Results

• Results will be finalized by an independent auditor in February 2010.
• Finalists from each category will be informed by Cargonews Asia, and invitations to attend the awards presentation ceremony will then be sent.
• The awards presentation ceremony will be held in Shanghai in June 2010.
• The AFSCA review and announcement of the winners will be published in the subsequent issue of Cargonews Asia after the awards ceremony.

Criteria

Criteria of the Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards

The AFSCA awards are designed to honour the respective winning organizations for demonstrating leadership as well as consistency in service quality, innovation, customer relationship management and reliability.

In the final run, it is up to the service users to use their overall, first-hand experience to determine which service providers should be nominated. However, to provide a basic framework for consideration when determining which company or companies to nominate in each award category, the editorial team at Cargonews Asia has developed the following guidelines.

• Provision of suitable cargo-related infrastructure.
• Cost competitiveness, cargo-friendly fee regime.
• Timely and adequate investment in new infrastructure to meet future demand.
• Facilitation of air cargo ancillary services, including logistics and freight forwarding facilities, either on-airport or off airport.
• Minimum criteria: Over 10,000 tonnes of cargo per annum.

• Clearly set performance standards and clear communication of these standards to the shipper, logistics service provider or airline.
• Satisfactory and timely resolution of problems should the above standards not be met.
• Timely and adequate investment in new terminal infrastructure to meet future demand.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems.
• Minimum criteria: Over 10,000 tonnes of cargo per annum.

• Variety and usefulness of cargo product range.
• Clearly set performance standards and clear communication of these standards to the shipper.
• Satisfactory and timely resolution of problems should the above standards not be met.
• Size and reach of international network, including interline agreement.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems backed by efficient and professional customer service systems.
• Damage-free handling of cargo.

• Variety and usefulness of alliance cargo product range.
• Clearly set performance standards and clear communication of the standards to the shipper.
• Satisfactory and timely resolution of problems should the above standards not be met.
• Size and reach of international alliance network.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems backed by efficient and professional customer service systems.

• Provision of suitable container shipping-related infrastructure.
• Cost competitive, container shipping-friendly fee regime.
• Timely and adequate investment in new infrastructure to meet future demand.
• Facilitation of ancillary services, including logistics and freight forwarding facilities.
• A minimum annual throughput of 350,000 TEU.

• Variety and usefulness of product range.
• Container handling rates per dock crane.
• Timely and adequate investment in new terminal infrastructure to meet future demand.
• Efficient turnaround of trucks delivering or picking up containers.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems.
• For all categories - a minimum annual throughput of 350,000 TEU.
• As the nomination process begins on the 1 September 2009, the criteria for TEU/annum should be based on the 12 month period July 2008 - June 2009.

• Operations in more than one country.
• Consistency of quality of service across all terminals.
• Variety and usefulness of product range.
• Timely and adequate investment in new terminal infrastructure to meet future demand.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems.

• Quality of equipment.
• Level of service.
• Reliability.

• Maintenance of schedule integrity.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems backed by efficient and professional customer service systems.
• Comprehensive ports of call on the specific trade.
• Competitive freight rate for level of service delivered.

• Flexibility in approach.
• Quality of customer service.
• Delivery of cargo to the agreed schedule.
• Damage-free handling of cargo.

• Size and reach of international alliance network.
• Seamless handling of cargo by alliance members.
• Maintenance of schedule integrity.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems backed by efficient and professional customer service systems.
• Competitive freight rate for level of service delivered.

• Maintenance of service schedule integrity.
• Efficient intermodal handling.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems.
• Adequate availability of rolling stock to meet demand.
• Competitive tariff in relation to other modal options.

• Expertise.
• Ability to "think outside the box".
• Delivery of services that meet the requirements of the shipper.
• Clearly defined service standards and suitable remedies if standards are not met.
• Ability to provide bespoke solutions for cargos outside the normal product range.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems, including tracking of cargo, backed by efficient and professional customer service systems.

• Variety and usefulness of product range.
• Clearly set performance standards and clear communication of these standards to the shipper.
• Satisfactory and timely resolution of problems should the above standards not be met.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems backed by efficient and professional customer service systems.
• Size and reach of international network.

• Course curriculum closely matches real-world requirements of private sector.
• Practical component of course curriculum.
• Private sector involvement in program.
• Employment rate of graduates.

• Product portfolio that meets the various demands of shippers.
• Willingness to provide a superior level of customer service.
• Competitive bank charges.

