The Confreight Group opened their 4th office in South Africa on January 15th 2000. 
The new office, CFR FREIGHT SOUTH AFRICA PTY LTD in Port Elizabeth will promote the Group's existing weekly lcl inbound services from Europe and continue
the development of direct consolidation boxes to Europe, asia and the U.S.A. 
The office details are as follows: 
133 Villiers Road 
Walmer 
Port Elisabeth 6070 
R.S.A. 
Tel : +27/41 581 88 77 
Fax : +27/41 581 88 78 

In mid February 2000 The Confreight Group restructured its operation in Turkey and moved to larger premises in Istanbul. 
As part of the restructuring process the name has been changed to FREIGHTCON INTERNATIONAL TURKEY LTD with offices in the following locations: 
Mebusan Yokusu, Abisa Is Merkezi, No: 48/2 
80040 Findikli - Istanbul 
Tel : +90/212 252 21 48-49 
Fax : +90/212 245 45 95 
E-mail : [email protected] 
Tibas Alsancak Ishani, 1476.sok No: 3 Daire: 6 
Alsancak - Izmir 
Tel : +90/232 464 50 93 
Fax : +90/232 463 86 27 
E-mail : [email protected] 
and 
Uray Caddesi, Guvenc Is Merkezi, Kat 3 Daire: 4 
33100 Mersin 
Tel : +90/324 238 85 37 
Fax : +90/324 238 81 11 
E-mail: [email protected] 
In addition to the existing services from Istanbul to Europe, the U.S.A., Asia and the Mediterranean area, the Izmir and Mersin offices have started weekly
consolidation services to Antwerp and Rotterdam where shipments will connect into the Company's worldwide network. 
It is intended that by mid 2000 other direct lcl services services will be in place. 

On 1st April the Group opened their second office in Poland based at the port city of Gdynia. The details of the offce are shown below: 
CONFREIGHT POLAND LTD 
Baltic Branch 
Ul.Hryniewickiego 10 
PL 81-340 GDYNIA 
Tel +48/58 627 69 58-9 
Fax +48/58 627 69 60 
E-mail [email protected] 
Ctc Mr. Wojciech Nowik 

In January 2000 a new service has been started from Europe to PORT SUDAN with oncarriage to KHARTOUM. The service will start with a sailing every 3 weeks
and a transit time of 18 days to Port Sudan, although later on this year the frequency will be updated. There is a daily truck service to Khartoum from Port Sudan. 
In February 2000 the Group started a direct fortnightly lcl service to SUAPE and RECIFE in Brasil giving a transit time of only 10 days. 
The Confreight Group can now justifiably call themselves THE specialist to Brasil with lcl services to Paranagua, Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Suape Santos and Rio
Grande do Sul by non conference vessels and to Rio de Janeiro and Santos by conference. 
It is the intention to increase the frequency of departures this year and also to add more direct sailings to other Brazilian ports. 
Also in February direct services to PUERTO CABELLO in Venezuela were commenced on a fortnightly basis with a transit time of only 15 days. 
The response from our shippers has certainly highlighted the need for this direct service! 
The Confreight Group is further pleased to announce that March 2000 saw their first direct sailings to ORANJESTAD and WILLEMSTAD in the Netherlands Antilles. 
There will be 2 sailings a month with total transit times of 21 days and 18 days respectively. 
This service will be upgraded to weekly service as soon as possible. 
As from March 2000 the Le Havre office is offering a direct lcl service to Beirut with a 10 day transit time thus supplementing its direct services to South America,
Asia and the Middle East. 

Despite only being founded in February 1999, the rapid expansion of Confreight (U.K.) Ltd, both on its export and import services, has necessitated the relocation of
its head office in Chelmsford near London to larger premises. Negotations are currently under way for the move to take place in mid April.