APL Logistics

To stay ahead in today's global marketplace, your business needs a logistics partner that connects you to suppliers, vendors and customers anywhere in the world – APL Logistics is that partner. In addition, our operations span continents, currencies and customs – so your business grows even further.

End-to-end services

APL Logistics designs and operates global supply chains that deliver products to everywhere you need them. Our innovative end-to-end solutions use data connectivity for greater visibility and control. Providing the resources to support your supply chain, our services include:

• Supply chain design and engineering
• Shipment consolidation and deconsolidation
• Global freight forwarding and customs management
• Regional warehousing and distribution networks management
• IT solutions that increase supply chain performance within manageable costs

Global strength and experience

Today, APL Logistics is a recognised innovator in logistics and technology management worldwide. Our logistics professionals offer local expertise throughout our global network.

With over 20 million square feet of warehouse space, we serve customers in various industries including automotive/industrial, retail, consumer goods, electronics and technology.

APL Logistics - a wholly owned subsidiary of the NOL Group - offers strength and experience customers can rely on.

International services

Providing single-source convenience for intercontinental supply chain needs, APL Logistics offers:

• A comprehensive distribution network across 260 locations in 53 countries on 6 continents
• Speed and reliability with a range of premium, multi-modal transportation products offering door-to-door freight delivery
• Innovative services including OceanGuaranteed® that provides the industry's first guaranteed, day-definite ocean services

Land transportation

APL Logistics’ expertise in land transportation helps design, improve, manage, and optimise customers' domestic transportation network. Looking beyond transaction “price shopping” and focusing on lowering total distribution costs, our solutions ensure on-time product delivery at lowest landed cost.

Our capabilities include: intermodal services, highway services, managed transportation services, information technology solutions and engineering solutions.

With APL Logistics, customers gain access to a broad base of capacity providers. In addition, APL Logistics offers solutions that support both inbound materials management and finished goods distribution.

APL Logistics has a long and distinguished history as a provider and innovator of logistics and technology solutions. We pioneered the double-stack train concept in 1984 and launched Oceanguaranteed®, the first day-definite, ocean-truck transportation combination in 2006. APL Logistics also operates IndiaLinx™, a container rail freight service connecting India's commercial centres. The service provides first and last mile connectivity via trucking services to and from inland container depots.
 

Contract logistics

APL Logistics operates a global network of facilities that offer dedicated, multi-user warehousing services and support. The company provides warehousing, distribution and freight management solutions that help customers improve inventory management, reduce operation costs, speed order cycle times, and boost company profits.

APL Logistics' proprietary technology offers customers an integrated view of their warehousing and distribution “pipeline”. Additionally, through the development of inland container depots and container freight stations, APL Logistics is expanding its capabilities in China, India and the Latin American market.

Through our industry knowledge, leading-edge technology and operational excellence, customers benefit from flexible, intelligent solutions that are customised to every customer's needs and specifications. With APL Logistics, customer can:

• shorten order cycle times 
• reduce inventory levels
• enhance strategic and operational flexibility
• respond quickly to market changes

Automotive logistics

APL Logistics has extensive experience in optimizing the flow of materials and vehicles to drive down overall logistics costs associated with ocean shipping, inventory management, warehousing, and inland transportation.

With a ready pool of trained resources in consolidation/deconsolidation, vendor-managed inventory, merge-in-transit, just-in-time delivery, and distribution centre bypass programs, APL Logistics helps support lean manufacturing and distribution activities at the lowest possible cost.