We are happy to introduce our latest XLProjects (XLP) member office in Nouakchott, Mauritania.

Minaa Mauritania Logistics S.A

Address: Port Autonome de Nouakchott
Nouakchott, BP 5767, Mauritania

Tel: +222 48 19 14 40

Website: https://xlprojects.net/company/minaa-mauritania-logistics-s-a/

Name: Ely Chemad— Commercial Executive

Minaa Mauritania Logistics is a fully integrated logistics and port services provider based in both locations, the Port of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou, Mauritania, with offices and yards strategically positioned in immediate proximity to the quays. Founded in 2000 as part of the Maersk network and in 2014 as APM Terminals Mauritania, the company has over 25 years of continuous operations in the Mauritanian market.

We bring world-class terminal operating standards, infrastructure, and institutional knowledge and combine them with deep local expertise and an agile, customer-focused approach. With a fully owned fleet of certified equipment, an in-house workshop and power station, and over 78,000 sqm of yard infrastructure,

Minaa Mauritania Logistics is positioned as a one-stop solution provider for vessel, breakbulk, heavy lifting, and project cargo operations.

Service Portfolio

• One-stop shop solutions — integrated freight forwarding, customs clearance, delivery, and full door-to-door coordination.
• Special cargo handling — heavy lift, out-of-gauge (OOG), and IMO-classified dangerous goods, with designated specialized storage zones in the yard.
• Bulk vessel stevedoring — efficient loading and discharge of dry and breakbulk commodities.
• Shipping agency – full port agency, husbandry, crew changes, bunkering coordination, and agency representation.
• Container vessel stevedoring — handling of both geared and gearless vessels, supported by 2 mobile harbor cranes (104T hook / 50T spreader).
• Mining cargo handling — specialized operations for minerals, ores, and bulk industrial commodities.
• Reefer operations — pre-trip inspection (PTI), 24/7 temperature monitoring, and plug-in services, supported by the largest reefer plug-in capacity in the Port of Nouakchott (over 276 plugs).
• Container depot — Full/Empty container storage, survey, washing, and gate-in/gate-out management.
• Warehousing & storage — covered warehouse with proper racking, fully paved yard (78,000 sqm), and unpaved open-air yard (32,000 sqm).
• Trucking & shunting — inland transportation and terminal moves using owned road trucks, trailers, flatbeds, and gensets for temperature-sensitive cargo.
• Lashing services — certified cargo securing in compliance with standards.
• EDI & IT solutions — electronic data interchange, cargo tracking.
• Manpower services — skilled and semi-skilled stevedore, equipment operator, and supervisory teams on demand.

We welcome Minaa Mauritania Logistics to the XLP team!