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PAIMA A4:Layout 1 11/6/15 21:48 Page 1 REPORT Issue 1, 2015 Interview with Panama Canal Tonnage Awards Around the world Jose Marrero by 2016 Pg14 Pg19 with PAIMA Pg27 Pg8 The Magazine of the Pan American International Movers Association PAIMA A4:Layout 1 11/6/15 21:48 Page 2 Experience the Sentry® difference. Selecting Sentry as your partner agent offers you peace of mind. For more than 30 years, Sentry’s expert international counselors have helped agents increase business by treating customers’ needs as if they were their own. PAIMA | BAR | IAM ISO 9001 | C-TPAT To experience the Sentry difference, contact us at: +1 (904) 858 1202 | 1 (800) 866 8311 | sentryinternational.com © 2015 Sentry Household Shipping, Inc. FF 001124 7434N, Suddath Global Logistics, LLC U.S. DOT No. 2212216 NVOCC 2894NF PAIMA A4:Layout 1 11/6/15 21:49 Page 3 Board of Directors Jose Marrero President. Sentry International, Jacksonville, Florida, USA E: [email protected] REPORT Issue 1, 2015 Lars Lemche Vice President. Contents Teamwork International Moving, Sao Paulo, Brazil E: [email protected] 4 First edition of the PAIMA REPORT 5 Thanks Colin Quarrington 5 Reason Global sponsors the FIDI George Naumann Fun Run and Bertrams Junior School Treasurer. Swiss Moving Services, Zurich, Switzerland 6 Debbie Milakis takes over pricing and E: [email protected] procurement at Suddath 6 In memory of Eduardo Otero 6 Easier visas in India Juan Carlos Ortiz Secretary. 6 New short-term working requirements Moving Systems SAC, Peru for China E: [email protected] 7 Lisa and Emily move with AIReS 8 The closer, the better - an interview with Jose Marrero, PAIMA President Matthias Tischer Director. 9 Bjorn Carlson becomes Regional Director Carl Hartmann, Germany, for PAIMA E: [email protected] 10 PAIMA goes green in Taipei 11 The brightest star in Brazil Macarena Scalia 12 PAIMA Ecology Award - making the Director. difference Coco’s International Movers, USA 14 Bigger, better. The Panama Canal by 2016 E: [email protected] 16 Shipping alliances gives less choice to movers Laura May Carmack 17 PAIMA - the first time. The Diary of Milly Dale Past President. 19 The PAIMA 2015 Tonnage Awards AIReS, Pittsburgh, PA, USA E: [email protected] 23 PAIMA golf at Hawk’s Landing 24 PAIMA - new Board of Directors elected in Orlando 24 PAIMA votes for compulsory conference attendance 25 Up close and personal - the Gatorland experience PAIMA Management/PAIMA Report Michelle St. Cyr, Executive Director, Pan American 26 Playing at the Blues - PAIMA revelers at the International Movers Association, 1451 W. Cypress Creek Boulevard, House of Blues Suite 300, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 33309. USA 27 Around the world with PAIMA T: +1 (954) 880 - 1085 F: +1 (786) 497 - 4017 28 Arrowpak International - a family business E: [email protected] www.paimamovers.com with worldwide connections Advertising Enquiries: [email protected] 29 PAIMA Members 2015 32 PAIMA Regional Directors www.paimamovers.com 3 PAIMA A4:Layout 1 11/6/15 21:49 Page 4 The PAIMA Report returns ell what a pleasure it is to be editing PAIMA Report and what Wan honor to take over the job from the iconic Colin Quarrington. I do keep in touch with him and I know you’ll all be delighted to know he and Pam are doing fine. Firstly, I hope you like the new, modern design. We have tried to give it a more Greetings. I hope that 2015 Despite it all, it is very comforting to journalistic feel which, I think, makes it easier has made a prosperous and to read and better looking, but does mean that know that we can always rely on our rather more copy is needed each time. I will encouraging start for all of partner agents and work together to be relying on you in future months to come up you. overcome whatever the business with some interesting stories that I can share environment throws our way. I see with your PAIMA colleagues. As we reflect on 2014 and look PAIMA’s role as very important in This issue is somewhat dominated by the forward to a brand new year, it goes actively communicating with our conference in Orlando which might seem a without saying that our industry is members and keeping them abreast while ago now but I always think it’s important healthy and stronger than ever. As we of any relevant information, whether to provide the organization with a permanent welcome a new year, we are fully that’s to do with customs clearance of record of its events and initiatives. I hope that the photographer has managed to catch your