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NeKo makes waves in Spain
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A.A. Friends Group Marine Services,
El-Gomhoria St.,
Borg El-Bareed,
2nd Floor – Ofice No 11,
Port Said,
Egypt
E-mail: info@friendsgroupco.net M
Contact: Mr Nasser Fahmy
Asian Star Co. Ltd.,
15/20 Doan Nhu Hai Street, ario Adam, Director Special Accounts & Projects at
Netherlands-headquartered NeKo Ship Supply, is well-versed in
District 4,
Ho Chi Minh City, the need for efficiency in serving customers’ needs. For the last
Vietnam. year, Mr Adam has headed up NeKo’s activities in Spain where the firm has
E-mail: johnsmith@vnn.vn
set up new premises in the busy bunkering port of Algeciras.
Contact: Mr John Smith
Mr Adam joined NeKo in 2013 and has 25 years’ experience in ship
Marine Procurement Hub,
supply. Explaining the reasons for this expansion into the Strait of Gibraltar,
which began in November 2013, Mr Adam said: “NeKo has been doing very
559, Nguyen Thi Thap,
Tan Phong WQard, well in Holland for the last 12 years, to the extent that we are now looking
District 7,
for a bigger warehouse in Rotterdam because we have outgrown the one
Ho Chi Minh City, we have.
Vietnam.
E-mail: “To build on our success, we came up with the idea of offering our
supplies@MarineProcurementHub.com customers the same level of service which we offer in Rotterdam, but in
Contact: Mr Lee Tung
Algeciras – one of the busiest ports in the Mediterranean. Initially, the idea
was to open a small warehouse there and start growing but then we realised
Marzawi Co.,
we would need larger premises in order to consolidate stock from
14 Masged Nazir St., Rotterdam because locally in Spain, prices were not competitive and sub
Alexandria,
Egypt. suppliers were practically non-existent. So we started with a big warehouse
and now we have over 3,800 consumable items which we renew on a
E-mail: supply@marzawi.com
Contact: Mr Hassan Saber Mahmoud weekly basis. We are general ship suppliers, covering provisions, bonded,
Elghzawi
technical stores and spares – anything which our customers require.” He
explained that NeKo’s operation in Spain has been built up with the
Raystone Investment (T) Limited,
Plot Number 199, intention of mirroring its Rotterdam offering, in terms of customer service,
Kilwa Road Kurasini, staff knowledge etcetera.
Mivinjeni Area Kilwa Road, “Initially we are covering the south, dealing with many vessels in
Dar es Salaam, Algeciras and Gibraltar on a daily basis and we are also branching out to
Tanzania
ports like Malaga and Cartagena. We do supply in the north at ports such as
E-mail: Barcelona if the order is big enough and if time allows.”
info@raystoneshipchandlers.com
Contact: Salim Mkoga
Algeciras is a strong bunker port, with 100,000 vessels transiting the
Strait of Gibraltar each year and Mr Adam said he is confident NeKo will
Syarn Ship Supply,
build on its successes in the region because demand for bunkers in Gibraltar
8 Cité el Maaref,
and Algeciras are growing. “Rotterdam may be the most convenient port in
Rue el Koofa, Europe, but because we now offer the same service in Spain, we have
3002 Sfax,
Tunisia become very competitive in comparison with local Spanish suppliers. We
E-mail: are aiming to bring Rotterdam quality and competitive pricing to Spain.”
contact@syarn-shipsupply.com Of course, with many well-established suppliers already present in
Contact: Mr Yousri Aidi
Algeciras, Mr Adam explained that when NeKo began operating there, they
understood the need to enter the market softly and held a reception,
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