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Specials Heavylift / Breakbulk Supplement International 09 · 10 | 28 February 2014 www.transportjournal.com Transport Journal ENGLISH EDITION (also available in an identical ITJ German and French version) Specials Heavylift / Breakbulk Supplement Asia 33 Getting in trim LNG, scrubber or marine diesel to replace sulphur?16 Sailing with the wind Wind farms require rather special logistics solutions 28 Ploughing on strongly Asian economies growing more slowly, but still top 33 International Transport Journal 09-10 2014 Contents 3 09·10 | 28. Februar 2014 5 Editorial Deutsche Ausgabe Specials in this issue HEAVYLIFT / BREAKBULK 6 People & Companies Asia 33 ASIEN Heavylift/Breakbulk Supplement 10 Comment Die WirTschafT wächsT weiTer, wenn auch langsamer als erwarTeT Foto: thinkstock 12 Shipping & Ports Asia – Quo vadis? Vor kurzem sind neben China auch VieTnam und Korea sowie Teile Japans, die sich nichT an den gregorianischen Kalender halTen, im chinesischen Jahr des Pferdes 2014 ange- kommen. Die LogisTikbranche erwarTeT miT Spannung die weiTere EnTwicklung. Asien mit einer Bevölkerungsdichte von 4,2 Mrd. Menschen (60% der Weltbevöl- Seeverkehre ochjed zur Zeit im Export 12 Alliances around the world kerung) ist gegenWärtig die am schnells- ab Indien nach Europa und den USA zu- In Hongkong schrumpfTen die Ladungsvolumina. Foto: ITJ Archiv ten Wachsende Wirtschaftsmacht. China rück, während der Luftverkehr ab Indien steht an der Spitze, gefolgt von Japan, und China stagniert. Der Transport auf engere Wirtschaftliche Zus ammenarbeit Russland, Indien, Südkorea und Indo- der Schiene zeige in China ebenfalls ei- und somit eine positive EntWicklung der nesien. Am schnellsten nimmt dank der nen deutlichen Abwärtstrend, auch wenn Wirtschaft in Asien fördern. fortschreitenden Industrialisierung die geWisse Aktivitäten in diesem Sektor Wirtschaft in China und Indien zu. stattfinden (s. S. 38 in dieser Ausgabe). Häfen aUf gUtem Weg SoWeit der Status quo. Die grosse Fra- Bleibt nachzutragen, dass die in der 13 A Russian saviour for Sietas ge bleibt, ob sich der AufWärtstrend im NeUe Initiativen Rangliste der zehn grössten Containerhä- neuen Jahr fortsetzt. Im Kommentar des Aber das Jahr des Pferdes steht u.a. für fen WeltWeit aufgeführten Häfen bis auf ITJ 07-08/2014, S. 7 hatte Antje Hanna Aufbruch und Fortschritt. Ein Signal: Dubai ausnahmslos in Asien liegen und Veregge darauf hingeWiesen, dass die Zu- Das bevorstehende Freihandelsabkom- Zuwächse zWischen 1,5% (Schenzhen) wachsrate voraussichtlich 7,5% betragen men zWischen 16 Ländern, das gemäss und 7,0% (Qingdao) melden. Lediglich Wird – 0,2% unter den ErWartungen. einer Meldung aus Malaysia demnächst Hongkong (–3,6%) musste einen Rück- abgeschlossen Werden soll. Danach ha- gang hinnehmen. Prognosen werden revidiert ben die ASEAN-Länder und sechs ihrer Jutta Iten 13 Tacoma and Seattle teaming up Neuerdings Werden aber einige der zu- Wichtigsten Handelspartner, China, Ja- nächst recht optimistischen Einschätzun- pan, Südkorea, Indien, Australien und Häfen 2013 2012 ±% gen nach unten korrigiert. Neuseeland, soeben beschlossen, bis 1 Schanghai 33,617 32,529 3,3 Seit Beginn der Krise im Jahr 2008 gal- 2015 die so genannte Regional Compre- 2 Singapore 32,579 31,600 3,1 ten die Exporte nach den Bric-Ländern, hensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) 3 Schenzhen 23,278 22,941 1,5 insbesondere nach China und Japan, als zu unterzeichnen. Dieses WeltWeit Wich- 4 Hongkong 22,288 23,126 –3,6 Lokomotive für das europäische und tigste Freihandelsabkommen Wird einen 5 Busan 17,680 17,020 3,9 14 Criminal activities in African waters nordamerikanische Wachstum. Gemäss grenzenlosen Markt zWischen den 16 be- 6 Ningbo 17,327 16,830 3,0 der Statistik des International Transport teiligten Ländern schaffen. Er Wird unter 7 Qingdao 15,520 14,500 7,0 Forum vom Dezember 2013 gehen die anderem den Handel, Dienstleistungen 8 Guangzhou 15,309 14,744 3,8 und Investitionen liberalisieren und eine 9 Dubai 13,641 13,280 2,7 10 Tianjin 13,000 12,300 5,7 15 SSC conference in Interlaken (in Mio. Teu) Quelle: Dynaliners 17 Aviation 17 Iata: The airfreight industry in 2014 19 AA Cargo sets a new record 19 Polish subsidies have to be repaid In conversation: Schenker 21 19 Amsterdam is scanning from a distance The Swiss national branch of the logistics gianT 20 Forwarding & Logistics Schenker is banking on the concept of shared 20 DSV and C.H. Robinson are satisfied logistics centres. Jörg Eggenberger and Daniele 20 UPS swallows Polar Speed Calabrese elaborate on this idea in a conversation 22 Arcole Industries acquires Mory Ducros with the ITJ’s editor-in-chief Christian Doepgen. 23 Rising demand for automobile logistics 24 75 years of the ITJ The box that changed the world Unmanned ships 30 25 Focus on Switzerland Rail infrastructure receives a boost Whilst drones are commonplace in aviation and in underwater operations, there has been nothing 27 Rail/Inland Shipping/Road Haulage doing yeT concerning merchanT marine vessels 27 New course for PKP Cargo with no one on board. This could change if the 27 More cargo on the inland waterways Munin research project makes progress. 