Running Smoothly Focus Topic: Ro-Ro

Magazine for Ports, Shipping and Logistics December 2015

Running Smoothly Focus Topic: Ro-ro

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Download the LOGISTICS PILOT kiosk app EDITION and read our magazine offline on your smartphone or tablet. DECEMBER 2015 IMPRES SION IMPRES SION Impression • Nautical accessibility (sm): 0 • Ship draught (m): max. 5.8 • Ship length (m): max. 150 • Connections: Rail, road • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 3 Sassnitz • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 60 • Nautical accessibility (sm): 19 4 • Ship draught (m): max. 9.5 • Nautical accessibility (sm): 0 • Ship length (m): max. 235 • Ship draught (m): max. 9.5 • Connections: Road, inland waterway Puttgarden • Ship length (m): max. 240 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 1 • Connections: Rail, road • Nautical accessibility (sm): 15 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 100 • Handling spaces for car carriers: 2 • Ship draught (m): max. 6.5 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 6 • Ship length (m): max. 150 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 150 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 2 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 100 • Nautical accessibility (sm): 15 • Nautical accessibility (sm): 1 • Ship draught (m): max. 8.5 • Ship draught (m): max. 11.5 • Ship length (m): max. 230 • Ship length (m): max. 350 • Connections: Rail, road • Nautical accessibility (sm): 25 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 1 • Ship draught (m): max. 15.8 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 10 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 3.3 • Ship length (m): max. 300 Büsum • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Handling spaces for car carriers: 4 • Nautical accessibility (sm): 6.5 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 4 Lübeck • Ship draught (m): max. 10.36 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): up to 350 Wismar • Ship length (m): max. 250 • Connections: Rail, road • Nautical accessibility (sm): 63 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 4 • Ship draught (m): max. 8.5 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): up to 120 • Ship length (m): max. 200 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway Cuxhaven • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 1 • Nautical accessibility (sm): 3 to 12 “Vehicle manufacturers and the logistics industry • Nautical accessibility (sm): 23 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 60 • Ship draught (m): max. 9.5 • Ship draught (m): max. 11 • Ship length (m): max. 410 • Ship length (m): max. 360 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Connections: Rail, road Stade • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 18 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 4 Hamburg • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 60 Bremerhaven Wilhelmshaven Nordenham • Nautical accessibility (sm): 31 are collaborating more and more closely.” • Ship draught (m): max. 10.5 • Nautical accessibility (sm): 70 Emden • Ship length (m): max. 270 • Ship draught (m): max. 11.5 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Nautical accessibility (sm): 38 • Ship length (m): max. 295 • Handling spaces for car carriers: 10 • Ship draught (m): max. 9.5 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 10 • Ship length (m): max. 250 • Handling spaces for car carriers: 3 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 3 • Nautical accessibility (sm): 38 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Ship draught (m): max. 9.50 at low tide • Handling spaces for car carriers: 1 Matthias Wissmann, • Ship length (m): max. 235 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 1 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway

• Nautical accessibility (sm): 68 • Handling spaces for car carriers: 11 Bremen • Ship draught (m): max. 10.7 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 7 • Ship length (m): max. 250 OMOBILE • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 100 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway T AU

President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) • Handling spaces for car carriers: 1 G • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 1 V DV MAP: PH OT O: BL 4 LOGISTICS PILOT December 2015 Main Topic LOGISTICS PILOT December 2015 5 Dear readers, 10

Germany is a logistics country because it is an exporting country. A primary driver of this success is the German automotive industry’s increase in exports. Last year 4.3 million cars were exported by German companies – another two per cent more than in the previous year. Three out of every four cars that come off the conveyor in Germany are exported. This would not be possible without the excellent work done by logisticians; the seaports, in particular, are of key importance to our industry. Vehicle handling at the northern German ports is growing alongside growth in the automotive industry’s exports with cars handled in Bremerhaven reaching 2.3 million and cars handled in Emden reaching 1.3 million. These ports – to name but the two largest – set new records in 2014. Vehicle manufacturers and the logistics industry are collaborating more and more closely. When it Logistics Story comes to transporting the finished vehicles from the factory to their destination, logistics providers fulfil an extremely challenging task. Thousands of new vehicles have to be transported over long distances in the 16 shortest possible time – without becoming damaged, dirty or impaired in any way at all, and, of course, right on time. When manufacturers send their vehicles off on their journey to the dealer or customer, they must be able to trust that they are in good hands. The northern German ports are partners that prove their skills in this area day after day. As such: Germany’s success in exporting represents the joint success of industry and logisticians. I hope you enjoy reading!

Matthias Wissmann

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Overview of ro-ro ports in northern Germany

Ro-ro transport and handling of cars and utility • Nautical accessibility (sm): 19 vehicles is extremely important for the 15 German • Ship draught (m): max. 9.5 North and Baltic Sea ports. • Ship length (m): max. 235 • Connections: Road, inland waterway • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 1 • Nautical accessibility (sm): 15 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 100 • Ship draught (m): max. 6.5 • Ship length (m): max. 150 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 2 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 100

• Nautical accessibility (sm): 1 • Ship draught (m): max. 11.5 • Ship length (m): max. 350 • Nautical accessibility (sm): 25 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Ship draught (m): max. 15.8 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 10 • Ship length (m): max. 300 Büsum • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Handling spaces for car carriers: 4 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 4 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): up to 350 • Nautical accessibility (sm): 63 • Ship draught (m): max. 8.5 • Ship length (m): max. 200 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway Cuxhaven • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 1 • Nautical accessibility (sm): 23 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 60 • Ship draught (m): max. 11 • Ship length (m): max. 360 • Connections: Rail, road Stade • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 4 Hamburg Bremerhaven Wilhelmshaven Nordenham • Nautical accessibility (sm): 31 • Ship draught (m): max. 10.5 Emden • Ship length (m): max. 270 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Nautical accessibility (sm): 38 • Handling spaces for car carriers: 10 • Ship draught (m): max. 9.5 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 10 • Ship length (m): max. 250 • Nautical accessibility (sm): 38 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Ship draught (m): max. 9.50 at low tide • Handling spaces for car carriers: 1 • Ship length (m): max. 235 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 1 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Nautical accessibility (sm): 68 • Handling spaces for car carriers: 11 Bremen • Ship draught (m): max. 10.7 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 7 • Ship length (m): max. 250 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 100 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Handling spaces for car carriers: 1 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 1

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• Nautical accessibility (sm): 0 • Ship draught (m): max. 5.8 • Ship length (m): max. 150 • Connections: Rail, road • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 3 Sassnitz • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 60

• Nautical accessibility (sm): 0 • Ship draught (m): max. 9.5 Puttgarden • Ship length (m): max. 240 • Connections: Rail, road • Handling spaces for car carriers: 2 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 6 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 150

• Nautical accessibility (sm): 15 • Ship draught (m): max. 8.5 • Ship length (m): max. 230 • Connections: Rail, road • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 1 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 3.3

• Nautical accessibility (sm): 6.5 Lübeck • Ship draught (m): max. 10.36 Wismar • Ship length (m): max. 250 • Connections: Rail, road • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 4 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): up to 120

• Nautical accessibility (sm): 3 to 12 • Ship draught (m): max. 9.5 • Ship length (m): max. 410 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 18 • Load capacity of ro-ro ramp (t): 60

• Nautical accessibility (sm): 70 • Ship draught (m): max. 11.5 • Ship length (m): max. 295 • Connections: Rail, road, inland waterway • Handling spaces for car carriers: 3 • Ro-ro ramps/berths: 3 PHOTO: BLG AUTOMOBILE AUTOMOBILE BLG PHOTO: MAP: DVV

