„Steely closing of ranks“ of Coscol and Port of Rotterdam
Port of Rotterdam supported by Coscol wants to become the leading harbour for import and export of steel in Europe
The Port of Rotterdam Authority (PoR) and Cosco Shipping Company Limited (Coscol) are jointly going to promote and raise the handling of steel and heavy lift cargo via the port of Rotterdam. To that end COO Mr. Guo Jing and CEO Mr. Hans Smits signed a Memorandum of Understanding on November 10. Goal is to more than double the number of Rotterdam calls of Coscol’s multipurpose vessels from 11 in the year 2011 to approximately 24 in 2011 (two per month). The Port of Rotterdam Authority has the intention to become the leading European import port for the handling of (semi-) finished steel products and a leading European export port for finished steel products and heavy lift & project cargoes. They are currently investing EUR 100 million in the creation of more breakbulk terminal handling and storage capacity in Rotterdam. Coscol disposes of some 100 vessels including heavy lift, multi-purpose and general cargo ships. To extend its fleet of heavy lift and multipurpose ships Coscol also ordered some new multi purpose vessels of up to 180 tons, 200 tons and 400 tons lifting capacity. They focus on increasing their breakbulk liner capacity to and from North West Europe with 12–16 ships. Quelle: LogEastics |
