SEKO expands in Africa

   SEKO, a logistics services provider, has opened offices in Uganda and Ethiopia.
   The company said this expansion is driven by the strong energy, mining and technology industries in Africa.
   The new SEKO offices in East Africa offer air and ocean forwarding, project cargo, ground transportation, warehousing, fulfillment and customized IT solutions. SEKO Uganda and SEKO Ethiopia are deploying SEKO’s global, Web-based operating system. The offices were started by Hubert Vermaak, SEKO Logistics’ regional director for East Africa.
   “SEKO has initiated an aggressive expansion strategy in Africa,” said Bob van der Putten, managing director for SEKO’s Europe, Middle East and Africa region, in a statement. “The addition of offices in Uganda and Ethiopia adds to our existing coverage in Libya, Egypt and South Africa. In addition, SEKO will soon be opening offices in Morocco, Tunisia, Kenya, Tanzania, Djibouti and Zambia, making us one of only a few global players with coverage in many of these markets.”
   SEKO Logistics, which recently became a member of the Netherlands-Africa Business Council, operates an air freight gateway in Amsterdam that provides air consolidation services for EU shippers to markets in Africa.