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Upcoming

Upcoming Course - Project Management

The Project Management course will provide participants with the theory and core methodology needed to manage projects or effectively participate in project teams. Although Project Management software will not be specifically covered, it would give users of Project Management software a greater appreciation of the tracking and planning tools built into it. Interested please contact the Secretariat for more information: 6275 0233....read more


Upcoming Course - Achieving Business Excellence

Business excellence using a total and holistically integrated approach is one of the proven practices to date. National Awards worldwide from the United States to Europe, Japan, Australia and here in Singapore have adopted its framework. This course will demonstrate how entire organizations can be mobilized and discuss new leadership styles that tap the collective intellectual capability of all employees. This course will be helpful to organizations looking to not only improve the quality of their products and standards of services, but also to achieve financial results, improve management style, increase their customer experience and employee satisfaction. For registration or enquiries, please contact us @ 6275 0233 or click on the link above....read more


Supply Chain Professional Development Programme

The ever popular programme of CILT, Supply Chain Professional Development Programme is into its next run. The next module will commence on 2 February 2009. The Programme is divided into Diploma and Advanced Diploma level. For registration or enquiries, please contact us @ 6275 0233 or click on the link above.

This e-learning course is ideal for logistics and supply chain professionals with no time to spare during regular working hours. Students simply need to login and access course materials at their own time and place....read more


Upcoming Course - Cost of Quality

With global competition growing ever more intensely and business operation costs rising, organizations will find it increasingly difficult to compete on price alone. It has become crucial for companies to satisfy their customers with quality products and services at a price that represents the best value in the market. This course will explore the major cost components that typically exist in organizations, provide skills for participant to identify, collect and analyse cost information and relate such data to possible solutions that can help improve their organizations’ competitiveness.

For registration or enquiries, please contact us @ 6275 0233 or click on the link above....read more


Upcoming Course – Introduction to Ship Chartering

This training will highlight the basic fundamentals of ship chartering and what needs to be known and understood for day to day operations in the chartering industry.

During this training, participants will:

1. be given a brief overview on sea transport and the various shipping markets today.
2. become familiar with common charter party terms and their methods of employment.
3. come to understand the standard charter parties and the rights and responsibilities of charterers.
4. be able to interpret a charter fixture

For registration or enquiries, please contact us @ 6275 0233 or click on the link above....read more


Upcoming Course - Cost Management in Transport & Logistics Industry

Success in the Transportation & Logistics sector relies almost exclusively on efficient processes, keeping asset utilization and productivity high and costs low. If these become the predominant and passionate focus of the provider, everything else follows - customers are happy and loyal and profits sustainable. This course explores how companies can manage cost to improve efficiency and profitability. For registration or enquiries, please contact us @ 6275 0233 or click on the link above....read more


Upcoming Course - Performance Management in Transport & Logistics Industry

The participants to this course will learn about Corporate Performance Management in the logistics sector. The course will provide an in-depth and interactive learning experience to help you:
• Understand the strategy planning process
• Understand and apply the Performance Management process
• Build a robust Performance Management framework for logistics services
• Understand how a software tool will be useful in performance improvement....read more


Logistics for Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Materials

The course will provide participants with an overview on the requirements to handle, store and distribute Chemicals, Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Materials in a global logistics environment....read more


Season`s Greetings

CILT Chairman, Directors of the Board and the Secretariat of CILT wishes all members of CILT a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...read more

Past

CILT – MFA Executive Programme in Logistics and Distribution Management.

The Singapore Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport conducted a 2-week Executive Programme with the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 6 to 17 October 2008, for 28 participants from countries spanning across South Africa, Latin America, Asia and Southeast Asia....read more


CILT Site Visit to Port Tanjung Pelepas

A busload of 38 passengers set off excitedly to the Port of Tg Pelepas on the afternoon of 28 Nov 2009 on a CILT field trip to visit the intermodal seaport terminal of Tanjong Pelepas....read more


Supply Chain/Logistic News

DHL leads the way in Eco-Logistics !

