About GFX Thailand
Freight forwarding built around solutions
We combine commercial buying power, operational knowledge and responsive service to move cargo from Thailand to international markets.
Different backgrounds
Three Journeys. One Vision.
GFX Thailand is an international freight forwarding and logistics company headquartered in Bangkok.
The company was founded by three logistics professionals from very different career paths, united by one shared belief: freight forwarding can be done differently.
Together, our founders bring extensive experience from international airlines, global logistics multinationals, strategic mid-sized organisations and established local freight forwarders. Throughout their careers, their paths crossed many times, as colleagues, customers, partners and industry collaborators.
Long before GFX existed, those shared experiences had already created something invaluable: mutual trust, professional respect and a proven ability to work together.
- 01International airlines
- 02Global logistics multinationals
- 03Strategic mid-sized organisations
- 04Established local freight forwarders
The founders
Three careers, one company
Different industries, different disciplines, and a working relationship that predates the business.
David Grant
Managing Director
David brings 38 years of logistics experience, including 25 years based in Asia, and is a permanent resident of Thailand.
His career spans international freight forwarding, air cargo and integrated express logistics, with extensive leadership experience across P&L management, operations, sales and business transformation. He has led the restructuring and development of forwarding businesses while building international networks across independent and multinational organisations.
Actively involved in international freight-forwarding networks since 1988, David has spent much of his career developing overseas agency business across every continent. He has also played a key role in numerous joint-venture initiatives and collaborative international sales campaigns.
Around 15 years ago, David pioneered the introduction of live airfreight rates to the co-load market. The concept evolved from an internal pricing tool developed a decade earlier and was transformed into a customer-facing solution that made airfreight pricing faster, more transparent and more accessible.
He has also designed and implemented CRM platforms, freight management solutions and dynamic pricing systems, combining deep industry knowledge with a strong focus on technology, efficiency and commercial performance.
- DB Schenker
- Atlas Air
- UPS
- ABX Logistics
Jirath Thitisakulthamrong
Chief Commercial & Operating Officer
Jirath brings more than a decade of airline experience, with his entire career focused on commercial and sales roles across air cargo and freight forwarding.
His airline background gives GFX valuable insight into carrier pricing, capacity allocation and the commercial factors that determine whether a booking is secured or lost. He later expanded this expertise through senior commercial roles with multinational freight-forwarding organisations in Thailand.
Today, Jirath leads the commercial and operational functions of GFX, combining strong carrier relationships, competitive freight procurement and a clear understanding of customer requirements to deliver commercially effective and dependable logistics solutions.
- Lufthansa
- Air Canada
- Yamato Transport
Sommai Amornmongkolkij
Vice President
Sommai has worked in Thailand’s logistics industry since 1988, beginning his career as a cargo officer with Thai Airways International. He progressed through station operations and sales before advancing into director and managing director roles within the freight-forwarding industry.
His expertise is grounded in airfreight operations, import handling and the day-to-day management of forwarding businesses, including P&L responsibility, overseas agent networks and local sales development.
In recent years, Sommai has made significant inroads in developing solutions for e-commerce, warehousing, cross-border trucking and specialised logistics products. He also spent several successful years working alongside GFX Thailand’s Managing Director, establishing a proven professional relationship built on trust, complementary expertise and shared results.
Sommai brings GFX a valuable combination of airline knowledge, forwarding leadership, commercial experience and practical operational expertise.
- Thai Airways International
- East-West Logistics
- Namyong Logistics
- World United Logistics
How it started
We expected to build steadily
When the three founders decided to bring their experience together, the plan was to grow GFX carefully and methodically. What happened next exceeded expectations.
During its first three months, GFX outgrew its original premises and signed for a new office three times larger. Following a three-month renovation, the company will relocate to its new headquarters on 1 January 2027, just six months after launching.
GFX also established its own airport operation in Bangkok, with its Eastern Seaboard office scheduled to open on 1 October, exactly three months after the company launched.
None of this formed part of the original short-term plan, but it quickly reinforced something the founders had learned throughout their careers: logistics is built on trust and reputation.
When experienced people from very different backgrounds respect one another’s strengths, and combine established relationships with a common purpose, something genuinely special can happen.
3 founders
one vision for smarter, digitally enabled logistics
Under 3 months
to outgrow its first premises
3 office locations
City, Airport and Eastern Seaboard from 1 October
3 strategic Thai gateways
Bangkok, Laem Chabang and Phuket
Ed-Hoc
Technology makes us faster. Our people make the solution work.
Our approach is simple: make freight easier to understand, quicker to quote and easier to manage.
Supporting that is Ed-Hoc, our combination of technology, automation and logistics expertise. It helps us process information faster, compare options and come back with clear, practical freight solutions.
Technology helps us move faster, but every solution is reviewed and managed by experienced logistics professionals.
People first
We invest in people and remove complexity
Technology helps us work faster and communicate better. It does not replace relationships.
People at the centre
We invest in our team and keep the people who quote your shipment close to the people who run it.
International standards
Operating discipline and reporting that an overseas partner can work with directly.
Thai heart
The warmth, flexibility and service mentality of Thai culture, applied to freight.
Complexity removed
We listen, we collaborate and we respond quickly, then look for ways to improve the supply chain rather than simply sell freight.
Thailand gateway
Thailand and the Greater Mekong, connected
From Bangkok, Laem Chabang and Phuket we connect Thailand and the Greater Mekong region with key markets across Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Our gateway and transhipment capabilities give partners flexible routing options, supported by blocked space agreements on key international trade lanes. Our value is knowing how to use that position: which gateway suits which cargo, where a cross-border move beats a transhipment, and how to keep a shipment compliant as it crosses borders.
Freight forwarding. Problem solving.
As global trade changes, so will we: new solutions, new technology and supply-chain concepts built for a faster, more connected world. We are only getting started.
Let’s get moving.
Get in touch
Have freight to move? Let’s find the right solution.
Send us the lane and the cargo, or talk it through with our commercial team.