Trade Ocean Shipping Services (Pty) Ltd was formed in 2006, as a legal vehicle to buy-out TRT Ships’ Agency from ZA Trans, a division of the Barloworld Logistics group. Included in this negotiated buy-out was a division of ZA Trans that functioned as clearing agents and was designed to meet the specialised requirements that accompany the shipping of perishable products within the industry.
TRT Ships’ Agency has a long and credible history as clearing agents that stretches back to 1968 when the business was established under the banner of TRT Shipping Services (Pty) Ltd. Trade Ocean strives to continue the legacy of service excellence within the clearing and forwarding industry.
We offer a range of Shipping Agent related services, including clearing and forwarding, and act as customs clearing agents through our offices in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa and Walvis Bay, Namibia. We also operate via reliable sub-agents in many smaller Southern African ports. With official Service Representative Offices in Taiwan and Japan and plans in motion for steady growth and expansion into other strategic sectors, Trade Ocean are fast becoming formidable clearing agents within the shipping industry in South Africa.