28 Wind Energy 31 Packaging The Asian draught horse 33 40 Regional Focus 40 Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg Will the rising trend in many Asian national 43 Southern Europe economies continue in the Chinese year of the 44 Southeastern Europe and Turkey wooden horse? JuTTa Iten assesses developments 45 Middle East and predictions relating to an ever-growing 48 North and Latin America economic powerhouse. 49 Miscellaneous/Masthead 50 A Time for Reflection/Advertisers’ Index Cover: A freighter on the high seas. Photo: Thinkstock SAFETY FIRST Making sure your freight arrives in perfect condition. Our packaging service provides professional packaging –without compromise. Your confidence is well placed with us! KIFA – naturally KIFAAG,Kapellstrasse 6, CH-8355 Aadorf | Märstetten | Uzwil | T+41 52 368 41 21 | www.kifa.ch well packed. 1-4 April 2014 PARIS NORD VILLEPINTE HALL 6 • FRANCE TheMeeting Placefor Transport, Logistics and FreightForwarding Areyou aprofessional looking forinnovative transportand logistics solutions ? To visit the show Order your free entrybadge now* at www.sitl.eu CODE GB5 *Freeentry is exclusively reservedfor transport/logistics/supply chain professionals and senior executives in manufacturing,business and retail.Other visitors can register forentry at 53€ including taxes up until the 28th March2014. Entryatevent is 80€ incl.taxes. Held jointly with: Transport&Logistics International Transport Journal 09-10 2014 Editorial 5 Dear readers, So let us stick to the good old real-world economy. Trade and industry are the engines of transport and logistics and If we could discern the economic trend from the business these are, in turn, linked to consumers. Their demand is as conducted on the international stock exchanges, then the real as the real supply that they wish to find every day in the last twelve months would be reason for everyone to smile. shops or in the internet. This is where the logistician’s job Sumptuous share price rises, record highs in many trading begins. Sitting down at the table with his corporate clients centres and returns on investment as high as 25% for global and establishing the best-possible solution – be it a product developed markets, with some top performances registering or a service – for each market segment. even higher than before the financial crisis hit in 2008. Competition is necessary, that’s true, but there is One would assume that such an upswing would be cause no progress without collaboration when striving for for high-flying optimism. For besides information generated a common goal – as dictated by common sense. by price quotations from the financial economy and the Perhaps it would be appropriate if both psychological state of speculators, it is and remains reports sides of the fence were to re-focus on about the real-world business activities of real-world compa- this aspect sometimes when nies that determine prices at the stock exchange. In the final seeking a solution. analysis, so the share-price gurus have incessantly preached, the effects will trickle down to the market in due course. Sky-rocketing share prices at the stock exchange are always said to be precursors of a general boom. The time required for it to take effect used to be estimated at half a year. We haven’t felt much of the change in the weather so far. Reports say that the amount of central banks’ money in the markets is rising, and the first predictions have pointed to Christian Doepgen investors’ markedly higher readiness for risk. Sound familiar? Editor-in-chief Lagernauch Siedas Ein- packen aus! WirentwickelnVerpackungs- konzepte,bauen Kisten, Zürich verpackenIhre Produkte, Würenlos lösen Kapazitätsprobleme, entlastenIhre Resourcenund Verpackungs-Logistik Birr schonen Ihre Nerven. Kleindöttingen Exportverpackungen•Kisten•Verpackungskonzepte•Kartonboxen•Korrosionsschutz-Systeme •www.egolfverpackungsag.ch 6People & Companies International Transport Journal 09-10 2014 Europe Two new NCSP managers Russia’s Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group, which runs the ports of Novorossiysk (Black Sea), Primorsk (Baltic Sea) and Baltiysk (Kaliningrad region), Change at Altius has two new executives. Alexey Knyazev is group deputy director general for finance and economics (CFO), and There has been a changing of the Salvador Corrales (on the left) Andrey Garnukhin deputy director general and director guard at Altius in Spain, with a new and Enrique Rodriguez. of the group’s unified commercial directorate. Knyazev generation taking charge. Enrique Photo: Altius Projects was previously (2012–2013) director general of Bashneft Rodriguez, the commercial direc- Oilfield Service Enterprises in Ufa. Garnukhin headed tor of Altius Projects (Spain) and a former board mem- the corporate governance and land bank management ber of the company, is retiring after a long career spent directorate at the Ural Sib Financial Corporation in developing the firm, which is a member of the Maritima Moscow from 2007–2013. (ku) Davila Group (founded in 1917). Salvador Corrales, the former commercial director of ALE Heavylift Iberica, has succeeded Rodriguez.
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