aware of the challenges ahead. A new personal effects or new taxes and ‘good’ side. It looks like you all had a global terrorism threat and lower gas duty. splendid time and I look forward to being able prices could very well be several of to join you in San Diego later on this year. the challenges we will be confronted Now more than ever, our agents must play a more active role and share The change of editor has delayed this issue a with in 2015. Not to mention that little but normal service will be resumed from with every PAIMA member what’s cyber-attacks are becoming more now on. If you have stories to tell, news to frequent. going on in their markets and what share, or opinions you would like voiced as new internal policy their local the year progresses please send them to me The way the market reacts to global government has enacted that may by e-mail: threats is beyond our control and affect our business. [email protected]. affects our everyday business. One The PAIMA Report is your mouthpiece and consolation is that we are not alone I encourage each and every PAIMA your window on the world. I will do all I can and we are all affected by the same agent to become more involved in our to bring you an informative, interesting and threats worldwide. That is one of the organization and help in our success. entertaining PAIMA magazine. Please use it to have your say, and enjoy reading it wherever problems we must face in the name you are. of globalization. Jose Marrero 14 December, 2014 Regards Steve Jordan 4 www.paimamovers.com PAIMA A4:Layout 1 11/6/15 21:49 Page 5 Thanks Colin his issue of PAIMA Report is the first T not to be edited by the iconic Colin Quarrington. PAIMA would like to thank Colin for his fabulous work, his advice, wisdom and, above all, his friendship over so many years. As he enjoys his retirement the whole industry should reflect on the unequalled contribution he made, not just with PAIMA but across the globe, and appreciate that the industry will never be quite the same without him. PAIMA wishes Colin and Pam many years of happy, healthy and well- earned retirement. Colin Quarrington Reason Global sponsors the FIDI Fun Run and Bertrams Junior School eason Global 31 March 2015 as part All proceeds went to Bertrams conference really got behind it Insurance has of the free networking Junior School (BJS), a cause and gave it the support it Rsponsored the FIDI day at the FIDI that FIDI has supported for the deserves.” Fun Run in Cape Town conference in Cape Town. last five years. Reason Global Reason Global designed the that took place at also sponsored the 2014 official fun run t-shirt (left) 8.30am on Tuesday, event in Singapore. BJS is which carried the school crest located in Paarl which is in on the front and a quotation Gauteng, the most populated from Nelson Mandela on the province of South Africa that back: “Education is the most includes the cities of powerful weapon which you Johannesburg and Pretoria. can use to change the world.” It’s a poor area and many families struggle to pay school For many years Reason Global fees, buy their children has attended and supported uniforms or even afford industry events around the enough food for them. world. As Lloyd’s of London’s only specialist broker solely FIDI’s charity project aims to dedicated to the moving and help the 500 children at BJS self storage industries the have a decent start in life. company is uniquely able to “We are very pleased to be provide insurance services to sponsoring the FIDI Fun Run customers globally. and Bertrams School again,” said David Raynor, Reason Global’s Managing Director. “It’s a very good cause and I’m delighted that the attendees at the FIDI www.paimamovers.com 5 PAIMA A4:Layout 1 11/6/15 21:49 Page 6 Debbie In memory spent seven years in Brazil and Argentina before that. Milakis of Eduardo “Eduardo’s work ethic, takes over duardo Otero from knowledge, humor and Trafimar Group of especially his passion for the pricing and E Companies died on business leave an indelible the 11 December, 2014. mark in Trafimar Group and in our family,” he said. procurement He was 65. He was a friend of PAIMA and, despite some at Suddath time passing, it is fitting that this first issue of the new uddath International PAIMA Report since his death Debbie Milakis has announced the records his contribution to the Sappointment of industry over so many years Suddath vendors and partners Debbie Milakis to senior and offers sincere condolences in the global relocation director of pricing and to his family.