Ctbl-Watch Africa Issue 11 | November 2014
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CTBL-WATCH AFRICA ISSUE 11 | NOVEMBER 2014 CAMEROON - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CORRIDOR NOW OPEN Full Story On Page 6 Kenya: US$3.8 Billion Chinese Uganda: Oil Revenue Alternative Mali: US$9.5 Billion Rail Projects Rail Project Halted 16To Chinese Cash For Rail 18To Unlock Iron Ore, Bauxite 22 CTBL-WATCH AFRICA ISSUE 11 | NOVEMBER 2014 Contents 03 / 07 / Corridor Review Eastern & Southern Africa 05 / 19 / African Group News Western Africa Top Stories 5 Cameroon - Central African Republic Corridor Now Open 16 Kenya: US$3.8 Billion Chinese Rail Project Halted 18 Uganda: US$8 Billion Oil Revenue Possible Alternative To Chinese Cash For Rail 22 Mali: US$9.5 Billion Rail Projects To Unlock Iron Ore, Bauxite Deposits 1 CMA CGM Marseille Head Offi ce The African Inland Freight Report 4, Quai d’Arenc 13235 Marseille cedex 02 France Brought to you by CMA CGM / DELMAS Marketing Tel : +33 (0)4 88 91 90 00 www.cmacgm.com Website: www.delmas.com Email: [email protected] Disclaimer of Liability Tweet: @DelmasWeDeliver CMA CGM / DELMAS make every effort to providep and maintain usable, and timely information in this report. No responsibilityp is accepted for the accuracy, completeness, or relevance too the user’s purpose, of the information. Accordingly Delmas denies any liability for any direct, direct indirect or consequential loss or damage suffered by any person as a Rachel Bennett Dominic Rawle result of relying on any published information. Conclusions drawn from, or actions undertaken on the basis of, such data and information are the sole responsibility of the reader. News Headlines By Region Eastern & Southern Africa Regional: Eighteen New Standards Harmonised Burundi: President Pushes For Clearance Efficiency At Border Ethiopia: Spanish Ethiopian Road Deal Kenya: Kenya-Ethiopia US$517m Highway Scheduled For Completion In 2015 / Dualisation Of Mombasa To Mariakani Road / KeNHA to Renovate Roads In Kisumu / US$3.8 Billion Chinese Rail Project Halted Malawi: Feasibility Studies For Malawi Inland Port To Conclude May 2015 / New Bridge To Be Built Along Kamuzu Barrage Mozambique: Second Bridge In Tete Inaugurated Namibia: Future Logistics Plan / Liselo-Kongola Road Almost Complete Rwanda: Rwanda, Uganda Joint Railway Plan Agreed South Africa: Rail Investment Key To Unlocking Trade South Sudan: Government Earmarks US$1Billion For Road Construction Tanzania: Axle Weight Limits / NSSF Envisages More Inland Ports / Arusha-Holili Road Rehabilitation Hits Snag Uganda: Busia One Stop Border Post / US$8 Billion Oil Revenue Possible Alternative To Chinese Cash For Rail Zambia: Nzovu Transport Wins Toll Contract Zimbabwe: Harare Moves To Halt Import Of Cheap Quality Goods / EU Lifts Trade Sanctions / Harare To Invest In Roads / Zinara Projects On Course Western Africa Angola: Huambo And Moxico Road And Rail Logistics Hubs / Benguela Railway Reaches DR Congo Border Burkina Faso: Cu9-Lomé-Ouagadougou Road Corridor Rehabilitation Cameroon: Movements Of Heavy Duty Vehicles DRC: AfDB US$82.7-Million To Improve Batshamba-Tshikapa Road Gambia: US$65-Million Trans-Gambia Bridge Project Ghana: Ghana-Togo Joint Border Post / Eastern Corridor Roads Mali: US$9.5 Billion Rail Projects To Unlock Iron Ore, Bauxite Deposits Nigeria: National Rail Project Update 2 CTBL AFRICA CORRIDOR REVIEW Eastern & Southern Africa Corridor Current Situation 1 ● Kenya-Great Lakes/S. Sudan The Group offers extensive CTBL services throughout Kenya. With a new improved ASEA KENYA Service we will offer a direct weekly service from Asia to Mombasa. This will enhance our inland solutions to domestic Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan. Our new service to Juba, South Sudan, continues to run well. We have opened new routes from Kenya to the North Kivu region in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]. New connections offered through the port of Mombasa include Beni, Butembo and Kisangani, towns all lying on the main national route N4. All 3 towns have a transit time of +/-21 days! 2 ● Tanzania-Great Lakes With a new improved ASEA TANZANIA service we will offer a direct weekly service from Asia to Dar Es Salaam. This will enhance inland solutions to the heart of DRC, Burundi, Rwanda. Roads from Dar Es Salaam to North Rwanda, Burundi and DRC [Goma / Bukavu / Uvira] are in good condition. Burundi transit times are still impacted due to a deviation to avoid a broken bridge. Trucks are forced to use another route adding an additional 200-km equating to 1-2 days transit. Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda are now part of the EAC single custom territory with Tanzania. A new custom tool in Dar Es Salaam was set up for this evolution directly impacting on the corridor from Dar Es Salaam to Burundi and Rwanda. Delays faced at the start are now back to normal. 