Thelo develops and operationalises integrated (rail, port and rolling stock), multi-freight, multi-user transport corridors to efficiently move Africa’s valuable resources at economies of scale.
These resources are largely mining commodities, agricultural produce, containers, and bulk liquids. Alongside its partners, Thelo stands out as one of the rare African entities with the capability and expertise to execute large-scale infrastructure projects across the entire delivery value chain.
We build strategic partnerships with global best-of-breed partners in order to optimise Africa’s Transport and Logistics value chains and realise integrated infrastructure and holistic solutions with strong commercial returns and high development impact.
Three critical challenges characterise Africa’s Transport and Logistics Sectors which present key transformative opportunities
Leaving a lasting legacy to advance economic development
An integrated Transport and Logistics Infrastructure and solutions model
Leaving a lasting legacy to advance economic development
The vision of the Thelo Group is to deliver a sustainable commercial model that will advance economic growth and development of the continent through a fully integrated, fit-for-purpose transportation and logistics solution for Africa.
Three critical challenges characterise Africa’s Transport and Logistics Sectors which present key transformative opportunities
Transportation capacity for Africa’s trade including minerals, agricultural produce, containers and bulk liquids is a critical enabler for trade, job creation, skills, economic development and regional integration.
Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) is expected to increase intra-African trade by 81% by 2035, according to the World Bank, translating to a need for various transport modes, including rail, rolling stock and ports. The UN Economic Commission for Africa indicates that the transport sector is expected to expand by nearly 50% as a result of the Agreement.
Key national rail and port operators are under foreign control and several major African logistics operators have been acquired by non-African conglomerates. Whilst working with international partners, Africa needs to ensure a fit-for-purpose approach to deliver strong strategic continental assets.
However, the opportunity for delivering commercial and developmental returns in addressing the challenges are both large and transformative.
An integrated Transport and Logistics Infrastructure and solutions model
Thelo Group has evolved to take advantage of the key opportunities, demands and trends within the sector and represents a credible solution to multiple market failures:
As a consequence, the Thelo Group builds and harnesses strategic partnerships to optimise Africa’s Transport and Logistics value chain, to deliver integrated infrastructure and holistic solutions with strong commercial returns and high development impact.
This strategic expansion is designed to yield significant benefits for our clients (freight owners), host governments, financiers, partners, and the regional economies within which it operates.
As an independent African partner – we have developed a fully integrated, fit-for-purpose transport and logistics model for Africa, by Africa – which includes playing a holistic and strategic role in the development, operation and management of regional multi user, multi freight corridors.
