Rickmers-Linie appoints Aseco as agent for South-East
Europe
Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg-based specialist in the
global transportation of breakbulk, heavylift and project cargo, has appointed
Aseco as its new agent in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia Hercegovina, effective 1 May
2007.
Aseco is part of the USS United Shipping Services
group, headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. USS recently took over Transocean
Oy Ab, Rickmers-Linie's Finnish agent.
Commenting on the appointment of Aseco, Gerhard
Janssen, General Manager Marketing & Sales at Rickmers-Linie, said:
"We are pleased to be extending our
co-operation with the USS Group and confident that this will be to the benefit
of all our customers and partners in South East Europe.
We regard this part of Europe as an important
and interesting market, with developing ties to areas served by our liner
services."
Stefan Hascher, Managing Director of USS United
Shipping Services AB, located in Hamburg, added:
"We are delighted to be appointed agent for
Rickmers-Linie across South East Europe and relish the challenge of raising the
company's profile in the region. Operating under a multi-country agency
agreement such as this will allow us to maximise expertise across our offices
to the ultimate benefit of Rickmers-Linie."
Contact details for the offices in Prague, Vienna,
Budapest and Koper can be found on Rickmers-Linie's website:
www.rickmers-linie.com
Website of Aseco:
www.aseco.se
Website of USS:
www.uss.se
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