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SUMMARY NEWS

BREMEN.On 1 October container terminal and logistics group Eurogate obtained 16.67 per cent of shares in Contrail Logistica, a provider of intermodal transport solutions in the hinterland of Environmental prize for general cargo vessel “Wilson Dover” Santos that was founded in 2010 BREMEN. bremenports’ Managing Director which beat the second and third-placed ships with and is based in Cubatão, Brazil. Robert Howe (left) presented the “Greenports an average ESI (Environmental Ship Index) value Santos is Brazil’s largest Award” to the Managing Director of Norwegian of 41.8. Second place went to the “Aniara” (40.7) seaport, and – handling over shipping company Wilson, Thorbjørn Dalsøren owned by Wallenius Wilhelmsen and the “Morning 3.6 million TEU – is also the (centre), and Henrik Orth (right) from the Wilson Linda” (40.2) owned by Eukor Car Carriers. The busiest container port in Chartering Department at the “Sustainable best container ship under this ranking was the South America. Shipping 2015” conference in Bremen at the start Maersk liner “Gerd Maersk” (40.1). Using a second of October. The award acknowledges the most eco-ranking, the “greenports Award” also involved BREMEN/BREMERHAVEN. environmentally-friendly sea-going vessel that working out which ship owner or charterer served Austria remains one of the came into the ports of Bremen in 2014. This year’s the Bremen/Bremerhaven port group with the most important European winner was the general cargo vessel “Wilson Dover” most environmentally-friendly fleet last year. partners for the ports of owned by Norwegian shipping company Wilson, Wilson also came out on top here. Bremen. “One in every four containers that is handled in hinterland transit in Danish delegation visits Bremerhaven comes from Austria or is destined for Cuxhaven’s offshore port Austria,” reports bremenports’ CUXHAVEN. Offshore business is booming in Manging Director, Horst Cuxhaven – a fact that hasn’t escaped Danish ship Rehberg. 84 per cent of owners. The Danish Shipowners’ Association containers for/from Austria recently paid a visit in order to consider the port site were transported by rail in 2013. as a possible base port for its offshore installation and supply vessels. Jacob K. Clasen, Director for BREMEN. Hamburg-based Policy & Analysis at the Danish association, was J. Müller group undergoes sea freight provider Ecu-Line impressed with the good collaboration between and Bremen-based freight restructuring the various sectors and companies. forwarding service FCL BRAKE. J. Müller, an operator of seaport terminals Marine Agencies recently on the Unterweser and a port and logistics service formed a joint venture as part provider, is completely reorganising handling of a strategic partnership. business at the port of Brake. In future, project, Ecu-Line specialises in less than wind power plant and steel business will be run by container loads (LCL), belongs J. Müller Stahl + Projekt Terminal. All handling to the Indian Avvashya Group business in the “Althafen” will come under the name and has 200 offices, as well as a J. Müller Agri + Breakbulk Terminals, which will global network in 90 countries. also pool together the group’s shipping activities. FCL Marine Agencies focuses on The workshop and warehouse activities of the former full container loads (FCL). J. Müller Breakbulk have been taken over by

PHOTOS: BREMENPORTS, CUXPORT, J. MÜLLER, BREMENPORTS/BLG, EUROGATE, NPORTS/FOTOGRAFIE SCHEER, ABEKING & RASMUSSEN, DFDS ABEKING & RASMUSSEN, SCHEER, NPORTS/FOTOGRAFIE EUROGATE, BREMENPORTS/BLG, MÜLLER, J. CUXPORT, BREMENPORTS, PHOTOS: J. Müller Service.

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350 million euros for JOC Port Productivity Award New tracks at the seaport better port connections for Eurogate of Wilhelmshaven

BERLIN. The German government is investing a BREMEN. Peter Tirschwell (right), JOC Group WILHELMSHAVEN. Work on the expansion of total of 350 million euros in order to better connect Chief Content Officer, presented an award to two the rail facility in Rüstersieler Groden at the seaport Germany’s seaports to the rail network. The first of the Eurogate group’s container terminals for of Wilhelmshaven began at the start of October. nine projects, worth a total of 130 million euros, having the highest berth productivity in Europe The sum of around three million euros needed for have been in implementation since June, at the Container Trade Europe Conference run by a modern and expanded rail infrastructure that is According to German transport magazine Deutsche IT service provider JOC Group in Hamburg at the publically accessible for goods transport is being Verkehrszeitung (DVZ) this comes from a letter end of September. MSC Gate Bremerhaven took financed through investment from the port from State Secretary for Transport Enak Ferlemann second place in the ranking, with NTB North Sea company NPorts as well as subsidies. The rail to the chief ministers for the coastal states of Terminal Bremerhaven coming in in third place. network is being renewed and expanded to a Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony Both companies are joint ventures run by the total of around 1.5 kilometres. In addition, and Schleswig-Holstein, as well as Hamburg and Eurogate group along with the two largest individual sections of the track are being moved Bremen. These projects include construction shipping companies in the world. The prize was and extended, some switches are being exchanged, measures at the hub of Hamburg and planning of a accepted by Jörg Colberg (left), Managing installed and retrofitted, and the light technology third railway track on a route near Regensburg. Director of MSC Gate Bremerhaven. is being improved.

Project handling in DFDS transports Abeking & Rasmussen Wilhelmshaven and Cuxhaven a heavy load opens new hall

WILHELMSHAVEN/CUXHAVEN. Danish CUXHAVEN. Ro-ro shipping company LEMWERDER. Ship and yacht builder logistics provider DSV Air & Sea Projects has DFDS Seaways recently shipped a railway Abeking & Rasmussen opened its expanded taken over heavy-duty transport of power maintenance train with a total weight of production hall with a celebratory ceremony plant generators for the company Andritz 172 tonnes and length of 70 metres. The train in October. Boss Hans M. Schaedla’s invitation Hydro. The first shipping from India to was driven by rail from southern Germany to was taken up by numerous guests from the Germany took place via Container Terminal Cuxhaven, shipped to Immingham in Britain in worlds of business and politics, as well as Wilhelmshaven, whilst the connecting three parts (because of its size) using the the entire staff. The new production hall transport to Norway was handled via the ferry “Hafnia Seaways”, then transported to its will make it possible to build ships up to Cuxport terminal in Cuxhaven. destination in London by lorry. 125 metres in length.

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SUMMARY NEWS Genting Hong Kong acquires Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven WILHELMSHAVEN/ OLDENBURG. The German BREMERHAVEN. Genting Hong Kong, an government and Deutsche Bahn international leisure, relaxation and entertainment have concluded a finance company, has concluded a contract for the purchase agreement in order to of 50 per cent of shares in holding company Lloyd implement consistent elec- Investitions- und Verwaltungsgesellschaft trification of the Oldenburg– and 70 per cent of shares in operative company Wilhelmshaven railway line. Lloyd Werft for a price of 17.5 million euros. The This route connects JadeWeser- agreement also involves the construction of five Port to the German rail network. First cut of the spade for new cruise liners. According to information from Lloyd With investment totalling around BLG logistics centre Werft, the contract is still subject to the fulfilment of 423 million euros – most of certain conditions. which is being put up by the BREMEN. The start of construction of government – the final con- BLG Logistics’ new logistics facility at the port struction stage will see the of Düsseldorf was celebrated at the end of entire route electrified and the November along with project partners Panattoni substation in Hahn that provides Europe, AEW Europe, Daimler, RheinCargo, as well the power supply newly built, as the city of Düsseldorf and land owner Stadtwerke as well as the permissible axle Düsseldorf. The 117,000 square metres of land load raised and the top speed will be home to a logistics centre that is tailored increased to 120 kilometres to the requirements of automotive part and per hour in sections. industrial logistics. The centre is expected to be completed in spring 2016. BREMEN. International forwarder F. W. Neukirch is setting up a new logistics 58 million euros for German maritime shipping centre in Oyten, just outside of Bremen. The land, which has BERLIN. The German government will be providing

a central location in the new German maritime shipping with financial aid of commercial zone Oyten-Süd, 58 million euros over this and the coming year, according directly on the A1, covers 44,000 to the government’s 25th subsidy report published square metres, of which 21,000 at the start of September. This puts the financial square metres will be warehouse contribution to maritime shipping in 19th place out of and office space. The new logistics the government’s 20 largest financial aid projects. centre, which will provide 4,000 In addition, the promotion of handling facilities for square metres for special storage combined transport and private rail connections and picking areas, will be able to received support of 106 million euros in 2015. The house 40,000 pallets. 20 docking total in 2016 will be 107 million euros. gates at ramp level will aim to ensure a smooth flow of goods. Particular value was placed on sustainability in the centre’s design. The construction work will be starting soon, with move-in planned for summer 2016.

