PANALPINA EXPANDS OPERATIONS IN KAZAKHSTAN
The Panalpina Group, based in Basel, Switzerland, has taken over Halzan Ltd., its longtime exclusive agent in Kazakhstan
A newly configured subsidiary, Panalpina Kazakhstan, based in Aktau, will offer such services as customs clearance, chartering, and surveillance of project shipments. The company also has offices in Almaty, Aktobe (formerly Aktyubinsk), Aksai, Atyrau, Tengiz, and Uralsk.
The parent Group has appointed Kerry Karvas as managing director of Panalpina Kazakhstan. Zeki Burgucu, former managing director of Halzan, will be in charge of the new subsidiary’s mining sector.