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PORT OPERATIONS & SERVICESRodén Shipping LtdKokkola port operator Oy Otto Rodén Ab (Rodén Shipping) offers tailored stevedoring, forwarding and factory serviced at the port. The company specialises in handling light-coloured bulk products including feed phosphates, potassium sulphate, muriate of potash, sulphuric acid, ammonia and potassium salt.as early as 1927. That year Mr. Adolf Lahti from Oulu and Sea Captain David Eklöf from Kokkola founded the shipping agency and forwarding company Adolf Lahti & Co. In 1931 Lahti sold his share and it merged with a loading operation company founded by these same gentlemen. Business continued under the name Adolf Lahti & Co Yxpila Ltd D. Eklöf Oy until it was renamed Adolf Lahti & Co after Mr. Eklöf withdrew from the business. Four decades later the company was purchased by the KWH Group.Sales Director of Adolf Lahti believes that in factory services, the greatest efficiency is achieved with good service and low costs. lIn addition to stevedoring, transport and factory services, the company also offers a variety of value-added services including bagging and ultrasonic inspection of ships’ hatches. Rodén Shipping, part of the KWH Logistics Group, also has extensive expertise in handling liquids andRodén Shipping’s goal during recent years has been to significantly increase transport efficiency between customer companies and the port, and in loading and unloading ships.The business, which started with four staff and a single loader, rapidly expanded to include further services including bulk handling, factory services, civil engineering and maintenance work. Today the company has a turnover which has grown from €1 million in 2009 to €11 million in 2017.In 2016/17, Adolf Lahti made huge investment in purchasing bulk handling equipment used in the Deep Port. The company’s 2016 profitability and operational objectives were achieved thanks to increased collaboration with customers, as well as sister companies and major Kokkola industries. Pekka Pöllänen,57HANDBOOK & DIRECTORY PORT OF KOKKOLARodén Shipping LtdAdolf Lahti Ltd