De Rijke’s business unit Bulk Liquid transfers to Hoyer

Hoyer consolidates its market position in European chemical logistics and intermodal through takeover of the bulk liquid division of De Rijke
 
Hoyer with its headquarters in Hamburg, has taken over the bulk liquid division of Dutch logistics company De Rijke. The acquisition is a clear move forward in Hoyer’s market position in European chemical logistics. The transaction affects all 240 employees of De Rijke at its five European offices: Göteborg in Sweden, Preston Brook in Great Britain, Moerdijk in the Netherlands, Le Havre in France and Piacenza in Italy. The deal also brings with it 1,500 tanker containers, 130 tractors and 300 tanker trailers and chassis.
 
“De Rijke’s portfolio is an ideal match for HOYER’s growth strategy,” said Günter-Friedrich Maas, head of the Chemilog business unit at HOYER, explaining the takeover. “We will be gaining market share, particularly in our relations to and from Great Britain, Scandinavia and Italy.” According to him one particular advantage was De Rijke’s pronounced intermodal focus: more than 75 per cent of sales of De Rijke’s bulk liquid unit are generated by intermodal transport, the ecological and efficient combination of road and rail. For the HOYER Chemilog business unit, the acquisition added up to an increase of 40 per cent in intermodal business.
 
The independent family enterprise Hoyer has become one of the world’s leading bulk logistics providers, with 5,200 employees in over 80 countries offering comprehensive solutions, especially for the chemical, petroleum, food and gas industries. The enterprise operates more than 2,500 trucks, 3,100 trailers, 20,000 IBCs, 27,000 tank containers and umerous logistics sites with depots, washing facilities and workshops.

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