Compu-Clearing teams up with Aussie systems provider

In an SA-Australia tieup, a joint-venture has been signed up between freight industry systems provider Compu- Clearing Outsourcing in Johannesburg and the Sydney-based technology supplier for logistics service providers, CargoWise. This partnership is expected to benefit both companies’ customers throughout the country by providing improved integration between SA Customs and the CargoWise “ediEnterprise” system, and a better link with other SA authorities, like the Transnet group. Richard White, CEO of CargoWise, told FTW that the two companies had been working together for some time to bring this CargoWise flagship product to the SA market. “After careful consideration of all our options in SA,” he added, “the professionalism, capability and skill in customs clearance and other local requirements that Compu-Clearing exhibits made it the logical choice for a JV partnership.” This affiliation with Compu-Clearing and SA Customs’ data-base is not alone, with CargoWise having an interface with Customs in the UK, Germany, the US, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia – with Canada in the short-term pipeline. According to Johan du Preez, director of Compu-Clearing and MD of the joint venture, the ediEnterprise system will be fully integrated into Compu-Clearing – and “provide the best of both worlds”. “This modern system uses the latest technologies,” he added, “and it has a huge range of powerful functionality that has not been seen in SA until now.” At the same time, he saw Compu-Clearing providing “strong functionality and deep expertise” in SA Customs. “The combination of both companies,” Du Preez told FTW, “provides a comprehensive single platform solution for all logistics operations – and will redefine the standards for logistics supply chain systems.” Describing the partner company, he said that 1 300 logistics service providers (consisting of 33 000 users in 45 countries) move goods every day through the global supply chain using the CargoWise system.