Logistics challenges in used car maritime traffic from Europe to west Africa

Messan Lihoussou, Ndèye Ngom, Benjamin Steck

Article ID: 5814
Vol 8, Issue 14, 2024

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This paper addresses the main logistics challenges in used car maritime traffic from Europe to West Africa. Thus, the methodology (quantitative and qualitative) analyses data from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA), from 2015 to 2023 of government and port authorities to show the importance of used car market for mobility and socioeconomic activities. This is supplemented by surveys based on direct observation in the field, questionnaires and interviews involving in Europe 55 stakeholders and 127 in Africa. The results demonstrate that cars used and their parts, but not wrecks, are essential for motorization in West Africa. A pre-export process needs to be set up to ensure that exported vehicles are parked in better condition to meet the required common environmental standards for sustainable mobility.


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logistics challenges; used cars traffic; Europe to west Africa; sustainable mobility

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