This month saw the arrival of the first consignment of steel coils at the Natalspruit Inland Port in Alberton.
It represents the start of a new co-modal logistics concept that will see the manufacturer of the steel saving R100 per ton for delivery to final destination. And for a company that imports 3 000 tons a month, that equates to a saving of R30 000 per month.
The co-modal model is the brainchild of Trans-Med Shipping director Kuben Naicker who believes that the company’s recently opened Natalspruit dry port brings to the table a unique value proposition.
While intermodal logistics involves the use of two or more different modes of transport, TMS’s co-modal structure involves the merging of services to add value to the total supply chain, says Naicker.
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