Benefits
Benefits of Joining the GFA
Together towards success: In a worldwide range of logistic services, only who ensures to have strong and reliable partners will remain their strength and be able to grow in such environment. Therefore we made it our passion to bring these forwarders together – Not as a phonebook, but as a forwarder’s family!
Membership benefits:
- It is policy to have a minimum of 20 members in each country and a maximum of 25 members.
- We do not believe in having 50 to 100+ members in each country for the sake of subscription fees, as some other networks do.
- Annual Conferences host over 300 One-2-One prearranged face-to-face meetings for all the members from around the world in one location.
- Opportunity to work with more than 300 member offices from 75 countries with a $45,000 financial guarantee.
- Protect your day-to-day business by using the GFA (GFA – Container and Cargo Insurance) program. Bill of Lading cover with a reputed insurance company
- The opportunity to use GF alliance insured online B/L is available.
- Bill of Lading cover with a reputed insurance company.
- PPP (Payment Protection Plan) covers only the members of the GF alliance.
- Creating an opportunity for you to meet and communicate with all members and forwarders globally.
- Creating an opportunity for you to find a reliable partner around the world under GFA
- Creating an opportunity for you to build and increase trust among forwarders.
- Creating an opportunity for you to publicize your company and enhance awareness of it in the global market.
- Creating an opportunity for you to explore more businesses around the globe.
- All the members of GFA must attend the annual conference to meet personally, interact, / exchange all their views and ideas on business within Network members of the network, which leads to business expansion globally.
Our logistics networks are focused on helping members network with the right agents. Unlike many other freight forwarding associations, we can proudly say: “we have chosen nearly all of our members personally!”
This is done through our extensive travel work and personal recommendations and referrals. Our representatives travel all over the world, visiting members and potential members in order to evaluate them and their facilities. To date, GFA representatives have been sent to 100 countries around the world.
Our administration is heavily involved in the quality of cooperation amongst our partners. Any issues regarding member reliability, disputes and financial issues are reported to the network’s management and will be taken care of immediately.
GFA is the only logistics network with a shipment obligation policy which is monitored by our custom developed online software platform. This way we can oversee the day to day business of our network and make sure that our members are cooperating with each other to a certain extent. Most importantly, this system ensures that members are receiving an appropriate return of shipments.
ISR – Our custom Invoice Shipment Report (ISR) system, sends out automated payment reminders to members of our network and gives us an overview of the outstanding amounts within our group as well as any payment defaults.
We all are humans, not robots. As a human we may make a mistake from time to time. GFA assists its members in finding a mutual solution whenever a dispute arises. We evaluate a situation neutral and with the full background of our decades of knowledge in the global forwarding industry.
Dispute Management with the aim of a “golden handshake”.
Membership benefits
Trusted and Professional Freight Forwarding Partners
Financial Protection
Limited Membership Per Market
Free PR/Marketing Opportunities and Services
Professional Assistance with Business Development
Participate in the Annual X2 Conference
Strategic Partnerships
24/7 Customer Service Support
Exclusive Access to Members
Professional and Active Management Team
Quote System Exclusive to Members
Exclusive Tools to Increase Member Interaction