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Rising ocean and air freight volumes into and out of Africa have triggered an exponential increase in the number of unscrupulous agents. Over the past year many freight forwarding companies have launched, which do not fulfill contracts and often leave shippers or international freight partners facing lost cargo and hefty financial penalties.

Speaking at this week’s WCA conference in Bangkok, Harold Eboso (pictured second from left), business development manager for Kenya-based Cargo World Logistics (CWL) said: “We want to warn our ...

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  • Nyambare

    March 23, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    Dear ALL,
    I Don’t agree at all with the african members. If you say that there are small freight forwarding companies that misconduct. Freight forwarding has got alot of challenges. We need to create enough space for all that want to practice in the profession to go ahead. its greed when you say that the members of WCA are the only true. We have trained in newly launched EACFFPC course we all sign code of conduct when we renew our licenses through Kifwa. What will hinders from pursuing our dreams. Withdraw this remarks Africa is save.