Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime and logistics service provider, has opened an office in Amsterdam – the company’s second office in the Netherlands.
ISS’ new office is based in the port of Amsterdam, a key international logistics hub, further extending ISS’ global network and its service offering in the country to new and existing customers and complementing its existing office in Rotterdam.
With the Netherlands the world’s fifth largest exporter, the Port of Amsterdam has excellent connections to all European markets including Germany and the UK, and is a key hub for liquid and bulk products, general and project cargos, container exports, and also its rapidly expanding cruise activities.
ISS Amsterdam will be offering a full range of marine agency services together with a range of terminal activities including stevedoring, warehousing, storage, forwarding and custom documentation, while also serving the port of Ijmuiden.
Says Gavin Griffin, Executive Vice President, Europe & Africa: “ISS Amsterdam is a great strategic addition to our European network. Alongside Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, Amsterdam is a fast-growing port and is especially strong in the agribulk, petrol, coal, cocoa and cruise markets, offering great commercial potential.
“We look forward to further serving our customers with our experienced Amsterdam team who are have worked in all segments of the business including cargo, container, cruise and tanker.”
ISS’ new office is based in the port of Amsterdam
About Inchcape Shipping Services
Inchcape Shipping Services is the world’s leading maritime and logistics service provider. With over 300 proprietary offices in 70 countries and a 4000-strong workforce the company’s diverse global customer base includes owners and charterers in the oil, cruise, container and bulk commodity sectors as well as naval, government and inter-governmental organisations.
ISS provides landside commercial and humanitarian logistics, transit, offshore support, information and data as well as a range of associated maritime services and innovative voyage-management technology. The company additionally offers a growing range of outsourcing services including global crew and marine spares logistics, port hub agency management and sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning solutions through its subsidiary ShipNet.
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