PHOTOS: BLG LOGISTICS, LLOYD WERFT, HAPAG-LLOYD, WESSELS, JADEWESERPORT, JADEWESERPORT, WESSELS, HAPAG-LLOYD, WERFT, LLOYD LOGISTICS, BLG PHOTOS: CARSTEN BRAND, RHENUS LOGISTICS, PANATTONI RHENUS LOGISTICS, BRAND, CARSTEN

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JadeWeserPort among the TOP 50 freight village sites in Europe Wessels flies the flag for LNG

WILHELMSHAVEN. Deutsche GVZ-Gesellschaft (DGG) HAREN. The “Wes Amelie” (1,000 TEU) is the first container ship in the world to has conducted a study ranking European freight villages be upgraded to operation on liquefied natural gas (LNG). Shipping company Wessels (GVZ) for the second time since 2010. According to a from Haren/Ems, main engine manufacturer MAN Diesel & Turbo and TGE Marine preliminary analysis, “GVZ JadeWeserPort” is in 45th position Gas Engineering have been working towards upgrading the drive system from out of a total of 86 sites evaluated in detail. It primarily heavy oil to low-emission LNG for two years. Enak Ferlemann (centre), Parliamentary stands out under the following assessment criteria: State Secretary to the German Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure, existing options for area expansion, spectrum of tasks presented a seven-figure cheque to support the container ship’s upgrade to and intensity of implementation of tasks by the managing/ Christian Peter Hoepfner (left) and Gerd Wessels (right) from Wessels in mid- sponsoring company and (physical) safety and security October. The grant is being provided within the scope of the German government’s management. mobility and fuel strategy.

New logistics facility handed Growth forecast for handling BLG transports over in Bremen of sea freight melting pots

BREMEN. Panattoni Europe, a company that BERLIN. According to its “floating medium- BREMEN. Sections of ships weighing develops and invests in logistics properties, term forecast for transport of goods and persons 740 tonnes, scrapped diesel engines, melting recently completed a new logistics facility for BLG – summer 2015”, which was published at the end pots of liquid steel... the heavy goods Logistics in Bremen. The property is integrated of August, the Federal Office for Goods Transport specialists at BLG Logistics often take on into the freight village. BLG is already using (BAG) is expecting an increase in transport special handling projects. The heavy loads around 180,000 square metres of logistics space volumes of 7.3 per cent from 300.3 tonnes in are transported using self-propelled modular in Bremen for its automotive part logistics. There 2014 to 322.1 million tonnes in 2017. This transporters (SPMTs). BLG has handled sections Panattoni has developed a new complex with an corresponds to an average growth in transport of ships on the grounds of BVT Brenn- und area of around 30,000 square metres of of 2.4 per cent per year. In comparison: in 2013 Verformtechnik in Bremen-Vegesack many useable space and 1,600 square metres of the figure was 294.1 million. 306.8 million tonnes times. A total of four diesel engines have been office and social space. The building received are expected for the current year. The forecast is handled by BLG in Bremerhaven twice this silver certification from the German Sustainable based on the International Monetary Fund’s year on behalf of Bremerhaven-based shipyard Building Council (DGNB). (IMF) growth forecasts. Lloyd Werft.

LOGISTICS PILOT December 2015 9 MAIN TOPIC

Getting from A to B

Alongside container handling and conventional loads, rolling loads are of considerable importance for Germany’s seaports. Just under four million vehicles in total were handled in Bremerhaven, Emden and Cuxhaven alone last year.

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says Holocher. When it comes to automotive handling – i.e. receipt, dispatch and transhipment – the seaports of Bremerhaven, Emden and Cuxhaven are in competition with the other seaports of the North Range, namely Zeebrugge, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Here is an overview of ver recent years transport of vehicles has developed automotive handling and its special features in the ports of from a pure transport service to a logistical service, Bremerhaven and Lower Saxony: as the automotive industry has shifted parts of its O vehicle production to car terminals. Many addi- Bremerhaven tional services, such as installation of navigation systems and sunroofs, or even painting work, are now offered by auto- Alongside container handling, automotive handling has been motive logistics providers in ports. This is why we talk about the greatest driver of growth for Bremen’s ports over recent an “extended workbench”. Alongside handling, safe interim decades. BLG’s car terminal in Bremerhaven is the most im- storage of vehicles until dispatch represents another core ele- portant terminal for vehicles in all of Europe. Last year a total ment of their tasks. As the vehicle handling itself – for which of 2.3 million vehicles were handled for import and export – one driver is required per car – and numerous other services representing 4.9 per cent more than in the previous offer little scope for automation, many jobs are associated year and setting a new handling record. If you inclu- with automotive handling at ports in Germany. According to de transport and technical processing, the 2014 volume a study by the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics was as much as 7.4 million vehicles. Development in Bremen, Lower Saxony’s ports, for example, provide a total of 70,000 jobs in the hinterland through handling activities in the automotive sector alone – in addition to those already directly employed by the port. Nautical specificities of ro-ro ships Trends in automotive logistics

Maritime transport and in-port handling of new vehicles Andreas Mai, Harbourmaster and Head of the Harbourmaster’s Office are subject to the complex structural changes that occur for the Hanseatic City of Bremen, which, with its 75 employees, is in vehicle production and car sales. One important trend: responsible for handling incoming and outgoing ships in Bremen and vehicle production is being shifted to near sales mar- Bremerhaven, also takes care of the around 1,300 ro-ro ships that come kets. “Japanese and Korean-brand cars are coming off the into Bremerhaven each year. “Regulating traffic of ro-ro ships is essentially conveyor in Europe and the USA, whilst German vehicle no more challenging than for container ships. However, there are some manufacturers are also producing in America and China, specificities that have to be taken into account. With a draught of around as well as at more cost-effective European locations such eight metres and a superstructure height of 20 to 30 metres above the as Spain, central Europe and eastern Europe,” says Klaus water line, strong winds exert major forces on the ships, even when they are Holocher, Professor in the faculty of maritime studies at already at the quay.” The time required to get in and out is considerably Jade University in Elsfleth, who compared handling volumes greater for a ro-ro ship than for a container ship: “Once a container ship at the European seaports in a study. “Due to shifts in pro- reaches buoy 49 and the harbour pilot is on board, it takes around an hour duction, some transport of new vehicles by sea is no longer for it to be moored. The car-carrying vessel takes around an hour to get into required, or is being replaced by short-distance maritime the lock, and then the repositioning takes place. The ship then needs transport or land transport.” He says that Germany is now another 45 minutes to an hour to reach the quay.” The fact that ro-ro ships largely importing lighter vehicles from Korean and Japanese are becoming bigger and bigger, with widths of up to 37 metres, does not brands by land from neighbouring European states, rather pose a problem; however, “ships that are four to five metres wider than than by sea. “At the same time, German manufacturers have before do represent a challenge for captains and harbour pilots in the case forced the production of larger vehicles (SUVs) on the Amer- of lock and bridge passages,” says Mai.

