Office of Marine Cargo Management

The Office de Gestion du Fret Multimodal (OGEFREM), known in English as the Office of Marine Cargo Management, is a public administrative and technical company of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created by ordinance n°80/256 of 12 November 1980 as the Office de gestion du fret maritime, and was later transformed into the Office de gestion du fret multimodal, a public establishment with legal personality. Its headquarters are in the commune of Gombe in Kinshasa. OGEFREM's core mission is the management and facilitation of multimodal freight in the DRC. It operates the FERI/FERE platform — the official system for electronic import and export declaration forms — and provides digital services for shippers, freight forwarders and transporters. These services include a directory of approved freight forwarders, real-time cargo tracking via container or bill of lading, a database of approved transport operators, lists of exportable products, monthly reference freight prices (mercuriales), transport requests and offers, online subscription payment, ship and aircraft schedules for Congolese ports and airports, and national freight statistics. The agency positions itself as a driver of modernization for Congolese freight, aiming to turn the DRC into a regional logistics hub through digitalization, transparency and efficiency. Its stated projects include the modernized FERI/FERE platform, a future dry port at Kasumbalesa, a national transport observatory and a national transport exchange. OGEFREM reports 40 years of expertise in Congolese freight and works with institutional partners including government ministries.

The Office de gestion du fret maritime was created by ordinance n°80/256 of 12 November 1980 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was subsequently transformed into the Office de gestion du fret multimodal (OGEFREM), a public establishment of an administrative and technical character with legal personality. Its registered office was established in Kinshasa, in the commune of Gombe. Over the following decades OGEFREM developed into the national body responsible for managing and facilitating multimodal freight. By the 2020s the agency had accumulated what it describes as 40 years of expertise in Congolese freight. It operates the FERI/FERE platform for electronic import and export declaration forms and a range of digital services for shippers, freight forwarders and transporters. Under its current leadership, OGEFREM has committed to modernizing Congolese freight. Its stated vision is to make the DRC a regional logistics hub of reference through digitalization, transparency and efficiency. Concrete projects cited include the modernized FERI/FERE platform, a future dry port at Kasumbalesa, a national transport observatory and a national transport exchange. The agency presents its work as a transition from documentary heaviness to digital fluidity.

• 1980

  Created by ordinance n°80/256 of 12 November 1980 as the Office de gestion du fret maritime.

• Transformed into the Office de gestion du fret multimodal (OGEFREM), a public establishment with legal personality.

• Headquarters established in Gombe, Kinshasa.

• FERI/FERE platform modernized and digital services expanded.

Public administrative and technical agency modernizing Congolese multimodal freight through digitalization, transparency and efficiency, with the vision of making the DRC a regional logistics hub.

• FERI/FERE platform

  Official platform for managing electronic import and export declaration forms.

• Track & Trace - Container

  Real-time tracking of maritime containers by container number.

• Track & Trace - BL

  Tracking of shipments by bill of lading number.

• Mercuriales

  Monthly updated reference freight prices for various routes.

• Directory of approved freight forwarders

  Official directory of approved mandataires with full contact details.

• Transport operators database

  Database of transport operators approved by OGEFREM, searchable by type and city.

• Exportable products list

  List of goods exportable from the DRC and export formalities.

• Transport requests and offers

  Marketplace to publish transport needs and receive offers from transporters.

• Online subscription payment

  Secure online payment module for shippers (Mobile Money, bank card, transfer).

• Ship and aircraft schedules

  Schedules for ships and aircraft serving DRC ports of Matadi, Boma and airports of Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Goma.

• Freight statistics

  Volumes of goods handled by OGEFREM (in thousands of tonnes).

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4. 4OGEFREM | Suivi des cargaisons - Traçabilité FERI/FEREogefrem.cd
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