Export clients can outsource their logistics completely to GoReefers, knowing that this vital operation is in capable hands. Furthermore, the company's one-stop logistics service is flexible to the extent that we will tailor the scope of our services to meet your unique needs.

Go Reefers uses critical mass to negotiate throughout the cold chain, ensuring that the average cost of the delivered product is competitive.

Pricing is customized according to the services that the client requires and based on the agreed, fixed rates for the services you select. Furthermore, you benefit directly from special rates we negotiate with our suppliers.

Planning
Precision planning is crucial for the successful export of fruit, with continuous cold chain maintenance from packing stations/warehouses all the way to market locations. GoReefers provides the best combination of logistics planning to look after your produce, including:

• Stock management
• Inland transport
• Warehousing
• Terminals
• Load specifications
• Quay side operations
• Airfreight
• Seafreight (including charters, conventional vessels and container vessels)

Negotiations
We handle large volumes which gives us the bargaining power to negotiate favourable rates for clients throughout the logistics/supply chain. This ensures that our clients have a competitive edge on the cost of delivered product.

GoReefers selects the best service providers for the purpose, thus making sure that the fruit reaches its destination in the fastest, most efficient way.

GoReefers Southern Africa also charters shipping vessels, offering small to medium exporters an alternative to scheduled liner service. This often provides better market access.

Support
There are many potential pitfalls in the exporting of fruit, especially for the inexperienced. GoReefers has the expertise and knowledge to help you ensure the success of your business.  

We offer the following support services:

• Competitive rates
• Status reporting
• Handling protocols
• Handling equipment
• Quality control
• Packaging
• Market information
• Claims assistance
• Sea Freight negotiations
• Capacity planning
• Chartering of vessels

Monitoring
All the planning in the world cannot guarantee success. It is necessary to ensure that what is planned, actually takes place. We continuously monitor the cold chain and ensure that fruit remains within its handling protocols at depots. By assisting at the loading of containers and reefer vessels we ensure that the loading is done to specification.

GoReefers can monitor the following:

• Warehouses
• Cold stores
• Terminals
• Stock
• Protocol adherence
• Loading
• Quay side

Transport Management
Transport lies at the heart of fruit logistics. GoReefers manages inland transport (road or rail), sea freight (charters, containers and conventional vessels) and airfreight.

Cold store management
Given that fruit is a highly seasonal business, companies often cannot retain permanent staff to run cold stores. GoReefers has the facilities to bring in a team of mobile experts to run your cold store on a contractual basis. This not only cuts costs, but also ensures that you do not need to start from scratch in building expertise at the beginning of each season.

Clearing and forwarding
No job is complete until the paperwork is done. Efficient and comprehensive paperwork is vital in the export of fresh produce where incorrect or incomplete export documentation can lead to costly delays.

GoReefers is unique in executing the documentation process. Information obtained from pack houses and cold stores is transmitted in a wide variety of formats, feeding through our own in-house IT system, while automatically generating electronic documentation and connecting via EDI links with roleplayers such as SARS and shipping lines. This eliminates human error and enables us to launch real-time status of your documents on our website which results in quicker turn-around time of documentation. This information is readily available to both shipper and receiver.

Our highly specialized and experienced staff members focus on clearing and forwarding, including export formalities and documentation to all traditional markets for South African fruit, affording you complete peace of mind.

We also keep up to date with the documentation requirements of new markets and offer C&F services to all protocol markets.

Special projects
We are a forward-thinking company which, where necessary, will move outside the normal scope of our business to accommodate special client needs.