China airfreight a growth lane

On the back of consistent
growth in consolidations
from the Far East, China will
continue to be a major focus
for independent groupage
consolidator CFR Freight.
“Airfreight imports from
China have been one of our
main lanes for the past few
years and we have continued
to grow through 2015,” general
manager: airfreight, Stephen
Bishop, told FTW.
“Shanghai and Hong Kong
remain our top origins with
regular weekly consols and
back-to-back shipments
throughout the year.
“With this consistent traffic
we have been able to maintain
and grow our blocked space
agreements (BSAs) with the
carriers which enable us to
control our own consols.
“During high demand periods
our blocked space on these routes
provides peace of mind for our
customers,” said Bishop who is
optimistic about further growth.
Cross-trade shipments
have also provided significant
opportunity through CFR’s
AirCargo Group network.
“With Shipco in the Far East
and African Express across
Africa, we are able to put
together solutions to cater for
most of our client requests.”