Bollore Logistics is extending its weekly WARA airfreight service between Europe and West Africa until the end July and may extended it further if airfreight capacity restrictions remain in place.
To respond to air transport demand to the African continent, Ballore Logistics has provided regular weekly links for three months between Europe and the countries of West Africa.
Every week, freight is transported via two or three all-cargo flights from Bollore Logistics’ airport hubs in Liege, Belgium, and at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle, France.
They serve Abidjan (Cöte d’Ivoire), Bamako (Mali), Accra (Ghana), Freetown (Sierra Leone), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Conakry (Guinea), Niamey (Niger), Monrovia (Liberia) and Nouakchott (Mauritania).
The WARA service is connected to the Bollore Logistics’ global network and fed by similar charter programmes from Asia and North America, providing integrated, end-to-end solutions.
Since the introduction of transport restrictions, some 30 flights have already ensured the shipment of 1,800 tonnes of goods intended for humanitarian aid, health materials and equipment, medical and food products, spare parts, telecoms equipment and other daily consumer goods.
For example, over 100 tonnes of mangos have been exported from Africa to Europe.
The WARA service has been prolonged to 31 July 2020 and may be extended further if air freight capacity restrictions remain in place.
Bollore Logistics is closely monitoring the pandemic situation worldwide, and notably in Africa. The company has implemented an organisation system enabling the pursuit of logistics operations with a view to ensuring supply-chain continuity.
It has set up a crisis unit staffed by experts tasked with overseeing an emergency plan and devising scalable solutions taking account of the directives issued by local authorities.
“In the 48 African countries in which we operate, Bollore Logistics proposes alternative transport plans adapted to the needs of our customers. We are harnessing our unique integrated logistics network to ensure the end-to-end shipments of all types of goods to the most remote areas,” said Jeröme Petit, CEO Africa, Bollore Logistics.
