Business Latin America

  Airlink expands flight operations to Ecuador, Panama, others The airline has also appointed AVIAREPS as its General Sales Agents (GSA) in Latin America to promote its convenient schedule of flights which serve an unparalleled network of routes currently connecting 45 destinations throughout Southern Africa. Source: Vanguard News Southern Africa’s premier airline, Airlink, has expanded its Latin American marketing and sales footprint to Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. AVIAREPS will represent and raise Airlink’s brand visibility in the three new markets and will support the airline’s drive to increase its share of inbound travel to Southern Africa from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, and Mexico, where Airlink already enjoys a presence. According to the Airlink CEO and Managing Director, Rodger Foster, “South America represents a significant market, not just for Airlink, but for businesses, entrepreneurs, and leisure travelers. South-South economic activity is increasing, inclu

  DMCC and Panama’s Logis AgriLogistics Sign MoU to Facilitate Collaboration Between the Two Free Zones The MOU will see DMCC and Logis work together to explore potential areas of cooperation between the two free zones  . The two parties will work together to promote the development of commodities trading in both free zones. Source: DMCC DMCC – the world’s flagship free zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Logis, an agri-logistic free trade zone that is being constructed in Panama. Once completed, Logis will be the largest free trade zone of its kind in Central and Latin America. The MOU will see DMCC and Logis work together to exchange knowledge and expertise to support the continued development of thriving commodities marketplaces in both free zones. The MOU was signed by Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DMCC, and Sandro Salsano, President of Salsano

FedEx Express inaugurates Logistics Centre in Panama FedEx Express has inaugurated new FedEx Logistics Centre in Panama Pacifico to expand its presence in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The facility has temperature-controlled capabilities of 15ºC-25ºC and 2ºC-8ºC; capability for modular expansion and flexible enough to expand under the same roof; free-trade zone. In addition, the centre offers specialised logistics operations services for warehouses capable of optimising receiving, storage, product and customer care, and product transfers. The services are targeted to specialized sectors such as technology, healthcare (medical devices and pharmaceuticals), the automotive industry, telecommunications, electronics and retail. “FedEx offers clients global access backed by local experience in an effort to promote international and domestic trade in Latin America and the Caribbean ,” said Juan N. Cento, president of FedEx Express Latin America and Caribbean .