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50 Forward Magazine Q Summer 2016 Airforwarders Association
Roanoke Trade Presents
a Risk Management Webinar Series
A Risk Management Webinar Series, hosted by Roanoke Trade in
2016, is made up of four risk management related presentations
given by Roanoke employees and co-presenters who are experts in
their related fields.
The first two webinars of the series were presented in February and
April and are currently available on-demand. Two additional webinars
are scheduled for September and October and registration is now
open. This risk management webinar series is geared towards freight
forwarders, customs brokers and other logistics service professionals
and are designed to enhance awareness of potential risks in day-to-day
operations and provide potential solutions to help manage them.
Webinars are presented from 1-2pm CT and the line-up is as follows:
Can You Afford Not
to Have E&O?
Five Key Points to
Consider When
Purchasing E&O
FCPA Compliance
for Transportation
Intermediaries
Best Practices in
Carrier Selection
February 18th April 5 th September 20th November 1st
To register for an upcoming webinar or to view
a previous webinar on-demand, visit Roanoke
You may also scan the
Quick Reference (QR) Code with your smart
phone to be directed to the webinar section of
Roanoke Trade’s website.
Saturn Freight Systems Cele-
brates 25th Anniversary
Saturn Freight Systems is celebrating its
25th Anniversary as a full service quality
transportation company specializing in
making time sensitive deliveries anywhere
in the world and in addition, this year also
marks the 6th time to be have been
awarded by INC 5000 as one of the
nation’s fastest growing privately owned
companies in the US.
It is our belief that customer service never ends. We make it our policy
to always do more than expected when handling a customer’s needs.
Saturn’s emphasis on technology builds upon a integral part of our
quality customer service. Our customer portal provides “Real Time"
info to the customer while offering several additional benefits such
as: automatic email status updates, customized reports & POD’s. In
today’s society where people are constantly connected, we make sure
our customer is no exception.
With the addition of our LRD and ELP stations in 2015, Saturn
has seen a rapid growth of Cross Border business between US – MX.
With 23 offices across the US, Saturn is always looking to expand our
foot print with qualified individuals in new markets.
Steve Love has been appointed Vice President of the International
Department for Saturn Freight Systems. He is based out of the
corporate office in Marietta, GA. Steve will be tasked with the
responsibility of increasing Saturn’s international business through
the development of our existing stations as well as increasing the
overseas agent business.
Steve has been in the transportation/logistics industry for 35 plus
years. Involved in all aspects of management both sales & operations,
and bringing to Saturn a vast knowledge of Air & Ocean import &
export experience.
SmartWay Takes Off!
Air cargo is a critical component of the global freight supply chain.
U.S. air carriers transport over 65 million revenue ton-miles of
cargo each year. And this number is expected to rise with contin-
ued growth in freight transportation.
While growing demand for air cargo services is good news for busi-
ness, the aviation industry faces a challenge similar to other industries:
How to meet increasing expectations for corporate transparency and
sustainability, while still paying close attention to the bottom line.
Air cargo professionals and other forward-thinking business
leaders recognize the importance of freight transport to supply
chain performance. One area where these interests overlap is in
the connections among fuel efficiency, climate change and carbon
accounting. Becoming more fuel efficient saves companies money,
while cutting carbon emissions that contribute to climate change.
Since air carriers already closely track fuel use, it also makes sense
to include carbon accounting in corporate sustainability plans. By
tracking and increasing operational efficiency then sharing this
information with customers, air cargo carriers can raise awareness
of the importance of leaner supply chains—while demonstrating