Best Green Service Provider - Seaport

• Compliance with green freight transport regulations set by national and global bodies
• Consistent application of these environmental standards
• Adequate investment in green initiatives, technology and action plans
• Ability to incorporate environmental requirements in strategic planning
• Introduced and adhered to a policy on reducing fuel emissions from freight handling operations
• Safety measures and rapid response capabilities to curb environmental damage in the event of accidents
• Ongoing training of staff in green initiatives and in measures to lower company carbon footprints

Best Green Service Provider - Airport

• Compliance with green freight transport regulations set by national and global bodies
• Consistent application of these environmental standards
• Adequate investment in green initiatives, technology and action plans
• Ability to incorporate environmental requirements in strategic planning
• Introduced and adhered to a policy on reducing fuel emissions from freight handling operations
• Safety measures and rapid response capabilities to curb environmental damage in the event of accidents
• Ongoing training of staff in green initiatives and in measures to lower company carbon footprints

Best Green Service Provider - Airline

• Compliance with green freight transport regulations set by national and global bodies
• Consistent application of these environmental standards
• Adequate investment in green initiatives, technology and action plans
• Ability to incorporate environmental requirements in strategic planning
• Introduced and adhered to a policy on reducing fuel emissions from freight handling operations
• Safety measures and rapid response capabilities to curb environmental damage in the event of accidents
• Ongoing training of staff in green initiatives and in measures to lower company carbon footprints

Best Green Service Provider - Shipping Line

• Compliance with green freight transport regulations set by national and global bodies
• Consistent application of these environmental standards
• Adequate investment in green initiatives, technology and action plans
• Ability to incorporate environmental requirements in strategic planning
• Introduced and adhered to a policy on reducing fuel emissions from freight handling operations
• Safety measures and rapid response capabilities to curb environmental damage in the event of accidents
• Ongoing training of staff in green initiatives and in measures to lower company carbon footprints

Best Green Service Provider - Logistics Operator

• Compliance with green freight transport regulations set by national and global bodies
• Consistent application of these environmental standards
• Adequate investment in green initiatives, technology and action plans
• Ability to incorporate environmental requirements in strategic planning
• Introduced and adhered to a policy on reducing fuel emissions from freight handling operations
• Safety measures and rapid response capabilities to curb environmental damage in the event of accidents
• Ongoing training of staff in green initiatives and in measures to lower company carbon footprints

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Criteria

Criteria of the Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards

The AFSCA awards are designed to honour the respective winning organizations for demonstrating leadership as well as consistency in service quality, innovation, customer relationship management and reliability.

In the final run, it is up to the service users to use their overall, first-hand experience to determine which service providers should be nominated. However, to provide a basic framework for consideration when determining which company or companies to nominate in each award category, the editorial team at Cargonews Asia has developed the following guidelines.

• Provision of suitable cargo-related infrastructure.
• Cost competitiveness, cargo-friendly fee regime.
• Timely and adequate investment in new infrastructure to meet future demand.
• Facilitation of air cargo ancillary services, including logistics and freight forwarding facilities, either on-airport or off airport.
• Minimum criteria: Over 10,000 tonnes of cargo per annum.

• Clearly set performance standards and clear communication of these standards to the shipper, logistics service provider or airline.
• Satisfactory and timely resolution of problems should the above standards not be met.
• Timely and adequate investment in new terminal infrastructure to meet future demand.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems.
• Minimum criteria: Over 10,000 tonnes of cargo per annum.

• Variety and usefulness of cargo product range.
• Clearly set performance standards and clear communication of these standards to the shipper.
• Satisfactory and timely resolution of problems should the above standards not be met.
• Size and reach of international network, including interline agreement.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems backed by efficient and professional customer service systems.
• Damage-free handling of cargo.

• Variety and usefulness of alliance cargo product range.
• Clearly set performance standards and clear communication of the standards to the shipper.
• Satisfactory and timely resolution of problems should the above standards not be met.
• Size and reach of international alliance network.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems backed by efficient and professional customer service systems.

• Provision of suitable container shipping-related infrastructure.
• Cost competitive, container shipping-friendly fee regime.
• Timely and adequate investment in new infrastructure to meet future demand.
• Facilitation of ancillary services, including logistics and freight forwarding facilities.
• A minimum annual throughput of 350,000 TEU.

