Independent
groupage operator
CFR Freight has
re-launched its export
airfreight product out
of Johannesburg and
Durban to provide a more
competitive service to its
customers.
“We’re concentrating
our volumes and buying
power with the airlines
so that we can pass on
the cost benefits to our
customers to make them
more competitive in their
market,” airfreight general
manager Stephen Bishop
told FTW.
“We’ve also changed
the way we’re quoting
customers. We now offer
an all-in tariff that
includes freight, fuel,
security and screening
as a one-line tariff per
destination. It simplifies
the way we are quoting
customers and makes it
easier for them to do price
comparisons.
The company’s Durban
operation has relocated
to Mobeni where ocean,
air and ZacPak are now
housed under one roof with
all the benefits of shared
infrastructure.
“On the inbound routes
our ‘Rolls Royce’ services
– from the US, Germany,
China and Hong Kong –
continue to perform well,
attracting business from a
cross-section of customers
from small forwarders to
multi-nationals,” he told
FTW.
“We have also expanded
our import product
offering and
can now
draw and
deliver cargo
all around
Johannesburg
on behalf
of our
customers.”
And
thanks to the
company’s
increased
spend with
the airlines
over the past
year it is now
rated among the top
ten Iata cargo agents
in South Africa.
“That improves our
buying power – with
downstream benefits
for our customers.”
INSERT & CAPTION
We now offer an all-in
tariff that includes
freight, fuel, security
and screening as a
one-line tariff per
destination.
– Stephen Bishop
