The Africa Connection 11 (English)

JANUARY 2019

THE AFRICA CONNECTION 11

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03 Executive Letter

By Jan Willem de Braal

04 Regional News

Agency Meeting Asia

Jumping International de Kinshasa

Ministerial visit in Rotterdam

Rooftop Party NileDutch Congo

Run for Hunger

Ambassador of the Netherlands visits NileDutch Congo

07 Customer Story

Unique Logistics International - Vietnam

08 Person in the Picture

Gilfertine Wafeu - General Manager NileDutch Cameroon

11 NileDutch Network

Shiplink 2018

Guangzhou port

MV NileDutch Makalu

Loading MV Hawk Hunter

16 West Africa Commodities

Copper Corridors

20 MPV

Loading in Sao Tome

Heavy Equipment loaded to Nigeria

22 Mango campaign

24 Developments in IT

ERP of the future

26 Feet on the Street - Brazil

Jorge Amador - Santos: Supporting his client to go forward

29 Contact Details 31 Contributors

Cover page: Gilbertine Wafeu, Douala, Cameroun Picture Page 2-3: NileDutch Makalu

03 Dear friends, Welcome to this, the eleventh edition of The Africa Connection, our regular newsletter on the NileDutch family and the environment in which we work. We hope that you find it interesting and enjoyable.

Here at NileDutch, we take pride in placing the customer front and centre in everything we do. We consider this to be our point of difference and we are so lucky to have great and loyal customers who appreciate the extra effort we make. In this edition you meet two of them: Unique Logistics in Vietnam and INTEGRA in Brazil. They appear in our “Customer Story” and “Feet on the Street” columns respectively.

However, this loyalty is not “a given”; it has to be earned. Best of all, this can be achieved through quality of service, which is why we are currently in the process of changing over to the new Allegro ERP (enterprise resource planning) system. This exciting new development, which features the next stage in automation and intelligent algorithms to assist in everything that we do, will be of benefit to the whole NileDutch community: customers, colleagues, agents and partners alike. You can read how this project is developing in “ERP of the future”.

Alongside our customer-oriented approach, it is our expertise that also sets us aside. We have been busy building up our Reefer cargo activities, as our mango campaign story from the Ivory Coast shows. Occasionally, we have to adapt to a completely different way of working due to local circumstances.

When our MPV service calls São Tomé and Príncipe is just one example of the day-to-day challenges we face, and solutions, together with our local partners, that we provide.

Ultimately though, the most important factor behind our “point of difference” is our people. Throughout this edition of The Africa Connection you come to meet with many of them from Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Netherlands and Vietnam. Whether its working together with our customers, raising money for charity, sponsoring local events, engaging with Ambassadors or Ministers, attending conferences or coming together to share experiences, we are rightly proud of them.

JAN WILLEM DE BRAAL

Regional NEWS

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Agency Meeting SEA

SEA AGENCY MEETING The annual South East Asia, Middle East and India Subcontinent Agency Meeting, held in Bangkok over the 25th-26th October, was attended by some 30 participants. Together with the Trade Team, Regional Leaders and Headquarters, we formalised a Commercial Vision & Strategy for our Far East-West Africa FEWA service.

NileDutch Teams South East Asia

CHK 2018: Jumping Kinshasa In 2017, NileDutch supported the 15th International Jumping event organised by the Cercle Hippique de Kinshasa (Congo, Democratic Republic). It was a great success, attracting more than 12,000 spectators to watch both local and international riders. For the 16th edition, NileDutch was active again. Held last November, we sponsored the prize for “Best Chrono”, Class N°7, Novices, and enjoyed meeting many customers in our dedicated VIP area at the arena.

Jean-Michel Philippot (Comexas Afrique) and Tim Van Campen (MGT)

Regional NEWS

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Ministerial visit in Rotterdam On 29 October 2018, NileDutch was proud to receive a delegation led by the Angolan Minister of Transport, Mr Ricardo Viegas D’Abreu. The Minister was met by Mr Wim van Aalst, the CEO of NileDutch, and the board of directors.

This visit was part of a four-day mission to the Netherlands that saw particular attention paid to shipping, ocean and port activities, amongst others.

Angola has always been an important part of NileDutch’s portfolio, and we were happy to engage with the Minister, and the delegation, to further reinforce the excellent business relationship we have with the country.

Mr Ricardo Viega s D’Abreu Angolan Minister of Trans port and Mr van Aalst CEO of NileDutc h

RoofTop Party in Pointe Noire Few months ago, NileDutch Congo was visited by NileDutch’s CEO, Mr Wim van Aalst, in Pointe Noire. We took the opportunity to invite some of our customers to our new offices and organised a cocktail party on the rooftop of our building. Mr. van Aalst was able to talk with Congolese importers and authorities about the local market and economic situation. The event also helped strengthen the relationship between local importers and our forwarding department.

Regional NEWS

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Participation to the ‘Run for Hunger’

NileDutch Team

In November last year, NPM Capital organised its annual “Run for Hunger” in Amsterdam. This event is a fund-raiser for “The Hunger Project”, which has, as its aim, the elimination of world hunger. A particular focus of this charity is Benin, in West Africa. Like last year, NileDutch was approached to enter a team, which we were glad to do. As a result, we sent six runners: two for the 10km run and four for the 5km. A good time, whilst raising money for a worthwhile cause, was had by all.

Rachad Moulopo Managing DirectorNileDutch Congo Robert Shuddeboom Ambassador of the Netherlands

Ambassador of the Netherlands visits NileDutch Congo Last April, NileDutch Congo was honoured to host the visit of the Ambassador of the Netherlands and accompanying delegation to the Port Autonome de Pointe Noire (PAPN) on the occasion of the Dutch King’s official birthday (Koningsdag, or King’s Day). The Ambassador, Mr Robert Shuddeboom, wished to celebrate this special day for the Dutch community in Pointe Noire. As well as meeting with the Director General of the PAPN, Mr. Seraphin Bhalat, he was given a guided of the Congo Terminal by its managing director, Mr. Laurent Palayer, and other port facilities. The NileDutch Congo team was proud to receive the Ambassador in their new premises, all of them adorned with a touch of orange in honour of the day’s festivities.

