Interim results FROM THE BRIDGE THE FROM • • Our 2010unauditedinterimresults anddividendannouncement were asfollows:

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Ships chartered for new English Channel bunker service

Cockett Marine Oil has signed up two modern 5775 tonnes, an overall length of 105.50m and tankers to provide its new bunkers-only service can carry 6,420m3 of fuel oil. The LS Christine, for English Channel shipping. which is a larger vessel than originally planned The 2009-built LS Jamie and 2007-built LS and chartered in response to predicted demand Christine have been chartered from their Belgian being greater than initially expected, has a dead- owner, Lauranne Shipping, in a deal facilitated weight of 8,672 tonnes, is 125.40m long and can

by Cockett Marine Oil’s sister company Unicorn hold 10,290m in its cargo tanks. Shipping. Cockett Marine Oil is predicting that it will sup- The ships have a combined cargo capacity in ply at least one million tonnes of marine fuels a excess of 16,500m3 and will be able to carry a year, including low- and high-sulphur fuel vari- range of marine fuels. ants, as well as gasoil. Following initial preparation and familiarisation, The new service by Cockett Marine Oil draws the vessels are now in position at anchorages in on the resources of a number of businesses with- the Queen’s Channel in the Thames in the Grindrod Group, including Unicorn Ship- Estuary. ping and Rotterdam-based Associated Bunker Oil Contractors. Says Robert Thompson, General Manager Supply at Cockett Marine Oil, “We have had a positive re- sponse to our plans for a bunkers- only facility off the English Channel shipping lanes, and the LS Jamie and LS Christine will help us deliv- er a good quality service. They are good modern ships, operated by a well-established and quality Euro- pean shipowner. Both of them have multiple tanks, each with its own pump and line, enabling us to run a LS Christine flexible operation.” LS Jamie has a deadweight of

Top BEE award for Grindrod SA

Grindrod (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Grindrod Limited, scooped the coveted award for the KZN BEE Deal / Project of the year recently. The annual Alec Rogoff Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Awards were held at the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 154th gala dinner on 14 September. Seen with the award are Bongiwe Ntuli, Jan Nair and Mike Williamson, (Grindrod representatives), right, with from left, Brigitte Brun, AQRate KZN Chief Operations Offi cer, Durban chamber president Cliva Manci, Pick n Pay founder Raymond Ackerman, and Mercury 2 editor Angela Quintal. MAKING WAVES A news update for the customers, suppliers and staff of Grindrod Limited

Set Sail with the Grindrod Group

The Set Sail – Grindrod Group Induction held to increase their knowledge base of Grindrod but to in May 2010 was an outstanding success! entrench support of their sister companies. Staff were treated to educational and inspir- Group HR intend to run regular induction sessions ing messages from Grindrod Leadership, fol- for new employees welcoming them into the Grin- lowed by “Trade Quest” (a giant board game), drod stable. a cross-marketing practical intervention aimed at encouraging staff from the different divisions to get to know each other and the various businesses within Grindrod, not only

Some of the Durban participants in the group induction held in May seen here with the giant board game Trade Quest.

Let’s cross-market and support sister companies

Grindrod Freight Services have for a few The second round of cross-marketing sessions years conducted cross-marketing meetings for the year took place in September. Rather than in the various regions around the country. presentations by a few nominated businesses, a The intention of these meetings is to network, representative from each business was requested to learn what services other group companies report back on: can provide and gain additional business from • Leads received and given and the outcome (if cross marketing. known); The sessions were a little different in May • Opportunities for group companies, obstacles this year. Group company knowledge was and how these obstacles can be overcome. tested in a giant board game called Trade Valuable information pertaining to group opportu- Quest (same as was used in induction, except nities and challenges were gained. new employees got to use their brochures to The next cross-marketing session is expected to find answers). Much fun was had by all. happen early next year. 3 MAKING WAVESA news updateA newsfor the update customers, for the customers, suppliers suppliers and staff and of staff Grindrod of Grindrod Limited Limited