• Variety and usefulness of product range.
• Container handling rates per dock crane.
• Timely and adequate investment in new terminal infrastructure to meet future demand.
• Efficient turnaround of trucks delivering or picking up containers.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems.
• For all categories - a minimum annual throughput of 350,000 TEU.
• As the nomination process begins on the 1 September 2009, the criteria for TEU/annum should be based on the 12 month period July 2008 - June 2009.

• Operations in more than one country.
• Consistency of quality of service across all terminals.
• Variety and usefulness of product range.
• Timely and adequate investment in new terminal infrastructure to meet future demand.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems.

• Quality of equipment.
• Level of service.
• Reliability.

• Maintenance of schedule integrity.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems backed by efficient and professional customer service systems.
• Comprehensive ports of call on the specific trade.
• Competitive freight rate for level of service delivered.

• Flexibility in approach.
• Quality of customer service.
• Delivery of cargo to the agreed schedule.
• Damage-free handling of cargo.

• Size and reach of international alliance network.
• Seamless handling of cargo by alliance members.
• Maintenance of schedule integrity.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems backed by efficient and professional customer service systems.
• Competitive freight rate for level of service delivered.

• Maintenance of service schedule integrity.
• Efficient intermodal handling.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems.
• Adequate availability of rolling stock to meet demand.
• Competitive tariff in relation to other modal options.

• Expertise.
• Ability to "think outside the box".
• Delivery of services that meet the requirements of the shipper.
• Clearly defined service standards and suitable remedies if standards are not met.
• Ability to provide bespoke solutions for cargos outside the normal product range.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems, including tracking of cargo, backed by efficient and professional customer service systems.

• Variety and usefulness of product range.
• Clearly set performance standards and clear communication of these standards to the shipper.
• Satisfactory and timely resolution of problems should the above standards not be met.
• Effective and easy to use IT systems backed by efficient and professional customer service systems.
• Size and reach of international network.

• Course curriculum closely matches real-world requirements of private sector.
• Practical component of course curriculum.
• Private sector involvement in program.
• Employment rate of graduates.

• Product portfolio that meets the various demands of shippers.
• Willingness to provide a superior level of customer service.
• Competitive bank charges.

Best Green Service Provider - Seaport

• Compliance with green freight transport regulations set by national and global bodies
• Consistent application of these environmental standards
• Adequate investment in green initiatives, technology and action plans
• Ability to incorporate environmental requirements in strategic planning
• Introduced and adhered to a policy on reducing fuel emissions from freight handling operations
• Safety measures and rapid response capabilities to curb environmental damage in the event of accidents
• Ongoing training of staff in green initiatives and in measures to lower company carbon footprints

Best Green Service Provider - Airport

• Compliance with green freight transport regulations set by national and global bodies
• Consistent application of these environmental standards
• Adequate investment in green initiatives, technology and action plans
• Ability to incorporate environmental requirements in strategic planning
• Introduced and adhered to a policy on reducing fuel emissions from freight handling operations
• Safety measures and rapid response capabilities to curb environmental damage in the event of accidents
• Ongoing training of staff in green initiatives and in measures to lower company carbon footprints

Best Green Service Provider - Airline

• Compliance with green freight transport regulations set by national and global bodies
• Consistent application of these environmental standards
• Adequate investment in green initiatives, technology and action plans
• Ability to incorporate environmental requirements in strategic planning
• Introduced and adhered to a policy on reducing fuel emissions from freight handling operations
• Safety measures and rapid response capabilities to curb environmental damage in the event of accidents
• Ongoing training of staff in green initiatives and in measures to lower company carbon footprints

Best Green Service Provider - Shipping Line

• Compliance with green freight transport regulations set by national and global bodies
• Consistent application of these environmental standards
• Adequate investment in green initiatives, technology and action plans
• Ability to incorporate environmental requirements in strategic planning
• Introduced and adhered to a policy on reducing fuel emissions from freight handling operations
• Safety measures and rapid response capabilities to curb environmental damage in the event of accidents
• Ongoing training of staff in green initiatives and in measures to lower company carbon footprints

Best Green Service Provider - Logistics Operator

• Compliance with green freight transport regulations set by national and global bodies
• Consistent application of these environmental standards
• Adequate investment in green initiatives, technology and action plans
• Ability to incorporate environmental requirements in strategic planning
• Introduced and adhered to a policy on reducing fuel emissions from freight handling operations
• Safety measures and rapid response capabilities to curb environmental damage in the event of accidents
• Ongoing training of staff in green initiatives and in measures to lower company carbon footprints

