Logistics and transport service company Manta Freight Logistics offers a range of services including sea freight, air freight, road freight, customs clearing and warehousing and distribution.

The owner-operated business has established links with partners with 150 offices globally, enabling access to competitive pricing, quicker transit times and sufficient space to meet customers’ needs.

Its premises in Aviation Park, near the OR Tambo International freight terminal, are certified to handle and store food and beverages and includes the following facilities:

• Dock leveller to facilitate quick unpacking and packing of full containers.
• 3.5 t container-masted forklift.
• Short-term and long-term storage for national distribution

Manta Freight’s strong relationships with key shipping lines and airlines, ensure that cargo moves timeously and at competitive prices.

Its range of ocean freight-associated services include:

• Break-bulk cargo.
• Groupage container Less than Container Load, or LCL, and Full Container Load, or FCL, services to and from all major ports globally.
• Conventional and roll on/roll off, or Ro/Ro, services that refer to any cargo that has wheels, such as cars, trucks, and trailers.
• Split chartering and full chartering
• Nationwide pick-up and delivery services
• Container loading and lashing
• Project forwarding
• Cross-trade shipments
• Domestic and international door-to-door services
• Special cargo handling services, such as heavy, out of gauge, fragile and valuable cargo
• Warehousing and storage

Manta Freight says its global network of owner-operated offices allows it to secure the best rates on consolidation and express freight, or non-consolidation, services from almost anywhere in the world.

Air freight services include:
• Weekly import consolidations and express freight available.
• Daily Export services to Africa, Europe, Americas and more.
• Pick-up and delivery service around South Africa
• Packing, warehousing and storage
• Local and international door-to-door services
• Delivery services in domestic air freight and inland truckingThe company’s road freight division transports cargo from an airport or seaport to a specific address and it also offers a full road transport service on request.

Road freight services include:
• General cargo
• Abnormal cargo with road permits
• Over-border transport between countries (with permits)

Manta Freight also offers a customs clearing service which ensures that all shipments are quality controlled and that the correct tariffs are applied. It facilitates the processing of legal forms and applications required for importers and exporters, as well as taxes, duties, and excises and, where necessary, communication between the South African government and the client to ensure legal compliance.

Warehousing and distribution solutions provided by Manta Freight include:

• Long- and short-term storage.
• Distribution
• Packing, crating and fumigation per certain legal regulations

Manta Freight offers a single point of contact, from booking to final delivery of a shipment. The company notes that its customers have found this service offering extremely helpful. Customers say they are assured that a shipment will receive the attention it deserves, through a dedicated trained professional.