Samskip formally launches consolidated logistics unit

Organisational changes to simplify and streamline operations at Samskip first announced in May 2014 have borne fruit with the formal launch of Samskip Logistics.

Samskip Logistics brings all of Samskip’s dry and reefer forwarding activities under a single business unit, including Samskip Icepak Logistics and forwarding services previously operated through country organisations branded under Samskip. Cold storage and terminal business FrigoCare has also been brought under Samskip Logistics management, while maintaining separate branding. Samskip’s participation in Silver Sea and Silver Green has also been placed under the management of Samskip Logistics.

Ásbjörn Gíslason, CEO of Samskip Logistics, says: “We have successfully integrated the Samskip forwarding business and Samskip Icepak Logistics into one strong, coherent Samskip Logistics unit, creating a robust organisation with offices and agents in 30 countries across five continents. We see these changes as a prelude announcing our intention to grow the global logistics solutions offered by Samskip further, both through organic growth and via strategic acquisitions. We look forward to developing our services as opportunities for growth present themselves.”

ABOUT SAMSKIP:

Samskip is a major operator in the field of temperature-controlled logistics. Through Samskip Logistics, the company offers a full range of services, including ocean freight, trucking, cold storage and documentation based on its in-depth knowledge of global refrigerated transport. These services are supported by a network of offices in Europe, Asia, Australia and North and South America.

Samskip's international ambient forwarding business has a global presence, handling customers' air, sea and land transport requirements on a worldwide basis. Through FrigoCare, Samskip offers its own cold storage and terminal facilities in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and in Aalesund, Norway.