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The SMMC sensitizes its employees to take 4 seconds before acting and to ask themselves the following questions in order to limit or avoid accidents at work.

SMMC employees are encouraged during toolboxes to eat healthy at work and at home.

218 new and used vehicles including 172 light cars, 40 trucks and 6 machines.

The General Management of the SMMC brings to the attention of all its partners, the mode of packaging of the goods in bags will be in Big-bag closed, hermetic and resistant.

Eating healthy is a matter of health. Whether in terms of the choice of your food, the method of cooking your dishes, or simply the way you eat, there are certain rules to follow.

37,960 Tons of LUCKY cement in big-bags (i.e. 18,980 big-bags) including 5,000 Tons p/c SPM.

♻ Round table organized by the SMMC with its business partners, including rice and cement receivers, bulk carriers, shipping agents and freight forwarders.

International Women in the Maritime Day.

The training of the staff of the SMMC does not cease always to continue.

SMMC : Une société de manutention portuaire qui a pour vision d'être un leader dans son métier dans l'Océan Indien.

Customer confidence is back on top.

With Bird's pyramid, prevention measures can be implemented to reduce the number of accidents referenced at all levels of the risk pyramid.

We are happy to share our #Newsroom with you regarding the Cities & Ports World Conference - Morocco 2022.

Bird's pyramid is a significant element of industrial performance.

♻ Every minute, an accident with work stoppage occurs in the world, which has 1,576,000 employees.

The management of a near miss follows the same process as that of the treatment of an accident at work.

♻️ This concept is used in occupational safety training at SMMC.

SMMC employees are made aware during toolboxes of controlling and combating stress at work.

For some, work is a source of fulfillment. For others, it is just useful, providing a salary and material living conditions, and for others, it is downright stressful.

Lasting two semesters for the 2020-2021 school year, this training will lead to a professional bachelor's degree.

The SMMC, having participated in this fair, aims to highlight that: the SMMC is an economic player in Madagascar. It offers logistical solutions and encourages the conventional.

SMMC employees are made aware during toolboxes of the identification of the Consequences of Stress at Work on Health.

The first symptoms of chronic work stress are physical changes.

Our teams unloaded 286 pipes from the vessel PRINCESS COCO.

♻ SMMC employees are made aware during toolboxes of the identification of stress signals.

Often misunderstood, stress at work is a reality that affects 4 out of 10 workers.

37,862 tons of cement in big bags including 3,024 tons p/c State Procurement of Madagascar (SPM).

♻ Our preparations are underway!! We look forward to seeing you on May 6 and 7, 2022 at the Palace of Culture and Sports Mahamasina.

The 4th edition of the Madagascar Goods Transport and Logistics Chain Fair will be held at the Palais des Sports, Mahamasina, Antananarivo on May 6th and 7th.

In order to avoid or control stress at work, SMMC employees are encouraged to practice these exercises.

Stress is defined by the body's reactions, both emotional and physical, to a particular situation or to stressors.

Customer commitments in the HSEQ policy

Customer engagement in HSEQ processes

Effectiveness is the qualitative performance indicator, while efficiency is the quantitative performance indicator.

The SMMC requires commitments from its delegates and human resources managers.

Human Resources Managers take responsibility for the HR function of a site, a geographical area, an establishment or a subsidiary.

The SMMC requires commitments from its subcontractors, suppliers and partners.

Part of the SMMC's HSEQ objective is dedicated to this topic.

Part of the SMMC's HSEQ objective is dedicated to this topic.

Quality is not just a matter of common sense, tools and techniques.

♻ Part of the SMMC's HSEQ objective is dedicated to this topic.

♻ In the workplace, the employer's role is to ensure the safety of its employees by implementing preventive actions or training.

270 light cars, 26 machines, 19 trucks, 2 trailers and 10 miscellaneous packages.

