Rhenus and COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers sign strategic partnership

Above: A specialised vessel of COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd at berth in Cuxhaven.

 

The Rhenus Group and COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a strategic partnership at Rhenus Cuxport in Cuxhaven, Germany. The agreement aims to combine Rhenus’ port expertise with COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd shipping expertise, drawing on its fleet of over 200 specialized vessels, to enhance supply chain solutions and strengthen digital integration between port and shipping operations. Both companies will provide seamless transport services for shared customers and develop integrated logistics solutions across the Cuxhaven terminal covering breakbulk, automobiles, heavy lift and special cargo, including semi-submersible shipments and end-to-end distribution.

 

 

Within the partnership, Rhenus will contribute its terminals, warehouses, inbound and outbound rail connections, shuttle barge feeder routes, and transportation fleets in Cuxhaven. With its integrated infrastructure, national and international connections, and its role as a major multipurpose and project logistics hub in Germany, the location offers suitable conditions.

 

Furthermore, the close cooperation between Rhenus and COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd allows Rhenus Project Logistics to offer new integrated logistics solutions that address increasingly complex customer requirements along the North Range across Europe.

 

“Our strategic partnership with COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd is founded on a shared ambition to respond to customer needs with even greater speed and precision in the future. By combining our expertise in project cargo, heavy lift and specialized transport solutions with our partner’s broadly diversified vessel fleet, we will sustainably expand route connections and terminal capacities over the long term”, says Andreas Stöckli, Member of the Management Board, Rhenus Group.

 

 

 

Based on market needs and operational feasibility, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd, drawing on its long-standing expertise in transporting specialized vessels and providing related services, will continue to build and further expand its European logistics network on the foundation of the Rhenus Group’s existing infrastructure. The company will contribute to expanding and diversifying the existing route and capacity offering at the Cuxhaven location.

 

Mr. Zhang Wei, Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd, emphasized that Europe has always been one of the Company's most important strategic markets. In recent years, the Company has continuously strengthened its global network and key trade corridors, further enhancing service coverage across Northwestern Europe, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions while optimizing its liner service products. Going forward, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd will continue to leverage its specialized fleet and global network advantages to build more efficient, reliable and resilient logistics corridors and supply chain solutions, creating greater value for customers worldwide.

 

The Rhenus Group is one of the leading logistics specialists with global business operations and annual turnover amounting to EUR 8.2 billion. 39,000 employees work at 1,300 business sites in more than 70 countries and develop innovative solutions along the complete supply chain. Whether providing transport, warehousing, customs clearance or value-added services, the family-owned business pools its operations in various business units where the needs of customers are the major focus at all times.

 

As a core member of China COSCO SHIPPING Corporation Limited, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers is one of the world's leading specialized shipping companies, operating a diversified fleet of more than 200 vessels, including multipurpose and heavy lift vessels, semi-submersible vessels, pure car carriers and asphalt carriers. Supported by an extensive global service network and reliable liner services, the Company provides integrated transportation and supply chain solutions for project cargoes, renewable energy equipment, industrial machinery, forest products, vehicles and other specialized cargoes worldwide.