World Fuel Services Plans To Expand Asia Pacific Capabilities

April 14, 2015
A Shanghai office is scheduled to open in mid-2015 and will be supported by local staff on call 24/7 that is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, Melayu, Bhasa Indonesian, and Tagalog.

Shanghai, China (April 14, 2015) – World Fuel Services announced today that that they are expanding their capabilities in the Asia Pacific market to include 24/7 trip support operations staff that is fluent in local languages.

To best serve their Asia Pacific customers, World Fuel Services currently maintains two operational offices in Singapore and Mumbai, and a Shanghai office is scheduled to open in mid-2015. In addition to the Asia-based trip support operations staff that is fluent in Chinese, the organization expects to have local staff on call 24/7 that is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, Melayu, Bhasa Indonesian, and Tagalog by July 2015.

“Given the cultural diversity of the Asia Pacific market and the 24/7 nature of our business, investing in these expanded capabilities ensures that we will be prepared to meet the challenges associated with our long-term goals for the region” said Michael Szczechowski, World Fuel Services’ Senior Vice President of Business Aviation Sales.
World Fuel’s Asia Pacific team of local professionals works closely with customers to deliver the most comprehensive business & general aviation offerings in the industry. Services include contract fuel, international & regional trip support, global fuel supply, AVCARD aviation charge card, FlyBuys Rewards Program, the World Fuel Services Network of FBOs, and Air Elite Diamond Service Locations.

Attendees of ABACE 2015 are encouraged to stop by Stand P302 to learn more about World Fuel Services’ presence and capabilities in the Asia Pacific region and to enter to win an impressive innovation prize package during their daily giveaway drawings.

About World Fuel Services Corporation

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, World Fuel Services is a global fuel logistics, transaction and payment processing company, principally engaged in the distribution of fuel and related products and services in the aviation, marine and land transportation industries. World Fuel Services sells fuel and delivers services to its clients at more than 8,000 locations in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

The company's global team of market makers provides deep domain expertise in all aspects of aviation, marine and land fuel management. Aviation customers include commercial airlines, cargo carriers, private aircraft and fixed base operators (FBOs), as well as the United States and foreign governments. World Fuel Services' marine customers include international container and tanker fleets, cruise lines and time-charter operators, as well as the United States and foreign governments. Land customers include petroleum distributors, retail petroleum operators, and industrial, commercial, and government accounts. The company also offers transaction management services which consist of card payment solutions and merchant processing services to customers in the aviation, marine and land transportation industries. For more information, call +1 305-428-8000 or visit www.wfscorp.com.