Amsterdam, August 13, 2008
Ter Haak Group expands container depot facilities
CCA official empty depot in Amsterdam for CMA-CGM
Amsterdam August 13, 2008 – From the 1st of August Container Company Amsterdam (CCA), part of the Ter Haak Group, has officially been appointed as the emtpy container depot in the Amsterdam regionfor the French carrier CMA-CGM which is originated in Marseille. CMA-CGMbelongs to the top three largest container carriers in the world. The Ter Haak Group has considerably expanded its container depot facilities.
With the extension, the Ter Haak Group anticipates on the demand for extra service in the
Port
of
Amsterdam
. Companies situated in the
port
of
Amsterdam
, including the Ter Haak Group, find it essential to invest in growth to maintain the development of the harbour. Besides the recently opened new Terminal Entrance and the new head office in the Amerikahaven in
Amsterdam
, more developments are coming up. In
Shanghai
the Ter Haak Group opens an Interasia office and the existing office in Almere will be expanded with a 12.000m2 warehouse.
About CCA
For many years CCA Amsterdam is the marketleader for sales and rental of all kinds of seacontainers, offshorecontainers, cabins and reefers, new and used. In it owns a special container factory.
On the terminal at the Ruijgoordweg in Amsterdam CCA works as Repair & Service Provider for the bigger
Deep
Sea
clients of the subsidiary company United Stevedores Amsterdam like Grimaldi, NileDutch and Delmas. After the merger from Delmas with CMA-CGM it was an easy step towards this new cooperation. Yearly over 100.000 empty containers are received, repaired and cleaned in order to be put back into service again. To make this possible, CCA has a 40.000m2 storage capacity, a 1.000m2 covered workshop, a container-washing facility, 40 reefer plugs and 6
Kalmar
empty container handlers to its deposal at the dedicated USA Terminal. In addition, CCA has full access to all terminal facilities of the subsidiary company.
About the Ter Haak Group
The family business Ter Haak Group, founded in 1911, is situated in and around the ports of
Amsterdam
. The concern consists of a combination of highly specialized harbour companies. Ingredients as modern facilities, specialized employees, optimal accessibility, family tradition and commitment have made the Ter Haak Group to be one of the fastest growing companies in the
port
of
Amsterdam
.
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