4ALLPORTS News Update March 2020

UNCTAD warns of $2 trillion shortfall following COVID-19 News in brief:

would mark the end of countries (excluding  Gothenburg continues rail investment: Gothenburg has the growth phase of China). The most badly announced plans for continued this cycle cannot be affected economies in expansion of the Gothenburg ruled out. this scenario will be oil Port Line, one of Sweden’s -exporting countries, most important railway links. The almost 10 km line is today a “Back in September we but also other com- single-track line with too low of were anxiously scan- modity exporters, a standard to meet future ning the horizon for which stand to lose traffic needs. An expansion of possible shocks given more than one per- the Port Line to double-track is required to increase both the the financial fragilities centage point of amount of rail traffic and the left unaddressed since growth, as well as total amount of freight traffic. the 2008 crisis and the those with strong Recently, construction of the persistent weakness in trade linkages to the final stage began, which is the The spread of the coro- signs of spreading con- 1.9-kilometer-long stretch demand,” said Richard initially shocked econ- navirus is a significant tagion, the analysis between Eriksberg and Pölsebo. Kozul-Wright, omies. economic threat accord- says. The new section opens for UNCTAD’s director of traffic in 2023. ing to United Nations globalization and de- According to UNCTAD, Conference on Trade However, a combina-  Port of Hull deploys electric velopment strate- growth decelerations and Development tion of asset price de- forklifts: A fleet of six, electric gies. "No one saw this between 0.7% and (UNCTAD). The COVID- flation, weaker aggre- four-wheel forklift trucks have coming – but the big- 0.9% are likely to occur arrived at Associated British 19 shock will cause a gate demand, height- ger story is a decade of in countries such as Ports Port of Hull. The invest- recession in some coun- ened debt distress and ment of nearly £200,000 is part debt, delusion and poli- Canada, Mexico and tries and depress global a worsening income of an ongoing effort to reduce cy drift.” the Central American annual growth this year distribution could trig- emissions and make more use region, in the Ameri- of renewable energy generated to below 2.5%, the re- ger a more vicious In its analysis, UNCTAD cas; countries deeply at the port. The Linde forklifts cessionary threshold for downward spiral. will be based at the retail ware- presented a prelimi- inserted in the global the world economy. Widespread insolvency house on the Port of Hull. The nary downside scenario value chains of East and possibly another warehouse has the capacity to which sees a $2 trillion and South Asia, and store 4,800 pallets of cargo, Losses of consumer and “Minsky moment”, a shortfall in global in- countries in the imme- and it is this cargo the forklifts investor confidence are sudden, big collapse of will be used to manoeuvre. come with a $US220 diacy of the European the most immediate asset values which billion hit to developing Union.  Port of Zeebrugge gets 5G: Nokia has announced that it UK Chamber of Shipping calls for multi-million pound relief fund has completed the first phase of Port of Zeebrugge’s 5G- The UK Chamber of call, UK Chamber of changes to infrastruc- UK shipping sector ready, industrial-grade private Shipping spoke with Shipping Chief Execu- ture, employment and moves 95% of our wireless network deployment. It aims to provide private wire- the Maritime Minister tive Bob Sanguinetti processes on ships and trade and employs less connectivity to more than Kelly Tolhurst today said: “The world is fac- in ports, but it will only over 180,000 peo- 100 endpoints. (17 March) and de- ing a monumental cri- succeed with the nec- ple. Immediate and  Mack Port Terminal under manded an immediate sis. Shipping is the life- essary leadership and ongoing financial sup- offshore wind review:Maine multi-million pound blood of our nation support from govern- port from the govern- Governor Janet Mills has an- government support and we must do what ment today." ment is needed to nounced that her Administra- package to ensure the we can as an industry guarantee the importa- tion will examine the Mack Port “We recognise we are shipping industry can to keep our supply tion of essential medi- Terminal site for opportunities living in unprecedented to support offshore wind activi- continue to bring in lines open for a strong cal supplies, food, times and we strongly ty. An assessment, called the the food, goods and and healthy UK. manufacturing compo- Port Infrastructure and Market urge the government medicines the UK will nents and other goods, Potential Assessment, will be Shipowners will adapt to set up an emergency need to fight the coro- and the future pro- led by the Maine Department to meet the ongoing relief fund to help the of Transportation, the Gover- navirus. spects of our seafar- coronavirus challenges industry in the coming nor’s Energy Office, and the ers.” Department of Economic and After the conference head on. It will mean weeks and months. The Community Development as a part of a Maine Offshore Wind Initiative. www.4allports.com | +44 1502 307037 | [email protected] 1 4ALLPORTS News Update March 2020

