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John Holt Logistics Services is involved in sea and air freighting of goods, clearing/forwarding, warehousing and ships agency. Generally, our operations cover:
- Exports
- Imports
- Bulk Break
- Track & Trace
- Door to Door
- Consolidation
- Warehousing
- Trucking / Plant Hire
- Advisory Services
John Holt Logistics Services acted as Agent for Deco Line, A. P. Moller (Maersk Line) and other shipping lines for many years and has developed the competence and expertise in representing the interests of ship owners in Nigeria, advising them of local conditions, and ensuring trouble-free calls at Nigeria’s ports.
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Part of John Holt Logistics truck fleet |
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John Holt Logistics personnel maintain close working relationship with the Department of Customs & Excise and the Nigerian Port Authority. It has extensive warehousing facilities, cargo handling equipment and specialised handling gear. Its freight specialists advise exporters and importers on road haulage, customs, tariffs, warehousing, packaging, port facilities, containerisation / groupage services, packing / storage and domestic / international trade documentation.
LOCATIONS
John Holt Logistics has its headquarters at Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, a twenty minute-drive from the busiest and biggest airport in Nigeria.
CUSTOMER BASE The company has a good customer base, some of which are leading conglomerates and organizations, namely:
- UNICEF
- Chevron
- US embassy
- Dangote Group
- Coca-Cola Nig. Plc
- Nigerian Bottling Co. Plc
- over twenty large sized commercial banks, etc.
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John Holt Logistics - WACO Nigeria
WACO is a global network of companies and logistics providers that offers the demanding shipper a full range of logistics services door to door, all over the world. Established in 1973 as an airfreight forwarding association, WACO today has perhaps the most perfected range of multi-modal logistics services available in the world to back up its core airfreight activities. |
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In 2008, the company was appointed as the sole Nigerian member of the World Air Cargo Organisation (WACO), joining a global effort to eliminate the complexities of international freight forwarding. We are in a position to provide door-to-door services from over 180 countries in the world in air freight and sea freight.
The WACO network today comprises of some 70 companies. These act together to provide efficient and cost-effective multi-modal transportation and logistics services. With offices in over 300 cities all over the world, the WACO member companies combine international expertise with an intimate knowledge of local conditions, legislation, customs procedures and any number of other market specifics in your country to provide personalised services you can count on.
VOLUME OF BUSINESS Apart from our logistics business, we undertook the following volumes of businesses in the previous year:
Airfreight Business
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Import – 240 metric tons
- Export – 20 metric tons
In the current year, we are handling a monthly average of 30 MT on imports through the airports.
Sea freight 56,000 MT in the previous year, mostly of general cargo/others. In the current year, as a result of improvements in infrastructure and relationships, we are doing an average of 7,000 MT a month on mostly general cargo.
We have projected to double these levels in the current year and have designed support programmes to enable us to achieve this objective among others.
We have developed new strategies and are developing infrastructure to position us for bigger businesses which we expect will commence shortly, as we plan to increase our market share.
INFRASTRUCTURE
We are licensed by the Nigerian Customs to operate in all aspects of shipping services in Nigeria.
We possess a Bonded Terminal licence. Our Bonded Terminal affords us the opportunity of improving service delivery to our customers and partners and reduce costs of operations generally.
Our container handlers, especially the Hyster container handler, enable us to minimize delays in clearing at the ports. These equipment also help to avoid unnecessary hiring costs which are known to add to clearing costs, which unfortunately are passed on to customers by a good number of agents.
We have recently invested over Two Hundred and Thirty Million Naira (approx USD $2m) on equipment and infrastructure.
RATES & PAYMENTS Our rates are competitive. Payments to our customers, agents and principals abroad are made through our Liverpool, UK office, which makes it possible for us to make payments abroad without the difficulties associated with stringent foreign exchange rules in Nigeria.
Our staff are comprised of experienced and knowledgeable persons who have demonstrated abilities and have worked in diverse shipping areas in Nigeria.
We continue to review our staffing profile to ensure that it is adequate to meet challenges of the market place and help to deliver the best of services to our customers and partners.
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Plot 3/4 Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos |
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(01) 270-9284, 0803-3216758 |
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