Ocean Freight
Ocean Freight Services
FAMS provides a full range of track and traceable ocean freight services for imports, exports to and from all major ports worldwide. As an independent forwarding agent, FAMS utilises all major carriers globally and can leverage our international partnerships to ensure the best rates and space availability.
Breakbulk
FAMS is a major provider of multimodal transport for the export and import of bulk mining and agricultural products to and from landlocked countries like Zimbabwe using established road hauliers to and from ports in Mozambique and South Africa.
Full Container load (FCL) and Less than Container Load (LCL)
FAMS Group offers you a full transport solution for all types of containers (see the resources and tools fact sheet for all the types of sea containers available). FAMS can handle your ocean freight moves from end to end, including stuffing, container load management, delivery to and from ports, port clearance and inland delivery. We offer globally competitive shipping rates for large multi container shipments and consolidated smaller shipments.
Project Cargoes
FAMS Group have been awarded major capital projects in the public transportation, energy, healthcare and mining sectors in Mauritius, Zimbabwe, and Angola. We have successfully and safely delivered sensitive and high value project cargoes on budget, on time and without incident often in difficult and challenging circumstances. If you have a mining project or an upgrade, a plant shut down or a major out-of-gauge transport move to make, please contact us. We work in partnership with major international capital project logistics companies to provide a full end to end solution.
Documentation
FAMS have expert knowledge of the local conditions, rules and customs regulations in Southern Africa. We have long established links to the customs and revenue authorities, and we operate our own customs bonds. All clearance procedures are handled in-house to ensure the smooth handling of your cargo. This includes customs clearance, removal in bond, security, license requirements and compliance with all other local regulations.
