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.”