Africa flows orchestrated
Sea, air, cross-trade and door-to-door operations coordinated with a single lead and close monitoring of every shipment.
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SECTOR EXPERTISE
Africa
Your beacon for Africa: freight forwarding, customs and door-to-door transport expertise from France or in cross-trade flows across the continent.
Distribution and continuous supply
Supply for wholesale, retail and industrial channels with controlled warehousing, dispatch and final deliveries.
Secured documentary compliance
Certificates of origin, sanitary, phytosanitary and dangerous-goods requirements managed with field-oriented execution.
Dedicated management of your Africa flows
As an international freight forwarder specialized in Africa flows, Derudder operates from France or in cross-trade, by sea or airfreight, with door-to-door solutions whenever your supply chain requires it.
The experience of our operational and commercial teams on this trade lane is decisive for designing your transport plans, ensuring close follow-up at competitive forwarding rates and assigning you a single point of contact throughout the operation.
Africa logistics
Field presence, regulations and trusted partners
Our team regularly travels on the ground and closely monitors regulatory developments. This operational presence supports a realistic, responsive and secure approach to flows bound for West Africa and beyond.
We work with reliable, carefully selected partners able to deliver the expertise required in each African country. We notably rely on the strong WCA and JCTRANS networks to secure demanding international operations.
Industry, distribution and cross-trade from multiple origins
We support industrial clients, especially in the automotive sector, whether car manufacturers or Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers. We manage sea and air transport of heavy equipment, vehicles and industrial cargo for them.
We also coordinate cross-trade shipments from all world origins to the African continent for construction materials such as plasterboards, welded mesh, electrical equipment, tiles and other technical cargoes. At the same time, we assist wholesale and retail trade in Africa with continuous product supply, from warehousing through to distribution.
REEFER, DRY and sanitary documentation under control
In REEFER or DRY containers, we organize flows of dry products, temperature-controlled positive-chilled cargo (+2/+4°C or +15°C) and frozen goods (-20°C). We also handle operations for French importers of coffee, cocoa and dried fruits.
We can issue certificates of origin as well as sanitary or phytosanitary certificates on your behalf through the relevant French authorities, relieving you from these administrative formalities and accelerating documentary compliance.
Dangerous goods and tailored solutions
Our team can handle most dangerous products and provide tailored solutions from or to African ports. We are authorized to manage IMDG and IATA dangerous goods for most classes and UN numbers.
Upstream, we advise you on the documentation required to comply with international transport rules for hazardous materials, then organize shipments using the most suitable setup: ISO tanks, dangerous-goods-approved DRY containers or flexitanks installed in DRY containers.
Let’s discuss your Africa flows
Our team can review your Africa shipments by sea, air or cross-trade in order to design a reliable, competitive logistics scheme truly adapted to on-the-ground constraints.