The history of Ultra-Brag
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Today
Ultra-Brag currently employs 150 people and is a major player in the logistics sector thanks to its three sites at the Port of Switzerland. As the only transport service provider at the port, Ultra-Brag operates crane vehicles with capacities of up to 600mt and offers a direct link to the most important European transportation routes. -
2016
Start of the operational barge alliance between H&S Container Line, Danser Containerline and Ultra-Brag
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2010
Operational start of the new terminal in Birsfelden
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2009
Ultra-Brag quits the Port of St. Johann and hands over the facilities to the Canton of Basel-Stadt.
Inauguration of replacement facilities at the Kleinhüningen and Auhafen sites
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2007
The Blue Arrow Line, the container line of Ultra-Brag and Haeger & Schmidt, commences operation.
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Until 2003
Various takeovers of companies based in the Port of St. Johann, including Silag Rhein Terminal AG of Coop
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1990
A group of shareholders obtains the majority of the common shares in ULTRA-BRAG from SHV
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1975
Company merger to form ULTRA-BRAG AG
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1968
Takeover of BRAG by the Dutch group SHV.
Split-off of tanker (Bragtank AG) and passenger shipping (Basler Personenschifffahrts-Gesellschaft AG)
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1954
Foundation of ULTRA (Umschlags- Lagerungs- und Transport AG) by the Dutch group SHV.
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1925
Foundation of “BRAG” (Basler Rheinschiffahrt AG)