About O.V. Lahtinen
O.V. Lahtinen is a container trading and leasing company from Helsinki, Finland. Selling more than 3500 units per year and having their own fleet of 2000 units, of which majority is less than 2 years old.
A team of six experienced colleagues, almost no overhead, flexibility and speed are O.V. Lahtinen’s biggest strengths. “Even if our customers want to return their equipment in another location, we always find ways to reposition the equipment or sell it locally”, Lahtinen said.
With three offices in Helsinki, Shanghai and Klaipeda, O.V. Lahtinen serves NVOs, forwarders, construction, storage and many other industries with containers since 2007.
xChange as the go-to solution for one-ways
Everything is settled on xChange as all parties have signed the BIMCO agreement”, Lahtinen said. That’s why his employees use xChange to sell equipment or find partners for one-way leases between Europe, China, the Nordics and the CIS states. “Payment handling is definitely the most important feature on xChange”, Lahtinen added, “xChange helps us have more trust in partners because we don’t have to chase our partners to pay outstanding per diem invoices!”
No more following up on operational disputes
Especially with existing customers that Lahtinen knows for years, he likes to use xChange as the neutral third-party to save multiple hours per week. “If there are damages or per diem charges because of returning equipment too late, it will be automatically charged from our partners which saves us time and money”, Lahtinen said. “The clear rules and the fact that minor damage always happens is what keeps O.V. Lahtinen on the platform”
High partner reliability
“The clear rules for handling operational disputes is what keeps us on the platform”
Osmo Lahtinen
CEO & Founder