Multimodal Transport – Experiences and Challenges in the Dutch ports Vlissingen and Terneuzen Tom Bogaert – Senior Advisor Marketing & Sales Who are we? Zeeland Seaports is a port developer
Responsible for the economic development, management, maintenance and operation of the Dutch seaports Vlissingen (Flushing) and Terneuzen.
• To attract new businesses and allocate land • Together with the business community, to attract new cargo flows • To build, manage and maintain all infrastructure • To ensure safety in general and safe shipping in particular
Zeeland Seaports is a government public company and has 4 shareholders; The Province of Zeeland and the municipalities of Vlissingen, Borsele and Terneuzen. Geographic location Quick access and central position in Europe
Sea freight Inland shipping 500 km Road More than half of Europe’s purchasing power within a radius of Rail 500 kilometres Geographic location Situated strategically between Rotterdam and Antwerp 1 hour Only 1 hour sailing time from the Northsea to and from our port
Sea freight Inland shipping Road Rail Vlissingen Strong logistic opportunities
16.5 2,400 6,800 meters draught hectares meters of quays
Maximum draught
Antwerp
Le Le Havre
Hamburg
Vlissingen
Zeebrugge
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Bremerhaven Wilhelmshaven
The port of Vlissingen is one of the deepest in northwest Europe. Terneuzen Industrial strengths
12.5 2,200 3,700 meters draught hectares meters of quays
Added Value per employee Strong and Logistics, e.g. attractive clusters BOW terminals, Cobelfret, KatoenNatie, Kloosterboer, OilTanking, Ovet, Pacorini, Verbrugge, Vlaeynatie, Vopak
(Petro)chemical industry, e.g. Arkema, DOW, ICL-IP, Investa, Rosier, Yara, Zeeland Refinery Manufacturing / Logistics construction
Manufacturing/construction, e.g. Cargill, Damen, Doens, Heerema, Outokumpu (Petro)chemical industry + 200 companies + 15.000 direct employment Seaborne cargo (total 35 mln tonnes)
Seavessels: 5,600
7,743,950 breakbulk 11,183,918 dry bulk
1,422,286 RoRo
211,388 containers
14,538,375 liquid bulk Important player in various markets
in the Netherlands in in Europe worldwide #1 the field of: #1 in the field of: #1 in the field of: • Conventional fruit • Forest products • Non-ferrous metals • Cars • Fertilizers • Offshore wind energy TOP 10 tradepartners
8 Sweden 9 Finland 1,258,358 1,152,206
10 Norway 1,080,808 3 Russia 3,221,663 1 UK 4,472,413 6 France 2 USA 1,530,352 3,688,586 5 Algeria 2,522,439
4 Brazil 2,724,718
7 Australia 1,461,583 Modal split* with a sustainable character *All goods imported and exported by sea-going ships are, sometimes after processing, transported to and from the hinterland with our congestion free services.
17% Shortsea 26% Road
6% 51% Rail Inland shipping European Transport Corridors Zeeland Seaports at the heart of EU hinterland infrastructure
• 9 corridors covering EU • North-West Europe the hub to the EU-hinterland
Optimisation hinterland connections
Current situation
Port of Rotterdam Germany Ports, Industry & Consumers
Duisburg
Port of Antwerp
Port of Zeebrugge
Lot of congestion around Antwerp and Rotterdam: waste of time and money
Optimisation hinterland connections
Ideal situation
Germany Port of Rotterdam Ports, Industry & Consumers
Duisburg
Port of Antwerp
Port of Zeebrugge
Optimizing hinterland connections by using Zeeland Seaports as a congestion free solution! www.intermodalplanner.eu
The best connections The fastest routes from A to B The time the shipment will take The names of the terminals and operators www.intermodalplanner.eu Zeeland connect SMART LOGISTIC CHAINS SUPPLY CHAIN CONTROL COMBINING CARGO FLOWS TRANSPORT NETWORK OPTIMISATION STRATEGY & INNOVATION
“Zeeland Connect is a new logistic platform for the Province of Zeeland for sharing knowledge and experiences by business, government and educational institutes. Main goal is to enhance all logistic activities in Zeeland and to stimulate an excellent business climate, educations and research.” Synchromodality
“Synchromodality is the optimally flexible and sustainable deployment of different modes of transport in a network under the direction of a logistics service provider, so that the customer (shipper or forwarder) is offered an integrated solution for his (inland) transport.”
Decrease Decrease Increase Increase transport emissions competitiveness service level costs
Recent projects
• Combining cargo flows • Pilot project tank barges • Smart food logistic • Paperless shipping • Simulation port of choice • WIFI for barges • Sustainable cool logistic • Effective terminal logistic • Optimisation lock planning • General registration barges
Multimodal transport Other trends
• Increase of use inland terminals and satellite ports on strategic locations (extended gates) • Increase shift from road transport to rail and barge • Increase cooperation between ports in northwestern Europe • Increase of volumes and frequency needed to optimize modal shift • Increase of new trades, for example LNG, biomass or recycled products • Decrease of traditional trades expected, for example coal as a result of the change in energy mix • Increase of use new ICT technologies • Increase of need flexibility in supply chain
USPs Why Zeeland Seaports?
• Strategic location in relation to the North Sea and competitive ports • Can accommodate maximum draught of 16.5m • Good congestion-free, multimodal hinterland connections • Dedicated terminals for wide range of cargo • Fast loading/unloading times • Competitive tariffs • Short lines • Flexible, customer-oriented approach