4ALLPORTS News Update August 2020

COVID-19 reduces seaborne cargo throughput in Hamburg News in brief:

agribulk throughput  Lowestoft bunkering facility soared by 30.8 percent receives first fuel: Associated to 4.1 million tons. British Ports (ABP), the owner and Considerably higher operator of the Port of Lowestoft grain and fertilizer ex- has invested more than £250,000 in the construction of a new fuel ports were the main bunkering facility to support the reason for the excel- UK Southern North Sea (SNS) lent first-half through- energy sector. On 5 August 2020 put trend. the bunkering facility received its first fuel from the vessel Thun Grace, which called at the Port of “We are naturally not Lowestoft on behalf of Peterson pleased about this UK and GEOS Group as part of a trend, but the drop in strategic partnership to carry out fuel services. GEOS Group pro- first-half throughput vides fuel directly from a UK refin- caused by the pandem- ery to various ports around the Port of Hamburg / Falcon Crest Air ic seriously affected all UK.

In the first six months of er handling segment, a exports totalling 27.5 ports in Northern Eu-  ABP appoints offshore wind the year, seaborne car- total of 4.1 million TEU million tons, the down- rope. Owing to the commercial leader: Port owner goes loaded/discharged – 20-ft standard con- turn here being limited weakness of the world and operator Associated British at the Port of Hamburg’s tainers – were shifted to a single-figure 6.1 economy and some Ports (ABP) has appointed Andy Reay to the Commercial team to terminals totalled just across the quaywalls, a percent. On the import withdrawals or consid- lead the development of ABP’s 61.2 million tons. That 12.4 percent fall on the side, reduced steel erable delays of global Offshore Wind solutions. ABPs represents a twelve per- previous year. production, in particu- supply chains, as ex- offshore wind activities include cent decrease year-on- lar, led to lower pected the effect the £310 million offshore wind facility at Green Port Hull (a joint year. The largest volume fall throughput of ore and turned out to be more investment with Siemens Game- on the previous year coal. Downturns of 24 severe in the second sa) and operations and mainte- General cargo handling occurred on imports. and 10.5 percent were quarter than in the first nance facilities in Grimsby, Bar- was 12.2 percent lower These were 16.3 per- recorded for the part- three months,” said row and Lowestoft. Andy’s role has been created to build on at 42.5 million tons, bulk cent lower in the first segments grab and Axel Mattern, Joint these strong foundations and cargo handling 11.7 per- six months at 33.7 mil- liquid cargoes. In the CEO, Port of Hamburg drive forward the growth of off- cent down at 18.7 million tons, being consid- suction cargo segment, Marketing. shore wind- an important strand lion tons. In the contain- erably weaker than by contrast, first-half of the company’s future strategy.  Boluda Towage Europe scores Port Of Zeebrugge tow contract: HMM inks deal with CMA CGM on TTI Algeciras Operations Port of Zeebrugge has decided to award the concession for the towage services for the Port of HMM (formerly Hyun- HMM directly owns a proval and is expected mum handling capacity Zeebrugge to Boluda Towage dai Merchant Marine) stake of 50% minus to be completed in Q4 of 1.6 million TEUs. The Europe. This contract has a dura- has signed a sales and one share, with the 2020 for operations to terminal can accom- tion of five years and starts on the purchase agreement remaining 50% stake be started. modate the latest and 1st of January 2021. The concession is the renewal of an existing with CMA CGM for the plus one share held by future generations of partnership, and is extendable for sale of its 50% stake HT Algeciras. HMM has TTI Algeciras is the first Ultra Large Container a single period of three years. In minus one share in Total decided to sell its own semi-automatic termi- Vessels with an equip- total eight tugboats will be put Terminal International 50% stake minus one nal in southern Europe ment of 8 ship to shore into action in the Port of Zeebrug- ge. These are all certified with the Algeciras. The container share but still main- and the Mediterranean cranes, 32 automatic highest fire fighting standards. terminal is located in tains its position as the area. It covers a total stacking cranes and 21 The tugs will be manned with the south of Spain and is largest shareholder area of 357,740 square shuttle carriers. HMM local crew. occupies a strategic through HT Algeciras. metres and started acquired a 100% stake point in the Strait of The transaction is sub- operations back in May in the terminal in 2017. For further information please visit Gibraltar. ject to regulatory ap- 2010. It offers a maxi- the 4AllPorts news pages: www.4allports.com www.4allports.com | +44 1502 307037 | [email protected] 1 4ALLPORTS News Update August 2020

