Maximising Your Vessel Utilisation With A Reliable 4PL Partner In Africa
At Land and Sea Shipping, we coordinate with shipowners and related operators to increase cargo flow, optimize backhaul opportunities, and stretch service delivered across Africa's trade lanes. As a 4PL logistics provider, we control local cargo pickup and land transport to keep your ships moving.
Whether you're looking to establish a regional presence, secure bulk container operations, or fill space on regular sailings, we are your partner to help you grow volumes on Africa's trade routes.
We don't just transport, we management on behalf of you on the landside: imports, exports, and transactions ensuring you have reliable and responsive logistics on the ground for FCL, Breakbulk, project cargo, or specialised equipment.
Services We Offer For Shipowners
- •Export cargo volumes across mining, agriculture, and industrial sectors
- •Container repositioning (ROR, empty repo, 40' and 20' triangulation)
- •Inland haulage and cut-off (Durban, Richards Bay, Maputo, Beira, Walvis Bay)
- •Port booking and vessel coordination
- •Fumigation, weighing, and lashing services
- •Cross-border cargo from landlocked SADC countries
- •Pre-carriage for reefers to container parks
- •Cargo consolidation and cargo matching (for LCL and breakbulk)
- •Cargo volumes via our inland company (us and Sea Rail)
- •Warehousing and staging for bulk or breakbulk
Key Ports & Corridors We Support
- •Richards Bay → India, China, Middle East (bulk minerals)
- •Durban → Far East, Middle East, Europe (containers, reefer, breakbulk)
- •Maputo → Asia, UAE, India (agriculture, minerals, fertilisers)
- •Beira → East Africa, Asia (bulk, bagged, cross-border)
- •Walvis Bay → SADC + Atlantic trades (project cargo, breakbulk)
- •Cape Town → Europe and Gulf (reefer, wine, agri)
Inland volumes are fed from: Johannesburg, Rustenburg, Alrode, Pretoria, DRC, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Mozambique.
Why Partner With Land And Sea Shipping?
- •We feed your ships with tonnage: We work with mines, traders, and producers across Africa to move volumes.
- •Strategic inland links to ports: We offer seamless rail and road solutions from origin to quay.
- •We handle both directions: Outbound exports and return legs (imports or repositioning) are supported.
- •Port experience and hands-on coordination: We manage load plans, truck arrivals, documentation, and port SOPs.
- •Support for new services and routings: If you’re launching a new service, we assist in building volumes.
- •Specialist cargo experience: Including dangerous goods, reefer, breakbulk, and abnormal loads.