BPA calls for more testing

er testing, maritime gateways of their customers, across the NHS first and this should and those port work- particularly ferry com- foremost. However be extend- ers responsible for panies and other pas- there is now a pressing ed to key making it happen have senger focused activi- need to ensure that our workers in been identified as ‘key ties such as cruises. port gateways have the the workers’ by the Gov- There are also planned protections they need transport ernment. slow downs such as in such as sanitiser, masks and logis- automotive manufac- and testing equipment tics sector Richard Ballantyne, turing which could be so that they can contin- to ensure Chief Executive of BPA costly for the port and ue to function effectively that food, stated: "Goods includ- logistics industry. Gov- in the coming weeks and The British Ports Associ- energy and other criti- ing food, medicines ernment support pack- months. This will help ation (BPA) is calling on cal goods continue to and energy continue to ages have been wel- ensure resilience of our Government to broaden flow through ports. flow into the country. comed by ports. supply chains. the scope of testing and Port professionals, However like many ensure ports workers including marine pi- other parts of the “We appreciate the “PPE supplies – sanitiser, are protected. lots, play a critical role economy some port unprecedented effort masks etc – are begin- in facilitating 95% operators are con- of the health care sec- ning to run low in some The BPA stated that as of UK trade. Half of the cerned about cash flow tor and understand the ports and this may soon soon as capacity can be county’s food imports issues and the impact need to allocate test- start to have a knock-on made available for wid- come through our on the financial status ing and other materials effect." Bristol reports raw material import soar

Bristol Port revealed million loo rolls in total. it into toilet tissue for access to vital com- these difficult times, that in response to all the leading UK modities required. we’re happy to reas- unprecedented de- brands. sure the British public The wood pulp is im- mand following COVID- “That the current ‘must we are working around ported from Brazil, James Stangroom, 19, it has been able to have’ is toilet paper is a the clock to receive and with more than Commercial Manager process 20% extra raw surprise to many, but if process these – and 100,000 tonnes arriving commented: materials to toilet roll it discourages more there are plenty more at Bristol Port in the manufacturers across “Ports are critical to panic buying, and helps to come in the days past six months. It is the UK. Lorries with 28- how this country func- to boost morale in and months ahead!” stacked in huge ware- tonne loads of wood tions - keep- houses before being pulp have been leaving ing supply loaded into lorries and the Port at a record chains mov- transported to tissue rate – the equivalent of ing so that mills. There, the pulp is one every hour, 24/7 – the public are squashed, pressed, carrying enough mate- fed, watered rolled and dried to turn and have rial to make around 4.5 Image source: Bristol Port EU approves CMA CGM and CMPorts terminal deal

The European Commis- cluded that the pro- called Terminal Link deal include Odessa link (Cai Mep, Vi- sion has approved the posed acquisitions S.A.S which will be Terminal (Ukraine), etnam), Qingdao Qi- acquisition CMA CGM would not raise compe- jointly controlled by CMA CGM PSA Lion anwan United Advance Port Terminals and tition concerns. CMA CGM and Terminal (Singapore), Container Terminal Terminal Link Holding CMPorts. The terminals Mundra Terminal (China), Vietnam Inter- Pte. Ltd by CMA CGM Under the $955 million are located across Asia, (India), Kingston Free- national Container Ter- and China Merchants acquisition, a total of Europe, the Middle- port Terminal minal (Vietnam), Laem Port Holdings Company ten terminals will be East and the Caribbe- (Jamaica), Rotterdam Chabang International (CMPorts). The Europe- transferred to a pre- an. World Gateway Terminal (Thailand) an Commission con- existing joint venture The terminals in the (Netherlands), Gema- and Umm Qasr Termi- nal (Iraq). www.4allports.com | +44 1502 307037 | [email protected] 1 4ALLPORTS News Update March 2020

