CFR and partners reach 1000-destination milestone for global direct routes

With no real competition there is no denying that Durban remains king as the gateway into southern Africa. That’s according to Clive Nel, CFR Freight branch manager in Durban where business has increased significantly in recent years. “Durban is a major hub for transhipment cargo to sub-Saharan Africa, mainly from countries such as China and India. It is also the South African hub when it comes to LCL consolidations. It is the main gateway for imports on all routes from the East.” It is for this reason that the city plays an important role for CFR Freight, which offers services to the forwarding industry as a strictly neutral NVOCC. “Our Durban operation is customer-driven and we have become known as a reliable partner to our clearing and forwarding clients when it comes to booking LCL and airfreight cargo at fair and marketrelated prices,” said Nel. With an airfreight division that has been operational for nine years as a wholesaler to the clearing and forwarding industry, CFR Freight offers both sea and air consolidations under the same banner. “We can offer rates to and from any country in the world through our partnership in the AirCargo Group, which is a global organisation of airfreight wholesalers,” said Nel. “We are constantly developing new direct services on both sea freight import and export routes and can ship and receive cargo to and from all parts of the world.” The company earlier this year, together with its global partners in the WorldWideAlliance, reached the milestone number of 1000 direct services throughout the globe. “Congestion at the Durban port remains problematic at times and we are looking forward to the completion of the bridge leading into Sydney Road, which should alleviate the congestion in South Coast Road,” said Nel. “Business this year has been tight, but service and customer focus remain top of our list.”