Chiller units packed in record time

In an extra-urgent job, Cape Crating has just specially packed 32 refrigeration units bound for Angola in a record overnight timing, according to company partner, Owen Bottomley. “We only had hours in which to complete this job for Durban-based forwarder, RB Freight,” he told FTW, “all designed to meet a Cape Town call of the Safmarine Luba – which operates an unscheduled, multi-purpose service between SA and West Africa.” And, because it’s an unscheduled service, the space on the ships has to be sold by Safmarine on short notice once the vessel’s berthing in the port is finally guaranteed. This meant that an extraquick operation had to be conducted to get the chiller units – designed for both freezer and cold storage purposes – safely packed and ready to go, according to Richard Barry, MD of RB Freight. Cape Crating proved itself up to the task, he added, and the shipment met its schedule deadline.