Samskip

Samskip is an international company offering transport and related services by land, sea and air. It is one of the largest container transport companies in Europe and comprises the divisions Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics and Samskip Reefer Logistics & International Forwarding. Samskip furthermore offers a service to Iceland and the Faroe Islands with various departures per week from the UK, the European mainland and Scandinavia.

Since its founding in Iceland in 1990, Samskip has experienced constant growth both internally and through strategic acquisitions. In 2005, Samskip bought Geest North Sea Line, a renowned Dutch transport company with extensive networks across Europe, and Seawheel, a long established British shortsea shipping operator. Samskip also acquired reefer centres from the Dutch company Kloosterboer, increasing its cold storage capacity and providing comprehensive services to customers. The company furthermore obtained an 80 per cent share in Van Dieren Maritime and a 40 per cent share in Silver Sea, Norway.

Samskip currently employs about 1,400 people working in more than 20 countries around the world.

Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics
Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics offers a broad range of services within Europe. The company provides various routing options combining road, rail, sea and inland waterways, achieving the best possible combination of freight rate and transit time to meet the individual needs of its customers. Its high frequency of sailings, the extensive multimodal network and its 33-pallet-capacity containers make for a very competitive and environmental friendly alternative to road transport. Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics' fleet comprises all kinds of boxes, ranging from 20ft to 45ft pallet-wide high cube containers, including reefer, curtainsiders and flat-racks, as well as a number of vessels.

Samskip International Reefer Logistics
Samskip is a leading provider of reefer container transport, and furthermore offers a full range of services including ocean freight, air freight, trucking, cold storage and documentation. With offices in Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Asia, as well as North and South America, Samskip has a presence in the most important strategic areas for seafood, meat, vegetables, fruits and poultry products. Samskip's reefer centres are situated in Rotterdam and IJmuiden in the Netherlands, Aalesund in Norway, Kollafjordur in the Faroe Islands and Reykjavík in Iceland, with a total capacity of 90,000 tons. In addition to its fleet of conventional reefer containers, Samskip offers Coolboxx, a 45´ reefer container, matching the capacity of conventional reefer trailers. Samskip and Silver Sea offer sailings from Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Norway and the Shetland Islands to Continental Europe, UK, Scandinavia, the Baltic States and Russia.

For more information about Samskip, contact davidcheslin@dunelmpr.co.uk