Spain's Boluda Shipping has signed an agreement to acquire Matrans Terminal Rotterdam at Eemhaven in the Port of Rotterdam, Boluda said on Tuesday, November 10.     The agreement was signed on November 3 and will proceed following regulatory approval and closing of the necessary conditions.     Of the terminal's 360,000 square metres, 70,000 square metres are covered warehousing. It has 1,100 metres of quay and a water depth of 12.65 metres.     The terminal also has 600 metres of railway track and a Ro-Ro berth with nine metres of water depth.     The facility handles containers, metals and forest products, along with general and project cargo and Ro-Ro traffic. In-house services include customs management, fiscal representation, road transport and freight forwarding. Cargo leaves the terminal for European destinations by inland waterway, rail or truck.     Boluda said the acquisition would strengthen its intermodal model at Eemhaven, one of Rotterdam's principal shortsea hubs. The company said its plans for the terminal focus on greater operational efficiency, higher cargo volumes, and better customer service.     The deal follows Boluda Shipping's agreement to acquire Samskip, announced on October 28. That transaction is expected to close on January 1, 2027. Until then, the two companies will continue to operate independently.     Boluda said that once both acquisitions are completed, its network will comprise 21 maritime terminals and five rail terminals. The Samskip announcement projected that the combined fleet would consist of 32 vessels serving 18 routes in 28 countries.     The companies also projected more than 500 company-owned trucks and annual logistics throughput exceeding 750,000 TEUs.     In July 2024, Samskip affiliate Festing acquired 50 per cent of the shares in Matrans Rotterdam Terminal from its existing shareholders. The facility then became a central hub for Samskip's containerised and breakbulk operations, and its Iceland, Oslofjord and Baltic Sea trades were later routed through Matrans.    

Earlier in 2026, Samskip sold its continental Europe–UK–Ireland quay-to-quay and door-to-door freight business, including services using Matrans, to CLdN.