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By Moses Akaigwe
Sunbeth Shipping, a Lagos-based transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage company, is mulling the idea of expanding its fleet with rugged and reliable trucks assembled in Nigeria.
To this end, the company recently hosted an executive team from Dangote Sinotruk West Africa Ltd (DSWAL) during which the two parties held high-level discussions.
A statement issued by Sunbeth Shipping’s management said the discussions “ on expanding our fleet capabilities and enhancing our logistics solutions.”
Leading the Dangote Sinotruk West Africa management team was the managing director, Hikmat Thapa, who was accompanied by the assistant general manager, Sunday Dairo, and the deputy general manager, Steven Liu.
During the meeting, the MD of Sunbeth Shipping, Omowasola Akinsomisoye, “engaged with the visitors in productive conversations centered on strengthening our strategic collaboration and advancing our capabilities in specialized logistics solutions. “
The statement further said, “At Sunbeth Shipping and Logistics, we believe that strong partnerships drive innovation and create lasting value.
“This engagement marks another milestone in our commitment to expanding our operational capacity and delivering enhanced logistics solutions to our clients.
“We look forward to the exciting developments ahead as we continue to invest in cutting-edge transportation solutions that meet the evolving needs of our industry.”
Currently Nigeria’s Truck Plant of the Year, Dangote Sinotruk was built to produce commercial vehicles, covering heavy duty trucks, medium trucks and light trucks; it has plans to commence the production of semi-trailers, tankers and related products soon.
DSWAL, which is located in the Ogba area of Ikeja, Lagos, has the installed capacity to assemble about 16 trucks per day in one shift, or about 10,000 units annually.
Depending on demand, the plant also produces trucks that are powered by compressed natural gas (CNG)
The wide range of truck models are targeted at satisfying the demands and requirements of the Nigerian market and the larger ECOWAS region.
Last year,DSWAL reinforced its production capability by commissioning a completely knocked down (CKD) plant.
