Press Release
Felbermayr acquires a stake in Dutch inland shipping company
Subject to formal approvals, Felbermayr Holding will hold 50 percent of the Dutch inland shipping company Rijnmond Logistics Beheer BV, based in Papendrecht, with effect from 1 October 2023. The company is well established as a full-service logistics service provider in the field of inland water transport. In future, it will thus work closely with the Felbermayr subsidiary Haeger & Schmidt Logistics, fulfilling customer needs even better with increased flexibility.
Back in 2013, the internationally active full-service heavy goods logistics provider Felbermayr took over the Duisburg-based company Haeger & Schmidt Logistics with its core competencies in the areas of Inland Navigation, Short Sea, Intermodal, Port Logistics as well as Projects, Shipping & Forwarding and iCargo Solutions. With 250 employees at twelve sites throughout Europe and a turnover of 250 million euros, the company is one of the leading providers of logistics solutions in the European inland waterway network.
Haeger & Schmidt on course for growth
For Horst Felbermayr, CEO of the holding company of the same name, the acquisition of shares in Rijnmond Logistics represents a further logical step towards expansion in shipping logistics: "The strategic investment in Rijnmond Logistics and the close cooperation with Haeger & Schmidt Logistics expand our service portfolio considerably and strengthen our position in the industry enormously".
For Heiko Brückner as CEO of Haeger & Schmidt Logistics (HSL), the participation is a vote of confidence in ten years of successful partnership with Felbermayr: "We are delighted with the decision to invest in Rijnmond Logistics and thus drive forward the expansion of the Haeger & Schmidt Group. The team led by Cees van Putten is a significant addition for us." Furthermore, people are the focus for him: "Thanks to their expertise and the close cooperation, we can offer our customers an even broader and more efficient range of services in inland waterway logistics.
Rijnmond Logistics benefits from synergies
Cees van Putten, Managing Director of Rijnmond Logistics has over 30 years of experience in shipping logistics. In addition to the headquarters in Papendrecht, not far from Rotterdam, the company with 40 employees also operates another site in Schengen (LU).
With two of its own coupled push-tow combinations and one motor vessel, as well as around 20 independently owned vessels and charter vessels, Rijnmond Logistics has a chartering capacity of 79,000 tonnes. For Van Putten, this participation is a decisive positive reorientation of his company: "The partnership with Felbermayr and the close cooperation with Haeger & Schmidt Logistics open up new opportunities and synergies to offer our customers even better and more efficient solutions." Examples of this are the HSL logistics centre in Duisburg with its heated steel hall, as well as the Felbermayr port terminals in Krefeld on the Rhine, Linz on the Danube and Vienna/Albern. Thanks to the Felbermayr philosophy of having three transport modes, all sites have rail and road connections. Extensive storage facilities expand the range of services from which the Dutch inland shipping company will also benefit in the future.
In addition to its head office in Papendrecht (NL), Rijnmond Logistics Beheer BV operates a site in Schengen (LU). With a total of 40 employees, the company most recently generated annual sales of more than 40 million euros. The renowned provider of inland waterway logistics has two of its own coupled push-tow combinations and a motor vessel, as well as a further 20 rental vessels and moored independently owned vessels. This gives a capacity of 79,000 tonnes and an annual transport volume of four million tonnes. Most of the freight is carried on the Rhine and its tributaries. www.rijnmondlogistics.nl
As a leading provider in multiple logistics sectors, Haeger & Schmidt Logistics GmbH (HSL) navigates the majority of the European inland waterway network. HSL offers tailor-made global logistics solutions with divisions for Inland Navigation, Short Sea, Intermodal, Port Logistics as well as Projects, Shipping & Forwarding and iCargo Solutions. Most recently, the Haeger & Schmidt Group generated an annual turnover of 250 million euros with 250 employees and twelve sites. www.haegerundschmidt.com
Felbermayr Holding GmbH with headquarters in Wels/Austria is represented with 77 sites in 18 European countries. Currently, the Felbermayr Group employs around 3,000 skilled workers, who achieved a consolidated net turnover of around 677 million euros in 2022. The company specialises in special and heavy transport, mobile crane and working platform rental, heavy lift handling as well as civil engineering and building construction activities.
For further information: Felbermayr Holding GmbH · Markus Lackner · E-Mail: m.lackner@felbermayr.cc
Tel.: +43 5 0695-10136 · Voralpenstraße 4 · A-4600 Wels · www.felbermayr.cc
