Grindrod, LauritzenCool Logistics join forces

Grindrod, LauritzenCool Logistics join forces    Durban, South Africa-based Grindrod Ltd. and Sweden’s LauritzenCool Logistics have established a joint venture company to handle land and sea reefer shipments from South Africa to Europe, North America and Asia.
   The new company, LCL Grindrod, will be based in Cape Town and have offices in Durban, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, Komatipoort and Maputo. Operations are due to start later this month, pending regulatory requirements.
   LauritzenCool Logistics, a subsidiary of the NYKLauritzenCool group, which is a 50-50 partnership between NYK and J. Lauritzen, said it expects LCL Grindrod to handle 150,000 pallets of fruit in 2006.
   “This joint venture will create a wonderful platform to further enhance the integrated supply chain solution for customers, now including a full forwarding service,” LauritzenCool Logistics said.