The transaction will give continuity and service for customers and helps to focus on growing other parts of the Samskip network.
Today, Samskip announced an agreement with leading short sea shipping and multimodal operator CLdN to sell its UK and Ireland (UKI-trade) door-to-door and quay-to-quay cargo business.
Samskip is confident that by handing over the UKI-trade, continuity and high service levels for its customers are secured. By selling this part of its business, greater focus can be given to growing other parts of their network, ensuring a strong, sustainable product offering with a customer-centric organization.
The transaction will enable Samskip to focus even more on the company’s long-distance multimodal network that connects destinations covering mainland Europe, the Nordics, Baltics and North Africa. With sustainability as a central part of Samskip’s strategy, this will contribute to the decarbonization of customer’s supply chains.
The sale covers the container shipping services currently operated by Samskip between Rotterdam (Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals / Matrans Rotterdam Terminal) and UK ports of Belfast, Blyth, Grangemouth, Hull and Tilbury and the Irish ports of Cork, Dublin and Waterford. It is envisaged to transfer all existing operations in respect of the UKI-trade, including our operating agreements. (....)