The new office in the northern Spanish shipping and logistics hub will handle commercial representation and provide port agency services across Spain, Portugal, and North Africa. This branch, established in cooperation between Noatum Maritime Services and SAL Heavy Lift, will serve the entire MPP and heavy lift fleet of the JSI Alliance.
“We are delighted to have found the ideal partners in SAL Heavy Lift and the JSI Alliance to further advance our growth strategy in port agency services,” said Terry Gidlow, CEO of Noatum Maritime Services. “Both sides bring decades of experience in the international project and heavy lift sector and complement each other perfectly – a truly ideal match.”
Noatum Maritime Services is a division of Noatum Maritime, a leading provider of port and agency services across the Eastern and Western Mediterranean, with a growing presence in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Noatum Maritime itself leads the Maritime & Shipping activities of AD Ports Group.
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Dr Martin Harren, CEO of SAL Heavy Lift, Intermarine, and the Harren Group, underlined the importance of the new partnership: “Having an outstanding team led by Josu Iturri in Bilbao, and working closely with Noatum Maritime Services, will play a key role in our future development. Our strong presence in North and South America will become even more closely connected with European ports, as many transatlantic routes pass through Iberia. In light of our planned fleet expansion, strengthening our activities in Spain is a logical step – and with Noatum Maritime Services, we have exactly the right partner at our side.”
The combined JSI Alliance fleet – comprising Jumbo Shipping, SAL Heavy Lift and Intermarine – is recognised as a global leader in project and heavy lift logistics. With lifting capacities of up to 3,000 tonnes, it offers customers virtually unlimited possibilities. In just a few weeks, the first of five Orca Class vessels will be commissioned. The Orcas will be the most efficient and modern heavy lift ships in the world.
The new JSI Alliance representative office on the Iberian Peninsula will initially serve the Spanish, Portuguese, and North African markets, with plans to expand activities into Turkey and later the Middle East.
