Distribution & Warehousing
Bonded warehousing, cross-docking and final-mile distribution from Egyptian ports into MENA, Mediterranean, East Africa and Eastern Europe — buyer-side logistics quoted as a transparent add-on to FOB / CFR / CIF, under the same lot traceability as the loading port.
Distribution & warehousing — extending lot traceability past the destination port
Once cargo arrives at a destination port, the next step is moving it into the consignee's warehouse, blender, plant or distribution centre. Egypt Globe Group runs a destination-side distribution layer — in-house at major hubs, partner-network at the rest — so buyers do not need separate logistics contracts for the last 50 km. The service is quoted as a separate, itemised add-on to FOB / CFR / CIF pricing; inland freight rates are pulled from the same group freight-rate register that powers ocean pricing and appear as a line item on the proforma invoice.
Distribution is where the Certificate of Analysis either survives or is lost. A bonded stockpile that mixes lots, or a cross-dock that cannot say which B/L a truck came from, breaks the evidence chain the buyer paid for at the loading port. EGG's destination operations carry the lot number from the B/L through the warehouse receipt to the delivery note, so the specification guaranteed at the port of loading remains traceable to the consignee's door.
Service scope
| Scope | What EGG does | Evidence issued | Responsible team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonded warehousing | Storage under bond at primary destination hubs — Koper (Slovenia, via Pelot Logistika), Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Beirut, Mersin, Algiers, Lagos | Warehouse receipt, stock report by lot | Destination hub partner + Cairo coordination |
| Cross-docking | Direct vessel-to-truck transfer for time-sensitive parcels, no warehouse layover | Cross-dock manifest | Destination agent |
| Final-mile delivery | Refrigerated and ambient trucking from destination port to consignee's door | Delivery note, proof of delivery | Destination trucking partner |
| Inventory management (VMI) | Vendor-managed inventory from a destination-side bonded stockpile with pull-based replenishment for repeat buyers | Monthly stock and replenishment report | Commercial desk + hub partner |
| Destination customs (DDP) | Pre-clearance of destination customs and direct delivery to the consignee | Import clearance documents | Destination customs broker |
| Returns / re-export | Handling of non-conforming cargo returns or re-export to a third destination, reconciled to the retained sample and CoA | Return / re-export file | QA division + destination agent |
Service-level parameters
- Operating regions
- Mediterranean — Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Turkey · Eastern Europe (via Pelot Logistika) — Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Romania · East Africa — Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia · Red Sea & Gulf — Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait · Far East — limited service in Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand
- Primary bonded hubs
- Koper, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Beirut, Mersin, Algiers, Lagos
- Incoterms
- DAP / DDP on request on top of FOB / CFR / CIF; see Incoterms 2020
- Pricing
- Quoted as a separate add-on; inland rates from the group freight-rate register shown as a proforma line item
- Storage conditions
- Covered, dry storage for hygroscopic cargo (salt, fertilizer, cement); temperature / RH control for agro and food-grade cargo
- Lot traceability
- B/L number and lot number carried on warehouse receipt, cross-dock manifest and delivery note
- Stock reporting
- Monthly for VMI accounts; on request for all bonded stock
QA verification chain
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1
Extraction / source
Lot released and documented at origin per the standard EGG chain
EvidenceSource lab report, CoA
EGG laboratories · every lot
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2
Processing / packing
Packing and marking recorded per lot so destination handling can identify every unit
EvidencePacking List, marking record
Packing yard QC · every shipment
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3
Port laboratory
CoA / MTC issued before B/L; the CoA travels with the document set to the destination hub
EvidenceCoA / MTC
Port QC team · every lot
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4
Independent inspection
Certificate of Inspection and, on request, destination discharge survey
EvidenceCertificate of Inspection, discharge survey report
Inspection body · per shipment when contracted
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5
Destination acceptance
Warehouse receipt and delivery note reconciled to B/L and Packing List; condition on receipt recorded; non-conforming units segregated
EvidenceWarehouse receipt, delivery note, condition report
Destination hub + EGG QA · every receipt and delivery
Applications & markets
Destination stockpiles serve winter-maintenance buyers of de-icing salt in Mediterranean and Eastern European markets, construction buyers of cement in East Africa, and industrial buyers of chlor-alkali and water-treatment salt in the Gulf. Import procedures per country are summarised in the import guides, including Kenya, Italy, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Standards & documentation
- Destination customs documentation and preferential origin (EUR.1, PAFTA, COMESA, AfCFTA): trade documentation.
- Specification is guaranteed at the port of loading and binding under the sales contract; voyage condition is governed by the B/L and marine insurance; destination handling under EGG control is recorded per lot — see quality & compliance and inspection & quality control.
- Eastern European operations run through the group's Pelot Logistika partnership.
Combine with logistics
Distribution pairs naturally with the Logistics & Freight Forwarding service. One ocean B/L, one destination warehouse, one final-mile delivery, one accountable team — that is the offer.
Request a quote
Specify the destination port, consignee location and whether bonded storage or VMI is required; the offer itemises ocean freight, destination handling and final-mile delivery separately. Request a quote.
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FOB / CIF / CFR pricing from 7 Egyptian ports — turnaround once stock, laycan and freight are confirmed.
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Full Letter-of-Credit document set — Proforma, Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Bill of Lading, Certificate of Origin (Egyptian Chamber of Commerce), EUR.1 / PAFTA / COMESA / AfCFTA preferential origin, Phytosanitary and per-lot CoA — checked against L/C clauses before presentation.
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