Supply-Chain Africa:Planes,Trains & Trucks

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Comment by Eyembe Elango on March 19, 2010 at 8:14am

Up-to-speed: Productivity at Africa's logistics bottlenecks

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Comment by Eyembe Elango on March 18, 2010 at 3:51am

Ethiopia orders 10 737-800s, launches West African airline
Ethiopian Airlines CEO Girma Wake has announced that the carrier placed orders for 10 737-800s this month while achieving a long-sought objective to create a West African hub with the launch of ASKY Airlines, a Lome-based carrier operating a pair of 737s leased from ET.

.....Ethiopian has a 25% stake in ASKY, which has a diverse ownership spread among individuals and institutions in 11 African countries. Investors comprise the private multinational Ecobank and the major development banks of the region including the Economic Community of West African States, Bank for Investment and Development and West African Development Bank. He said ET has a contract to manage and operate the new airline, which he said will feed passengers into Ethiopian’s network of 74 destinations, including 35 in Africa.
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Comment by Eyembe Elango on March 18, 2010 at 3:46am

Libya’s carriers add routes and supplement fleets
The economic downturn has done little to dent the joint achievements of Libya’s national airlines which have both expanded their fleets and added to their routes in a bid to accommodate a rising influx of visitors, according to the Chairman and Managing Director of Libyan African Aviation Holding Company (LAAHCO), Sabri Saad Shadi.

He believes the increased activity in both passengers and air freight reflects the government’s push to establish Libya as the primary gateway to Africa. “We will soon be receiving 10 Airbus A350s, which will serve the hub facilities at the Libyan airports that are currently under construction, and by the end of 2010 the joint network will include more than 60 international destinations,” he said.
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Comment by Eyembe Elango on March 18, 2010 at 3:29am

Libya: 'Al-Baddad' Signs Partnership Agreement with 'Al Shams Group'
'Al-Baddad' international, the UAE-based leading technology innovator of mobile halls and smart warehouses and member of Al-Baddad, Global Group, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Al Shams Trading to establish its biggest branch in North Africa in Tripoli, Libya. The agreement was signed in the presence of Mr. Zayed Al-Baddad, Chairman and CEO of'Al-Baddad' international and Mr. Khalid Nayet, Chairman, Al Shams Trading.

This step is part of Al-Baddad’s strategic plan to expand its operations and enhance its reach to major Arab and international markets from Libya, which is also considered an important market for the company.

Expected to be completed within two months, work is afoot on Al-Baddad’s new branch that will serve North African and the Maghreb countries. It will also feature maintenance centers that use state-of-the-art intelligent systems and specializes in all logistics services in the field of mobile halls and stores manufacturing.
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Comment by Eyembe Elango on March 16, 2010 at 8:06am

Signing of a maritime sector agreement between Morocco and the Republic of Congo
This agreement focuses on development of cooperation in order to provide sufficient maritime services to cover interests of maritime trade between both countries was signed by the Minister of Equipment and Transport Karim Ghellab, and Minister responsible for the shipping from the Republic of Gongo Brazzaville, Martin Parfait Aimé Coussoud Maoungo.

Other provisions have been granted under this Agreement, namely non-discriminatory treatment of ships at ports of both countries, strengthening coordination in the areas of security and maritime safety, environmental protection against marine pollution, research and assistance at sea and maritime training and port.
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Comment by Eyembe Elango on March 16, 2010 at 5:00am

Tunisian Tunisamar launches new shipping line Rades-West Africa
A new shipping line is connecting the Tunisian Port of Rades to West Africa. It had been established since March 1, connecting the ports of Valencia in Spain, then those of Lagos (Nigeria), Cotonou (Benin), Tema (Ghana) and Abidjan (Ivory Coast).

With a rotation of two monthly departures, this service is ensured by two vessels of 1700 teus.

Two shipping companies operate this service, the Tunisian Tunisamar and the Korean group Hanjin Shipping, which has 150 vessels serving 80 ports in 35 countries
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Comment by Eyembe Elango on March 15, 2010 at 11:29pm

Singapore's SBF Plans $15M Rail Container Terminal in Nigeria
The Singapore Business Federation is planning to build a $15m rail container terminal in Ondo State in Nigeria.

The project involves building a rail line from the Apapa terminal to link to the existing rail line running to Ondo State.

Pacific International Lines and Singapore and Hull Blyth, UK have together signed an MOU for the project and have received approval from the Nigerian Railways Corporation.

The bonded terminal, named Stellar bonded terminal, will have a 7,000 container capacity, which is expected to greatly help decongest the Apapa port.
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Comment by Eyembe Elango on March 14, 2010 at 11:27pm

Africa Service: Feeder systems reach deep into the continent
Shipping to and from Africa is easy and reliable with Maersk Line’s extensive service network and frequent sailings. An expanded feeder system reaches key markets on both coasts and is second to none in terms of size and scope.

Service features:

East Africa
* In 2009, direct service from Houston and Norfolk to Djibouti on alternating weeks with U.S. Flagged service. Service to and from East Africa is routed on the MECL1, MECL2 and WestMed from the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts. Transshipment from MECL1 and MECL2 to East Africa takes place in Jebel Ali. WestMed cargo includes an extra transshipment via Algeciras.
* Maersk Line also utilizes the Transpacific network to provide all-water service to East Africa from the U.S. West Coast via transshipments in Asia.
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Comment by Eyembe Elango on March 14, 2010 at 9:37pm

Spanish company to build refrigeration facilities in Mindelo, Cape Verde
Spanish company Ramon Vizcaíno Internacional is to carry out the design and construction project for the refrigeration facilities at the Cape Verdean Port of Mindelo (Sao Vicente Island), a project expected to cost 13 million euros.

The signing of the contract, which will be carried out over the next 18 months, with work concluded in September 2011. Took place Tuesday in Praia, in the presence of the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Telecommunications, Manuel Inocêncio de Sousa and the Spanish ambassador to Cape Verde.
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Comment by Eyembe Elango on March 14, 2010 at 6:48am

Maersk Line launches Middle East-West Africa route
Maersk Line has launched a direct Middle East–West Africa (MEW1) service, offering weekly departures from Jebel Ali into the West African main ports of Abidjan, Tema & Apapa.

The service, which will commence next month, has been introduced to reduce transit times by 5–7 days compared to the current schedule, according to Lars Nielsen, managing director of Maersk Line in the UAE, Qatar and Oman.
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