OUR HISTORY
IN 1978, SHORTLY AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF A CELLULAR FLEET AND CONTAINERISATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, FOUNDING MEMBERS, H.M. DE OLIVEIRA AND T.L. RICHARDS, ESTABLISHED THRUTAINERS INTERNATIONAL, A NON VESSEL OPERATING COMMON CARRIER (NVOCC).
PIONEERS IN SOUTH AFRICA OF LESS THAN CONTAINER LOADS (LCL), THRUTAINERS INTERNATIONAL SET HIGH STANDARDS OF SERVICE, SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY PROVIDING A RELIABLE AND TESTED SEAFREIGHT GROUPAGE SERVICE AND FULL CONTAINER LOAD (FCL) SERVICE TO AND FROM A VARIETY OF COUNTRIES.
THE PORT OF DURBAN, THE LARGEST HARBOUR IN SOUTH AFRICA, STRATEGICALLY LOCATED ON AFRICA’S MAJOR EAST-WEST SHIPPING ROUTE BECAME THRUTAINERS HEAD OFFICE; THE IDEAL HUB TO DISTRIBUTE GOODS TO SOUTHERN AFRICA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THRUTAINERS INTERNATIONAL OPENED OFFICES IN JOHANNESBURG, CAPE TOWN AND PORT ELIZABETH.
IN THE MID NINETIES, WITH AN EXTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF OFFICES, THRUTAINERS INTERNATIONAL ESTABLISHED CUSTOMS FRANCHISED CARGO FREIGHT STATIONS (CFS) SERVICING MAIN SOUTH AFRICAN SEA PORTS AND JOHANNESBURG WHICH WERE LATER REGISTERED UNDER THE NAME OF INTERMODAL CARGO SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD, OFTEN KNOWN AS ICS.
IN 2003, THE SECOND GENERATION OF DE OLIVEIRA’S TOOK UP THE REINS GIVING CONTINUITY TO THIS NOW WELL ESTABLISHED AND GLOBALLY RECOGNISED ENTITY.
INTRODUCTION
THROUGH TIME, OUR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HAVE ENABLED OUR TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS TO DELIVER BEYOND LIMITATION, ARRANGING THE SMOOTH MULTIMODAL TRANSFER OF GOODS WORLDWIDE. AS AN INDIRECT CARGO CARRIER, THRUTAINERS SPECIALISE IN LCL AND ARE ALSO ABLE TO OFFER AND NEGOTIATE PREFERENTIAL RATES FOR FULL-CONTAINER LOADS FOR CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS, IN ADDITION, OUR TERMS OF CARRIAGE ARE BACKED BY THE “THROUGH TRANSPORT MUTUAL CLUB” OFFERING SUPERIOR RISK MANAGEMENT FOR EXTRA PEACE OF MIND.
THRUTAINERS INTERNATIONAL, BACKED BY ICS’S CARGO FREIGHT STATION, LOCAL HARBOURS AND INTERLINE CONNECTION INFRASTRUCTURE, OFFERS A RELIABLE AND TESTED SEAFREIGHT GROUPAGE / LCL AND FCL SERVICE TO AND FROM A VARIETY OF DESTINATIONS. WE MOVE GOODS THROUGH DISTANCE, BEYOND EXPECTATIONS.
OVER THE YEARS WE’VE DEVELOPED AN INTEGRATED SERVICE THAT PROVIDES A TRACKABLE AND SEAMLESS MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMER CONVENIENCE.
CORPORATE INFORMATION
THRUTAINERS INTERNATIONAL (THRUTAINERS) (PTY) LTD IS A CORPORATION DULY ORGANISED AND BEEN IN EXISTENCE UNDER THE LAWS OF SOUTH AFRICA SINCE 2012, HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN TRADING UNDER THE INCOPORATED ENTITY OF RIOL CC SINCE APRIL 1978.
THRUTAINERS IS AN INDIRECT CARGO CONSOLIDATOR (NVOCC) WHILST ICS IS A CUSTOMS FRANCHISED INLAND CONTAINER TERMINAL OPERATOR SERVICING MAIN SOUTH AFRICAN SEAPORTS INCLUDING JOHANNESBURG.
THRUTAINERS AND ITS NOMINATED CFS BEING ICS OFFER THE FOLLOWING SERVICES, ALL OF WHICH ARE UNDERTAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR GENERAL TRADING CONDITIONS:
- FREQUENT AND SCHEDULED SEA FREIGHT CONSOLIDATIONS AND FCL SERVICES TO AND FROM A VARIETY OF DESTINATIONS
- PACKING AND UNPACKING OF CONTAINERS
- WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION
- TRANSHIPMENT / ON-CARRIAGE SERVICES TO THE INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS AND AFRICA
OUR IN-HOUSE DEVELOPED SOFTWARE PROGRAM PROVIDES FAST ACCURATE REAL TIME SOLUTIONS THAT MAY BE TAILOR MADE FOR INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS CONSEQUENTLY PROVIDING ADDED VALUE TO THE SERVICES OFFERED. OUR WEB BASED AND SUPERIOR MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROVIDE USER-FRIENDLY TRACKING FACILITIES TO EXPEDITE RECEIVING AND RELEASE OF GOODS.
THRUTAINERS’ SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND TESTED CARRIAGE STANDARDS GUARANTEE A RELIABLE AND SECURE ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF CONTAINERISED GOODS. OUR SUCCESS IS BUILT ON ACCUMULATED KNOWLEDGE THROUGH TIME.