Bahsan Global Logistics Ltd
- Category
- freight_forwarder
- Status
- outreach_sent
- Stage
- intro
- info@bahsanlogistics.com
- Country
- Kenya
- Website
- https://www.bahsanlogistics.com
- Created
- Status updated
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Memo
FIATA directory - batch 1 outreach
Research Intel
Hook Candidates
HOOK 1 — FLOWER/HORTICULTURE AIRFREIGHT CRISIS (HIGHLY TIMELY): Kenya's flower exporters — a key Bahsan shipper segment — are losing up to US$1.4m/week due to Iran war-driven airfreight rates hitting ~US$5.80/kg (roughly 2x normal), with some farms reporting export volumes down >50%. This is a live, painful problem for Bahsan's clients RIGHT NOW. Tridge can be positioned as the intelligence layer that helps Bahsan's shippers identify alternative buyers, diversify destination markets, and make evidence-based decisions on when/where to ship — turning a reactive crisis into a competitive advantage. Hook line: "With Kenyan flower exporters losing millions weekly on spiking airfreight, your clients need more than just routing options — they need market intelligence on where demand is still strong." HOOK 2 — MOMBASA THROUGHPUT GROWTH + TRADE DATA GAPS: Mombasa Port hit 2.0m TEUs in 2024 (+23.5%) and the SGR hit its second-highest monthly freight volume in March 2025, reflecting surging cargo flows across Bahsan's home corridors. Yet the commodity mix driving this growth — tea, coffee, horticulture, EAC transit goods — is increasingly complex and volatile. Tridge's global trade flow and price data gives freight forwarders like Bahsan the ability to show shippers not just cost-per-container, but where prices are moving, which origins are gaining share, and what trade policy shifts are reshaping buyer demand. Hook line: "As Mombasa throughput surpasses 2 million TEUs, the forwarders winning shipper loyalty are the ones bringing market intelligence, not just capacity."
Emails (3)
Kenyan flower exporters cutting volumes — are your clients finding new buyers?
To the Bahsan Global Logistics team,
Airfreight rates for Kenyan flowers have roughly doubled to around US$5.80/kg since the Iran war escalation, and some farms are reporting export volumes down more than 50%. For forwarders handling horticulture cargo, that's a direct hit to freight revenue — not through anything you've done wrong, but because your shippers are losing buyers they can no longer profitably reach.
We work with agricultural shippers across East Africa to help them identify where demand is still strong and find buyers in markets that aren't affected by current routing disruptions. When a shipper opens a new trade lane, that cargo needs a forwarder who already knows their business.
Do any of your current horticulture or agri-commodity clients need help finding alternative buyers right now?
Best regards,
Kyungil Choi
Senior Account Executive
Tridge
kyungil.choi@tridge.com
Kenyan flower exporters — when cargo drops 50%, where do your clients turn?
The team at Bahsan,
Airfreight rates for Kenyan flowers have doubled to around US$5.80/kg, and some farms are reporting export volumes down more than 50%. For horticulture shippers on your books, that's not a routing problem — it's a buyer problem. The usual European and Gulf demand channels are either too expensive to reach or being disrupted entirely.
We work with freight forwarders in agricultural corridors to help their shipper clients find alternative buyers in markets where demand is still strong — so cargo volumes recover, not just routes.
Do any of your flower or horticulture shippers need help identifying where buyers are still active right now?
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Kyungil Choi
Senior Account Executive, Tridge
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When airfreight doubles, do your flower shippers find new buyers — or just cut volume?
Airfreight rates for Kenyan flowers are sitting at roughly US$5.80/kg right now — about double what they were before the Iran conflict escalation. Some farms are reporting export volumes down more than 50%. That's a lot of cargo that simply isn't moving.
The forwarders who come out ahead in a market like this aren't the ones with the lowest rates — they're the ones helping shippers answer the harder question: where is demand still strong, and who are the buyers actively sourcing right now?
We work with freight forwarders to connect their agricultural shipper clients with verified buyers across 150+ countries. When a shipper opens a new trade lane, that cargo moves through you — no new sales effort on your end. There's also a referral commission when a client you introduce subscribes to the service.
Do you have flower or horticulture exporters in your client base who are actively looking for new buyer markets right now?
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Kyungil Choi
Senior Account Executive, Tridge
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