Because of the holidays around Christmas and New Year the dates of departure will change according to the schemes below.
Once again, this season’s last four tournaments will constitute the Nordic Golf League’s playoffs “FREJA Final Series”. As usual, the best player in the season’s last four tournaments will win an exclusive watch sponsored by FREJA Transport & Logistics.
FREJA Final Series was introduced in 2014 to add some extra excitement to the completion of the season and to give those players, who could no longer reach the Challenge Tour, something extra to fight for.
Bonus of 75.000 DKK
This year is no exception. As the 10 best players on the ranking list are battling closely to advance to one of the five spots in the Challenge Tour, the rest of them probably have to admit, that they have had their last shot at the ECCO Tour and Nordic Golf League. With a Breitling Navitimer watch worth approximately 75.000 DKK (10.000 Euros) as a bonus, the motivation is at its highest for every man on the field.
Will we get the first Danish winner of the FREJA Final Series?
We have never had a Danish winner of the FREJA Final Series, but with Marcus Helligkilde’s victory in Ekerum Öland Masters and Drederik Dreiers two top placements, the two young up-and-coming golfers might win the exclusive watch. Helligkilde and Dreier are placed as number two and three on the ranking list. xannonce.ch
This week, “Race to Himmerland” will take place and all the leading players are in. By winning Race to Himmerland, the player will be one big step closer to winning the exclusive watch and FREJA Final Series.
The previous winners of the FREJA Final Series:
2014: Jacob Glennemo, Sverige
2015: Christofer Blomstrand, Sverige
2016: Alexander Wennstam, Sverige
2017: Axel Boasson, Island
2018: ?
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Axel Boasson - winner 2017[/caption]
We have received warning of strikes in Finland from October 8th till October 28th. We do not know which consequences this will have on our traffic, but we predict it might cause delays.
For further information, please contact our traffic departments.
The predicted increase in German road tax has now been passed by the German Bundestag. This means increases of as much as 60 % compared to the present level.
For trucks with 5 axles and an Euronorm 6 engine the increase will be 39 %. For trucks with 2-4 axles and an Euronorm 6 engine, which is typically used for distribution, the increases will go up to 60 %.
During December 2018 FREJA will prepared updated road tax rates with effect on 1st January 2019.
If you have any questions, please feel free to address your normal FREJA contact person.
Dear reader
Winter is near and this means it is time to prepare the transport equipment and material for a colder and more humid climate.
FREJA has the pleasure of sending out a newsletter in which we - among other things - focus on the latest digital offer for you as customer. We call the offer MyFREJA, and in FREJA we are proud to deliver yet another product, which enhances the transparency in the customer’s activities. MyFREJA goes hand in hand with our DNA, where credibility and innovation separates us from our competitors.
During the past years, FREJA has worked determined to develop our brand and services, so that we are able to call ourselves a full-service provider and a partner with a one-stop-shop solution. In this newsletter, you will find an article telling about how FREJA has handled over-sized cargo for Valmont A/S, and John Meldgaard Nielsen has given an interview about how we have handled a transport of 650 cm wide elements - correctly, on time and with the right solution.
In the newsletter, you may also read about an administrative development in FREJA, where we recently have chosen to merge Consulting Services and 4PL. We call this 4PL Services and it is a natural step in the development with our customers.
Finally, you may read about FREJA’s strategical plan for expansion in the East. With the purchase of Transcargo, the FREJA organization is stronger than ever before, and our new HQ in Poland sets new standards for FREJA’s reach in Eastern Europe, Southern Europe and Central Europe.
On behalf of FREJA, I thank you for your interest in our newsletter and wish you enjoy reading.
Ulrik Rasmussen
Managing Director
Telefon: +45 9670 5330
Mobil: +45 5234 5330
FREJA finds the solutions
As a supplier of heavy steel structures, it is not always easy to transport the cargo and Valmont SM needed a customized solution for their shipments of rotor houses. The challenges arose due to a factory relocation from Siemens, which changed the delivery destination from Denmark to Germany and FREJA came up with a solution.
This shipment was special to Valmont SM as Siemens had closed their plant at Lindø, Denmark and relocated to a new factory in Cuxhaven, Germany and since the road-restrictions for moving cargo in Germany differs from those of Denmark, it was not possible to move the cargo by road.
With a diameter of 650 cm and a combined weight of frame and cargo of 31.5 tons, the dimensions exceeded what is normally allowed on the road in Germany. In Denmark, this type of road transportation is usually less problematic and only limited to nighttime transportation with two escort vehicles. In Germany on the other hand, this kind of transport is subject to police escorts, which was rejected by the local authorities. Alternative routings were also explored, but it was not possible to obtain general transport permits in Germany.
Instead, FREJA solved this problem by coming up with a RO/RO solution via Esbjerg with a mere 6 hour sailing to Cuxhaven. To ease handling, the rotor houses were loaded on MAFI trailers, which secures a smooth loading operation on board, as well as in the ports.