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Voting Guidelines

Voting Rules

• Readers may vote for the best company OR COMPANIES in various categories applicable to their industry.
• Only Cargonews Asia readers are entitled to vote for the Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards.
• All readers are entitled to vote only ONCE.
• All votes will be treated as strictly confidential.
• All voting is electronic via the Cargonews Asia website. To vote online, simply enter the Cargonews Asia subscriber number on the online ballot form.
• In the event of lost Cargonews Asia subscriber numbers, Cargonews Asia will provide, following an email request from the subscriber, the subscriber number.
• An independent auditor will be responsible for the audit of the voting ballot forms.
• The winner of each award must send a representative to collect the AFSCA at the evening award ceremony. In the event that a winner cannot attend, Cargonews Asia reserves the right to present the award to the second placed finalist in the affected award category.

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AFSCA 2010 Nominees

Best Airport - Asia

1. Incheon International Airport, Korea
2. Singapore Changi Airport
3. Guangzhou Baiyun Airport
4. Hong Kong International Airport
5. Kuala Lumpur International Airport
6. Shanghai Pudong International Airport
7. Suvarnbhumi International Airport, Bangkok
8. Narita International Airport, Japan
9. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei

Best Airport - North America

1. O'Hare International Airport, Chicago
2. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
3. George Bush Intercontinental Airport
4. JFK International Airport, New York
5. Los Angeles World Airport
6. Toronto Pearson International Airport

Best Airport - Europe

1. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands
2. Munich Airport, Germany
3. Frankfurt Airport, Germany
4. Hamburg
5. London Heathrow Airport, UK
6. Vienna International Airport, Austria
7. Luxembourg Airport, Luxembourg
8. Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
9. Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany

Best Airport - Middle East

1. Bahrain
2. Doha International Airport
3. Dubai International Airport, UAE
4. Sharjah International Airport, UAE
5. Bahrain International Airport, Bahrain
6. Jeddah King Abdul Aziz
7. International Airport, Saudi Arabia
8. Seeb International Airport, Oman

Best Emerging Airport - Asia - (less than 500,000 tonnes per year)

1. Bengaluru International Airport, Bangalore
2. Macau International Airport, Macau
3. Senai International Airport, Malaysia
4. Zia International Airport, Dhaka
5. Penang International Airport, Malaysia

Best Air Cargo Terminal - Asia

1. Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (HACTL)
2. Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS)
3. Pudong Air Cargo Terminal Ltd (PACTL),
4. MASKargo Super Terminal
5. CIAS Cargo Terminal, Singapore

Best Air Cargo Terminal - Europe

1. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands
2. British Airways World Cargo
3. Frankfurt Air Freight Terminal, Germany
4. Lufthansa Cargo Center

Best Air Cargo Carrier - Asia

1. Cathay Pacific Cargo
2. China Airlines
3. Korean Air Cargo
4. EVA Air Cargo
5. MASkargo
6. Air China Cargo
7. Qantas Cargo
8. Singapore Airlines Cargo
9. THAI Cargo
10. China Cargo Airlines

Best Air Cargo Carrier - North America

1. American Airlines Cargo
2. Delta Cargo
3. Fed Ex
4. UPS
5. Northwest Airlines Cargo
6. Polar Air Cargo
7. Continental Airlines

Best Air Cargo Carrier - Europe

1. Air France-KLM Cargo
2. Cargolux Airlines
3. MartinAir Cargo
4. Swiss WorldCargo
5. Virgin Atlantic Airways
6. Lufthansa cargo

Best Air Cargo Carrier - Middle East

1. Gulf Air Cargo
2. Emirates Sky Cargo
3. Etihad Crystal Cargo
4. Saudi Arabian Airlines
5. Qatar Airways Cargo

Best All Cargo Airline

1. Cargolux Airlines
2. Air Hong Kong
3. FedEx
4. UPS
5. Martinair
6. AirBridge Cargo
7. Jade Cargo
8. Nippon Cargo Airlines

Best Air Freight Alliance

1. SkyTeam Cargo
2. WOW Cargo Terminal

Best Seaport - Asia

1. Port of Singapore
2. Port of Hong Kong
3. Shanghai Yangshan Deep Water Port, China
4. Port of Busan, Korea
5. Port Klang, Malaysia
6. Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
7. Port of Laem Chabang, Thailand
8. Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia
9. Port of Manila, The Philippines
10. Port of Ningbo, China
11. Port of Shenzhen, China
12. Port of Tianjin, China
13. Port of Dalian, China

