FAMOUS Pacific Shipping (FPS) Group, one of the largest and longest-established forwarding groups in the world - is to change its constitution to allow multiple membership in each territory.
The decision was reached at this year's AGM and Conference, which took place in Jakarta, attended by representatives of the network's global membership.
Advisory Board chairman Sam Aparo, co-owner of one of the network's founding members, told delegates that the original FPS Group policy of one member per country was no longer the best model.
Although it had been very successful since its launch in 1998, "the strength we once had is now our weakness," he said.
"If we have multiple members in each market, it means we all have multiple choices. It's not just more members, it's also about quality and additional opportunities. We should not be afraid of competition," he said.
"In Australia, for example, I cannot put focus into every market we would like to." Having additional agents in each country could allow them to complement each other, he said.
"With the new FPS structure, we are ready to welcome any well-established, reputable agent worldwide to our family, to our mutual benefit," said Mr Aparo,
WORLD SHIPPING
25 December 2015 - 20:22
FPS opens membership, scrapping rule that now retards potential growth
FAMOUS Pacific Shipping (FPS) Group, one of the largest and longest-established forwarding groups in the world - is to change its constitution to allow multiple membership in each territory.
WORLD SHIPPING
25 December 2015 - 20:22
FPS opens membership, scrapping rule that now retards potential growth
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