Grindrod donation making a difference in Maputo

The Port of Maputo (MPDC) and partners, namely Grindrod, MIPS and DP World, re- cently donated funds to the Maputo-based Heart Institute, a non-profit association spe- cialising in the treatment of heart disease. The funds went towards the acquisition of a Philips iE33 ulta-sound machine that can scan in both 2D and 3D. The machine is designed to assist in the management of patients with cardiac disease, such as heart Dave Rennie, centre, and representatives of co-spon- failure, cardio-vascular disease and congeni- sors (Port of Maputo, MIPS, and DP World) present a tal heart disease. cheque for $100 000 to Dr. Beatriz Ferreira, Director of the Heart Institute in Maputo, right. Said Dave Rennie, CEO Grindrod Freight Services, “Grindrod has made significant in- Grindrod is committed to playing its part in rehabili- vestments in Mozambique, through both its tating and developing the region. shareholding in Maputo Port Development “The local authorities and communities contribute Company and through the expansion of its to the success of our operations and for this reason owned facilities in the port. With the recent it is important that we look at corporate social invest- extension of the concession term to 2043 and ment projects that can add value and make a differ- with further development plans under way, ence within these communities.”

Charitable welcome for Mercy ship

mv Africa Mercy received a fi tting welcome in Africa Mercy has been assisting the people of Togo Durban in early September, with King & Sons for the last six months; working with partners, they providing a free agency service, and Unical have been bringing hope and healing to the suffer- confi rming the free delivery of bunkers with ing. their mini-tanker. Africa Mercy has a team of 430 volunteers from Mercy ships have been serving the people 35 nations. of West Africa since 1990, and in particular

Africa Mercy was moored at Bayhead in Durban during September.

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Centenary celebrated by social investment at schools

To celebrate our centenary, instead of throw- ing parties that come and go, we have de- cided to use the funds to make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged children, with a focus on education. The investment in these projects is over and above Grindrod’s planned yearly corporate social investment spend, and will benefit local communities for years to come. Following site visits to numerous schools and various projects with NGOs, namely Proj- ect Build and Indlela, the following projects have been identified. Hlahlindlela Secondary School in the Inanda valley.

Amaoti 3 This school is well managed with passionate Hlahlindlela Secondary School positive staff. Indlela have been working with We were very impressed with the headmaster of this this school for 15 years and have introduced school. He manages the little they have as effectively life-skills and literacy programmes to the as possible, and ensures that he obtains its due from learners as well as educator support and skills the Department of Education. There are 16 class- upliftment. It is however one of the most un- rooms and a science lab, with one of the classrooms der-resourced schools we have come across. having been converted into a small computer room. They are in dire need of classrooms but there Too few classrooms have resulted in overcrowding. is no land to build on. They feed 950 children Contribution: Computer centre. a day out of a tin shack and their ablution block is appalling. Hlonipho School Contribution: The structure of this Amaoti school is solid and it is Container kitchen and ablution block well managed. Overcrowding is an issue, with ap- proximately 60 pupils in a class. They have tried to manage their challenges and recently managed to raise enough funds to build two new classrooms. They have recently been instructed by the Depart- ment of Education to move Grade R pupils (previously at satellite classrooms) within the school boundaries. This will exacerbate the overcrowding problem in the other classrooms. Contribution: Grade R classroom From left, Mike Froy, Craig Campbell and Rahul Pahak, Director Southern Africa, Air France/KLM. King Shaka High School Grindrod South Africa (GSA), in conjunction with Adopt-a-School Foundation, have put a five-year ac- tion plan in place which is based on a feasibility study done. The computer centre built in this school last year (sponsored by GSA) resulted in the pass rate for computer studies increasing dramatically. As part The current kitchen at Amaoti 3 feeds of Grindrod’s centenary corporate social investment 950 children every day. spend, a science lab will be built at this school; this spend will be over and above GSA’s commitment. Contribution: Science laboratory 5 MAKING WAVES A news update for the customers, suppliers and staff of Grindrod Limited

King & Sons welcomes mv Orient Centaur

The new build mv Orient Centaur arrived at during her port stay, and commemorated the special the Port of Richards Bay on 30 May on her occasion with the presentation of a plaque. maiden voyage, docking at the Richards Bay Built in China, the vessel has a dead weight of 114 Coal Terminal (RBCT) to load a cargo of 102 841 mt, beam of 43 m and overall length of 255 m. 962 mt of coal in bulk for delivery to Imming- Her keel was laid on 8 October 2008, and she was ham, UK. delivered to owners Orient Centaur Shipping on 6 King & Sons attended as vessel’s agents May this year.

