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Top 25 Port operations and logistics companies based in South Africa

Name: Port operations and logistics companies based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 214 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 214 port operations and logistics companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 10,860 professional contacts across them, including 1,138 with verified work emails. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers port operations and logistics 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 17, 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 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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10,860Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest port operations and logistics companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 214 port operations and logistics companies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to port operations and logistics 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 17, 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 17, 2026
2	Bakers S. A. Limited	Indirect evidence	Cato Ridge, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	337 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bakers S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Bidfreight Port Operations PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	290 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Bidfreight Port Operations is one of the largest providers of in-port logistics in South Africa with operations in every commercial cargo port in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Sturrock Grindrod Maritime	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	285 contacts →
	Partial 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 17, 2026
5	Saco Shipping South Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	205 contacts →
	Indirect 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 17, 2026
6	Grindrod Logistics	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	160 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Grindrod Logistics, a trusted leader in landside logistics across South Africa, is supported by the global expertise and resources of Maersk, the world’s largest integrated…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	LBH South Africa Mozambique	Strong evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	86 contacts →
	Strong 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 17, 2026
8	FPT Group PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	82 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Value adding port terminal service provider of choice and committed to quality, care and innovative logistic service solutions through a team that you can depend on, that respects…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Metal Line Africa PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Mogale City, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
10	Bulk Connections	Indirect evidence	Ethekwini, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	74 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bulk Connections, a subsidiary of Bidvest, is a specialist bulk handling facility that imports and exports a wide variety of products through the Durban harbour.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	SA Cargo	Strong evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	62 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We have over 25 years of ship to shore experience and operations established in all the ports within South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	United Container Depots UCD	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	55 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “United Container Depots (UCD) offers the highest standard in efficiency and quality for all your general purpose and reefer container needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Afristar Freight Services	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
14	DCP	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	41 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DCP was established in 2011 as an owner managed facility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Contra Consolidations	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
16	Seamaster Maritime & Logistics	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	37 contacts →
	Partial 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 17, 2026
17	JF Hillebrand SA	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The JF Hillebrand Group operates a global portfolio of specialist logistics companies, across a range of industry sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Ethekwini Maritime Cluster	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The EThekwini Maritime Cluster (EMC) is non-profit organization establish in 2009 with the mandate to support and promote the maritime logistics industry within eThekwini.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Customs Services PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Jet Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We act as customs clearing and forwarding agents on behalf of importers and exporters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Berry & Donaldson PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Who We Are: Established in 1963, we are one of South Africa's largest private forwarding and clearing agents, with branches in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Transcor	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Specialists in abnormal project cargo transport, including imports and exports primarily via Durban Port.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	CH Logistics	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Fresh logistics solutions from origin to destination – that is CH Logistics!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Pacorini Group	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pacorini, founded in 1933 in Trieste, is an Italian Multinational Group that provides logistic services for a broad range of commodities and general cargo; sea, transportation…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Goreefers Logistics PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	City Of Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Convergex Distribution Management	Partial evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ConvergEX delivers a comprehensive logistics and distribution solution with a single point of contact for all forms of transport and freight - Air, Ground & Sea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 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: port operations and logistics 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 port operations and logistics companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of port operations and logistics companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name port operations and logistics 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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Port operations and logistics companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

10.5%Verified-email coverage

50.7Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

13.6%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

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 214 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 port operations and logistics 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 “port operations and logistics 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 port operations and logistics 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 port operations and logistics 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, 1,138 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 17, 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.

Port operations and logistics companies by metro

Port operations and logistics companies in Cape Town29
Port operations and logistics companies in Durban29
Port operations and logistics companies in Johannesburg28

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 port operations and logistics 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 port operations and logistics companies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 214 port operations and logistics 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 port operations and logistics companies?

Cape Town leads with 29 headquartered companies, followed by Durban (29) and Johannesburg (28).

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 1,138 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 214 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 17, 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.