Specialists in ‘meating’ deadlines to avoid delays

ENSURING PAPERWORK is in order for perishable meat products is essential to avoid time and cost delays, and experienced shippers know the regulations to follow for smooth passage. “We are currently handling meat products, all inbound in refrigerated containers. We clear them in Durban, get the product through the state vets, ensure all paperwork is processed and get all documents to the relevant parties,” said Aubrey Veeran, director of Sebenza Forwarding & Shipping in Durban. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg, with offices in Pretoria and all major SA ports – Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London. A staff of 160 handles the clearing and forwarding for all manner of shipping. Veeran recently handled a bottle project for a brewery that required an armada of 2500 containers and is currently handling large loads of capital equipment. Shippers of perishables are accommodated with attention to whatever their needs might be. Sebenza agents are on hand at dockside to see that all goes smoothly, so shipments can be cleared and they depart the port within three days.