On the bridge are, from left, Bheki Mhlongo (RBCT), Willie Grobler (King & Sons), Captain Volody- myr Tararyn (MASTER) and Mandla Mbatha (RBCT).

Eyeing the Asia trade from Singapore

The Singapore-based Grindrod Trading Asia recently joined the Global Trader programme, receiving an award in May. CEO Brendan McIlmurray said, “The group is setting its sights on the Asian market, es- pecially China. Thus it needs talent who can communicate with both sides. Singapore not only has the linguistic advantage but they are also strong on professional knowledge, and can bring in more profi ts for the company. In addition, we are very satisfi ed with the Sin- An award was presented in May 2010 to Brendan gapore government’s welcoming attitude and McIlmurray, CEO of Grindrod Trading Asia, by Mr Lim policy. The Grindrod Trading offi ce in Singa- Hng Kiang, Singapore’s Minister of Trade and Industry. pore currently has approximately 20 employ- ees and the plan is to double that number in the next two-to-three years.” Singapore is attempting to move from a regional hub to a global centre, and is now providing better trading support services, in- cluding structured commodity fi nancing. Grindrod’s Far East interests lie in energy, metals, minerals and agricultural commodi- ties. 6 MAKING WAVES A news update for the customers, suppliers and staff of Grindrod Limited

New developments at Ships Agencies

The potential for growth and development of our brand throughout Africa is being taken seriously by Grindrod Ships Agencies. Rob Gardner has been appointed as General Manager for Grindrod Ships Agencies Africa and the intention is to rebrand the current King & Sons offi ces in Mozambique and Namibia to form the fi rst link in the de- velopment of the Africa offi ces. Joining Rob as part of the management team are Eben Joubert, who is responsible for Namibia, and Kevin Stone, who looks after Mozambique. Says Rob, “With the development of our staff being a primary goal, we feel that we will not only cement our relationships with our client base, but will reinforce the Group’s intention to become the ships agency of choice Rob Gardner in Southern Africa.”

All part of the training ... Navigation cadet Ryan Curtis uses a sextant equipped with electronic and satellite aids to naviga- to sight the evening stars from the bridge wing tion, a sextant is still carried on board, and a knowl- of Unicorn’s product/chemical tanker, mt Oli- edge of astronomy and the ability to use a sextant phant, to confi rm the position of the vessel form part of every cadet’s training as a requirement approaching the Philippines. for obtaining the Navigation Offi cer of the Watch cer- Although modern merchant ships are tifi cate.

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Making a difference to the environment

Grindrod Terminals in Richards Bay Grindrod Intermodal shows their commitment on plants trees on WED World Environment Day with a clean-up of coun- try-wide facilities.

World Environment Day (WED) 2010 aims to which the United Nations stimulates worldwide be the biggest, most widely celebrated, global awareness of the environment and encourages po- day for positive, environmental action. litical attention and action. Commemorated on 5 June since 1972, A number of Grindrod companies got involved on WED is one of the principal vehicles through the day, as we can see here.

Grindrod acquires European bunker-barge business

The Grindrod Group announced in May the Laurence Stuart-Hill added, “The acquisition of acquisition of the Associated Bunker Oil Con- ABC provides a base from which Cockett Marine tractors (ABC) group based in Rotterdam. can further enhance its position in the Rotterdam The ABC group is a well-established physical market.” supplier of marine bunker fuels in the Rotter- Cockett Marine is Grindrod’s Trading arm which dam and surrounding port areas. trades and supplies marine bunker fuel and is based The ABC group operates four bunker tank- in London with other offices in major international ers delivering marine fuels to ships in the bunkering centres. ports of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp ABC’s existing senior management will continue in (ARA). ABC also supplies marine bunker fuels their management roles. for its own account. The ABC group is linked Hans Boer, shareholder and Managing Director of to the Vinotra Pool, a scheduler of bunker ABC, states, “The acquisition by Grindrod Limited tanker delivery services in the ARA ports. of the ABC group of companies will provide a ma- Laurence Stuart-Hill, Executive Director of jor benefit to our customer base. They bring a level Grindrod Limited, said, “The expansion of our of expertise and experience that will complement bunker-barge business into Europe supports and enhance our core services in both the trading our strategy of expansion into international and physical supply disciplines. I am confident that and niche market sectors”. the acquisition will allow us to further improve our The two components of ABC, namely barge already excellent quality of service to our customers operations and physical supply will be sepa- and grow our market share”. rately managed by the Shipping (in respect of barge operations) and Trading (in respect of physical supply) divisions of the Grindrod Group. 8 MAKING WAVES A news update for the customers, suppliers and staff of Grindrod Limited

