Swift adds Malawi to service offering

The rapid growth in the movement of containers and containerised goods overborder has persuaded the Durban-based Swift Container Logistics to expand its offerings and add Malawi to its list of serviced neighbouring states, according to MD Ted Randall. “This,” he told FTW, “is being added to our current cabotage service, where we allocate containers to shippers for the onward shipment of their goods, and our container rental functions in Zimbabwe and Zambia.” This latter sees the rental of containers to overborder transporters, who have the choice of returning the boxes either direct to SA, or to Swift collection depots in Kitwe, Zambia or Harare, Zimbabwe. “We are now concentrating on promoting this new service into Malawi,” Randall said, “with the overborder collection of returned containers in either Lilongwe or Bantyre.” Swift Container Logistics’ other activity is container sales – acquiring used boxes from shipping lines and container leasing operations and selling them on to the end users. “We are able to offer containers of any size and type,” said Randall, “and our present focus is on keeping prices down so they’re affordable.”