NORWAY's short-sea operator Euro Container Lines AS (ECL), which operates three vessels linking ports in Norway with Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremerhaven, has been sold by Wilson A/S to Samskip.
Total annual Norwegian Samskip volumes are expected to increase from the current 55,000 TEU to 90,000 TEU, increasing overall annual volumes from 850,000 TEU to 885,000 TEU.
Samskip said in a statement that the acquisition would enable it to significantly expand its refrigerated transport capacity, connecting with its cold stores in Alesund and Rotterdam, which increases to around 275-300 reefer containers per week.
The ECL deal follows the earlier purchase of shares by Samskip Logistics in Silver Green, which is based in Bergen, Norway and operates a fleet of 14 reefer vessels on North Atlantic, Baltic, North Sea and Black Sea trades.
"The ECL deal is a definitive move in this market and completes the regional acquisition strategy we have been developing over the past years," said Samskip CEO Jens Holger Nielsen.
"I think it is fair to say that we will deliver greater value to our clients in Norway, putting us in the position to provide the all-round services that Samskip is renowned for in other major fishing nations such as Iceland and the Faroe Islands," he said.
The ECL acquisition will add the Norwegian ports of Holla, Ikornes, Maloy and Haugesund to the Samskip network, bringing the total number of port calls to 14.
With a fixed twice-weekly sailing schedule ex-Rotterdam and two additional fixed sailings ex-Hamburg, Samskip will raise its total frequency to three to four sailings per week into Norway, depending on seasonal demand.
WORLD SHIPPING
01 September 2016 - 21:16
Samskip expands in Nordic region by buying Euro Container
NORWAY's short-sea operator Euro Container Lines AS (ECL), which operates three vessels linking ports in Norway with Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremerhaven, has been sold by Wilson A/S to Samskip.
WORLD SHIPPING
01 September 2016 - 21:16
Samskip expands in Nordic region by buying Euro Container
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