PPG, African forwarders in alliance

PPG, African forwarders in alliance Project cargo network Project Professionals Group and pan-African freight forwarding group African Cargo and Logistics Alliance have announced an informal strategic alliance to benefit their members.
   ACLA, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is represented in 53 African countries while PPG has 125 member offices in 89 countries.
   'Africa offers business opportunities in many areas of the shipping industry such as project cargo, air freight, wet and dry cargo lifting and port development that can be further developed as a result of this alliance,' PPG general manager Kevin Stephens said in a statement.