SWITZERLAND: We are delighted to announce that FRACHT has opened yet another office on the 1st of November in the canton of Argovia. Please note the details: FRACHT AG, Kunzareal, Dorfstrasse 69, Office HS, CH-5210 Windisch,
Tel. +41 56 560 50 33. Contact: Mr. Klaus Fehr k.fehr@frachtag-bs.ch
UGANDA: UGANDA: We are pleased to announce that the recently opened Fracht office in Uganda is fully operational with head office in Kampala and additional locations at all country entry points of Malaba, Entebbe, Mutukula and South Sudan Uganda points. The very experienced Fracht Uganda team under the leadership of Mr. Philip Van Tilburg has been deeply engaged with major projects in the country for the last 20 years. Contact: FRACHT UGANDA, Plot 13, Norfolk Road – Kyambogo, Kampala – ph +256 784 234051 – E-Mail: philip.vantilburg@ug.fracht.com
BRAZIL: We are delighted to announce another expansion of the Fracht Group in Brazil. Nuno Ferreira Cargas Internacionais Ltda, a company owned by Fracht, has acquired SICEX / BIELOG in Porto Alegre. SICEX was founded 20 years ago and is a perfect match for the Fracht Group in Brazil.
BELGIUM: POLYTRA Belgium has recently acquired ZOO AIR BVBA. In addition to a comprehensive range of general airfreight and warehousing services, Zoo Air is a preferred supplier to several international zoos and specialised in the transportation of animals. The company will be renamed to FRACHT BELGIUM AIR. Contact: Mr. Sven Naesen – E-Mail: sven@zooair.eu
FRANCE: The extensive strikes which started in early December have caused major logistics problems, flight cancellations, port closures and holiday chaos. Nobody seems to know when this unfortunate situation will end….
CHINA: Beijing’s new Daxing International Airport (PKX) is on track to become China’s new
gateway. The USD 11.3 billion starfish-shaped structure is designed to eventually handle more than 100 million passengers per year. It is estimated that within two decades annual passenger traffic in China will exceed 1.6 billion. China plans to almost double the number of airports to reach 450 by 2035. The huge new airport will increase Beijing’s passenger capacity by approx 60% and will help to ease congestion in the city’s second international airport which was only opened in 2008.
QATAR: The second phase of the massive expansion of Doha International Airport has been
unveiled and it comprises a new three level cargo terminal with a total floor space of 323,000 square metres. This will increase the airport’s cargo capacity to approx. 3.2 million tonnes per year.
Some news from the FWO frontlines –
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