GAC Sweden acquires the local shipping agency Hasting Ship Services AB
The global supplier of shipping, logistics and marine services GAC Group has acquired the Malmö-based shipping agent Hasting Ship Services AB as part of GAC Sweden’s strategy to better support its customers in the south of the country.
The deal, which was completed on 1 October, will add a physical presence in the port of Malmö (also covering Helsingborg, Landskrona and Ystad), and complement GAC Sweden’s head office in Gothenburg and branches in Nynäshamn, Oxelösund, Stockholm and Västerås/Köping. As part of the acquisition, all existing staff from Hasting will join the GAC team.
“With our acquisition of Hasting Ship Services, we expand our coverage of ports in Sweden to provide ship agency and related services to our customers wherever they go,” says Johan Ehn, CEO of GAC Sweden. “We welcome our new colleagues to the GAC Sweden team and we hope to use their excellent local and industry knowledge to the benefit of our clients.”
GAC Sweden specializes in project logistics, ship agency and forwarding services, with a particular focus on the energy sector and, increasingly in recent years, renewable energy. Its comprehensive range of ship agency, logistics and marine services support all types of vessels, from cruise ships and FPSOs to roll-on/roll-off vehicle carriers, which represent a significant part of Hasting Ship Services’ business of around 170 ro-ro vessels ends up in Malmö annually.
Source: GAC Group