QTerminals to invest $140 million in Ukranian port

QTerminals, a joint ven- Olvia Port covers an construction materials. marked for the resto- new grain terminal, im- ture between Mwani area of 140 hectares The concession covers ration of local infra- prove current ware- Qatar and Milaha, has featuring seven berths a period of 35 years, structure in Mykolaiv, house facilities, modern- signed a concession and a rail network for until 2056, during the city where the port ise the road and tele- agreement the Ukraini- transporting cargo. Its which QTerminals is located. communications net- an government under quayside is 1,530m plans to invest $140 works, and set up silos which it will invest $140 long. The Port of Olvia million to develop the Additionally, during and loading equipment million to develop the handles a variety of port over the next five the first five years of for all modes of trans- Olvia port in the Black cargoes, but mostly years, of which $3.5 the concession, portation, such as rail- Sea region. focuses on grain and million has been ear- QTerminals will build a way and freight lines.

Offshore energy O&M campus coming to Port of Great Yarmouth

The Southern wake of the COVID-19 whether that’s as- North Sea is home pandemic. Norfolk sisting with the con- to the largest con- County Council esti- struction and assembly centration of off- mates that the new of new larger wind- shore wind pro- initiative will create farms or the decommis- jects in the world. 650 new jobs. sioning of old oil and The majority of gas platforms. these are within Richard Goffin, Port 100 miles of the Director at Peel Ports The new funding will Image source: Peel Ports Port of Great Yar- Great Yarmouth, said: allow us to achieve the Norfolk County Council the Southern North Sea mouth, which has in- “The offshore energy next milestone of up- has received a £6 mil- offshore energy devel- vested approximately sector is a huge oppor- grades at the port and lion funding award to opments. This should £12 million in up- tunity for the region, ensure Great Yarmouth deliver an Operations help reduce O&M costs grades. with the UK targeting a remains at the fore- and Maintenance while maximizing effi- third of electricity to be front of the offshore (O&M) campus for off- ciency. The rejuvenat- The funding one of produced by offshore sector. We are grateful shore energy at the ed land belongs to thirteen awards, total- wind power by 2030. to be one of the two Port of Great Yar- Great Yarmouth Bor- ing £32 million, across projects awarded fund- mouth. ough Council and Peel Norfolk and Suffolk, At Great Yarmouth, we ing in Norfolk and will Ports Great Yarmouth, part of the UK govern- have continually invest- work closely with Nor- The campus is to be and is targeting the ment’s “Getting Build- ed in our facilities to folk County Council to located at the entrance flourishing East Anglian ing Fund” initiative to ensure we are well po- create a specialised of the River Yare, with offshore wind industry. boost jobs, skills, and sitioned to deliver large hub for O&M business- a closer proximity to infrastructure in the -scale offshore projects, es.”

APM Terminals to acquire Aarhus container terminal

Aarhus Logistics Center tablished by ALC in the tainer traffic, and in appropriate way. By a bigger network, and A/S (ALC) is divesting spring of 2017. Howev- ALC, we have within a selling the terminal to with that new develop- its container terminal er, due to limitations few years attained a APM Terminals, we ment opportunities for in the port of Aarhus to regarding area capacity strong activity level. also ensure improved their business. At the APM Terminals. The and lack of prospects of However, we estimate possibilities for the same time, we expect transfer of ownership further developing the that from a long-term clients”, says Jan Dam to be able to make the will have effect as of 1 business, ALC conse- perspective, it will be Poulsen, Managing clients’ workday more September 2020 and quently decided to difficult to further de- Director, ALC. efficient as administra- includes the operations divest the terminal to velop our activities. tion decreases with just as well as the port are- APM Terminals. Consequently, it will “We are acquiring an one operator”, states as of ALC. also involve challenges interesting business Dennis Olesen, Manag- “Aarhus has a central to continue servicing with loyal clients, who ing Director Nordics, The terminal was es- position for the con- our clients in the most will now gain access to APM Terminals.

