Veracruz. Ver.- With a renewed change of image to the distinctive orange color that has identified us since our beginnings, six new 2024 model Freightliner Cascadia DD13 units are being integrated into the CICE Transportes fleet., an incentive to consolidate ourselves as a strategic ally in the supply chains of our clients and freight transport users across the national territory.
With this change of image, we aim to reinforce our security strategies as an action plan in response to the results of studies conducted by leading insurance companies in Mexico, which indicate that white-colored units account for 73% of thefts.
These models offer an enhanced aerodynamic design to provide greater fuel efficiency. They come equipped with active safety systems to mitigate accidents, automated transmission for optimal handling, and feature an integrated powertrain and devices to increase safety. Additionally, they have dual GPS and onboard webcams to assist operators and contribute to driver safety.
With the incorporation of these new units, added to the upcoming incorporation of 12 additional units in 2024, the reopening of our Ful Base Operator School (OBF) for the development of personnel to operate full and simple units, and the recent opening of our offices in the port of Manzanillo, Colima in June 2023; we seek to improve the service of our clients and transportation users in the country, maintaining better control of the operation and with more immediate responses for all freight transportation operations.
With more than 15 years in the motor transportation sector, we continue working to consolidate our vision of being the most complete option for logistics solutions in Mexico.
Veracruz, Veracruz.- Early on Friday, December 29, 2023, the Hapag Lloyd Ship “Protostar N” docked at Pier 7-Sur in the South Bay of the Port of Veracruz, the first of three vessels that make up the Gulf Caribbean Service (GCS) service of this shipping line.
The GCS service connects the United States and Mexico with Central America and the Caribbean, calling at the ports of Houston in the United States, Veracruz and Altamira in Mexico, Puerto Barrios in Guatemala, Puerto Cortés in Honduras and Caucedo in the Dominican Republic; for the transportation of this maritime route that will ship mostly containerized export goods in Veracruz.
The service will be attended weekly in the Port of Veracruz by Grupo CICE, strengthening its commercial relationships with one of the most important shipping lines internationally, such as Hapag Lloyd.
Hapag Lloyd AG is one of the leading companies in the sector of maritime container transport worldwide, which moves 11.8 million TEUs annually and has a presence in more than 135 countries.
In a continuous effort to strengthen its commitment to Veracruz society, the CICE A.C. Foundation is proud to present the “CICE ESR: 3 Years-3 Schools” Program with which classrooms will be reconditioned and furniture, educational equipment and/or maintenance materials will be donated to three schools in the community of San Julián in Veracruz, which borders the facilities of Grupo CICE's San Julián Logistics Park.
Setting a target date of 2026 aligned with our business vision: «In 2026, we will be the most complete option for logistics solutions in Mexico», during this period direct contact will be maintained with the educational community, parents of family and tenants of San Julián for the development, reconditioning of classrooms, donation of equipment and accompaniment of the CICE Volunteers to carry out activities and dynamics of connection with this community and the 3 benefited schools:
Primaria «Gabriela Mistral»
Telesecundaria «Ignacio Manuel Altamirano»
Jardín de Niños «Rosaura Zapata«
We hope that our commitment to these three schools in the San Julián community does not stop with this program, but rather that it is the beginning of a valuable relationship. In this first stage of the program we seek to maintain that link of participation with the educational community
– Mónica Torres Tiburcio, Head of Social Responsibility at Grupo CICE
This is the second school reconditioning project that Grupo CICE and Fundación CICE have promoted as part of the commemoration for their 10 yearsrecognized asSocially Responsible Company by CEMEFI, and with it 185 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students, educational staff, family members and members of the San Julián community will benefit, in addition to future generations of students from these 3 schools.
05-05-23 Veracruz, Ver.- CICE Group, through the CICE A.C. Foundation. commemorates the achievement of its 10th Social Responsibility Badge this 2023 with the launch of the #CICE10ESR “10 years – 10 Schools” Program for the reconditioning of 10 schools of different educational levels, for the benefit of Veracruz society to strengthen the commitment to link with the communities where it maintains a presence.
This year, the company has decided to focus its efforts on improving 10 of the many schools that Fundación CICE has built or equipped in Veracruz throughout its almost 20-year history. In this way, we will strengthen this link with educational institutions, their societies of parents, directors and teachers, who will benefit from donations of up to $100,000 for each school and which will be used for maintenance, construction and/or equipment services. furniture, according to their current needs, since some were built or equipped before others and their requirements today may be different from those they had at the time.
''At Grupo CICE, our commitment has always been "has been to support society and especially the educational community, this has been materialized through the CICE Foundation and the Socially Responsible Company certification endorsed by the Mexican Center for Philanthropy."
– Rosa Amelia Santibañez Hernández, Honorary Director of Fundación CICE
This project will impact more than 2,000 students, from kindergarten through high school, and will reinforce the collaboration we have established with each of these educational institutions, as well as with the families of current students and future generations attending classes at these facilities.
Grupo CICE and Fundación CICE A.C. continue to work hard on different support programs, as well as on economic development initiatives and practices sustainable to strengthen our role in society and promote a quality of life for collaborators, local suppliers, civil associations and community members.
