Kloosterboer pairs experience and flexibility to offer total logistic package

Logistic service provider Kloosterboer is a family business with over 85 years’ experience in treating temperature controlled cargo. The company specialises in storage, stevedoring, transport, customs and logistic IT solutions. Customer service coordinator Monica Pouwer of the Vlissingen branch cites flexibility as the key focal point in the total service package they provide. With over three million m³ / 500,000 tons of storage spread across 15 locations in both the Netherlands and abroad and more than 600 employees, Kloosterboer is one of the largest players in this segment. The branch in Vlissingen has a storage capacity of 200,000 tons, of which at least 35,000 pallets are suitable for the storage of fresh produce. 
There is a container terminal with an availability of 4,500 TEU and 180 reefer plugs. Modern IT technologies provide full traceability and quality control of the products. With a strong position in the handling of conventional reefer ships, there is also a firm commitment to their container business. Monica Pouwer: “We recently reached an agreement with a number of container shipping companies including Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, Evergreen and  Hapag Lloyd to start a reefer container depot in Vlissingen.” Starting up an inland container depot allows optimal usage of incoming reefer containers. “Transport and handling costs are reduced, since only a single trip is needed.” Local exporters have the advantage that they no longer have to collect the containers from Rotterdam or Antwerp. Monica Pouwer:  “We already have good experiences with local onion exporters using the empty containers.”