New technology will boost efficiency

“Business sentiment needs to
improve and we are hoping that
banks will show more willingness to
lend money to bolster the economy,”
says Claude Nuttall, director of
United Maritime Logistics.
After the recession and global
downturn in 2009, Nuttall believes
there has been steady improvement
over the past two years.
“The strong rand helped as well
as additional services that our USA
agent provided over this period.
We anticipate further growth from
our project freight division which
specialises in moving “out of gauge
cargo”.
He says as specialists on the USA
import route, UML has seen an
acceptable increase in shipments
over the past 12 months.
“We are working hard on
introducing new technology to make
shipping easier and more efficient,
details of which will be announced
in the near future. Our main port for
USA consolidations is New York.
However due to the increase in cargo
from the south east we have been
building consolidations from Atlanta
which reduces transit time and
inland freight costs.”