31 August 2009

Schavemaker connected to HUPAC-network

Some good news in economically challenging times.

In Katy Wroclawskie Schavemaker is connected to the HUPAC network. With trains arriving daily, Schavemaker is given a great opportunity to develop railoperations to and from Poland.

See the product flyer (PDF) for the network with some main destinations and timetable. Look at www.hupac.com for an overview of the full network to which Schavemaker is now connected.

Please contact Dolf Ebskamp at +31 76 5963740 or d.ebskamp@schavemaker.com for a detailed offer.

15 May 2008

Acquisition of Hendrickx Transport & Consultancy

In April 2008, the acquisition of Hendrickx Transport & Consultancy based in Rijen (NL) was completed. Schavemaker has taken over all shares in the company from founder and owner Jan Hendrickx backdated to 01 January 2008. Schavemaker is delighted with the acquisition that adds two new countries to their existing service portfolio, the UK and Ireland. Hendrickx Transport & Consultancy focuses fully on these countries and in particular, the groupage and part load markets. These are the markets in which Schavemaker is looking to grow significantly in coming years. Jan Hendrickx will be maintaining ties with the company, focussing on customer retention and acquisition.

Hendrickx Transport & Consultancy has twenty-five trailers in its fleet departing forty times a week to the UK and Ireland. For more information, please visit www.htcnl.com.

17 March 2008

New trimodal terminal in the Beatrixhaven in Maastricht

Steel Logistics Europe B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Schavemaker Logistics and Transport B.V., has entered the initial construction phase for the building of a trimodal terminal in the Beatrixhaven in Maastricht.

With 12,000 m² of warehouse space, the new trimodal terminal will be built directly on the Julianakanaal, and in addition to road transport and inland navigation, will also be accessible through a public rail terminal. This terminal will use the existing ProRail Beatrixhaven trunk lines, which have direct access to the north-south axis.

Since 2006, S.L.E. has maintained a presence with a modern terminal ( 8000 m²), also located on the Ankerkade - Beatrixhaven site, and is running at full speed. This terminal offers 2 modalities, road transport and inland navigation, and is operating at its maximum capacity. As a logistics services company, S.L.E. is active in the chain management of steel. This concept has proven to be so popular with customers that further expansion has become necessary.

With the second terminal, S.L.E. will be even better equipped to meet the needs and demands of its customers starting in 2008. Wibo Feijen, S.L.E. Director: “Steel lends itself perfectly for transport by rail. The roads are becoming increasingly busier, and trucks are unable to transport as much. The major advantage over transport by water is that the train is considerably faster. The expansion of the rail terminal will mean an increase in the quantity transported, and a substantial decrease in the number of trucks on the road. As a result, our transport activities become more environmentally friendly.”

Press Release - December 10th, 2007

Schavemaker Purchases Rail Terminal in Wroclaw

On 7 December 2007, the Polish branch of Schavemaker Logistics and Transport, based at Beverwijk in the Netherlands, took over the Prokont rail terminal at Katy Wroclawskie on the outskirts of Wroclaw. Trains carrying sea containers arrive every week at the public rail terminal, which covers an area of 5 ha, from Rotterdam, Hamburg and Gdynia/Gdańsk.

Work is soon to start on the construction of a 4000 square metre multimodal warehouse. The train wagons can then be driven into the warehouse where rolls of steel will be lifted out of the wagons by crane. Steel is particularly suitable for transportation by rail. A single train can transport a larger capacity of goods than a lorry, which results in fewer lorries congesting the frequently busy road networks. The increasing price of fuel and the increasing shortage of lorry drivers in Europe are also important considerations. Schavemaker is the largest steel transporter in the Netherlands and can now offer its clients the service of transportation by both road and rail. Schavemaker also owns an identical multimodal warehouse in Maastricht and plans to have trains running between the two establishments.

Wroclaw, situated in South-West Poland at a very strategic location, is Poland’s fourth largest city yet it has the fastest growing economy. It is close to the Czech Republic (40 km from the border), 300 km from Prague and is situated along the route to Slovakia. Many important European transport routes converge here, such as the Paris, Munich and Madrid lines to Warsaw and Moscow.

The Polish branch of Schavemaker is located 99 metres from the new rail terminal. Schavemaker has been active in Poland since 2004 and is located at a new office building with 4400 square metres of warehouse space. The branch currently forms an important pivot in Europe, especially for road transport. The increase of transportation by rail is likely to further increase its capacity for heavy goods in particular. The total number of employees at Schavemaker in Poland has risen to 160 following this acquisition.