essDOCS Names Toet Board Chairman
essDOCS announced that Non-Executive Board Member, Andre Toet, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors, succeeding Barry Williams, who is standing down after chairing the board since 2013, having previously served a term as Chairman from 2006 to 2011. Andre Toet possesses over 30 years of maritime industry experience and has held numerous supervisory board positions, of which PortInfolink (subsequently Portbase), directly supported his previous role as Non-Executive Board Member for essDOCS. He has served as Managing Director of P&O Nedlloyd Europe, CEO of Maersk Central Europe, COO of the Port of Rotterdam and, since 2011, CEO for Sohar Industrial Port Company in Oman.
essDOCS Wins Tender for BHP Billiton Doc Prep Solution
essDOCS has won a tender to develop and deliver a document preparation (Doc Prep) solution for major mining & trading conglomerate BHP Billiton’s Marketing business. The project fits within BHP Billiton Marketing’s global Touchless Order Fulfilment initiative, which aims to take all processes, from goods ordering to delivery, paperless. After implanting a single instance of SAP, BHP Billiton Marketing determined it needed a standardised Doc Prep solution to cover various trades – ranging from iron ore, coal and copper to uranium – across 21 of its offices in 14 countries. CargoDocs will interface with BHP Billiton’s 1SAP, plus a number of legacy solutions…
essDOCS Opens Americas Headquarters
U.S. Provider of shipping & trade eDocs solutions essDOCS announced its expansion to the U.S. with the opening of a regional Americas headquarters office in Hoboken, New Jersey. The U.S. office enhances essDOCS’ ability to manage and support its customers across the entire Americas region, while also acting as a sales hub for expansion of the company’s cornerstone offering, CargoDocs. essDOCS CEO Alexander Goulandris said, “The opening of our new Americas headquarters marks another step in our commitment to provide regional support for our customers.
ESS Rebranded essDOCS
ESS has announced its rebrand to essDOCS, a new identity that balances it’s electronic shipping solutions service with the requirements of a cutting edge and future-proof brand. The operational rebranding process is already underway with an associated new look brand identity, including a new logo and associated marketing assets already implemented across the board. Alexander Goulandris, CEO of essDOCS, said, “We are delighted to announce our new company name and brand identity, which is an important milestone in our company’s evolution.
First Iron Ore Trade Using CargoDocs Electronic Bills of Lading
BHP Billiton, Royal Bank of Scotland, Westpac Banking Corporation, Cargill and Minerva Marine recently completed the first trade financed iron ore trade using ESS’s CargoDocs electronic bill of lading and eUCP Presentation solutions. CargoDocs was used on a shipment from Australia to China. In this trade the electronic bill of lading was drafted by BHP Billiton in Shanghai (eliminating the need for separate document instructions). It was then approved signed and issued on behalf of Minerva Marine by Wilhelmsen Ships Services in Port Hedland, Australia. BHP Billiton created original electronic peripheral documents within CargoDocs and the whole eSet was endorsed and presented electronically to RBS under an eUCP600 letter of credit.
