"West Africa presents significant growth opportunities for freight forwarders, driven by its status as an emerging market with ongoing infrastructure development and increasing trade activity," Martin Schulze, chief executive officer of Contra Consolidations, told Freight News.
“Many West African countries are still in the early stages of developing modern transport and logistics infrastructure," he said.
“This creates opportunities for freight forwarders to partner with governments and private entities on logistics planning; to offer value-added services such as customs brokerage, warehousing and inland transport solutions; and to help bridge infrastructure gaps with efficient multimodal solutions where ports, roads or rail are underdeveloped."
Contra Consolidations offers weekly, fortnightly and monthly direct services to Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Namibia and Nigeria directly from South Africa, with further connections to the region via Hamburg or Rotterdam.
- Read the rest of this article in our Freight Features edition on "West Africa."