Best Seaport - North America

1. Port of Charleston
2. Port of Savannah
3. Port of New York & New Jersey
4. Port of Long Beach
5. Port of Los Angeles
6. Port of Vancouver
7. Port of Oakland

Best Seaport - Europe

1. Port of Hamburg, Germany
2. Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands
3. Port of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
4. Port of Antwerp, Belgium
5. Port of Le Havre, France
6. Port of Marseille, France
7. Port of Algeciras Bay, Spain
8. Port of Trieste, Italy

Best Seaport - Middle East

1. Sharjah Port, UAE
2. Port of Jebel Ali, UAE
3. Port of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
4. Port of Salalah, Oman
5. Port of Muscat, Oman

Best Container Terminal - Asia - Over 4 million TEUs per annum

1. PSA Singapore Terminals
2. Hong Kong International Terminals (HIT)
3. Yantian International Container Terminal, Shenzhen
4. Busan New Port, South Korea
5. Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia
6. Modern Terminals, Hong Kong
7. Shanghai Shengdong International Container Terminal, China

Best Container Terminal - Asia - Under 4 million TEUs per annum

1. Dalian Container Terminal, China
2. ICTSI Manila, The Philippines
3. Nansha Terminal, Guangzhou
4. Northport, Malaysia
5. Shekou Container Terminals, Shenzhen
6. Laem Chabang International Terminal
7. Shanghai Container Terminals
8. Asia Container Terminal, Hong Kong

Best Container Terminal - Asia - Under 1 million TEUs per annum

1. Fuzhou International Container Terminal, China
2. Jurong Port,Singapore
3. Penang Port, Malaysia
4. Mundra International Container Terminal
5. Dachan Bay Container Terminal One, Shenzhen
6. Bintulu Port, Malaysia

Best Container Terminal - Europe

1. ECT Rotterdam, Netherlands
2. Hamburger-Hafen-und Logistik (HHLA), Germany
3. Eurogate-Hamburg and Bremen, Germany
4. PSA HNN Antwerp, Belgium
5. APM Terminals Zeebrugge
6. Port of Felixtowe

Best Global Container Terminal Operation Company

1. APM Terminals
2. DP World
3. Hutchison Port Holdings
4. ICTSI
5. PSA International

Best Shipping Line - Transpacific

1. APL
2. China Ocean Shipping (COSCO)
3. CMA CGM
4. Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)
5. Evergreen Marine
6. Hapag Lloyd
7. Hyundai Merchant Marine
8. Hanjin Shipping
9. "K" Line
10. China Shipping
11. Maersk Line

Best Shipping Line - Asia-Europe

1. APL
2. Evergreen Marine
3. CMA CGM
4. Hamburg Sud
5. Hapag-Lloyd
6. Maersk Line
7. Hyundai Merchant Marine
8. Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)
9. MSC
10. China Ocean Shipping (COSCO)
11. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)
12. Yang Ming Line

Best Shipping Line - Intra-Asia

1. Pacific International Lines (PIL)
2. Regional Container Lines (RCL)
3. Samudera Shipping Line
4. Evergreen Marine
5. "K" LINE
6. Hanjin Shipping
7. Yang Ming Line
8. Hyundai Merchant Marine
9. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC)

Best Shipping Line - Project Cargo

1. Austral Asia Line
2. Intermarine
3. Beluga Shipping
4. Chipolbrok
5. BigLift Shipping
6. Rickmers-Linie

Best Global Shipping Line

1. APL
2. Evergreen Marine
3. China Ocean Shipping (COSCO)
4. CMA CGM
5. Hapag-Lloyd
6. Maersk Line
7. Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)
8. Hanjin Shipping
9. NYK Line
10. China Shipping Container Line (CSCL)

Best Container-Shipping Alliance

1. CYKH Alliance
2. Grand Alliance
3. New World Alliance
4. Yang Ming Line

Best Rail Operator - Asia

1. Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation, Hong Kong
2. KTM Malaysia
3. Railways of China
4. Far Eastern Transport Group

Best Road Haulier - Asia

1. DHL
2. FedEx
3. Kerry Logistics
4. Schenker
5. TNT

Best 3PL

1. Agility Logistics
2. APL Logistics
3. Aramex
4. CEVA Logistics
5. Damco
6. DHL Exel Supply Chain
7. Geodis Wilson
8. Gulf Agency Company (GAC)
9. Kuehne - Nagel
10. Logwin
11. Rhenus Logistics
12. Schenker
13. Toll Global Logistics