PHOTO: EVAG, GRAPHIC: FREEPIK GRAPHIC: EVAG, PHOTO: ican continent, which are then imported via Bremerhaven,”

LOGISTICS PILOT December 2015 11 12 in theworld. largest load capacity currently hasthe decks, thisro-ro ship 8,500 CEU on14 cargo Höegh Autoliners.With shipping company Target” owned by transporter “Höegh car One example isthe increasingly large ships. carriers are relying on costs, owners of auto cent of theiroperative around 40to 45per As fuelcosts make up MAIN TOPIC Automotive handlingin2014 –study by Professor KlausHolocher and came infifthplace withjust under400,000 vehicles. Vehicle handling front of Antwerp. Cuxhaven managed to grow by asmuch6.9 per cent, 1.3 millionvehicles andgrowth of 6.5 per cent, Emden took third place in of just under20 percent, withagood 1.7 millionvehicles. With more than handling ports showed above-average growth andachieved amarket share sites for vehicles intheworld,” says Holocher. Lower Saxony’s automotive million vehicles handledeach. “This shouldmake themthelargest handling Elsfleth. Bremerhaven and Zeebrugge took thetop two places, withover 2.2 out by KlausHolocher, Professor for Port Management at Jade University in that’s theresult of aninvestigation onthetopic of vehicle handlingcarried achieved anew record figure amongtheEuropean NorthRange ports: last year, themost important Germanseaports for automotive handling With 3.9 millionvehicles handled inBremerhaven, Emden andCuxhaven LOGISTICS PILOT December 2015 this year. The destination countries were Columbia, Costa conventional way using acrane at Columbuskaje in February scheduled service, vehicles 180German export loaded in the shipping company Great White Fleet, which aweekly runs For example, therefrigerated ship “Star Quality” owned by northern Europe and are therefore looking for alternatives. from fruit South of America, which are not re-loaded in way Bremerhaven. in include These refrigerated vessels full this year. Vehicles are shipped still in theconventional also tional spaces, launched which was officially on 3November invested vehicle in anew shelving system with 6,000addi- expandto its further position as aleading car terminal. It has Januarytween and September. This has allowed Bremerhaven 1.6 million vehicles and 907,000tonnes &heavy high be- of is also very positive this year: very is BLG also handled over for Germanvehicle exports.” vehicles to theUSA andBritain, themost important destination countries and Cuxhaven are very well placed to deal withtheincreasing dispatch of handling firmsandportadministrations, theports of Bremerhaven, Emden handling atthevarious sites. Holocher: “Thanks to new investments by vehicle requires adriver, there is alarge numberof jobs tiedto automotive there islittle scope for automation invehicle handling, given thatevery of Bremen andLower Saxony are essential for Germanvehicle export. As 4.3 millioncars. With atotal of three millionvehicles dispatched, theports increased even furtherthroughout thepresent year. In2014 thefigure was Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), Germanvehicle exports have Amsterdam andHamburg. According to information from theGerman had little significance for theothermajorports, such asRotterdam, of its class to beequippedwiththelatest energy-saving technology, The “Aries Leader” owned by shippingcompany NYK isthefirst ship Ro-ro carriers are becomingincreasingly environmentally friendly.

patented oilandairlubricationahybrid turboloader. EVAG, acompany owned by DB Schenker, and Anker- Schif is responsible. In operative terms, handling out is carried by joint venture of VW Logistik, EVAG and – Anker Schiffahrt as in theouter (Außenhafen), port for which Autoport –a well handled, as are Ireland and Britain with runs transport in the non-tidal inland at port EVAG’s Terminal I, where another record. new In Emden vehicle handling takes place cent, 6.5per growth of handling over 1.3million vehicles – In at 2014theport themouth theriver Ems of recorded Emden being handled via Antwerp last until year. the end of take vehicles return on journey. every This business was still andRica Nicaragua. The shipping company to is expected

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New dolphin berth in Cuxhaven fahrt, which belongs to the Bremen-based Lexzau-Scharbau group. 79 per cent of the vehicles handled were exported last year – particularly the brands VW, Audi and Škoda from pro- Automotive handling in Cuxhaven has developed very positively over recent duction facilities in Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic years: handling of motor vehicles has increased by around 78 per cent since and Slovakia. Automotive handling in Emden is very closely 2005. In 2014 the seaport was in fifth place among the North Range linked with the Volkswagen group’s new vehicle transport. A automotive ports, with 392,389 vehicles. In order to be able to also handle considerable amount of the vehicles were shipped to Great larger ships and create additional capacity for vehicle handling, port Britain, where demand for cars increased sharply in 2014, as company Niedersachsen Ports expanded the dolphin berth at Amerikahafen well as to North America. The majority of vehicles imported this year. “We also provide efficient infrastructure in this area. In doing this via Emden were VW vehicles from Spain, South Africa and we aim to contribute towards strengthening and expanding Cuxhaven’s Mexico. The dolphin berth for large ships at the Emspier position as one of the leading automotive handling ports,” says Holger in Emden was completed in 2015, involving investment of Banik, Managing Director of Niedersachsen Ports. “The expansion of the around 8.2 million euros by the state of Lower Saxony. This berth was an essential investment that will secure our future in automotive has further cemented Emden’s position as the second-largest handling in Cuxhaven. It has come at the perfect time to enable us to also automotive handling site in Germany. Planning for a large handle the new generation of ro-ro ships used in short sea transport,” ship berth to close the gap between the Emspier and the confirms Bernd Kupke, Managing Director of BLG Autoterminal Cuxhaven. Emskai is already underway. “We believe in Cuxhaven as a location. From ships’ point of view it can be reached quickly and without passing through locks, is directly connected to Cuxhaven the motorway and railway network, and is extremely flexible and efficient. These are excellent foundations for considerably higher vehicle volumes.” Vehicle handling at the mouth of the river Elbe is run by The dolphin berth along bridge three is designed for ships up to around Cuxport and BLG. BLG is involved in just under a third of 160 metres in length and 25 metres in width. It is made up of five bollard water-side handling, and is responsible for almost half of blocks and a 155 metre-long jetty. Around three million euros – comprising hinterland transport. At around 86 per cent, vehicle transport state funds and money from the European Regional Development Fund – runs in Cuxhaven are very export-oriented. Compared with have been invested in the new berth. the previous year, in 2014 Cuxhaven managed to grow

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by 6.9 per cent in automotive handling, reaching a Stade total of 392,389 vehicles. The majority of ro-ro transport is handled with Great The seaport of Stade lies directly on the Elbe maritime Britain, to which the principal exports are vehicles from shipping route between Hamburg and the mouth of the BMW (shipping company UECC), as well as Opel (Vaux- Elbe by Cuxhaven. It also has a ramp for efficient ro-ro hall) and Kia (shipping company DFDS Seaways). Vehicles handling. Looking to the coming year, port and handling come in from Vauxhall (Opel), Jaguar and Land Rover. The logistics provider Buss Port Logistics is currently in nego- constantly increasing demand for Opel and Kia freight tiations with an aeroplane manufacturer. In future com- transport between Germany and Britain has prompted ship- ponents that are currently still transported 30 kilometres ping company DFDS Seaways to use a larger ship on its cargo from Stade to Hamburg-Finkenwerder by lorry will be

route between Cuxhaven and Immingham. “Since then we able to be shipped via the terminal in Stade. GMBH AEROTEC FRANKENBACH, PHOTOS: have been offering space for 160 freight units and 250 cars Since summer 2014 it has been possible to enter the Nord- five times a week, increasing our freight capacity by a total of hafen with ships up to 200 metres in length and 32 metres in 30 per cent,” says Ortolf Barth, who is responsible for sched- width. A new ordinance was implemented by Lower Saxony’s uled services at DFDS Seaways. The second most important port authority and the waterways and shipping office (Was- travel area is the Baltic Sea, particularly Sweden and the ser- und Schiffahrtsamt). “Expanding the authorisation will other Scandinavian states, and Estonia; it is served by the make the seaport of Stade more capable. We have made it shipping companies Mann Lines, Kess and Nor Lines. possible for even modern ro-ro ships to use the loading In July this year port company Niedersachsen Ports cre- ramp that has already been installed,” explains Holger Banik, ated additional capacity for vehicle handling in Cuxhaven Managing Director of NPorts. New areas for project loading with the new dolphin berth “Brücke 3”. have also been set up in Stade.

Interview with Ernst Frankenbach, Chairman of the association for automotive logistics (Verein Automobillogistik, AML) within the German forwarding and logistics association (Deutscher Speditions- und Logistikverband, DSLV)

Mr Frankenbach, the AML represents the interests of automotive Your association is supporting the Association of logistics providers. What tasks are these exactly? European Vehicle Logistics’ (ECG) campaign for Europe-wide Our association represents all leading German logistics service providers, harmonisation of loaded lengths for car transporters. primarily for transport by road, but also by rail and inland What is the state of affairs here? vessel. We represent Germany as a location when it The discussion about the directive on weights and dimensions is finished comes to all logistics services concerning vehicles, on EU level (concluded as Directive [EU] 2015/719). Unfortunately no particularly outbound logistics. No fleet operator agreement was reached on harmonisation of loaded lengths by the end; can exist without logistics, which our members however, the EU has undertaken to systematically address this issue once provide throughout Europe. more through an implementation check in 2020.

