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Freight Forwarder Specialists in South Africa — Air, Sea & Road, One Point of Contact
Moving freight internationally means coordinating carriers, customs, insurance, and delivery — often across multiple companies who don't talk to each other. As your freight forwarder in South Africa, we act as the single point of contact managing your shipment from origin to destination, whichever mode gets it there fastest or cheapest.
A good freight forwarder doesn't just book space on a vessel or aircraft — they own the outcome of your shipment from the moment it leaves the supplier's door to the moment it reaches yours.
A good freight forwarder doesn't just book space on a vessel or aircraft — they own the outcome of your shipment from the moment it leaves the supplier's door to the moment it reaches yours.
Turnkey freight forwarding solutions in
one place for all requirements.
one place for all requirements.
No need to use different service providers for each touch point in the freight forwarding and customs clearance journey.
about sea-air
50 years Combined experience in freight
forwarding and customs clearance
Founded in 2022 and based in Norwood, Johannesburg, Sea-Air Logistics specialises in navigating the complexities of international import regulations with precision and expertise. As your dedicated import partner, we offer comprehensive solutions to ensure your goods move smoothly, compliantly, and efficiently through customs.
Leadership Excellence
With a career spanning more than three decades, Alberto has built a reputation as a versatile and forward-thinking operations leader. His journey includes various leadership roles, from COO at specialised engineering firms to launching and successfully exiting his own entrepreneurial venture.
Alberto Daniel Pestana
CEO
How to Get Started With Our Freight Forwarder Service
our services
One Partner, Every Mode of Transport
Air Freight Forwarding
For time-sensitive and high-value cargo, with express options where a shipment simply can't wait for sea freight transit times.
Sea Freight Forwarding
FCL and LCL container shipping for cost-efficient bulk cargo, booked and tracked from origin port to South African arrival.
Road Freight Forwarding
Domestic distribution plus dedicated cross-border routes into Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, and the wider SADC region.
Multimodal Solutions
Combining air, sea, and road where it genuinely balances cost against transit time, rather than defaulting to whichever mode is easiest to book.
The Freight forwarder advantage
Why Businesses Choose a Freight Forwarder Over Booking Direct
Booking directly with a shipping line or airline means you're on your own for customs clearance, documentation, insurance, and the inevitable problem-solving when a shipment gets held up. A freight forwarder absorbs that complexity — one relationship, one point of accountability, and rate negotiation leverage you won't get booking a single container yourself. Carriers negotiate rates in volume; an established freight forwarder brings that volume leverage to a shipper who might only be moving a handful of containers a year.
increasing our cross border capacity
Building Out Our Cross-Border Africa Capability
Beyond standard air, sea, and road freight, we're actively expanding our cross-border footprint into the rest of Africa. If you're moving cargo across a land border into a SADC country, we handle the route planning, border-specific transit documentation, and carrier coordination as part of the same freight forwarder service — no separate broker needed.
why your choice of forwarding partner is critical
Choosing the Right Partner for Your Business
Not every freight forwarder is built the same way. Some specialise in high-volume container accounts and treat smaller shippers as an afterthought; others focus narrowly on one mode and push every shipment down that route regardless of fit. As a freight forwarder covering air, sea, and road under one roof, we size the solution to your actual shipment rather than steering you toward whichever service happens to be easiest for us to book.
What to Look for When Comparing Providers
A freight forwarder worth using should give you a realistic transit time rather than a best-case one, be upfront about which mode genuinely fits your shipment even when it's not the most profitable option for them, and stay engaged with your shipment after booking rather than disappearing until something goes wrong. Those are the standards we hold our own service to.