Beira-based transport group
J&J Africa is investing
in Zambia as road transport
continues to provide the
logistics backbone for economic
growth.
“Zambia has one of the
fastestgrowing
economies in
the region and
we see great
potential,”
says Karel
Mare, general
manager J&J
Transport
Zambia.
The
Zambian
company
services Zimbabwe,
Mozambique and Democratic
Republic of Congo,
transporting containers for all
major shipping lines.
A wide range of cargo is
moving on the route, including
fast moving consumer goods,
steel, manganese, timber,
tobacco, sugar and fertiliser.
“We are also seeing an
increase in copper movement
via Beira port, as exporters’
confidence in the corridor
grows” he says.
The Beira corridor is the
shortest
landside route
to a port for
Zambian
shippers, he
added.
“There
is a fast
turnaround
of containers,
with an
average
dwell time
of between
four and five days on the road
transport leg.”
J&J carries both containers
and breakbulk, which can
be stored and packed in the
group’s Beira warehouses.
The planned investments in
Zambia will support the group’s
growth in the region.
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We are seeing an increase
in copper movement via
Beira port as exporters’
confidence in the corridor
grows.
– Karel Mare