3 ● Tanzania-Copper Belt This corridor has REOPENED! Roads through Mbeya offer a good alternative to the train to Ndola. Traffic is back to normal. The Group is the only shipping line to have its own office in Lubumbashi and thanks to a newly appointed Branch Manager and staff we closely monitor the local situation. The transport corridor from Dar Es Salaam to Lusaka, Copper belt & Lubumbashi is safe and we can offer competitive rates and transit time. With a new improved ASEA TANZANIA service we will offer a direct weekly service from Asia to Dar Es Salaam. This will enhance inland solutions to Malawi and Zambia. 4 ● Mozambique Nacala Corridor This corridor has REOPENED! All backlogs have been cleared. The Group is in a position to obtain regular allocations and are in negotiations with stakeholder management. CDN the National Rail operator welcomes all bookings. 5 ● Mozambique Beira Corridor A bond agreement with customs is in place and we have our own broker at our agency office to shorten clearance time and trucking. New agreements has been signed with our local agency CC Mozambique and freight transporter J&J lda. 6 ● Mozambique Maputo Corridor Running well. Following an agreement with DPW there is free storage for TBL container. Meanwhile a new corridor is now available from Maputo – Hwange [Zimbabwe] by rail. 7 ● S. Africa Durban We offer very competitive rates to Harare [Zimbabwe] / Lusaka [Zambia] / Gaborone [Botswana]. 8 ● Namibia Walvis Bay The transport corridor from Walvis-Bay to Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola & Lubumbashi in south DRC are running well. The corridor is safe and we can offer very good rates. There are a lot of trucks on standby. However there are some delays due to the implementation of Sydonia Word since 1 September 2014. Now also offering Windhoek! 3 Western Africa Corridor Current Situation 1 ● Senegal-Mali All rail congestion has cleared. Furthermore TRANSRAIL has received 8 railway engines which are now fully operational. Both road and rail options are running smoothly with good transits available. 2 ● Senegal-Guinea Bissau The corridor remains open but due to the Ebola crisis the border process and status will be checked on a case by case basis before booking. 3 ● Cote d’Ivoire-Burkina/Mali Due to the present difficulties in the evacuation of containers by rail via the Abidjan corridor, we recommend the road option for your shipments to Ouagadougou. This option is working well! Transits to Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso are just 12 days by road. 4 ● Ghana-Burkina Tema-Ouagadougou service is now available as an additional option. The Tema corridor to Burkina is now the most competitive pricewise, with excellent transit time from Asia with AFEX service. Our expert TBL team is now in place and fully involved for all your booking requests. 5 ● Togo-Burkina/Niger Service is running well. 6 ● Benin-Burkina/Niger Operating well. 7 ● Cameroon-Chad There are currently delays by rail as the operator CAMRAIL is experiencing congestion in both Douala & N’Gaoundere stations. We therefore suggest cargo is moved via our road TBL service. Political security is still not 100% on this corridor. 8 ● Cameroon-CAR Douala-Bangui is now open. This corridor is offered on a case by case with agreement from our local Douala Agency. 9 ● Gabon Corridor The Libreville-Franceville corridor is to reopen soon. We are undertaking some trial shipments as a test case. 10 ● Congo Corridor Pointe Noire-Brazzaville bookings currently SUSPENDED. The corridor is expected to open soon. We are undertaking some trial shipments as a test case. 11 ● DRC Corridor Matadi-Kinshasa service running slowly due to congestion and delays at Pointe Noire port. 4 CMA CGM / DELMAS AFRICAN GROUP NEWS Cameroon-CAR Corridor Now Open After a period of political unrest we are pleased to reopen our TBL service from Douala, Cameroon to Bangui, Central African Republic [CAR]. The transit time by road is around 33 days. We can accept bookings if the below conditions are fulfilled: - Contacts of final consignee in Bangui [phone number, email, address] - The agreement from final consignee to receive the container and give the container back with no delay - The agreement to take any extra charges raised in regards in political instability Ghana-Burkina Faso Road Corridor Offers Best Transit To meet customer needs and improve transit times CMA CGM / DELMAS has developed a new intermodal corridor to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso via the port of Tema, Ghana. We can now offer two direct weekly services calling in Tema: New AFEX [Asia - West Africa] and PC weekly [North Europe]. The service via Tema is in addition to the existing intermodal services via Abidjan [Ivory Coast] and Lomé [Togo] and ensures a faster transit time of just 12 days. http://www.delmas.com/products- services/line-services/flyer/NWAFEX http://www.delmas.com/products- services/line-services/flyer/PCHEBDO 5 CTBL Enquiries For details about our service, bookings and all-in rate enquiries please contact your usual CMA CGM / DELMAS agent.