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The harbour authorities of Helsingborg and Copenhagen Malmö plan the fusion
The objective is to constitute a great harbour pole in the region of Øresund
June 4, 2012
Helsingborgs Hamn AB (HHAB), the harbour authority that the Swedish port of Helsingborg manages, and the Copenhagen Malmö AB (CPM AB), joint venture participated with 50% from the municipal administration of Copenhagen, with 27% from the municipal administration of remaining Malmö and with 23% from private investor that manages harbour terminals in the Danish port of Copenhagen and that Swede of Malmö, has undersigned a letter of attempts in order to examine the possibility to melt the respective organizations in an only harbour authority with the objective to constitute a great harbour pole in the region of Øresund.
"We can confirm - the managing director of HHAB, Jo Kristian Okstad has declared - than at the moment the commercial conditions in order to realize a single harbour authority are excellent. Currently the main attention is turned to increase the revenues and to meanwhile reduce the operating costs and for the investments, strengthening our competitive position in the Baltic region".
"The activity of the two ports - the managing director of CMP AB, Johan Röstin has confirmed - is absolutely complementary. Focusing to us on our current areas of competence, we can increase the efficiency and increase our offer to the customers. Moreover the most tightened cooperation it will allow to avoid to duplicate us the investments".
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