Port concessions swap

Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST) and Kramer Group have entered a strategic cooperation and have agreed in principle to swap certain areas of their port concessions at the Port of Rotterdam’s City Terminal Rotterdam.

RST will take over the area generally known as ‘Kramer Site’ at the Prins Willem Alexanderhaven and Kramer Group will take over RST North (Zone 10) for a considerable period.

“We are very pleased entering into this agreement with Kramer Group,” said Tommy Moelgaard, CEO of RST. “With RST’s recent expansion at the Westland area and with the recent addition of 3 STS cranes, we will be concentrating all our operations on the South Side from fourth quarter this year onwards. With the addition of the Kramer Site we have more opportunities for growth. By concentrating our operations on the South Side we will be able to improve our terminal efficiency and service offering to our customers as well. We very much look forward to working closer together with Kramer Group.”

Andre Kramer, CEO of Kramer Group, commented: “We are pleased with the opportunity of expanding our footprint in the Eemhaven in order to be able to deal with increasing container volumes and to continue to service our customers from there.”

This exchange of areas will facilitate both companies to grow their businesses and further improve their service offering to their respective customers. The intended cooperation between RST and Kramer Group has been discussed with the Port of Rotterdam Authority who has expressed their principal agreement to the swap of the respective areas.