Investing in Maputo port infrastructure

The Port of Maputo in Mozambique will see substantial investment over the next fi ve years, says Grindrod Freight Services CEO, Dave Rennie. Grindrod will be responsible for roughly 40% of this spend as the company grows its capacity in Maputo, he says. The Maputo Port Development Company, in which Grindrod has a 25% share, has re- ceived an extension to its port concession to 2033, with the option for another ten-year extension thereafter. This extension provides a timeline for the implementation of a port master plan and for sub-concessionaires to undertake additional investment. Grindrod’s coal terminal subconcession has also been extended to 2043, and the termi- nal will be expanded from its current 6 million tons of coal a year, to as much as 25 million tons in years to come. The immediate expansion plans include the dredging of the port from its current 9.4 m draught to 11.0 m to accommodate the larg- er Panamax vessels, which will improve the port’s competitiveness in terms of bulk and container traffi c. Matola Coal Terminal. The vessel TSHD Pallieter (dredger) arrived in Maputo on 19 September to commence the dredging of the access channels, basins and berths in the Port of Maputo. The dredging, to be per- formed by Mascarenes Dredging & Management Services, will take between four and six months to complete. The project is a joint venture between CFM, Grindrod and DP World, the joint owners of port- operating company MPDC. The dredging project is the fi rst major capital project undertaken following the extension of the MPDC concession agreement by TSHD Pallieter in Maputo. the Government of Mozambique on 30 July, and refl ects the share- holders’ commitment to the Port of Maputo to fully implementing 9 the Port Master Plan. MAKING WAVES A news update for the customers, suppliers and staff of Grindrod Limited

Soccer World Cup was cause for celebration at Grindrod too

Voigt Shipping, Durban King & Sons, Richards Bay The much-anticipated World Cup is now a distant memory, but whilst it was here, Grindrod, like the rest of South Africa, felt it, enjoyed it and celebrated it.

Kapele, Johannesburg

Atlas, Durban

King & Sons, Richards Bay Intermodal, Durban

Grindrod Automotive Services, Durban

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The original fencing erected Voigt Shipping, Richards Bay around the prison on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated, was trans- ported by Grindrod Logistics - Furniture to the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg where the huge 2010 structure was erected by Christopher Swift.

Grindrod Freight Services, Durban Grindrod Logistics

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Spreading cheer Maritime Day

Pinki Vezi from Group HR assisted at the Grindrod stand which highlighted the various career opportunities in ship- ping and logistics. Earlier this year, Grindrod Bank spread some World Cup cheer by donating soccer balls to the International Maritime Day was celebrated in East Blessed Gérard’s Care Centre in London on 21 September. Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal. The cen- tre was started 10 years ago and is Organised by the Department of Transport, 200 a home for orphaned, sick, formerly children from disadvantaged schools in the area neglected, abandoned, abused, malnourished and physically and were taken by bus to view an exhibition at the ICC. mentally challenged children who The children were then taken on a port tour. otherwise would have no future. Unicorn Shipping sponsored the transportation of a group of sea cadets from Port Elizabeth to East London. Their presence added to the event.