Grupo CICE es una compañía mexicana, una de las empresas que manejan es CICE Soluciones Logísticas. Cuenta con más de 30 años de experiencia brindando servicios portuarios, logísticos y de transporte terrestre a diferentes compañías nacionales e internacionales que operan en el país.
Diariamente enfrenta a retos comunes de la industria logística, como mantener el dinamismo y la flexibilidad en sus operaciones, además de ser muy ágil en sus reacciones frente a las eventualidades del negocio. CICE Soluciones Logísticas también se enfoca en generar condiciones de trabajo óptimas para sus colaboradores, especialmente porque la retención de talento se ha convertido en una de las prioridades en la industria por la alta rotación de personal.
“Elegimos a Oracle porque su sistema de gestión puede alojar y administrar todos los datos que necesitamos”- Rodrigo Cruces, General Managing de CICE Soluciones Logísticas»
Asimismo, la compañía busca ser pionera en la búsqueda de avances tecnológicos aplicables a sus operaciones y estar al tanto de lo que hace la competencia y sus proveedores. En este escenario, Grupo CICE requería de un aliado tecnológico que le permitiera llevar a cabo su plan de negocios, que incluye un proceso de expansión de manera organizada y confiable.
Implementación
“Con la implementación del servicio de gestión de inventarios y almacenes en la nube de Oracle, logramos alcanzar una trazabilidad casi exacta en nuestras operaciones, atendiendo las necesidades de nuestros clientes y facilitando notablemente nuestro trabajo” – Rodrigo Cruces, General Managing de CICE Soluciones Logísticas.»
CICE Soluciones Logísticas eligió a Oracle como su partner tecnológico teniendo en cuenta que su sistema de gestión de inventarios y almacenes en la nube es la única herramienta que, a nivel estándar, cuenta con la capacidad de abarcar las industrias, sectores y soluciones que requería la compañía.
De igual forma, CICE Soluciones Logísticas ya había implementado otras soluciones de Oracle, lo cual facilita las posibles integraciones a futuro.
Tsol fue el partner implementador y ellos destinaron a un especialista dedicado en el cumplimiento en las metas del proyecto. El éxito de la implementación se debe a la dedicación y el plan de negocio con tiempos definidos, acompañado de asesorías enfocadas en las necesidades de CICE.
En términos generales, la solución de Oracle era la herramienta ideal para alojar y administrar todos los datos que la compañía requiere para su correcta operación, como el desarrollo de inventarios confiables para cada uno de sus clientes.
Con la implementación del servicio de gestión de inventarios y almacenes de Oracle, la compañía optimiza el rendimiento de un 40% del personal operativo de sus almacenes 3PL ubicados en el Estado de México.
Resultados
Desde la implementación del sistema de gestión de inventarios y almacenes en la nube de Oracle (Oracle WMS Cloud) CICE Soluciones Logísticas mejoró la calidad de su servicio.
Además, la compañía perfeccionó su sistema para el inventario de sus clientes, logrando también una exactitud del 99,99%. Anteriormente, Grupo CICE contaba con todo un equipo dedicado 24/7 a realizar las conciliaciones de mercancía, corriendo el riesgo de presentar desfases en la información. La implementación del sistema de gestión de inventarios y almacenes en la nube de Oracle ayudó a los colaboradores lograran disminuir las actividades manuales y gasto excesivo de energía por eficiencia y tranquilidad en los resultados de sus operaciones.
La implementación estuvo a cargo de CICE Soluciones Logísticas, el equipo Oracle y Tsol como partner asociado. Tsol lleva 20 años como partner de Oracle y ofrece una amplia gama de implementación de soluciones de software. Específicamente, soluciones de cadena de suministro, gestión logística de transporte y almacenes, entre otras.
CICE Soluciones Logísticas es una compañía mexicana que cuenta con más de 30 años de experiencia brindando servicios portuarios, logísticos y de transporte terrestre a diferentes compañías nacionales e internacionales que operan en el país. La misión de la compañía es proveer soluciones logísticas responsables con innovación, seguridad y con enfoque en las personas, y busca posicionarse como la opción más completa de soluciones logísticas en México, para 2026.
Veracruz, Ver.- Talking about social responsibility in our company takes us back to a story that we began to write more than 30 years ago with the birth of Grupo CICE, since then we have remained aware that our actions are reflected not only in the development of our country, but also in the well-being of the people who are part, directly or indirectly, of our organization.
Today, these results are reflected with the achievement of our 10th place ESR Distinction awarded by the Mexican Center for Philanthropy as compliance with the social responsibility standards in the category of “Large Companies in Mexico”, achieved thanks to the implementation of a Comprehensive Social Responsibility Model, which addresses the areas of Quality of Life, Business Ethics, Environment, Linkage with Community and Responsible Marketing, aligned with the ISO 26000 Standard.
