NVOCC enters into five new partnerships

Global partnerships are a

vital ingredient in success

for independent operators,

and the right choice of

partner is essential for

a business to function

optimally, according to

André De Oliveira, CEO of

Thrutainers International.

Following this

philosophy, the company

has just entered into five

new partnerships. And,

De Oliveira added, all

five – Belgium’s Seacon,

Brazil’s Craft Multimodal,

Globelink Fallow in the

UK, CaroTrans in the

US and Cleve & Zonen

in the Netherlands –

have “impressive track

records”. These are added

to Thrutainers’ existing

alliances with Fair Trade in

Germany and International

Forwarding SL (IFS) in

Spain.

Leveraging off a major

network of what he termed

“local heroes” has its

advantages, De Oliveira

told FTW.

“While retaining the

autonomy to provide our

customers with costeffective

and reliable

services, our new partners

further strengthen

our product offering

through aligned business

philosophies. Our intent

is to develop visible and

accountable strategic

relationships with partners

who promote our business

ethos.”

The non-vessel operating

common carrier (NVOCC),

founded by the De Oliveira

family in 1978, has also just

added experienced muscle

to its executive team. It has

appointed Debbie Caires

as chief operations officer,

effective this month.

Caires joins Thrutainers

after 17 years with what

was originally Safcor

Freight, then became

Safcor Panalpina and

finally Bidvest Panalpina

Logistics. Her most recent

position there was as GM

for Kwa Zulu Natal.