Property networking Death of Willem Steenkamp

Grindrod Logistics – Auto Di- vision learned with sadness of the recent death of Willem Steenkamp, former Operations Manager Cape Town, who re- tired on 30 April this year. He started with the company more than 39 years ago as a Carrier Driver. He was 65. Said Andries Smit, Branch Manager, “Willem was a reli- able and hard-working man, but best of all he always had a laugh on him and kept the sprits high with his good humor and jokes. Bruce Bailey and Colin Bird at the MIPIM No matter what, he was always at work every day conference in Cannes, France in March this year. – and no job was too big for him.” Willem leaves his wife Lenie and three adult chil- Colin Bird, Head of Grindrod Bank Property dren. Grindrod extends condolences to Willem’s Solutions, together with Bruce Bailey and family and friends. Griffin directors Rui Nobre and Rupert Hack- will, travelled to France to the MIPIM confer- ence, a global property networking event. The three-day event attracted more than 6000 dif- ferent companies from around the world. 12 MAKING WAVES A news update for the customers, suppliers and staff of Grindrod Limited

New contract with Mercedes and Chrysler

Grindrod Logistics – Auto Division recently pleased this relationship will continue for another signed a three-year contract with Mercedes three years at least.” Benz South Africa and Chrysler South Africa, giving the company a 35% share of the South African market. The contract involves the delivery of ±7000 long-distance units a year on car carriers, from East London to dealers throughout KwaZulu-Natal. The business has also secured the delivery of approximately 1000 vehicles a month from the manufacturing plant and East London harbour to the IDZ distribution centre. Said Dave Roberts, General Manager, Grindrod Logistics – Auto Division, “We have Two car carriers ready to go. enjoyed doing business with Mercedes and Chrysler since the 1970s, and we are very

Add ‘Tomorrow’s skills’ to ‘Today’s talent’

In July 2010, Grindrod commenced with • To identify top learners in disadvantaged schools LEAD (Leadership Education and Develop- • To provide learners with career development op- ment), its NQF Level 3 and Level 5 National portunities Certifi cates in Management. • To introduce selected learners to the fi rst-world An exciting addition to the NQF Level 5 business environment at an early age, thereby management programme is that each partici- enhancing their ability to make the transition from pant “adopts” a student for the period of the deprived circumstances to productive lives in the programme from “iKusasa lami” (Today’s tal- modern economy ent, Tomorrow’s skills). iKusasa lami is a rural • To provide talented learners with access to and township schools programme which was bursaries subsequent to their secondary school conceptualised and developed by Editworks careers for advanced training at universities, Africa cc in conjunction with the national De- technikons and trade schools partment of Education in 2005. Its objective • To provide business partners with access to a is as follows: pool of pre-qualifi ed talent.

Education is the way

Jan Bester, Supervisor at Grindrod Terminals (Sea Munye) Richards Bay, is on a mission to further his education. He completed his SOMP diploma in March 2009, completed his B Tech in management in De- cember last year, and now wants to do a diploma in HR and a masters in operations. That’s the way, Jan.

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‘Talent Scout’ will streamline recruitment

Grindrod Human Resources is delighted to announce the implementation of an exciting new e-recruitment system – Talent Scout. Not only will this initiative build our internal talent pools, and encourage and support career development and advancement within the Group, but it will also streamline the recruit- ment process resulting in cost savings for the business. Please log onto the Grindrod website to • You will then be asked for your ID number and view the new careers page and register your can follow the registration process as laid out on CV today! The process works as follows: the page. • Make sure that your original PDF or Word Once you have completed the process you will be document CV is ready to upload allocated a username and password. In order to ap- • Log onto www.grindrod.co.za ply for any internal posts on the site, all you need to • Go to the careers page link do is follow the ‘job search’ button displayed on the • Go to the ‘register now’ button on the left left. and click on the EMPLOYEES link