Part of the SMMC's HSEQ objective is dedicated to this topic

Am-pifaliana lehibe no iarahaban'ny mpiasa rehetra ato amin'ny S.M.M.C. an'Andriamatoa Rolland RANJATOELINA, Ministry ny Fitaterana sy ny Famantarana ny Toetrandro vaovao. Mirary fahombiazana tanteraka ho anao izahay, Andriamatoa Ministra. Mirary soa sy fandresena ho [...]

285 light cars, 6 trucks, 1 machine, 1 trailer and 15 miscellaneous packages.

Ny lohahevitra noraisina tamin’ity taona ity dia ny hoe “VIAVY MIAVOTSE, miatrika sy mifanampy, taratry ny fitovian-jo sy antoky ny Fampandrosoana lovain-jafy”.

Part of the SMMC's HSEQ objective is dedicated to this topic.

A form of pollution considered the most dangerous, industrial pollution has considerable impacts on humans, but also on the environment.

383 light cars, 24 trucks, 1 tractor and 1 trailer

21,518 big-bags, including 9,000 tons p/c SPM

206 light cars, 09 trucks, 07 machines, 52 miscellaneous packages and 01 locomotive

The SMMC has set up the JSEA to strengthen its QHSE system.

♻ A Job Safety and Environment Analysis (JSEA) is a written document that defines the high-risk work activities to be performed in a workplace.

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32189.157 Tons of rice and flour in bags from the ship PANCARAN VICTORY ⚓️

♻ General induction training and HSEQ inductions are mandatory for all people entering SMMC sites.

♻ Safety is everyone's business, so anyone with access or likely to perform a task on a site.

Internal communication is a management tool. It is a system to put in place in order to organize the work. Its role is to create a sense of belonging among employees, to help them understand the general situation of the Company.

The SMMC has set up a monthly awareness program on HSEQ topics called TOOLBOX TALK.

15 minutes during which you must be able to not only understand the theme, but also apply the security recommendations related to this theme.

3000 Tons of "VARY TSINJO" in bags of 25 kg and 50 kg p/c SPM

103 light cars, 23 trucks, 10 machines and 13 miscellaneous packages

Learn, train and get used to good HSEQ practices and reflexes.

FEEDBACK is one of the management keys that we use to motivate and involve staff in various HSEQ approaches and other projects.

Compliance with hygiene rules is essential in everyday life.

These best practices are put in place so that each employee is aware of the importance of following HSEQ rules.

Fahatongavan'ny Sambo PANCARAN VICTORY izay nitondra ny Vary Tsinjo milanja 21000 Taonina.

The path is not always the goal – Change is not an end in itself...

156 light cars, 37 trucks, 18 machines, 04 trailers, 01 tractor and 23 various packages

[ HSEQ Performance ] ♻ En juin 2021, SMMC a commencé à déployer la méthode 5S. Cela a continué au mois de Juillet par des toolbox, des formations ainsi que la mise en [...]

The 5S method is of Japanese origin, it is a management technique that is part of the quality approach.

330 light cars, 36 trucks, 24 machines, 01 trailer, 01 locomotive and 04 various packages.

"Izay mamboly hazo manavotra firenena, izay mandoro ala mandoro Tanindrazana." 🌳

The implementation of an HSEQ objective presents many challenges for the SMMC.

Health, Safety, Environment, Quality (HSEQ)

43,882 tonnes of "MAFONJA" cement in big-bags (i.e. 21,941 big-bags)

The MARVELOUS ACE ship arrived at the port of Toamasina on January 07.

The SMMC's HSEQ policy was drafted in January 2021.

L'échange a porté essentiellement sur « l'importance d'investir dans le Capital Humain » pour améliorer la performance d'une entreprise.

Arrival of the ship HOEGH JEDD on December 30, 2021

Big Christmas tree game, raffle and cake distribution

The opening ceremony of the Commercial Space was preceded by the signing of the "Updated Collective Agreement", followed by a gift giving to congratulate the children of the SMMC staff and ended with the thanks of the 16 employees.

