Finnish logistics company, Nurminen Logistics, acquired the Swedish railway logistics company Essinge Rail AB, which will allow Finnish company to grow into a significant railway operator in the growing freight traffic between the Nordic countries and Continental Europe. With the acquisition of Essinge Rail, Nurminen Logistics will be serving Nordic and international companies in the industrial, technology and commercial sectors.
The acquisition is part of Nurminen Logistics’ profitable internationalisation and growth strategy, which significantly expands the company’s railway network and service offering in Europe. In addition, the acquisition will improve Nurminen’s competitive position in the Swedish and Finnish market, and the company’s rail transport services will become the most comprehensive in Northern Europe.
The demand for functional and low-emission rail logistics services is growing strongly due to the general strong increase in costs, increased environmental awareness in business operations and geopolitical tensions. There is a growing need and genuine demand for new functional transport routes in the market, not only from the perspective of business but also from the perspective of security of supply.
“Nurminen already has well-functioning and scheduled rail traffic in Sweden from Haparanda, Umeå and Sundsvall to Gothenburg, and now with the acquisition, this trunk traffic will be strengthened on new routes, which will open up even better opportunities for Finnish and Swedish companies to utilise low-emission rail transport in the Nordic countries and Central Europe. Our range of services to customers is growing and we offer a logistics pipeline from the Nordic countries all the way to Asia or America,” Olli Pohjanvirta, CEO of Nurminen Logistics, said.
The Swedish railway logistics has an extensive less than container load – service in Europe, which enables low-emission rail transport also for smaller shipments. A small importer or export company does not need to buy the entire container to get their goods on board the train, one pallet or even a few boxes are enough. In this way, environmentally friendly rail transport is available to an increasing number of smaller operators, which contributes to the companies’ sustainable development goals.
Essinge Rail was established on the Nordic transport market since 2006. The company conducts international transport and freight forwarding operations from Europe based on the forest industry’s conventional railway systems. In-house, 250,000 tonnes of goods are transported in the food, trade and engineering segments from Europe. The company owns and operates both its own railway terminal and its own haulage company to meet high demands on quality, safety and the environment.
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