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Beryl Logistics, a subsidiary of Beryl Group, offers its clients multimodal “turn-key” logistics solutions, with every aspect of the project-cycle managed.
Beryl Group plays a significant role in “moving Africa”, particularly in the SADC and East African regions. To this end, Beryl as a group owns 51% of Bolloré Africa Logistics SA, a subsidiary of the Bolloré International Group. Bolloré Group is among the five largest freight-forwarding and project-logistics companies in the world.
The synergy between Beryl Group and Bolloré occurred as a result of Beryl Group’s growing interest in expanding its African footprint, particularly in East and Southern Africa. Bolloré Africa Logistics inherited all the port and rail concessions from its parent group, which opened up countless channels of business.
Service Offerings Air freight Sea freight Local and over-border road freight Customs brokerage Rail Projects Warehousing End to end supply chain solutions.
Solution Offerings
Air Freight
Sea Freight
Local and over-border road freight
Customs brokerage
Rail
Projects
Warehousing
End to end supply chain solutions
This sector is regularly positioned at the forefront of economic development, especially in Africa where vast connective infrastructure is currently being constructed between, and within, various regions.
Beryl Group plays a significant role in these efforts, particularly in the SADC and East African regions. To this end, Beryl as a group owns 51% of Bolloré Africa Logistics SA, a subsidiary of the Bolloré International Group.
Beryl Logistics offers its clients a “turn-key” solution, with every aspect of the project-cycle managed. The company’s competitors are typically either road-logistics specialists or rail-logistics specialists.
The synergy between Beryl Group and Bolloré occurred as a result of Beryl Group’s growing interest in expanding its African footprint, particularly in East and Southern Africa. Bolloré Africa Logistics inherited all the port and rail concessions from its parent group, which opened up countless channels of business.
Bolloré Africa Logistics is part of the Bollore Group, which is a Forbes 500 Corporation. It is among the five largest freight-forwarding and project-logistics companies in the world. In Africa, it is the largest player, providing import and export logistics-support throughout the continent. Bolloré competes with major global freight-forwarders such as UPS and DHL, which even often contract Bolloré for their Africa assignments.
As of last year, Bolloré was active in 45 out of the 47 African countries, employing over 25,000 individuals. In 2013, it had a turnover of EUR2.8 billion, moving 3.5 million containers and 7.5 million tons of cargo.
The firm has 16 port concessions, concentrated mainly in West Africa. It has two rail concessions, which will be active for another 30 years. Like Beryl Group, Bolloré prioritises CSI: it has invested roughly EUR250 million into infrastructural and humanitarian development in Africa; from the rehabilitation and expansion of railways and ports, to the construction of schools and hospitals.