High hopes that Navis will help address port delays

Shippers, forwarders and
transporters have high hopes
that the newly implemented
Navis system will help to
address port delays.
According to Gerald
Naidu of South African
Inland Logistics, a company
involved in the movement
of containerised and break
bulk cargo by road and rail
throughout southern Africa,
port delays have been a
major stumbling block to
business.
“We are unable to meet
delivery schedules if trucks
are spending lengthy periods
at the port due to delays. This
increases the cost of doing
business drastically,” he says.
“Durban will always
remain an important part
of our operations, but it
is important that delays at
the port be addressed and
sorted out. With the advent
of Navis we hope to see
improvements.”
According to Naidu
business has been very good
in the past few months. The
company has consolidated
operations under one
umbrella with the cartage,
customer service and
warehousing staff now under
one roof.
“We have also increased
our asset base with additional
trucks and trailers and
will continue to do so if
the volumes warrant this.
The warehousing side has
also brought an exciting
dimension to our business
and we are now offering
our clients a cost-effective
solution to manage their
cargo.”