Group Profile
Grindrod Limited is a holding company principally investing in subsidiaries, joint
ventures and associates, operating in two business divisions, Shipping Services and
Trading, Freight and Financial Services, which provide operating and marketing
synergies both locally and internationally.
The two divisions, which seek to add value to all stages of the transport logistics chain,
together with their main brand names, products, location and staff complement are as
follows:
BRAND NAME
PRODUCT
LOCATION IN ADDITION
STAFF
TO SOUTH AFRICA
COMPLEMENT
Shipping Services
Island View Shipping
Dry bulk shipowning and operating
Singapore, Spain, Portugal and Holland
44
Unicorn Shipping
Wet bulk shipowning and operating
United Kingdom and Isle of Man
245
Southern Tankers
Marine services and wet bulk
shipowning and operating
32
Trading, Freight and Financial Services
Atlas Trading and Shipping
Agricultural commodities
Bermuda, Equador, Colombia, Peru
52
Cockett Marine Oil (50%)
Marine fuel and lubricants
United Kingdom, Singapore, Russia,
USA and Monaco
48
Oreport (50%)
Mining commodities
39
King & Sons
Ships agency
Moçambique and Namibia
208
Mitchell Cotts Maritime
Ships agency
Moçambique
98
Eyethu Ships Agencies
Ships agency
4
Ellerman & Bucknall
Ships agency
–
ISS-Voigt Shipping
Ships agency
80
CMA CGM Shipping Agencies SA (45%)
Ships agency
21
Spinnaker Shipping & Logistics (40%)
Ships agency
3
Unitainer
Container husbandry
Namibia
63
Sure Jet International Travel
Travel agents
77
African Portland Industrial Holdings (79,8%) Bulk terminals
Moçambique and Namibia
463
Auto Carrier Transport (50%)
Auto logistics
931
Boltt Grindrod (50%)
Furniture transportation and logistics
300
CMC Grindrod (50%)
Container husbandry
224
Grindrod Perishable Cargo Agents (75%)
Perishable cargo logistics
149
Grindrod J&J Logistics (74,9%)
Storage, warehousing and logistics
297
Kusasa Bulk Terminals (86,2%)
Bulk storage
76
Kusasa Logistics (87,5%)
Bulk cargo handling
52
Navitrade (93,7%)
Bulk cargo handling
15
PicPack Grindrod (51%)
Storage, warehousing and logistics
244
Röhlig-Grindrod (50%)
Clearing and forwarding
Moçambique, Tanzania and Botswana
376
Sheltam Grindrod (50%)
Rail transport, marine and aviation
330
Star Biomass Pellets
Wood pellet manufacturing
50
Ocean Africa Container Lines (49%)
Seafreight logistics
Moçambique, Namibia, Angola, Kenya,
Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe
98
Marriott (50% investment)
Financial and asset management services
350
The company is listed on the JSE under the Marine Transportation sub-sector of the Industrial Transport sector.
The group’s head office is in Durban where it maintains a strong operating presence and has operations based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port
Elizabeth, East London and Richards Bay.
