‘Regulated agent’ status will further streamline cargo movement

Ensuring safe and swift
delivery of cargo requires
attention to security concerns,
and shipping to Angola is no
exception.
“Security and safety in the freight
industry has always been a major
problem. However, most of our
cargo to Angola gets hand-checked
and inspected by SGS, Cotecna
or Bureau Veritas before loading.
Numerous photos are taken and
containers get sealed by the relevant
inspection company,” said Hannes
Rust, managing director of Sandtonbased
Chavda Freight.
“Most of our vehicles are fitted
with satellite tracking and we’re
also in direct and constant contact
with our drivers. We have contact
people at all the border posts as
well as the major cities along the
route. All vehicles stop at these
points for checking cargo as well as
documentation. We also make sure
that when possible vehicles travel
in convoys for added safety and
security,” Rust said.
For ten years, the Chavda
Group has shipped to and from
Angola, moving mainly mining
and construction equipment but
also cargo ranging from stationery,
perishables and computers to big
vehicles and earthmoving equipment.
“We are also in the process of
becoming a regulated agent as
stipulated in Part 108 of the Civil
Aviation Authority act which will
result in the seamless movement of
our cargo to the airline. If everything
goes according to plan we should be
regulated by the end of October this
year,” Rust said.