Airside facility enables later collections

Nine months since its move to King Shaka Airport, CFR Freight’s airfreight division is pumping. The airside facility offers huge benefits, says Durban manager Chilton Corrigal, “and it’s attracting increasing volumes,” he told FTW. “It allows for later collections and earlier deliveries and gives us more time to build our consolidations.” “It also allows CFR the flexibility to route directly out of Durban, or to truck to Johannesburg and coload with our Gauteng customers,” airfreight general manager based in Johannesburg, David Graham, commented. For Durban-bound or -origin cargo, CFR tends to base most of its consolidations on Emirates Airlines which is the only airline that flies directly to Durban on a daily basis. The inbound service is showing strong growth from Shanghai, the Benelux region and the US, with India an upand- coming destination, says Corrigal. “And being on site, there’s the advantage of smoother handover to the airline which enables us to accept cargo closer to departure. It also means the client can collect his documentation and immediately collect his cargo from the airline – effectively it’s a onestop shop,” he said. “In addition we have easier access to upliftment of cargo and quicker access to Customs. And with our warehouse facility on site, we can accept cargo late in the evening. “All in all it translates into smoother transition, speed and efficiency.” And the outlook, says Corrigal, is very positive.