Infrastructure projects keep airfreight buoyant

With most of the economies on the continent growing – GDP growth is anticipated to be around the 5.8% mark this year – Africa is gradually revolutionising itself. “There are many opportunities when it comes to transport into Africa – be it by air, sea or road,” said Simon Chalker, director of African Distribution Network (ADN). “Due to the huge number of infrastructure projects across the continent there is always a need for goods to be transported and this has created much opportunity.” The growth being experienced by the economies is also resulting in a major increase in consumer spending. According to Chalker, while airfreight is often perceived as being expensive, more and more airlines are offering very low and competitive rates making it an attractive method of moving goods into the region. “Airfreight has its own particular set of advantages over other transport methods making it the best solution for high-value, time sensitive cargo,” he said. “We are also seeing that many companies are shipping smaller quantities of goods more often which bodes well for the airfreight industry.” ADN, one of a small group of specialist international wholesale providers in the world concentrating on the entire African continent, is able to offer its clients a full door to door DAP or DDP service to a large number of African countries. “We fully understand and have the capability to plan around the complexities of providing a delivery service into some of the most challenging destination countries in the world, utilising our comprehensive network of African agents and partners to ensure that we maintain complete control over the distribution process from source to destination,” said Chalker.