Customer STORY

Unique Logistics International Vietnam In our continuing series that focusses on our customers, we speak with Mr. (James) Tran Duy Hoa, General Manager of Unique Logistics International (Vietnam) Ltd, based in Ho Chi Minh City. Having started out in 1983 in Hong Kong as Unique Transportation, it is now a logistics and forwarding company with offices throughout China, Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam), plus in the United Kingdom and United States. Mr. Tran continues …

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Mr James (on the left) / General Man ager of UNIQUE LOGISTICS INT' L Vietnam, with Mr Richard Lee (in the midd le) CEO and Chairman - Hong Kon g (HQ), Mr. Patrick Lee (2nd from the right ) / COO - UNIQUE LOGISTICS Hon g Kong (HQ) and Mr. Edmund Tam (on the right ) / Vice President of Global Sales and Development Hong Kong (HQ)

“I worked in container shipping for eight years before moving into freight forwarding in which I have stayed for sixteen years, fourteen of those being with Unique Logistics.

“As a forwarder, our main market is the United States followed

by Asia, Europe and Africa. In particular, our main Africa route is from Ho Chi Minh City to Bata and Malabo (Equatorial Guinea). Going forward, we will focus on the United States, South America and Africa.

“Our main contacts with NileDutch are Ms. Tracy Mai (Sales Manager), Ms Nga Nguyen (Country Manager) at S5 Asia, NileDutch’s agents in Ho Chi Minh City, and Mr. Choo Beng, Managing Director of NileDutch Singapore. We have received great support from them. Having worked together with NileDutch for a number of years, I am happy with its services and customer minded approach and aim to extend our relationship not only in Vietnam but also regionally.”

We certainly look forward to continuing and building upon our relationship. Thank you Mr Tran.

Vietnam is a vibrant and booming country. With a youthful population of more than 90 million, it has an annual GDP growth of more than 6%. It is Samsung’s largest production base for cell phones and has attracted significant investment from South Korea, Japan and Taiwan in particular. It is looking forward to seeing a new wave of investment from Europe as the free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and Vietnam is in last stages of negotiation.

Main exports from Vietnam include crude oil, electronics, furniture, garments, footwear, seafoods, rice and other agricultural products.

One cargo that we move for Unique Logistics is Saigon Beer to Equatorial Guinea. In Vietnam, custom has it that (most) foreign tourists have to try at least one bottle!

Team NileDutch and Unique

08 Gilbertine Wafeu General Manager of NileDutch Cameroon

Person in the PICTURE

Introducing Gilbertine Wafeu in Cameroon

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For this edition of The Africa Connection we meet Gilbertine Wafeu, General Manager of NileDutch Cameroon. Having started out in finance and accounting, she joined the shipping industry fifteen years ago and has enjoyed it ever since. A relatively new recruit to NileDutch, she epitomises our customer orientated approach. For her, customer satisfaction is “not the consequence of what we do, but the purpose of our actions”. Below she talks more about her background, NileDutch in Cameroon and the work that they do. uala

NileDutch office in Do

“I started as a trainee in Cameroon working in logistics, sales and customer service departments. It was in this last I realised had a passion for working directly with customers. This has guided my career since, living and working in different African countries like Benin, Gabon and Ivory Coast as country sales manager and general manager, for example. I returned home to Cameroon in 2017 and joined NileDutch in January 2018.

“Our main office is located in the Douala port area. We are a team of thirty-three people covering sales, booking, customer service and operations. I work closely with my management team on a daily basis, designing our strategies together to guide our operations but still being flexible to adapt to any changes.

“We put customer satisfaction as our top priority. In fact, it’s impressive to see the strong links our commercial team has built with our client base. Our customers look for a partner that is always accessible and ready to find solutions to optimise their supply chain. This attitude is exemplified by Marie Kamga, our Commercial Director. She is experienced in the market and, due to her diligence, we have been able to develop many potential customers into loyal partners. They do not expect us to be perfect, but they appreciate the fact we never spare efforts to make things work.

“NileDutch Cameroon has successfully positioned itself as a key player on the trades we serve. Our main connection is provided by the West Europe-West Africa (WEWA) service. We use our feeder service linking with Pointe Noire (Congo, Republic) for coastal cargo and shipments to and from Asia.

“Douala is our major port of entry and is used not only for Cameroon but also Chad and Central Africa Republic, to name a few. However, since March 2018, the new Kribi deep sea port started operations. It is located in the city of Mboro, 170km south of Douala, and aims at becoming a hub for Central Africa. With 16-metres depth, the port can accommodate vessels up to 400 meters long and 100,000 tons deadweight, equivalent to the largest vessels sailing to West Africa. We took up the challenge to extend our activities to Kribi as soon as it became operational, giving us a competitive advantage by offering solutions to our clients from both of Cameroon’s main ports.

Person in the PICTURE

10 “We also have ambitions to strengthen our position and develop new segments. For example, we recently developed, with success, new businesses of sawn timber exports to Europe, and cocoa products and rubber to Europe and USA. Our usual exports in containers are cocoa beans to Europe and logs to Asia.

“I’m very optimistic about the future and it’s definitely an exciting time in Cameroon. Our country is currently developing several large infrastructure projects alongside the Kribi deep sea port, such as the Lom Pangar Hydropower Project. We import building materials as containerised top commodity, but also foodstuffs (flour, sugar, malt) and used clothing from Europe on our direct WEWA service.

“Douala can sometimes be overwhelming during the day, but is always exceptional by night! The people are welcoming and make you feel at home. The food, enriched with local spices will leave you with an unforgettable taste of local flavours.

Cameroon Quick Facts (all figures 2017) Population

24.1mn

GDP

USD 34.01bn

GDP p.Capita

USD 1,414 p.p.

Trade, total

USD 8.89bn

Imports

Equipment (electrical & transport), food(stuffs), fuels, machinery (n.o.s.)

Exports

Arable, aluminium, bananas, cassava, cocoa, coffee, consumer goods (light), cotton, food (processing), livestock, oil (crude), petroleum (products & refining), rubber, textiles, timber

Throughput

386,000 TEU (Douala)

NileDutch NETWORK

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Shiplink 2018 Last October, the tenth biennial Shiplink event was held in Antwerp. It started in 2001 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Antwerp Shipping Federation, but has now become an important maritime event in its own right. Members of the Antwerp Shipping Federation, principally shipping agents, invite customers and business relations for a buffet and drinks in a relaxed environment. The 2018 edition was again a success where, alongside NileDutch, shippers, forwarders, terminal operators, cargo handlers, authorities and other service providers met in a friendly atmosphere.

