Maritime

With over 140 years experience in the maritime industry, we believe we know how the market operates. We deliver a full range of bonded, food and non-food items to ship chandlers globally, using single source supply to maximize efficiency and provide clients with the most cost-effective solutions.

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Since 1872

We’ve been in business since 1872. Our goal today is the same as it was when we started: to provide our clients with reliable, long-term solutions, complementing each other’s strengths and developing sustainable, solid growth. This ambition remains as strong today as it was when we were founded. Over the last few years, for example, we’ve been awarded a prestigious Gazelle Award five times by the Netherlands’ daily financial newspaper Het Financiele Dagblad. The awards are given to the fastest growing companies in the Netherlands, and they are testament to the spirit and dedication of our people. At the same time, our financial stability has been confirmed by ratings agency Dun & Bradstreet, who gave us the highest rating available (D&B Rating 1), indicating the lowest risk profile.

Supply Chain Management

Effective supply chain management begins with an intimate understanding of your clients’ needs. Only then can you begin the process of managing and coordinating the distribution of goods from point A to point B.

So what makes our supply chain management so special?

  • With a head office and state-of-the-art logistics centers located next to the Port of Rotterdam - Europe’s largest - we have direct access to one of the world’s greatest distribution centers.
  • Our transit centers utilize some of the most sophisticated warehousing equipment to optimize accuracy and efficiency.
  • Voice-directed warehousing cuts order-picking times, while our compact warehousing system has increased storage capacity by 33%.
  • We provide fully bonded warehousing, as well as multi-temperature storage and onward transportation.
  • Each day our logistics centers consolidate a huge array of clients’ goods, dispatching multiple truckloads containing a vast combination of different goods, with individual items, boxes, or trays of goods all shipping in one load.
  • All this adds up to storing, moving, and handling over 100 million kilos of goods per year.
Supply Chain Management

Single source supply

Our clients have total choice and freedom when selecting from the more than 40,000 goods we hold in our range, enabling them to choose as few or as many items as they wish. With single source supply, once clients have made their choice we take care of the rest. From sourcing, consolidation—a critical part of our service—to shipping, customs clearance, and delivery anywhere in the world. Whether we're supplying military or peacekeeping forces in Afghanistan or Somalia, or cruise ships in the Mediterranean Sea, we deliver our suppliers' products on time, every time. We build strong partnerships with A-brands and leading producers from a wide variety of sectors.

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