Freight forwarders slash costs for one-way exports

South African freight
forwarders are innovating
to cut costs during tough
economic times and one
solution they are employing
when moving cargo in Africa
is to rent or buy containers
to save on repositioning or
empty turn-in fees charged
by shipping lines.
Speedspace director,
Barron Charsley, said the
company had identified
a trend where freight
forwarders were opting to
rent or buy containers for
one-way exports due to the
significant costs savings.
Speedpace’s core business
is the supply of a wide range
of prefabricated buildings,
but through some recently
implemented diversification
strategies, it is now also able
to supply containers to local
freight forwarders at very
competitive prices.
“We have some clients
using our containers
for cargo moving into
Botswana, Zambia,
Tanzania and the DRC.
With our strategically
located offices we are now
able to accept turn-in of
rental containers in these
locations, which is saving our
clients a lot of money when
compared to conventional
practices,” he said.
Charsley added that some
clients were using the cost
benefit to grow their bottom
line, while others were
passing on the savings to
their customers and growing
their market share.
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Customers are
renting or buying
containers to save
on repositioning or
empty turn-in fees
charged by shipping
lines.
– Barron Charsley