Imperial Group joins activities in river shipping business
Strategic realignment of the Lehnkering Group in the course of the acquisition by Imperial Logistics International
In the course of the acquisition by the Imperial Group, the Lehnkering company is to undergo a strategic realignment. The shipping divisions of the two companies, Lehnkering Shipping Logistics & Services (SLS) and Imperial Reederei, will be joined into one operating unit named Imperial Shipping Group. Lehnkering’s dry shipping division is integrated into the Dry Bulk Services division of the Imperial Shipping Group.
The Rhein-Fracht and Lehnkering brands are retained for chemical, mineral and gas tanker shipping and joined in the new Liquid Cargo Services division. The Lehnkering locations in Mannheim and Hamburg continue to operate. The CEO of the Imperial Shipping Group is Carsten Taucke. Robert Baack, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the previous SLS division at Lehnkering, will strengthen the management team of the Imperial Shipping Group in his position as COO.
The responsibilities within the Road Logistics & Services (RLS) division at LEHNKERING, which comprises all intra‐European road transports and the related value added services in three specialised divisions, will be reallocated. Uwe Willhaus in addition to his duties as COO of the Distribution Logistics & Services division at Lehnkering Holding GmbH takes over the responsibilities for LEHNKERING Chemical Transport (LCT). LCT is amongst others a specialist in tank transportation of liquid hazardous goods. Walter Steinig who is also CFO of Lehnkering Holding GmbH will be in charge of the two RLS divisions Lehnkering Euro Logistics (LEU) offering transport solutions for European part‐ and full‐loads of all kinds and Lehnkering Steel Logistics & Services (LSTS) specialising in transportation and handling of steel.
Gerhard Riemann, CEO of Imperial Logistics International B.V. & Co. KG and at the same time CEO of Lehnkering Holding GmbH, explains the reason for the restructuring with Lehnkering: “This restructuring is aimed at further strengthening the core competencies of the entire corporation as well as coordinating the service portfolios of IMPERIAL and LEHNKERING.
In this way we want to further expand our joint sector presence in Europe and enable our customers to benefit from the new opportunities on the market as quickly as possible.”
Quelle: LogEastics
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