NileDutch Belgium tea

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KAR

ANTWERP Dunkerque

Rouen Strasbourg

NileDutch NETWORK LE HAVRE

Odessa

Montoir De Bretagne Lyon

Fos

Barcelona

Genoa

Livorno

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Leixoes

ISTANBUL

Madrid

Salerno

Valencia

LISBON ALGECIRAS

Poti IZMIT GEMLIK ALIAGA MERSIN IZMIR

NANSHA

Guangzhou Port Beirut

TANGIER

Shenzhen/Shekou

Jiangmen

Ashdod

HongKong Zhuhai

ALEXANDRIA

Xiamen Shekou Kolkata

Mundra

Bamako

Zhangjiagang Wuhu

Haifa

Casablanca

BUSAN

Shatian

NANSHA Qinzhou Fangcheng

Ouagadougou

Bobo Dioulasso

Tema

PORT KLANG TANJUNG PELEPAS

Douala

KRIBI Sao Tome

LIBREVILLE

Port Gentil

Brazzaville Kinshasa

Delegation of the Guangzhou Port Authority Board of NileDutch

Lobito

Namibe

Walvis Bay

Located in the Pearl River Delta, Nansha terminal in the port of Guangzhou has become an important node in NileDutch’s intercontinental network. We are PORT ELIZABETH represented in the port by our own office led by Patrick Wu as Regional Sales Manager, where he is assisted by eight other people.

Despite intense competition from neighbouring ports, especially Shenzhen and Hong Kong, Guangzhou has grown faster than them this past decade. Within that, NileDutch is well placed as we have also grown, and in 2017 and 2018 we received awards from the Guangzhou Port Authority for our throughput contribution. In 2017, the port handled more than 68,000 TEU in Africa related cargoes, over 70% being westbound exports. For West Africa in particular, we are one of the major players out of Nansha, where we call with our Far East West Africa FEWA service, with a market share of around 25% As a symbol of the close working relationship we enjoy with Guangzhou port, we received a delegation from the the Port Authority in September 2018 in our Rotterdam head office.

Both parties reaffirmed their happiness at how the relationship between them had developed and looked forward to building upon the advantages that both bring to grow even further.

Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta is home to many major manufacturing concerns such as Midea (world’s largest white goods manufacturer) and Huawei (second largest smartphone producer in the world), amongst many others. However, there are also strong local connections with Africa. Not only is Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta the largest Chinese export market to West Africa, according to local statistics, in 2014, there were around 200,000 African expatriates living and working in Guangzhou, equivalent to around half of all expatriates in the city.

Pearl River Delta container handlings Port Growth 2010-17 Guangzhou +62% Hong Kong -12% Shenzhen +12% Figures in TEU x million

2017 2010 20.37 12.55 20.76 23.70 25.21 22.56

NileDutch NETWORK

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NileDutch Makalu Biggest Vessel for NileDutch

In October 2018, we received the NileDutch Makalu into service, our largest containership to date. This 334-meter-long ship can carry more than 8,000 containers (TEU) and on its first voyage from Asia to West Africa loaded more than 6,000 TEU.

NileDutch Makalu specifications: Build: Length: Beam: Draught: Fuel capacity: Ballast capacity: Intake: Max weight: Engine:

2004 – Korea 334 mtrs 43 mtrs 14.50 mtrs 13,000 tons 25,000 tons 8,300 TEU 135,500 tons 69000 kW

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NileDutch cong team working together with Congo Terminal team.

NileDutch NETWORK

Special cargo loaded on Liner Service

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NileDutch has a proud history in the multipurpose shipping sector, shipping more than just containers.

This is a legacy we have continued through, most obviously, our MPV service. However, our ability to carry so-called out-of-gauge cargoes is not restricted to this service. Indeed, in October 2018, we had an interesting shipment which showcased the flexibility we offer on our “container” services too. Moving a Petro Craft 1605 crew boat on behalf of our client, Petro Services, from Pointe Noire to Abidjan (Ivory Coast). This required a complex loading operation at Congo Terminal that took two days.

On day one, the boat was lifted from the water using a mobile crane. It was positioned and secured on a truck equipped with special cradles shaped to receive the boat. On day two, it was transferred alongside and loaded on board MV Hawk Hunter on a bed of seven 42P1 (40’ flat) containers. The vessel, which was on our West Europe-West Africa WEWA service, arrived in Abidjan after a two-week transit.

NileDutch and Congo Terminal teams worked closely together to secure and safely load the Petro Craft.

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West Africa COMMODITIES

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Copper Corridors Globally, there is estimated to be 794 million tons of copper reserves, more than 40% of that being located in Chile, Peru and Australia. In 2017, estimated global copper mine production was 19.7 million tons with Chile, Peru and China the largest producers with a combined 48% share.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia are also considered among the world’s leading producers, situated as they are on the Central Africa Copperbelt which contains numerous substantial deposits. In 2017, it was estimated that these two countries had a combined 8% share of global production and 6% of known reserves. Indeed, the Kansanshi and Sentinel mines in Zambia and the Kamoto mine in DR Congo are considered by the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) to be among the world's twenty largest, by capacity. Expectations are that DR Congo and Zambia copper exports could grow by more than 50% in the coming years.

Country

Production

Share

Reserves

Share

Chile

5,330

27%

170,000

21%

Peru

2,390

12%

81,000

10%

China

1,860

9%

27,000

3%

United States

1,270

6%

45,000

6%

Australia

920

5%

88,000

11%

Congo, Dem. Rep.

850

4%

20,000

3%

Mexico

755

4%

46,000

6%

Zambia

755

4%

20,000

3%

Indonesia

650

3%

26,000

3%

Canada Rest World

620

3%

11,000

1%

4,300

22%

260,000

33%

19,700

100%

794,000

100%

Figures relate to 2017 and are in tonnes x 1,000. Source: US Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, 2018

However, with the Central Africa Copperbelt straddling northern Zambia and southern DR Congo, there are substantial logistical and administrative challenges given the landlocked location, which often requires transit through more than one other country, and the lack of a developed transportation infrastructure.

Different methods are used to transport the copper. Copper cathodes can be shipped in bundles on flatbed trains or trucks for pre-carriage to port where they are transloaded into containers prior to the ocean transport. However, the choice is down entirely to shippers and can depend upon the route taken with one port of loading receiving predominantly containerised cargoes and another non-containerised.

Currently, the most common routes are to the south through Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa to Durban or through DR Congo/Zambia and Tanzania to Dar Es Salaam. The main export markets are to the Far East and Middle East.

