2. ABOUT US
As a German privately owned forwarding and
logistics company, IFB was founded in 1980 by
Mr. G. P. H. Glaser in Hong Kong.
We offer global supply chain management and
logistics for manufacturing, industrial, and retail
customers.
As a medium-sized independent company, we
provide flexible tailor-made solutions for any of
our clients’ needs.
3. Foundation of IFB
in Hong Kong
First branch office
opened in Taiwan
Established
European offices
First office opened
in China
Established air freight
forwarding business
in Hong Kong
1980
1982
Since
1983
1989
1994
CORPORATE MILESTONES
4. First offices in South East
Asia opened
Since
1990
2008
2004
IFB China granted Class
A license through CEPA
2005
25th anniversary of
IFB Group
25th anniversary of
1st European office
IFB Hamburg
CORPORATE MILESTONES
5. in Asia & Europe
50+ >900 > 400m
CORPORATE FIGURES
7. GREATER
CHINA
Shanghai 33,391
Ningbo 31,251
Shenzhen 19,687
Qingdao 13,946
Hong Kong 8,083
Xiamen 7,348
Tianjin 6,373
Guangzhou 4,521
Nanjing 3,146
Taiwan 3,096
Hangzhou 825
Total: 131,667 TEUs
82.66%
IFB TURNOVER IN 2017
8. GLOBAL NETWORK
IFB provides customized services across the
globe through an extensive network of own
offices or partners:
57 IFB owned offices across Asia and Europe
offering dedicated services to our customers.
An exclusive network of partners covering 191
countries across the world gives us access to all
key markets across the world.
9. Shantou
CHINA
Chongqing
Shenyang
Shaoxing
HONG KONG TAIWAN SOUTH EAST ASIA
IFB HQ IFB Air IFB Taiwan
(Taipei)
Taichung Kaohsiung
IFB Cambodia
IFB India
IFB Indonesia
(Jakarta)
Bandung
Semarang
Surabaya
Dalian
IFB International
Freightbridge Ltd.
Zhuhai
Zhongshan
Zhengzhou
Yiwu
Yantai
Xiamen
Tianjin
Suzhou
Shunde
Shenzhen
Wuhan
Shanghai
Qingdao
Ningbo
Nanjing
Guangzhou
Fuzhou
Foshan
Dongguan
Hangzhou
IFB Malaysia
(Kuala Lumpur)
Penang
Hanoi
IFB Vietnam
(Ho Chi Minh)
IFB Thailand
IFB Mongolia
IFB Singapore
10. Shantou
CHINA
Chongqing
Shenyang
Shaoxing
HONG KONG TAIWAN SOUTH EAST ASIA
IFB
Hong Kong
IFB Air IFB Taiwan
(Taipei)
Kaohsiung
Taichung
IFB Cambodia
IFB India
IFB Indonesia
(Jakarta)
Bandung
Semarang
Surabaya
Dalian
Zhuhai
Zhongshan
Zhengzhou
Yiwu
Yantai
Xiamen
Tianjin
Suzhou
Shunde
Shenzhen
Wuhan
Shanghai
Qingdao
Ningbo
Nanjing
Guangzhou
Fuzhou
Foshan
Dongguan
Hangzhou
IFB Malaysia
(Kuala Lumpur)
Penang
Hanoi
IFB Vietnam
(Ho Chi Minh)
IFB Thailand
IFB Mongolia
IFB Singapore
IFB International
Freightbridge Ltd.
11. IFB IN ASIA
We are a pioneering freight forwarder, seizing
opportunities in Asia since 1984.
Continuously growing, IFB has 43 own offices
across Asia and is one of the leading China and
S.E.A. specialists.
43 >600
12. IFB IN CHINA
With 30 own offices in Greater China, IFB is one
of the most experienced freight forwarders in this
region.
After opening the first office in 1984, meanwhile,
IFB engages more than 450 staff in China.
30 >450
13. IFB IN S.E.A.
IFB opened its first offices in South East Asia
in the 1990s.
Nowadays, IFB is recognized as one of the
leading S.E.A. specialists.
