ALAN PEAT
THE ROAD transport side of Caspian Freight’s business is growing apace, according to managing member, Boyd Naidoo.
“In road transport we are not just handling our own clients’ needs,” he said, “but we are now organising transport on the Johannesburg-Durban route for others.”
Caspian has 300 trucks available on its list of service providers, and has in-house expertise in road haulage.
The company’s core business is seafreight exports - which, although slowing currently because of the exchange rate - have a strong market niche for the company.
US trade
“We do a lot of trade with the US,” said Naidoo. “And, while much of this is in our speciality area of steel and steel products, we are globally connected.”
The company’s road freight operation is also involved in its steel business, with Caspian now handling steel shipments for the major manufacturers, but handling only the road transport of the product.
To strengthen the seafreight business, Caspian has now established a Durban office, intended, according to Naidoo, to allow increased control over both ends of the Johannesburg-Durban freight pipeline.
“We are also currently investigating new business in other product forwarding areas,” he said.
This follows four years of growing success, where continuing business growth has seen staff numbers more than double.
