The Austrian Felbermayr Group and Haeger & Schmidt invest together with PSA Antwerp in PSA Breakbulk NV. This sustainable investment confirms the company's leading position in the breakbulk segment in the Port of Antwerp and allows it to strengthen its position in the project cargo and heavy lifting market. 

Leading Steel Hubs  

PSA Breakbulk NV and Coil Terminal NV have been two closely intertwined terminal operators in the Port of Antwerp for decades, and are known as one of the leading steel hubs. 

New shareholding as of 14 July 2021 

Onder voorbehoud van de vereiste goedkeuringen voegen Felbermayr (bekSubject to required approvals, Felbermayr (well-known and reputated international heavy lift transportation and construction specialists) and Haeger & Schmidt join PSA Antwerp in the renewed joint venture PSA Breakbulk NV as of 14 July 2021. 

Sustainable growth 

The parties involved will invest in the necessary equipment and organization on the site at the Churchill dock. This way, they underline their intention for a long-term cooperation. This also confirms PSA Breakbulk NV's belief in the future of the breakbulk segment in the Port of Antwerp. 

In addition to breakbulk, also project cargo and heavy lifting 

This collaboration confirms the leading position of PSA Breakbulk NV in the handling of general cargo and steel in the Port of Antwerp. In addition, this renewed shareholder structure enables the company to strengthen its position in the project cargo and heavy lifting market and consequently achieve an extension and optimization of the entire value chain. 

Horst Felbermayr, CEO of Felbermayr Group: “This merger, hand in hand with a strong and experienced partner, is a very important step in our future development with a view to deepening our value chain. This enables us to create optimised solutions for our customers and connects our well- established hinterland terminals with Antwerp. In particular, this commitment opens up access to an international seaport and supports the development of Felbermayr Engineered Solutions." 

Jan Van Mossevelde, Managing Director PSA Antwerp: "We are delighted to enter into this partnership with Felbermayr, the leading European heavy lift transportation and crane specialists. Over time we will create a lay-down area for the chemical and petrochemical sector for heavy lift parts. We are introducing a Project Cargo Ecosystem concept, a new service to the market of which we believe it will give new impetus to the breakbulk segment.” 

Dennis Verbeeck, General Manager PSA Breakbulk: “The realization of the merger between Coil Terminal and PSA Breakbulk is a key milestone in our development process to become a cargo solutioning partner for our customers.  The goal will be to further grow market share on project cargo and industrial development support while continuing to embrace our current core volume driven activities in the steel business.”