To meet increased demand for cold store sterilisation, the GoGlobal Group’s GoChill – a new purpose-built cold storage and citrus handling facility situated close to the port of Durban in KwaZulu Natal – is prepared for a 50% projected increase in perishable volumes next year.
“The site also offers improved staging of more trucks in a secure environment and has increased off-loading capabilities to turn trucks,” said Derick Robertson, sales and marketing executive for the GoGlobal Group which specialises in cold chain logistics.
He told FTW that the new facility was located only 22km from the port – with no inner city congestion to deal with – allowing easy access and quick turnaround of incoming trucks from the production areas.
Robertson pointed out that South Africa would always be a strong global supplier of perishable cargo.
“Just look at the latest market demand for berries and subsequent local investments in infrastructure on the production and supply side,” he said, highlighting that optimum use of data and information sharing was still one of the biggest challenges to the local cold supply chain. “To ensure cost and operational optimisation, the data needs to be quickly manipulated to be used in proactive decision-making which is why we incorporated the iRoot system as part of the Microsoft NAV software.”
He said this allowed product owners who used the software to work on one system and have control across the supply chain – from packing to auditing. The GoGlobal Group also recently introduced a new transport application for its GoRoad drivers and subcontractors which fast-tracks the transfer of pre-advice and verified gross mass (VGM) data.
“Live truck tracking is then incorporated with the daily coordination of transport to minimise delays and plug-in costs,” said Robertson.
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The site offers improved staging of more trucks in a secure environment. – Derick Robertson
