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| SEFICS
has its own rolling fleet |
| "Société
d'Exploitation Ferroviaire des ICS" (Railway System,
SEFICS): a lifeline between
DAROU and DAKAR |
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SEFICS
is a subsidiary of the ICS Group. It is in charge
of transporting materials and products between the
different industrial sites (TAÏBA, DAROU, MBAO and
the Dakar Port Terminal).
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Due
to the distance between the mine and acid production
sites, rail transportation of raw materials in one
direction and finished products in the other is vital
for the company, which has therefore equipped itself
to ensure sufficient self-reliance.
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| Description |
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SEFICS
uses the railway system of the Société
TRANSRAIL, to which it pays a
toll fees. Its rolling fleet, which carries an average
of some 2 000 000 tons per annum, is made up of:
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8 locomotives,
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8 trackmobiles,
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293 cars, hoppers and tanks.
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| Address: |
Site
Engrais (MBAO)
Km 18, Route de Rufisque
BP 3835, Dakar
Tél : (221) 33 879 10 00
Fax : (221) 33 834 21 66 |
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The
Port: ICS's window on the world |
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The
activities of ICS's port terminal essentially involve
unloading imported raw materials (sulphur, boracine,
and potash) and loading exported ICS products (marketable
phosphate and fertilizer).
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It
should be noted that ammonia is imported and phosphoric
acid (P2O5) is exported through sea lines, from the
Mbao Site.
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Sulphur
stock at port terminal |
Unloading
a SEFICS car |
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