Zenith partners with Hong Kong's IDS Group

Expands services to 15 Asian ports

Larry Thomas -- Furniture Today, September 16, 2008

CONOVER, N.C. — Supply chain provider Zenith Global Logistics has formed a partnership with Hong Kong-based IDS Group that will expand its warehousing, logistics and transportation services to 15 ports in Asia.

The partnership will provide Zenith's home furnishings customers with complete supply chain management, from their factories in Asia to delivery to the consumer's home, said Steve Wolfe, Zenith's vice president of business development.

"Because our goal is to provide end-to-end global logistics solutions ... IDS was the ideal company to partner with in Asia," Wolfe said.

He said the new venture also gives customers access to sophisticated logistics technology for real-time inventory tracking and shipment status.

Zenith currently operates more than 4.5 million square feet of warehouse space at 11 domestic locations. The IDS partnership adds access to the Chinese ports of Shanghai/Yangshan, Hong Kong, Tianjin, Ningbo, Dalian, Yantian, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Qingdao and Shekou.

In addition, it provides access to ports in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Cebu, Philippines; Surabaya, Indonesia; Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Singapore.

IDS operates more than 90 distribution centers covering 10 million square feet.