As for inland transport mode, some shippers prefer rail, some prefer road although the choice is limited. To Durban, for example, there is only one train from Zambia. Further there is only one border crossing between DR Congo and Zambia

18 handling freight traffic. As a result, it can take days to cross from one to other. Even so, by and large, whether to Durban or Dar Es Salaam, road transport is still significantly faster on transit times of around one or two weeks respectively.

Whichever mode is used, there are issues surrounding infrastructure capacity (not enough) and/or capability (not strong enough/needing repair or refurbishment), over and above any congestion issues at the ports of loading. As such, shippers are keen to try different routes and modal combinations, including the western coastline of Africa and Walvis Bay (Namibia) and Lobito (Angola) in particular.

Walvis Bay is due to commission a new 650,000 TEU capacity container terminal in 2019 and the inland logistics corridor that it anchors is heavily and effectively promoted by the Walvis Bay Corridor Group. The hope is that this new container terminal will help attract more calls which in turn will lead to greater use of the currently under-utilised corridor.

Unlike all current options, including to Walvis Bay, the Lobito (Benguela) corridor would be routed through a different border crossing out of the Central Africa Copperbelt. It offers the shortest distance to port and is already being tested by a number of shippers, albeit with small volumes. NileDutch is deeply involved in the further development of this corridor, building upon our established connections from Angola Lobito to China and Europe. For example, to test the effectiveness of this corridor we have recently shipped 4,000 tons of copper

(breakbulk) from Lobito to Europe. Once the infrastructure, including a new rail corridor, is up and running, the expectations are that this will open up a whole new route for exports from the Central Africa Copperbelt. NileDutch is proud and excited to play a key role in such a crucial development for West Africa.

COPPER PRODUCTION AND REFINING Copper, chemical symbol Cu, can be mined on the surface, underground or through leaching, with open-pit (surface) mining the most popular method. Through flotation milling, the extracted copper is processed into copper concentrate of around 20-40% copper content before being smelted into a “matte� of 50-70% copper content. A further converter furnace process results in blister copper being produced (98.5-99.5% copper content) before being refined or re-melted and cast into anodes for electro-refining. From this, copper cathodes of more than 99.99% content are produced. Producers and traders active in the Central Africa Copperbelt also move concentrate, blisters and cathodes.

West Africa COMMODITIES

19 COPPER TRADE Chile, Peru and Australia are the three largest exporters of copper ore and concentrates (2017, source: ICSG) with China, Japan, South Korea and India making four of the five largest importers.

LME Copper Price (USD/ton) 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000

USES FOR COPPER Copper has a range of industrial and other uses as a result of its ability to conduct heat and electricity. It also has antimicrobial properties reducing the chance of germs being transferred when touched by more than one person. As such it is found in construction, electrical items and electronics, transport and other forms of machinery. For example, copper wiring can be found in all manner of appliances and telecommunications systems or used for doorknobs and handrails. It was originally the base metal for low value coins although these are now only copper coated. Copper is also an excellent alloy and can be combined with tin to form bronze and zinc to form brass, amongst others.

COPPER PRICES The price of copper acted almost like a barometer of the boom and bust that characterised 2008 and 2009 with it crashing down in that latter year. Whilst recovering afterwards, it has subsequently settled down with the last few years showing consistent decline although provisional figures for 2017 suggest some hope for a recovery.

Guest Writer - Darron Wadey

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 2012

2013

2014

2015

Source: International Copper Study Group (ICSG)

2016

2017

MPV

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Modus Operandi in São Tomé

NileDutch’s MPV (multipurpose vessel) service continues to prove popular. The small island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is becoming an increasingly regular feature on this service, but calling the main port on São Tomé requires special handling. Our geared MPV vessels drop anchor about two miles off the coast in open sea. From there, using the MPV ship’s cranes, cargoes are discharged and transloaded onto a pontoon which has been towed alongside by a tug. This process is known as lighterage with the tug/pontoon (or barge) known as a lighter.

The full lighter then sails to the port, this trip taking about one and a half hours.

There, the cargo is discharged onto the

Lighter: “a large, open, flat-bottomed barge, used in unloading and loading ships offshore or in transporting goods for short distances in shallow waters” (dictionary.com).

quayside using a mobile wheeled construction crane. If we are moving containers, none of these leave the port.

They are stripped on site before being returned to us.

As you can imagine, this whole process is quite challenging and requires expertise, a geared vessel, available tug and pontoon (lighter) and agents. In São Tomé we are capably represented by our friends at Hull Blyth. In the attached

photo you can see one of our MPV vessels in the open sea with the tug/ barge combination (lighter) alongside.

São Tomé and Principe facts Land area: 950km2 Coastline: 200km Population: 200,000 Economy: USD 380 million Trade (value): USD 160 million

Heavy Equipment loaded to Nigeria

Dangote project loading pieces of equipment of 135 tons from Antwerp to Lagos.

NileDutch NETWORK

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NileDutch takes care of your fragile cargo

In a new development for NileDutch in Abidjan (Ivory Coast), we helped with the export of mangoes from West Africa to Europe. Cyril Gouillard, our Area Manager located in Abidjan, recalls the experience and gives us a brief insight into this particular fruit and how is handled.

“It was a team effort. The office is led by Patrick Amani (NileDutch Line Manager in Abidjan) but all were involved, not only the Equipment Department but also the Ship Operations, Sales, and Legal departments, plus our agent Bolloré in Abidjan, who assigned a person dedicated to this traffic.

"This year, the mango season lasted about twelve weeks with a peak between late April and early May. We shipped more than 100 reefer containers via our WEWA service, corresponding to around a 10% market share of exports from Ivory Coast, Mali and Burkina Faso. Antwerp (Belgium) was our main port of discharge although other containers were sent to Algeciras (Spain), Dunkirk (France), Rotterdam (Netherlands) or Tilbury (UK).

“Once the high season was over, I visited Rungis (International Market) in Paris in late June with Joffrey Ribeiro, NileDutch’s Sales Representative in Paris. We went to visit some of the main importers and asked for their comments. Their feedback was positive and has encouraged us to do even better next year, especially as we have identified new customers!

Mango SPECIAL

23 Global mango and guava exports 2017 (tonnes) Region/Country

“Mango is a delicious but fragile product.

