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.