Vanguard expands in Asia and Europe

Vanguard expands in Asia and Europe    Vanguard Logistics Services' Hong Kong branch said it has been certified as a service provider for the government logistics department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
   VLS will likely begin service as the department's logistics service provider in early 2006.
   Meanwhile, Vanguard's South Pacific branch said it has recently formed partnerships with agents in Italy, Spain and Taiwan, netting agreements with Combile Italy and Uniexco Spain that will enable Vanguard Logistics Australia to market direct services from La Spezia and Barcelona to Sydney and Melbourne with Adelaide and Brisbane cargo forwarded from these hubs, the company said.
   And Vanguard's Singapore office recently partnered with General Export, a leading non-vessel-operating common carrier in Italy with developed transatlantic eastbound lanes, launching its first Europe trade lane for imports and exports. The weekly freight all kinds service connects customers to Genoa, Italy.