OUR LEADERSHIP

Meet Pierre Theron, the Managing Director of SHINC Shipping Services. Pierre is a highly experienced shipping professional with a career spanning over 30 years in the industry. He began his career in the early 1990s as a Junior Ships Operator. Pierre quickly proved his abilities and steadily grew in his position until he was awarded the position of Senior Ships Operator at Voigt Shipping.

After a few years, Pierre was promoted to Operations Manager, where his roles and responsibilities increased substantially. His passion for new challenges eventually led him to the position of National Ships Agency Manager, where he had the opportunity to accompany Executive Management on combined marketing trips, both locally and internationally. In December 2012, Pierre took on a new challenge with a global ships agency and was promoted to Commercial and Marketing Manager in South Africa. In this role, Pierre expanded his local and international activities with his team, leading to steady growth within the agricultural and minerals markets.

With all the experience and knowledge that Pierre has built over the years, he knew that opening a new agency could be a game-changer and that the growth and development of the younger generation in the shipping industry was a necessity to South Africa’s ports and its economy. As a result, he founded SHINC Shipping Services at the end of 2020, bringing together his years of experience and expertise to offer specialised services to clients in the mineral and agricultural import and export sector.

As the Managing Director of SHINC Shipping Services, Pierre continues to bring his extensive knowledge and experience to the forefront, leading his team of dynamic and knowledgeable experts to provide personalised and efficient services to their clients.

Dieter began his shipping career in 2009, and since then, his career has evolved exponentially to what it is today. Beginning as a trainee vessel agent in East London, Dieter quickly made his way up the ranks and was eventually promoted to the role of Operations Manager in Gqeberha.

Over time, Dieter has proven that he is not only an exceptional leader, but also a great mentor to his staff. At the end of 2020, he was presented with the opportunity to start SHINC Shipping Services alongside Pierre and Trewayne, and since then, he has never looked back. Dieter continues to bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table and has proven himself to be a key role player within the SHINC Shipping Services team.

Dieter fulfils the role of Regional Manager for the Eastern and Western Cape, covering the ports of East London, Gqeberha, Ngqura, Cape Town and Saldanha Bay.

Our Durban Operations Manager, Muhammad Rana (Mo), joined us at the beginning of 2022 as a trainee operator and has experienced exponential professional growth since.

After a short, but successful, stint as a Tally Supervisor at RNJ Marine & Logistics, Mo decided to make the jump to Agency, and he has never looked back.

Being a family man, it is no surprise that Mo’s rapid rise in the Shipping Industry was inspired by his father, who made it known to him from a young age that the key to success is hard work and perseverance.

Mo is a true testament to the saying “pressure makes diamonds”. He thrives under pressure and understands that a good Agent is not one who can excel when things go right, but one who can act and resolve when things go wrong. Those who have had the pleasure of meeting Mo will tell you that he is a true gentleman and professional in everything he does.

Outside of work, Mo enjoys spending time with family and travelling.

With a career spanning over 30 years, our National Clearing & Forwarding Manager, Anton van Buuren, is a true veteran of the game.

Beginning his journey as a Warehouse Inspector for Customs & Excise in 1990, and thereafter quickly climbing the ranks, Anton soon realised that he had a deep passion for Clearing & Forwarding.

Anton joined SHINC at the end of 2023, and he has been instrumental to our growth.

A great mentor to the youth, leader to his team and friend to Pierre, there are not enough words in the dictionary to describe the great qualities which Anton possesses.

B-BBEE STATUS

SHINC currently has a level 4 B-BBEE status (B-BBEE Procurement Recognition Level 100%). We recognise and appreciate that our contribution needs to improve, and we are already engaged with a registered transformation and compliance entity to see how we can further comply for a better rating