Against the odds: MSC’s Bolloré bid is complex – may leave CMA CGM exposed

MSC’s bid to purchase Bolloré’s African port business may transpire to be one of the largest single M&A moves in the transport and logistics sector – but it could also turn out to be hideously complex.
As DVZ’s editor-in-chief Sebastian Reimann noted in his commentary on the deal: “The many [African] acquisitions make it clear, however, that it is hardly possible to develop this promising, but also highly complex, market organically. …

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Poor infrastructure hobbles improvements in West Africa container terminals

Monopolisation and vested interests are holding back container terminal improvements in West Africa, as landside congestion and supply chain inefficiencies worsen.
While the region has seen a widespread modernisation programme at terminals, one source told The Loadstar hinterland links to “almost every port” along the west coast had not been developed since the colonial era.
“The most striking example is Conakry (Guinea), where the port is located at the end of a narrow …

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