The close cooperation between Valmont SM and FREJA is important because the future will bring new and bigger versions of the components. The new types will go way beyond 650 cm in diameter and be heavier on weight. Therefore, with the new types there will be less cargo per transport unit. “This will create new challenges that we look forward to solve with FREJA” Project Manager for Valmont SM, John Meldgaard Nielsen says.
Contact Hongyi Niu, Global Project Director and ask how FREJA can assist you with project forwarding.
Hongyi Niu
Global Project Director
Telefon: +45 9670 5252
Mobil: +45 5234 5252
FREJA introduces 4PL Services
FREJA is optimizing the organization’s products by combining Consulting and 4PL products under the name 4PL Services. With this arrangement, the customers get a product that meets the needs through a neutral service. Engagement with this new division can be widely used – from smaller projects with counseling concerning supply chain topics to a complete logistics unit that includes purchasing and coordination tasks.
"After two years with FREJA Consulting, we have developed the product by listening to our customers. The customers want more counseling and opportunities for optimization in regards to 4PL engagement. This is why the natural next step for us is to follow our customers’ behavior and tailor our organization to use these competences in a closer cooperation than we have done previously,” Kenneth Sandgaard, Head of Digital & Innovation, says.
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4PL Services has a wide range from simple consolidation potential to outsourcing of operational task planning[/caption]
As a leader of innovation concepts, Kenneth Sandgaard argues that changes in the product portfolio will bring the customer closer to FREJA: “As a FREJA customer, you get access to a range of shelf products that was previously sold as counseling. In the future, the customers will pick the service as if it were a product on the shelf in the grocery store. Our analysis motor supports multiple needs – from consolidation potential to the outsourcing of operational task planning with 3PL companies.”
Contact Kenneth Sandgaard for further information - or read more at our Danish website.
Kenneth Sandgaard
Head of Digital & Innovation
Telefon: +45 96 70 53 60
Mobil: +45 52 34 53 60
FREJA expands on former Transcargo markets
With the take-over of Transcargo in the beginning of 2018, FREJA increased our presence from the four Nordic countries and China to include Poland, Ukraine and Slovakia. The sites, which have been added, have strengthened FREJAs European reach and secured ownership of even more activities. “It is beneficial to our customers when we take ownership of strategically important activities in areas, in which the customers centralize their volumes”, says Ulrik Rasmussen Managing Director Denmark.
The FREJA Group now counts more than 1,000 trucks in East Europe in addition to the four Nordic countries. Transcargo Poland acts as the natural East European transport hub with HQ in Szczecin. Just now FREJA is planning a large development in Szczecin where a new Polish HQ will be built on a 70,000 m2 large site. We will construct a top modern transport & logistics center with a high-stacking warehouse of 7,000 m2 and 3,000 m2 for cross-docking and suitable pick & pack assignments. The facilities will be ready in the beginning of 2020.
In addition to Szczecin we support our Polish activities from sites in Gielda, Lodz, Blonie, Kiev (Ukraine) and Martin (Slovakia). The level of activity supports a still strong competitiveness with “flexibility” and “customer service” as keywords in our daily work. Furthermore, we have added temperature-controlled activities to our product portfolio, and in 2018 FREJA has become market-leading to Poland and Greece on transport of enzymes, meat, dairy products and more.
Torben Mortensen, Managing Director Poland, says: “FREJAs customers will experience an increased level of activities because of this expansion, and we will stand stronger than ever on the East European markets. It is important to follow the customers’ development, and with these investments, we secure flexibility in the future as well as a punctual service”.
Contact Torben Mortensen, Managing Director Poland, to learn more about how FREJA will be able to meet your demands.
Torben Mortensen
Managing Director Poland & Regional Director Denmark South
Telefon: +45 3697 0109
Mobil: +45 6039 8679
Business Intelligence
MyFREJA is our latest online platform that makes it possible to analyze transport properly. Microsoft Power BI machine has an intuitive user interface that makes it possible to get an overview and a presentation of the flow of the goods, activities, etc. via dashboards and visualizations of the collected data.
The data is reflected in our ERP system, thus it creates an ultimate transparency in the supply chain activities registered by FREJA. The data is delivered back to the right owner – the buyer of the transport – in the dimension’s ‘Shipment’s View’, ‘Turnover View’, and ‘Unit’s View’. This increases the understanding of activity related fluctuations over time between countries, zip codes, suppliers and clients. Besides the opportunities for analysis, MyFREJA gives shortcuts to other e-services and file sharing functions.
Call your FREJA contact person today at +45 96 70 50 00 or freja@freja.com and ask for a preview of MyFREJA and the options for your setup.
Kenneth Sandgaard
Head of Digital & Innovation
Telefon: +45 96 70 53 60
Mobil: +45 52 34 53 60
Biogas has been used to fuel FREJA’s transport in Finland since the beginning of December 2018.
FREJA started semi-trailer transport in collaboration with Gasum with the Iveco Stralis NP tractor unit. The collaboration is related to a study carried out under the CIVITAS ECCENTRIC project co-funded by the EU.