We are certain that we are on the right path, contributing to improving the development conditions of the communities where we are present, with respect for the environment and minimizing the environmental impact of our operations.– Mensaje de la Dirección (Informe GRI CICE, 2022)
Ten years are said to be easy, but it is the work of all the collaborators who have made it possible that gives this recognition greater merit. We know that from this point there is no turning back, that we must analyze and improve our areas of opportunity, maintaining processes that have been established to get here and we must restructure those that we have not yet been able to achieve, working hand in hand with each of us. our interest groups.
To achieve this, at Grupo CICE, we have set this goal for ourselves by 2026, the year in which we have proposed as a business vision to become the most complete option for logistics solutions in Mexico, and we firmly trust that this work strategy will allow us be best prepared to respond with strength when necessary, to provide responsible logistics solutions in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda and the United Nations Global Compact.
Veracruz, Veracruz. This Saturday, October 16, the shipping line ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., inaugurated the container service Mexico Central America Express, MXC for its acronym in English, which connects Central America and the Caribbean.
The Contship PEP ship docked this Saturday from the port of Kingston, Jamaica, making the first stop on this new maritime route for the transport of containerized goods that will favor imports through the Gulf of Mexico; Its route continues this week to Altamira, Santo Tomás, Puerto Cortéz, Kingston and Río Haina.
The service will be served on a biweekly basis in the Port of Veracruz by Grupo CICE, this being the second regular frequency service along with the Central America-Caribbean CCS inaugurated in 2019.
With alliances with the most important players in the international market, we strengthen the path to achieve our vision of being the most complete option for logistics solutions in Mexico.
ZIM Shipping, one of the most important international shipping lines with more than 75 years in the market, has a network of 60 weekly maritime services with calls in 180 ports around the world.
Veracruz, Ver.- As part of the actions we undertake to promote the educational development of the community, the delivery of CICE Commitment Scholarships was carried out for the 14th generation of scholarship recipients of this program in the cities of Veracruz and Tampico.
The main event was held at the Grupo CICE headquarters in Veracruz, and in Tampico it was held at the group's administrative offices where, in the company of their families, the students from the community who this year benefited from the program gathered. to receive their diploma and scholarship, which consists of a Dell brand computer with a Microsoft Office license for one year and a school kit with a notebook, pen and USB for their academic activities.
A scholarship is not simply the fact of receiving something, it is a personal commitment for all of us who have been recipients of this or other programs. It is the commitment that we are endorsing today because we believe in you and the effort you are making. It is something that goes beyond this classroom and this session, it is a commitment to you and to being better every day, to being the person you want to become.
– Karol Castillo Petrikowski, Director of Finance
The ceremony was presided over by representatives of Fundación CICE A.C. and directors of Grupo CICE, while the awarding of scholarships was carried out with the participation of distinguished scholarship students: Adriana Martínez, scholarship student and resident of Grupo CICE, Alejandro Luna Meraz, scholarship student from the Technological Institute and Víctor Jiménez Carrasco, collaborator of CICE Group; in conjunction with members of the Scholarship Committee.
Our recognition to each and every one of the students in our community who, through their school performance, are an example of academic improvement in our community, wishing them the best of success at the beginning of a new school year.
Since 2009, the CICE Commitment Scholarship program has supported almost 600 students through financial or in-kind donations, who seek to promote the value of commitment to their integral development.
Veracruz, Ver.- In response to the growing needs of foreign trade users and international markets, the shipping line CMA CGM inaugurates its service “Altamira Express” in the Port of Veracruz, connecting Mexico with the Caribbean and South America.
With the docking of the motor ship “CMA CGM Ventania”, on Friday the 12th In August, the first operation of this maritime route was carried out in this port, adding weekly calls by the vessels “CMA CGM Presidio”, “CMA CGM Aristote” and “CMA CGM Callao”.
Through strategic connections with top-level port and maritime operators, we promote the strengthening of logistics chains in the country.– CICE Group
By creating synergy with the most important players in the international market, we strengthen our commitment to being the port services provider with the most experience in the country.
CMA CGM is the third global company in maritime container transport with a trajectory of more than forty years, operating more than two hundred maritime routes, in more than 150 countries.
Veracruz, Vera.- With the participation of clients, suppliers, collaborators, union representatives, members of civil associations and students with scholarships from the CICE Foundation, the presentation of the GRI Report on results in terms of social responsibility by Grupo CICE was carried out.
The meeting had the special participation of Victor Marquinez Tress, General Director of DM Tress, an award-winning company from Veracruz with the ESR SME Distinction through the Value Chain Program ESR implemented by CEMEFI with suppliers selected from the group:
We must be interested in people, as they have different stories, concerns and decisions; Only in this way can we positively impact our environment and generate a community. I think that is the essence of Social Responsibility
– Victor Marquinez Tress, General Director DMTress
The results were shared by representatives of the Environment, Community Engagement, Quality of Life, Business Ethics and Responsible Marketing Committees, together with Lic. Mónica Torres – CSR Coordinator, Lic. Rosi Santibañez – Honorary Director of the Foundation CICE and Lic. Leoncio Pérez López, General Director of CICE.
This 7th GRI Report summarizes the results of economic, environmental development and social well-being achieved in 2021 by Grupo CICE, including both positive and negative contributions under the methodology for the preparation of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) with Global Compact standards and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
