Sturrock Shipping was founded in 1969 as both a ship's agency
and clearing & forwarding company in order to provide a full
supply-chain service for the handling of sea transport and the
import and export of goods into and out of South Africa.
By the end of the 1990's, the company was already established as
one of the largest locally privately-owned shipping and logistics
companies, but with its presence still largely confined to South
Africa itself.
A change in the leadership and ownership of the company and
significant changes in the political climate provided the
springboard for massive regional expansion in the first decade of
the new millennium.
Beginning first with the English-speaking countries of Kenya and
Tanzania, the company set about expanding its reach to include
Mozambique, Madagascar and Angola. More recently, the company
established a presence in Sudan and is in the process of doing so
in Ghana.
A need for more muscle led the company to conclude an
empowerment deal with the Calulo Group in 2007, in terms of which
Calulo acquired major shareholding in the company.
The Sturrock family continues to retain the remaining interest in
the company, in order to ensure the continuity of relationships
with customers.
In 2009 the company celebrated its 40th anniversary with the
unveiling of its new "vision" - to be globally recognised as the
leading ship's agency, clearing & forwarding and logistics
company in sub-Saharan Africa - and a new corporate identity
reflecting the company's status as substantial and modern, with an
appetite for continued growth in its industry and in the continent
that it serves.
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