The Durban-based local
distribution and long-haul
cartage specialist, SA
Inland Logistics (Sail),
has now unified its entire
operation under one roof
on the South Coast Road in
Mobeni.
According to marketing
director, Gerald Naidu,
amalgamating the
operation, previously split
between two sites, has
significantly streamlined
the management’s
operational control and
administration.
“This is an exciting
development for us as we
have our cartage division,
customer service team
and head office under one
umbrella,” he told FTW.
Added to that, the new
site also boasts a 2 500m²
warehouse – allowing the
company to add a storage
facility to its product line,
and to offer container
packing/unpacking as an
additional service.
“We have already started
unpacking our first few
containers,” Naidu said,
“which went very well.
This allows us to offer
our clients a more varied
service offering.”
And he described the
response and feedback from
clients that have visited the
site as very positive.
“The new depot also
allows us to house our fleet
of local trucks and trailers
that move import and export
container traffic in and out
of the port and other depots
in Durban – handling a full
range of cargoes including
hazardous, reefer, abnormal
and overweight traffic.
“It also offers full
loading/unloading and
parking facilities for the
fleet of long-distance
trucks at our disposal, and
engaged in the movement
of container and breakbulk
traffic throughout the
country – again covering
hazardous, reefer, abnormal
and overweight traffic.”
The new premises also
have an on-site control
room, with all SAIL’s
vehicles – both local and
long-distance – fully fitted
with the latest in electronic
tracking devices.
“We are also still offering
a rail transport product
for a few niche markets
which use the rail mode,
but project cargoes are the
biggest buzz of the moment
– and one that we think will
offer an interesting addition
to our product portfolio,”
Naidu said.
SAIL consolidates under one roof
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