Profile: Euro Marine Logistics (EML)
SMR
There is a long history of partnership between EML and SMR, which started 12 years ago in 2002. It began first with EMC (Euro Marine Carrier) and in 2011 with EML, when HOEGH & MOL decided to create EML. To serve its clients, EML is a demanding company in term of quality. As a result when working for EML, SMR is pushed to always perform at its highest standards. On the NMT (Mediterranean, North Europe Trade) route, Le Havre is called upon weekly by the large vessels of EML’s fleet, to discharge Renault cars from Turkey and Dacia cars from Tangier. The volume planned for 2014 is 26,000 Dacia and 33,000 Renault.
carriers (PCTC) transport, the business chooses to persistently challenge itself to provide a service with the highest quality both to serve the needs of its customers and to take up environmental responsibility by continuously seeking to improve the ecological footprint. The company has a special team appointed to take charge of maintaining its ecological footprint, in line with the upcoming International Maritime Organization (IMO) sulphur emission regulations, set to come into effect in 2015. The responsibility of the team is to ensure that it goes above and beyond the requirements, demonstrating the value it holds as a business to the environment. The primary task of the venture is to provide the EU short-sea market with an efficient and competitive network well connected with the deep-sea network. “Our customers are mainly the major European automotive industries, but leading from our contracts in Europe, we have a customer base that expands through the transshipment cargo, which is often destined for numerous locations throughout Europe, the Baltic, and the Mediterranean,” says Marc Pauwels, managing director. In June 2014, the business was granted the award for performance from Alliance
Logistics Europe (ALE) at the Technocenter Renault. “This proves that our company is a reliable one, offering an excellent network with high frequency. It is a great honour to be awarded this by Renault Nissan,” he adds. The business also serves the high and heavy, construction machine and project segment, as a result of its dedicated fleet operating in the short sea. Currently, the business carries around 800,000 car equivalent units (CEU) each year, with grand ambitions to increase this to over one million over the next five years. Working towards this target, Marc explains the reason behind the drive to achieving this: “Some of the market in Europe is slowly recovering and the sales are picking up, consequently we as a business foresee a natural growth of the annual volume in line with the better economy. We also have customers who are coming in with new models, which will have a positive impact on our growth perspective in the coming years.” EML NV works with a variety of different trades, all of which add to the very busy schedule. With routes that run between Newcastle, Zeebrugge, Amsterdam, Barcelona, St Petersburg and Santander, to name but a few, the business continues to expand its route coverage. In April 2014, EML NV commenced a new weekly service from Zeebrugge to the Nordic countries; having earlier in the year implemented a trade service connecting Zeebrugge with Tyne in the UK. The North Continent Med Service (NMT) runs between Amsterdam, Bristol, Tangier Med,
From left to right: Laurent Kerloch (ALE Renault / Nissan), Frans Kroon (ALE Renault / Nissan), Per Drange Hansen (EML NV), Naoelle Manenti (EML NV), Jose Pressani (EML NV), Bert Adriaensens (EML NV) Jean-Marc Carlicchi (ALE Renault / Nissan)
Matrix Logistics
Matrix Logistics is one of the leading companies in the ‘Int. Vehicle Logistics’ sector, based in Istanbul/Turkey. Matrix is offering a door to door service for H&H vehicles in a multimodal logistics solution, by combining inland, shipping & customs services. Thanks to its strategic location, Matrix is able to serve as a bridge between West & East. Having EML services in such an important chain, represents the high quality and reliability of Matrix Logistics.
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