Wels, Austria-headquartered heavy goods logistics provider Felbermayr is to acquire a 50 percent stake in the Dutch inland shipping company Rijnmond Logistics Beheer BV.
Subject to formal approvals, this will be effect from 1 October 2023.
Rijnmond Logistics Beheer is based in Papendrecht, The Netherlands, and is well established as a full-service logistics service provider in the field of inland water transport.
Felbermayr’s plan is that the company will work closely with its Duisburg, Germany-based subsidiary Haeger & Schmidt Logistics, which it acquired back in 2013. Haeger & Schmidt Logistics is, says Felbermayr, one of the leading providers of logistics solutions in the European inland waterway network.
With two of its own coupled push-tow combinations and one motor vessel, as well as around 20 independently owned vessels and charter vessels, Rijnmond Logistics has a chartering capacity of 79,000 tonnes. The company has 40 employees and also operates another site in Schengen (LU).
According to Felbermayr the acquisition of shares in Rijnmond Logistics represents a logical expansion in its shipping logistics services.
Horst Felbermayr, CEO of Felbermayr, said, "The strategic investment in Rijnmond Logistics and the close cooperation with Haeger & Schmidt Logistics expand our service portfolio considerably and strengthen our position in the industry enormously."
Heiko Brückner, CEO of Haeger & Schmidt Logistics (HSL), commented, "We are delighted with the decision to invest in Rijnmond Logistics and thus drive forward the expansion of the Haeger & Schmidt Group. The team, led by Cees van Putten, is a significant addition for us. Thanks to their expertise and the close cooperation, we can offer our customers an even broader and more efficient range of services in inland waterway logistics.”
Cees van Putten, managing director of Rijnmond Logistics, who has over 30 years of experience in shipping logistics, added, "The partnership with Felbermayr and the close cooperation with Haeger & Schmidt Logistics open up new opportunities and synergies to offer our customers even better and more efficient solutions."
