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TANKS & LOGISTICS
FILLING UP IN DUBAI
RSA-Talke has installed a fully automated robotic filling line at its chemical logistics hub in Dubai. “This machine, with which the company sets a new innovative standard, enables the repackaging of hazardous chemicals according to the highest safety standards,” the company states. The unit is currently fitted with two lines, with a capacity to refill up to 110,000 tpa, depending on viscosity. “The system is completing our integrated solution set-up at our site in Jebel Ali free Zone. We can receive nearly all type of highly hazardous liquid chemicals in bulk, repack it and store the material in our chemical warehouse at the same facility,” says Markus Koepsel, general manager of RSA-Talke. “In addition, we can instantly clean the empty tank container or road tanker and make the equipment ready for the next job, minimising the downtime, all under one roof.” “Customers are at the core of how we create and design solutions. With the addition of this complementary service and new technologies, we complete a holistic customer
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offering, all while being the first to implement such technology in the region,” stresses Abhishek Shah, chairman of RSA-Talke and CEO and co-founder of RSA Global, a partner in RSA-Talke. Alex Herreboudt, director of Middle East and Asia at Talke Group, adds: “This newly added option of shipping liquid chemicals in bulk and then transferring it to packed goods provides new opportunities for our global customers to utilise Dubai as a strategic hub in the region.” www.rsatalke.com ESSERS CLOSES MEEUS DEAL
H Essers has finalised the acquisition of the chemical logistics activities and removal companies of the Meeus Group, in a deal first announced early in December 2020. “Meeus Group, founded in 1933, is a leading logistics reference in the Netherlands, mainly in the field of chemicals, with a specialisation in hazardous goods. This acquisition represents significant added value in support of the further expansion of services for our strategic
chemicals segment,” says Gert Bervoets, CEO of H Essers. “It assures us a large-scale expansion in the Netherlands (with considerable growth potential) regarding advanced warehousing activities, an extensive transport network, and new synchromodal solutions. “Joining forces with the chemical logistics activities of the Meeus Group opens up perspectives on new ways to serve [our customers],” Bervoets adds. The deal brings H Essers 160,000 m2 of additional warehouse space, with the potential to expand with another 25,000 m2, in the Netherlands, where it can offer integrated logistics solutions ranging from storage, picking and packing to advanced value-adding services such as filling. It also reinforces H Essers’ transport and distribution network, expanding its road fleet with 110 tractor units and 590 trailers, as well as a barge terminal strategically located between Rotterdam and Antwerp. www.essers.com RHENUS BUYS LOXX
The Rhenus Group has acquired Gelsenkirchen-based LOXX Group, which has two locations in Germany and three in Poland and is active in cross-border general cargo, LTL and FTL activities, with a long-term focus on eastern Europe. Its main facility at its headquarters measures some 17,000 m2 and offers not only cross-border services but also logistics solutions for the regional chemical industry. “In the light of the increasing consolidation of the general cargo markets and the growing demands in the IT sector as part of the process of digitalisation, we believe that we’ll enjoy better growth and development opportunities, improved services for our customers and a clear perspective for our employees for the future of the LOXX Group by being part of Rhenus,” says Alexander Brockt, managing director of LOXX.