Originating from Burkina Faso, Mali or northern Ivory Coast, it is transported by road or train and then by sea from Abidjan at an average temperature of +8° Celsius. When stuffing the container (with about 23 tonnes of goods) the ambient temperature can be +40° Celsius! Transport and shipping cannot take more than 25 days otherwise there is a risk the quality of the product will deteriorate. This therefore requires a great deal of coordination and respect for schedules.

“Globally, the production and transport of mango never stops. It is the second most consumed fruit in the world.

Production starts late in the calendar year with exports from Peru and Brazil, then it moves to Africa, like on the Ivory Coast and Senegal, for example, with

other producing regions including Southern Europe (Spain in particular), Asia and Central America (Mexico or the Dominican Republic)."

For the last few years now, NileDutch has been actively developing its reefer capabilities in support of not only West Africa but also all areas that we serve.

We now have at our disposal a reefer container fleet in excess of 10,000 units, all fitted with modern, efficient and reliable refrigeration systems. We certainly look forward to helping Cyril, Patrick and his team as they further develop this market for NileDutch.

Africa, including:

Exports Share 149,400

8%

7,300

<1%

- Gambia

1,800

<1%

- Ghana

4,200

<1%

- Burkina Faso

- Ivory Coast

41,600

2%

9,900

<1%

- Mali - Senegal

17,600

1%

Australasia

8,600

<1%

Central America/Carib

65,900

4%

Europe

29,800

2%

Far East, including:

345,800

20%

- Thailand

244,500

14%

ISC, including:

229,900

13%

- India

149,300

8%

Middle East

64,400

4%

North America, incl.:

464,200

26%

- Mexico

435,800

25%

South America, incl.:

401,400

23%

- Brazil

179,700

10%

- Peru

162,700

9%

Grand Total

1,759,400

(Source: Dynamar, Reefer Market Analysis 2018)

24 Official start off the training sessions team CyberLogitec and teams NileDutch global

Developments in IT

ERP of the future NileDutch has awarded CyberLogitec the contract to replace NileDutch’s existing business operating system with ALLEGRO, an integrated maritime logistics solution.

We acknowledge and appreciate the professionalism and support provided by Softship over the past eight years, but are convinced that ALLEGRO is the right way forward for NileDutch.

The partnership with Cyberlogitec is the next step on the path of NileDutch on becoming more data driven and digital as the new system incorporates intelligent algorithms to automate and validate data capture resulting in greater real-time accuracy. Mark Kraaijenbrink, Director ICT of NileDutch: ‘As part of our continuous effort to improve our processes and standardize our way of working in an increasingly complex and challenging market, ALLEGRO will enable NileDutch to improve customer service and operational efficiency.’

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After signing the agreement, the collaboration between NileDutch and Cyberlogitec has launched on September 3 with a 2-week Fit-Gap analysis in which all ALLEGRO modules and functionalities have been discussed extensively with all project team members. Currently NileDutch and Cyberlogitec are working on data and process integration to ensure that the data and way of working match with the new system. Early 2019 NileDutch will test all ALLEGRO modules and train all the end users to enable for a smooth transition into becoming digital.

The integrated solution is targeted to go-live during the summer of 2019.

PMO – NileDutch Rotterdam

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The port of Santos serves the state and city of São Paulo, considered South America’s most populous city (21.6 million by metro population).

It is the economic heartland of Brazil, accounting for perhaps as much as half of the country’s economy.

Jorge Amador, director at Rochamar Agencia Maritima S/A

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Jorge Amador, director at Rochamar Agencia Maritima S/A, and General Manager for NileDutch Brasil, tells us about life and work in Brazil. A Portuguese national, he has been living in Brazil since the 1980s and joined one of Rochamar’s founders, the Rocha Group of companies, eighteen years ago. Nowadays, Rochamar is wholly owned by Ultramar of Chile.

“NileDutch started in Brazil in July 2002 and I have been here since the very beginning! At the time, we had a slot charter agreement with full containers loaded in the south of Brazil, discharged in Cape Town and carried-on by NileDutch ships to West Africa. Today we have our own weekly service calling three Brazilian ports directly: Itajaí, Paranaguá and Santos. We also feeder cargo from the port of Rio Grande to Itajaí.

“Our main route is to West Africa, mainly Angola (Luanda is a direct port of call. Pointe Noire, Congo, is also called – Ed). Our service also calls three South African ports (Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth), so we load cargo and receive imports from these places too. We can also tranship Asian cargoes via Cape Town.

“Alongside our head office in Santos, we have a sales team and commercial offices in São Paulo and Curitiba. All told, we have thirteen employees fully dedicated to NileDutch plus other Rochamar staff supporting husbandry, documentation and financial matters. There is never a dull moment over here.

We are very active and the sales team, including myself, often travel around Brazil visiting clients.

NileDutch team in Santos

“Our client base is in and around São Paulo, and southern Brazil in general. Main products we ship include commodities such as sugar, corn meal and reefer cargo (poultry, pork and beef). Besides these, we ship smaller amounts of furniture, ceramic tiles, resins, paper, foodstuffs in general and building material, all amongst others.

“The Port of Santos is the largest and most important in Latin America. There are four container terminals there offering connections with all ports around the globe. Santos itself is one of the oldest cities in Brazil yet has a relatively small population of about 500,000 inhabitants. It is bathed by the Atlantic Ocean and the region has beautiful beaches.

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28 “Brazil has historical links and ties with Portugal and all Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa. It is the 8th largest economy in the world and has an enormous potential to grow much more.”

Thank you Jorge. One of NileDutch’s most important clients in Brazil is INTEGRA. Founded in 2001, it offers services to small and medium size poultry producers in the State of Paraná, south of Brazil.

Specifically, it provides support in sales, production, storage, exports and logistics. The company’s main office is in Maringá with warehousing facilities, able to store 9,000 tonnes of reefer cargo, situated in Apucarana. Juliana Cappellazzo, who works in INTEGRA’s foreign trade department, tells us a little more about what the company does and how NileDutch helps.

“I have worked for INTEGRA for six years in my current job although have a background in the food and chemicals sector going back to the 1990s. We trade in frozen meat and supply over 120 countries, yet are always seeking to increase production and business. For South Africa we ship from southern Brazil using NileDutch. Our experience with NileDutch has been very positive, our contacts being Jorge Amador and Eduardo Finkler (Sales-South) who look after us very well. We very much appreciate the excellent customer service and quick answers provided to our shippers and suppliers.” Thank you Juliana. We certainly look forward to supporting you and INTEGRA going forward.

