Bolloré Transport & Logistics Cameroon has opened Kribi Logistics Hub, a modern logistics base with a total area of 24,000 sq m that is located close to the Kribi Container Terminal (KCT).
More than €6m (US$6.4m) has been invested to launch the first phase of the project, with a total budget of more than €10m (US$10.7m).
Philippe Labonne, CEO of Bolloré Africa Logistics, said: “This logistics infrastructure will support the work of the Cameroonian authorities to develop local value chains.
“It will also boost the export capacities of the hinterland countries for commodities. In a difficult international context, Kribi Logistics Hub is a connection point between sea and road flows, to the benefit of the people.”
The multimodal platform is connected to the Port of Kribi via a 2.9km trunk road and offers logistics services aimed at supporting the economic growth of the countries of the sub-region (Chad, CAR, Congo, etc).
Included within the start-up phase is a 7,820 sq m operating area, a 6,000 sq m warehouse and 310 sq m of office space.
Kribi Logistics Hub also has a 600 sq m canopy that can accommodate trucks day and night, enabling them to be unloaded in any conditions, including severe weather.
The warehouse is fitted with modern safety equipment, particularly for fire control, including firehose stations, electrical power supply units for charging port equipment, a natural smoke extraction system and autonomous lighting and security systems.
Segre Agnero, regional director for Gulf of Guinea, Bolloré Transport & Logistics, said: “Kribi Logistics Hub is an essential link in the supply chain to support the development of the new port industrial zone and of the sub-region.
“The existing synergies with the Port of Kribi, the customs authority and KCT mean that will be able to offer our customers excellent quality of service while guaranteeing full control of logistics costs.”
Works for the first phase of the project lasted 18 months and were entirely carried out by Cameroonian SMEs.
It is the company’s second investment following the 100,000 sq m platform managed by the Société d’exploitation des parcs à bois du Cameroun (SEPBC), which specialises in handling wood.
