UAL and BOCS form joint venture

The joint venture will trade between the Mediterranean and Black seas to and from West Africa. Based in Capelle ad Ijssel, the Netherlands, UBSL will continue the existing UAL Mediterranean service, which will be supplemented by additional expertise and tonnage from BOCS.

Together, the service can draw on the fleets of both shipping lines, comprising 19 modern, geared multipurpose vessels (8,000-33,000 dwt), equipped with cranes capable of lifting up to 360 tonnes.

“This was a logical step for UAL in the strengthening of our excellent relationship with BOCS. We are already successfully working together with them for years from Northwest Europe to West Africa. This cooperation has brought a lot of advantages for both our groups, as well as our clients. In the current market it is extremely difficult to find vessel space for both ourselves, and our clients,” said Harald Maas, director of UAL.