Some recent projects include getting a shipment of large agriculture machines from the Netherlands to Sandusky, Michigan, in the midwestern United States. We also strive to use companies we already have experience with.” Solution Mindedīeing a niche carrier, Greycarrier’s team of five employees is no stranger to problem-solving. This can include road, rail or even barge transport,” says Plompen,“We have over 100 handling agents worldwide in transhipment hubs, a large network, on which we lean heavily. “We arrange for the cargo to be shipped to the closest hub, where we work with our local handling agent to get the cargo to its final destination.
Such destinations might include Guam, Chicago, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico’s west coast, India’s east coast, and Southeast Asia destinations like Chittagong, in Bangladesh. “We don’t compete with the big carriers for main destinations like Shanghai for instance,” explains Anton Plompen, “We go for niche destinations.”
They handle breakbulk, ro-ro, and out-of-gauge (OOG) or project cargo from north and south Europe to a global range of smaller overseas ports, and if needed, inland destinations which are not offered by regular carriers. The Ossendrecht-based company, Greycarrier, is a multi-purpose niche carrier, whose clientele is mostly composed of major and mid-sized forwarders.