Professional Network
NP&A Group consists of a transport economic, policy, and management consultancy with extensive experience and a range of capabilities, linked to a number of professional industry experts in various disciplines relevant to freight transport, regional trade, interstate border activities, and the regulation of freight logistics.
NP&A Group has a developed network of connections with professional researchers, experts and consultants in various transport modes and fields of business with experience of consulting services to private and governmental organisations.
NP&A Group is selective of its collaboration and works with consultancies with appropriate expertise in the Southern and East African region. Networking and linkages are with senior experienced and expert individuals with years of effective consulting and research history, permitting us to assist in setting up contacts and professional connections for many different applications.
Experience in the Field
NP&A Group has an exceptional overview of the transport systems of Sub-Saharan Africa from engagement with industry, authorities and donor agencies throughout the ESA region. Past projects include work for UNECA, TMEA, WBG, SA Government, SADC, COMESA, SA Provinces and private sector companies.
NP&A Group has present and past involvement in research and economic and policy studies in railways, road freight, roads, maritime and ports, airports and pipelines as well as inter-modal developments.
Services we Offer
The expertise within NP&A Group in research and consulting includes the ability to offer the following specialisations and services:
Road Freight Business Management
- Costing System Development
- Operations Management
- Vehicles Specification
- Contracts Evaluation
- Business Development
- Feasibility Analysis
- Training
Research Project Management
- Traffic Surveys and Data Processing
- Transport Statistical Analysis
- Logistics Systems Evaluation
- Road Transport Regulations
- Port logistics research
- Freight Transport Modelling
- Rail freight Optimisation
Transportation Policy and Administration
- Regional Policy Studies
- Freight Transport Legislation
- Regional Transport Integration
- Road Freight Policy
- Cross-Border and Corridor Research
Transport Systems Management
- Management of Weighbridges
- Overloading Control Systems
- Databank Systems
- Dangerous Goods Transport
- GIS Mapping and Spatial Analysis
Nick Porée and Associates (Pty) Ltd, (NP&A) incorporated in 2007, is based in Durban, South Africa with close links to the busy ports of Durban, Richards Bay and Cape Town and the transport corridors to the interior. NP&A has a history of logistics research in industries all over Southern Africa, having designed and created the Provincial Freight Transport Databanks in 8 Provinces.
Close association with the Federation of East and Southern Road Transport Associations (FESARTA) and access to the SAFTI and Provincial data banks provides a further resource in assisting transport industries with comparative data.
Services
Border and Corridor Research
NP&A has a long time cooperative relationship with Transport and Logistics Consultancy (TLC) based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa which include over 5 years of surveys and analysis of over 20 border post operations in East and Southern Africa for TrademarkEastAfrica (TMEA) , JICA and other donor agencies.
The combined capabilities of the group has created specialised survey management capacity, custom designed data capture and processing, and professional capacity to analyse, and evaluate border post and corridor freight transport efficiency.
The Border surveys include, cost of corridor trade, delays, obstructions and solutions , border post layout, inspection and performance of facilities as well as comparative analysis using statistical data from past surveys.
Engagement in the corridor trade, freight transport industry and and border issues provides corridor and border authority contacts, corridor transport operator contacts, freight transport and commodity analysis and corridor cost and time comparisons