13 >150
15. Qingdao
Hong Kong
Head Office
Chongqing
Fuzhou
Dalian
Guangzhou
Hong Kong
Air Services
Nanjing
Ningbo
Shantou
Shaoxing
Shanghai
Shenyang
Shunde
Suzhou
Taichung
Wuhan Xiamen
Taipei
Head Office
Yantai
Yiwu
Zhongshan
Zhuhai
Mumbai
Jakarta
Head Office
Bandung
Semarang
Surabaya
Penang
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Bangkok
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City
Head Office
Hangzhou
Kaohsiung
Dongguan
Shenzhen
Ulaanbaatar
Tianjin
Zhengzhou
Phnom Penh
Foshan
TIMOR-LESTE
CHINA
TAIWAN
PHILIPPINES
JAPAN
SOUTH
KOREA
NORTH
KOREA
HONG KONG
VIETNAM
LAOS
CAMBODIA
THAILAND
MALAYSIA
BAY OF BENGAL
SEA OF
JAPAN
INDIAN OCEAN
ARABIAN SEA
MALAYSIA
BORNEO
BRUNEI
INDONESIA PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
AUSTRALIA
INDIA
SRI LANKA
PAKISTAN
AFGHANISTAN
IRAN
OMAN
U.A.E.
N
BAJAN
CAR
TURKMENISTAN
UZBEKISTAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KYRGYZSTAN
TAJIKISTAN
NEPAL
BHUTAN
BANGLADESH
BURMA
MONGOLIA
RUSSIA
PACIFIC OCEAN
BeijingBaotou
Kashi
Ürümqi
Lhasa
Kunming
Guiyang
Changsha
Chengdu
Lanzhou
Jinan
Nanning
Xi’an
IFB IN ASIA
16. Qingdao
Le Havre
Antwerp
Gliwice
Warsaw
Wroclaw
Gdynia
Lyon
Marseille
Hong Kong
Head Office
Chongqing
Fuzhou
Dalian
Guangzhou
Hong Kong
Air Services
Nanjing
Ningbo
Shantou
Shaoxing
Shanghai
Shenyang
Shunde
Suzhou
Taichung
Wuhan Xiamen
Taipei
Head Office
Yantai
Yiwu
Zhongshan
Zhuhai
Mumbai
Jakarta
Head Office
Bandung
Semarang
Surabaya
Penang
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Bangkok
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City
Head Office
Hangzhou
Kaohsiung
Dongguan
Shenzhen
Ulaanbaatar
Tianjin
Zhengzhou
Phnom Penh
Foshan
Hamburg
Paris
Valencia
Barcelona
Bremen
MEDITERANIAN SEA
TIMOR-LESTE
CHINA
TAIWAN
PHILIPPINES
JAPAN
SOUTH
KOREA
NORTH
KOREA
HONG KONG
VIETNAM
LAOS
CAMBODIA
THAILAND
MALAYSIA
BAY OF BENGAL
SEA OF
JAPAN
INDIAN OCEAN
ARABIAN SEA
MALAYSIA
BORNEO
BRUNEI
INDONESIA PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
AUSTRALIA
INDIA
SRI LANKA
PAKISTAN
AFGHANISTAN
IRAN
OMAN
U.A.E.
YEMEN
SAUDI ARABIA
IRAQ
KUWAIT
SYRIA
LEBANON
CYPRUS
TURKEY
GEORGIA
UKRAINE
BELARUS
POLAND
GERMANY
NORWAY
SWEDEN
FINLAND
LATVIA
ESTONIA
LITHUANIA
DENMARK
UNITED
KINGDOM
IRELAND
FRANCE ITALY
SWITZERLAND
AUSTRIA
HUNGARY
SLOVENIA
CROATIA
ALBANIA
ALBANIA
GREECE
SPAIN
PORTUGAL
ICELAND
MOLDOVA
ROMANIA
BULGARIA
AZERBAJANARMENIA
ISRAEL
JORDAN
EGYPT
LIBYA
TUNISIA
ALGERIA
MOROCCO
WESTERN
SAHARA
MAURITIANIA MALI
NIGER
CHAD
SUDAN
ERITREA
DJIBOUTI
SOMALIA
KENYA
UGANDA
TANZANIA
RWANDA
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF
THE CONGO
BURUNDI
REPUBLIC OF
THE CONGO
GABON
EQUATORIAL
GUINEA
CAMEROON
CENTRAL AFRICAN
REPUBLIC
NIGERIA
BENIN
TOGO
GHANA
CÔTE
D’IVOIRE
LIBERIA
SIERRA
LEONE
GUINEA
GUINEA-
BISSAU
SENEGAL
GAMBIA
MOZAMBIQUE
MADAGASCAR
ZIMBABWE
BOTSWANA
NAMIBIA
ANGOLA
ZAMBIA
MALAWI
TURKMENISTAN
UZBEKISTAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KYRGYZSTAN
TAJIKISTAN
NEPAL
BHUTAN
BANGLADESH
BURMA
MONGOLIA
RUSSIA
PACIFIC OCEAN
BeijingBaotou
Kashi
Ürümqi
Lhasa
Kunming
Guiyang
Changsha
Chengdu
Lanzhou
Jinan
Nanning
Xi’an
IFB WORLDWIDE
17. OCEAN FREIGHT
FCL / LCL Import and Export services
Intermodal transport services
Door to door container services
Regular consolidated import loadings from Far East and
European countries
Conventional cargo services
Project-based Integrated Transportation
Established carrier relationships with long-term
contracts and space commitments
Buyer Consolidation
20. CUSTOMS
CLEARANCE
Customs clearance for imported shipments from
all countries worldwide
Overall administration tasks