Integra cold store

Juliana Cappellazzo, fom

Integra

CAMEROON

NileDutch Angola - Luanda Rua Alda Lara nº 25 Vila Alice, Rangel, Luanda P +244 227 326 980 E commercial.lad@niledutch.com

NileDutch Cameroon Rue direction Base Navale Carrefour Essengue, à Coté du Magasin 3T, Douala P +237 233 423880 E sales.dla@niledutch.com

NileDutch Angola - Lobito Rua 25 de Abril n° 212, 1 Esq° Zona Comercial do Lobito (28), Lobito P +244 272 221 016 / 017 / 018 E jkulembo@niledutch.com

CANADA

NileDutch Angola - Cabinda Rua Irmao Evaristo S/N, Cabinda P +244 231 224 095 E dsilva@niledutch.com NileDutch Angola - Soyo Kwanda Base, Edifico da Sonangol, Soyo P +244 923 581 003 E iantonio@niledutch.com NileDutch Angola - Namibe Avenida Joaquim Morais Centro Comercial e, Negócios Sagrada Esperança, Namibe P +244 264 265 500 / 501 E holiveira@niledutch.com ARGENTINA Abbey Sea Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo 1720, 2nd floor, Suite “I”, C1107AFJ, Buenos Aires P +54 11 43120021 E niledutch@abbeysea.com.ar BELGIUM NileDutch Belgium Godefriduskaai 26, 2000 Antwerp P +32 3 206 22 99 E sales.anr@niledutch.com E sales.mpv@niledutch.com BRAZIL NileDutch Brazil - Santos Rua do Comércio, 55 Cj 11, Centro CEP 11010-141 SP Santos P +55 13 3328 9500 E comercial@niledutch.com.br

Seanautic Marine Inc 20, Rue Saint-Paul Ouest QC H2Y 1Y7 Montreal P +1 514 287 1812 E infomtl@seanauticmarine.com CHINA NileDutch China Ltd Guangzhou Office, Room 1801, Guangzhou International Electronics Tower, No. 403 Huan Shi Road East, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou P +86 20 8713 9396 E marketing.gzu@niledutch.com

EGYPT ISS (Inchcape Shipping Services Ltd) Office No 1, First Floor 20 El Pharaana St. Al Azarita, Alexandria P +203 484 35 65 E iss.egypt@iss-shipping.com EQUATORIAL GUINEA Loguitrans Agencia Maritima Appart Hotel Plaza, 1st Floor, Bata P +240 222 133 355 E loguitrans@gmail.com Deltamar SA Carretera Aeropuerto Km 4 (Bioko - Norte), Malabo P +240 333 090 897 E p.longo@deltamar.com

NileDutch China - Qingdao Room 2604 Shangri - La Centre No. 9 Xiang Gang Zhong Road 266071 Qingdao P +86 532 8090 9136 E marketing.tao@niledutch.com

FINLAND

NileDutch China - Shanghai Room 03,04,23th Floor, LiTong Plaza, No.1350 Sichuan Rd(N), Hongkou Shanghai, China, Post code: 200080 P +86 21 31771588 E sales.sha@niedutch.com

NileDutch France SAS Espace Caillard 3 Rue Louis Eudier, 76600 Le Havre P +33 277 675 001 E sales.leh@niledutch.com

NileDutch China - Tianjin Room 1408 Tianjin International Building, No. 75 Nanjing Road Heping District, Tianjin P +86 22 2339 8772 E marketing.tsn@niledutch.com HONG KONG Ben Line Agencies (H.K.) Ltd 15th Floor, Tung Wai Commercial Building 111 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai Hong Kong P +85 2 2893 4307 E sales.NileDutch@benline.com.hk

NileDutch Brazil - Sao Paulo Av. Ibirapuera, 2033, Moema CEP 04029-100 SP Sao Paulo P +55 11 3383 4450 E comercial@niledutch.com.br

CONGO NileDutch Congo Intersection des rues Cotê Matève et Tchionga, En face de la CFAO Centre-Ville, B.P. 5131 Pointe Noire P +242 056 436 140 E sales.pnr@niledutch.com

Oy Scanway Shipping AB Itämerenkatu 1, FI-00180 Helsinki P +358 9 415 05 422 E jjarvinen@scan-shipping.com FRANCE

Marmedsa France C/ 59, Avenue André Roussin, 1er étage 13016 Marseille P +33 4 96 17 17 00 E salesmrs@niledutchfrance.com GABON SAGA Gabon Zone Portuaire d’Owendo, Libreville P +241 01 700091 E niledutchsales.lbv@bollore.com SAGA Gabon Zone Industrielle Oprag Boite Postale 518, Port Gentil P +241 555819 / 400 E joseph.rouzaud@bollore.com GERMANY M&S Mehrtens & Schwickerath GmbH Tiefer 4, 28195 Bremen P +49 421 363 080 E wjohn@msbre.com

DENMARK

INDIA

Hecksher Linieagenturer A/S Bredskiftevej 36-38, DK-8210 V Aarhus P +45 8933 6200 E niledutch@hecksher.com

Oasis Shipping Pvt. Ltd.

NileDutch Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Av. Rio Branco, 25 - 8º andar Centro Rio de Janeiro Brazil CEP: 20040-000 Rio De Janeiro P +55 21 2203 0031 E comercial@niledutch.com.br

Hecksher Linieagenturer A/S Skagerrakvej 7, DK- 2150 Nordhavn P +45 3916 8100 E niledutch@hecksher.com

NileDutch Brazil - Itajai Av. Marcos Kondor, 1.177-88.301-303 CEP 11.256.147/0006-78 Itajai P +55 47 3046 3330 E comercial@niledutch.com.br

Comexas Afrique s.p.r.l.-DRC West 15-17, Avenue Colonel, Ebeya Building Bracongo, 4 Etage, Kinshasa P +243 99 99 08 920 E niledutch.kinshasa@comexas.cd

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO

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Comexas Afrique s.p.r.l.-DRC West 8, Quai du Commerce, Boma P +243 99 81 84 081 E niledutch.boma@comexas.cd

NileDutch China - Ningbo Room 2803, Portman Plaza No. 48 North Cai Hong Road, Ningbo P +86 574 8907 2020 E sales.nbo@niledutch.com

NileDutch Brazil - Curitiba Rua Comendador Araújo 143 15º Floor, Cj 153, Centro CEP 80420-900 PR Curitiba P +55 41 2111 5606 E comercial@niledutch.com.br

NileDutch Brazil - Sao Francisco Do Sul Rua Babitonga, 71, Centro CEP 89240-000 SC Sao Francisco Do Sul P +55 47 3459 0182 E comercial@niledutch.com.br

Comexas Afrique s.p.r.l.-DRC West 6, Avenue Luthelo, Matadi P +243 89 89 96 900 E niledutch.matadi@comexas.cd

2nd Floor - Acme Centre, Opp. Vadilal House, Mithakali Six Roads, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380009 P +91-079-66226611 E peterparkar@oasisshipping.com 7th Floor, K.g.n. Towers, Old No.31 & 32, New No.62, Commander-in-Chief Road, Egmore, Chennai- 600 105.

