World Courier opens Guangzhou office

World Courier opens Guangzhou office    World Courier said it has opened an office in Guangzhou, China.
   The Stamford, Conn.-based firm highlights its experience offering logistics services to the pharmaceutical industry for products in clinical trials and products requiring a cold chain, as well the automotive and other high tech businesses.
   World Courier has operated in China since 2000 where it also has offices in Beijing and Shanghai.
   'Successful companies realize that China is not one market, but a series of regional markets,' said Allen Yan, general manager for World Courier (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
   He said growth in pharmaceutical-research and development investment, the automotive industry and high-tech manufacturing in the Guangzhou region “has led to heightened demand for temperature-controlled and time-critical transport and logistics services.'