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January 2013
the
Insider’s Peek
Magaya Insider is Sponsored By
New Customers:
Case Study:
www.magayainsurance.com
Magaya Insurance Services provides concierge-style service for all your
insurance needs.
continue
How to:
From the Editor
In the Works
Did you know you can customize the views of lists in your Magaya Explorer to make it easier to find information? You can also customize shipment reports and save them for future use. Learn how in this month’s how-to article.
Our case study this month takes you to Houston, Texas and Dakar, Senegal, where the staff of logistics provider, Africa 2000, works shipping heavy machinery and other cargo from the US to West Africa. See how they use the Magaya Cargo System to manage break bulk and other shipments.
Magaya Corporation participated in the FCFB’s 7th Annual Golf Tournament on January 24, 2013 at the Country Club of Miami. The event was sponsored by the Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association. In attendance from Magaya Corporation were Logistics Management Advisors Andres Rubio, Ernesto Losada, and Eduardo Bencomo. Licensed insurance broker Vanessa Donado from Magaya Insurance Services also attended. See photographs on Magaya.com’s News page and the LinkedIn group, Magaya Network Community.
With the next release of Magaya software, a new Startup Page will appear. It will welcome users to the software interface and contain helpful tips for new users just getting started with the software, links to video tutorials and tech tips, and more.
Features of the new Startup Page:
User Voice• : Post suggestions of new software features you want to see and vote on other suggestions
Flowcharts• : Typical workflows of major operations process-es show you how the system works and where to begin
New plug-ins• : Learn about the latest plug-ins and how they can help your business
News• : Get the latest news from Magaya Corporation, including the monthly newsletter
LinkedIn Magaya Network Community Group•
The Startup Page will be included in the menu of folders on the left side of the interface. You can access it at any time by clicking it just as you would when moving from one transaction to another in the system.
Future plans include customizing tools so you can set your Startup page preferences.
New Startup Page in Magaya Explorer
Do you like our Newsletter? Click Here & Tell us about it.
This how-to article shows you a quick way to customize the views of lists in your Magaya Explorer and make it easier to find information. For example, you may need to create a list to view one consignee at a time. We’ll also look at how to make a report for an individual shipment.
Steps:
Go to: Warehousing > Shipment List 1.
Filter the list to see the information you want such as a list of just one consignee. 2. Select to include the Masters or Houses.
Save the filtered list so you don’t have to reset the filter conditions again: Click the 3. blue star on the top of the list, and select “Save this View”.
Give the list view a name in the dialog box:
To find the list view later, click the dropdown next to the star.
Views can be created and saved in any list. The list view can be printed, exported as a PDF via the “Actions” button, or emailed as a PDF or in HTML format by clicking the “Email” button.
Shipment Reports
To create, save and send a report about a specific shipment, use the options in the Actions list for the shipment. For example, see all the VINs for cars in containers and save the report.
Go to the shipment you need.1.
Click “Actions” and select the report option you need. The report screen opens in 2. a separate tab in your Magaya Explorer. You can click back and forth between the report screen and the shipment screen without closing the report.
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The options in this reports menu enable you to group cargo in different ways to see the items per shipper, supplier, consignee, etc. View the House listing or create a cargo manifest report.
Choose the columns you want in your report by clicking the “Actions” button at the 3. bottom of the report menu.
Customize the report by clicking the “Configure” button on the bottom toolbar. 4.
Save the report by clicking the “Save” button on the bottom toolbar. Any reports you 5. create in the future can use the same configurations you saved.
All saved shipment reports are available from the “Saved Reports” menu via the “Actions” button in the Shipment. You can print, email or send a report through the Magaya Network.