5-J & 5-K, Uppal's Plaza, M-6, Jasola District Centre, New Delhi - 110 025 P +91-011-46109001 E sarin@oasisshipping.com

Unit 1405-1406, 14th Flr, Diamond Heritage Bldg, 16,Strand Road, Kolkata,West Bengal - 700001 P +91-33-66307401 E dhananjoykumar@oasisshipping.com Room no. 250, 2nd Floor, Owpl Complex, C-205, Ph-v, Focal Point, Ludhiana -141010 P +91-0161-5025466 E laroya@oasisshipping.com Survey no. 76/1, Opp. Gidc, Village Dhrub, Tal - Mundra - 370 421 P +91-2838 - 259146 E samal@oasisshipping.com 101/102 Technopolis Knowledge Park, Mahakali Caves Road, Chakala Andhari East, Mumbai 400093 India P +91-22-67579517 E darshan.parmar@oasisshipping.com 608, City Tower, Dhole Patil Road Pune - 411001, MH P +91-20-6606 1502 E bharmal@oasisshipping.com Dr. no.10-50-58/1, R. K. Estates, 2nd Floor, Waltair Main Road, Ramnagar Land Mark: Opp. Lions Club Visakhapatnam - 530 002.

P +91-891-3019999 E lawrence@oasisshipping.com INDONESIA PT Samudera Indonesia Tbk – Jakarta Samudera Indonesia Building, 3rd Fl. Jl. Letjen S.Parman Kav. 35 Jakarta 11480 – Indonesia P +62 21 5300580 M info@samudera.com PT Samudera Indonesia - Belawan Mandiri Building 6th floor Jl. Imam Bonjol No.7 Medan (Belawan), Indonesia P +62 61 41519321 M info@samudera.com PT Samudera Indonesia - Surabaya Gedung Samudera Indonesia Jl. Tanjung Perak Timur 400 Surabaya 60165 P +6231 3293485 M info@samudera.com PT Samudera Indonesia – Semarang Ruko Metro Square Jl. Imam Bonjol No. 47-49, Semarang P +6224 3544929 M info@samudera.com IRELAND International Maritime Ag Ltd Brendan House, 151 Baldoyle Industrial Estate, Dublin 13 P +353 1 8320709 E d.whelan@intl-maritime.com

CONTACT DETAILS

ANGOLA

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SOUTH AFRICA

SWITZERLAND

NileDutch Africa Line B.V. Westblaak 95, 3012 KG Rotterdam P +31 10 281 82 83 E info@niledutch.com

NileDutch South Africa - Johannesburg Hyde Park Lane Marlborough Gate Ground Floor Cnr of William Nicol and Jan Smuts Drive, Hyde Park, Johannesburg P +27 11 325 0557 E info@niledutch.co.za

Furness Shipping Ltd Hohlstrasse 610, 8048 Zurich P +41 44 436 9111 E furness@furness.ch

Sales: contact NileDutch Belgium NORWAY

TAIWAN S5 Asia Ltd.- Taiwan Branch 13th Floor, 50 Hsin Sheng South Road Sec 1, Taipei 10059 P +886 223931177 E gigi.shih@s-5.org

PAKISTAN

NileDutch South Africa - Cape Town Metropolitan Life Centre 7 Walter Sisulu Avenue, Cape Town P +27 21 425 3600 E charlton@niledutch.co.za E debbie@niledutch.co.za

Gold Line Shipping Ltd. Habankim St., 16, Haifa, Israel P.O. 33054 3133001 P +972-4-8562222 E hillel@goldline-gls.com

M/S Global Maritime Pvt Ltd Eastern House, 9 Timber Pond, M.A. Jinnah Road, P.O. Box 4851, Keamari 75620 Karachi P +92 21 32851945 E info@globalmaritime.pk

NileDutch South Africa - Durban Royal Hotel, Ulundi Place Opposite Royal Parking, Durban P +27 31 306 4500 E jeevan@niledutch.co.za

Ben Line Agencies (Thailand) Ltd 14th Floor, Sethiwan Tower, 139 Pan Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand P.O. Box 1130, BKK 10501 P 66-2-352-3100 E mkt3@benline.co.th

IVORY COAST

PHILIPPINES

SOUTH KOREA

TURKEY

Bolloré Transports et Logistics 1 Avenue Christiani 01 BP 1727 Abidjan 01, Abidjan P +225 21220287 E patrick.amani@bollore.com

Jugro Transport International Phils Corp 3818 Mascardo St. Corner Pasong Tomo, Makati City P +63 2 896 1309 E sfe@jugro.com

Kukbo Express Co Ltd 11th Floor, Ace Tower, 92 Tongil-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul P +82 2 771 5514 E niledutch@kbe.co.kr

Catoni Maritime Agencies SA Istanbul Head Office Omer Avni Mah. Inonu Caddesi Devres Han No: 50 Kat 1B / Gumussuyu Beyoglu 34427, Istanbul P +90 212 393 42 00

PORTUGAL

Marmedsa Noatum Shipping Agency Pº de la Zona Franca, 111 Torre Auditori 08038 Barcelona P +34 93 298 77 77 E nrincon@marmedsa.com

