Growth on the back of demand for consolidation

Wholly owned CFR Freight
subsidiary ZacPak has seen
huge growth in volumes
this year, with more of
the same expected for the
second half of 2017.
“From October last year
to date, we have tripled
our project growth in
Johannesburg alone, with
requests coming in for
a more regular service –
mainly into Africa and
Madagascar,” said Yolanda
Bernard, operations
manager of ZacPak
Johannesburg.
Port Elizabeth depot
manager Riaz Ismail and
his counterpart in Cape
Town, Jerome Wolhuter,
pointed out that their
branches had also seen
good growth thanks to an
aggressive sales strategy,
“hard work and a focus on
accuracy”.
“Furthermore, customers
are turning to consolidation
in an effort to beat the
ongoing economic slump,”
said Bernard.
Wolhuter highlighted
that current global
economic uncertainties
had also contributed to
a decrease in imports
and exports to and from
South Africa. “Shippers
therefore have to plan
their cargo movements far
more carefully and that’s
where our experience in
consolidation comes in,”
he said.
Ismail pointed out that
ZacPak’s task was to ensure
f lexibility and speed and
to continuously respond to
the market opportunities
arising from a changing
environment.
“We, as service providers,
also have to learn to
strike a balance between
investing in technology
that ups our efficiency
while remaining cost
competitive,” he said.