Airfreight export volumes benefit from troubles at sea

Freight News by Liesl Venter Airfreight export volumes are on the up and up, according to SACO CFR airfreight director Stephen Bishop. The company has seen volumes increase steadily each month since the beginning of the year, in line with…

SACO CFR – Same group, further enhanced

It is with great excitement that the CFR Freight Group announces the further enhancement of their local and global capabilities through a rebranding exercise undertaken in partnership with their majority shareholder, SACO Shipping GmbH in Germany.

Lack of Seta funding stretches company budgets

With acute skills shortages in the logistics sector, it is imperative that companies invest in training. Securing funding and finding reputable, accredited training providers, however, remains the biggest challenge, says Nombulelo Moja, group HR manager at CFR Freight.

Depleted stock levels push up volumes

Volumes into Gauteng are on the increase as the country moves into the pre-Christmas peak season. This was good news, said Nicholas von Flemming, group national sales manager of CFR Freight, indicating that while still far from the pre-pandemic days, there was some normality returning to industry – albeit a new normal.

Qatar adds Zambia and Zim Rates begin to stabilise as routes reopen

There’s been a gradual increase in airfreight capacity as routes reopen and airlines take to the skies after being grounded for months. According to Stephen Bishop, airfreight director at neutral consolidator CFR Freight, this is good news for the air cargo market which has been under tremendous pressure over the past year as the world reeled under the impact of the global pandemic.

WWA- Mission Earth

We would like to share with you the WWA “Greenovations” Q2 newsletter. CFR Freight had the opportunity to share some of our “Shifting to Green” initiatives, including our long standing project- The Play Pumps, as well as two new initiatives, our…

Border delays push up LTL demand

By Liesl Venter, Freight News Dedicated small vehicle demand for LTL shipments has recorded significant growth, according to Sean Menzies, ocean freight branch manager for neutral consolidator, CFR Freight. “This has been largely driven by the delays experienced at the…

A ‘good news’ story

East Africa remains one of Africa’s good news stories – even in the airfreight sector where capacity is under severe pressure. According to Stephen Bishop, airfreight director at CFR Freight, East Africa at present accounts for two of the company’s top ten lanes.