Eramet : How Comilog reduces its sea freight costs
March 29, 2022 at 08:39 am EDT
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How Comilog reduces its sea freight costs
For sea transport needs, Comilog is switching to transshipment - something of a logistical revolution that enables it to serve its customers better and reduce its carbon footprint.
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Comilog's supply chain is evolving: manganese ore will now be partly loaded onto "capesize" ships that can carry up to 200,000 tons of ore - four times more than the 50,000-ton capacity of the "supramax" vessels traditionally used by Comilog.
How will this work in practice? In addition to Comilog's installations, new ones have been set up in Owendo to load barges with ore. These are then towed offshore where they dock at a floating transfer station operated by the Danish shipowner Norden. The ore is then transhipped onto the capesize.
A fine logistical organization is necessary between several departments of the company and Norden. This innovative system, for Comilog but also for Gabon, was prepared thanks to the expertise of the Eramet group.
The use of these large ore carriers improves Comilog's carbon footprint, with 5,000 tonnes of CO2 saved each year. Some 20 capesize vessels are planned per year, while the rest of the ore shipments will continue via supramax.
Another advantage of Comilog's new transshipment system is that it will boost the local job market, with the creation of more than a hundred jobs in the sea transport sector in the long term.
Loïse Tamalgo
Eramet's General Delegate in Africa
The transshipment project was not just about increasing the volume of ore transported. It represents an increase in the country's logistical capacity, a new way of doing business when it comes to sea transport. The Gabonese economy stands to benefit directly; and this experiment can be replicated in other sectors such as timber and freight, leading to GDP growth and strong job creation over time.
Eramet SA published this content on 29 March 2022 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 29 March 2022 12:38:05 UTC.
Eramet, a global mining and metallurgical group, is a key player in the extraction and valorisation of metals (manganese, nickel, mineral sands) and the elaboration and transformation of alloys with a high added value (high-speed steels, high-performance steels, superalloys, aluminium and titanium alloys).
The group supports the energy transition by developing activities with high growth potential. These include lithium extraction and refining, and recycling.
Eramet positions itself as the privileged partner of its customers in sectors that include carbon and stainless steel, aerospace, pigments, energy, and new battery generations.
Building on its operating excellence, the quality of its investments and the expertise of its employees, the group leverages an industrial, managerial and societal model that is virtuous and value-accretive.
Net sales break down by family of products mainly between manganese (60.8%), nickel (30.6%), and mineralized sands (8.5%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (1.3%), Europe (20.4%), China (31.1%), Asia (29%), North America (12.4%), Africa (2.3%), Oceania (2.2%) and South America (1.3%).
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