Newsletter Dec 2009
Samskip improves service and appoints new agent in Portugal
Europe's leading multimodal container operator Samskip has appointed a new local agent in Portugal. In addition Samskip will improve its services to and from Portugal. With the increasing volumes on the existing Samskip services to and from this area, Samskip felt it appropriate to review the set up in Portugal. As per the 2nd of December Marmedsa, one of Iberia's major transport and logistics specialists, will be representing Samskip in Portugal. As from this date Samskip will also work with the improved service schedule. The new schedule offers a higher frequency as well as shorter transit times on the services to and from Portugal.
Mr Jens Holger Nielsen, CEO of Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics, explains the changes:
“The new service schedule brings our customers multiple advantages. The frequency of the services to and from Portugal will be increased from 1 to 2 sailings per week. The northbound transit time to Tilbury, Hull and Grangemouth will become shorter, creating the possibility to deliver the week after departure. The new service offers an additional call to Southampton as well as improved southbound transit times based on the Saturday sailing from Rotterdam. Overall we can only regard the changes as very positive.”
About the appointment of the new local agent, Mr Nielsen explains to be confident that Samskip has found a well established and experienced partner for the Portuguese market in Marmedsa:
“Marmedsa is one of the leading logistic service providers in Iberia. It has an excellent reputation in the market. Marmedsa has a strong local presence, market knowledge and is experienced in handling door-to-door transports”.
“In other parts of the Samskip group we have already been working with Marmedsa for several years. In this cooperation we have experienced that Marmedsa lives up to our and our customers service standards and expectations. Furthermore Marmedsa will have full access to the Samskip transport operating IT-system. By using the same operation and communication platform, Marmedsa will be able to deliver the same high customer service as our own offices.”
The President of Marmedsa, Antonio Campoy is confident the cooperation with Samskip will be beneficial to both of the companies:
“We have the local knowledge and experience within the Iberian market to operate successfully in Portugal. Samskip provides access to its extensive Pan European multimodal container network and its experience in delivering door-door container transports within Europe is unique. We are convinced that combined, these strengths will create opportunities to further develop the Multimodal Transport Solutions between Portugal and the rest of Europe.”
