Annual Report 2012 EUROPE BELGIUM BULGARIA ... - Duferco

Logistics
Duferco’s logistics division has now
completed the first year of operation
of the “multimodal platform” of
Garocentre inaugurated on October
7th, 2011.
About 300,000 tons of steel products
have been shipped by barge between
October, 2011 and September, 2012.
The flow, mainly consisting of slabs
and coils, was transited via the Ports
of Ghent and Antwerp.
Duferco now intends to offer a
diversification of its logistics services
in the kind of goods handled at
the terminal. The team focuses on
commercial efforts to set up new
regular connections for container
flows to and from seaports. Special
transport and Intermodal transport
services for pallets are also promoted.
A new website has been developed
for commercial purposes:
www.garocentreterminal.be
Duferco also aims at developing new
projects for clients in the logistics
sector with a clear focus on intermodal
handling and transport. The purpose is
to capitalise on Duferco’s experience
in project development and logistics,
as well as on available brownfields
with intermodal facilities, so as to offer
integrated solutions to clients (place,
warehouse, equipment and intermodal
logistics services).
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