Aitken Spence Cargo enters supply chain services contract with American &Efird Lanka

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Exchange of contract between American &Efird Lanka and Aitken Spence Cargo by A & E Lanka CFO Nipuna Wahalathantri and Aitken Spence Cargo VP Jerome Brohier

Aitken Spence Cargo, the pioneering freight forwarder is driving the expansion of its vertical-based business solutions in areas of apparel, food and beverage, rubber-based manufacture, consumer durables and project cargo logistics. As a part of the expansion initiative the company has sealed its newest contract with American &Efird Lanka Ltd. (A&E Lanka) recently.

American &Efird Lanka Ltd. is a fully owned subsidiary of American &Efird LLC. USA, one of the world’s premier industrial and domestic sewing thread suppliers. They facilitate the backward integration of raw material supply to many key apparel exporters through its global network where A&E’s products are manufactured in 23 countries, distributed in 50 countries and sold in over 100 countries.

The scope of Aitken Spence Cargo’s contract covers the supply chain services starting from management of raw materials (yarn and packing materials) for production to management of finished goods warehouse and arrangement of finished goods deliveries to garment manufacturing locations island wide. In addition, training and development responsibilities also expected to improve efficiencies in distribution management and inventory management.

“A&E believes that working with Aitken Spence Cargo will yield strong benefits including further freight and logistics oriented solutions for its processors and delivery channels through enhanced economy, efficient inventory handling and on time delivery ensuring that all agreed service level KPIs are achieved with their end customers,” commented A&E Lanka CFO Nipuna Wahalathantri.

Aitken Spence Cargo is a pioneering logistics operator of Sri Lanka, providing air freight, ocean freight, supply chain management, brokerage, project cargo management, international and domestic courier services, and airline cargo GSA representation.

“We are happy to have partnered A&E Lanka and are looking forward to a mutually beneficial future for both companies. Our strategy has always involved establishing the right partnerships and adding value in our operations, we feel this partnership is a step forward in that direction,” commented Aitken Spence Cargo VP Jerome Brohier.