Since formalising an
exclusive partnership two
years ago, independent
groupage operator
International Liner
Agencies (ILA) and ED
Logistics Mauritius have
seen their collective
business almost treble.
The recently launched
weekly direct Cape Town
LCL service – the route
used to be
from Port
Louis via
Durban
to Cape
Town –
shaves
almost a
week off
the time
it takes
to move
goods
between
the two
ports.
Kevin
Taylor,
sales director of ILA,
ascribes the success
between the two partners
to a similar service ethic.
“Customers still want a
reliable, cost-effective
service that offers the
most efficient delivery
times. By having strategic
alliances in place on
key trade routes, we
ensure a seamless f low of
information,
provide
end-to-end
visibility
and broaden
our scope of
services.” he
said.
ILA
trade lane
manager,
Vimlen
Govender,
added that
both parties
had an
alliance with
the same
overseas neutral non-vessel
operating common carrier
(NVOCC) operators, which
further boosted the groups’
transparency and the
ability to offer customers
the best solutions for crosstrade
development.
According to Eric Wong,
MD of ED Logistics, the
Mauritian government
is committed to growing
global trade – including
trade to and from South
Africa – and is planning to
increase the port terminal
capacity as well as the
airport to accommodate
more seafreight and
airfreight carriers.
Wong was on a twoweek
visit to South Africa
earlier this month to
market the new weekly
direct LCL service
into Cape Town from
Mauritius, as well as to
promote a transhipment
service from Mauritius
into the other Indian
Ocean Islands, namely
Madagascar, Reunion,
Seychelles and Comores.
INSERT
The Mauritian
government is
committed to
growing global trade
— including trade
to and from South
Africa.
– Eric Wong
CAPTION
Partners... Kevin Taylor, Eric Wong and Vimlen Govender.
