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NEWS BULLETIN
TANKS & LOGISTICS
CIMC PICKS UP UBH
UBH International has been partly rescued from the administrators following its collapse in December 2019. CIMC Tank, which has worked closely with UBH since its previous restructuring in 2003, has acquired the name and intellectual property and has re-established UBH as its UK engineering and customer support centre. CIMC has also retained senior managers and the core technical team from UBH. The centre will be jointly managed by Alex McGonagle and Mike Himbury, supported by Alex Edwards, Phil Brookfield and Martyn Wood. www.enricgroup.com SWEDISH DEAL FOR VAN DEN BOSCH
THE NEW AND THE OLD
Den Hartogh has opened a logistics service centre (LSC) in Antwerp, following its success with a similar development in Rotterdam. The new unit, located in the heart of Antwerp’s chemical cluster, offers a range of services, including shunting of tank containers, drop/ swap and loading/unloading, intermediate parking, tank heating and equipment checks. “Clustering services improves the efficiency of tank container flows moving in and out of the area for the chemical industry and minimises the truck mileage within the port of Antwerp,” the company states. “Den Hartogh achieves this by promoting densification on the basis of horizontal collaboration and by exploiting the full potential of the local intermodal infrastructure.” The new centre, LSC 212, is located at Haven 212 on the right bank of the Scheldt and close to a range of customers, suppliers, rail terminals and tank storage terminals. International drivers with long-distance cargo can drop it off at LSC 212 so it can be handed on to a local driver who knows the area is familiar with all local safety protocols. Den Hartogh is also celebrating its centenary
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this year and, to mark the occasion, is revealing details of its history on a new page on its website. The first of a number of promised updates looks back to the formation of the firm as a transport company in 1920 by Jacobus ‘Ko’ den Hartogh, who found that transport activities were more lucrative than his original occupation as owner of a grocery store. The story will be updated periodically on a dedicated page of Den Hartogh’s website, www.denhartogh.com/news/our_history. FIVE DECADES OF EUROTAINER
Leading tank container lessor Eurotainer has celebrated 50 years in business since the launch of its brand in 1969. Since then, milestones include the opening of its first office in New York City in 1979, expansion into Asia in 1990 and the opening of its first China offices in 2004. Eurotainer ended 2019 with some 48,000 tanks under its wing, an increase of 18,000 since 2016 that partly reflects its acquisition of Taylor Minster Leasing in 2018. It now has nearly 1,000 customers in 80 countries around the world. www.eurotainer.com
Van den Bosch has acquired Willis Larsson Transport, a Sweden-based provider of dry bulk transport services with activities throughout the Nordic countries and in Germany, Poland, the Benelux countries, the UK and Austria. “The acquisition of Willis Larsson represents the next step in our international growth strategy,” says Rico Daandels, CEO of Van den Bosch. “As a logistics coordinator, Van den Bosch wants to become the European top player in bulk logistics. With the use of data and the right equipment, we can provide intermodal solutions for our customers – both in the field of dry and liquid bulk transport for the food and chemical industry.” “Joining Van den Bosch connects us with the extensive European transport network and gives us access to the knowledge and experience of modern data systems,” adds Sverker Larsson, CEO of Willis Larsson Transport. “We have noticed that digital solutions have become increasingly important for our clients. The strong reputation of Van den Bosch ensures that we can continue to be a high-quality partner in the future, both to our employees and our customers. Moreover, Van den Bosch will also bring its expertise in the field of liquid bulk transport to the Nordics, which will result in a further extension of our activities.” The acquisition also expands the Van den Bosch fleet by some 1,400 modern silo trailers and silo containers. www.vandenbosch.com
