OUR HISTORY

IN THE MID-NINETIES THRUTAINERS INTERNATIONAL ESTABLISHED CUSTOMS FRANCHISED CARGO FREIGHT STATIONS (CFS), WHICH WERE NAMED THRUTAINERS CONTAINERS DEPOTS (TCD) AND SERVICED THE MAIN SOUTH AFRICAN SEA PORTS AND JOHANNESBURG.

DUE TO OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS AND A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AS A RESULT OF THE NEW COMPANIES ACT ( 71 OF 2008 ), TCD WAS RE-BRANDED TO INTERMODAL CARGO SOLUTIONS (ICS) FORMING AN INDEPENDENT ENTITY.

WITH GLOBAL MARKETS STILL IN TURMOIL IN 2012 AND, IN ORDER FOR THE GROUP TO THRIVE IN A MARKET OF UNCERTAINTY, CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE BECAME NECESSARY. ADDITIONAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE TO UPGRADE AND EXPAND FACILITIES LED TO THE RELOCATION OF THE DURBAN OPERATION TO A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY ADJACENT TO THE NEW DURBAN PORT SITE WITH ADDITIONAL EXPANSION PLANNED IN CAPE TOWN AND JOHANNESBURG.

IN ORDER TO DIFFERENTIATE OUR SERVICE OFFERING AND SATISFY CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS OF INNOVATION, EXECUTION AND STABILITY AS WELL AS COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS SUPPORTED BY TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION ARE VITAL WHEN PROVIDING VALUE TO EACH STEP OF THE LOGISTICS CHAIN.

TO ENSURE PEACE OF MIND WHEN LEAVING PRODUCTS IN OUR HANDS AND TO MAINTAIN OUR EXCELLENT REPUTATION FOR SERVICE, WHICH HAS BEEN THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR GROWTH, IN 2012 WE UPGRADED OUR WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (WMS) TO PROVIDE THE LATEST AND MOST SOPHISTICATED SYSTEMS.

CORPORATE INFORMATION

INTERMODAL CARGO SOLUTIONS (ICS) A CORPORATION WHICH HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE UNDER THE LAWS OF SOUTH AFRICA SINCE APRIL 1978, IS A CUSTOMS FRANCHISED CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION SERVICING THE MAIN SOUTH AFRICAN SEAPORTS INCLUDING JOHANNESBURG, AND OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SERVICES, ALL OF WHICH ARE UNDERTAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR GENERAL TRADING CONDITIONS:

• PACKING AND UNPACKING OF CONTAINERS
• WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION ( LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL )
• TRANSHIPMENT / ON-CARRIAGE SERVICES TO THE INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS AND AFRICA
• BOND STORE
• HAZARDOUS STORAGE
• COLD STORE
• CRATING AND PACKAGING
• CONTAINER STORAGE
• PROJECT CARGO LOGISTICS
• PICK AND PACK
• CROSS-DOCKING
• ORDER MANAGEMENT

WAREHOUSING SOLUTIONS THAT DELIVER BOTTOM-LINE BENEFITS ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL OUR OBJECTIVES. OUTSOURCED WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION MAKES BUSINESS MORE EFFICIENT AND COMPETITIVE.

OUR FOCUS ON EXECUTION EXCELLENCE MEANS OUR CUSTOMERS GET CONSISTENT MEASURABLE RESULTS ACROSS ALL SPHERES OF WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION, WITH KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT ALLOW OUR CUSTOMERS TO EVALUATE SERVICE PERFORMANCE QUANTITATIVELY AND QUALITATIVELY.

USING THE LATEST WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (WMS) BAR CODING, EDI INTEGRATION AND SECURE REPORTING VIA THE INTERNET PROVIDE FAST, ACCURATE, REAL TIME SOLUTIONS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS TO KEEP ABREAST WITH THEIR INVENTORY AND CARGO STATUS.

OUR FACILITIES AND VEHICLES ARE MONITORED BY VARIOUS CONTROL AND WARNING SYSTEMS BY AN INTERNAL SECURITY TOWER MANNED 24HRS, WE ARE ALSO LINKED DIRECTLY TO AN EXTERNAL SECURITY COMPANY.

THIS PREAMBLE SERVES AS AN INTRODUCTION AND SHOULD YOU REQUIRE FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING SERVICES OR OUR GROUP STRUCTURE, OUR CONTACT DETAILS CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE CONTACTS TAB.

BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

AS A COMPANY AND PROUD SOUTH AFRICANS WE FULLY SUPPORT THIS CHARTER AND CONTINUE TO BE COMMITTED TO THE ENHANCEMENT OF OUR SOCIETY.

THE DE OLIVEIRA CHARITABLE TRUST WAS FORMED AS PART OF OUR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. THIS TRUST IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PREVIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED APPLICANTS WHO HAVE A SPECIFIC EDUCATION OR HOUSING NEEDS. THE FIRST GRADUATE WHOSE STUDIES WERE FUNDED BY THE FUND COMPLETED HER THREE (3) YEAR IT DIPLOMA IN 2009 AND IS NOW WORKING IN JOHANNESBURG.

OUR ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTS A BLACK-OWNED TRANSPORT COMPANY WHICH WAS STARTED IN 2004, TO DATE THEY EMPLOY THIRTY (30) PERMANENT STAFF.

IF YOU WISH TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL OFFICE.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

IT IS VITAL THAT SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS FORM PART OF ONES CORE BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY MUST BECOME A BUSINESS PRIORITY.

AS ADVOCATES, OUR OBJECTIVES ARE CLEAR AND WE ARE EVER MINDFUL TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS WE NEED TO EFFECTIVELY MEASURE OUR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE, SET TARGETS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND CONDUCT OURSELVES IN A TRANSPARENT MANNER.

WE ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH ACTIVISTS, SUPPLIERS AND CUSTOMERS TO DETERMINE RISKS AND TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS, WE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON A HIGH-LEVEL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY THAT IS TO BE INTEGRATED INTO OUR CORE BUSINESS FOCUS AND WE DON’T SEE SUSTAINABILITY AS A MERE RESPONSE TO COMPLIANCE BUT RATHER AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, STIMULATE INNOVATION AND GROWTH.

IN KEEPING WITH OUR MISSION STATEMENT - WE ENDEAVOUR TO BUILD OUR REPUTATION BY ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT, INCREASED INNOVATION, A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY BY CHAMPIONING EDUCATION, PRESERVATION OF OUR LIMITED RESOURCES AND BY INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE BY LIVING RESPONSIBLY.

GOING GREEN ACTION AREAS:

PROVIDING TRANSPARENCY

WE MEASURE AND REPORT ON CARBON EMISSIONS WITHIN OUR OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

GREEN SOLUTIONS

USING GREEN PRODUCTS TO OFFSET EMISSIONS AND SUPPORTING ELECTRICITY SAVING INITIATIVES

IMPROVING EFFICIENCY

BY USING ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN OUR BUILDINGS, AUTOMATING AND OPTIMIZATION MEASURES IN OUR OPERATIONS GEARED AT REDUCING DEPENDENCY ON PAPER SUCH AS:

• ELECTRONIC REPORTING
• INTEGRATION WITH SUPPLIERS AND CUSTOMERS VIA EDI
• FCMS STORAGE ALLOWING ALL OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTATION TO BE STORED ELECTRONICALLY IN A PAPERLESS ENVIRONMENT
• RECYCLING INITIATIVES

YES PAPER DOES GROW ON TREES!

LEADERSHIP

BY EDUCATING AND MONITORING OUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.