DHG develops 30 ha on Maasvlakte Distribution Park

DHG and the Port of planning permission is possibility to test the for a as a development should have as little Rotterdam Authority in, DHG will start the quality of the product. investor. The company impact on the nature of recently signed a con- construction of the mainly develops new the Dutch landscape as tract for the allocation complex. With the arrival of logistics property for possible. DHG therefore of 30 hectares on DHG, 35 hectares have the storage of contain- invests primarily in the Maasvlakte Distribution Odin Warehousing has now been allocated on erised general cargo. sustainable redevelop- Park West. DHG will grown in the port of the new distribution Since 2006, DHG has ment of existing indus- develop a warehouse Rotterdam these past park. No restrictions developed 240 hec- trial sites and outdated complex of no less than few years. The compa- have been imposed on tares of new logistics port areas or at loca- 210,000 m2 on this site ny focuses on the sus- the building height. property in the port of tions that have been with Odin Warehousing tainable storage of This makes the park Rotterdam. created specifically for as its launching custom- products. An example suitable for the devel- industry and distribu- er. Odin Warehousing of this is solar panels. opment of large-scale "DHG believes that tion, such as the will rent at least The logistics service distribution. locations for XXL distri- Maasvlakte in Rotter- 120,000 m2 for the stor- provider offers stor- bution centres should dam," says Willem age of conventional age, but also added DHG has been active in be carefully selected Slager, DHG partner. goods. As soon as the services such as the the port of Rotterdam and that developments

North Tyrrhenian ports forge alliance to combat COVID-19 challenge

containers ity of 100,000 TEU Spezia. until the storage capacity in- Govern- cluding local facilities Similar solutions will be ment is within a radius of available in the inter- able to 15km from the port of modal centers operated relax its La Spezia as well as the by Contship Italia decree intermodal-hubs in Group, the parent com- issued 22 Melzo (Milan), Dinaz- pany that manages La March that zano (Reggio Emilia) Spezia Container Termi- closed all and Padua. nal. “non- essential” For cargo receivers, Each week, three ser- businesses short-haul solutions vices from Asia call at due to the will be available at the Port of La Spezia ongoing Interporto di Santo deploying container- A group of North Tyr- ity of the Eastern Ligu- COVID-19 virus emer- Stefano Magra/La Spe- ships with a capacity of rhenian ports has joined rian Sea, Terminals of gency. zia that include cus- more than 14,000 TEUs, forces to tackle chal- the Port of La Spezia, toms clearance, tem- operated by 2M, THE lenge of managing thou- Association of Shippers To avoid heavy port porary storage, VAT Alliance and Ocean Alli- sands of TEUs coming of the Port of La Spe- storage costs and con- storage and potentially ance. into Northern Italy that zia, Customs Associa- gestion risks within the a handling service for Factory production in cannot be delivered to tion of the Port of La terminal as well as palletized loads, China is recovering, al- companies now running Spezia and Maritime transport activities, the thanks to the local beit slowly and are now in "non-essential” busi- Agents and Consignees port-community to- operators who have shipping the back-log of ness mode for at least of the Port of La Spe- gether with Tarros shared storage space orders which built up two weeks. zia. Group and Contship and covered ware- during the lock-down Italia Group have ral- houses, as well as the Ports will now have to imposed in by the Chi- It was announced in a lied together to offer a customs officers who temporarily store a nese government. joint press release by number of solutions continue to work dili- significant quantity of the Port System Author- including the availabil- gently at the Port of La

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Teesport extends unifeeder service

