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Issue 7 2014 - Freight Business Journal Leman buys out Dan Cargo


Denmark’s Leman International System Transport, the parent company of UK forwarder Aeroship, has acquired the total share capital of the freight forwarding and logistics company Dan Cargo as well as its subsidiaries in Gothenburg, Sweden and Oslo, Norway. Leman CEO Thomas Krøyer


said the move would allow his company to optimise its European road traffic, expand logistics activities “and work for an extended and fine-meshed


distribution concept for the benefit of our customers.” Although Dan Cargo has no


UK depots it has substantial volume in and out of the country. Aeroship Freight Forwarding will merge these activities with its current organisation which has depots in Basildon, Cannock and Bradford. UK managing director Jesper Thygesen said: “The acquisition shows the group’s intentions of expanding and we continue to identify potential


acquisition targets within the UK. These are exciting times and we are in a very strong position to grow our business both organically and through acquisitions.” Dan Cargo MD and majority


shareholder Karsten Sørensen added: “Both companies are based on ensuring customer satisfaction through motivated employees. I am confident that our activities will be carried on by Leman skilfully and in the right spirit.”


Ferrymasters and Transmec join forces to Romania


P&O Ferrymasters has joined forces with Transmec Group to launch an intermodal Belgium- Romania service with three departures per week each way by dedicated train. Trains


run between


Zeebrugge (Belgium) and Curtici in Romania and collect and ship services are also offered in the UK, Ireland and elsewhere in Europe. Forward shipment by road to or from the Balkans, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova and Bulgaria can also be arranged


in Curtici, together with on-site import/export clearance, cross- docking and transhipment into secure warehousing and short- sea connections from Constanta and Varna to Black Sea countries. Typical schedules are five to


six days from UK to Romania and seven days to Istanbul. Available units include 45’


palletwide high cube containers and 300 13.60m Huckepack trailers and reefer and all the main ADR/RID hazardous categories can be catered for.


The first train leſt Zeebrugge


on 26 September, arriving in Curtici on September 28. The first Curtici departure was on October 1, arriving Zeebrugge on 3 October. P&O


Ferrymasters assets


director Wim Blomme commented that the new service “offers an alternative to long-haul road transport that is not only commercially viable but


also helps customers to


meet crucial targets for reducing CO2 emissions.”


Scots freight industry breathes sigh of relief


The ‘no’ vote in the Scottish independence referendum has removed a source of huge uncertainty for the freight industry, says British


Association


International Freight (BIFA)


director


general, Robert Keen. He said that his members “can now get on with doing what they do best - facilitating the UK’s international trade and assisting with the country’s economic recovery through the freight forwarding and logistics services that they deliver to the country’s manufacturers


and


traders.” The consensus from the


freight industry north of the border meanwhile was that it would be business as usual for the time being following the referendum result, although the promised devolution could have a longer-term effect. Group chief


executive of Forth Ports, Charles Hammond, said: “The people of Scotland have voted to remain part of the UK and of course we respect this democratic decision. It is business as usual for Forth Ports and, through our ports here and at Tilbury on the Thames, we plan to play an important role in the continued growth of the UK economy.” And Walter Boettcher, director


of research and forecasting, with real estate specialist Colliers International, which is involved in the Eurocentral development, said: “Irrespective of personal views and sentiments... uncertainty has been liſted for businesses on both sides of the border.” But he added: “While the


‘No’ vote suggests that little has changed, in reality we may be seeing the beginnings of a fundamental shiſt UK-wide


between local government and Central Government. The referendum has highlighted how a new balance of local and central powers and decision making must evolve to accommodate local aspirations and perceptions of economic opportunity. Regions must have the power to determine their own economic strategies and exploit what they see as their own competitive advantages. “From a narrow business economic


perspective, financial


confidence


and has


perhaps regained its balance and this will drive higher levels of activity as pent up demand and projects


shelved temporarily


will be dusted off and pushed through.


Certainly property


sector leasing and investment transactions both north and south of the border will see a decisive boost.”


Inci Logistics president Cihan Elbirlik signs the deal with Yusen Logistics Europe MD, Ian Veitch


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Hellmann-Pallet-Track deal ‘off to a strong start’


Hellmann Worldwide Logistics reports a strong start to its new partnership with UK nationwide network, Pallet-Track. Volumes through the Pallet-Track network have risen to more than 10,000 pallets per night within days of the deal going live in September. The deal, signed in April,


extends the UK Pallet-Track network into Europe for the first time, giving it access to multi- modal services in 56 countries. It also makes Hellmann one of


the largest single inputters into the Pallet-Track network in the UK and enhances distribution service for the TW, KT and SM post codes in the south-east. At Wolverhampton-based


Pallet-Track, managing director Nigel Parkes described going into Europe as “a massive step, but


never a gamble. We watched and waited for the right opportunity to make sure that our investment would make the best returns to the business – and that is immediately proving to be the case.” He added: “Hellmann works some


with of the biggest


international household brands in almost 60 countries and has the scope and the vision to work with us across those European markets that we want to reach. In return, we are offering Hellmann a strong network, the right technology and access to the key UK markets it wants to reach.”


Alliance appoints WGS as Cape Town agent


Essex-based Alliance Group has appointed World Groupage Services (Cape) as its reciprocal NVOCC agency in Cape Town, South Africa. Freight controlled by WGS will be added to the weekly FCL groupage services it operates into the region. Alliance


Group chairman,


Gary Waller, said WGS has over two decades of local


experience; MD Claude Nuttall has over 30 years’ experience in the industry in South Africa He added: “Our appointment


of Seacargo earlier in the year, (who are reciprocal agents to WGS), to handle our Durban & Johannesburg traffics along with African Transit in Port Elizabeth and the sterling services provided by our IATA airfreight


and FCL agents Barloworld, now gives us an excellent local on the ground coverage across Southern Africa. Following this new appointment in Cape Town, WGS already routed substantial cargoes into our weekly services, and as such they have already demonstrated that they are an excellent fit for our local needs in the Cape.”


Yusen Logistics signs up Turkey partner


NYK Group’s global logistics company Yusen Logistics signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Turky’s İnci Logistics


in Istanbul on 30


September. A member company of İnci


Holding, İnci Logistics was founded in 1997 and provides


domestic and international logistics, supply chain solutions and supply chain consultancy services. Yusen Logistics started its activities in Turkey in October 2012 as Yusen Logistics Turkey but the collaboration will create a new and stronger player, providing much-


needed logistics solutions on a national and global scale. The collaboration will also help İnci Logistics expand its investment programme


and accelerate


business growth by offering an agency network and a portfolio of overseas logistics services.


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