Category Freight News by FTW

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.

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.

CFR secures BSA with Etihad

Neutral consolidator CFR Freight has signed a block space agreement (BSA) with Etihad Airways in conjunction with its partner in China, Shipco Airfreight. According to airfreight route developers Chilton Corrigall and Megan Ekermans, this allows the company to offer a solution to the market at very competitive rates.