The Freight Forwarding Industry in South Africa 2016
Price
R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $ 120.93 (USD)*
Report Coverage
Freight Forwarders discusses current conditions in this highly competitive sector, the outlook for freight forwarding in sub-Saharan Africa and describes the trends and factors influencing the success of the domestic industry. The report profiles 45 companies including local subsidiaries of international companies such as DHL, Kuehne & Nagel, DB Schenker Logistics, Kintetsu World Express and Panalpina as well as South African leader, Bidvest Freight (Pty) Ltd. Also profiled are SMEs Ibhayi Clearing and Logistics CC based in the Eastern Cape which employs 32 people, and KwaZulu-Natal- based Phosfert Marine (Pty) Ltd which has eight employees.
Freight Forwarding Sector
This report focuses on the freight forwarding and customs clearing industry which plays an essential role in international trade by co-ordinating the movement of exports and imports from point of origin to final destination. During 2015 the domestic sector moved R1,039bn worth of exported goods and R1,087.6bn worth of imported goods. According to industry body the South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF), there are approximately 900 companies involved in freight forwarding, with a total employment 18,000. Role players estimate that only 30 of these companies have more than 50 employees.
Challenging Conditions
The value of the local industry is determined by economic growth which averaged 1.3% in 2015 and is expected to reach a maximum of 0.9% in 2016. The most pressing issues facing the industry apart from the weak global and local economies include border management, transformation and new customs legislation, which has caused uncertainty and confusion as a result of delays, postponements and the lack of an implementation date. In the short-term, however, the sector is expected to receive a boost from the freight forwarding services associated with the transportation of high value imported materials, equipment and machinery for the government’s planned R870bn investment in transport, energy, housing, health and water infrastructure over the next three years.
Table of Contents
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| 2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 1 |
| 2.1. | Industry Value Chain | 2 |
| 2.2. | Geographic Position | 3 |
| 3. | SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY | 3 |
| 4. | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 18 |
| 4.1. | Local | 18 |
| 4.1.1. | Corporate Actions | 21 |
| 4.1.2. | Regulations | 23 |
| 4.1.3. | Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development | 27 |
| 4.2. | Continental | 27 |
| 4.3. | International | 32 |
| 5. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 35 |
| 5.1. | Economic Environment | 35 |
| 5.2. | Government Initiatives | 37 |
| 5.3. | Private Sector Initiatives | 38 |
| 5.4. | Rising Operating Costs | 39 |
| 5.5. | Information Technology | 39 |
| 5.6. | Labour | 40 |
| 5.7. | Cyclicality | 43 |
| 5.8. | Environmental Concerns | 43 |
| 5.9. | Security and Risk Management | 44 |
| 5.10. | Electricity Supply Constraints | 44 |
| 6. | COMPETITION | 45 |
| 6.1. | Barriers to Entry | 45 |
| 7. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 46 |
| 8. | OUTLOOK | 48 |
| 9. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 48 |
| 10. | REFERENCES | 49 |
| 10.1. | Publications | 49 |
| 10.2. | Websites | 51 |
| COMPANY PROFILES | 55 | |
| A Hartrodt (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd | 55 | |
| Barloworld Logistics Africa (Pty) Ltd | 57 | |
| Berry and Donaldson (Pty) Ltd | 60 | |
| Bidvest Freight (Pty) Ltd | 63 | |
| Bigfoot Express Freight (Pty) Ltd | 66 | |
| BLG Logistics of South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 68 | |
| Bollore Africa Logistics South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 70 | |
| Brinks (Southern Africa) (Pty) Ltd | 72 | |
| CEVA Logistics South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 74 | |
| DHL Global Forwarding SA (Pty) Ltd | 76 | |
| DSV Air and Sea (Pty) Ltd | 78 | |
| Elliott Mobility (Pty) Ltd | 80 | |
| Expolanka Freight (Pty) Ltd | 82 | |
| GAC Laser International Logistics (Pty) Ltd | 84 | |
| Geodis Wilson South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 87 | |
| Grindrod Ltd | 89 | |
| Hellmann Worldwide Logistics (Pty) Ltd | 94 | |
| Heneways Freight Services (Pty) Ltd | 96 | |
| Ibhayi Clearing and Logistics CC | 98 | |
| J F Hillebrand South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 100 | |
| Kapele Freight and Logistics Services (Pty) Ltd | 102 | |
| Kintetsu World Express South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 104 | |
| Kuehne and Nagel (Pty) Ltd | 106 | |
| Logwin Air and Ocean South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 108 | |
| Lonrho Logistics (Pty) Ltd | 110 | |
| Manica South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 113 | |
| Megafreight Services (Pty) Ltd | 115 | |
| PANTOS Logistics Co Ltd | 118 | |
| Phosfert Marine (Pty) Ltd | 120 | |
| Rohlig-Grindrod (Pty) Ltd | 122 | |
| Sabila Air and Sea (Pty) Ltd | 125 | |
| Safcor Freight (Pty) Ltd | 127 | |
| Sasfin Premier Logistics (Pty) Ltd | 130 | |
| Savino Del Bene (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd | 133 | |
| Schenker South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 135 | |
| SDV (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd | 137 | |
| Sebenza Forwarding and Shipping (Pty) Ltd | 140 | |
| Super Group Trading (Pty) Ltd | 142 | |
| Toll Global Forwarding (SA) (Pty) Ltd | 146 | |
| Turners Shipping (Pty) Ltd | 148 | |
| Unitrans Supply Chain Solutions (Pty) Ltd | 150 | |
| UTi South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 155 | |
| Value Logistics Ltd | 159 | |
| World Net Logistics (Pty) Ltd | 163 | |
| Yusen Logistics Co Ltd | 165 |