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Samskip and Nunner Logistic launch Amsterdam-Duisburg rail service

Samskip and Nunner connects Samskip’s rail to Duisburg. With both The new rail shuttle necting to the Norwe- Logistics are launching terminal in Duisburg Duisburg and Amster- has been launched in gian Westcoast, and for direct rail services be- with TMA Terminal dam linking seamlessly collaboration with shippers using its three- tween Amsterdam and Amsterdam, initially into Samskip’s Europe- TMA Terminal Amster- times weekly departures Duisburg, in a new and with two weekly de- an rail, road and short dam, the Port of Am- to Hull and Tilbury. far-reaching commit- partures in each direc- sea network, the six- sterdam and Duisport ment to shippers using tion. Service frequency hour rail transit be- Group, with DistriRail High frequency rail rail, road and water- will increase to three tween the two pro- to provide rail haulage shuttles will also extend borne transport services roundtrips per week vides a reliable and services. the penetration of short out of two of North Eu- from September. flexible transport op- sea services into Am- rope’s main container tion, optimized for The first of its kind link sterdam beyond Duis- ports. Nunner Logistics oper- prompt delivery of to-from Amsterdam burg, to Sweden, Den- ates weekly trains 40ft/45ft containers, adds a new dimension mark, Poland, Italy and From August 20th, from the Chinese cities reefer units, flat racks to Samskip’s weekly Turkey. 2020, the new service of Xi’an and Changsha and tank containers. short sea service con- Transshipment down by 10% for North Sea Canal ports

the same this year. The trans- ond half of the year. On period last shipment of grains also the other hand, at this year. De- fell (-15.4%), and there moment the port does spite de- was a reduction in not anticipate sea cruise creased break bulk (-18.2%). vessels returning in the aviation Sea and river cruise second half of the year and road also ceased as a result either. traffic, the of the coronavirus pan- volumes demic. Port of Amster- Container transship- of dam decided, in con- ment fell by 31.6%.This transport sultation with the Am- cargo flow had grown fuels re- sterdam Amstelland steadily in recent years, mained Safety Region, to sus- partly as a result of the relatively pend cruise ships from focus of the port of Am- Transhipment in the months of 2020. The constant. This is due to the port from mid- sterdam on short-sea seaports in the North volume declined from the fluctuating market March onwards, in lines. The decline can Sea Canal region - Am- 45.2 million tonnes in for these cargo flows, order to minimise the therefore also be sterdam, IJmuiden, Bev- the first half of 2019 to which results in con- risk of infection. The attributed to the coro- erwijk and Zaanstad - 39.8 million tonnes stant movement. port has been open to navirus, which resulted fell by 10.7% to 48.7 this year (-12%). cruise ships again since in scheduled services million tonnes (2019: The volume of dry bulk mid-June, and the being partly suspended. 54.6 million) in the first The decline in Amster- fell by 21.2%, which number of visits from six months of this year. dam in the first six was in particular due river cruise ships is Transshipment in The impact of the global months was attributa- to a substantial decline increasing slowly and IJmuiden fell slightly, by coronavirus crisis on the ble to both liquid and in coal to 4.6 million cautiously. There were only 3.4% to 8.76 million transshipment figures is dry bulk and contain- tonnes, compared to 21 visits in the first half tonnes. In Beverwijk the clear according to the ers. The transshipment 8.2 million tonnes last of the year, of which transshipment volume Port of Amsterdam. of liquid bulk (mainly year (-43.6%). The un- 18 in January and Feb- fell by 44.3% to 194,000 transport fuels) fell by expected, non- ruary. The port of Am- tonnes, and Zaanstad Transshipment fell in 5.1% to 24.7 million structural growth last sterdam expects to saw a 15.3% increase in the port of Amsterdam tonnes, compared to year amplified the de- welcome more river transshipment to 84,000 during the first six 26 million tonnes over cline in coal volume cruise ships in the sec- tonnes.