Best Logistics Service Provider - Air Freight

1. Agility Logistics
2. APL Logistics
3. CEVA Logistics
4. DHL Global Forwarding
5. Expeditors
6. Fed Ex
7. GAC
8. Geodis Wilson
9. Kerry Logistics
10. Kuehne-Nagel
11. Logwin
12. Panalpina
13. Schenker

Best Logistics Service Provider - Sea Freight

1. Agility Logistics
2. APL LOGISTICS
3. Damco
4. DHL Global Forwarding
5. Geodis Wilson
6. Kerry Logistics
7. Kuehne + Nagel
8. OOCL Logistics
9. Schenker

Best Logistics Service Provider - Project Cargo

1. Agility Logistics
2. APL LOGISTICS
3. CEVA Freight (Singapore) Pte Ltd
4. DHL Global Forwarding
5. Geodis Wilson
6. Gulf Agency Company (GAC)
7. Kuehne+Nagel
8. Panalpina
9. Schenker

Best Express Operator

1. UPS
2. DHL
3. FedEx
4. TNT

Best Educational Course Provider

1. Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
3. The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
4. The Logistics Institute - Asia Pacific, Singapore
5. The Hong Kong Logistics Association

Best Trade-Finance Bank

1. UBS
2. Deutsche Bank
3. HSBC
4. ABN Amro
5. Standard Chartred

Best Green Service Provider - Seaport

1. Port of Los Angeles
2. Port of Long Beach
3. Port of Rotterdam
4. Port of Hamburg
5. Port of Tacoma
6. Port of Vancouver
7. Port of Brisbane
8. Port of Singapore

Best Green Service Provider - Airport

1. Amsterdam Schiphol
2. Changi Airport
3. Hong Kong International Airport
4. JFK, New York
5. Dubai International Airport, UAE
6. Munich Airport
7. Brisbane Airport
8. Incheon International Airport, Korea
9. Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
10. Narita International Airport, Japan

Best Green Service Provider - Airline

1. Etihad Airlines
2. Cathay Pacific
3. Emirates
4. Gulf Air
5. Lufthansa
6. Malaysia Airlines
7. Qantas
8. Singapore Airlines
9. United Airlines

Best Green Service Provider -Shipping Line

1. APL
2. Hapag-Lloyd
3. Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)
4. Maersk Line
5. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Line (NYK)
6. Evergreen Marine
7. China Shipping

Best Green Service Provider - Logistics Operator

1. Agility
2. APL Logistics
3. Schenker
4. Damco
5. Kuehne + Nagel

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Frequently Asked Questions

Nominations Round

1. Can I nominate more than one company in each category?
   Yes, there is no restriction on the number of nominations. The nominated companies will subsequently appear on the voting ballot forms (both printed and electronic formats).
    
2. What are the categories for which I cannot make a nomination?
   Cargonews Asia readers cannot nominate for the Lifetime Achievement Award. The winner of this award is decided by Cargonews Asia's international network of editors and correspondents.
    
3. How long is the nomination period?
   Four weeks from the first day of the nomination round.
    
4. When do I have to return my nomination form?
   The deadline for returning your nomination form is 31 October 2009.
    
5. What if I lose the nomination form and my unique identification number?
   Cargonews Asia is not responsible for any undelivered mail (ie. the loss of the newspaper containing the printed nomination form and unique identification number). The company will strive to ensure the delivery of the printed forms, however, Cargonews Asia will not, in the event of lost nomination forms or unique identification numbers, be responsible for providing such forms or information to any person(s).
   

Voting Round

1. Who can vote?
   Only Cargonews Asia readers are entitled to vote for the Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards.
    
2. Can I vote electronically?
   Yes. Electronic voting is available online at www.cargonewsasia.com/vote. To vote online, simply enter the unique identification number on the front of the voting ballot form. Each subscriber is entitled to vote only once (by completing the printed forms OR by online voting).
   
   
3. How long is the voting period?
   Eight weeks from the first day of the voting round.
    
4. When do I have to vote?
   The deadline for returning your voting ballot form is 28 February 2010.
    
5. How can I be sure that readers have not voted twice?
   It is paramount that the integrity of the awards process is maintained at all times. To ensure that readers cannot vote more then once, each person has been assigned with a personal unique identification number printed on the front of their voting ballot form, which is required in order to vote. Once the voting round has concluded, an independent auditor will be appointed to verify all votes to prevent the occurrence of double voting.

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