Young forwarder prepares for world stage

Daniel Terbille of UTi has taken home the South African Young Freight Forwarder of the Year award. He was handed a trophy and a laptop computer at the annual South African Association of Freight Forwarders’ (Saaff) conference in Cape Town last week. “I can only encourage other young freight forwarders to enter this competition. It has been an exceptional learning experience that allows one the unique ability to advance one’s career through the development of the technical skills needed as well as the strategic knowledge.” Having successfully written a case study on the importing or exporting of a specific cargo, Terbille will now be competing for the title of Quarter Finalist for the Region: Africa, Middle-East (RAME) in the Fiata – Young International Freight Forwarder of 2011 competition. The finalists from the various regions compete for the grand title, which is awarded at the Fiata World Congress in October every year. This year the conference takes place in Los Angeles in the USA. According to Tony d’Almeida, vocational training director for Saaff, it was encouraging to see the passion of the young freight forwarders in the competition. “Daniel is a prime example of a young person who has embraced the competition and the advantages it can offer in the long run.”