Entrepreneur Opens $250K Container Freight Station
“Because a lot of young people can only be job seekers not job creators, and he has obviously proven that you can do it, at an early age if you have the drive, the fortitude, the vision, you will get to your destination,” the A-G highlighted.
Monday 26 September 2022 | 17:00
From left: CGM Freights managing director, Krishneel Kumar’s parents, Sashi Kiran and Anil Kumar, Krishneel Kumar, Attorney-General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Kashvi Kumar (daughter) and Margaret Raju (wife) at Naikabula, Lautoka on September 23, 2022. Photo: Nicolette Chambers
Krishneel Kumar established his freight company with only $200 in 2017 at 24 years old.
Today, the 31-year-old has branches, not only in Fiji, but in Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Singapore, India and he will be opening an office in Hong Kong next year.
In addition to this, Mr Kumar opened his $250k Freights custom bond warehouse in Naikabula, Lautoka on Friday.
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Attorney-General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum officiated at the opening of the warehouse.
CGM Freights Container Freight Station at Naikabula, Lautoka on September 23, 2022. Photo: Fijian Government
The A-G said Mr Kumar must be seen as a role model for young people.
“Because a lot of young people can only be job seekers not job creators, and he has obviously proven that you can do it, at an early age if you have the drive, the fortitude, the vision, you will get to your destination,” the A-G highlighted.
“I want to congratulate CGM Freights because if you listen to the director, his approach to business is very different, his approach is more to work, on higher volume in perhaps a lesser margin and that is something fundamentally that we have been saying here in Fiji that businesses should start looking at.”
Story By: Nicolette Chambers
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