New Far East manager for Turners

Turners Shipping has
appointed Vincent Kwan
as route development
manager in the Far
East. Based at the BDP
International Network’s
office in Hong Kong,
Kwan will be responsible
for the southern areas of
China as well as the Asia
Pacific region.
Blain Kondiah,
managing director of
Turners Shipping, said
that the time had come
to establish a permanent
presence in the Far East.
“The supply chain
from the East can be
complicated at times,
and we have to provide
solutions that will work
for our customers. One
of the difficulties is the
language barrier and
another the geographical
distance between South
Africa and the Far East,”
he explained.
Kwan has 21 years’
experience in the shipping
industry and is no stranger
to South Africa. As
sales manager for one
of Turners Shipping’s
affiliate companies he was
responsible for promoting
and developing the South
Africa/China trade route.
He has worked for some
of the biggest names in
logistics and recently held
the position of trade lane
manager – Africa.
“This expansion into
Asia has been planned for
some time but we have
been waiting for the right
person before moving
ahead,” said Kondiah.
At the beginning of 2011
Turners Shipping joined
the BDP International
Network as the South
African partner in the
global logistics and
transportation network,
which is represented in
120 countries.