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• Aduana International, Los Angeles, CA
• AGL, Guatemala City, Guatemala
• All Transport LCL, Inc. Miami, FL
• AMS Container Line, Inc, Piscataway, NJ
• Anchor Express, Inc., Wood Dale, IL
• BL Worldwide, Miami, FL
• BSL Shipping, Long Beach, CA
• Cargosense, Höllviken, Sweden
• Concept in Freight Limited, Port of Spain,
Trinidad & Tobago
• Conlogic Import & Export, Doral, FL
• Delpa Estados Unidos, Miami, FL
• Dhuan International Logistics Corp., Hialeah
Gardens, FL
• Dimar International Dom Cargo Corp., Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic
• Fast Cargo Inc, Miami, FL
• Florida Trading Services Inc, Miami, FL
• Fracht do Brasil Logistica., São Paulo, Brazil
• FSC Mexico, Guadalajara, Mexico
• FSC USA, Laredo, Texas
• G&G Cargo Logistics (Costa Rica), Santa Ana,
Costa Rica
• G&G Cargo Logistics (Guatemala), Guatemala
City, Guatemala
• Global Distribution and Logistics LLC, South
Elgin, IL
• Global Shipping (Canada) Ltd., Mississauga,
Canada
• GNH Logistics do Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Ground Cargo Transportation (Uruguay),
Montevideo, Uruguay
• Handling & Services, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Herco Freight Forwarders, Inc., Miami, FL
• I.M.A. Express, Inglewood, CA
• Icon Logistics Services, Laurel, Maryland
• Inter Logistics Group, Miami, FL
• Intorvolca International, C.A., Valencia,
Venezuela
• Intorvolca Logistics de Mexico S.A. de C.V.,
Mexico D.F., Mexico
• Intorvolca Logistics LLC., Miami, FL
• Intorvolca Logistics, S.A.S., Bogota, Colombia
• Iomeca, Miami, FL
• ISL Panama, Colon, Panama
• Island Air Charters, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Just in Time Logistics, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Kaefer International Trading, Inc., Wilmington,
DE
• Kit Trading Commercial Export Ltda.,
Cascavel, Brazil
December 2012 was a record-breaking month for Magaya Corporation. The Sales Team brought in more customers with the December promotion for a total of 57 new
customers. Magaya Corporation welcomes the following 57 new members who joined the Magaya Network in December 2012. (Roll your mouse over the names to see their location in the map)
Be sure to join us on our LinkedIn Group: The Magaya Network Community!
Click here to join now!
• Leghan Trade & Logistics Services S. de R.L.
de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico
• Logimar Cargo, Colon, Panama
• M & T Cargo Corp., Newark, NJ
• Madkem Logistics, Brooklyn, NY
• Maritime Transportation & Logistics Inc.,
Houston, TX
• Martin Bencher do Brasil Logistica LTDA, São
Paulo, Brazil
• NYCitex, Jamaica, NY
• Ocean Cargo Express Lines, Savannah, GA
• PCC Logistics, Oakland, CA
• Power Express Forwarder (Davao), Davao,
Philippines
• Power Express Forwarder (General Santos),
General Santos, Philippines
• T&D Delivery, West Palm Beach, FL
• Temma Freight Logistics, Inc., Colon Free
Trade Zone, Panama
• Transtica S.A. (Honduras), Honduras
• United Container Line, Miami, FL
• United Marine Lines, LLC, Coral Gables, FL
• World Baggage, Bundanoon, New South
Wales, Australia
• Worldwide Cargo, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Aduana International, Los Angeles, CA
• BSL Shipping, Long Beach, CA
• I.M.A. Express, Inglewood, CA
• PCC Logistics, Oakland, CA
In California
• All Transport LCL, Inc. Miami
• BL Worldwide, Miami
• Conlogic Import & Export, Doral
• Delpa Estados Unidos, Miami
• Dhuan International Logistics
Corp., Hialeah Gardens
• Fast Cargo Inc, Miami
In Florida• Florida Trading Services Inc,
Miami
• Herco Freight Forwarders,
Inc., Miami
• Inter Logistics Group, Miami
• Intorvolca Logistics LLC.,
Miami
• Iomeca, Miami
• Herco Freight Forwarders,
Inc., Miami
• Inter Logistics Group, Miami
• Intorvolca Logistics LLC.,
Miami
• Iomeca, Miami
• Island Air Charters, Fort
Lauderdale
• T&D Delivery, West Palm
Beach
• United Container Line, Miami
• United Marine Lines, LLC,
Coral Gables
• Ocean Cargo Express Lines, Savannah, GA
In Georgia
• Global Shipping (Canada) Ltd., Mississauga, Canada
In Canada
• Anchor Express, Inc., Wood Dale
• Global Distribution and Logistics LLC, South Elgin
In Argentina• Ground Cargo Transportation (Uruguay), Montevideo
In Uruguay• World Baggage, Bundanoon, New South Wales
In Australia
• Power Express Forwarder (Davao), Davao
• Power Express Forwarder (General Santos), General Santos
In Philippines
• Cargosense, Höllviken, Sweden
In Sweden
Solving the Logistics PuzzleHouston-based logistics provider Africa 2000 Inc. is experienced in shipping heavy machinery and oil well supplies to West Africa. They also provide packing, crating, and storage at their TSA-approved cargo screening facility.
