FEATURE FREIGHT FORWARDER FOCUS LATIN AMERICA
FORWARDERS KEEP THEIR EYE ON THE BALL
While the economy of the whole South American continent can be very much like a roller coaster ride in terms of its constant ups and downs, attention is now being firmly grabbed by the logistics opportunities on offer in a number of countries on the continent – and Brazil, it seems, is leading the pack, reports Megan Ramsay
Chile), describes Brazil as “the driving engine of this area. There has been explosive growth in the domestic market in Brazil. Consumption is growing quite fast. The disposable income that people have is fuelling consumption. But the lack of adequate infrastructure is difficult to manage, especially given the speed at which the market is growing.” Nadia Ribeiro, senior vice president business development in
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Latin America for Ceva Logistics, agrees that road connections are lacking. Moreover, she feels that “rail here is very specific to
commodities so it’s not really geared to commercial business. 44 AIR LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
ne global forwarder with a well-established presence in South America is Panalpina, where José Canales, area manager Mercosur (Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and
This makes us very dependent on ocean, air and some road services where possible.” There is a large degree of variation in infrastructure
development, she pointed out. “Brazil has good highways on certain routes but not others; Brazil to Argentina and to Chile is okay, but in Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela things are more difficult. And then, rail has not really been explored but it could be a great complement to air freight. I think it’s a matter of time and that the growth we are seeing will automatically push these things forward. It’s already happening in Brazil with the World Cup and other events coming up.” Dorcas Batista, air manager at São Paulo-headquartered
forwarder Fox Brasil, is also expecting “very interesting” business opportunities in the country, in terms of its economy
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