Jumbo – SAL – Alliance comes to life

German breakbulk and project cargo carrier SAL Heavy Lift and Dutch maritime heavy lift transport and installation contractor Jumbo Shipping have commenced operations under their joint venture banner – Jumbo-SAL-Alliance.

SAL Heavy Lift and Jumbo, whilst continuing to operate independently, believe that this move propels them to a greater level of geographical outreach and commercial capacity. Michael Kahn, managing director of Jumbo, said: “This joint venture is a big step for both of us. In the past few years, it became increasingly clear that the benefits of collaboration heavily outweigh the traditional way of doing business.” Jumbo-SAL-Alliance will act as the single commercial entry point for its joint sales network of offices and agents in 20-plus countries. The alliance will handle the marketing of 30 versatile project cargo vessels with lifting capacities up to 3,000 tonnes, making it the largest fleet in the 800 tonne-plus sector

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