Separate divisions work well for King & Sons

A YEAR since the restructuring of King & Sons, which saw the creation of separate liner and non liner divisions, the new arrangement is providing all the anticipated customer benefits, says Cape Town non liner division manager Deene Collopy. “This split allows each division to dedicate its time and focus its energy on client requirements, trades and specific business types,” says liner division manager Kyle Stemmet. The Durban office has also been restructured into two separate divisions while Richards bay remains a non liner office. In Cape Town the move saw Grant Kurten transferring from Saldanha Bay into the liner office while Collopy moved into the non liner division. Both have been involved in the shipping industry since leaving school and have worked extensively in other ports within South Africa including Mozambique and Namibia. The liner division team is currently working on a project involving the loading and discharging of containers in the port of Saldanha Bay, where King and Sons is a major role player. “We are actively involved in developments, expansion and productivity improvement plans in the port,” says Kurten. “King & Sons is the only ship’s agency in the country with offices and its own staff at all ports in South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique,” he added.