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Samskip buys the Lithuanian shipping company Sea Connect
It has a fleet of three Ice Class carriers
September 24, 2021
"This acquisition - commented the administrator Samkip delegate, Kari-Pekka Laaksonen - strengthens our location in Russia and the Netherlands and, among them, in a number of primary Baltic ports. It also improves services for customers Samkip shortsea focusing on growth opportunities in Russia and adds opportunities for importers and exporters of the region to ensure intermodal connections affordable and sustainable in a wider range».
The further strengthening of Samskip's presence in the Baltic region follows the one implemented in 2017 with the acquisition by Norwegian Nor Lines (
of 26 July 2017).
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