Under the aegis of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport and Meteorology, Mr. Jean Luc RAKOTOVAHINY, in the effective presence of the Governor of the Atsinanana Region, Mr. Richard Théodore RAFIDISON, the Prefect of the City of Toamasina, Mr. Jean Juggus RAZAFIARISON and the Mayor of the Urban Municipality of Toamasina, Mr. Nantenaina Herilala RAKOTONIRINA.

317 light cars, 24 trucks, 5 machines, 1 trailers and 10 various packages

We received 118 new vehicles (including 101 mini-cars and 17 light cars)

223 light cars, 24 trucks, 1 tractor, 16 machines, 1 trailer, 1 handling and 30 various packages

The first shipment of the lychee pallet took place at 1 a.m. on November 18, 2021.

Training provided by ACPE inc. or "Continuous Improvement By Employees", covering the key concepts of Lean Management

the SMMC has further increased its fleet of pallet operating equipment by acquiring 03 new elevators. HYSTER of 3 Tons.

301 light cars, 14 trucks, 02 tractors, 02 machines and 02 various packages

42,068 Tons of LUCKY cement in big-bags (i.e. 21,034 big-bags)

74 light cars, 74 trucks, 27 machines and 28 various packages.

40,692 Tons of LUCKY cement in big-bags (i.e. 20,346 big-bags)

32,500 Tons of OMBILAHY cement in big-bags (i.e. 16,250 big-bags) from the ship CARAVOS LIBERTY

The General Directorate of SMMC invited all shipping companies, all ship agents, all freight forwarders representing rice and cement receivers as well as the SPAT Harbor master's office.

277 new and used vehicles including 208 light cars, 66 trucks and 7 various packages.

172 light cars, 7 machines, 6 trucks and 7 various packages.

The twin celebration of World Seas Day (WMD) and World Seafarers Day (WYD) of the year 2021, was organized in one place and in one period, under the name of “Week of the Sea. maritime transport ".

The SMMC did not forget to take part in this fair in order to increase the visibility of the company and meet new prospects.

340,000 bags including 7,000 Tons of Vary Tsinjo.

86 new vehicles from the CLOVER ACE vessel. ⚓

3480 Tons of quicklime in big-bags (i.e. 2320 big-bags) from the IVS ATSUGI vessel. ⚓

29,000 Tons of white rice and flour in bags (including 5,000 Tons of Vary tsinjo p/c SPM)

The official opening ceremony of the 3rd edition of the Freight Transport and Logistics Chain Fair took place on September 24, 2021 at the Novotel Convention Ivandry - Antananarivo, under the high patronage of the Minister of Transport and Meteorology, TINOKA Roberto.

260 new and used vehicles, various packages and 3 locomotives from the HOEGH JACKSONVILLE ship. ⚓

The SMMC was present at the "International Exhibition of Transport, Logistics and Handling of Madagascar (SITLM)", exceptionally twinned with the FIM which was held on Thursday, September 16 to 19, 2021 at the Forello Tanjombato Exhibition Center - Antananarivo.

It is an Open Space and very spacious office, equipped with a meeting room.

63 light cars, 43 trucks, 24 machines, 2 trailers and 22 packages

19,547.71 Tons of bagged rice including 8,300 Tons of Vary Tsinjo

43,400,860 Tons of cement in big-bags (i.e. 21,700,430 big-bags)

Risk analysis consists of eliminating or reducing the level of risk by putting in place adequate preventive measures.

334 light cars, 02 machines, 35 trucks and 03 trailers.

203 light cars, 25 trucks, 2 trailers, 10 machines, 79 packages and 18 flats re-embarked.

Landing of 41,700,213 Tons of cement in big-bags from the ship TAI SUMMIT.

Our teams are unloading 72 pipelines of 1.50 m, 15 m to 25 m in length ; 0.90 cm, 1.10 m and 1.50 m in diameter.

L'échange a porté essentiellement sur « l'importance d'investir dans le Capital Humain » pour améliorer la performance d'une entreprise.

