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Top 25 Ocean freight forwarding companies based in South Africa

Name: Ocean freight forwarding companies based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026 371 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 371 ocean freight forwarding companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 11,033 professional contacts across them, including 1,684 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers ocean freight forwarding companies headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 15, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 15, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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11,033Contacts tracked

1,684Verified emails

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The 25 largest ocean freight forwarding companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 371 ocean freight forwarding companies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to ocean freight forwarding companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Grindrod	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	968 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Through tenacity, courage, and vision, Grindrod grew from humble beginnings into a global powerhouse listed on the JSE and represented by subsidiaries, joint ventures, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
2	Bidvest International Logistics	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	900 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bidvest International Logistics brings the world to you through flexible and innovative end-to-end supply chain management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
3	Röhlig-Grindrod Logistics South Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	321 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Röhlig-Grindrod is a formidable player and trusted name in the worldwide logistics industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
4	Sturrock Grindrod Maritime	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	285 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a leading ships agency as well as provider of logistics and maritime technical and engineering services, SGM offers a wide range of products, services and solutions to the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
5	Megafreight	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	223 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Megafreight is an international freight forwarder ranking among the top ten leading forwarders in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
6	Saco Shipping South Africa	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	205 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Navigate the world with SACO in South Africa, your dedicated, neutral, multi-modal freight partner focused on prioritising your shipping needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
7	C. Steinweg Logistics	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	126 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At C.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
8	Heneways Freight Services	Indirect evidence	Edenvale, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	106 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since its founding in 1975, Heneways has developed into a comprehensive supply-chain partner that offers varied logistics solutions worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
9	LBH South Africa Mozambique	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	86 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LBH has been providing Ships Agency and Logistics Services for 30 years, with offices in major bulk commodity ports across the region.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
10	Metal Line Africa PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Mogale City, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	75 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Metal Line Group of Companies was established to answer the need for efficient, cost effective, reliable and sustainable supply chain management solutions for transport…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
11	Ziegler South Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	66 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ziegler South Africa is a global logistics solution provider with a network of more than 145 partner offices worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
12	Contour Logistics ZA	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	61 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Contour Logistics is a freight forwarder and logistics service provider operating globally and specialising in the facilitation of perishable products and dry goods from source to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
13	Tengwa Africa	Indirect evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	57 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Import cargo to Africa or export your product to the rest of the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
14	Thrutainers International	Indirect evidence	Ethekwini, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our vision is to be a powerful market leader in the logistics industry which subscribes to a value system and ethos.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
15	Freitan Global Logistics	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	49 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Driven by Logistics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
16	Trade Ocean South Africa	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Trade Ocean is a trusted shipping and logistics partner with a strong presence in South Africa and Namibia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
17	African Logistic Services	Strong evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	47 contacts →
	Strong evidence “African Logistic Services was founded by a team of dedicated professionals providing international freight forwarding and logistics solutions to worldwide organizations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
18	Afristar Freight Services	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AFRISTAR FREIGHT SERVICES is a specialist international logistics service provider based in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
19	Pomona Freight Park Logistics Group	Partial evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	42 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pomona Freight Park Logistics Group comprises of a number of companies all housed at our purpose built office and depot, named Pomona Freight Park.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
20	Contra Consolidations	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	40 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2006, Contra Consolidations has become Africa's Leading Independent Neutral Consolidator.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
21	Covenant Logistics	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	40 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We take the complexity out of logistics so our customers can focus on growing their businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
22	Seamaster Maritime & Logistics	Strong evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	37 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Seamaster Maritime & Logistics is a leading, internationally-recognized freight-forwarding business, specializing in custom supply chain solutions, logistics, warehousing and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
23	Bridgewater Logistics	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	37 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
24	Intraspeed	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	32 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “INTRASPEED is a South African owned internationally accredited logistics provider; local ownership and control contributes to our dynamic entrepreneurial flair which sets us apart…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
25	Pioneer Freight	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	31 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Pioneer Freight is a privately owned South African freight forwarding & clearing agent established in 1992.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: ocean freight forwarding companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names ocean freight forwarding companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of ocean freight forwarding companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name ocean freight forwarding companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Ocean freight forwarding companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026

15.3%Verified-email coverage

29.7Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

21.0%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

176

11-50

123

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 371 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among ocean freight forwarding companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “ocean freight forwarding companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names ocean freight forwarding companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among ocean freight forwarding companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,684 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 15, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Ocean freight forwarding companies by metro

Ocean freight forwarding companies in Johannesburg78
Ocean freight forwarding companies in Cape Town47
Ocean freight forwarding companies in Durban39
Ocean freight forwarding companies in Kempton Park25

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names ocean freight forwarding companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many ocean freight forwarding companies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 371 ocean freight forwarding companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Grindrod, headquartered in Durban, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most ocean freight forwarding companies?

Johannesburg leads with 78 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (47) and Durban (39).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,684 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 371 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 15, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.