Transcription of Seatrade Meridian Service
1 ANNOUNCEMENT A n t w e r p , 27 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 7 Seatrade Meridian Service T h e n ew ve s s e l s h a r i n g a g r e e m e n t ( VS A) a n n o u n c e d e a r l i e r t h i s ye a r b e tw e e n CM A CG M a n d Se a t r a d e l i n k i n g No r t h e r n Eu r o p e , t h e Ea s t Co a s t o f t h e U n i t e d St a t e s , Ce n t r a l Am e r i c a , t h e Pa c i f i c I s l a n d s , Au s t r a l i a , Ne w Z e a l a n d , P e r u a n d t h e C a r i b b e a n o n a w e e k l y b a s i s, w il l n o t p r o c e e d i n i t s i n t e n d e d f o r m.
2 Se a t r a d e h a s in r e c e n t m o n t h s e va l u a t e d it s g lo b a l s t r a t e g ic o p t i o n s c o n s id e r ing c u r r e n t m a r k e t c o n d it io n s, in c lu d i n g t h e f u t u r e in vo l v e m e n t in t h e Me r id ia n Se r v ic e . Se a t r a d e h a s r e a c h e d a n a g r e e m e n t wit h C MA CG M t o r e s t r u c t u r e t h e VS A. T h e s e r v ic e wil l be u p g r a d ed t o a we e k l y s e r v ic e a s f r o m J a n u a r y 2 0 1 8, a n d wi l l a m o n g o t h e r v e s s e l s u t i l i ze Se a t r a d e s f u ll y c e l lu la r a n d g e a r e d 2 , 2 0 0 T EU Co lo u r Cl a s s s p e c ia li z e d c o n t a in e r ve s s e ls , c o m b in e d wit h c o n t a in e r e q u ip m e n t c u r r e n t l y c o n t r o l l e d b y S e a t r a d e.
3 Se a t r a d e i s p le a s e d t o h a ve r e a c h e d t h is a g r e e m e n t with C M A CG M s e c u r in g c o n t i n u a t io n , s c h e d u le r e l ia b i lit y a n d h ig h e s t p o s s i b l e s e r v ic e le v e l f o r Se a t r a d e s m a j o r c u s t o m e r s in t h e t r a d e . W h ile t h e in vo l ve m e n t o f Se a t r a d e i n t h e NZ t o No r t h e r n Eu r o p e t r a d e i s r e d u c e d t h e Se a t r a d e g r o u p wi l l c o n t in u e t o p r o vi d e it s F a s t Dir e c t De d ic a t e d ( F DD) s e r v ic e s t o wo r ldwi d e m a r k e t s f o r t r a n s p o r t a t io n o f p e r is h a b l e c a r g o e s.
4 Ab o u t Se a t r a d e Seatrade was founded in 1951 by five captain owners in Groningen, the Netherlands. Today the company is the world s largest reefer vessel operator and owner, and the leader in specialised reefer logistics, operating over 100 specialised vessels transporting perishable cargoes worldwide on its Fast Direct Dedicated (FDD) services . With the addition of its recent specialised reefer container vessels and the smaller handy size reefer newbuildings on order Seatrade keeps innovating its fleet to best serve its loyal and new customer base.
5 A worldwide agency network in all major exporting and importing areas provides customers personal contact with a Seatrade representative anytime anywhere. P r e s s c o n t a c t F o l l o w S e a t r a d e o n