DHL announced the completion of its first carbon neutral warehouse in UK....read more


Agility demonstrates environmental responsibility with launch of ‘Green Steps’ campaign

Global “Green Steps” environmental campaign launched by Agility at their Kuwait office....read more


Air News

Open Skies Agreement with Kuwait Concluded

Passenger and freight carriers from Singapore and Kuwait sign 5th Freedom rights....read more


Singapore Aviation Academy Sets Up New School of Civil Aviation Safety and Security

SAA inks two new MOUs to promote aviation safety....read more


Singapore Signs Open Skies Pacts with Romania and Zambia

Singapore has concluded two separate Open Skies Agreements (OSAs) with Romania and Zambia. With this, Singapore has sealed OSAs with 16 countries in the European Union....read more


Road News

Singapore Urban Transport Solution Launched!

The land transport research body received a boost recently when the Land Transport Authority (LTA) signed a Memorandum of Collaboration (MOC) with six key partners to foster technology collaboration in support of the Singapore Urban Transport Solution initiative....read more


Malaysia`s transport levy for S`pore-bound vehicles to be abolished

Good news to transport operators plying the 2 nations: the levy imposed on Malaysian registered trucks and lorries entering and leaving Singapore will be abolished by 2010....read more


Art In Transit Walking Tours

Discover and enjoy the diverse and beautiful collection of public artwork at 16 NEL stations!...read more


Sea News

New World Alliance Announces Changes to Asia-US East Coast Service

In a bid to adjust shipping capacity to significantly lower demand, while ensuring customers’ transportation needscontinue to be met, the New World Alliance (TNWA) carriers – APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) – recently announced a revised Asia-US East Coast service, which will include the Grand Alliance (GA) lines – Hapag-Lloyd, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)....read more


Upcoming
Season`s Greetings
Logistics for Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Materials
Upcoming Course - Performance Management in Transport & Logistics Industry
Upcoming Course - Cost Management in Transport & Logistics Industry
Upcoming Course – Introduction to Ship Chartering
Upcoming Course - Cost of Quality
Upcoming Course - Achieving Business Excellence
Upcoming Course - Project Management
Supply Chain Professional Development Programme
Past
CILT Site Visit to Port Tanjung Pelepas
CILT – MFA Executive Programme in Logistics and Distribution Management.
Air
Rail
Road
Sea
Logistics
Maritime & Port Security
26 - 27 Mar 2009
Asian Shipping and Work Boat 2009
24 - 26 Feb 2009, Suntec Singapore
Strategic Procurement Asian Forum
26-27 Feb 2008
Maritime Law & Arbitration
25-26 Feb 2009
Supply Cost Analysis & Management
12-13 Feb 2009
Lean Logistics & Distribution
2-3 Mar 2009
Congratulations to the following members who have joined CILT membership in Sep-Oct 2008:

CHARTERED MEMBER

Cheong Soon Gee, Eric
Ann Weng Cheong
Tham Kwok Kin

MEMBER

Cheong Leong Keat
Lee Mei Foon, Cindy
Yan Naing Kyaw
Mangish Kakodkar
Sean O`Hara


Please be reminded that the new Financial year had started in January 2008. All members are required to renew their membership. Payment can be make via cash, cheque or credit card. Contact Secretariat at 6275 0233 for more information.
CILT Members can access The Knowledge Centre for White Papers, Case Studies and other information that will enrich their intellectual mind. There are some new articles uploaded for reading!

In additional, CILT Members can enjoy 10-20% discounts for conference endorsed by CILT. Please check out the Event Centre from Newsletter page, for more information. On top of the discounts that CILT Members get from the organisers, they also will be entitled 25 points in their CPD as part of their credit.

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A monthly e-newsletter of CILTS - December 2008