MSC’s Lusaka office offers tailor-made solutions

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has significantly strengthened its southern African footprint with the opening of an office in Lusaka in Zambia. According to Lawrie Bateman, who heads up MSC Logistics, southern Africa has always been an important region for MSC, and in the light of growing container volumes in Zambia, it has made strategic sense to open an office in the country. “Container volumes in Zambia have continued to grow for the past 40 years,” said Bateman. “MSC has been represented by various agencies in Zambia, with Global Logistics having been its agent since 1999. However, given Zambia’s strong economic growth in recent years – averaging more than 6% per year – a mandate was received by Captain Salvatore Sarno, chairman of MSC SA, to establish an MSC office in Lusaka.” Bateman said the process kicked off in May last year with the new MSC office opening its doors in September under the directorship of Mesele Seyuba. “The office has a staff complement of seven and is served by three ports – Durban in South Africa, Beira in Mozambique and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. The goal of the MSC Zambia office is to offer customers tailor-made solutions for their import and export trade requirements,” said Bateman. CAPTION Mesele Seyuba ... strengthening southern African footprint.