Welcome to
Ensign Shipping & Logistics
Your preferred supplier for a world-class Freight and Logistics solution
ABOUT ENSIGN SHIPPING &
LOGISTICS
Ensign… More Than You Expect
Ensign Shipping & Logistics is a leader in the supply chain industry providing more than 29 years of uncompromised service across the shipping and logistics industry. Ensign prides themselves on delivering out of the box solutions for your everyday logistical problems, successfully operating contracts for some of South Africa’s largest organisations. Recently Ensign has expanded their services into Southern Africa. Ensign looks forward to partnering with your business to ensure efficient service and growth of your company.
DISCOVER ENSIGN’S SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Ensign… More Than You Expect
Ensign is a supply chain integrator that takes full responsibility for the management of end-to-end supply chain on behalf of a customer. Ensign will plan, resource and build comprehensive solutions on behalf of the contracting customer. Ensign contracts various 3PL providers on behalf of the customer to deliver the required logistical solutions. An intense participation between Ensign and the customers is based on collaboration and the relationship is grounded more in long-term value creation than short-term cost focus.
OUR APPROACH
Each commodity requires special needs such as agricultural machinery, transport specific needs and powerful shipping equipment operated by skilled professionals. Local regulations against cross border authorities can also complicate time and budget concerns by derailing your shipment schedules and adding permits and fees to your expenses. Keeping a competitive edge in the industry means staying ahead of the unexpected and trusting the right people to move your goods.
THE FULL SUPPLY CHAIN
TRANSPORT
Ensign operates within 4th party logistics within several large supply chains in the wheat, malt, lucerne and maize industries. The company has its own fleet of skeletal tipper trailers which it uses to tip and deliver bulk agricultural commodities within the KZN area. Ensign currently contracts approximately 200 000mts of product per annum.
WAREHOUSING
We tailor storage for your specific business needs in Durban, Richards Bay, Estcourt, Johannesburg and Cape Town. When you trust a company with warehousing your goods, you need to know where your products are at all times, and you need to know if they’re in the right hands. Our facility in Richards Bay is situated 5.8km from the port. The property consists of 35 000m2 of “A” Grade warehousing space with a weighbridge on site.
SILOS
Ensign has a 22,000cbm silo complex in Richards Bay and 9,600cbm silo complex at Intabazwe Agri outside Harrismith. The vertical silos ensure optimum storage conditions for your grain. Our Intabazwe facility is accredited by a PPECB, Municipality Certificate of Acceptability to handle food grade cargo.
VESSEL MANAGEMENT
Having played a major role in vessel operations over the past 20 years, Ensign has more than 50 years combined experience of quayside discharge operations; transportation of product and understands the urgency (of the matter) of a vessel that has berthed. The team have a long-standing, well tested relationships with the most reputable carriers and owners. Our journey with our customers through the process advising and guiding as necessary.
FREIGHT
The shipping industry is as competitive as ever. We will negotiate on your behalf to ensure your product is carried appropriately with reliable carriers and at competitive rates. Our team has more than 60 years combined experience in sea freight and therefore understands the intricacies of transporting your product in this way.
HEALTH & SAFETY ALWAYS COMES FIRST
This plays an extremely important role with agricultural products and Ensign ensures that the quality of your product is not compromised in any way. Our storage facilities are also accredited by PPECB and can therefor also import and export grain products. With more care than you expect your product to have, Ensign is proud to have a in-house qualified Pest Control officer registered to the Department of Agricultural of South Africa Health and Safety officer and an Occupational Safety Practitioner register with IOSM, who assist providing the following high end value added aspects:
