Company Overview

Established in 1975, today IMPERIAL Logistics is at the forefront of the logistics industry with extensive operations in Europe and Africa, including countries such as Botswana, the DRC, Namibia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Key Facts

• Handles and transports > 110 million tons / a across southern Africa and Europe
• Operates > 5,500 owned vehicles in southern Africa and appr. 6,000 internationally
• Operates 2,000 sub-contractor vehicles in southern Africa and 3,000 internationally
• In 2009, local fleet travelled 419 kms - equivalent of 545 times to the moon and back
• Southern Africa warehouse capacity > 750,000 m2
• Total storage capacity > 2,240,000 m² and under cover warehouse capacity 1,500,000 m²
• In Europe, maintain a leading terminal solution - managing in excess of 1 million containers annually
• Offers a leading waterway solution comprising approximately 600
• Employer of 17,000+ in southern Africa (21,000 internationally)
• Largest employer of industrial engineers and professional logisticians in South Africa

IMPERIAL Logistics’ differentiators lie in a combination of preeminent supply chain management skills and an extensive resource base of transportation, warehousing and storage, as well as best-of-breed technology systems. This enables our team to anticipate industry dynamics rather than simply reacting to them.

IMPERIAL Logistics is a multi branded business with four Southern Africa divisions and four International operating entities that are managed on a decentralised basis. Our multi-brand structure ensures that we optimise the benefits, scale and synergies that are derived from large businesses, while retaining agility, customer focus and an entrepreneurial flair that often characterises smaller businesses.

IMPERIAL Logistics Southern Africa divisions include Transport and Warehousing, Consumer Products, Specialised Freight and Integration Services. Providing customers with international inbound and outbound logistics solutions, IMPERIAL Logistics International comprises Panopa Logistik, neska, IMPERIAL Reederei and Brouwer Shipping.