And what about long lorries? How important are these to automotive logistics? We investigated this in a study. Long lorries don’t really bring any real Ernst Frankenbach has been benefits for us under the existing conditions as the investment costs are Chairman for vehicle forwarders at much higher than with conventional lorries and because the nature of our the DSLV (German forwarding and logistics association) since loads would mean that we would face a weight problem. In addition, we 15 September 2015. need to distribute within cities, which is not possible with a long lorry. MAIN TOPIC

Transporting the fuselage section by sea from Nordenham to Hamburg in a special transport container takes around twelve hours.

Nordenham

The port of Nordenham is also active in the ro-ro business. For company Wulf Seetransporte is used for this, and currently example, the company Premium Aerotec, a supplier of civil and travels twice per week. “Our load is always mixed. The contai- military aeroplane structures, transports assembled front fuse- ners have different lengths but complement one another. This lage sections for the A350 XWB, the A330 family, and fuselage means that a bay for a A350 container can also be used by two shells for the A380 from Nordenham to Airbus in Hamburg by A330/A380 containers,” reports Markus Wölfle, Company sea. The Airbus transport ship “Kugelbake” owned by shipping Spokesperson at Premium Aerotec. (cb)

A good year ago the working group for goods transport Over recent years your members have developed by rail/combined transport (AK Schiene) was set up within your from transporters to logisticians. What trends can you see umbrella association, DSLV. What is the background to this? in automotive logistics? The topic of rail forwarding is of great interest to the AML. We For Germany I assume that distribution runs from vehicle have members that provide rail transport, and are also seeing compounds – vehicle holding areas for regional distribution – increased demand for this service. The working group’s aim is to or from the factory to several unloading points will increase. In give matters concerning rail forwarding a voice towards politics Europe, rail transport from the manufacturer to the and other players. distributor is gaining significance.

What other areas are you looking at? And how will vehicle transport develop in 2016? Customers’ purchasing policies in general – not just those of We are predicting a relatively stable order level. This is confirmed by OEMs – have become very “rough”. Low cargo rates have not been manufacturers’ plans and forecasts. For China we are expecting a slight enough to prompt replacement investments. Added to this is the attenuation of the peaks that we have seen in the past. North America fact that there is a lack of successors among freight forwarders and is relatively constant; things are looking great. sub-contractors. Many have given up business, meaning that the fleet is reduced. We have been seeing great demand for a year, but the capacity isn’t there.

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Ro-ro and intermodality

Speaking to LOGISTICS PILOT, Wolfgang Stöver, Head of Sales at BLG Automobillogistik, explains how important intermodality is for automotive logistics.

Mr Stöver, how important is What advantages does this offer? automotive logistics at BLG? This system allows for individual retrievability in the facto- It is one of three business divisions; this highlights its im- ries, as well as even disposal. This is very important for the portance in itself. In terms of turnover, all three divisions production sites, as they have grown organically and are often – container, automotive and contract logistics – are around very city-based, meaning that they have little storage space. the same level at a third each. How many block trains are there in total? Around two thirds of German vehicle exports Across all manufacturers, 26 block trains travel to Bremerha- go via Bremerhaven. Why? ven each day. Unloading is carried out in three shifts. There are various reasons. The frequency of ship owners in ro-ro shipping is a unique characteristic: no other port has How important is intermodality for as many destination ports as Bremerhaven. In addition, we automotive logistics at BLG? have been optimising the intake systems for many years. It’s very important. This particularly applies to the ports Block trains work in shuttle runs between the factories and as interfaces between land and sea. It’s all about short idle Bremerhaven, meaning that they travel to the port fully load- times in the port. This applies to both BLG, with regard ed and back to the factories empty. to area productivity, and manufacturers, as they can incur

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capital costs of between eight and ten euros per day of idle Wolfgang Stöver has been working time and per car. for BLG since 1984, and has been Head of Sales for automotive What about importing? logistics since 1998. The situation is slightly different here. Transport is generally carried out by lorry. There is no transhipment domestically as the vehicles are transported directly to the dealers. You wait until you have put together a tour to a certain destina- What is the modal split like? FACTS tion. Transhipment only occurs in a few cases. However, if The following applies to Bremerhaven: when it comes to required we also use trains to our inland terminals, in order export, 95 per cent of deliveries are carried out by rail. We BLG automo- to be able to distribute smaller quantities regionally by lorry. have 1,275 of our own BLG AutoRail waggons, which we have tive One example of this is rail transport runs from Bremer- been investing in since 2008. When it comes to import, the logistics haven to Kelheim, from which regional distribution is car- figure is 95 per cent by lorry; these are deliveries to dealers. 21 sites in Germany, ried out in Bavaria. This also applies to European transport: To do this we use 400 lorries in Germany and 120 lorries in Italy, Croatia, Poland, we also transport to Kelheim by train from factories in the Poland, the Ukraine and Russia. Russia, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Slovakia for customers such as Kia and Slovenia, Turkey and What value do manufacturers place on Hyundai, and distribute the vehicles all over Germany from the Ukraine there. environmental protection during transport? It differs by manufacturer, but often stops with cost. Where Bremerhaven is the How important are inland vessels? possible we transport by rail or inland vessel, which re- largest site, and was We currently have seven inland vessels, of which five travel places a large number of lorry runs. The only major factory one of the largest on the Rhine and two travel on the Danube. For example, that is not yet served by rail is the Smart factory in Ham- vehicle ports in the Suzuki manufacturers near Budapest in Hungary, from which bach, in the Lorraine region of France. However, due to the world in 2014 with over the vehicles are transported to Kelheim by inland vessel and size of the cars it is possible to transport them efficiently 2.3 million vehicles then distributed further by rail and lorry. For Ford in Cologne with twelve cars per semi-trailer. BLG has implemented handled, transported we transport vehicles destined for Britain down the Rhine to many measures in order to help it run in a sustainable and or technically Vlissingen in Holland for shipment to England. environmentally-friendly way. These include lorry driver processed. training, use of IT systems in lorries, noise-reducing brakes around PHOTOS: BLG LOGISTICS GROUP LOGISTICS BLG PHOTOS: in our railway waggons, wind power, solar technology and 2,000 employees LED lights – to name but a few examples. Environmental protection is not always financially rewarded by customers, Fleet: 1,275 waggons but looked upon favourably. with whisper brakes, The inland vessel is 7 inland vessels and also an important mode of transport for Your clients include OEMs, rental companies, 520 lorries pre- and post-transport leasing companies, fleet vehicle service providers of vehicles. and remarketing companies. Which are your most important customers? Essentially all major vehicle manufacturers, such as the VW group with its brands VW, Škoda, Audi and Porsche, Hyundai and Kia, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, as well as BMW and Mercedes, of course.

Will the VW exhaust scandal have an effect on your business? We are not expecting a great impact on export quantities. The export figures for oversea traffic won’t change significantly asThe main target areas of the USA (via Emden) and China (via Bremerhaven) are not diesel markets. The situation

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The car terminal in Bremerhaven is one of the largest vehicle hubs in the world.

