Société commerciale des transports et des ports

The Société Commerciale des Transports et des Ports (abbreviated as SCTP), formerly known as the Office d'Exploitation des Transports Coloniaux 1935–1959,[1][2] then Office d'Exploitation des Transports au Congo 1960–1970,[3] and Office National des Transports (ONATRA) 1971–2011,[4][5] is a publicly owned company headquartered in Kinshasa, operating railways, ports, and inland barge transport in the north and west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo along the Congo River. Founded in 1935, Its main office is strategically located on Boulevard Du 30 Juin in the Gombe commune of Kinshasa.[6][5]

Société Commerciale des Transports et des Ports
Formerly
  • Office d'Exploitation des Transports Coloniaux (1935–1960)
  • Office d'Exploitation des Transports au Congo (1960–1970)
  • ONATRA (1971–2011)
TypePublic
Founded1935 (1935)
Headquarters
Boulevard du 30 Juin, Gombe, Kinshasa
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo

History

The Office d'Exploitation des Transports Coloniaux (or "Colonial transport agency, OTRACO) was established in 1935 as a public body,[1] and renamed the Office d'Exploitation des Transports au Congo (OTRACO) in 1960 following the country's independence,[3] finally becoming the "Office National des Transports" (ONATRA) in 1971.[7][2][5] In 1973, ONATRA transported a record high of 410,871 passengers.[8] However, its monopoly was removed in 1977, allowing other individuals and companies to become shipowners. This led to a decline in passenger traffic, with only 121,779 passengers transported in 1982. The Second Congo War also blocked the Congo River beyond Mbandaka, leading to a halt in traffic.[5][9][10]

In 2010, ONATRA was transformed into a limited liability joint-stock company and renamed Société Commerciale des Transports et des Ports. Its new statutes were registered on December 24, 2010.[5][11]

2022 fire damages on the SCTP headquarters

On July 25, 2022, a conflagration of "unknown origin" beset a section of the edifice housing the SCTP's principal offices.[5] While the exact cause of the fire remains enigmatic, reports from Ouragan suggest that the inferno erupted at 1:00 a.m.[5] Actualite reported that the fire ravaged the windows and "unrecognizable sections of the imposing building."[12] A contingent of firefighters quelled the flames, while police officers were deployed on the ground to cordon off the disaster scene.[5]

Network

The network includes:[6][5]

Basketball team

The company has a basketball team, named BC SCTP, that is the most decorated club in Congolese history. They have won 18 Coupe du Congo titles.

See also

References
  1. Long, William Rodney (1939). Transport Control Abroad: Recent Outstanding Measures, Trends and Developments. Washington, D.C., United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 64–66.
  2. Foreign Railway News, Volume 14, Issue 45. Washington, D.C., United States: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign & Domestic Commerce. November 1938. p. 2.
  3. McDonald, Gordon C. (1971). Area Handbook for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo Kinshasa). Washington, D.C., United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 408.
  4. Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 1106-1113. Reston, Virginia, United States: United States Joint Publications Research Service. 1972. pp. 41–47.
  5. Umande, Jeanric (July 25, 2022). "Incendie: une partie du bâtiment abritant le siège social de la SCTP ( ex-Onatra) ravagé par le feu à Kinshasa". ouragan.cd (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  6. Labi, Milor (2016). "Rapport de stage effectué à la société commerciale des transports et des ports (SCTP)" (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: University of Kinshasa. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  7. Meta, Sylvie (July 5, 2021). "Grogne à l'ex-Onatra: le ministère du Portefeuille lance les concertations avec le syndicat". www.digitalcongo.net (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  8. Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens, Volume 35 (in French). Paris, France: Northwestern University. 1979. p. 2054.
  9. Etude de factibilite: ameliorations et extensions portuaires a Matadi et Kinshasa (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: ONATRA. 1977.
  10. Etude des opérations du départment des voies fluviales, des chantiers naval et du port de Kinshasa, Vol. 5 (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: ONATRA. 1987.
  11. Nsaa-Nsaa, Ernest Izemengia (June 17, 2013). "Audit de la gestion des ressources humaines, de la facturation et du recouvrement de la societe commerciale des transports et des ports (SCTP)" (PDF). Courdescomptes.cd (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  12. "Kinshasa: le bâtiment abritant le siège de la SCTP (ex-ONATRA) ravagé par un incendie". Actualite.cd (in French). 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
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