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Coega Customs Control Area

warehouse opens doors to businesses

THE COEGA Development Corporation’s (CDC) Customs
Control Area (CCA) warehouse is open for short-term rental.
Coega’s dedicated trade facilitation unit (tfu) brings together
customs, warehousing and investor services and logistics
into a holistic trade facilitation focal area within the Coega
Special Economic Zone (SEZ). CDC is the developer and
operator of the 9,003ha Coega SEZ preferred investment
destination and a leading SEZ on the continent.

The Coega CCA warehouse offers general storage space THE Coega Customs Control Area 3,600m² warehouse.
for businesses across the region as well as SEZ investors
that require storage and warehousing space prior to grants clients easy access to rail, road and air travel as well as
freight distribution. It has the capacity to store abnormal integrated logistics services.
cargo, with an abnormal laydown area adjacent to the
CCA Warehouse. The 3,600m² warehousing facility offers Based on its location in the heart of a fully functional
unpacking and repacking of cargo, cross-docking, regional ‘plug and play’ SEZ, the Coega CCA warehouse is built on
deliveries and cargo storage. The facility has 1,200m² world-class infrastructure, including roads, bulk water
hardstand space for the storing of containers and cargo, and sewer networks, telecommunication sleeve networks,
equipped with a 3.5-ton forklift and 45-ton reach stacker, electrical substations (HV and MV) and overhead power
a warehouse management system used for the tracking and lines (HV and MV).
storing of goods, 24/7 security with full CCTV coverage and
armed response, and perimeter fencing. The CDC, operator of the Coega SEZ, works on the
principle that trade facilitation measures are not the
The added cost-saving advantage of the facility is its responsibility of a single government department, but
1km proximity and direct access to the Deepwater Port of should permeate the focus of all organisations with an
Ngqura, equipped to handle a combined capacity of over interest in trade. The CDC addresses the challenge of
two million twenty-foot equivalent containers a year. The facilitating trade through focusing on areas such as customs,
port boasts seven berths, four container terminals, two environmental compliance, infrastructural services, investor
dry bulk terminals and a liquid bulk terminal. The facility services, logistics, security and spatial planning. •

Smart trailers making transport more efficient

TRUCK AND trailer body building system, leaks and damaged airbags can
company Serco has introduced a smart be detected, contributing to a safe and
trailer system developed in partnership efficient running trailer.
with South African technology specialists
Ikhaya Automation. Features include Door opening sensors and
real-time onboard weighing, making it temperature probes can be added and
possible for operators to identify axle these integrate with auxiliary systems
overloads and thus prevent possible fines such as tyre pressure monitoring
and delays. The smart system sends A Serco smart trailer. and GPS tracking to enhance the
an alarm when axle limits have been performance of a transporter’s fleet
exceeded, enabling adjustments to be made. management system. L O GI S T I CS NEWS

Integrating with the trailer’s EBS system, it records Ensuring a trailer is running optimally using smart
mileage and sends alerts when the vehicle is due to be technology helps reduce running costs and minimise
serviced. By monitoring supply air pressure to the braking breakdowns while improving vehicle safety. •

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