After enjoying a successful partnership spanning two decades the two collaborators have set their sights on a shared objective—achieving carbon neutrality as he discusses how Maersk is contributing to Europris' sustainability effort Europris is Norway’s largest discount retailer with directly operated and franchised stores throughout the country The retailer began working with Maersk over 20 years ago and the relationship continues to evolve in reflection of Europris’ growing ambitions and Maersk’s expanding offering Initially partnering with Maersk on container storage services at major Norweigan ports meant that Europris was able to operate an efficient and agile supply chain and Europris and Maersk are now connected across multiple levels of the supply chain Europris receives an increased scope of support from Maersk which improves cost efficiencies Due to the fast-moving nature of the discount retail space Europris is a brand that strives for operational excellence at all levels To continue to progress and expand its reach Europris was looking to partner with a brand that could match its ambitions – with a significant focus on a brand well suited to their highly valued sustainability ambitions Europris has a clear agenda to be an industry-leader in sustainability and supporting the drive for a better future for all Maersk has ambitions to be net zero by 2040 and so we are continually developing our product offer and looking for ways to decarbonise our infrastructure Europris needed to align multiple layers of its supply chain and looked for a single point of contact to reduce complexities and inefficiencies propelled the transformation from ocean carrier to integrator protector and simplifier of customers’ supply chains This progression is one of many reflecting how our progressive offering supports Europris’ growing needs Europris has expanded its involvement with Maersk and assigned 100% of their Maersk ocean inbound cargo to our ECO Delivery product – a first for Maersk and a landmark moment in the shipping industry.1 Maersk’s ECO Delivery service ensures a significant reduction of GHG emissions - substituting normal fuel with biofuel This huge reduction influences the transport costs which Europris wanted to move forward with to help secure their decarbonisation aims and do their part to look after the planet Their sustainability advancements are backed up with data insights provided in Maersk’s Emissions Dashboard – Europris now has an overview of its carbon impact and can continue to measure performance and recognise any challenges or opportunities.  A multi-year supply chain management contract has been established covering Europris’ Asian and intra-European ocean activities – including less than container load (LCL) services which enable flexibility and dynamic responses to ever-changing market behaviours The retailer now receives container prioritisation and preferential rates to complete vendor and booking management across origins and destinations with a streamlined supply chain made possible through Maersk’s global infrastructure they have visibility over their supply chain so that they are better able to make timely decisions and deliver accurate monitoring and reporting Maersk’s digitised supply chain management provides seamless integration of data management in one centralised dashboard increasing or decreasing the speed of shipments based on urgency and demand One of the key ingredients to the success of Europris’ partnership with Maersk has been the trust shared between the two organisations Maersk has demonstrated its best-in-class logistics capabilities we’re supporting Europris to achieve ground-breaking sustainability goals and operational excellence The success of this relationship relies on Maersk’s global footprint and own commitment to making waves in the fight for true sustainability in business Europris are able to achieve real progress in their decarbonisation agenda add new origins to their procurement with seamless efficiency and deliver the most innovative solutions to reduce costs fuel growth and adapt to the retailer’s changing needs Responsible shipping choices can help you move closer to achieving your net zero ambitions Maersk ECO Delivery is an innovative product that replaces fossil fuels with biofuel alternatives By submitting this form, I agree to receive logistics related news and marketing updates from A. 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To see how we process your personal data, please see our Privacy Notification This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Story and photo courtesy of the Fraser Coast Chronicle - By Griffith Thomas Ross Zelow is going to find out shortly that no matter what he does It comes with the territory when you take on the role as Fraser Coast Junior Rugby League president seems well placed to deal with the criticism and the enormous amount of work to be done by him and the executive committee "Everyone is doing it for the love of the sport and the game," said Zelow who served as the Hervey Bay Seagulls' junior president last year "We've had a few stumbling blocks but we have a vision and a journey and trying to get a plan together to move the league forward "There have been some attempts in the past so we've got the groundwork to develop and now we need to take it to a higher level." The FCJRL has launched into a new era with Zelow to lead a completely new executive committee ready to steer rugby league on the Fraser Coast to a brighter future all four Fraser Coast clubs (Maryborough Wallaroos Burrum Miners and Hervey Bay Seagulls) are represented on the committee The committee is planning for an exciting year with the view of bringing FCJRL back to the high standard and credibility the district once held among the rugby league fraternity in Queensland "There's a real commitment from all clubs to get involved this year which is a huge benefit and a good sign that everyone is in it for the development of rugby league on the Fraser Coast," Zelow said "It's a way every club can have input into the Fraser Coast but also a way we're able to get the message back to each club about where the league wants to move and develop." FCJRL will also be seeking sponsorship for the grounds and grandstands "Each club has their individual grounds and we have to respect that But we want to draw people back to Eskdale Park and get it to be the centre of league it used to be," Zelow said but if we want to bring a lot more league back here then we need to develop the ground so it can be used 365 days a year and not just in the league season "We want to open it up to other sports and make it a multi-sport venue so we can encourage more kids back into playing sport." The other major challenge confronting Zelow is convincing all clubs to compete against each other in all age groups of the FCJRL competition the Seagulls have run their own competition at Stafford Park for under-6 to under-10 players but Zelow said it was vital that all players in the future had an opportunity to play against each other "We're trying to develop a draw to bring it all together and have a structure where kids want to play each other because I'm sure they don't want to play against the same players each week." he said "We acknowledge Hervey Bay has developed that (its own competition) because at Fraser district level we want to have a competition where Brothers Wallaroos and Burrum play Hervey Bay every week." Another challenge at the top of the list of priorities for the 2015 season is improving the representative program The Fraser Coast Crushers under-13 and under-14 sides have already started training for selection to compete at the 47th Battalion carnival at Bundaberg while the under-15 girls squad will start later this year "We want to bring that pride and passion back and we will be looking at selectors and people involved who can identify talent so they can bring together a squad and nurture them," Zelow said "We're looking forward to developing the girls program but for the 13s we want to give them a pathway so they can move into the Cyril Connell Cup and Mal Meninga Cup It's been a bit haphazard in the past but we want to have that seamless transition." 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