Roughly two years ago, we began - a weekly service - shipping between Europe and Guyana as part of the Europe Caribbean Line, complementing our already existing bi-weekly service to Paramaribo and Georgetown. Since it’s inception, we’ve sailed this route at least once a week carrying cargo of every shape, size, and description for personal and commercial customers.
Getting your cargo from A to B is what we do. In this step-by-step guide to working with us, we explain a little more about how the process works from the point at which we receive your request to the safe delivery of your cargo.
Transporting 60-ton thrusters for an oil rig thousands of kilometres and delivering them at the exact moment they are needed gives a whole new meaning to the term “just-in-time delivery”.
We recently welcomed a new vessel into our fleet operating on the European Caribbean Line, the state-of-the-art MV Vertom Joy. The christening of MV Vertom Joy took place in Vlissingen, in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands. Upon completion of the christening, Vertom Joy sailed up the Scheldt estuary to Antwerp where she was loaded with her first cargo destined for the north coast of South America. The Vertom Joy is the fourth vessel to be brought into service on the European Caribbean Line, and it is by far the most impressive as it is twice the size of any of the other vessels we operate on the ECL.
Meet our new vessel, the shining star in the Fleet of Europe Caribbean Line, “MV Vertom Joy”. Built to meet the highest standards in shipping, the construction of MV. Vertom Joy was completed early 2023.
Wind turbines are a great source of green energy that doesn't pollute the air, burden the climate, or deplete raw materials. However, transporting these large structures can be a challenge since they don't fit into standard shipping containers. To give an idea of the scale of such projects: the average height of a wind turbine’s mast is between 60 to 120 meters. This is where Vertraco comes in. With our project cargo services, Vertraco can transport wind turbines to any location in the world.
Vertraco is an expert in global transport and logistics. You can count on us to provide a customized solution for every transportation need. No matter the destination, we bring your global sea freight from door to door. We handle transportation by road, air, or sea from the sender to the final receiver. We do this by:
We have recently doubled our number of transports to Georgetown, Guyana. From sailing once every two weeks, our ships are now transporting their cargo to Georgetown every week!
Vertraco has moved to a new location: Gieterijweg 17 in Rotterdam! Our office is located in a beautiful monumental building directly on the Nieuwe Maas. This means that our ships can also easily mooring or unmooring.
"The most connected people are often the most successful. When you invest in relationships - professional and personal - it pays back in dividends throughout the course of your career."
Any idea what a modern stevedore does? We asked our Supermaritime stevedore to tell us about his work.
You might have seen that we find it important to show you - next to our services - the stories of our employees. Why? Because we think our employees make Vertraco the way Vertraco is.
Vertraco works closely with stevedoring company Supermaritime. What does this collaboration entail and how does it work? Supermaritime's Operations Manager elaborates.
We are proud to announce that Vertom has christened the ship Beauforte into our own Beautranga (the Surinamese name for ‘strong’).
Rob Kohler vertelde in ons vorige blog over zijn bouwproject van luxe villa’s en vakantiehuizen op Union Island, een klein Caraïbisch eiland.
Hotels, vakantieparken en luxe villa’s bouwen komt met de nodige uitdagingen in ontwerp, planning, materiaalaanvoer en personeel.
Vertraco is an expert in getting its freight from one end of the ocean to the other. In theory very simple, but the reality is much more complex.
Ter uitbreiding van ons team zijn we op zoek naar een enthousiaste medewerker customer service voor de documentatie afdeling van onze eigen rederij: Europe Caribbean Line.
A year and a half ago, Annet van de Graaf traded her job at a listed shipping company for a position at Vertraco. She had a very specific reason: the culture of teamwork.
"From trucks and excavators to potatoes and onions, we ship almost everything. For each type of cargo there is a specific way to draft the bill of lading, so it is important that we have all the correct and complete information.”
“Vertraco offers a wide range of options for shipping cargo – you don’t see that often anymore in the shipping industry.”
It is getting hot this week. Very hot. The temperature will rise to 30 degrees en the sun will shine bright. What is the best solution to survive the heat and stay cool? Right, enjoying your free time in the water!
When shipping breakbulk, there is a lot involved. A relatively large amount of knowledge and material is required to make the goods sea-safe for transport.
You can’t miss them! Our new, bright pink ECL containers. The containers are in circulation as of this month.
Vanaf 1 januari 2020 gelden er wereldwijd nieuwe regels op het gebied van zwavel in scheepsbrandstof.
Er zijn landen waar geen containerrederijen zijn. In zo’n geval is pallet transport een goede optie. Bij ECL vervoeren we regelmatig pallets naar de Cariben en uiteenlopende landen in Zuid-Amerika.
Graan, rijst, kunstmest, ijzerschroot, erts, veevoer: dit zijn allemaal voorbeelden van massagoed.
De constructies van gebouwen uit de Cariben zijn meestal gemaakt van staal uit Europa. ECL zorgt er met haar lijndienst South Caribbean Service voor dat dit materiaal daar terecht komt.
Sommige goederen zijn zo groot of zwaar dat ze niet door ieder schip meegenomen kunnen worden.
Vrachtwagens, graafmachines, agrarische machines, tractoren: ECL vervoert al meer dan 25 jaar alles wat rijdt en rolt.
Vanaf Antwerpen, Hull en Gijon naar Georgetown, Paramaribo, Point Lisas, Matanzaz/Puerto Ordaz en weer terug naar Rotterdam. Al meer dan 35 jaar verzorgt de Europe Caribbean Line (ECL) deze lijndienst.
‘Boek je lading bij de Europe Carribean Line, dan heb je de garantie dat die op tijd en safe in Suriname of Guyana aankomt.’
‘In Suriname en Guyana zijn we kind aan huis, we hebben daar een betrouwbaar en ervaren logistiek netwerk opgebouwd waar onze klanten van kunnen profiteren’.
Wij adviseren onze klanten uitgebreid hoe ze goederen moeten verpakken en aanleveren zodat wij het veilig kunnen vervoeren.
Rederij Europe Caribbean Line (ECL) onderhoudt een unieke lijnverbinding tussen Nederland en Suriname. Daar is geen tweede van, daarom bedient ECL een brede klantenkring.
‘Twee keer per maand vertrekt er een van onze schepen naar Suriname. Die willen we natuurlijk helemaal gevuld hebben met hoofdzakelijk stukgoederen maar ook containers en rollend materieel.
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