Crowley, IbisTek Form Joint Venture

Crowley Maritime Corp. and IbisTek, LLC, have announced the formation of a joint venture, called IbisTek Crowley Limited, to provide a comprehensive package of project logistics, energy support services and emergency response capabilities in Ghana, West Africa. The partnership, which meets the local standards required to be considered an “indigenous Ghanaian company,” leverages Crowley’s worldwide logistics footprint and project expertise and Ghana-based IbisTek’s existing relationships and customer base in the region.

The IbisTek Crowley office will utilize local participation in the oil and gas support sector through the staffing of Ghanaian national employees who will work with Crowley’s U.S. counterparts to ensure that the company’s culture and its values – which include safety, integrity and high performance – are fully adopted. This specialize team will be closely linked with Crowley’s existing Houston-based warehouse and distribution center, which also provides international project logistics and global freight management services.

“Crowley and IbisTek are uniquely suited to jointly serve these industries in Africa,” said Crowley’s Bleu Hillburn, director, logistics. “Crowley has provided turnkey solutions worldwide for many years utilizing the company's diverse capabilities, assets and world-class project management skills. Our logistics team is very much looking forward to working with IbisTek to provide greater value to customers doing business in this region.”

“We are extremely excited to establish a joint venture with Crowley Maritime Corporation and their many years of proven experience within the maritime solutions, transportation and logistics industry.  Our joint venture will bring tremendous opportunity for both companies and desired experience within the region,” said IbisTek’s Eric Akrofi, co-founder and director.