Shippers' council's new vision

The South African Shippers' Council (SASC) is transforming itself into what CEO Brenda Horne Ferreira hopes will be the true voice of cargo owners and their service providers across the region. Six months since her appointment, Horne has just completed a roadshow introducing the new vision of the council to stakeholders. Plans are under way to establish a full-time secretariat. Membership has grown from 18 to 27 in less than six months, she told FTW. “Research into the models of more than 60 shippers’/logistics’ councils globally has shown that every country with an economy of note has one with a permanent secretariat to be an advocate for supply chain efficiencies,”she told FTW. “We are therefore planning to establish a permanent office in Gauteng as well as satellites in Durban and in Cape Town in the coming months.” Industry stakeholders have welcomed the news saying a national voice for shippers and service providers is crucial to ending the current fragmented approach. Horne Ferreira told FTW there was also talk about changing the council’s name to embrace southern Africa, transport and logistics but this was still under discussion. INSERT & CAPTION We want SASC to be the true voice of cargo owners and their service providers across the region. – Brenda Horne Ferreira