Hong Kong, China and Mumbai, India,
Jan 11, 2013: Modern Terminals Limited,
a leading container terminal operator
headquartered in Hong Kong, and WNS
(Holdings) Limited (WNS) (NYSE:WNS),
a leading provider of global Business
Process Outsourcing (BPO) services,
today announced a strategic partnership
to deliver BPO services and solutions
to the shipping and logistics industry.
Under the agreement, WNS and Modern
Terminals will jointly work to provide
shippers, forwarders, 3PL¡¦s and ocean
carriers BPO services designed to reduce
costs as well as improve business process
efficiency and effectiveness.
"We are continuously on the lookout
for new and more innovative ideas that
can potentially add value for our customers,¡¨
said Peter J. Levesque, Chief Commercial
Officer, Modern Terminals. ¡§This strategic
framework agreement with WNS will enable
Modern Terminals to provide a combination
of creative service options for our
client base, beyond traditional port
services".
¡§We believe that our alliance with
Modern Terminals, will allow WNS to
reach a target set of industry leaders
through our joint value proposition
that promises to deliver operational
excellence and enhanced end-customer
experience.¡¨ said Keshav R. Murugesh,
Group CEO, WNS.
Modern Terminals has been continuously
aiming to deliver service excellence
ever since the company¡¦s inception,
with the opening of Hong Kong's first
purpose-built container terminal in
September 1972. The company has just
celebrated its 40th anniversary last
year and has an annual capacity of over
7 million TEUs. Modern Terminals has
also been actively expanding into Mainland
China in recent years. The company holds
majority stake in and operates Da Chan
Bay Terminal One in the Pearl River
Delta (PRD) and Taicang International
Gateway in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD).
Jaison Augustine, Senior Vice President
and Segment Head, Shipping & Logistics
BU at WNS added, ¡§We believe this partnership
provides us with a great platform for
offering innovative solutions to industry
leaders associated with Modern Terminals.
WNS¡¦s solutions for the shipping and
logistics industry span several key
business processes including bookings,
tariff management, export & import
documentation, terminal operations,
equipment control, finance & accounting
and analytics. We are excited about
the opportunities to enhance and refine
these offerings through this partnership.¡¨
WNS brings to the relationship an established
leadership position in delivering end-to-end
BPO services to the shipping and logistics
industry, along with a proven track
record of providing operational process
excellence, customized solutions and
actionable insights.
