The LBH Group
is introducing a
specialised road
freight express
service running from South
Africa along the length of
Mozambique.
The 2 500-km dedicated
service runs from Durban
and Johannesburg via
Maputo in the south to
Palma in the north and was
launched to meet growing
customer demand, according
to managing director Athol
Emerton.
“We strive to offer a
seven-day service where
one-ton bakkies and other
ancillary vehicles are used for
deliveries of the pallet-box
units to remote sites.
“Furthermore, we
undertake all the requisite
customs clearances, a service
we already provide to all our
clients,” he said.
The company has been
providing ships’ agency,
customs clearing, transport
logistics and bulk commodity
handling and management
services in Mozambique and
South Africa for more than
25 years.
LBH Xpress will
complement and be
supported by LBH’s extensive
range of offices covering
the ports, mining centres
and growing areas of
development in Mozambique,
he told FTW.
“We have designed and
built specialised pallet-box
containers (each of which
is one cubic metre) to cater
for goods that require
palletisation. The advantage
is that the pallet has its own
lid, which is secured and
sealed prior to departure
from the supplier’s premises,”
he said.
Initially the new road
freight service will use new
eight- and 15-ton Iveco and
MAN trucks with custombuilt
bodies capable of
carrying 15-25 pallet-box
unit containers.
There is a 500 kg weight
limitation per pallet-box
unit. “We are looking at
providing complementary
equipment capable of
handling and carrying other
consignments that do not
fit the unitised pallet-box
concept,” says Emerton.
Best known for
the handling of bulk
commodities, LBH has
continued to expand
beyond its initial role as a
ship’s agency to providing
clearing, forwarding, stock
control, surveying and project
management.
The company provides
logistics services and solutions
to the ports, business centres
and areas of development
within Mozambique, “no
matter how remote”.
Mines and fleet operators
are using the service to
import spares and transport
components for refurbishment
or repair.
“The hotel leisure and lodge
industry, hardware as well as
the automotive parts trade are
well suited to the pallet-box
concept.
“As the business expands,
more entrepreneurs and
growing businesses will explore
the opportunities this service
provides,” he says.
Although LBH Xpress will
be associated with the LBH
network of offices, it will be a
stand-alone business and will
be operated separately.
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We are looking
at providing
complementary
equipment capable of
handling and carrying
other consignments
that do not fit the
unitised pallet-box
concept.
– Athol Emerton
