December 2014

magazine

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO OUR FIG FAMILY THE WORLD OVER!

Index

FIG Annual Conference

FIG Forwarder of The Year

Movers & Shakers

Interforwarder Update

Merry Christmas!

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‘Just five weeks

remaining to book your

place…’

Registrations must be made and paid by

30 January...

On the agenda…

FIG Admin will launch plans to make all FIG Partners

‘connected’ - in real-time!... See our plans to take FIG to the

next level by building our inter-connecting FIG Platform… We

will become the world’s first freight network to operate as a

single ‘multi-national’ with ‘pooled’ resources and access to

our FIG Global Tracking Tool /

We will launch our Interforwarder ‘App’ allowing real-time

communication including video-chat even when away from

the office. Connect your project teams and out-based staff

and even clients to this amazing resource. FIG Admin will

guide you through the process of making the majic happen…

Enjoy this amazing city while meeting your FIG family all in the

same venue - be a part of our exciting development plans

and just have a great time!

TO REGISTER FOR OUR FIG ANNUAL CONFERENCE:

Simply login to your FIG Dashboard and click on our

Conference Mini-Site and ‘Register’…

Or login through the following link >>

http://figgroup.net/modules/conference/hotel.aspx?

confid=24

FIG Partner of The Year!

Will YOU Be Our FIG Star?

At our forthcoming FIG Conference -

Dubai (2-4 March 2015). We will announce our

selection for FIG Partner of The Year…

If you have not already done so, please give us your feedback

on FIG Partners you have dealt with over the past year…

Just login to your FIG Dashboard (Member Login) and click on

‘Member Ratings’. You can rate all FIG Partners based on the

following criteria…

1) Speed of Response

2) Competitive Rates

3) Helpful & Courteous Staff

4) Prompt Payment

The feedback you give will help us to select our

‘FIG Partner of The Year’...

NB: All feedback is anonymous...

Chtob vse byli zdorovy ! (Good Health)

FIG Russia - IMEX yana-k@imex-broker.ru

We have a new contact at FIG Russia…

Please direct all enquiries to Yana Kholostova - Head of Logis-

tics Dept. Although Yana appears to be ‘toasting’ us with a

Sauvignon Blanc she tells us her favourite drink is Whiskey

(single malt)… just in case you were wondering what she

would like for Christmas...

Boitumelo! (Happiness)

FIG South Africa -

Karabo Africa Pty Ltd

Recommended by FIG Colombia, Our new FIG Egypt

Partner offers the full spectrum of forwarding services

and is particularly strong in project logistics. Say hello to

Ahmed El Dahshan - info@kml-logistics.net

FIG EGYPT - KML -Khedivial Marine Logistics SAE

(Wealth)

Our previous FIG Partner (AfroAsian Logistics) is no longer

trading in South Africa - we wish Shehan every success in his

new venture.

Carl Robinson (MD) has been recommended by our out-

going FIG Partner and offers a full service capability includ-

ing warehousing & distribution and project logistics. Carl tells

us that ‘Karabo Africa’ translates from the local Setswana

language to ‘Answer or Solution to Africa’. With offices in

Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, Carl and his highly

experienced team are clearly living up to their name!

Say Happy Christmas to Carl >> carl@karaboafrica.co.za

Movers & Shakers... Please wish our latest FIG family members a warm

welcome and a very Happy Christmas!

What’s App!

Our developers are taking your feedback

and adding more functions and features

to our amazing Interforwarder resource…

We continue to add forwarders from around the world to

our growing database - and we have not yet marketed

the product! …

At our Dubai Conference, FIG will launch the latest and

greatest addition to Interforwarder - our Interforwarder

app!... For smartphones and android...allowing global

communication with your groups and networks (especially

FIG Partners) in real-time. Use video-chat from any mobile

device - you don’t even need a phone to keep in touch…

Best of all… Interforwarder is completely free to our FIG

Partners. Just register for a FREE account (let us know when

you have done so) and we will upgrade you to our full

PREMIUM account at no charge!

www.interforwarder.net

Join the revolution…

Free global communication...

Thanks to all our FIG Partners for your continued

support & enthusiasm. We send our best wishes

to you and your families. Enjoy your Christmas

holiday and join us

again in January for

another productive

and exciting new

year!

FIG ADMIN TEAM

NB: FIG Admin Offices will be closed

from 25 December until 2nd January

2015