President's message:Reaping the benefits of economies of scaleThe 46 member companies of the ‘Association Professionnelle des Transitaires de l’île Maurice’ (Professional Freight Forwarders Association of Mauritius) conduct their professional activities with proper regard to the public interest and as President of the association, I will encourage proactive initiatives that contribute to uphold the highest standards in our daily practice.To safeguard the interests of our customers, mainly importers and exporters, we have established direct communication channels with other stakeholders especially shipping lines and the ‘Board of Airlines’ so as to express our views and concerns regarding any decision that might impact on our undertakings. One of the issues that we must constantly keep focus is the applicable freight rates in a highly volatile global environment characterised by increases in the price of fuel and in associated surcharges. Moreover, our web site has become a key interactive communication platform. Not only is the association able to disseminate useful information rapidly to its members but the member companies can also share information on any change in regulations or on any other topic be it in Mauritius or abroad. We invite our members and the public at large to express their suggestions through e-mail to help us continuously upgrade our web site. Finally, I wish that member companies of the association work closely together so as to reap the benefits of economies of scale, for instance in the field of co-loading and look into new avenues of cooperation regionally and internationally. Varen Andee President Welcome!Welcome to the web site of the 'Association of Professional Freight Forwarders' ('Association Professionnelle des Transitaires' in French), the sole representative body of the freight forwarding industry of Mauritius.Our web site has been designed with the primary aim of enhancing communication between the association and its stakeholders but also with the public at large, familiarising them with our broad range of services in the international transportation of goods encompassing the whole supply chain from customs clearing, import and export rules and regulations to warehousing. In addition, through this interactive web site, the 46 member firms of the 'Association of Professional Freight Forwarders' will have the unique opportunity of being kept abreast of the latest developments in the air or sea transportation, customs documentation regulations, freight security issues… in the 'Members Only' section. We also invite the members of 'Association of Professional Freight Forwarders' to actively contribute to the web site by posting news worthy information on their organisation, increasing awareness about their services to potential customers either in Mauritius or abroad. Each freight forwarder belonging to our association has a broad spectrum of competencies that have been critical in helping Mauritian exporters and importers acquire a cutting-edge advantage over competition in the current era of globalisation. Robert Hungley President |