Panalpina opens Jaipur office

   Swiss freight forwarder Panalpina on Thursday opened a new branch office in the city of Jaipur, India.
   The city has a large number of exporters of construction materials, automotive products, handicrafts, jewelry and carpets, Panalpina said.
   “Panalpina has a very ambitious growth strategy for India,” said Rene Wernli, managing director for Panalpina India, in a statement. “In our annual customer satisfaction survey 2011, Jaipur was nominated by a majority of our customers as a preferred location where they wanted Panalpina to have its own office.”
   Jaipur is being developed as a multi-product Special Economic Zone (SEZ) with exclusive zones for light engineering, handicraft, gems and jewelry and apparel companies, Panalpina said.