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MAY 24, 2005 (newstodate): EGSAC is keen to talk to potential new members in markets including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine and Russia.
-We have recently recruited high-quality members in Bulgaria and Romania, and last year we expanded into Estonia. We want to expand these efforts further, says Glauco Martinelli, EGSAC president.
-EGSAC has been very successful in its three year history, but we are very aware that the world's manufacturing base is shifting gradually from western Europe to new regions such as eastern and central Europe. This will lead to a re-balancing of the traditional export/import traffic flows, and airfreight will play an important part in the growth of these new manufacturing economies, he says.
-This will create new opportunities for us and for the carriers we represent. While carriers compete in Europe for shares of static markets, and often suffer diminishing yields, eastern Europe promises faster growth and the prospect of harder rates. And since more and more carriers look to us to provide coverage in multiple states, we believe we must be proactive in expanding our membership into eastern Europe, so that we can anticipate their needs for representation there.
-There are many ways in which we can assist GSSAs in these countries to exploit the huge opportunities that exist. We have skills, knowledge, expertise and contacts that would be very valuable to many of these markets where international business is in its infancy. And by attracting new members in these areas, we will further strengthen the product which we can offer to carriers. It is a win:win situation, says Mr Martinelli.
-We have recently recruited high-quality members in Bulgaria and Romania, and last year we expanded into Estonia. We want to expand these efforts further, says Glauco Martinelli, EGSAC president.
-EGSAC has been very successful in its three year history, but we are very aware that the world's manufacturing base is shifting gradually from western Europe to new regions such as eastern and central Europe. This will lead to a re-balancing of the traditional export/import traffic flows, and airfreight will play an important part in the growth of these new manufacturing economies, he says.
-This will create new opportunities for us and for the carriers we represent. While carriers compete in Europe for shares of static markets, and often suffer diminishing yields, eastern Europe promises faster growth and the prospect of harder rates. And since more and more carriers look to us to provide coverage in multiple states, we believe we must be proactive in expanding our membership into eastern Europe, so that we can anticipate their needs for representation there.
-There are many ways in which we can assist GSSAs in these countries to exploit the huge opportunities that exist. We have skills, knowledge, expertise and contacts that would be very valuable to many of these markets where international business is in its infancy. And by attracting new members in these areas, we will further strengthen the product which we can offer to carriers. It is a win:win situation, says Mr Martinelli.