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The Bolloré Group has received an offer from the MSC Group, a major player in container transport and logistics, to acquire 100% of Bolloré Africa Logistics, comprising all of the Bolloré Group’s transport and logistics activities in Africa, on the basis of an enterprise value, net of minority interests, of €5.7bn.

The Bolloré Group has granted the MSC Group an exclusivity until 31st March 2022 to enable it to conduct additional due diligence and contractual negotiations.

Completion of the sale would require the approval of regulatory and competition authorities, as well as of certain counterparties of Bolloré Africa Logistics.

GEFCO, a global multimodal supply-chain expert, has completed an industrial project cargo solution to deliver one of the world’s largest cranes by ocean freight charter for a leading provider of crane rental services, heavy lifting equipment and engineered transport.

The project, delivered by GEFCO Air & Sea, saw the team transport the 4,000t, 8,000cbm disassembled crane by ocean freight from Kazakhstan to Belgium.

GEFCO chartered a newly-built tween-deck, innovative vessel, the MV Ella, which enabled the crane to be transported in one single shipment across both river and sea. GEFCO worked closely with the customer on planning to meet the complex stowage and lashing requirements, as well as the customs process. The delivery was completed in Antwerp in September, after 32 days of travel.

Vincent Habryn, Global Head of Industrial Project Cargo, GEFCO Air & Sea, said: “This project was an excellent showcase of our ability to provide a seamless and efficient Industrial Project Cargo service, despite a number of challenges we guaranteed the safe delivery across both river and sea, for our valued customer.

“We are grateful as ever for the commitment of our local teams and the trust and support of our partners.”

A.P. Moller – Maersk has signed a global end-to-end logistics agreement with Danish Crown from 2021.

The three-year end-to-end agreement covers all Danish Crown’s business units, delivering solutions on ocean services, inland logistics and cold chain logistics. Access to the digital supply chain platform Tradelens, which is underpinned by blockchain technology, is also a core part of the agreement.

Vincent Clerc, A.P. Moller – Maersk Executive Vice President and CEO Ocean and Logistics, commented: “We are excited to be chosen as Danish Crown’s main logistics company. The food supply chain is highly demanding, but we will work hard to provide fast, reliable and dynamic supply chain solutions to Danish Crown as a modern end-to-end logistics company with fully controlled assets.”

Danish Crown is one of the world’s largest exporters and the number one supplier of pork in Europe. The Danish Crown Group is also the largest meat-processing company in Europe, and Danish Crown Beef is a key player in the European beef market, while the group’s trading company ESS-FOOD sells and distributes fresh and frozen foods worldwide. The agreement finally includes DAT-Schaub, which is a global market leader in casings for sausage production across the World.

With a significant export to Asia and a growing business in both North and South America it is key for Danish Crown to ensure a flexible and resilient supply chain to support their business needs and meet their sustainability targets.

Jais Valeur, Group CEO of Danish Crown, added: “There is no doubt that Maersk is at the leading the sustainability transition within container logistics, which very much aligns with our own ambitions to become the world´s most sustainable meat supplier in 2030. Maersk is a natural choice for Danish Crown, as our customers will expect that we are able to undertake the responsibility of all business activities in the food supply chain right from the Danish farmer to the dinner tables in Shanghai, Tokyo or New York.”

As one of the largest food exporters in the world, Danish Crown values an active partnership with a logistics leader such as Maersk, that can accelerate its business and reduce complexity.

Valeur concluded: “Through sheer business size and its extensive network, Maersk can offer a reliability in our supply chains which our customers are increasingly demanding. At the same time, we will get a partner in Maersk who understands and priorities the importance of an active collaboration in our daily business. This close collaboration is key and will ultimately service our customer’s needs into account.”