Logistics specialist Duvenbeck has expanded its network to include the Benelux region after agreeing to take on Dutch transportation and logistics company Schotpoort Logistics.
With this expansion, Duvenbeck is continuing its internationalization strategy, which it has set up with its majority owner, Waterland, and is expanding its core competencies and customer segments through this new cooperation.
“By acquiring Schotpoort Logistics, we’re gaining access to a region that plays a central role in the implementation of our growth strategy. Thanks to its proximity to the seaports of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp, Schotpoort Logistics will enable us to expand our import and export logistics activities and tap into additional customer sectors in the Far East and Europe,” said Hakan Bicil, the CEO of Duvenbeck.
Schotpoort was founded in 1934 and was previously owned by the family with the same name. Fred Schotpoort, the company’s managing director, commented, “By coming under the Duvenbeck umbrella, we can continue developing our logistics solutions and at the same time benefit from the strong market position of a logistics company that is active throughout Europe. An additional advantage for both companies is that our service portfolio in the Netherlands fits perfectly into Duvenbeck’s growth strategy.”
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