We need to get our South African port and transport infrastructure to levels where we can say we can offer the import and export industry competitive and efficient supply chain tools to grow their businesses.We have seen a rapid decline in the South African rail system which, in some areas, is now non-existent.The vast increase in trucks on the road has catapulted the logistics and port costs to levels that are unheard of in other parts of the world.It also harms our environment, which can have disastrous consequences.I wish our government and industry would put their heads together and come up with a solution that will make South Africa a first-world trading partner globally.
Peter is Leschaco’s CEO of Sub-Saharan Africa, has been in the freight industry since 1982. He was the co-founder of ZA Trans Logistics, shareholder and CEO at CFR Freight (now SACO CFR) and has held the CEO Sub-Saharan Africa position at Leschaco South Africa since April 2021.CJ has been in the industry for 32 years, starting his career in 1990 at the Department of Customs and Excise where he achieved his Checking Officers Certificate. CJ then built up his career by working for JH Bachmann (as known at the time) until moving into the systems environment and exploiting his knowledge. CJ is now the Director and co-founder of Easy Clear (Pty) Ltd. MY WISHPeter Schmidt-Löffler