173 deserving SMMC employees were decorated.

216 light cars, 07 trucks, 30 machines, 02 trailers, and 17 various packages.

40,196 tonnes of LUCKY cement in big-bags (i.e. 20,098 big-bags)

Landing of 21,689,700 tonnes of bagged rice and flour from the vessel JUPITER ⚓

131 new vehicles (including 31 trucks) from the NEPTUNE ACE vessel.

134 new vehicles and occasions (including 26 new vehicles) of the BESS ship in just 3 hours.

The SMMC aims to become the largest handling, warehousing and distribution company in Madagascar, and to become the Leader of its business in the Indian Ocean.

We received 14,000 tonnes of FOSA cement in sling-bags (i.e. 7,000 sling-bags).

The "Security Hotline" training (emergency toll-free number) for the entire Control Room team went well yesterday at the former BMO of the SMMC.

Landing of 10,129,800 Tons of bagged rice (or 207,756 bags) from the ship POLARIS Z.

300 light cars, 37 trucks, 06 machines, 08 trailers and 16 packages.

Hydraulic grapple primarily used for bulk loading and handling.

Unloading of 113 new and used vehicles including 94 light cars, 17 trucks and 02 trailers.

The vaccination campaign is led by representatives of WHO and the Regional Directorate of Public Health in Toamasina.

Official opening of the vaccination campaign in the Port of Toamasina, for personnel working in the Port.

Sensitization of Dockers' Delegates as well as representatives of service providers who manage dockers to encourage dockers and their respective families to be vaccinated.

Unloading of 15,000 tonnes of bagged rice (i.e. 300,000 bags) from the vessel MARITIME VICTORY p / c Ocean Entreprise

Sensitization to encourage staff and their respective families to be vaccinated with the COVISHIELD vaccine against COVID-19.

This is the set of formalities to be completed at the levels of the various links in the port chain for the release of goods unloaded at the Port of Toamasina.

Our teams disembark 130 new vehicles from the GRACIOUS ACE ship.

Landing of 16,554.55 tonnes of bagged rice and flour (i.e. 347,618 bags)

Ny Responsabilité Sociétale (RSE)

Landing of 43,178 Tons of cement in big-bags (i.e. 21,589 big-bags)

Ezaka Fikarohana sy Fanatsarana (Innovation)

Staff training, SMMC put to the test of Covid-19, SMMC always at work, Partnership agreement between the SMMC and the faculty of DEGMIA

Ny Direction Commerciale eto amin'ny SMMC Madagascar

Ny Direction des Exploitations eto amin'ny SMMC Madagascar

Landing of 21,498.95 Tons of bagged rice (441,599 bags) from the ship JUPITER

On May 12, the team carried out a barrowing operation of cement in big-bags

- 118 vehicles - 8 trucks - 7 trailers

Despite this pandemic, our team is working hard to ensure the entry and exit of goods and merchandise from Madagascar.

Unloading of 159 new vehicles and 4 packages from the ship MARVELOUS ACE. ⚓

Currently, 38,318 Tons of POWER cement in big-bags (i.e. 19,159 big bags) are being unloaded from the ship MARIGOULA ⚓.

33,910 tonnes of OMBILAHY cement in big-bags are loaded onto the VSC CASTOR vessel

Landing of 100.000 bags of rice

Landing of 5,500 tons of bagged rice and bagged sugar

Landing of 32 new vehicles including 19 trucks

Unloading of 244 vehicles (including 30 trucks) and 4 various packages from ⚓ MV HOEGH NEW YORK

489 day laborers will have their deflating indemnities from March 31, 2021

Our teams unloading 33,000 tonnes of wheat with hydraulic scrap grapples.

Landing of 43,188 Tons of cement in big-bags (or 21,594 bib-bags of 2 Tons) from the ship KAVO PERDIKA on March 28, 2021.

A committee bringing together the management of the SMMC was set up in order to sensitize all the staff of the SMMC, including the daily staff.

