Renewable energy sector offers logistics growth opportunities

While the mining

industry will remain

one of the main

drivers of logistics

growth in sub-

Saharan Africa

(SSA) for some

time to come,

there is a lot of

potential growth

around renewable

energy, says

Dachser country

manager: South

Africa, Detlev

Duve.

He told FTW

that the Germanowned

logistics company was

working with three different solar

companies to provide logistics

services. “The most interesting

project is a solar farm being built

near the geographical centre of

South Africa. The first high cube

containers arrived there at the

beginning of

August, with

many more to

come by the end

of the year,” said

Duve.

Dachser South

Africa is also

targeting growth

in the automotive

industry, working

with the global

automotive

industry team to

develop strategies around this.

According to Duve, changes

in the global economy have

forced companies to streamline

their operations in a cost-cutting

move. “This has been good for the

logistics industry as it has led to

more outsourcing and the need to

look for a fully integrated logistics

partner,” he said, adding that fully

integrated logistics would be one of

the future drivers of growth in an

increasingly competitive supply

chain landscape.

“With new service offerings

such as warehousing and

distribution we are able

to offer the full scope of

logistics services already.

New developments in

information technology and

expansion into new markets will

also help us grow,” said Duve.

He pointed out that Dachser

also had a solid track record in

moving cargo in the SSA region.

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The most interesting

project is a solar farm

being built near the

geographical centre of

South Africa.

– Detlev Duve