Blue Water News | No. 104 | December 2013
Blue Water has acquired ACi Transport & Spedition in Sweden
Fl: Björn E. Jensen/Blue Water Sweden next to the staff and General Manager of ACiTransport & Spedition, Roberto Ecke, Poul Aarre/Blue Water and Herr Dr. Ralph Geuther of German Geuther Group. Blue Water has strengthened its position on the Nordic transport market with its acquisition of the Swedish company ACi Transport & Spedition in Malmö, which is known for its high quality client specific transport solutions. ”Southern Sweden is an important area,
and we already have a large client portfolio in this region. Expanding with an office in Malmö, which focuses on road, sea and air, is a logical step in the development of Blue Water’s activities. The strong competences and expertise of the Malmö office have been built over years
of working with freight forwarding and challenging projects, contributing to our being able to deliver comprehensive solutions”, explains Björn E. Jensen, Manager of Blue Water’s activities in Sweden. ACi was founded in 1988 with offices in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö. Today, the company has concentrated its activities in Malmö with a staff of eight. The company specialises in transport solutions to / from Europe with special focus on Germany, Benelux and Italy. One of Aci’s special competences is project transports with select business partners offering customised solutions. For more than 20 years, ACi has belonged to the German Geuther Group, which offers shipping, freight forwarding and stevedoring.” ”Becoming part of the Blue Water group is very positive for us, and we look forward to the new, future possibilities. We gain power in a highly competitive market, as we are now able to offer an extended range of services. We are convinced that our clients and business partners alike will feel the positive effect. The fact that Blue Water Shipping and ACi value and emphasise personal service and commitment confirms to us that we made the right choice when becoming part of this family”, says Roberto Ecke, General Manager for ACi.
Better facilities in Manchester Blue Water Manchester has moved into new facilities in Trafford Park due to a positive development in their activities. The positive impact on the activities in Manchester is a result of Blue Water’s transport services. “We simplify the steps in the logistics chain for our clients, saving them both time and money. In Manchester, 4,000 parcels are handled each week, but that volume will increase as of January. This also includes delivering to shops all over
Blue Water has placed a freight specialist in Thailand. Eivind Beckstrøm has more than 16 years of experience with international freight forwarding and transport and he is stationed with our agent Allport Cargo. Fl: Jesper Hetebrügge/Blue Water, Mongkol Patcharadanai/Allport Cargo Services, Eivind Beckstrøm/Blue Water, Ari Honka/Vice President Finnish-Thai Chamber of Commerce, Ukrit Chantorn/Allport Cargo Services.
the UK. Other services include scanning the swing tags and creating specific client labels, item descriptions and bar codes to prepare the garments for dispatch via mail order or online sale”, says Stephen Leary, General Manager of Blue Water Manchester. The new facilities will aid future development in Manchester. In addition to the parcel flow, there has also been an increase in the road transports from Denmark to UK.
Flemming Rasmussen, who has been employed with our good client through more than 30 years, Linco Food Systems, has retired. This was marked with a reception for colleagues and business partners. Fl. Claus Bæk/Blue Water, Frank Kaisen/Damco, Lars Hedegaard/ DHL, Gitte Lejback/DHL, Sally Rasmussen and Flemming Rasmussen/now ex-Linco. 9