Oy Hacklin expands its scope of business in the logistics sector with the acquisition of a considerable stake in the Finnish short sea operator Oy Nordic Chartering Ab.
This will create a strong partnership between the companies and bring added value for their customers. Hacklin joining as a shareholder in Nordic Chartering will also build a strong foundation for future vessel investments. The companies are working in different logistics sectors and will continue working under their own brand.
Hacklin is a family-owned company established in Port of Pori, Finland back in 1908. Since then, the Hacklin Group has grown into a global service provider offering versatile freight forwarding and logistics services. Today Hacklin Group´s companies in Helsinki, Hamina, Kotka, Hong Kong and Shanghai are specialized in project cargo, freight forwarding, warehousing services in Finland as well as efficient logistics solutions in bulk handling.
In the past Hacklin has also been a shipowner, investing in its first vessel already over 100 years ago. The latest shipping operation flying the Hacklin company flag was a container feeder service between Finland and Hamburg operated by Hacklin Seatrans 1986 – 2018.
Nordic Chartering is a privately owned Finnish short sea operator established in 2003. Since the start the company has operated with own tonnage and time-chartered vessels between 3000 – 5000 DWCC. All vessels are Ice Classed to secure operations all year round between the Baltic Sea and Western Europe. Since more than 20 years Nordic Chartering has been operating regular timber sailings from the Baltic Sea to Ireland. Nordic Chartering is specialized in part cargo operations and together with its strategic partners part cargoes can be loaded in the Baltic Sea and en route to Western Europe and the Mediterranean.