanka, and the architectural paradise of Dubai, this year our travel takes us to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Scheduled for December 2011, CSS Bahrain will be hosting the CSS Group Sales Strategy Meet while offering its first class Arab hospitality for all of the attendees.

Strategecially located, Bahrain is a small island west of the Arabian Peninsula which is  in close proximity to Saudi Arabia to its west and Qatar, to its southwest. Meaning “two seas” in Arabic, Bahrain is unique because it is an archipelago of 33 islands with Bahrain Island being the largest.

November, 2011

CSS Group MENA – Regional Meeting

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011 marked the day for the CSS Group MENA (Middle East & North Africa) regional commercial meeting whereby the management teams from all regions, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Muscat, and Saudi Arabia gathered for a full day of meetings and corporate team building activities.

The Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach, the preferred corporate hotel partner of CSS Group was the chosen venue and lies in the heart of one of Dubai’s newest dynamic and most lively urban locations, Jumeirah Beach Residence. This 5-star hotel is modern, chic and contemporary all in one, featuring lively dining and entertainment options, expansive recreational and modern meeting, conference and banqueting facilities and is only few steps away from the beach of the stunning Arabian Gulf.

Throughout the day, the management team’s reviewed strategies facilitated presentations and participated in corporate case studies that would enable CSS Group to better serve their clientele.

September, 2011

Carotrans Teams Up With Leading Middle East NVO, The CSS Group

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Union, NJ, August 8, 2011 – CaroTrans, a leading global NVOCC (Non vessel operating common carrier) and ocean freight consolidator, announces today a new alliance with the CSS Group (Consolidated Shipping Services Group), a fast-growing NVOCC and total logistics company based and headquartered in Dubai, UAE. Together, these well-established NVOs will deliver the most comprehensive FCL (full container load), LCL (less than container load), and breakbulk, out of gauge and ro-ro cargo handling services to and from North America, Middle East, and Africa. CaroTrans has been involved with the Middle East trade for over 16 years.  Now with CSS, CaroTrans expands its service capabilities to include a seamless network of offices in the Middle East and Africa region, as well as a team of dedicated ocean transportation experts with local market experience and knowledge.  CaroTrans offers weekly direct consolidation services to Dubai from their primary gateways of Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, Charleston and New York.


“We are excited to be partnering with CSS, an industry leading NVO in the Middle East.  Both our companies have similar cultures focused on customer care, best in class service and the highest quality standards. This partnership enables us to provide the high level of service and support our customers are accustomed to,” said Greg Howard, CaroTrans, Global CEO.


The Chairman of CSS, T.S. Kaladharan, commented, “CSS is delighted to partner with CaroTrans.  The synergy of CaroTrans and CSS provides first class service, resources and expertise to the marketplace. The senior management teams of both companies have worked hard on this project and are 100% committed to making this a major success for our customers.”


CSS enhances CaroTrans’ position in the Middle East market and opens new markets including Iraq.  CaroTrans’ overall global network of import and export operations consists of the United States, Europe, United Kingdom, Africa, India, Japan, South America, Oceania, Asia and Middle East.  CaroTrans strategically partners with premiere neutral NVOs, regional leaders with strong brand recognition, in key global markets where it provides for the best customer service.


About CaroTrans


Established in 1979, CaroTrans International is one of the world’s leading NVOCCs providing global LCL, less than container load, and FCL, full container load services.  Through our network of offices in Asia, South America, Oceania, and the United States, along with our strong local partners, we offer a global reach that is truly unique.


CaroTrans is a people driven company with dedicated, experienced and knowledgeable team members who engage customers with passion and experience on a local level.


For additional information, please visit www.carotrans.com


About The CSS Group


Consolidated Shipping Group is one of the fastest growing NVOCC in the region it operates. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  With a team consisting of over 750 experienced and dedicated professionals, across 20 offices, CSS has what it takes to meet your freight forwarding requirements, be it by sea, land or air. CSS has always adapted itself to the latest trends in the industry to offer efficient and most feasible solutions to its clients’ and associates.


For additional information, please visit www.cssgroupsite.com


CONTACT


CaroTrans  | Greg Howard   |  9082061067  |  gregh@carotrans.com

CSS Group  | Ken Dinnadge  |  971504564390  |  ken@cssdubai.com

CKL Communications  | Carol Lerner  |  9736356923  |  ckl.communications@gmail.com

CSS Group Marketing  | Amith Horra   |  971504567536  |  amith@cssdubai.com

June, 2011

Relief Mission

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Disaster recovery and Business continuity


As part of the business continuity process CSS has launched its Disaster recovery sub site at Twin Info Solutions, its business continuity back office in Kerala, India. Disaster recovery is the process, policy, procedure and early planning of the company to protect its business critical data or technology infrastructure from loss or from any outside threat. As information technology systems are growing with mega bytes or terabytes of data, a fast growing organization like CSS needs to take strategic steps for protecting its essential data in a highly secured area.

This was the compelling factor for creating a replica of its production environment. CSS was following the off-site backup technique for quite a long time till they created its own backup site in 2010. The company allocated 10% of its annual IT budget for disaster recovery planning and measurements.

In the event of an unexpected stalemate, the IT infrastructure will start working within no time from its back office location and take control of the situation, preventing the loss of data of all CSS offices. The backup sites can be categorized into three. They are cold sites, hot sites and warm sites. CSS has setup a hot site which is a replica of the original site of the organization, with fully automated systems. The capacity of the hot site may vary from that of the original. This type of backup site is very expensive to maintain as well. CSS is also planning to go for disaster recovery sites for its entire IT related business process support systems such as portal solution to customers, communication servers, file servers, etc.

May, 2011

FPS Rotterdam Visit @ CSS

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It is with great pleasure that CSS Group welcomed Paula Van Der Werf and Saskia De Jong from FPS Rotterdam who visited the CSS UAE offices in March 2011.  Since the early years the association with FPS Rotterdam has created new business opportunities and mutual benefits. The agenda of the visit was to discuss the future developments of import/export routings and new target market/customers.   The CSS Sales Team Managers and staff in Dubai, Jebel Ali and Abu Dhabi, UAE participated and discussed various subjects, interests and business strategies with FPS Rotterdam during their UAE visit. As per Siby Kurian, General Manager, Sales and Marketing, “It was a great opportunity for the CSS Sales Team Managers and staff to discuss the current trends in the Freight Forwarding industry and to develop new and exciting strategies that will mutually benefit CSS and FPS.”