C.RO Ports BV to acquire Broekman Automotive Division BV

Luxembourg headquartered C.RO Ports BV will be expanding its property at the port of Rotterdam by a trimodal property

After 30 years, the Broekman Group is saying farewell to both its Car Terminal and the Broekman Automotive Division. On Wednesday, 3 December 2014, Raymond Riemen, CEO of the Broekman Group, and Anton Las, Managing Director of C.RO Ports BV, signed the agreement that finalises C.RO Ports BV’s acquisition of Broekman Automotive Division BV including all of its operating companies. Broekman’s entire staff and all of its customers will be transferred to the C.RO Ports organisation. This transition will mean an improvement in continuity, for personnel and customers alike.

Although Rotterdam Car Center BV, Rotterdam Car Terminal BV and Rotterdam Automotive Services BV will continue to operate under their current names, Broekman Automotive Division BV will continue as C.RO Automotive Division BV and Broekman Car Handling BV will become C.RO Automotive Rotterdam BV.

With the acquisition of the organisation and the adjacent Broekman Automotive Division site, C.RO Ports will be expanding its property at the port of Rotterdam to include capacity for approximately 35,000 cars, 22,000 of which are covered spaces. The property is accessible by road, rail and water. The terminal has ISO, ISPS and AEO certifications, and uses an RFID system to locate cars. “It is the ideal location, one that will help C.RO Ports achieve its growth objective as an Ro-Ro terminal with more space and a deep-sea connection,” says Anton Las.

Thanks to acquisitions and autonomous growth over the last 15 years, the Broekman Group has steadily continued to develop from being a ship broker to a supply chain manager in the logistics sector. Recent acquisitions in the chemical logistics industry, warehousing and the sales of company divisions have been part of this development, one of which was the sale of the group’s own inland shipping company in the past. “The sale of a single-focus terminal that only offered a limited synergy to the rest of the group is a logical next step,” according to Raymond Riemen.

C.RO Ports SA, under the brand name C.RO, operates ro-ro terminals in the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium. All ports are dedicated to the handling, storage and on-carriage of trailers, containers, vehicles and general cargo. The terminals are located in the ports of Killingholme, Sutton Bridge, London, Rotterdam, Vlissingen and Zeebrugge.

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