PD Ports has announced General Manager – flexibility offered to with its excellent road customers want direct the addition of a UK Key Accounts, said: customers shipping and rail connections, access and guaranteed port to the Unifeeder “Short-sea services are goods between the UK and in particular its schedules. There has Teesport – Europe ser- the lifeblood of our and Europe and reduc- well established twice- been an increasing de- vice launched in 2018. ports and our valued es the need for land daily Scottish rail ser- mand to move away partnership with transport for cargo. vice, opens up the from the congestion at The service, introduced Unifeeder offers more north of England and some of the major Euro- in August 2018, con- routes for customers in “We have invested Scotland; whilst provid- pean and UK ports and nects Teesport with and out of Europe and heavily here in the ing North Sea routes using Teesport, along Dunkerque and Antwerp into the UK. North East and our linking the Nether- with our other locations will now call at London customers are increas- lands, Belgium, France means we can partner Gateway as part of the “Adding additional UK ingly searching for and into Germany us- with companies offering existing weekly rotation. port calls to the ex- routes that offer direct ing road transport. solutions that work for isting weekly rotation access to their mar- both the UK and main- land European custom- Kim Catterick, PD Ports’ further supports the kets. Using Teesport “We understand that ers.” Port of Rotterdam looks to offshore wind

The Port of Rotterdam Rotterdam. Eenhuizen sure. But offshore and matchmaking and tures 107m long blades has revealed that it will stated: "Work is under- activities in the area of strengthening the ex- and GE claims that the be explicitly expanding way on a large number sustainable power are isting cluster – through new model has a gross to further strengthen of offshore wind farms. becoming more and the establishment of capacity factor of 63% the position of the port When they become op- more important, and Offshore Community and will be able to gen- and in the offshore wind erational, this will you need to respond and Rotterdam, for example, erate up to 67 GWh in segment. amount to a major step take advantage of de- in partnership with the gross annual energy. It forward in terms of sus- velopments like these.” Rotterdam Port Promo- estimates that each tur- Joost Eenhuizen, Busi- tainable electricity pro- tion Council. bine could power In this undertaking, the ness Manager Maritime duction." 16,000 European house- Port of Rotterdam Au- and Offshore Industry at The Port of Rotterdam is holds. GE plans to ob- thority’s role is allo- the Port of Rotterdam “In the past, shipbuild- home to the largest off- tain a type certificate by cating and redeveloping Authority recently spoke ing played a far more shore wind turbine, in mid-2020 and to com- sites, supporting on the matter during a important role than to- the world currently. GE mercialise the wind tur- smooth operational recent meeting of Off- day and coal handling Renewable Energy’s bine by 2021. settlement in the port, shore Community has come under pres- 12MW Haliade-X. It fea-

Hutchison Ports BEST gets reefer approval

Hutchison Ports BEST As such, BEST is in a related services at Super Post-Panamax automatic terminal de- has obtained approval position to offer an BEST will reduce the quay cranes, capable veloped by Hutchison from the Barcelona Port integral and complete in/out transportation of operating the larg- Ports Group. In addition Authority to provide service for reefer con- costs and the related est ships in the world, to being the most tech- reefer container ser- tainers, from connec- CO2 emissions. 54 automated cranes nologically advanced vices. tion and disconnec- (ASC), 2 cranes in the port project in Spain, It follows a recent in- tion, to their monitor- railway terminal (RMG) the facility has one of BEST’s customers have crease in storage ca- ing, or the personal- and 32 Shuttle Carriers the largest railway ter- the option of pre- pacity and connection ized attention to super to operate a terminal minals within a mari- inspection services for of refrigerated con- reefers, to all kinds of that occupies 80 Ha time terminal. Its rail- their refrigerated containers from 1,600 up additional services, and has 1,500 meters way installation has tainers (PTIs) and, if to 2.750 connections such as PTI, cleaning, of quay with a depth of eight mixed-gauge necessary, to have such (72 per cent capacity tuning, repair and 16.5 meters. tracks (Iberian and UIC), containers repaired increase). maintenance. The full connecting BEST daily within the terminal’s Hutchison Ports BEST coverage of reefer Currently, BEST has 11 with different points in facilities. is one of the first semi- Spain and France.