Shipping & General Transport Warehousing and Distribution
A long warehouse aisle with tall red and grey pallet racking stacked with cartons, and wrapped pallets and crates on the floor, lit by sunlight from the far end.
A Shipping & General Transport service

Shared or dedicated. We store it and deliver it.

Tell us what you store, how much at your busiest and how fast it moves. The space check works out the pallet positions you need and which kind of store suits you; then we deliver, locally or on the N3 between Johannesburg and Durban.

  • 65,000 m²Our Germiston facility
  • Jhb and DurbanBonded and duty-free stores
  • 24-hourControl centre tracking
40+Years of Shipping & General in landside logistics
100+Heavy commercial vehicles on the road
24 hControl room monitoring the fleet
10Forklifts with attachments at our depot
How it works

Shared, or yours alone.

N3 · DURBAN DROP 1DROP 2DROP 3DROP 4DROP 5DROP 6 YOURS ALONESTAGINGTHE STORE, FROM ABOVE YOUR STOCKOff the truck at our dockOne pallet, one position20 positions on a normal daySHAREDSpace with other clientsOur team and equipmentRoom for 30 at your peakDEDICATEDSet up for you aloneSized for your peak: 30Empty spaces still yoursOUT THE DOORLocal, flat decks to vansFull loads on the N3Updates by email PALLET POSITIONSCOMING IN01200 X 1000 MM PALLETS
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    Your stock

    It comes off the truck at our dock, and every pallet takes a pallet position.

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    Shared

    You share space, labour, equipment and transport with other clients, with room for your busy season.

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    Dedicated

    A store set up for you alone, sized for your busiest month. The empty spaces are still yours.

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    Out the door

    Local deliveries on our own vehicles, full loads on the N3, and updates by email.

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No prices online. We quote on your actual stock.
Shared or dedicated

Two ways to store with us

Whatever your sector, we tailor a dedicated or a shared warehousing and distribution solution. The difference is what you share, and who the space is sized for.

Shared

  • SpaceShared with other clients
  • LabourOur team handles your stock
  • EquipmentOur forklifts and handling gear
  • TransportDeliveries shared too
  • FlexibleRoom for your busy season

Dedicated

  • Your storeSet up for your stock alone
  • Your peakSized for your busiest month
  • Your wayHandling set up to your process
  • Your spaceYours even when it’s not full
  • SuitsLarge, steady stock

Pallet positions

One pallet of 1200 × 1000 mm, one position, 1.2 m² of floor before aisles. Count your busiest month, not your average: that’s the space you need.

Weeks of cover

Your normal stock divided by what goes out a week. It tells you how long stock sits on the shelf, and how often it turns over in a year.

Out the door

Local deliveries on our vehicles, from flat decks to enclosed vans; full loads on the N3 between Durban and Johannesburg; status updates by email.

Coverage

Where we operate

Our depot is at 69–71 Barlow Road, Jupiter, Germiston, about 5 km from City Deep, on a 65,000 m² facility. We have bonded and duty-free stores in Johannesburg and Durban, and deliver locally and on the N3 between the two.

  • Germiston depot69–71 Barlow Road, Jupiter, Germiston 011 873 4786
  • Durban · Greyville81 Berea Road, Greyville, Durban 031 305 0438
Map of the Durban to Gauteng corridor Eastern South Africa, showing Shipping and General's Germiston depot in Gauteng and its portside operations in Durban, joined by the N3 corridor. N3 · Durban–Gauteng Germiston depotCustoms-licensed · Gauteng Durban · GreyvillePortside operations · KZN
Boundaries: Natural Earth. N3 route shown approximately. Scale true at 28°S.
A warehouse worker in a hard hat and a high-visibility vest stands in an aisle between tall blue and orange shelving, a pallet jack behind him.
Shipping & General Transport
Who we are

Part of Shipping & General Transport

Shipping & General Transport is a privately owned South African logistics company built on trustworthiness, perseverance and reliability. Warehousing and Distribution is one of its specialist services: your stock stored, shared or dedicated, and delivered on its own vehicles, by one company.

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Questions

Warehousing and distribution questions

Can’t find your answer? Our team is a phone call away.

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What’s the difference between shared and dedicated warehousing?

In a shared store you share space, labour, equipment and transport with other clients, which gives you flexibility and cost advantages. A dedicated store is set up for your stock alone, sized for your busiest month and run your way. We tailor either one, whatever your sector.

Which one suits me?

Smaller or seasonal stock usually suits shared space, because you aren’t holding room for your peak all year. Large, steady stock, a long term, or your own processes point to dedicated. The space check on this page gives a lean from your numbers, and we confirm it with you.

How many pallet positions do I need?

One for every pallet you hold at your busiest, not on an average day. If you count cartons, the space check works out how many fit on a 1200 × 1000 mm pallet to the height you choose, and turns your cartons into pallets.

How much floor space is that?

A 1200 × 1000 mm pallet takes 1.2 m² of floor, so 100 pallets on the floor are 120 m² before aisles. Racking takes them up instead of out; aisles and the loading area add space.

Where are your stores?

Our depot is at 69–71 Barlow Road, Jupiter, Germiston, about 5 km from City Deep, on a 65,000 m² facility, with a further 85,000 m² of land acquired. We also have bonded and duty-free stores in Johannesburg and Durban.

Can you store hazardous goods?

Our Germiston depot holds Ekurhuleni municipality accreditation to store various hazard classes, and our hazchem trucks carry a Tremcard for every UN-numbered product. Send the SDS and UN numbers with your quote request.

See Dangerous Goods Transport

Can you store imports that aren’t cleared yet?

Yes, in bond. Duty and VAT wait until the goods leave the bonded store, and if they’re re-exported, you don’t pay them at all.

See Bonded Warehousing

Can you unpack my containers into storage?

Yes. We unpack at our Germiston depot with 10 forklifts and attachments such as drum clamps, paper grabs and fork extensions, then the stock goes into storage.

See Container Packing and Unpacking

Do you deliver?

Yes. Locally on our own vehicles, from flat decks to enclosed vans, and full loads on the N3 between Durban and Johannesburg. We have more than 100 heavy commercial vehicles on the road every day.

How will I know where my deliveries are?

We send status updates by email from instruction to delivery, and our 24-hour control centre tracks our trucks in real time.

What do you need from me, and what does it cost?

What you store, how much at your busiest, how fast it moves and where it goes. We don’t publish prices: answer the seven short questions in the quote form and we’ll quote on your actual stock.

Ready when you are

Tell us what you store.

Seven short questions, plus the space check if you like. No prices online, just a quote on your actual stock.

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