The Transport and Logistics Sector in Ghana and West Africa by Hilton John Mitchell

Hilton John Mitchell, CEO of Jonmoore International Ltd, shares his assessment of the transport and logistics sector in Ghana and West Africa.

“The transport and logistics market in Ghana has grown rapidly over the last ten years, especially with the oil find that has more companies coming into logistics that serve the oil and gas sector. There are also companies that serve the mining sector, power generation, manufacturing, and general industry. There is a general build up from that sector, especially for companies like ourselves and companies that are similar to us that are asset owned or put together assets from various parts. We have also had international logistics companies that have offices in Ghana that would generally be doing the same kind of thing that we are doing. Most of them, however, are not asset owned companies. They just set up an office, secure the business, and then look for third-party subcontractors to carry out the service. But we are an asset owned company and that is what we have built over the last 20 years. The industry is growing. It is getting smaller and more competitive, but over the years, we have looked at the region as the West African region. We have not limited ourselves to Ghana, but we see our bigger market as the West African subregion and that is what keeps us going”, says Hilton John Mitchell.

“The market is very competitive all over the region. Ivory Coast is a busy country. Guinea is picking up very well because of all the mining of iron ore, bauxite, etc. So, looking at the region, you can see that it is growing. We are getting more companies coming into the region, especially the multi-nationals that have presence in these countries. We would tend to face competition everywhere we go, but we generally have to build ourselves up to be ready for that competition and present a winning proposition all the time”, he adds.

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