MOL’s local and international teams had reason to celebrate in Durban last month when the car carrier Mosel Ace arrived to load the first shipment of 300 Toyota Hilux IMV vehicles on an MOL vessel. Safmarine's Heesom-Green speaks out on acquisition rumours JOY ORLEK SAFMARINE CEO Ivan Heesom-Green has firmly denied media reports emanating from the UK hinting at the possible sale of Safmarine in the light of the AP Møller acquisition of P&O Nedlloyd. “Safmarine is not for sale,” he told FTW in an exclusive interview from Antwerp last week. “The P&O Nedlloyd activity related to the South Africa – Europe Container Service (Saecs) trade will be divested as a condition of the clearance granted by the EU for the PON acquisition following responses from SA customers. “No further divestments are foreseen,” he said. Heesom-Green’s comments on the full implications of the merger for Safmarine will be published in next week’s FTW.
