MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has formally integrated the Port of Kribi—Cameroon’s sole deep-water port and the largest in Central Africa—into its end-to-end intermodal logistics network. This strategic enhancement extends MSC’s door-to-door service offering across Central and West Africa, significantly improving cargo connectivity between the port and key inland markets, including Yaoundé (Cameroon), Moundou and N’Djamena (Chad), and Bangui (Central African Republic).  

The integrated solution unifies ocean transportation, port handling, and dedicated inland road transport under a single, coordinated service framework. With up to four weekly vessel calls and direct maritime connections to major Asian economies—including China, South Korea, Vietnam, and India—the Kribi gateway enables shippers to access faster transit times and enhanced cost efficiency for imports into and exports out of the landlocked hinterland.  

As part of this initiative, MSC oversees inland distribution through its locally embedded operational teams, managing end-to-end execution including documentation processing, customs clearance, multimodal transport coordination, and real-time shipment visibility via digital tracking platforms. Each touchpoint is governed by standardized service protocols to ensure reliability, transparency, and seamless handover from port to final destination.  

This integration constitutes the second milestone in MSC’s Africa Intermodal Series—a structured, region-wide initiative designed to advance infrastructure-enabled trade corridors. It follows the launch of the Abidjan–Ouagadougou rail corridor (the series’ inaugural project) and underscores MSC’s long-term commitment to strengthening resilient, scalable, and digitally integrated supply chains across the African continent.  

Resource.: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZdzuiJ0dhTTdp0se2jIPBQ