Documentation with complete import and export
procedures if required
21. RAIL
Alternative transport mode, as an intermediate solution
between air freight and sea freight
Weekly services from/to Hamburg, Duisburg, Nuremberg
from/to various destinations all over China
Contracts and commitments signed directly with the
Chinese rail operators
FCL service and LCL service available
Own offices at major railway hubs such as Zhengzhou,
Wuhan, Suzhou to provide smooth import operations
Target group: heavy or high-value goods // special transit
time requirements
22. Two major routings (Trans-SIB, Trans-KAZ)
Several Hubs in China with connections to the main lines
Hamburg (DE), Duisburg (DE) and Nuremberg (DE) are the major HUBs in Europe
Pick-up and distribution to/from Terminal by truck
Nuernberg
RAIL – ROUTINE OVERVIEW
24. BELGIUM
Delivery of goodsRailway TransportationPick up of goods Loading Unloading
WB-Consol service : Wuhan-Hamburg
Transit station: Hamburg (14-16 days)
• Antwerp (+5 days)
• Paris (+5 days)
• Lyon (+5 days)
• Milan (+5 days)
• etc.
EB-Consol service : Hamburg-Zhengzhou
Transit station: Zhengzhou (17 days)
• Ex Antwerp (+5 days)
• Ex Paris (+5 days)
• Ex Lyon (+5 days)
• Ex Milan (+5 days)
• etc. +5 days includes cut-off/unloading or loading process/
average customs clearance/ delivery to door
SPAIN
RAIL – LCL SERVICE
25. Cost factor
Transit time
1 3 8 12
40 days 20 days 24 days 6 days
Ocean vs. Rail Rail transport offers a 20 days transit time advantage, however the
freight rate is up to 3 times higher than ocean freight
Air vs. Rail Rail transport offers >70% cost reduction, however the the transit time is
14 days longer
Ocean/Air vs. Rail Rail transport offers >50% cost reduction with shorter transit time
Comparison of transportation costs / transit time (door-to-door) for shipments from
Shanghai to Hamburg
RAIL – LCL SERVICE
27. Solution- and client oriented
• tailor-made solutions for the
individual needs of our clients
• outstanding customer service
Service
• complete transport
and logistic solutions
• Secure and reliable
• Flexible and fast
• Regular review
Knowledge
• Global vision
• Local expertise
• Connected worldwide
OUR CORE VALUES
30. United Logistics & Distribution (Singapore)
Our Warehouse in Singapore
Our Warehouse is located in the western part of
Singapore and is easily accessible via the West Coast
Highway and the Pan Island Expressway. It is near the
Port of Authority of Singapore and Jurong Port.
Immediate Availability
50,000 sqft of warehouse space
10 container loading/unloading bays
Ramp up facility
Cross dock capable
Merge-in-Transit warehouse
High-end security capabilities
Robust WMS system with 2 decades of
development
ISO 9001 compliant, TPAT A compliant
31. United Logistics & Distribution (Singapore)
Our Warehouse in Singapore
Approx 25,000 sq ft available for floor stacking. Ideal for cross docking ops, etc.
Another 25,000sq ft worth of pallet racking storage up to 2.5ton per level.
Floor loading of 30KN thus sufficient for heavy storage
32. United Logistics & Distribution (Singapore)
Our Capabilities
Order Management
Distribution Centre Ops
Vendor Managed Inventory Capabilities
Re-packing, Specialized Labeling
Reverse Logistics
Inventory Management / Optimization
Returnable Packaging Management
Merge in Transit
Domestic distribution
Specialized Project Management
33. United Logistics and Distribution Singapore
Our Customers
The below list illustrates some of the esteemed customers that we have which are under our care:
Ship Spares and supplies
Industrial
Retail
Medical/Life Sciences
Forwarders/Carriers
Government