The restoration of store B1 has been carried out.

14,203.7 Tons of rice (including 2,415.4 Tons of vary mora), 1,851.15 Tons of flour and 999.75 Tons of Sugar

Since March 17, our teams have been unloading 8,591 tonnes of rice (171,820 bags of rice) from the CHEN GLORY 1 ship.

Training and sensitization on the induction of the HSEQ (Hygiene, Health, Environment and Quality)

Landing of 255 new and used vehicles.

Discovering the wonders of the Pangalanes-Est Canal

Partial distribution of 500 boxes of CVO Plus and 2000 Mouth covers to SMMC personnel

We received 7650 Tons of bagged rice from the Vessel DOLPHIN 18

Yesterday, March 16, we had the opportunity to disembark all kinds of vehicles from the ship HOEGH SEOUL.

From the vessel MV Cape Gull, 22,500 tons of cement are being unloaded with hoist removal.

Who says better ? Less than 2 hours to unload 23 cars, 4 machines, 12 trailers and 25 various packages.

Since February 2, our teams have unloaded 12,000 tonnes of bagged sugar from the ANGELOS ship.

We may not have told you yet, but we are multitaskers.

With us, no day is the same, because we learn new things with each operation. [ ENGLISH VERSION BELOW ]

Aucun jour ne se ressemble sur les quais du port de #Toamasina. [ ENGLISH VERSION BELOW ]

Aucun jour ne se ressemble sur les quais du port de #Toamasina. [ ENGLISH VERSION BELOW ]

A partir de maintenant, les informations importantes seront centralisées auprès d'un guichet unique électronique. [ ENGLISH VERSION BELOW ]

Quelle joie de constater que nos employés sont passionnés par ce qu'ils font. Ils ont développé le goût de l'excellence par eux-mêmes. [ ENGLISH VERSION BELOW ]

Nous sommes contents de constater que les choses n'arrêtent pas d'avancer malgré la situation mondiale [ ENGLISH VERSION BELOW ]

Arahaba e ! Ity misy fanadihadiana manokana mahakasika ny asa nataonay tamin'ny fanondranana ny laodisia malagasy tamin'ity taona 2020 ity.

Le premier navire qui emportera la première vague est là : Le Baltic Klipper. [ ENGLISH VERSION BELOW ]

Décidément, au vu de la quantité de ciments qui rentre régulièrement dans ce pays, on ne peut pas dire qu'on n'aime pas construire, hein! [ ENGLISH VERSION BELOW ]

La Raysut Cement Company, vient d’importer 13.500 tonnes de ciment en big-bags par le navire SIDER GUYANA. [ ENGLISH VERSION BELOW ]

Nos équipes sont équipées et formées pour opérer dans des conditions climatiques "capricieuses".

C'est sympa de voir que l'économie du pays reprend son souffle progressivement. On a effectué le débarquement de 409 véhicules avec plusieurs "colis divers" du Navire MV HOEGH ASIA. [ ENGLISH VERSION BELOW ]

Vous voyez tous les #litchis qui partent en vrac de Madagascar tous les ans ? Ceux qui vont inonder tous les marchés du monde entier, de Paris à Dubaï, en passant par l'Afrique du Sud ? Oui, ceux-là même ! [ ENGLISH VERSION BELOW ]

September is pointing its nose. We're almost on the stocktaking month, and especially that of the last achievements before the end of the year. 2020 will have brought its share of surprises. But as usual, the SMMC company stays true to itself and gets better over time.

[ ENGLISH VERSION BELOW ] Il y a de quoi se réjouir car la résilience de certains entrepreneurs Malgaches a eu raison de la période difficile que le monde est en train de franchir...

[ ENGLISH VERSION BELOW ] Le navire est arrivée au port de Toamasina à 08h50 et accoste de suite. Le toolbox était effectif à 09h05, suivi de test d'alcoolémie pour tous les agents qui montent à bord du navire.