Independent neutral consolidator CFR Freight has made significant strides in the Western Cape, adding a range of new services to its growing portfolio. Following the signing of a joint venture agreement with Zacpak Warehousing to form Zacpak Cape Town Depot, the company has just been granted an unpack depot licence by SA Revenue Service. “This will enable us to offer a neutral container unpack facility to the forwarding fraternity as well as handle our own import and export groupages,” Zacpak Cape Town Depot director and shareholder, Sean Menzies, told FTW. “In addition to this we have the benefits of Zacpak expertise in handling wine and general export packing.” It’s a major milestone for CFR Freight which is always on the lookout for value-added services to add to its growing logistics offering. Apart from the regular weekly seafreight import services from all main ports around the globe, the company now also offers direct services from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Qingdao, Ningbo and Tianjin. Growth in the export market has seen the addition of Buenos Aires and Hong Kong to the standard direct export destinations. And while Menzies is upbeat about seafreight growth in the Western Cape market, the company is also focused on airfreight opportunities flowing from its membership of the Air Cargo Group, an international consortium of neutral airfreight wholesale providers. “We aim to leverage and develop opportunities out of this association, and in order to do this we will be growing our Cape Town airfreight division this year with the appointment of an airfreight manager to oversee its Sean Menzies … major milestone. growth and development,” he said.
