Lauritzencool Logistics News

next year. and NYK Reefers taking a 50% share of LauritzenCool Logistics. solutions at competitive prices. LauritzenCool AB and NYK Reefers Ltd. tonnage sharing agreement with effect from January 1st 2004. service to the customers. vessels between 375f-760f cubic feet. maintaining an independent reefer operation. LauritzenCool AB and NYK Reefers Ltd. wholly owned subsidiary of LauritzenCool AB. to growers and exporters as well as importers and retailers. cool chain. enhance the return to our ship owning partners. LauritzenCool Logistics as a company. Mr. efficient and flexible service to our valued customers. NYKLs strategy being a logistics mega carrier. partner in this area. Mr. that this marks an important step in the development of the company. our customers.

Due to significant increase in trade with primary fruit receivers in the UK, LCL has formed a joint venture company with George Hammond PLC, LCL UK & Eire Ltd. LCL supplies logistics services to exporters and producers of fresh fruit. Dover-based Hammond have a long association with the liner services operated by LauritzenCool out of South America, both as stevedore and agent, with offices established at Sheerness and Dover. Commenting on this development, Brian Madderson – Managing Director of George Hammond PLC - said “we recognise the importance of value added services to the global perishable trade and are delighted to have this opportunity to work in partnership with LCL who are now leaders in this specialised field”.

The building of the global LCL network now continues with the opening of LauritzenCool Logistics activities in Tunis. SOCOTU (Societe Commerciale Tunisienne) will offer integrated logistic services for the export of Tunisian fruit, fresh produce and frozen foods, as well as the import of perishable foodstuffs to the area from producing countries worldwide. With the opening of new offices in Morocco, Spain and Portugal during 2005 the LCL office network covers more and more countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia with a strong focus on the main producing and receiving areas of fresh fruit and produce.Due to the strong position of road haulage in the distribution of fruit and produce in particular from Tunisia to its main European markets…