2GO tapped to provide logistics support for SMX Convention Center

2GO GROUP, INC. has partnered with SMX Convention Center to provide logistics and shipping support for exhibitors, event organizers, and corporate clients in the country.

“We provide convenience, reliability, and assurance that event materials and equipment arrive where and when they are needed. Through our end-to-end logistics capabilities and 2GO Travel services, we help move not only cargo, but also the people behind every successful event forward,” 2GO Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer William Charles Howell said in a media release on Sunday.

The partnership aims to integrate 2GO’s logistics and sea travel capabilities into SMX’s service offerings, providing exhibitors and organizers with cargo movement, freight handling, transport solutions, and customs brokerage services for events at SMX Convention properties nationwide, according to the company.

The company also said the collaboration with SMX Convention Center is expected to create opportunities to enhance logistics support through the integration of freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and passenger travel services.

“Events today require speed, reliability, seamless coordination, and, most importantly, convenience for exhibitors and organizers managing operations across different parts of the country,” said SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. Senior Vice-President for Operations Walid Wafik.

2GO is an end-to-end transportation, logistics, and distribution provider under SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), which holds a 67.2% effective ownership in the company. — Ashley Erika O. Jose