AGL PRESENTS ITS SOLUTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINING AND ENERGY SECTORS AT SIREXE 2024
Africa Global Logistics (AGL) and its subsidiaries, AGL Côte d’Ivoire, SITARAIL, CARENA and Ayiman Logistics Côte d’Ivoire, are participating from November 27 to December 2, 2024, in Abidjan, as a Gold Sponsor, in the International Exhibition of Extractive and Energy Resources (SIREXE). The event brings together key players in the mining and energy sectors, around the theme: “Sustainable development of the extractive and energy industries: what policies and strategies?”.
This exhibition, which brings together more than 300 exhibitors and 20,000 professional visitors from all over the world, offers AGL the opportunity to present its multimodal logistics solutions for the benefit of players in the energy and extractive industries sector. In line with the vision of the Ivorian government, AGL relies on diversified expertise and innovations to offer an integrated and tailor-made logistics service offer, in order to support its customers in the development of their activities.
The company has 1,710 m² of office space, 25,000 m² of covered warehouse and approximately 100,000 m² of courtyard space, dedicated to the mining and energy sectors, at its logistics bases in Abidjan, San Pédro, Bouaké and Ferkessédougou. These bases are designed for stevedoring, ship and cargo handling, special material handling, value-added warehousing, and fully integrated logistics services.
Committed to the development of local content, AGL has set up, Ayiman Logistics Côte d’Ivoire, a company made up of an Ivorian shareholder, in order to highlight its expertise and its pool of local skills, in accordance with the regulations on local content in Côte d’Ivoire. The company also provides training for Ivorian youth through its Pan-African Port Training Center (CFPP) and offers internship and job opportunities within its structures, thanks to its partnerships with training schools and its strategic partnerships with local subcontractors.
Thanks to the operational synergies between its various subsidiaries, AGL Côte d’Ivoire, SITARAIL, CARENA and Ayiman logistics Côte d’Ivoire, the company also offers its customers integrated storage, handling, construction, industrial maintenance, as well as rail transport operations.
«At AGL, we have diverse expertise that allows us to develop tailor-made logistics solutions for our customers in the energy and extractive industries sectors in Côte d'Ivoire. Our participation in SIREXE aims to expose to the Ivorian government and the operators of these strategic sectors, the know-how of our teams, our state-of-the-art equipment, our dedicated bases, our innovations and our operational synergies, to deliver quality logistics services. We are thus contributing to the development of the energy sector and the economic growth of Côte d'Ivoire.» Asta Rosa Cissé, Regional Director of AGL Côte d'Ivoire-Burkina Faso.
With the triple ISO 9001 – ISO 14001 environmental and ISO 18001 health and safety certification, AGL carries out all its logistics operations in compliance with the highest safety standards. Thanks also to its TAPA certification for cargo security, AGL guarantees the quality of its logistics circuit and the security of its warehouses, thus offering solutions that comply with the most demanding international standards.
About Africa Global Logistics (AGL) in Côte d'Ivoire
AGL is the leading multimodal logistics operator in Africa, offering global, tailor-made and innovative logistics solutions to its African and international customers. The company is now part of the MSC Group, the world’s leading shipowner. Present in Côte d’Ivoire in logistics and transport (AGL Côte d’Ivoire), rail transport (Sitarail), energy logistics (Ayiman Logistics Côte d’Ivoire), ship repair (Carena) and port handling through Abidjan Terminal and Côte d’Ivoire Terminal, AGL currently employs more than 5,000 Ivorian employees, in particular through its agencies in Abidjan, San Pedro, Bouaké, Noé, Ferkessédougou and Ouangolodougou. The company actively participates in the development of Côte d’Ivoire and invests in the development of the skills of its employees and young people, through its Pan-African Port Training Center (CFPP). AGL also carries out actions in favour of the population in partnership with associations, for example to help young people with schooling and social reintegration and to raise their awareness of the need to preserve the environment.
Press contact:
Arsène YAPI, Head of the Media and Content Department – AGL (Côte d’Ivoire-Burkina Faso)
T +225 27 21 22 04 01 / +225 07 07 19 49 67 – arsene.yapi@aglgroup.com
