{"id":38315,"date":"2021-05-30T14:19:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T14:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mumnet.cn\/new-partnership-for-transports-to-west-africa"},"modified":"2022-02-14T13:12:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T13:12:47","slug":"new-partnership-for-transports-to-west-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mumnet.cn\/ch-en\/new-partnership-for-transports-to-west-africa","title":{"rendered":"New partnership for transports to West Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The contracts have been signed, first transports are already underway: the OMA Group, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, is the new partner for the West Africa transports of the entire Militzer & M\u00fcnch Group. In addition, some of the country units have joined the African transport network ALNA.<\/b><\/p>\n

In the future, all transports from the Militzer & M\u00fcnch network to West African countries will be handled by the new partner. Customers benefit from good area coverage, as the OMA Group has offices in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Senegal and Togo as well as strategic regional partners in Cameroon, Mauritania, Niger and Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The OMA Group has already been successfully cooperating with Militzer & M\u00fcnch France for the past two years, now the whole Militzer & M\u00fcnch group has signed an agreement with the company. Initially, the cooperation will focus on transports between the subsidiaries of the OMA Group and the Militzer & M\u00fcnch country units in France, Turkey, Poland and Morocco. The OMA Group has more than 30 years of experience in the business and offers specialist logistics support services for customers from industries including mining, oil and gas, energy and infrastructure as well as the transport of spare parts for ships in transit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this new partnership, we offer our customers reliable and safe transport solutions towards West Africa,\u201d says St\u00e9phane Gr\u00e8ze, Group Delegate for Africa, who is developing Africa transports for the entire Militzer & M\u00fcnch Group. \u201cAnd the demand is growing \u2013 already now we see that customers with shipments to the Maghreb also want to handle transports to West African destinations.\u201d
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A strong network
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\nIn order to strengthen Militzer & M\u00fcnch\u2019s position in Africa even further, the country units in Germany, France, Switzerland, Uzbekistan, UAE, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey have joined the Airfreight Logistics Network for Africa (ALNA), a powerful network dedicated to airfreight to and from the African continent. \u201cThe network will grant us access to a safe and reliable network of companies in many countries in Africa\u201d, says St\u00e9phane Greze. \u201cAllowing us to increase sales and to develop our Africa business. We will also have the opportunity to receive shipments from the network and thus increase our volumes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cooperation with the OMA Group as well as the ALNA membership are part of Militzer & M\u00fcnch\u2019s strategy to grow in Africa. Reliable partners and their local expertise as well as a strong network in western Africa will strengthen the position of the logistics service provider on the continent and offer many opportunities in the future.<\/p>\n

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The African Free Trade Area \u2013 a growth market of the future<\/h3>\n

The commercial launch of the African Free Trade Area \u2013 the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) \u2013 on January 1, 2021 was primarily a formal act. With the exception of Eritrea, all 55 member states of the African Union have signed the agreement; 36 have ratified it so far.<\/p>\n

The goal is to create a single African market for 1.3 billion people, with a combined economic output of more than USD 2.3 trillion. The aim of the agreement is to increase intra-African trade, drive forward industrialization and establish regional value chains. The agreement is a milestone for the economic and political development of the African continent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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