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DFDS takes over Volvo port site • DFDS Transport has

14th January 1993, Page 13
14th January 1993
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Page 13, 14th January 1993 — DFDS takes over Volvo port site • DFDS Transport has
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taken over the operation of the Volvo cargo terminal at South Killingholm on Humberside from Smythe Shipping.

John Symons, DFDS director responsible for developing Scandinavian services, says: "The Volvo terminal on Humberside offers 100,000ft2 (9,300m2) of warehousing and we believe this move will provide us with an opportunity to expand."

The terminal handles all UKmade parts and materials shipped to Volvo plants in Sweden and Belgium. Smythe Shipping remains Volvo's operating agent in the UK, and managing director Kevin Smythe joins the board of DFDS, which operates 300 vehicles in the UK through subsidiaries Harwich Transport and Humberside Transport.