VDL AEC Maritime secures order for two SOx scrubber systems for Seatrade Groningen

VDL AEC Maritime in Eindhoven has received an order for the delivery of two retrofit scrubber systems to Seatrade Groningen BV. With this order VDL AEC Maritime extends its portfolio for the first time in their own home country, ánd to a Dutch ship-owner. The two SOx-scrubber systems will be delivered and installed before the end of 2022.

Joost Wijdeveld of VDL AEC Maritime says: “This deal is very important for us. We are very excited with our new client Seatrade Groningen and we are looking forward to a great cooperation. For us this is another milestone and thanks to optimization of our supply chain and a sophisticated strategic inventory policy we are able to reduce lead times for Seatrade, despite worldwide material shortages, in order to deliver quickly.”

Seatrade
Seatrade is an international shipping company with a global footprint. They are market leader in specialized refrigerated shipping and logistics. With their Fast, Direct and Dedicated concept, Seatrade customers can count on timely delivery of their products, ensuring the longest possible shelf life and least possible food wastage in the full logistic chain. At Seatrade, they understand that keeping a schedule and delivering cargoes on time are instrumental in keeping your business successful.

The globally established group of companies has its head office in Curacao and comprises a worldwide network of offices, which services both locally and globally.

Seatrade Groningen BV is a leading professional ship manager for container vessels, tankers, bulkers, reefers and juice carriers, located in Groningen, The Netherlands. Clients can expect the highest quality ship management that extends over various disciplines. Through module based ship management, the company provides tailor-made solutions to meet specific customer demands.

VDL AEC Maritime
The Dutch company VDL AEC Maritime offers high quality scrubbing technology and is based in Eindhoven. The experience in extensive research into emission and odor-reducing techniques dates back to 1994. VDL AEC Maritime now offers complete and tailor-made SOx-scrubber systems for shipping companies. With almost 100 systems already installed across numerous vessel types & sizes, VDL AEC Maritime is building a reputation of delivering a high quality product combined with simplicity of use.

References of more than 100 EGCS on board various types of vessels is proving the simplicity and quality of VDL AEC Maritime’s scrubber system. VDL AEC Maritime has its own in-house manufacturing plant at VDL KTI located in Belgium. Both companies are under the flag of VDL Groep.

About VDL Groep
VDL Groep, headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, is an international industrial family business with 105 operating companies, spread throughout 19 countries, with around 15,000 employees. The VDL companies break down into four divisions: Subcontracting, Car Assembly, Buses & Coaches and Finished products.

Strength through cooperation. That is the cornerstone of VDL Groep. The company was founded in 1953 by Pieter van der Leegte. Initially, VDL Groep specialized in metalworking. Later the portfolio was expanded to include plastics processing, the development, manufacture and sale of buses and coaches, and high-tech subcontracting for the semiconductor industry and others.

Today, VDL Groep is a major player in the subcontracting and semi-finished products sectors, produces its own finished products such as suspension systems, is active in automotive factory automation, builds heat exchangers and container handling systems, and the family business owns VDL Nedcar in Born, the Netherlands' only large passenger car assembly factory, which carries out assembly line production of cars for third parties.

VDL Groep innovates through a combination of craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and high-quality machinery. The group of companies combines the clout of a multinational with the flat organization and open, informal working atmosphere of a family business, where priority is given to growth opportunities and continuity.

The combined annual turnover in 2020 was 4.7 billion euros. In November 2016, after 50 years of entrepreneurship, Wim van der Leegte passed the reins of the family business to the management team, which includes his three children Pieter, Jennifer and Willem. Willem van der Leegte has succeeded his father as President and CEO of VDL Groep.