is different on the German and European market. Here produced abroad, for example in Mexico, Brazil and China. cars with diesel engines have high market shares, meaning It is doubtful whether the proportion of German domestic that we are expecting negative influences on quantity. vehicle production will increase. We will be happy if we remain on the high level of the last three to four years, and How are you expecting business are not expecting great growth. to develop overall? In terms of export we are happy that the markets in west- What predictions do you have for production in China? ern, and especially southern, Europe have recovered con- Eventually Chinese manufacturers will come to the German siderably since the start of the year. There has been growth market. New logistics flows will emerge due to increasing of nine per cent in registrations as compared with 2014. production in China, as well as through German manu- One problem, however, is Russia, with 33 per cent fewer facturers. How and when this will happen remains to be registrations as compared with last year. The USA is also seen. We are observing development very closely with our developing well with an increase of four per cent. Deve- representative in China, and are already introducing our- lopment is patchy in the BRIC countries: China is still selves to Chinese OEMs. For example, new opportunities for showing growth, but not as much as in the past, with a logistics lie in the production of Daimler’s C-Class, which is current rate of five per cent. Overall, German vehicles are now taking place in East London (South Africa), Beijing and still very much in demand. Tuscaloosa (USA) as well as Bremen, because the model sells so well and demand for Germany can no longer be covered And what about imports? by Bremen alone. In Germany the six per cent increase in registrations as compared with last year is positively noticeable. Hyundai and Kia How will this impact the other are now producing a lot in Europe, particularly in the Czech German production sites? Republic and Slovakia, but now in Turkey, too. Unfortunately Employee representatives generally only consent to shifting this has meant a decrease in imports. We are receiving in- production abroad if there is not going to be reduced pro- creasing imports from the USA, Finland and South Africa. duction in Germany and jobs are relatively secure. Germany remains an important production site for premium vehicles. And what trends can you see in automotive logistics in general? And what do these developments mean for you In terms of export, we do not yet have a clear picture as as a logistics provider? vehicle manufacturers’ planning is still ongoing. However, We need to think along the same lines and support manufac- More information: we are taking a very optimistic approach towards looking turers in their plans and projects wherever we can using our www.blg-logistics.com to the future. One general trend is that, for some years network, but also develop and suggest innovative concepts

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From Norway to Cuxhaven on LNG

We have seen people reporting on liquefied natural gas as an alternative and environmentally-friendly fuel for some time now. Now, an increasing number of ships run on LNG are now being put into operation, including two ro-ro carriers run by Norwegian shipping company Nor Lines. They have been travelling between Cuxhaven and Norway since April. Alongside working as a clearance and booking agent, Cuxport has also taken over marketing for Nor Lines in Germany.

hen one of the two LNG-powered cargo ships Norwegian destination ports for the first time,” says Roland owned by Nor Lines – the “Kvitbjørn” (polar Schneider from Business Development at Cuxport. bear) or its sister ship “Kvitnos” (polar dol- W phin) – berths in Cuxhaven, there’s no fanfa- Sustainability re. In fact, the two ships have been travelling between the port on the Unterelbe and a variety of Norwegian ports – The two new ro-ro ships, which cost around 65 mil- from the Oslofjord via the west coast to Hammerfest in lion US dollars in total, are particularly environmentally northern Norway – on a weekly scheduled service for several friendly as the emission values from liquefied gas are months now; however, they do still stand out, not just because very low as compared with other fossil fuels: the LNG of their bright red paint and unusual design. freighters use 65 per cent less energy than transport by Cuxhaven is the first German seaport to be used regularly lorry, and 18 per cent less than the ships that they are re-

by ships run on LNG. “What’s more, with Nor Lines we are placing. In addition, the CO2 emissions are reduced by

offering a ro-ro service from a German port to a number of 38 per cent, NOx emissions are reduced by 90 per cent

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6 1 Hydraulic ro-ro ramp 2 Weather deck: 1,500 m2 3 Ro-ro deck: 1,640 m2 2 4 Mafi trailer SWL 100 ton/ 4 34 ton axle pressure 5 Freezer room: 4,170 m2 6 80 ton crane for contain- 1 3 7 ers and cargo on deck 5 7 Hydraulic side ramps and pallet elevators for all decks

and SOx and particle emissions are completely eliminated. This elevators with a maximum load capacity of five tonnes. type of ship has already won several prizes thanks to its inno- The reason for this versatility is the great differences in vative design and contribution to green logistics, for example equipment at the various Norwegian ports. the Thor Heyerdahl Award 2014, the Next Generation Ship Award 2011, the Environment Award – Transportation and Cargo Logistics 2013 and the Green Ship Technology Award 2013. Furthermore, the new service is leading to overland transport – The main goods loaded in Norway are fish and seafood des- involving distances of more than 200 kilometres along the tined for northern and central Europe. However, the service Norwegian coast – being shifted to water, which leads to a is also attractive for German loads, such as consumer goods. considerably lower burden on the environment anyway, but “The new liner service offers the customer the best possible even more so with LNG engines. The ships are part of an eco- opportunities for supplying to the Scandinavian and German friendly transport concept in which a total of 27 companies market. It even goes into many smaller ports in Norway, are involved under the leadership of the German/Norwegian therefore serving niche markets in the north of the country ship classification and certification firm DNV GL, and are that are difficult to reach by lorry due to the road links,” says the result of more than two years of preparation. Michael de Reese, Managing Director of Cuxport. The potential load volume from and to the ports on the Norwegian Flexibility cost is estimated to lie at 17 to 20 million tonnes per year. Alongside rolling loads, the new builds “Kvitbjørn” and Technology “Kvitnos” can also take on containers, and are equipped with side doors for loading and unloading general cargo. The ships were developed in close collaboration with Rolls “The ships, which are around 120 metres long and 21 metres Royce Marine, were constructed at the Tsuji Heavy Indust- wide and operate under the flag of the Faroe Islands, have ries Shipyard in Jiangsu, China, and, alongside the modern two decks, a total load capacity of 122 TEU and around LNG drive system, also have an innovative hull design and 1,000 loading metres, and feature an on-board crane ca- special new features in the drive units and power generation pable of lifting up to 80 tonnes. The loading height on the on board. This makes them particularly energy efficient. The main deck is 4.50 metres – perfect for high & heavy loads,” LNG storage tank, which was constructed in Turkey, holds reports Schneider. Around 200 semi-trailers – of which up 380 cubic metres. Bunkering is carried out in Norway. The to 40 for reefers with 25 connections – can be loaded via “Kvitbjørn” set a new record with its eight-week transfer from the ro-ro stern ramp per ship. Nor Lines is providing its Jiangsu via Singapore and interim stops in Cochin, India own pallet-width 45-foot containers and 40-foot rolltrailers and Cartagena, Spain for LNG bunkering on to Bergen in More information: – also known as mafi trailers – for the new liner service. Norway: this was the longest journey ever undertaken by a www.norlines.no

PHOTO + GRAPHIC: NOR LINES NOR LINES + GRAPHIC: PHOTO In addition, the ships are each equipped with two pallet ship run exclusively on LNG. (cb)

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The Transport Overseas Chartering team includes (from left) Arne Hinsch, Robin Akkermann, Patrick Mantai and Tim Oltmann.

Rolling loads take centre stage

As an independent ship broker, Transport f you want to ship a rolling load, such as utility vehicles, Overseas Chartering (TOC) from Bremen specialises mobile cranes or construction machinery, systems or project loads all over the world, either conventionally or in ro-ro, break bulk and project loads of any kind. I firmly secured to rolltrailers, also known as mafi trailers, TOC has also been working as an agent for the then Bremen-based ship broker TOC is the place to go: Ma- naging Directors Tim Oltmann and Arne Hinsch and their Saudi Arabian state shipping company Bahri since two employees specialise in this area. They collaborate with October 2015. A visit. a large number of shipping companies worldwide and are able to broker their liner and tramp services. “We organise transport runs from Europe to the Middle East and the USA, from the USA to the Middle East and from the Far East to Oceania, the USA, Africa, and primar- rily Europe,” explains 30-year-old Oltmann, who founded his company in 2012 and worked for Norwegian-Swedish ro-ro shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen before going it alone. “Because of my professional background, I take care

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of ro-ro shipping, whilst Arne Hinsch looks after project loading and break bulk.” Hinsch, who has been sharing executive management of TOC with Oltmann since 2014, previously worked in the project loading sector for Chinese shipping company Cosco. “We complement each other really well,” says Oltmann.

