‘Navis will improve vehicle loading’

There is a real demand for
specialised cargo handlers to
clear out the high volumes of
project cargo that pass through
Durban port.
“We find Durban and
Richards Bay ports extremely
accommodating for what we
do. We work very well together.
Transnet’s recently installed
Navis system at Pier 2 should
vastly improve the vehicle
loading there, and they are
working on providing staging
areas for trucks to park off until
ready to load, without congesting
the working quay,” said Bruce
Lovemore of Lovemore Bros.
The company specialises in
the complete physical logistics
chain of loading, transporting,
offloading, positioning and
assembling large out-of-gauge
machinery primarily for the
heavy industry sector of the
market.
“This non-mobile cargo is
generally offloaded by direct
discharge, using ships’ gear, and
placed straight onto the loadbeds
of our trailers. Our responsibility
is to have our vehicles alongside
the discharging vessel at the
specific time as agreed by the
agent and shipping line. No mean
feat, when you consider all the
variables that can cause timing
delays and late changes,” said
Lovemore.
“Thereafter we either deliver
the machinery directly to site,
or offer our unique machine
handling facility where we can
stage machinery up to 200 tons
a single item, and later effect a
sequenced delivery – the right
pieces at the right time – to the
client that suits his production
schedule,” Lovemore said.
Sequential delivery is needed by
factories that cannot handle a large
volume of incoming cargo, or may
be in production and cannot afford
the delay and clutter as boxes are
offloaded on site and machinery is
put into position.
“We smooth out that whole
operation by offloading and
rigging the machinery,” Lovemore
said.