,,,,We put all the pieces together so the customer doesn’t have to worry about what’s behind the scenes. We worry about the details for them.
Jose Lozano, Traffic Manager, Africa 2000
CASE STUDY:
Africa 2000 Inc. Freight Forwarder/NVOCC
Africa 2000 Inc. of Houston works closely with their office in Dakar,
Senegal, and agents on the West Coast of Africa who receive
shipments at ports such as Lagos, Luanda, the Port of Onne, Malabo,
Tema, Pointe-Noire, and other locations. After the cargo arrives, Africa
2000 unloads ships through stevedoring services they provide using
approximately 30 trucks and trailers operating at the Port of Dakar.
They also move cement, iron ore, and other raw materials up and down
the coast of West Africa via charter vessels.
Typical cargo they ship includes oil field equipment, drill pipes, pumps,
engines, trucks and trailers. Commercial vehicles are also needed in
this region where industry has expanded in pursuit of many natural
resources such as oil, diamonds, coal, copper, gold, and more.
Sharing information between offices helps the staff of Africa 2000
ensure quality service for their customers worldwide. Since the
region can experience political instability which can lead to service
disruptions, the staff at Africa 2000 is ready to present alternatives to
their customers either by re-routing shipments or holding items until it
is safe to ship them.
Traffic Manager Jose Lozano commented on their method of serving
their customers: “We put all the pieces together so the customer
doesn’t have to worry about what’s behind the scenes. All they know
is that their cargo will go from A to B on this date and be there on time.
That’s it. We worry about the details for them.”
Starting SmallMr. Lozano started working at Africa 2000 about two years after the
company opened. The company was started by Mr. Lo, who is from
Senegal. Mr. Lozano said it was just the two of them back then. Now
there are over a dozen employees, and the company provides a wide
range of logistics services from its 40,000 square-foot warehouse and
2 acres of land next to Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Services include:
Door-to-Door Ocean Freight•Packing and Crating•Warehousing•FCL and LCL•Air and Ocean Vessel Chartering•Hazardous Cargo •Air and Marine Insurance•
In the first few years, they kept track of shipments and invoices in
spreadsheets. “It was simple in the beginning, but as we grew we
needed a better way to manage the operations,” Mr. Lozano said. He
used his background in freight forwarding and computer science to
evaluate logistics software. After receiving a demo of Magaya software,
he liked what he saw. He and his staff combined their training from
hands-on training offered by Magaya and the free video tutorials
online.
Software Evaluation and Process ImprovementsOne of the needs that drove the search for logistics software was a
requirement to improve warehousing with a shipping and receiving
system that included labeling. They also wanted a system to link
the invoicing, payments, and Accounts Receivable (AR) with the
operations.
Their warehouse procedures before implementing the Magaya Cargo
System included placing stickers on boxes, hand writing information,
and other manual, paper-based tasks. One of the improvements they
have gained is from a detailed label printed from the system that
includes all the cargo details and its location within the warehouse.
At a GlanceAfrica 2000 Inc.
www.africa2000inc.com
IndustryFreight Forwarder/NVOCC
SolutionMagaya Cargo System
Africa 2000 Inc. is an IATA/CNS accredited agent and a licensed freight forwarder/NVOCC
based in Houston, TX. They ship all kinds of freight via air, ocean, and Roll-On Roll-Off
(RORO) vessels. They specialize in handling breakbulk such as oil field supplies and
construction equipment going to Africa, Europe, Middle East and South America.