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Dear Madam/Sir
What a month June, 2010 is for South Africa and Sturrock Shipping!
Over the last few newsletters I have alluded to exciting developments taking place in the Sturrock Group and it gives me great pleasure to announce that our Ships Agency division has concluded a deal to acquire a 100% of two, long established Australian companies, namely Heatherington Kingsbury Shipping Agency and McArthurs Ships Agency.
The deal gives us a nationwide footprint of 14 offices throughout Australia and presents many opportunities for us to use this increased leverage to grow our businesses on both continents. Below you can read the official media statement that was released last month and contains more of the detail around the acquisition.
Equally important, as we grow our Group, is an ever increasing focus on quality and to this end I am delighted that we have successfully managed to obtain our recertification under the new ISO 9001: 2008 standard. This is a cornerstone of of our customer service experience and my congratulations to all of our staff who were instrumental in this success.
Enjoy the newsletter articles and here’s to a hugely successful Soccer World Cup 2010 that will kick off in 8 days time right here in our very own backyard.
With kind regards |
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Andrew Sturrock
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| Sturrock Shipping goes global |
Sturrock Shipping, a leading Ships’ Agency and Clearing & Forwarding company in sub-Saharan Africa has announced the acquisition of a successful and established ship’s agency business in Australia.
The deal will provide Sturrock Shipping with an immediate nationwide presence in Australia as well as improved access to the burgeoning Asian and sub-continental markets.
Sturrock Shipping has acquired 100% of the share capital of the operating companies held by Meware Pty Ltd. These companies include Hetherington Kingsbury Shipping Agency Pty Ltd and the McArthur Shipping & Agency Co Pty Ltd – the two largest companies – as well as Pacific Shipping Agencies Pty Ltd and West Coast Shipping Agencies Pty Ltd. ...read more
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| Sub-Saharan Africa: now is the time! |
As you know, Sturrock’s vision is to be globally recognised as the leading ship’s agency, clearing and forwarding and logistics company in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa is a region with more than its fair share of problems, ranging from extreme poverty to a lack of infrastructural development to weak institutions of civil society. And yet, despite these problems, it’s a region with huge potential for future growth.
Obiageli Ezakwesili is the World Bank Vice-President for the Africa region. He says that Africa south of the Sahara today faces its brightest prospects in a generation, and points to the following facts in support of his argument: ...read more
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| Quality matters |
Sturrock Shipping has long had a focus on quality management that ensures we deliver a consistent, reliable and accurate product to our clients. Going forward our MD, Andrew Sturrock, has said that “Our Quality Management System coupled with a major ongoing investment in training and development will play an ever increasing role in ensuring that the service we deliver to our Principal’s differentiates us from our competitors”.
We are therefore proud that during May, our international certification body Bureau Veritas, recommended that we be approved for an upgrade to the ISO 9001:2008 standard. This was after extensive audits were conducted at our Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Durban, Richards Bay and Johannesburg offices. ...read more
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| Re-fuelling vehichles arrives at King Shaka |
On behalf of Skytanking Calulo our Durban C&F operation headed by Branch Manager Donovan Pillay arranged for the customs clearance and transportation of six specialized aircraft re-fuelling vehicles to the new King Shaka International airport, located 60 kms north of Durban. ...read more
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| Upgrading the Maputo Corridor |
by Ellie Duncan, African Business Review, 6th May 2010
The Maputo Port Development Company is investing time and money in upgrading the ports of Maputo and Matola as part of the revitalisation of the Maputo Corridor, as Ellie Duncan discovers.
The Maputo Corridor runs through one of the most highly industrialized and productive regions of southern Africa. To paint a picture of its path, Johannesburg and Pretoria form the western axis of the corridor, while it also moves east towards Mozambique. The corridor is surrounded by industries of all kinds, including manufacturing, mining and smelting, through to steel mills, petrochemical plants, quarries and plantations of forests housing citrus, sugar cane and bananas. ...read more
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| Port Elizabeth: Pipeline temporarily out of service |
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The Bunker Fuel Oil (BFO) pipeline to Tanker berth and Manganese Ore berth has been removed from operational service as it is under repair for the next 3 - 4 months.
No BFO 'ex-pipe' deliveries are available for this period.
The Marine Diesel Oil (MDO) pipeline to above berths remains in operational service.
Please contact our local office in Port Elizabeth for further information.
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| Sturrock Focus Clearing, Komatipoort |
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Please meet our Sturrock Focus Clearing (Pty) Ltd team based in Komatipoort, which is the main border post between South Africa and Mozambique.
The team is headed by Managing Director Danie Parsons (pictured in the middle).
A full spectrum of services is offered to the market covering both imports and exports between South Africa and Mozambique via road and rail for a variety of industries ranging from Ferrochrome, Petroleum and Agricultural Produce to General Cargo. ...read more
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