The international transport and logistics company cargo-partner just has opened its own office in Dhaka / Bangladesh. With this location the international company strengthens its network in South Asia.

Growing logistics infrastructure

The cargo-partner office is located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh which is bordering India, Burma and the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh is listed among the 'Next Eleven' which means; that it has a high potential of becoming one of the world's largest economies in the 21st century. The most important port is Chittagong which handles around 92% of all import-export trade. The Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is the largest airport in Bangladesh and handles around 52% of the total arrivals and departures of the country which equates to around 6 million passengers and 150,000 tonnes of cargo.

South Asia importance

The scope of services in Bangladesh ' operated by 11 employees ' ranges from everyday transport business like Air and Sea Cargo as well as warehousing and customs brokerage services. Stefan Krauter, CEO of the cargo-partner group quotes: 'Bangladesh is a steadily growing location in South Asia and with 156 million- the 8th most populous country in the world. We expect further growth in the next decade and a rise of the exports from this country. Besides it holding a strong and fast developing textile industry, more and more labour-intensive industrial enterprises are being establish in the nowadays still a very productive Bangladesh.'