While Van Bon’s primary focus is new sea traffic in the form of Spanish fruit and vegetables traditionally dominated by long distance reefer trucking, South American fruit exporters are said to welcome the initiative as it will end the monopoly position of Seabrex (part of Ebrex group). There have been grumblings about Seabrex’s tariffs and rumours about shippers holding talks with fruit terminals in Bremerhaven and Hamburg.
For its part Van Bon says it has no intention of taking cargo from Seabrex, but if there are customers who want to change, it can consider the case. A second fruit terminal will be good for both parties, reckons Van Bon. However, Seabrex’s general director Herman de Knijf has suggested that it might be “unwise” to split up the fruit handling trade in Rotterdam. He says that Seabrex also applied for aid last year to get Spanish short sea trade off the ground. This was granted, but Seabrex did not use it as it came round to thinking that the service would not be viable....
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