Moving more than 2000 boxes a month

Containerised freight is here to stay
– and if anything grow – as more
and more shippers are electing to
move their freight this way, says
Regan Moodley, managing director of
Shipping & General Transport.
“The use of full containers for the
movement of freight is increasing
in popularity,” he told FTW. “There
are various factors that play a role
in that – the first being that costs
are becoming more attractive and
secondly the security of having cargo
containerised is simply unparalleled.”
A major challenge though is that
clients are often not equipped to
unpack containers that contain certain
commodities, as these may need
specialised equipment.
“Another common problem is
overloading or point loading where
shippers don’t consider weight
limitations or perform the proverbial
‘balancing-act’ of the cargo being
loaded. This inevitably leads to
overloading fines being imposed and
ultimately exorbitant corrective fees
being raised to the client.”
According to Moodley, his
company moves in excess of 2000
containers per month around the
country.
With new age containers being
produced with Corten sheeting –
which is lighter yet stronger – they are
also a lot more durable than earlier
products, usually manufactured with
heavier gauge mild steel.
“Effectively this means new age
containers have a higher payload
threshold, although very marginal.”