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COMPANY
HISTORY

Humble beginnings

The company was established by David John Cochrane-Murray, who joined the
Turner in 1896, at a time when ox wagons company in 1901, had lost his business
and sailing ships were the primary modes partner but decided to keep the business
of transport. Then called Turner and going, retaining the Turner name in
Company (Shipping) (Proprietary) Limited, memory of his friend.
the business operated as a Customs
Clearing agent from the newly established In memory of all those who lost their lives
Port of Durban. on the Waratah, Turners Shipping has
models of the ill-fated liner displayed at
In 1909, tragedy struck when David Turner, all their offices.
his wife and five children boarded the
luxurious passenger liner the SS Waratah Global player
intending to visit their ancestral home in
England. We look beyond our borders and our
global network enables us to provide a
The ship, with 221 passengers and crew, comprehensive value added logistics
left Durban on July 26, 1909, but never service on a door-to-door basis, to and
reached Cape Town. No sign of the ship from any location in the world.
or its passengers was ever found. David
Turner and his family were among those
who died at sea.

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