Global Logistics

Our Global Freight Forwarding and Logistics arm provides tailored end-to-end logistics solutions.

With worldwide logistics and forwarding team covering all time zones and all continents, we provide bespoke services, supported by project management and a wide range of value-add central services including consulting and freight forwarding. Our services cover project cargoes, containerised cargoes, metals and minerals concentrates, refrigerated cargoes, food items, time-sensitive shipments, general goods, chemicals and hazardous cargoes, FCL or LCL, FTL and air freight.

Our owned and operated multimodal logistics networks comprise fluvial, rail and road assets with direct connections to our inland terminals. Longer distance transfers of cargo by barge or rail are significantly more efficient and cost effective than the equivalent journey by truck, allowing Impala to transfer large volumes of cargo safely, reliably and economically.

For example, in Africa, Impala offers a safe and reliable inland logistics solution for trucking to and from the ports of Dar es Salaam, Durban, Beira or Walvis Bay through its focus on copperbelt import and export flows.

Globally we handle more than 250,000 containers annually, including container, storage, freight forwarding and landside container handling services.

Our ability to secure competitive rates is aided by our strong relationships with major shipping lines and our expertise in world-class logistics solutions. We also forge close ties to regional carriers, who specialise in local routes that may offer more competitive value. Our local market knowledge allows us to conduct operations safely, securely and reliably from all major ports in our regions of operation, and we have access to a vast network of trusted agents and partners who provide import and export customers clearance coordination.

Through our terminal assets we also offer value-add services including material reception, material and container storage, sampling and testing, container stuffing and unstuffing, and customs clearance formalities. These relationships and asset access allow us to offer competitive freight rates for our customers.

Credentials  

• Member of the The Association of Swiss Freight Forwarding and Logistics Companies (SPEDLOGSWISS), who is a member of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA)  
• Member of World Cargo Alliance (WCA), the largest freight forwarding network globally 
• Carbon free shipments upon request through certified carbon neutral freight service 

Sustainable Freight Service 

Our voluntary carbon neutral freight service provides partners with an accurate calculation of the indirect “Scope 3” greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated through the transportation of their cargoes from point of collection to delivery.

We work closely with third-party carbon neutrality and climate finance experts, Natural Capital Partners, who verify our service meets CarbonNeutral® Protocol, the leading global framework for carbon neutrality.