EASTERN CAPE importers and exporters can track both international freight movements and developments in technology and logistics through global companies such as Hellmann, says the general manager sales Eastern Cape, Liezl Taute. “We have experts in packaging, for example. They analyse the product and determine the most cost-effective way of packing it. In some cases they have managed to increase the content of boxes by 30%. This is one of the ways that we can help improve productivity,” she says. Hellmann also offers a “project engineering” service in which a team of project engineers will handle all the logistics around the movement or installation of industrial machinery up to factory level. “We do everything, from tariffing to insequence planning to ensure that the machinery arrives in the right order,” she says. Hellmann’s technology systems provide worldwide connectivity, with all data updated every eight hours. "This is important because it allows production managers to plan ahead if delays are identified early. "Storms, breakdowns and port congestion can all cause unavoidable delays. Alternatives such as airfreight can be arranged to ensure that work continues," she says.
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