In line with a growing trend
towards outsourcing in the
logistics industry, service
providers in the warehousing
and distribution sectors are fielding
increasing demand for their
services.
Independent groupage operator
CFR Freight, whose initial focus
was to provide a neutral NVOCC
service to the freight forwarding
industry, is seeing unprecedented
growth in its diversified portfolio
which includes ocean freight and
airfreight, as well as warehousing
and distribution through its
national network of ZacPak depots.
“Our original plan when we set
up ZacPak was to provide packing
and unpacking for ourselves and
our freight forwarding clients,”
managing director Martin Keck
told FTW.
“We saw ZacPak as the perfect
extension to our business – but the
huge demand for the services we
are able to offer has been beyond
expectation.”
Cross-docking is now a big part
of the service offering, says ZacPak
group MD Willie Nel. “Some of
the larger forwarders now
have their containers/cargo
delivered to our premises
where we unpack and deliver
to their individual clients.”
It’s all part and parcel of
the company’s new ‘Shifting
Your World’ branding which
focuses on a partnership
philosophy with all its
clients built around value add, says
Keck, who is confident of further
growth in this sector.
The company uses a mix of its
own trucks and subcontracted
transport for its shorthaul
deliveries.
“We’ve also started a trucking
service to Zambia and are looking
at extending our services into other
neighbouring countries,” he added.
“The company has evolved along
with industry trends,” CEO Peter
Schmidt-Löffler told FTW. “As a
neutral groupage operator we used
to do LCL from port to port. We’ve
now extended to many other links
in the supply chain in response
to the demands of our clients, the
clearing and forwarding agents.
“Being part of the global
networks WWA and ACG, we are
able to offer door-to-door services
for imports or exports on a global
basis.”
The company has more than
25000 sqm of warehousing space
in all major ports and airports. “By
outsourcing to us, forwarders are
able to concentrate on their core
business.”
Constantly upgraded IT systems
provide live tracking and tracing
through integration with customers’
operating systems, allowing them
to provide their clients with live
information, he added.
INSERT & CAPTION 1
We’ve started a trucking
service to Zambia and
are looking at extending
our services into other
neighbouring countries.
– Martin Keck
INSERT & CAPTION 2
The company has evolved
along with industry trends.
– Peter Schmidt-Löffler
INSERT & CAPTION 3
Cross-docking is now a big
part of the service offering.
– Willie Nel
