Vallis Commodities were recently invited to the International Petroleum event in London, where 2 members of our UK team attended a presentation on the Easy Trading Connect platform. A partnership between ING Group, Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking, and Mercuria Energy Group brought about the Easy Trading Connect Platform. This represents the first comprehensive and realistic use of blockchain technolRead More
I am pleased to announce that Vallis has been certified as being compliant with the new ISO 9001 standard revised in 2015. The certification of our Quality Management Systems is now valid to 29th January 2020; a copy of the Vallis certificate is at this link. The ISO 9001 standard is widely accepted as providing valuable guidance and tools for companies like Vallis; it ensures our services consistently meet our custoRead More
I am pleased to announce that Vallis Trade Assurance Services (VTAS) is now providing Marine and Cargo services in Djibouti; one of the most exciting emerging markets in East Africa. As the gateway to Ethiopia and its 100 million population, Djibouti has seen huge growth since 2011 with an average GDP increase of 9% per annum. With the support of Chinese investment, the country has built 3 new ports and is developingRead More
The SKA International Group specializes in fuel supply chains, aviation and logistics services across the Middle East and Africa. Headquartered in Dubai, SKA has more than 10 years of experience in setting up operational bases and establishing infrastructure in some of the most hostile regions of the world. To see their website please go to www.ska-arabia.com. We have known SKA for many years and I am very pleased toRead More
Vallis Commodities Limited recently commissioned a presentation to all its UK staff on Reputation Risk Management by Justin Doherty from Hemington Consulting. Hemington Consulting is a company that was established in response to an increasing demand from organizations that required assistance in managing risks to their reputation. A specialist in reputation protection and crisis management, Justin delivered an insighRead More
New Company Video for Vallis Happy New Year for 2017 from everyone at Vallis Commodities. To start the year, Vallis has refreshed the company video hosted on its website. This video shows details of our operations across Africa and the Middle East including: The services we offer. The countries where we work. The commodities we manage. Our strengths. Some key Vallis statistics. If you have any questions relating to oRead More
I am pleased to announce that Vallis has established a new subsidiary company called Vallis Trade Assurance Services (VTAS). VTAS provides a wide range of logistics services to companies working in commodity trading across Africa and the Middle East, including: Marine and Cargo Services – using our own staff: vessel discharge and loading supervision, cargo tally verification, bagging services, sampling and analRead More
The World Rice Conference 2016 was held from 16th to 18th November in the city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. Attended by over 700 delegates, the conference focused on rice prices and the factors currently affecting them. Dudley Smith, one of Vallis’s Directors, attended the conference and compiled a short report on the presentations that were held. This report is available at the link below: World Rice CoRead More
Our newly launched Marine and Cargo Services continue to prove highly successful across our operations in Africa and the Middle East. The services now include: Live vessel discharge supervision Live vessel loading supervision Marine surveying, truck and damage reconciliation Bagging verification Draft surveys Sampling and analysis Live reporting is a key element of these services. We report all vessel discharge and lRead More
Vallis has now been operational in Egypt for 2 and a half years. During this time, we have had operations at 60 different warehouses, silo facilities and storage tank facilities in 12 locations including all major ports. Our clients in Egypt include major international banks and trade houses, as well as some of Egypt’s largest grain importers. Since the start of operations in the country, we have handled 7.2 miRead More