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Top 25 Perishable goods freight forwarding companies based in South Africa

Name: Perishable goods freight forwarding companies based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026 465 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 465 perishable goods freight forwarding companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 13,535 professional contacts across them, including 2,840 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers perishable goods 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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The 25 largest perishable goods freight forwarding companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 465 perishable goods 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 perishable goods 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	Vector Logistics	Indirect evidence	Westville / Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,227 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a Supply Chain and Sales & Merchandising partner adding value to your business through a fully integrated, temperature controlled network in Southern Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
2	RTT	Indirect evidence	Boksburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,554 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Today's trading is becoming increasingly dynamic and volatile.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
3	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
4	Digistics PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Midrand, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	573 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With over 23 years of reliable supply chain execution, we know what it takes to build successful, long-term partnerships.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
5	Crossroads Distribution	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	341 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Crossroads Distribution is a contract logistics business that offers clients tailor-made solutions to suit their logistical and supply chain needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
6	Bakers S. A. Limited	Indirect evidence	Cato Ridge, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	337 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bakers S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
7	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
8	Smsa Africa Logistics Group	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	234 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SMSA Africa Logistics Group provides tailored, end-to-end logistics solutions designed around the specific needs of each client.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
9	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
10	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
11	Laser Logistics	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	190 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Laser Logistics specialises in warehousing and distribution services through facilities and fleet represented in all the major centres in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
12	Etlin International PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Groenkloof, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	161 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Etlin, we have a fully integrated business partner with strategically located cold storage facilities, that have pallet space for over 23 pallets of boxed frozen products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
13	Liebenlogistics	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	157 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LiebenLogistics was established in 1995 and provides contracted distribution services to South African retailers and brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
14	Seabourne Logistics ZA	Indirect evidence	Glen Marais, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	126 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Seabourne Logistics, a leading independent logistics operator with offices in the UK, The Netherlands, France, and South Africa offering holistic global solutions though their 6…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
15	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
16	HFR Transport	Indirect evidence	Boksburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	113 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “HFR Transport is consistently one of South Africa’s biggest independent refrigerated transporters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
17	DCB Logistics PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Corridor Hill Crossing, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	108 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DCB Logistics was founded by Darren Simpson and Brian Hull in 1990.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
18	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
19	Connect Logistics PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Ethekwini Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	105 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As your partnered Third Party Logistics company and "The Source of your Success" we are made up of a group of dedicated, knowledgeable individuals with many years of experience in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
20	Xeon Holdings	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	100 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Xeon is a specialist 3PL providing bespoke order-to-cash, logistics and trade finance solutions to the pharmaceutical and FMCG industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
21	Crusader Logistics	Indirect evidence	Ethekwini, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	94 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since Crusader Logistics has been providing innovative and agile supply chain solutions, through cutting-edge systems and world class facilities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
22	VAN DER Vyver Transport	Partial evidence	Brackenfell Industria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	91 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Van der Vyver Transport specialises in the transportation of refrigerated goods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
23	Morgan Cargo	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	85 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Connecting logistics via relationships” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
24	JKJ Express	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	82 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a top logistics transport provider we sharing our service offering, to highlight the magic that JKJ Express provides on local and International Established in /01/01, JKJ…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
25	Sunrise Logistics	Partial evidence	Chloorkop, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	70 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sunrise Logistics – Together we go further We provide Road Freight and other related freight services to a select client base across a range of industries.” 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: perishable goods 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 perishable goods freight forwarding companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of perishable goods 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 perishable goods 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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Perishable goods freight forwarding companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026

21.0%Verified-email coverage

29.1Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

23.4%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

184

11-50

155

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 465 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 perishable goods 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 “perishable goods 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 perishable goods 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 perishable goods 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, 2,840 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.

Perishable goods freight forwarding companies by metro

Perishable goods freight forwarding companies in Johannesburg109
Perishable goods freight forwarding companies in Cape Town62
Perishable goods freight forwarding companies in Durban36
Perishable goods freight forwarding companies in Kempton Park32

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 perishable goods 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 perishable goods freight forwarding companies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 465 perishable goods 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?

Vector Logistics, headquartered in Durban Kzn, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most perishable goods freight forwarding companies?

Johannesburg leads with 109 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (62) and Durban (36).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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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.