Jonathan Horn, managing director
southern Africa, Maersk Line
Visibility, predictability and automation
– to enable planning of equipment,
systems, capacity and infrastr ucture
better than we do today. Direct,
proactive engagement bet ween players in
the supply chain where real value can be
added or where exceptions occur, routine
transa ction elements are fully automated.
Jeremiah Naidoo,
Transnetwork Logistics
For the Zambian
government to re-look at
the road traffic act as the
road compensation fees
for super abnormal loads
are ridiculous and this
makes the road freight
rate higher than a third of
the transport costs.
Jim Landers, Megafreight.
Investment, investment …
Investment in the infrastructure.
ports, equipment. trains – we have
seen many delays and problems
which have hurt the South African
economy and will result in the
country being held back in the
world trade arena.
Jo-Ann Stevens, Namport
Cross border improvements and
standardisation of processes.
Lawrie Bateman, director,
MSC Logistics
One document to move goods
through southern Africa.
Dirk Hoffmann,
Safmarine southern
Africa cluster manager
To see more ports and
container terminals,
particularly those in Africa,
privatised.
The benefits of
privatisation are hard to
ignore. In countries such
as Nigeria, where specialist
port operators have been
given the opportunity to
operate the ports (while
the country retains the
port as a national asset),
the benefits of privatisation
have gone beyond improved
port productivity and
efficiencies to benefiting
the economy as a whole by
increasing employment and
encouraging direct foreign
investment, amongst others.
Sue Moodley, managing
director, Transport.com
To have a free flowing port so
that more ships can call, more
containers can be discharged
in a month, and as a result the
economy would be boosted.
Easy flow of trucks in the
terminal would eliminate poor
service levels to customers. It
would also reduce fatigue in
long-distance drivers, giving
them a chance to rest for longer
periods and as a result reduce
the accident rate.
Stephenson Ngubane,
CEO Swaziland Railway
‘Regional rail
integration is key’
The southern Africa rail
industry needs governments’
commitment to rail
issues and more public
understanding about the
value of rail. Regional rail
integration is the most
important issue moving
forward – to have movement
of rail freight that can go
without interruption from
country to country. This
takes governments making
commitments.
Lance Pullan, GM, CSAV
Group Agencies
I wish for a truly
paperless logistics
chain in the future. Not
only will this save
countless tons of paper
but it will also mean that
the logistics chain has
evolved to the point where
the flow of information is
seamless and there is a legal
framework governing it. I am
sure this will become a reality
in the near future!
Moses Maboi, managing
director, Katlego Global
Logistics
A chain where there is an
integration of resources
allowing all service
providers access so that
there is no monopoly at the
expense of smaller providers.
Glenn Delve, marketing director,
Mediterranean Shipping Company
To have globally, a highly efficient
landside infrastructure of road, rail and
ports allowing vessels to berth and load
immediately, alleviating the huge delays
currently being experienced.
Graham Leith Transcor
Wish for the future – good
roads, high bridges and
less corruption.
Hylton Gray, CEO
Grindrod Logistics
That rail potential is
fully utilised. Bulk
cargo should ideally
be railed and not
transported by road.
Nicci van Niekerk, Group
customs relations manager,
FPT
Reducing the dwell time of cargo
in port terminals and throughout
the logistics chain. Working
collectively with cargo owners
to ensure that cargo is only
dispatched to the port once a
shipping opportunity has been
confirmed will ensure the flow
of cargo in the supply chain and
reduce unnecessary costs.
Kate Stubbs,
executive marketing,
Barloworld Logistics
Global visibility and
total eff iciency of
operations is my wish
for supply chains in the
future. The speed of
change and volatility
of the environments in
which we operate make
it extremely difficult
to predict demand.
Global visibility will
enable companies,
industries and countries
to respond faster to
change and integrated,
synchronised supply
chains will provide
them with a platform
to do so effectively and
efficiently.
Ron Frick, managing director, DAL
Agency SA
Privatisation please!
I would like to see Transnet ports and
railways allowing private participation
as the dominance of a single operator
of ports and rail by the state has made
their services uncompetitive by global
standards. Private participation would
usher in commercial thinking and more
efficient service delivery.
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