Hoëgh and Bollore sign agency deal

Hoëgh Autoliners has appointed Bollore Africa Logistics as its agent in sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa. The representation covers port agency, sales, customer services and logistics and comes in to effect on June 1. It’s a logical development, says Per Folkesson, head of South Asia, Oceania, Middle East and Africa, “Hoëgh Autoliners began services into South Africa in 1993. Services to West Africa followed soon after, with a subsidiary office opened in Johannesburg in 2004. “From early 2010 we opened up a service route from the Far East to southern and West Africa which means we now cover West, Southern and East Africa from any of our main loading areas which include North America, Europe, Middle East and India and Far East, including South East Asia. Having created a comprehensive service network, the time was right to appoint a regional agency network, he added. With 50 years’ experience on the continent, Bollore Africa Logistics is represented in 41 countries with 200 branches.