Agility, a global provider of integrated logistics and freight forwarding solutions, is strengthening its position in the African TSL services market. The company has formed a new joint venture with Super Group, a leader in the contract logistics and supply chain management market in South Africa. As part of this agreement, Agility has also acquired a minority stake in Micor, a freight forwarding company owned by Super Group. Consequently, the Polish branch of Agility is expanding the reach of its freight forwarding services.
The new company, named SG Agility Proprietary Ltd, will offer local and international clients sea, air, and road freight forwarding services, customs clearance, as well as logistics services in the areas of supply chain management, warehousing, and distribution. Its headquarters are located in Johannesburg, with local branches in Port Elizabeth, Durban, and Cape Town. The SG Agility team consists of over 150 employees. It will be managed by Henk Theron, the former CEO of Micor.
– South Africa is an extremely important region from the point of view of our strategic development and further expansion in Africa. With well-developed financial, legal, telecommunications, and transport sectors, it pursues an open trade policy and has a relatively strong domestic market. The joint venture with Super Group is a sign of our commitment, both in South Africa itself and across the entire continent – said Elias Monem, Managing Director of Agility for the Middle East and Africa region.
– Also from the perspective of the Polish branch of Agility, this merger will be of great significance. The new partnership will provide our clients with access to freight forwarding and logistics services in the South African market and to solutions already proven in this region. In turn, the experience of Super Group employees and their knowledge of the local market will bring new value to Agility’s operations, contributing to further growth and development of freight forwarding and logistics services – comments Karolina Gasińska-Byczkowska, Branch Manager of Agility Logistics Poland.
Agility is consistently strengthening its presence in Africa, conducting operations in Egypt, Algeria, Angola, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Agility’s offer includes warehousing, freight forwarding, customs clearance, and project logistics services. In turn, the Agility-owned Infrastructure group is present in Ghana, Rwanda, Libya, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, and Ivory Coast, where it provides services in the areas of freight forwarding, warehousing, infrastructure construction, and aviation services.