The might of an international combination of two system providers is now challenging the boundaries of the inter-African marketplace, and aiming its product at an extended range of logistics sectors. Since the partnership was established in March 2010, the Australian-based logistics technology company CargoWise, and SA’s freight system provider Compu-Clearing, have achieved successful implementations of CargoWise’s ediEnterprise software with customers in the SA market. The two partners have already linked the software with Bidvest Panalpina Logistics and Turners Shipping, with the latest go-live for Sturrocks Shipping, and DGL in the process of implementation. With the CargoWise expansion strategies in Africa, it has rapidly established itself in a new geography and is already increasing its market penetration, according to Compu-Clearing chairman Arnold Garber. By the same turn, he added, Compu-Clearing has rapidly grown from a local to an international business, increasing its customer base while retaining the capacity to pursue further opportunities in this rapidly expanding market. “The strength of Compu- Clearing’s market knowledge of African-based companies’ business requirements together with our support capabilities at a local level, combined with CargoWise’s ediEnterprise fully integrated single-platform solution, means we can offer significant value. “We also see great potential to extend ediEnterprise across the logistics services spectrum from freight forwarding and customs broking to shipping management and warehousing.” This sentiment was confirmed by Volodya Bilanovsky, CargoWise vice-president for partner programmes. “We have a great pipeline for growth in the African region,” he said. “Our strong product, combined with the local knowledge of Compu-Clearing, maximise the value each partner can extract from opportunities in this emerging market.” Said Jürgen Möller of Sturrock: “With Compu-Clearing’s knowledge and understanding of the southern African market and the flexibility inherent in the modular ediEnterprise solution, it offers a global benchmark product optimised to local requirements.”