Wide range of loads

In order to establish itself on the market, TOC kept a broad base from the start and consciously decided to act as an independent broker for cargo services for a wide range of loads. This included, for example, 75 pieces of construction Wind turbine blades are loaded onto the weather deck machinery that were shipped from Bremerhaven to Tema in of a ro-ro ship using two mobile cranes. Ghana on behalf of the Ghanaian government. The Bremen- based brokers also coordinated the shipping of accessories for 200 conveyor belts for a tunnel boring project in the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA), for FACTS Arab Emirate of Qatar from Bremerhaven. One project that which it also works as a port clearance agent. With more than Oltmann and Hinsch speak particularly fondly of was the 70 double-hull tankers, chemical tankers and six RoCon Transport loading of two 40 metre-long replacement blades for Aus- ships, Bahri is one of the largest shipping companies in the Overseas tralian wind power plants in Bremerhaven this year. “With Middle East, and since mid-October has been offering a Chartering the help of two mobile cranes, the wind turbine blades were monthly ro-ro liner service that runs on a round trip from Founded as an loaded in tandem at a height of around 60 metres onto the Bremerhaven or Hamburg via Antwerp, Tilbury (UK) and independent ship weather deck of a ro-ro ship,” describes Oltmann. This was Bilbao/Gijón (Spain) to Jebel Ali (United Arab Emirates) and brokering office the second loading operation of this type to take place in to Jeddah and Dammam in Saudi Arabia using two RoCon in 2012 Bremerhaven since 2013. ships. “The volume of Saudi state business with northern “As an independent broker, we also offer spot business Europe is growing considerably at the moment,” says Olt- Company headquar- and cross trades for both ro-ro and break bulk and project mann, explaining the Saudis’ commitment. “This includes, ters: Bremen loads throughout the world,” says Hinsch. Oltmann believes for example, projects for the Saudi Electricity Company,” a 4 employees that ro-ro business is still a niche business for project loading. Saudi Arabian energy supply company based in Riyadh, and “Many companies that offer services for break bulk loading projects involving the construction of road and rail networks are long-established and still rely on conventional loading. between the major cities in Saudi Arabia. “For non-rolling Stowage on a rolltrailer, however, offers the great advantage loads, this particularly concerns high-speed trains,” says that the goods do not have to be touched nearly as much. In Oltmann. “In the past these goods were primarily imported addition, as an independent broker we are able to offer our from the USA, but now they are primarily imported from customers three to four options, as well as cargo services with Europe, with the majority coming from Germany.” A second a combination of different shipping companies.” liner service with two round trips per month, for which four ships are used, links the USA with the Middle East. “All six Agent for Saudi Arabian state shipping ships were built in 2013 or 2014, are structurally identical and company Bahri are very versatile,” says Oltmann. “With a total load area of 25,000 square metres over seven decks, they can hold both TOC has thus far been working exclusively as an indepen- ro-ro loads as well as over 600 TEU of containers, and have dent ship broker, and is very satisfied with how the busi- two on-board cranes, which together can lift up to 235 tonnes’ ness has developed. “We were able to take on two employees payload. This is why the Saudis call them ‘RoCon’ vessels.” very quickly,” says Hinsch, delighted. The two young As part of its activity as an agent, TOC call also issue Saudi entrepreneurs recently landed a particularly “big fish”: since Arabian bills of lading (B/Ls). The majority of projects will More information: 1 October this year they have also been the agency represent- be commencing at the start of 2016. Oltmann: “We can’t www.to-chartering.de

PHOTOS: TRANSPORT OVERSEAS CHARTERING GMBH CHARTERING OVERSEAS TRANSPORT PHOTOS: ing the Saudi Arabian state shipping company Bahri, formerly wait.” (cb)

LOGISTICS PILOT December 2015 23 SAFETY & SECURITY

Electromobility and fire safety on ro-ro ships

The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) has carried out a study to investigate whether transport of vehicles with electric drives, fuel cells or refrigeration units poses a greater risk of fire. In addition, it investigated whether measures are needed to ensure that safety is maintained whilst transporting these vehicles.

fter growing very slowly at first, the number of ve- The German government has set itself the goal of in- hicles with electric drives has been visibly increas- creasing the number of cars with electric drives even further ing for several years. On 1 January this year there and, as part of its National Development Plan for Electric A were just under 108,000 cars with hybrid drives Mobility (NEPE), is striving for there to be a million electric and 19,000 cars with electric drives registered in Germany. vehicles on Germany’s roads by 2020. These cars have to In comparison: the figure was just 1,931 electric vehicles on be transport-ed from their production sites to recipients by 1 January 2006. lorry, train or ship. Transport by ship poses special chal-

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lenges, as two accidents highlight: on 17 November 2010, FACTS the battery of an electric-hybrid car caught fire on the vehicle deck of ro-ro ferry “Pearl of Scandinavia” (now “Pearl After-effects of Seaways”) owned by DFDS Seaways as it was being charged. the study The cause of the fire could not be definitively identified; The Federal Ministry of however, investigators managed to exclude the charging Transport and Digital cable as the cause of the fire. Just two days later, another Infrastructure (BMVI) fire broke out in the closed vehicle deck of “Mecklenburg The risk of cable fires presented the study Vorpommern”, a ro-pax ferry built in 1996 and owned by increases when hybrid and fully at the 2nd IMO (Inter- shipping company Scandlines. Here the source of the fire electric vehicles are connected. national Maritime was the battery of a minibus that had been loaded on a Organization) meeting lorry trailer. The fact that the vehicles were packed closely of the MSC (Maritime together made fighting the fire manually more difficult, Safety Committee) and allowed the fire to spread more easily. sub-committee SSE (Sub-Committee of detected using special sensors; however, these are not yet Fire safety study Ship Systems and being used on ships. Using nickel-metal hybrid batteries is Equipment) on As transport of vehicles with electric drives is going to in- safer than lithium-ion batteries, but in the event of accidents 19 December 2014. crease, fire safety on ro-ro ships is going to play an or overload these can also leak caustic substances and pose increasingly large role. This concerns both preven- a risk of explosion. A proper discussion tion of fire in the vehicles themselves as well as the at the IMO is in the ability to safely connect vehicle batteries to the on- Results pipeline. Consultation board power supply and charge them during tran- is currently being sit. With this in mind, the BMVI commissioned a fire According to the study, 0.33 additional fires are to be expect- carried out with the EU safety survey in 2010, which was revised in 2013. The ed in the entire ro-pax fleet during transport of hybrid and Commission and the reference vessel chosen for the investigation, car- fully electric vehicles, and 0.03 during transport of fuel cell member states in ried out by Germanischer Lloyd, was the ro-pax ship vehicles. Overall the experts are expecting 0.36 additional order to be able to “Mecklenburg Vorpommern”, which runs between fires per year in the ro-pax fleet without connection to the obtain support on Rostock and Trelleborg and can load up to 445 cars on-board power supply, which corresponds to an increase of European level upon on three vehicle decks and railway waggons on a twelve per cent in annual fires. If all hybrid and fully electric presentation of the 945-metre stretch of track, as well as transporting a maxi- vehicles were connected to the on-board power supply, this proposal. mum of 665 passengers. As part of the study, which is figure would increase considerably, particularly due to the The next steps on this based on figures for the reference year of 2020, the experts cable fires that are to be expected: the risk analysis points to matter will be decided carried out a systematic and structured risk analysis. 602.9 additional fires per year – 600 of which, however, will after the 56th MSC be remain limited to the connecting cable and not have any meeting in May 2016. Dangers consequences for passengers, crew or the ship. When lithium-ion batteries go on fire they pose multiple dangers: Recommendations the fire reaches very high temperatures of up to 1,000 degrees Celsius, releases highly toxic and caustic gases and, as The authors of the study believe that fire safety in transport of such, can only be put out using special metal fire ex- vehicles with electric or hybrid drives should be improved, for tinguishers. Using water as an extinguishing agent is example by equipping all installations on deck with explosion merely able to have a cooling effect and prevent the fire protection in class II C (the highest explosion category), using More information: from spreading to other vehicle components. Batte- sealed plug sockets and creating a central shut-off option www.bmvi.de

PHOTOS: PIXABAY – SKEEZE, DNV GL DNV – SKEEZE, PIXABAY PHOTOS: ries often emit gases before going on fire, which can be for one location outside of the vehicle deck. (cb)

