The transport and logistics company Samskip has acquired the door-to-door business unit of Delphis Team Lines for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will take effect on 1 July 2007. Delphis Team Lines will now focus on the further development of its marine business and continue to serve as a pan-European platform for both deepsea lines and for shortsea and multimodal container logistics providers like Samskip.
The newly-acquired business is operating in more than ten European markets, predominantly linking the North West Continent and the UK with Iberia, Scandinavia, the Baltic states and Russia.
The agreement includes transfer of staff and container equipment. For the acquired business, Samskip will enjoy fixed allocations on Team Lines vessels thus continuing a strong partnership between the two organisations that began some years ago when Delphis was first formed. The acquired business will consequently continue to operate as today, ie it is business as usual and no disruptions.
Samskip says that the acquisition will further strengthen its market leader position in European shortsea and multimodal container logistics and particularly its position in the Baltic states, Russian and Iberian markets. Samskip volumes to and from the Baltics and Russia will reach 100,000 TEU. Samskip currently operates 24 container ships of which 20 are dedicated to the needs of Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics. Six of these are examples of the latest generation 800TEU vessels adapted specifically for the carriage of 45ft palletwide containers on European shortsea routes.
The newly-acquired business is operating in more than ten European markets, predominantly linking the North West Continent and the UK with Iberia, Scandinavia, the Baltic states and Russia.
The agreement includes transfer of staff and container equipment. For the acquired business, Samskip will enjoy fixed allocations on Team Lines vessels thus continuing a strong partnership between the two organisations that began some years ago when Delphis was first formed. The acquired business will consequently continue to operate as today, ie it is business as usual and no disruptions.
Samskip says that the acquisition will further strengthen its market leader position in European shortsea and multimodal container logistics and particularly its position in the Baltic states, Russian and Iberian markets. Samskip volumes to and from the Baltics and Russia will reach 100,000 TEU. Samskip currently operates 24 container ships of which 20 are dedicated to the needs of Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics. Six of these are examples of the latest generation 800TEU vessels adapted specifically for the carriage of 45ft palletwide containers on European shortsea routes.