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May 5, 2020

Coronavirus Level 4 Update

This week sees a new week in the South African COVID-19 lockdown at level 4, starting a phased economic opening. Pioneer Freight continues as we have done over the past weeks of lockdown, with […]
July 6, 2020

Interesting Things about the Freight Forwarding Industry

Still the Greenest Transportation Option You may think that vehicles as large as tankers and freight carriers have a pretty immense carbon footprint because they burn tremendous amounts of fuel throughout each trip. The […]
October 5, 2020

Peak Season is upon us

What is Peak Season in the Freight Forwarding Industry.  By definition, “it’s the time of year when a lot of people travel and prices are usually at their highest” This rings true for the […]
November 9, 2020

INVESTING IN OUR PEOPLE MEANS WE ARE INVESTING FOR OUR CLIENTS

It is with much excitement and pleasure that Pioneer Freight begins a new partnership with Crowe DNA, our recently appointed Human Resources (HR) & Organizational Development (OD) service and support advisory team.  Crowe DNA […]
December 7, 2020

Covid-19 Vaccine Global Distribution

It’s started: Many airline carriers have begun uplifting Covid-19 vaccines over the past few days, and Freight Forwarders are beginning to feel the pain as general cargo consignments are being short shipped from booked […]
January 4, 2021

A final sign off to 2020

There is no doubt that 2020 was a challenging year for mankind throughout the world. It’s a year where at times we felt helpless, frustrated, confined and demotivated.  The COVID pandemic has affected all […]
February 8, 2021

The Perfect Storm

Freight rates on the East -> West trades have drastically increased over the last few weeks and months, to levels that we as an industry have not seen in a very long time, if […]
May 11, 2021

29 Years of Service Excellence

This month our newsletter is slightly different. Pioneer Freight now being 29 years in operation and with a national staff complement of 65, we are taking this opportunity to share briefly with you, our […]
July 13, 2021

Freight Industry Update

Airfreight ImportsAs the world slowly returns to a semblance of normality, we find that the airfreight imports into SA continue to show a reasonable increase in volume, despite the current high freight rates due […]
September 28, 2021

Spring is the month for change

Spring has arrived at last. Cape Town in particular has been enjoying some of the most glorious days; warm, clear and fragrant with the scent of flowers. Two big events that take place during […]
October 11, 2021

Re-organise | Regroup | Restructure

Pioneer Freight recognizes the critical importance and needs to adapt and adapt to new ways of working. As we respond to a changing world that continues to shift and transform so we have been […]
January 10, 2022

Here’s to 2022

We hope that you and your loved ones enjoyed a happy, safe and festive Christmas and New Years Holiday… With the lifting of the curfew, we trust that this is the beginning of the […]
March 14, 2022

A new Month. A new Challenge

Isn’t it crazy how time flies…   We say it every year…  The year has barely begun and when we look again, we’re midway through the 3rd month planning our April Fools prank or […]
April 12, 2022

“For the times, they are a-changin…”

If only Bob Dylan knew, at the time of writing this song back in 1964, how valid these lyrics would be and remain in 2022. Pre-clearance of Import Containers For those of us who […]
November 30, 2022

LCL Imports from China

The 2023 Chinese New Year celebrations will take place from 21st January 2023 to 28th January 2023, at which time our friends and colleagues will welcome the Year of the Rabbit. With these New Year’s Celebration […]