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BPA eyes up autonomous shipping

The British Ports Associ- processes which could the future develop- ports should consider group Maritime UK. ation has launched a alter how ports and ments of shipping will to prepare for receiv- new initiative looking at ships interface with mean for the sector. ing autonomous ships In terms of the call for the implications of au- each other. in the future. evidence, the BPA is tonomous shipping As part of the initiative asking interested parties for UK ports, including a The BPA which repre- the BPA is creating a This will feed into to feed in information call for evidence from sents the majority new Autonomous the BPA’s on a number of topics. interested parties. Mari- of UK port activity in- Shipping in Ports Net- own MASS analysis as The BPA will welcome time Autonomous Sur- cluding 85% of the work and is opening a well as its discussion responses from interest- face Ships (MASS) in- shipping movements in call for evidence from with industry partners ed parties by 12 October volves the automation and out of the country, the wider maritime through bodies such as 2020, as well as any of vessel and onboard is keen to explore what community on what the industry umbrella supplementary information. Port of Gdynia unveils hinterland expansion plans

The Port of Gydnia has tween seaports and the transport of goods to date rail facilities. The The modernization revealed plans to re- rest of the country. The our port. railway line No. 201 was plans will include the vamp its hinterland op- construction of the in- built in 1938. Apart construction of a second erations following an termodal terminal in On July 28, the special from the construction of track on the Maksymili- increase of demand in Bydgoszcz Emilianów purpose vehicle Termi- the Port of Gdynia, it anowo - Gdańsk Osowa transhipment. Plans fits with the Port of Gdy- nal Intermodalny Byd- was the largest Polish section and a third track include a new inland nia's Strategic Develop- goszcz Emilianowo was investment in the inter- on the route Gdańsk terminal and railway ment Plan to 2027, established. The special war period. In 1922, the Osowa - Gdynia Główna network to support which includes the need purpose vehicle will Polish Sejm decided to section. In addition, the transhipment opera- for a transfer of goods prepare the design and build the Port of Gdynia, line will be electrified tions. The development traffic from road to rail documentation of the and the construction of and adapted to a speed of intermodal transport when handling goods by new logistic center. a new railway line was of 140 km / h for pas- is one of the priorities of the Port of Gdynia. This part of this investment. senger trains and 120 In order to improve the economic policy of terminal will be located This main line provided km / h for freight trains, freight connections and Poland and the Europe- at the end of line No. industrial connection of which is currently stand- prepare for the fore- an Union. 201, which, after mod- the Silesia region with ard for intermodal rail- casted increase in the ernization, will ensure the Port of Gdynia, by- ways. The main purpose is to volume of connections fast and efficient passing Gdańsk. improve transport be- it was decided to up-

ABP invests in Newport

Associated British Ports £2.3 million. Having This follows last year’s its carbon footprint. ucts, and bulk materi- (ABP) has invested near- arrived in August, the investment in a £1.4 als for the agricultural ly £4 million in new truck will assist in the million new energy- ABP’s Port of Newport sector equipment to enhance handling of large vol- efficient material han- is the second largest operations at the Port of umes of steel coils and dler to benefit custom- steel handling port in Located close to the Newport during the last slabs at Newport. With ers in Newport, which the UK. Newport is the M4 and A449/M50 it nine months. 32 tonnes of lifting was commissioned in principle port for Tata also has connectivity capacity, the machine November 2019. The Steel’s exports from to Wales, the West The most recent invest- will allow ABP’s team Mantsinen 120M is South Wales and al- Country and M4 corri- ments are in a new to load heavier cargo also fitted with a Hy- ready in 2020 has han- dor and the Midlands, Liebherr mobile crane in a single lift and con- briLift energy storage dled 700 thousand which remains a key and a Sany 32 tonnes tinue to provide the system which reduces tonnes of export prod- destination for imports heavy duty forklift truck, best services to our energy consumption ucts. It handles a fur- via Newport. which represent a com- customers. by 35% as part of ther range of cargoes, bined investment of ABP’s drive to reduce including, forest prod-