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Bidvest Freight

Wiseman Madinane
Chief executive

Bidvest Freight is a leading private sector freight management group in sub- Saharan Africa, drawing on more than 150 years of portside experience, to facilitate the storage, handling and movement of cargo via ocean freight, air freight, road freight and rail. Our primary objective is to handle multiple products across berths and provide capacity to serve current and future demand.

Bulk liquid

  • Over 856 000m2 of storage capacity in the Durban, Richards Bay and Isando
  • Handling 3.5 billion litres of product each year.
  • Products handled and stored include chemicals, liquified gases, edible oils, fuels, base oils and lube oil additives in South Africa.

Dry bulk

Agriculture bulk storage:

  • Agricultural bulk handling with two world-class facilities in the Port of Durban
  • Largest bulk grain handler of rice, wheat, maize, soya & sunflower seeds
  • 220 000 tonnes storage capacity

Mineral bulk storage:

  • Multi-product bulk mineral handling in the Port of Durban
  • Capacity to handle 6 million tonnes per annum
  • Storage capacity of 500 000 tonnes

Logistics

  • 185 000m2 of warehousing space in all major centres in South Africa
  • Global forwarding partner with offices throughout the world.
  • International air and ocean logistics solutions
  • Capital projects, Oil and Gas specialised activities
  • Domestic and cross border road freight solution with over 175 commercial vehicles
  • Supply chain experts in-house to facilitate specialised needs

Container services

  • Three warehouse facilities in Durban, Cape Town and City Deep.
  • 100 000m2 of warehouse storage capacity
  • Container packing and unpacking
  • Transport and logistics solutions
  • Handling cleared and uncleared containers and cargo.
  • Capacity to handle over 500 000 containers per annum

Port services

  • Port warehousing, transport, stevedoring and ships agency services in all SA ports
  • Products handled include fertilisers, agricultural products, minerals, steel, cement, forest products, containers and general cargo
  • 102 000 m2 warehouse storage capacity and 43 000 m2 outside storage.

Africa - Port Services

  • Handles a wide range of commodities and general cargo.
  • Stevedoring
  • Container packing and unpacking
  • Tallying
  • Lashing and securing of cargo
  • Ships hold cleaning.
  • Caulking and cleaning of rail and road trucks.
  • Cargo separations in ships holds.
  • Labour supply.
  • 150 000m2 bonded warehouse capacity
  • Logistics and marine services
  • Forwarding and clearing
  • Ships’ Agency and husbandry services
  • Bunkering services on - and offshore in HFO, MGO products
  • Airport ground handling Services

Marine Insurance Services

  • Protection and Indemnity investigation and reporting
  • investigation and reporting
  • Marine & Cargo Surveyors
  • Claims Adjustors
  • Recovery Agents
  • Motor Vehicle Inspection Services

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Chief executive: Wiseman Madinane
Chief financial officer: Nosi Mbongwa
Tel: +27 (31) 333 2400
Email: khanyisilez@bidvestfreight.co.za

Contact us address:
Unit 6, 2nd Floor
Bond Square
12 Browns Road Point,
Durban, 4001