Press Release 15.9.2014
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Joint Approach
New Joint Venture of Transbox and United Container Transport in Belgium
Antwerp, 15 September 2014: Contargo is further developingits container barge service to and from the ARA ports. A joint venture between Contargo’s container service Transbox and United Container Transport (UCT) has resulted inthe formation of Transbox United BVBA,with its head office in Antwerp, which will commence operating on 1 October 2014.
“This cooperation enables us to bundle and expand our strengths, to the advantage of our customers”, says Stefan de Wilde, Managing Director of Transbox United. The portfolio of the joint venture, consisting of intraport transports andARA services between the western seaports,will be complemented among other things by anewscheduled line to Terneuzen,by handling in the Port of Antwerp, and by the Gosselin scheduled services to Deurne.
“Scheduled services to and from the Albert Canal andFlushing are possible additional extensions”, says Marcel Hulsker, also a Managing Director of Transbox United. “In cooperation with Contargo, the joint venture will also be offering the services of Contargo Waterway Logistics and Contargo Network Service.”
United Container Transport holds a 45 percent share in the new company. It will be bringing its customers and personnel into the joint venture.The Contargo subsidiary Contargo Waterway Logistics holdsa 55 percent share in the new enterprise Transbox United BVBA,through its brand Transbox. The new companyoffers daily container services Rotterdam –Moerdijk –Antwerp,as well as inter-terminal transportin the Port of Rotterdam.The purchase and sale of new and used containers is also part of the service.
AboutContargo
With an annual transport volume of 2 million TEU, Contargo is one of the largest container logistics networks in Europe. Contargo integrates container transport between the western seaports, the German North Sea ports and the European hinterland. The enterprise has 25 container terminals at its disposal in Germany, France, Switzerland and the Czech Republic and maintains offices at seven additional locations in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Japan. Contargo also operates its own bargeand raillines. In 2013 the workforce of 800 employees achieved a turnover of 410 million Euro. Further information is available at
Contact partneratContargo:HeinrichKerstgens,ContargoGmbHCo.KG,Rheinkaistraße 2,68159 Mannheim, Deutschland, Tel.:+4962159007184,
About Transbox
The company offers container transportsin the Benelux states. The young and dedicated barge operating enterprise offersvarious container services: containertransportsbetween the seaports of Rotterdam, Moerdijk and Antwerp, containertransportswithin the seaports of Rotterdam and Antwerp,and the purchase and sale of new and used containers. Transbox isa brand of Contargo Waterway Logistics BV.
Contact partnerat Transbox / Contargo Waterway Logistics BV: Marcel Hulsker, Contargo Waterway Logistics BV, Scheepmakerij 110, 3331 MA Zwijndrecht, Netherlands, Tel.+3178 6254601,
About United Container Transport
United Container Transport BVBA offers barge transports for containersto and from the ARA ports. Services are also provided to the ports of Ghent,Flushing (Vlissingen) and Terneuzen and to other terminals in the European hinterland. UCT operatesa scheduled service between Antwerp and Rotterdam. Flexibility is also ensured by the use of additional small vessels. UCT maintains a fleet oflarge and small vessels in the Port of Antwerp to transport containers between the various terminals there.
Contact partner at United Container Transport:
Stefan de Wilde, United Container Transport, Boterhamvaartweg 2,2030 Antwerpen, Belgium, Tel. +32 3 652 10 04,
Contact for the Press:
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