CEO Today Global Awards 2023 - CANADA - - 15 - as my colleagues looked up to me as a mentor along the way. What impact has the opening of Skyfer Logistic India had on Skyfer’s presence in India and the greater region? It was a strategic decision to launch our brand in India. With that said, we also started operations in Chennai in 2020 and subsequently opened a branch office in New Delhi in 2022. Our brand image took root in India and like quicksilver we were spiraling to new heights. Having a highly motivated team on board with a ‘sky is the limit’ attitude led to our exponential growth. We are now one of the leading international freight forwarders and, most importantly, a trusted brand – Ocean being our key product offering to our customers on the ISC (Indian subcontinent) USA/Canada-ISC trade lane. Can we expect to see further international expansion from Skyfer in the coming months? Bangladesh is on the cards. We are also looking at expanding our footprint in USA in 2023. This expansion is inevitable and will give us a strategic advantage on our air freight offering to our global partners. Speaking broadly, what are the most common obstacles your multinational clients face when it comes to matters of shipping and freight? Our customers are faced with an unpredictable marketplace. The logistic challenges and skyrocketing pricing that we saw during the pandemic was a nightmare for many of our customers. Managing the high cost of freight and meeting deadlines was a task to reckon with, but all of that is now behind us and all of us have had our fair takeaway. Competition is fierce and being innovative is the key to survival. How do you and your team provide solutions to these issues? Skyfer is a solution provider. Sitting across the table with our customers helps us to understand the challenges that they are facing. We then customise solutions to fix the issue at hand, thus becoming an integral part of their business. Having a highly motivated team on board with a ‘sky is the limit’ attitude led to our exponential growth.
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