The World Rice Conference 2016 was held from 16th to 18th November in the city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. Attended by over 700 delegates, the conference focused on rice prices and the factors currently affecting them. Dudley Smith, one of Vallis’s Directors, attended the conference and compiled a short report on the presentations that were held. This report is available at the link below: World Rice CoRead More
Our newly launched Marine and Cargo Services continue to prove highly successful across our operations in Africa and the Middle East. The services now include: Live vessel discharge supervision Live vessel loading supervision Marine surveying, truck and damage reconciliation Bagging verification Draft surveys Sampling and analysis Live reporting is a key element of these services. We report all vessel discharge and lRead More
Vallis has now been operational in Egypt for 2 and a half years. During this time, we have had operations at 60 different warehouses, silo facilities and storage tank facilities in 12 locations including all major ports. Our clients in Egypt include major international banks and trade houses, as well as some of Egypt’s largest grain importers. Since the start of operations in the country, we have handled 7.2 miRead More
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