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Shipping and intermodal operator Samskip has added 51 lighter-weight 45ft length refer containers to its fleet. The Chinese-built electric units feature the same flat composite inner lining first used by Samskip in a 2014 order.
The containers are lighter, stronger and easier to clean than conventional reefer units, while giving smoother loading and unloading, it says. Tare weight has been reduced from 5,990kg to 5,760kg, in turn increasing payload capacity. The ...
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Samskip Logistics USA is to acquire the activities of New Jersey-based freight forwarder Rimar Consultants. Rimar Consultants is responsible for10,000-12,000TEU of container business a year, largely focused on US seafood and meat exports. Subject to agreement with current owner Richie Maddalena, the acquisition is expected to bring three experienced Rimar ...
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The GreenBridge Multimodal joint venture has introduced a fourth intermodal rail and sea service between Turkey and Europe. The joint venture organisation between Samskip Multimodal and Intercombi Transport - a subsidiary of the Turkey Netlog Logistics Group - is now operating an additional roundtrip train to connect the Duisburg rail ...
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Shortsea and intermodal transport operator Samskip has secured ISO14001:2015 environmental certification. The accreditation, granted by Lloyd's Register after a two-day audit, covers Samskip's Rotterdam shortsea and Genemuiden rail operations.
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ABP has invested £15m in new equipment equipment at Hull Container Terminal, which it took over from PD Ports on 1 May, along with 39 staff. The terminal will continue to service shortsea operator Samskip.
The 30-acre operation handles more than 9,000 containers per month and discharges vessels from Rotterdam, Tilbury ...
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Samskip Logistics has opened a new US head office in New York under the management of Paul Dean. For over two decades, the company has operated two offices in Norfolk, VA and in Seattle, WA. Samskip Logistics now plans to open more offices in the US.
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Samskip has added Gjemnes to the schedule of its weekly Norwegian West Coast shortsea services, following the introduction of the larger 657teu MV Alk to the route in mid-2015. Departures from Rotterdam are on Tuesday with arrival in Gjemnes on Saturday. The shipping service is an alternative to trucking on ...
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Short-sea shipping operator Samskip has formally launched its Logistics arm, the latest state in a streamlining operation that started in May last year.
Samskip Logistics brings all of Samskip’s dry and reefer forwarding activities into a single business unit, including Samskip Icepak Logistics and forwarding services previously operated through ...
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Samskip Van Dieren Multimodal has started a rail shuttle services between Duisburg, Germany and Malmö, southern Sweden. It offers a 17-hour transit time and six weekly departures northbound and southbound, with on-connections to the rest of Europe by barge, rail, shortsea or road. The shuttle is open to all types ...
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Short-sea shipping line Samskip has introduce 20 custom-built, low-weight 45ft chassis from Krone to its Van Dieren Multimodal fleet. They weigh only 4.1 tonnes, increasing payload capacity and the specially designed flat fronted side makes this 45ft chassis ideal for reefer containers
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