Delmas CTBL/BLD Service

Door-To-Door Solutions Throughout Africa

DELMAS has extensive experience of on-carriage throughout Africa, we provide through transport services to and from the land-locked countries of Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, DRC, Guinea Bissau, Mali and Niger, Southern Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Using a single document, the Combined Transport Bill of Lading (CTBL/BLD), we take full responsibility for the safe shipment and delivery of cargo whether it has to move by road, rail, or waterway, no matter how many different stages the cargo must go through before reaching its final destination. DELMAS will arrange all your shipping, trucking, and transit formalities giving you the confidence that comes with entrusting cargo to a single experienced organisation. Our global network of established agents guarantees direct control, local expertise and on-line advice.

By controlling every link in the transport chain and tracking every consignment from start to finish, we ensure that your cargo is always delivered safely and securely. Furthermore, we provide a competitive through transport tariff giving shippers ready access to simplified all-in quotes with charges made under a single invoice. We also manage local haulage operations throughout our African coastal markets.

The Through Bill Of Lading Service

• this service is available on all DELMAS lines whatever the country of origin.
• the service also includes the charges for detention, demurrage, container rental up to final destination.
• the exchange of the original B/L and the control of the container seal number are made at destination by our agents to guarantee the safety of your goods
• DELMAS take full responsibility for goods throughout the entire journey

Destinations & Transit Times

DELMAS aims at being the reference in the market for CTBL traffics to and from East and West Africa. We closely monitor the trade to optimise routings, tariffs and quality of service. DELMAS can offer complete door to door multimodal services.

Please click here to see our average transit times and other routing information.

Strengths

• complete and integrated service guaranteed, avoiding the complications and risks of oncarriage in Africa
• no demurrage nor deposit at port of discharge
• DELMAS dedicated agents in all landlocked countries (for tracking, customer service...)
• single bank negotiable document
• transport of containers to numerous landlocked African destinations with controlled transit times
• optimisation of oncarriage to meet local constraints
• efficient tracking system on request
• secured and integrated logistic network up to delivery at final destination
• all inclusive rates available at initial inquiry

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CTBL: Commodity Specialism

COTTON
Almost 10% of the world's cotton is grown in Sub-Saharan Africa [SSA]. The Sahel states along the southern belt of the Sahara [Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger...] generate US$1.5 billion each year by exporting cotton, which accounts for up to 35-75% of the agricultural export earnings in this region, making this natural fiber one of the most important agricultural exports on the African continent. As a large niche player on the African trades DELMAS has the flexibility and knowledge to offer tailor made solutions in the transportation of such sensitive commodities. We review our specialist handling of cotton by interviewing Pascal Gaillard from our West African export desk. Click here to read the interview.

Booking & Contacts

For rates and bookings you can contact the DELMAS CTBL/BLD department on:

Sophie BROSSARD: E-mail: lhv.sbrossard@delmas.net