Bangkok: Patrick Dick, founder of Thai-based project specialist, The Freight Co, is the focus on our sister site Maritime CEO today. As well as his own company, which has offices also in China and Vietnam, he founded the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) in 2004 as a platform for SMEs to compete against multinationals. Since then GPLN has grown and now boasts around 250 member offices around the world with a good amount of Chinese members. Unfortunately, the news on the heavylift/project shipping front in China is not good, says the Swiss national.
“China is going slow,” he warned, adding: “Many expect this to stay this way as investments in projects in China are slowing down. On the export side many are expecting also that some fabricating may move away from China to other parts of the world.”
Still, GPLN’s African members are experiencing good times due to substantial Chinese investments there. [10/07/13]
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