22/12/2009
Maritime acquires DHL Container Logistics

Maritime Group Limited has acquired DHL Container Logistics, the container haulage arm of DHL, effective from 1st January 2010.

The sale will allow Maritime to develop its interests in container transport and for DHL Freight to concentrate on its core services in the UK.

“DHL Container Logistics is an excellent fit for our business, with complementary depots and customer base,” said John Williams, Managing Director. “Not only have we been able to strengthen our UK network, we will extend our service offering to customers too.”

“We are delighted to have reached agreement with Maritime to acquire the Company and that its future is secure under the wings of a strong market leader, committed to the container transport sector,” said Jeroen Eijsink, Managing Director, DHL Freight.