Highlights
Concurso Mundial de Paellas 2015
(World Paella Contest 2015)
Every year at the beginning of March and before the celebration of Fallas
Holidays in Valencia, the “World Paella Contest" is held. For this event, the
shipping industry gather to contest their culinary skills with Spain’s national
dish (also a regional Valencia dish), Paella. Every company cooks their
own paella with the ingredients provided by the organizing committee
and thereafter, enjoy the famous Valencia Paella with their colleagues
and associates.
Almost 5,000 professionals from more than 300 companies in the shipping
industry participated in the contest in Valencia on March 6, 2015 for the
XXVI anniversary. The overwhelming response this year sets a record for the
event history. With the 336 paellas cooked, it is definitely a major
headache for the judges to select the winner of the year.
CONTENTS
Highlights
Concurso Mundial de Paellas
Barcelona Hub
Pizza Promotion!
Others
Holidays in July 2015
Issue 144, July 2015
Globelink,
Linking you globally.
A Publication of CWT Globelink Group
Our Spain office, Globelink
Uniexco, certainly did not
miss out the fun as well.
They were one of the
sponsors for this year’s
event, and they took a go
at the cooking contest too!
For this year, our honorable
chefs are none other than
Mr. Joaquim Pueyo (Managing Director, Globelink Uniexco) and Mr.
Francisco Ripoll (Branch Manager, Globelink Uniexco Valencia)!
It was an excellent event, allowing fellow colleagues to bond and enjoy
the Spring weather while cooking Paella, and definitely a great chance to
network with customers and associates as well. After the contest, the party
continued with song and dance. With the combination of great company,
nice weather and delicious food, there is no doubt that everyone had a
relaxed and amazing time!
Barcelona Hub
As you probably know, Barcelona is one of the most important hubs in the
world, mainly to the Mediterranean, Africa and Central/South America.
With 68 export direct services currently, Globelink Uniexco is the
consolidator who offers one of the most number of direct services from
Barcelona. There are common and familiar destinations like Casablanca,
Tunis, Malta, etc. In addition, we also have services to some niche
destination that may interest you, e.g. Algiers, Oran, Tripoli, Dakar, Abidjan,
Altamira, La Habana, San Jose CR, Guatemala City, Colon, La Guaira,
Arica, Pecem (Fortaleza), Rio Grande, Itajai, Paranagua etc.
The team is committed and is constantly trying to develop and launch
more direct services to further expand our coverage. Through our
automatic system of information, you will always be duly updated about
the status of your transshipment cargo in Barcelona. You can also check
on your transshipment details on your own through the “Private Area” tab
on our web-site http://www.gl-uniexco.com/index.php.
Globelink Fallow: Pizza Promotion!
Gear up for a Pizza Party! Our UK office, Globelink Fallow ran a Pizza
Promotion in May 2015. Customers could earn a £5 Pizza Hut Gift Card with
every booking made online via Globelink Fallow’s QuickBook system.
The campaign mechanics were simple. After making their booking online,
customers simply have to send in an email with the words “PIZZA PLEASE”
to receive their Pizza Hut Gift Cards.
Some photos of our customers receiving the Pizza Goodies
The campaign results were encouraging, and the objectives were
achieved. There was increased customer bookings made online, and
added awareness of Globelink Fallow’s QuickBook system.
What is this QuickBook system about? Basically, this online service is the
natural progression from QuickQuote. This service allows customers to
convert their quotations into automated bookings. Alternatively, the
system also allows customers to create bookings completely from scratch.
This service is fully integrated into our operating system ensuring that data
replication and therefore errors are minimized. In addition, Quotations and
Bookings are recorded and retained under the customer’s login for future
reference. For more information, please visit http://www.globelink-
fallow.com/eservices/.
Costa Rica 25 Jul Annexation of Guanacaste
Egypt 18 to 20 Jul Eid-al-Fitr
Egypt 23 Jul National Day
Hong Kong 01 Jul Hong Kong S.A.R Establishment Day
India 18 Jul Idul Fitr
Indonesia 17 to 18 Jul Eid al-Fitr
Kuwait 18 to 20 Jul Eid-al-Fitr
Malaysia 17 to 18 Jul Hari Raya Puasa
Morocco 18 to 20 Jul Eid-al-Fitr
Morocco 30 Jul Enthronement
Pakistan 18 to 20 Jul Eid ul-Fitr
Qatar 18 to 20 Jul Eid al-Fitr
Singapore 17 Jul Hari Raya Puasa
Sri Lanka 01 Jul Adhi-Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Sri Lanka 18 Jul Id-Ul-Fitr
Sri Lanka 31 Jul Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Thailand 30 Jul Asarnha Bucha Day
Turkey 17 to 19 Jul Ramazan Bayrami
U.A.E. 18 to 20 Jul Eid al Fitr
Holidays in JULY 2015
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