TNT Express improves Sub-Saharan Africa network with new associate

TNT Express has appointed Getma as its new associate in eight Sub-Saharan African countries as part of a plan to improve its network capabilities, service and market share in the region.

Getma, a subsidiary of the French transport and logistics group NCT Necotrans, will handle the collection and delivery of imports and exports for TNT Express in Mali, Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast, Chad, Niger, Equatorial Guinea and Angola. The partnership will be effective in all eight countries by the end of the first quarter of 2012.

TNT Express said the agreement will enhance its network, coverage and capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Getma brings more than twenty years of experience of African markets. Its network covers the whole Atlantic coastline between Mauritania and South Africa, as well as countries without seaports such as Mali and Chad. TNT’s customers will benefit from improved customs management and transit times for their exports or imports to and from Sub-Saharan Africa. As an example, TNT Express can now guarantee a delivery from Paris to Bamako within 48 hours.

The region has experienced growth of approximately 4.6% in the last ten years with express delivery services to and from the region most commonly used by industries such as oil and gas, automotive and mining.

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