About AMICONGO

Founded on 3 May 1919, Agence Maritime Internationale du Congo is one of the oldest maritime logistics companies in Central Africa.

Our mission

To serve the Congo’s maritime and logistics trade: supporting shipowners, charterers and importers from vessel to warehouse.

1919 — Agence Maritime Internationale (AMI) founded on 3 May, with offices in Léopoldville (Kinshasa), on the site of today’s head office.
1930 — Compagnie Maritime Belge du Congo becomes Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB).
1960s — Expansion to Katanga (Lubumbashi, Kolwezi, Likasi) and Kivu (Bukavu, Goma).
1967 — AMICONGO incorporated under Congolese law; articles approved by presidential ordinance no. 068/092 of 29 March 1968.
1971 — AMICONGO becomes AMIZA (Agence Maritime du Zaïre).
1997 — AMIZA returns to the name AMICONGO.
2012 — Appointed ship agent for petroleum carriers by inter-ministerial order.
2013 — Joins the World Freight Network (WFN).
2020 — Authorised to clear petroleum products (Ministry of Finance and DGDA).
2024 — Partnerships with Marion Distribution (Pointe-Noire) and FOTON; new Kalmar equipment for the Kingabwa EPC.
2025 — FERI / FERE special mandate agreements with OGEFREM.
2026 — New administrative building for the Beni branch.

Reliability: deadlines met, operations under control and transparent end-to-end follow-up.
Proximity: a field branch network and trained local teams.
Innovation: ongoing investment in equipment, fleet and partnerships.

Ship agent for petroleum carriers — inter-ministerial order of 5 March 2012
Petroleum customs clearance — authorisation from the Ministry of Finance and DGDA, 28 April 2020
FERI collection and FERE levy — special mandate agreements with OGEFREM, August 2025