Grindrod people among ICS prizewinners The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) South Africa Branch 2010 annual prize- giving took place on 16 September at Durban Country Club. Grindrod people were among the prizewinners. • Tanya Henry of IVS achieved Best South African Candidate in the Foundation Diploma (Phoenix Shipping Prize). Tanya has also been invited to attend the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers prizegiving luncheon in London as she was the top student worldwide this At the ICS prizegiving were, back from left, (Prize year in dry cargo chartering for the Foun- recipients): Michael Dos Santos, Candice Woods, Guy dation Diploma and has been awarded the McPhun, Christie Fourie, Justin Leigh, Tienie Ellis and Clarksons prize. Rob Gardner (ICS SA Education Officer); middle, (Prize recipients): Vanessa Sallie, Sandy Govender, Angie Izatt; • Christie Fourie of Voigt Shipping was award- and front, Tanya Henry, Natasja Victor (prize recipients) ed the Best South African Candidate in Ship- Richard Brook-Hart (ICS SA Chairman) and Iain McIn- tosh (prize recipient). ping Business prize. • Justin Leigh of Mitchell Cotts Maritime and Candidate in Marine Insurance. Candice Woods of Grindrod Management Services completed their professional qualify- Robbie Gardner from Grindrod Ships Agencies is ing exams this year. Justin was awarded the on the South African Branch Committee of the ICS prize for the Best South African Candidate in and is the Education Officer; he also tutors for the Legal Principles of Shipping Business. Can- ICS. Other Grindrod ICS tutors are Laurence Buckle dice was awarded prizes for Best South Afri- from Unicorn, and Tessa Bentley from IVS. can Candidate in Economics of Sea Transport Grindrod Limited, Island View Shipping and OACL & International Trade, and Best South African were among the prize sponsors this year. 14 MAKING WAVES A news update for the customers, suppliers and staff of Grindrod Limited MAKING WAVES A news update for the customers, suppliers and staff of Grindrod Limited

Ian’s a bowls boff GPCA Eagles were Super

Grindrod Terminals supported Ian Craw- ford’s bowls team, from left, Jurie Calitz, his son Douw Calitz and Ian Crawford. Ian Crawford, an employee of Grindrod Ter- minals, Walvis Bay, is a major force in bowls in Namibia. His team recently won the Trips In a closely contested match held on Sunday 25 July, championship in Namibia. Congratulations the highly rated GPCA “Super Eagles”, a league side, narrowly beat a makeshift GPCA side (the GPCA “Strag- to Ian for also being elected Vice-President glers”). The score was 6-4. The Super Eagles team was, of the Namibian Lawn Bowling Association back from left, Maxwell Baneti, Boyana Khosa, Mushumo “Chippa” Thomani, Sipho Negumela, Paulos Ramoshaba, and for being chosen as a Namibian national Christopher Munzhelele (captain); and front, Johannes bowls selector. He will also manage the Na- Mabitsela, Chris Moja, Abel Mofokeng, Chri Mnombeni mibian team to attend the Commonwealth and Thabo Maphutha. Games in India in October.

Oreport teams humbled on Rally to Read

Two teams from Oreport participated in Rally to Read, Mpumalanga, this year, distributing books to rural schools. The drivers were Ian Falcon and Debbie Hartman and the crew were Lebo Cholo- gi, Anita Kruger, Nthabiseng Nathane, Joe Madumo and Nicolas de Bruyn. This is their story: We left the Oreport offi ce in Johannesburg at 4 am on Saturday 16 May, met team leader Hein Nel nearby, and in Middleburg we met up with another six vehicles. Our destination signed. After sweets had been handed out, we were was Witrivier. then taken on a tour of the classrooms. The head- As we approached Lepesi Primary School, mistress explained that a previous student, now an we were surrounded by singing children, adult, had come and painted all the classroom walls some dressed in traditional Swazi dress. This with pictures of wildlife. school has 481 learners and 16 teachers. We then left for Mvangatini Primary School which Once all the boxes had been off-loaded, the has 170 learners and fi ve teachers. After a similar handing-over ceremony commenced, with a welcome and ceremony, a small group of young few short speeches from the headmistress, a boys entertained us with a gumboot dance, although Department of Education representative, and only one boy actually had gumboots. our team leader. At our hotel in Witrivier, as we shared our stories, A few boxes were opened, the good- we all realised we had been deeply touched by what ies shown to the children and the contract we had seen and experienced on the rally. 15 MAKING WAVES A news update for the customers, suppliers and staff of Grindrod Limited

Intermodal launch new systems applications

Customer Relationship Marketing Grindrod Intermodal recently introduced their tailor-made Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM) application which will fa- cilitate the better management of client pro- fi les and communication.

