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New office for shipping company

Landlocked country to host new office

UGANDA: Hapag-Lloyd has opened a strategic new office in the city of Kampala, the capital of Uganda to capitalise on the country’s connections to five neighbouring countries.

As a landlocked country with no direct access to the sea, it relies on neighbouring ports, such as Mombasa in Kenya and Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania, to facilitate its international trade. The Port of Mombasa handled approximately 200,000 TEU of exports in 2023, with 22% of the volume originating from Uganda, demonstrating the country’s significant role in the region’s trade flows. Most of the cargo between Uganda and the ports is transported by trucks.

Apart from exporting its own commodities, Uganda’s importance also lies in its role as a business hub for packaging and consolidating a diverse range of commodities that move throughout the region. Key exports passing through Uganda include timber and dry hides from South Sudan, cocoa, minerals, and timber from the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as coffee from Rwanda.

These flows highlight Uganda’s growing impact on East African exports and its potential for facilitating trade across borders.

“Uganda plays a vital role in the export landscape of Africa and continues to see economic growth,” says Lars Sorensen, Senior Managing Director Region Middle East at Hapag-Lloyd. “Opening our office in Kampala is part of our long-term strategy to establish an early presence in emerging markets with high potential. With Kampala as our new hub, we can strengthen our position in the African market, improve service delivery, and better meet the needs of our customers both in Uganda and in neighbouring regions.”

The new Hapag-Lloyd office in Kampala will be led by Prashant Sindhwani and has five employees.

PHOTO: Kampala, Uganda (Adobe Photostock)

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