ISRAEL

ITALY Thos. Carr & Son Srl Via Roma, 2 Int.12, 16121 Genova P +39 010 8578 909 E comm@thoscarr.it JAPAN Simba Logistics 13-40, Konan 2-Chome, Minato-Ku 108-0075 Tokyo P +81 36 718 0735 E tyo.general@simbalogistics.jp LEBANON EL Fil Shipping sal Salim Takla street - Dabar building Beirut - Lebanon P +961 1 972444 E marketing@elfilshipping.com MALAYSIA Aquamaritime Logistics Sdn Bhd Level 15-02A, Plaza Masalam Section 9, 40100 Shah Alam Selangor (Port Klang) P +60 3 5880 4093 E peggy@aquamaritime.com.my Aquamaritime Logistics Sdn Bhd Unit 23A-07A, Level 23A, Menara Landmark, No. 12 Jalan Ngee Heng, 80000 Johor Bahru Johor (Pasir Gudang / Tanjung Pelepas Port) P +60 7221 0798 E jeslyn@aquamaritime.com.my MAURITANIA

CONTACT DETAILS

NETHERLANDS

Sealog Sarl Zone des Ambassades R.C. No 5077, Nouakchott P +222 45 24 12 26 E info@niledutchmauritania.com MOROCCO Marmedsa Noatum Maritime 33, Avenue Hassan Sghir 20000 Casablanca P +212 522 54 10 12 E zhaidar@marmedsa.com TANGER MED APM Terminals Tangier S.A.Zone Franche, Ksar Al Majaz, Oued R'Mel Commune Anjra, Route de Fnideq, Tangier, Morocco P +212 5 39 33 18 30 E opsmatng@marmedsa.com

Scanway Shipping AS Vollsveien 13H, N-1326 Lysaker, Oslo P +47 67 102360 E info@scanway-shipping.no

NileDutch Portugal & Marmedsa Agencia Maritima Lda Avenida D. Joao II, Lote 1.18.03 Edificio Arts, Bloco B, 2 Andar, Sala C 1990-084 Lisbon P +351 21 898 2200 E comlis@niledutchportugal.com NileDutch Portugal & Marmedsa Agencia Maritima Lda Rua Eng. Ferreira Dias, No. 728, Sala 3.02 4100-246 Porto P +351 22 090 0500 E comopo@niledutchportugal.com RUSSIA TEK Poseidon Ltd Ordzhonikidze street 11 Building 1g, 115419 Moscow P +7(495) 789 67 37 E poseidon@tekposeidon.ru TEK Poseidon Ltd Vozrozhdeniya street 4 198097 Saint Petersburg P +7(812) 329 05 56 E sergey@tekposeidon.spb.ru SAO TOME E PRINCIPE Hull Blyth, Lda – Grupo Hb Praça da Independência Caixa Postal 15, São Tomé São Tomé e Príncipe P +239 2241 100 E hull_blth1@cstome.net SENEGAL Necotrans Senegal - Dakar Oil Base Rocade Bel Air BP. 4 859 Dakar - Senegal, Dakar P +221 32 824 37 38 E hawa.paraiso@necotrans-senegal.com SINGAPORE NileDutch Singapore Pte Ltd 61 Robinson Road #08-01 Robinson Centre, Singapore 068893 P +65 65010760 E info.sin@niledutch.com

SPAIN

Marmedsa Noatum Shipping Agency Ed. Las Artes 11, P.I. Bandas de Musica dela C.V. No. 11, Piso 1 Puerta 6 46013 Valencia P +34 96 324 12 60 E hayuso@mdmval.marmedsa.com Marítima del Mediterráneo, S.A.U Edificio Nexus - Cl. Juan Pérez Arriete, s/n - Planta 2ª Módulo 3.2, 11204, Algeciras, Spain P +34 956 26 66 07 E jjllorente@marmedsa.com VIGO Pl. de Compostela, 19 1º centro, 36201, Vigo, Spain P +34 98 661 64 75 E rcostas@mdmvgo.marmedsa.com Marmedsa Noatum Shipping Agency Nervión, 3 3º - Dcha., 48001, Bilbao, Spain P +34 94 410 40 00 E malonso@mdmbio.marmedsa.com Marmedsa Noatum Shipping Agency C/Luxemburgo 3 C.T. Coslada 28821 Coslada Madrid P +34 91 627 70 00 E mdmcustserv@mdmmad.marmedsa. com SRI LANKA Aitken Spence Shipping Ltd 315, Vauxhall Street, Colombo P +94 11 2308100 E shipping@aitkenspence.lk SWEDEN Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics AB Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics AB Redegatan 1 C, 426 77 Västra Frölunda Gothenburg - Sweden P +46 31 337 87 70 E par.sundblad@scandinavianshipping.se

THAILAND

Catoni Maritime Agencies SA Izmir Office Mansuroglu Mah. 288/4 Sok. Eminoglu Plaza No.14, K.6,Izmir Turkey P +90 232 421 00 02 E izmirsales@catoni.com.tr Catoni Maritime Agencies SA Mersin Office Ismet Inonu Bulvari Klas Plaza No:70 B-Block 9/17 33050 Mersin Turkey P +90 324 237 50 50 E mersinsales@catoni.com.tr UNITED ARAB EMIRATES The Kanoo Group Shipping P.O. Box 290 Khalid IBN Al Walid Street, Dubai P +971 4 393 1900 E uaeinttra@kanooshipping.com UNITED KINGDOM JSA Global Ltd 5 Summit Business Park, Langer Road, Suffolk IP11 2 JB, Felixstowe P +44 1394 678678 E niledutch@jsagb.com USA Turkon America as agent for NileDutch United States of America 400 Plaza Drive, Floor 2, Secaucus, NJ-USA 07094 The United States of America P +1 908 410 1056 E vpellicane@niledutchamerica.com VIETNAM S5 Asia Ltd. 10F Viet-Uc Building Le Hong Phong Street, Dang Lam Ward, Hai An District Hai Phong City P +84 225 374 1456" E sales.niledutch.vn@s-5.org S5 Asia Ltd. Unit 502-503, 5/F Citilight Tower 45 Vo Thi Sau St., Da Kao Ward, Dist. 1, Ho Chi Minh City P +84 28 38279 350 E sales.niledutch.vn@s-5.org

31 Contributors EDITORIAL Executive Editor: Jan Willem de Braal Editorial co-ordinators: Larissa N'gbo Sammy Reynaert Jan Willem de Braal DTP AND PRINT Drukkerij Badoux WRITER Darron Wadey MILT MAIN PHOTOGRAPHY Andrew Walkinshaw Serge Hagemeier Peter Goes PUBLISHED BY Nile Dutch Africa Line B.V. Communications Westblaak 95 3012 KG Rotterdam The Netherlands WEBSITE www.niledutch.com E-MAIL communications@niledutch.com Requests for further information and editorial contributions can be sent to the above e-mail address.

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