Germany’s SAL Heavy Lift and Intermarine will establish a fresh shipping set up in the Americas to carry out cross Atlantic trade seamlessly. It is reported that Intermarine will combine its American liner service with SAL’s global heavy lift trade.
Both SAL and Intermarine have served different market sectors and regions for the last many years. Intermarine has delivered provided breakbulk liner services in the Americas including the Caribbean for more than 30 years with a robust intra-South America trading network.
Martin Harren, SAL CEO, told the media, “We have for a while been looking at expanding our services in the Americas, and with Intermarine now being part of the SAL Group, we can enable further trade across the Atlantic, combining important trade between Africa, South America, North America and Europe. We could instantly see the great synergy effects between Intermarine and SAL. When we can combine our already strong sales set up in the USA with the know-how from resources like Richard Seeg, Chad Call, and lastly Svend Andersen, who I have known and worked with for many years, I see a very powerful setup unfold.”
SAL will look forward to expand its presence in the Americas by providing a wide range of shipping opportunities and the scope of services to new and existing customers. The acquisition of Intermarine has paved the path for the company to operate vessels not only in South America but also in the offsite river Delta.
SAL has been striving hard amid the pandemic for new developments.