I am pleased to announce that Vallis has recently set up a subsidiary in Djibouti, and we are now able to provide our full range of services in the country. 78% of Djibouti’s GDP is generated via the country’s port and related services. The port is the principal maritime outlet for Ethiopia’s imports and exports. This trade route has been strengthened by the opening of the new Addis Ababa-Djibouti rRead More
We are pleased to announce that Vallis has a new subcontracting company in Ghana named Kristl Star Ghana Ltd. Kristl Star was set up in Ghana in October 2009 and is wholly owned and managed by Ken Ridgeway, who has vast experience and knowledge having provided independent inspection services for over 30 years. The company provides independent inspection and analytical services of marine, petro-chemichal, petroleum anRead More
We are pleased to announce that Vallis Commodities has managed an SMA on coal in Egypt for the first time, at the port of Sokhna on the Gulf of Suez. Since the start of our operations in Egypt in 2014, Vallis has handled over 6 million tonnes of commodities in the country; this has mostly been soft commodities, including wheat, maize and edible oils. Our first coal operation in the region was a success, with local stRead More
We are pleased to announce that Vallis has started its first operation in Morocco, controlling and monitoring stock levels at a scrap copper processing facility. The process starts from the receipt of scrap copper, continues through the furnaces and processing, and ends with the dispatch of the finished products. The management of the stock levels requires bespoke procedures to ensure an accurate reflection of the vaRead More
Since announcing that Vallis is operational in Rwanda last month, we have conducted audits and inspections in the country with the real prospect of a Collateral Management contract starting there shortly. Demand for sugar in Rwanda is outstripping supply, resulting in shortages. Rwanda currently consumes 70,000 tonnes of sugar per year, but is only able to produce 10,000 tonnes domestically. This vast deficit is met Read More
I am pleased to announce that Vallis Commodities has recently started operations in a vanilla processing facility in Madagascar. Vallis staff monitor all aspects of the vanilla processing, from the receipt of the green beans through to the release of the fully dried vanilla. A showreel about the island and the vanilla drying process in Madagascar is available here: Vanilla Showreel If you have any questions about thiRead More
Earlier this year Vallis Commodities launched our Marine and Cargo Services in ports across Africa. We are committed to ensuring that our staff have the skills and knowledge to provide the highest quality solutions in this area. Last month, 20 of our operations staff from both the UK office and overseas completed a week-long workshop provided by the prestigious Lloyd’s Maritime Academy. The workshop, presented Read More
We are pleased to announce that Vallis Commodities Limited has recently set up a subsidiary in Rwanda. Vallis Commodities now has 26 subsidiaries in Africa and 3 in the Middle East. Rwanda is now the 5th fastest growing economy in Africa, and we are looking forward to doing business there. We have compiled a research report into the country, which is available here: Rwanda Country Report We have plenty of capacity toRead More
Vallis Commodities has handled 2.8 million tonnes of fuel since our first fuel operation in 2009. Major fuel operations are, or have been, conducted in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, DRC, Liberia and Senegal. In June of 2015, Vallis began its first Middle East fuel CMA, in the United Arab Emirates. Since then, we have handled over one million tonnes of petroleum products here: 670,000 tonnes of fuel oil, 300,000 tonnes of Read More
We are pleased to announce that Vallis Commodities now offers a new risk mitigation service relating to petroleum products for customers in Africa and the Middle East. The new service is a marking system for petroleum products that allows each marked batch of product to be uniquely identified. It is estimated that a 5% loss of revenues in the region is due to fraudulent activity, particularly smuggling and adulteratiRead More