Jacques Kleinkramer

Samskip BV Operates as logistics company that offers transport and related services. The firm activities are grouped under multimodal container logistics, Iceland & Faroe Islands services, and worldwide refer logistics. It has operations in Iceland, the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, the Baltics, the United States, and Asia. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

VSL SiloLogistics stands for the improved continuation of work done by another well-known name in logistics. At the end of 2007, the Silo Logistics-part of Vos Logistics was in majority acquired by two private equity parties. The company was renamed VSL SiloLogistics and became a fully independent Logistics Service Provider. The firm's new 'SiloLogistics' rapidly started processes of rebranding and unbundling from former 'mother Vos', while keeping its daily work at the highest of standards. These transformation processes are due to be completed in 2009. Matching the ambitions of its customers, SiloLogistics is aiming at growth. The scope of growth opportunities is various. It will deliver results by optimizing its current core business and network, and by adding services such as multimode forwarding, short haul distribution and new (silo-) terminals in e.g. the periphery of Europe or beyond. During the year 2008, the shareholders have put all the required resources in place, adding commercial competences along with technical engineering capabilities. SiloLogistics is a leading logistic solution provider in the field of storage, handling and distribution of dry bulk and packed materials. The firm's very experienced team and its network of both public and dedicated terminals serve customers in petrochemical and food/feed industries. VSL SiloLogistics operates its own hubs and terminals in an innovative way but SiloLogistics also offers services in design, construction, operating and management of third-party terminals. Extra services it offers to its customers are various, from dust removal, mixing, homogenization, drying and ventilating of products to packing, re-packing, bagging and de-bagging. The facilities are situated either on site or close to its customers production facilities, or on strategic locations and are multimode accessible. The terminals are equipped with own road, rail and water infrastructures; some are part of the main port regions of Rotterdam and Antwerp. These strategic hubs offer multimodal connections to and from an expanding Europe and the rest of the world.