Emirati freight forwarder WeFreight has added Kenya’s capital to its growing footprint.
In addition to its new office in Nairobi, the company is said to be mooting expansion to Mombasa.
Currently WeFreight has a network that includes offices in Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey and the United States of America.
The forwarder has said that the opening of its office in Nairobi will open the door for air and ocean freight service in Africa.
It has also stated that its intention is to leverage off all the requisite products and services expected of a large-scale forwarding operation.
According to a report published on Friday, “the company's initial focus in Kenya will be facilitation of FCL and LCL ocean freight imports, supported by customs clearance services, while also offering a full range of airfreight solutions for customers requiring faster freight shipping”.
In addition, the forwarder “will provide project logistics services, dry bulk vessel charters, refrigerated and temperature-controlled shipping, and warehousing”.
Global managing director Ingo Kloepper said the company’s reach was now even wider than before, especially from an emerging markets perspective.
Darren Brown, who heads up the forwarder’s operations in East Africa, said their fast-growing customer base would be a primary focal point for the company.