Cargo Management System (CMS) Since rolling out CMS to our Well 20 Dur- ban warehouse over a year ago, this system The Cargo Management System team: Pam is now live in all regions and there have been Naidoo, Adam Walker (National Systems Manager) and Gwen Pillay. further enhancements to enforce controls and functionality, the aim being to increase cargo through a pick/pack and shipping process productivity and reporting. with documents printed directly from a scanner, the CMS now offers features such as inte- ability to systematically unpack pre-packed cargo grated scanner technology via wireless in- if required, scanned stock counting with instant frastructure, application-controlled security variance reporting, a stock transfer functionality with the with enhanced user auditing, fully automat- ability to email reports to clients as well as managing ed receipting function via scanner, fully au- cargo according to FIFO or “on demand” dispatching. tomated dispatching function, processing

New warehouse at Bluff Grindrod Intermodal is developing its Bluff Road facility to incorporate a new state-of- the-art warehouse. It will offer almost 9,000m2 of undercover warehousing, and approxi- mately 10,000m2 of open storage. Construc- tion is well under way and was scheduled for completion by 1 October 2010. The lease at Well 20 has not been renewed and existing operations will move to the Bluff Road site.

Driving contract won

Grindrod Automotive Services was recently awarded the Transnet tender for driving services at the Durban Car Terminal. Seen celebrating the good news are Johnny Mwamba, Ashie Brambha, Mohammed Simjee (back), Unathi Mangisa, Zanitha Jumman (front) and Thandi Msimang.

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New ship delivered to Unicorn

mv RHINO, the latest ship to join the Unicorn and equipment, and has a different but nice accom- fl eet, was delivered on 31 August from the modation layout. SLS Shipyard in Korea. One distinctive difference is that RHINO is fi tted RHINO is a 39,700 dwt product/chemical with a stern manifold allowing the vessel to discharge (IMO type 2) tanker built to the same high or load cargo over the stern, a requirement usually standards as the other 40,000 dwt series of associated with Mediterranean ports. vessels that were also built by SLS for Uni- RHINO sailed on her maiden voyage with Captain corn, all named after animals. Lucian Filat in command. Her voyage will take her to Although RHINO is a sister ship to our “ani- the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Philip- mal” class of vessels, she does have differ- pines to load vegetable oils, and then to the Mediter- ences in the make and layout of machinery ranean and European ports via Suez to discharge.

Unicorn donates DVDs for Maritime Studies students

The Department of Maritime Studies at Dur- ban University of Technology (DUT) recently received 20 educational DVDs hired from VIDEOTEL and sponsored by Unicorn Ship- ping. This sponsorship will continue at a cost of R20 000 per year. Gavin le Roux, Training Manager of Unicorn Shipping, presented the box of DVDs to Cap- tain Colin Johnsen (HoD: Maritime Studies) at a meeting held in May at the office of the Ex- ecutive Dean of the Applied Sciences Faculty, Steve Biko campus. The HoD expressed his gratitude for the valuable contribution to the study pro- gramme. Many of the students come from

rural areas with little or no prior knowledge of Gavin le Roux, Training Manager Unicorn Shipping, right, the shipping industry. The audio-visual mate- presents a set of DVDs to Prof Darren Lortan, left, and rial will contribute a great deal to improving Captain Colin Johnsen, HoD Maritime Studies, middle, both at DUT. standards when students can conceptualise descriptions in their notes. ping companies and maritime education and training VIDEOTEL is a British company offering institutions. maritime training packages globally for ship- 17 MAKING WAVES A news update for the customers, suppliers and staff of Grindrod Limited

Raising funds at the Odd Ball Olympics

Ninety-four teams from companies in Amanz- imtoti and surrounding areas took part in the Odd Ball Olympics on 5 June. Grindrod Logistics fielded a team on the day, which was a fundraiser for Round Table. All the teams had to negotiate 11 obstacles, and the games played included Human Foos- ball, Shongololo Crawl, Elastic Game, Maze Game and many more. The Grindrod Team showed plenty of team spirit to others in the industry including Motor- via, CAT WWL, TTAF and Toyota SA. All in all, They participated, from left, standing, Ken Moodley, Gabriel Reddy, Chandre Lynch, Rajen Govender, Mari Mann, Danesh Dheendial, a day of good clean fun, networking ... and Nicholene de Lange, Colin Gramani and Christina Bosch; and fundraising for a worthy cause. kneeling, Suneel Premnand, Farzana Khan, Louyse van Jaarsveldt and Kerri van Loggerenberg; in front is Danesh’s nephew.

