The Switzerland-based forwarder of air and sea freight, and heavy lifts has pledged unrivalled services to the region from its base in Kigali.
Fracht Group stepped in Rwanda in May but officially opened its regional branch in Kigali last week with Bastian Schmitz as the Managing Director.
The branch named Fracht Rwanda Ltd will help business people with transportation and customs declaration services in all fields of the trades.
Speaking at the launch in Kigali, the Fracht Chief Executive Rudolf Reisdorf said the choice of Rwanda was driven by the country’s ambitious business community, rapidly growing economy, ease of doing business and security.
He said Fracht Group is usually offering freight services to big businesses in China, USA and many countries in Europe. The company delivers products from global giant companies like Toshiba, Hyundai, Daneli and Petrifac, among others.
The company offers groupage container service from Antwerp, Belgium, to Kigali directly on a bi-monthly basis, something that significantly reduces the freight costs for companies and individuals alike. Other consol routes will be opened later this year.
The Fracht RW project manager, Callixte Banani, said they will focus on offering quick services and availing timely freight information to customers.
“Business people in Rwanda who want to export products or those abroad who want to bring goods to Rwanda have been facing challenges on the logistical aspect of their businesses with delays and increased costs. We are stepping in to help them find sustainable solutions to overcome those problems,” said Banani.
Founded in 1995, Fracht Group has 93 operations in 34 countries around the world. In Africa, it has operations in Zambia, DRC, Burundi and Rwanda which now hosts its branch for the East Africa.
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