Consolidating freight for South Africa

The opening of a new
warehouse facility in Lusaka
to handle groupage cargo
bound for South Africa is
paying dividends for Cee Cee
Freight.
The company has also
moved its headquarters
from Lusaka airport to the
new facility in the capital’s
industrial area along Mukwa
road.
“We can now offer a doorto-
door service between South
Africa and Zambia, as well as
within Zambia for shipments
of all sizes,” says company
head Chris Chiinda.
“We work with a number of
shops and factories where we
clear the goods for them and
then deliver to their premises,”
he says. Cee Cee freight is
represented in Dar es Salaam,
Maputo and Durban.
According to Chiinda, the
company’s South African
network is also helping
Zambian farmers find new
markets to the south following
the collapse of exports to
Europe as a result of the
recession and rising transport
costs.
Malawian tea growers
are also moving their crops
through Zambia, says Chiinda.
The company is able to
assist shippers wanting to use
Zambia as a hub for exports
to the rest of the region, using
a combination of its own fleet
and transport contractors.
With over a decade in
the Zambian logistics field,
Chiinda has started a freight
consultancy service which
covers all aspects of moving
goods through the region,
including customs, forwarding
and logistics for road, rail and
air freight.