Customer Solutions
Our can-do attitude, tenacity, courage and vision have seen us grow from humble beginnings into a global powerhouse represented in 19 countries. We provide customer solutions for an efficient and cost effective cargo flow – efficiently moving cargo by road, rail, sea and air – providing integrated logistical and specialised services across trade corridors.
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Keeping our people and communities safe is a top priority.
Safety first is a Grindrod promise.
Grindrod is guided by legislation and international and national best practice.
Read more about our SHERQ health and safety policyOur investment in southern Africa is evident in our active commitment to building infrastructure to support customer needs.
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XOLANI MBAMBO
Appointed 1 September 2018. Prior to joining Grindrod in March 2013, Xolani spent over a decade in the mining industry in various roles spanning across accounting and finance, mining project execution, mining business performance analysis (iron ore, coal and manganese) and coal marketing. During this time, he worked in Anglo American's offices in Johannesburg and London, its then mining operation in Mpumalanga and its gas exploration office in Gaborone. Having spent time as Grindrod's Freight Services CFO since 2013, Xolani accepted a Group Financial Director role in September 2018. In February 2021, he returned to Freight Services to assume the CEO responsibilities. Xolani is a director of various businesses in which Grindrod has a shareholding both local and international.

News
Grindrod reports commendable results for 2021
Core headline earnings increased by 166% to R886 million compared to R333 million in 2020. Global economic recovery, global demand for commodities, operational excellence throughout the business, and the drive to find cost-effective and efficient customer solutions, has underpinned Grindrod's phenomenal results. We have focussed on our core business and implemented our growth strategy.
Read moreThe biggest shipment in the history of Port Maputo sailed from Grindrod’s Matola Terminal
On Sunday, 5 December 2021, a Cape size vessel, about the length of three soccer fields, sailed from Grindrod’s Terminal de Carvão da Matola (TCM) carrying a parcel of 147 545 tonnes of magnetite destined for China. This is the biggest shipment in the port’s history—a new record since the shipment of 121 000 tonnes in May this year.
Read moreCheryl Carolus appointed as an independent non-executive director of Grindrod
Cheryl Carolus was appointed to the board as an independent non-executive director effective from 01 October 2021 and will be appointed chair of the board on the retirement of the current chair, Mike Hankinson, effective 25 May 2022.
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