There has been a “huge
growth” in demand for air
charter services in northern
Mozambique, southern Tanzania,
and offshore, according to Iain
Clark, managing director of
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering
Africa.
The company has flown more
than 32 charters into Pemba alone
this year. All were either out of
Johannesburg or Entebbe.
Chapman Freeborn, which is
a global company, has offices
in Johannesburg and Entebbe,
Uganda.
Established in 1973, the
company has over 30 offices
around the world and has been
voted the Air Cargo Charter Broker
of the year at the ACW World Air
Cargo Awards for six consecutive
years since 2007.
Cargo being flown into
Mozambique and southern Tanzania
includes heavy and outsize pieces,
high value commodities, dangerous
goods, oil and gas equipment,
drilling equipment, as well as
smaller time-sensitive equipment,
according to Clark.
Shippers do not have to wait until
they have a full load.
“Part charters are proving very
popular,” says Clark
With Mozambique’s relatively
undeveloped road and rail
infrastructure, the demand for
airfreight services is growing.
“We have been called on to
analyse routes and payloads in
order to develop commercially
innovative solutions for ad-hoc,
peak season and project cargo,”
he says.
Bigger volumes combined with
Chapman Freeborn’s global buying
power are keeping costs contained,
he added.
CAPTION 1
Iain Clark … ‘Part charters are proving
very popular.’
CAPTION 2
Outsize cargo bound for Africa and handled by Chapman Freeborn being loaded onto
a Hercules transporter.
