Merger De Scheepvaart and W&Z proceeds in two steps

There was a rumour in the Dutch trade press late last week that the merger of Flemish waterway operators De Scheepvaart and Waterwegen en Zeekanaal (W&Z) scheduled for early 2017 would be postponed. According to the report, while De Scheepvaart wanted to keep to that date, W&Z would not join the new entity until early 2018. It was suggested that the choice of headquarters at De Scheepvaart in Hasselt may well be behind this alleged postponement of the merger.