OCS – Expansion in Asia / Expansion in London

Further to significant investment in OCS Japan earlier this year, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced the full integration of its Asian express parcel business into the OCS Network. ANA previously operated an express parcel system in Asia in partnership with Nippon Express and Kintetsu World Express, known as “ALLEX”. This will now merge fully with OCS and operate under the OCS brand.

ANA will open a new hub complex in Okinawa this autumn providing express air connections to Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo and Osaka using Boeing B767 freighters. The expansion of the OCS brand in Asia and the capacity the new Okinawa hub provides, firmly places OCS as the natural choice for distribution within the region and inbound from Europe and the USA.

Okinawa is located south of the main islands of Japan and within 4 hours flying time of most key Asian business centres.

OCS in London has also recently completed a major redevelopment programme involving the relocation of Head Office functions from Central London to Heathrow Airport and the opening of a new newspaper logistics centre in South East London. Senior Management completed an MBO of the London OCS agency in November 2008 triggered by shareholder retirement. The transaction was completed with the full support of OCS Japan.

Taiji Oshiya – President of OCS Europe:

The London agency of OCS has the largest infrastructure outside Japan and will benefit significantly from the developments in Asia led by ANA. Delivery times for express parcels and cargo will reduce and flexibility increase. Where a door-to-door service with full accountability is required, OCS has few rivals.

For more information on OCS services to Asia and Worldwide visit us at www.ocsworldwide.co.uk or call 0845 678 9800

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