Crane reaches new Vanguard made history in Port Elizabeth in May heights when it used its latest major capital invest- ment, the sophisticated GTK 1100 crane, to in- stall a wind turbine as part of the first phase of the first commercial wind farm in South Af- rica. The crane arrived in the country just in time Going up ... to erect the wind tur- bine. “The GTK 1100 was ideally suited to this assignment and is Röhlig were there a major breakthrough The soccer World Cup generated a number of op- in the heavy-lift crane portunities for Röhlig-Grindrod. market. It was designed to lift ultra-heavy loads Such as arranging the importation of 92 tonnes of to extreme heights and copper cabling for the stand-by generators at the its potential lies in be- various stadiums around the country. National Opera- ing deployed in facilities tions Manager Doug Engelbrecht and Johannesburg such as windturbine Airfreight Import Manager Tommy Reddy stepped farms, power stations up to the challenge and soon a jumbo jet on char- and refineries,” says ter from EUREX landed at OR Tambo International Bryan Hodgkinson, Airport very early one freezing morning in May. The Managing Director. 63 reels of cabling were loaded onto five trucks and delivered to client PHD Power by 13h00 that day. No The new Vanguard crane lifted the delays, no problems, just one happy client. 18 97-ton hub to a height of 95 metres. MAKING WAVES A news update for the customers, suppliers and staff of Grindrod Limited

Big effort from payroll team as SAP introduced

We did it! As you know the July and August we can be proud of them. payrolls were processed on the SAP system. Compliments and suggestions have been received The effort that was applied by our own pay- from a number of Business Units and any more will roll staff, business representatives and the be welcomed. Northgate Arinso consulting team, has been We also understand that a project of this magni- incredible to say the least. We are proud to be tude is not without its challenges, but you can rest associated with employees with such a high assured that we are working around the clock to iron work ethic and dedication. The payroll team is out any SAP creases in the payroll. an amazing bunch of people who have put in Andile Kosani, Group HR Manager many hours of overtime to achieve this goal;

When bankers become builders ....

Grindrod Bank staff showed great character paces by mixing mortar, digging trenches, erecting by embarking on a week-long building proj- scaffolding, laying bricks and finally fitting the roof. ect, as part of the Habitat for Humanity initia- Conditions were testing, particularly at the ex- tive. The project consisted of donating funds posed KZN site, but the gratitude of the community and human resources to make possible the and their locally-prepared cuisine in make-shift mar- construction of three houses, from founda- quees, gave perspective on the positive contribution tion to roof, in Umgababa, KZN, and Orange which was being made. Farm, Gauteng. Ultimately, the experience was humbling and uni- In the fashion of the popular TV series, fying, and demonstrated the kind of selfless mettle Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 85 staff which the Grindrod Bank staff possess. turned out in their aptly-branded bright or- A very big thank you to all who gave of their time, ange overalls, full of anticipation of what skills and a special mention to Ivan Clark and Liz Turner for they would learn and just how they would ul- their participation in this worthy exercise. timately change the lives of three disadvan- taged families. Teams were put through their 19 MAKING WAVES A news update for the customers, suppliers and staff of Grindrod Limited

Grindrod staffers helped the Comrades runners to move it

It’s the seconding tables and the volunteers that the race and returned on the Monday following make the Comrades Marathon the success it is. the race. That’s why the Grindrod site was staffed by about One of the biggest tasks was keeping our site 100 volunteers including our Chairman, our CEO, and adjacent road clean by picking up the empty present and past employees, family and friends. plastic bottles and other litter. The site has to be Some of them got there around 04h30 and left spotless by sun-up the next day – a huge job. only around 18h00. The Grindrod site was kept lively by our own The site in Hillcrest was some 300 metres long. DJ, and we kept the volunteers and runners on Our job was to make sure the runners got water, the move because, well, WE LIKE TO MOVE IT. drinks and food, plenty of encouragement, and if It was especially exciting to see colleagues and necessary a leg rub or a plaster. friends partcipate in the world’s largest ultrama- All the consumables and plastic bottles and rathon – more than 20 000 runners entered the water troughs etc needed to be picked up from race between Pietermaritzburg and Durban in the Comrades warehouse on the Friday before May this year.

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