Mali: OT Africa Line can offer a quick service to Bamako via Conakry as an alternative to Dakar. Tariffs for this service are competitive.

Please be advised that due to insufficient rail capacities for 2 months containers in transit to Bamako suffer longer delays in Dakar before loading on trains. The present transit time is around 25 days, from cleared in Dakar to destination. This delay is not likely to improve within the coming weeks despite all efforts of our local teams. Although the rail option remains, we suggest you re-route your Bamako containers via Abidjan, Conakry, Tema or Lomé where transits by road offers a better transit. We can take all measures necessary to load containers by truck under request of customers: a road tariff is already available.

We wish to remind you that new Customs regulations requested by the Malian Customs Office will be applicable from 2010 and compulsory from March 2010. The following must be declared on CTBL transit cargo: Copy of the commercial invoice, declaration of the CIF value, NIF of the receiver (Numéro d'identité fiscale)

We are pleased to announce that we are now able to offer Bissau in Guinea Bissau on a CTBL basis. The routing is via the port of Dakar in Senegal with a road transit of 15 days. For rates or bookings please contact your nearest OT Africa Line agent.

Congestion that occurred previously for Mali and Burkina Faso is now about to end.

Dry cargo only, no hazardous.

Please send documents in French only.
Burkina Faso: OT Africa Line offers CTBL connections by rail to Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso however due to heavy seasonal traffic availability is reduced. It is now compulsory to produce a BSC for cargo to Burkina Faso with documentation from port of origin.

Burkina Faso: Road service running efficiently. It is now compulsory to produce a BSC for cargo to Burkina Faso with documentation from port of origin.

Mali: Our CTBL road service remains competitive

Niger: Road service running efficiently.
We remind you that it is compulsory to provide copies of invoices in English, to ensure better transit of cargoes.
We do not accept vehicles.

OT Africa Line can now offer an inland service from Lomé to Ouagadougou following the opening of the national road No 1.

We are sorry to announce that we have been forced to suspend all CTBL bookings via Matadi to Kinshasa and Brazzaville until further notice. There are both logistical and commerical reasons taken into account for this decision and we hope to be able to offer these destinations again at a later date. This is to be applicable from the 1st April 2010 until further notice.

OT Africa Line can offer a quick reliable service to Niger and Burkina Faso via Cotonou. Transit times are competitive.

Niger: All trucks destined to Niamey have a maximum weight limit of 25 Tons NET/truck (27 Tons cargo + tare. Penalty fees can be expected if not adhered to.

Burkina Faso: It is now compulsory to produce a BSC for cargo to Burkina Faso with documentation from port of origin.