This study produces research data on the use of gas in heavy-duty transport. The CIVITAS ECCENTRIC project is developing a sustainable mobility system by testing biogas vehicles and the increased use of biogas in logistics.
– With gas our operating range is round 1,000 km. Gasum filling stations can be found easy along our transport route. Filling stations can be found in locations including Turku, the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and Jyväskylä. This study provides research data so that more operators can include gas-fuelled vehicles in their fleet, says Transport Coordinator Antti Setälä from FREJA.
– It’s important to cut heavy-duty road transport emissions and it’s great that frontrunner operators such as FREJA make environment friendly choices. The transport use of LBG enables considerable emission reductions, and this development helps cut CO2 and fine particulate emissions in the Turku region, says Senior Sales Manager Jani Arala from Gasum.
Energy company Gasum is the leading supplier of biogas in the Nordic countries.
The transport use of biogas can reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle of the fuel by up to 85% when compared to traditional fuels.
Renewable biogas is produced from feedstocks.
– We want to develop efficient transport solutions where the environmental burden is minimized. Quality and responsibility are our core values,” says Traffic Director Sampo Koulu from FREJA.
Finnish FREJA Transport & Logistics Oy, a part of the Nordic FREJA Group, offers road transport, sea freight and air freight. FREJA has offices in Turku (headquarters), Vantaa and Vaasa. Read more about FREJA’s quality and environment.
The CIVITAS ECCENTRIC project was launched to develop a smart and clean mobility system. The first Finnish CIVITAS city Turku aims for carbon neutrality through measures such as electrifying public transport and expanding the use of biofuels. Launched in September 2016, the EU co-funded CIVITAS ECCENTRIC tests biogas vehicles and the increased use of biogas in logistics. The project enables this piloting until 2020. Photos:
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Success tournament, Made in Denmark introduces FREJA Transport & Logistics as new presenting sponsor.
When the sixth edition of Made in Denmark begins on 23 May 2019 at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort, it will mean the introduction of a new “last name”. Going forward, the tournament is called “Made in Denmark presented by FREJA”.
It is the Danish-based Transport & Logistics company, FREJA, who advance their support to the Made in Denmark organisation, to become an even bigger partner for the popular Danish event.
- We are very excided that FREJA, who is one of our many loyal sponsors, have decided to increase their support to our tournaments going forward. FREJA is both as a sponsor and as a name (FREJA is the the Goddess of beauty and love in Nordic Mythology) a perfect match for Made in Denmark. Well, even the colours match, says a happy Made in Denmark Sales Manager, Thomas Nielsen.
Made in Denmark has been part of the European Tour schedule since 2014, and has quickly established itself as on of the most popular, intriguing and well-visited events on the European Tour.
The Made in Denmark presented by FREJA prize fund increases from 1.5 million euro last year to 3.0 million euro in 2019 and the following four years. With a higher prize fund comes more prestige and exposure, and naturally that brings new sponsors to the table while also offering existing sponsors new and more attractive opportunities.
- Made in Denmark is an amazing brand, which we through the first five years have enjoyed being a part of. Now we take it to the next level and become the presenting sponsor. FREJA is the the Goddess of beauty and love in Nordic Mythology) a perfect match for Made in Denmark. Well, even the colours match, says a happy Made in Denmark Sales Manager, Thomas Nielsen. The professionalism of Made in Denmark fits perfectly with our core values and professional engagements, therefore it is ideal for us to use the event in our marketing and for hospitality, explains Jørgen Hansen, CEO FREJA Transport & Logistics.
FREJA will also be presenting sponsor for the Challenge Tour event in Denmark. Going forward the title will be “Made in Denmark Challenge presented by FREJA”.
An unsatisfactory development in the transport- and logistics group FREJA Transport & Logistics AB, Sweden, results in a larger restructure and replacement of managing director
Unfortunately, the development in 2018 has shown a negative trend. Therefore, management and board have initiated necessary precautions regarding the organization in Sweden.
This has resulted in the decision to gather all Nordic and Baltic traffics at our new HUB in Jönköping, where we also handle third-part-logistics. At the same time, we have decided to make use of external suppliers for local distribution in Stockholm.
FREJA has also made an agreement with managing director Anders Ekroth to go separate ways. Both parties have agreed that it takes a different and more road-oriented profile to carry out the planned changes, since road transport constitutes 85 % of FREJA’s turnover.
During 2018, FREJA Transport & Logistics AB has invested in the build-up of an Air & Sea division and we have strengthened our sales organization, which has given a positive development mainly during fall 2018.
FREJA Transport & Logistics AB’s ambition is still to consolidate our position as Swedish industry’s first choice of full-service provider of transport and logistics services having in mind that service, flexibility and quality always has our highest priority.
For further information, please contact one of the following
With serialization of the supply chain flow, manufacturers, wholesalers and logistics service providers within the pharmaceutical industry fight counterfeit medicines and thus improve patient safety.
Contact us to stay compliant with the new EU Directive that enters into force the 9th of February, 2019.