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SUMMARY NEWS

Members’ meeting at WHV

GROWTH. Matthias Kremser ELECTION. The new board, which will be in office for three years, was chosen at this year’s members’ (left) and Nicki Schumacher meeting of the Wilhelmshaven port economy association (Wilhelmshavener Hafenwirtschafts-Vereinigung, (right) joined commercial ship WHV) in October. It will be made up as follows: President John H. Niemann (right), Vice President management for multi-purpose Hans-Joachim Uhlendorf (left), Treasurer Heiner Holzhausen (3rd from left), Mikkel E. Andersen ships at Zeaborn Chartering, (4th from left), Manfred Adrian (5th from left), Rolf Brandstrup (6th from left) and Matthias Schrell owned by the Bremen-based (2nd from left). Long-standing former Board Members Günter Reiche and Hans-Peter Kramer were appointed Zeaborn group, on 1 December. as honorary members. WHV was founded in 1985 by 24 members; today the association represents around Nicki Schumacher will be taking 230 members. It represents port interests in Wilhelmshaven, promotes economic development of the port over the role of Chartering and advertises the port of Wilhelmshaven nationally and internationally under the umbrella of marketing company Seaports of Niedersachsen. Director, with Matthias Kremser supporting the firm as Senior Chartering Manager. Hellmann’s REORGANISATION. The Chief Representative representatives of the member retires companies of the federal working group for heavy-duty DEPARTURE. Chief Represen- transport and crane work tative Karl Engelhard (71) decided on a change of direction finished working for logistics with the agreement of new provider Hellmann Worldwide articles of association at their Logistics after 20 years on 31 October, entering his well- members’ meeting held in earned retirement. Engelhard Munich at the start of October. Richter is the new took an indirect route into New Managing The new articles should give the Managing Director logistics. After training as a Director at NWL and specialist association for heavy textile merchant he spent two goods – which claims to have at GVN Trimodal Logistik years with the Army, then the industry’s largest collection CHANGE. There was a change in worked in the coffee industry APPOINTMENT. Cordula of members – a more profes- the specialist association for road for 32 years before joining Radtke was appointed as sional structure. A new voluntary haulage and disposal within Lower Hellmann at the age of 51. Managing Director of Bremen- board, which will be monitoring Saxony’s transport industry based logistics providers NWL the full-time executive manage- association (GVN) on 1 October Norddeutsche Wasserweg ment as a supervisory council, this year: Regional Managing Logistik and Trimodal Logistik in was also elected. The following Director Gerhard Ibrügger retired mid-September this year. NWL’s people were chosen: after 38 years of working for the core business is transport by Helmut Alborn, Arno Alt, association. The new Regional inland vessel and combined Markus Frost, André Lau, Managing Director is Christian transport. Trimodal Logistik Andreas Kahl, Volker Kreiling, Richter. The 41-year-old expert in offers transport by inland vessel, Florian Maier, Markus Pieper goods transport and trained motor rail and lorry between Bremen/ and Nina Schwarze. traffic manager is also the haz- Bremerhaven, Hamburg and

PHOTOS: WHV, GVN, SCHOTTEL, HELLMANN WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS, DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AG, DSLV AG, PORSCHE F. H.C. ING. DR. LOGISTICS, WORLDWIDE HELLMANN SCHOTTEL, GVN, WHV, PHOTOS: ardous materials and waste officer. Wilhelmshaven.

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Change in executive ma- Chief of HR nagement at Schottel at VW Nutzfahrzeuge

SUCCESSION. Christian Strahberger will APPOINTMENT. Chief of HR at Porsche be taking over executive management of drive Thomas Edig left the vehicle manufacturer at system manufacturer Schottel in Ellerbek, near the end of September, but is remaining with DSLV President re-elected Hamburg, in 2016. The 42-year-old has a PhD in the VW group. The 53-year-old was appointed physics, has worked for Siemens and Voith in the to the HR department of the executive board RE-ELECTION. President Mathias Krage past, and has experience in ships’ propulsion. at Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge in Hanover, (2nd from right) was unanimously re-elected at Strahberger is suc- which has around the members’ meeting of the German association ceeding long-standing 20,000 employees, for forwarding and logistics (Deutscher Spedi- Managing Director on 1 October this year. tions- und Logistikverband, DSLV) in mid-Sep- Gerhard Jensen, who Edig is succeeding tember this year, and will remain with the will then be in charge Elke Eller, who is association for a further three years. Willem van of the group’s activities moving on to new der Schalk (3rd from left), Johannes Offergeld under the group challenges outside (2nd from left) and Hansjörg Rodi (left) were holding Schottel of the Volkswagen also re-elected to their roles. Günter Haberland Industries. group. (right) succeeded Michael Kubenz.

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The port groups of Bremen/Bremerhaven and Seaports of Niedersachsen will be exhibiting at many specialist trade fairs and informational events once again in 2016. The existing collaboration with the neighbouring states in the north of Germany will be continued and expanded even further.

ow can increasing load weights and Selection of events 2015/2016 (subject to change) volumes be handled under continually high time pressure? What are the challenges and opportu- HWG Wirtschaftstreff Intermodal Bremer Logistiktag H nities of Industry 4.0? What is the best packaging (industry meet) South America (Bremen logistics day) to use? These and other issues will be tacked at the 2nd 4. 12. 2015 5. – 7. 4. 2016 9. 8. 2016 “Fachforum Projektlogistik” (specialist forum for project Cuxhaven, Germany São Paulo, Brazil Bremen, Germany logistics) on 18th January 2016 in Bremen. www.port-of-cuxhaven.de www.intermodal.com.br www.bremenports.de/ “new year reception” veranstaltungskalender Shortly after will be bremenports’ VIA BREMEN-Fachforum transrussia in Berlin – a tradition for the Hanseatic city on the Weser Projektlogistik 19. – 22. 4. 2016 26th Niedersächsischer (specialist forum for river. On 21 January the port company and logistics firm TFG Moscow, Russia Hafentag project logistics) (Lower Saxony port day) Transfracht will be inviting visitors to the “logistics talk”, www.transrussia.ru/en-GB 18. 1. 2016 2. 9. 2016 followed by a get-together in the capital city. Tag der Logistik In February, the “fruit logistica” trade fair will Bremen, Germany Brake, Germany www.via-bremen.com (Supply Chain Day) www.seaports.de herald the start of spring: from 3 to 5 February, com- 21. 4. 2016 logistics talk panies from the entire value creation chain in the fruit In Germany and abroad Kapitänstag new year reception (Captains’ Day) and veg sector will be meeting in Berlin. The presen- www.tag-der-logistik.de 21. 1. 2016 2. 9. 2016 tation at the trade fair has already become a tradition for the port and logistics site of Bremen/Bremerhaven. Now Berlin, Germany Breakbulk Europe Bremen, Germany www.bremenports.de/ 23. – 26. 5. 2016 for the ninth time, several companies will be presenting their www.bhv-bremen.de veranstaltungskalender Antwerp, Belgium services to a specialist audience on the stand organised by Maritime Woche www.breakbulk.com bremenports under the brand VIA BREMEN. This year’s fruit logistica (maritime week) exhibitors will include the shipping company DAL Deutsche 3. – 5. 2. 2016 Windforce Bremen 9. – 18. 9. 2016 Afrika-Linien, logistics provider Heuer Port Logistics and Berlin, Germany 7. – 9. 6. 2016 Bremen/Bremerhaven, insurer Carl Schröter. www.fruitlogistica.de Bremen, Germany Germany http://windforce.info/ www.maritimewoche.de Almost at the same time, from 15 to 17 March, the Breakbulk China windforce2016/de/ “Automotive Logistics Europe Conference” will be taking 14. – 17. 3. 2016 Breakbulk Americas place in Bonn, where Seaports of Niedersachsen will be tak- Shanghai, China transport logistic China 26. 9. – 29. 9. 2016 ing part as an exhibitor. This event sees the decision-makers www.breakbulk.com 14. – 16. 6. 2016 Houston, USA at original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and automo- Shanghai, China www.breakbulk.com Automotive Logistics www.transportlogistic- tive suppliers come together each year. Europe Conference WindEnergy 15. – 17. 3. 2016 china.com 27. – 30. 9. 2016 Bonn, Germany ShortSeaShipping Days Hamburg, Germany www.automotivelogistics. 22. – 23. 6. 2016 www.windenergyham- media/events Lübeck, Germany burg.com www.shortseashipping.de

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Port company bremenports has held the PPI Transport Symposium

PHOTOS: BREMENPORTS, SEAPORTS BREMENPORTS, PHOTOS: in the Hanseatic city on the river Weser for the first time.

Review of events

“PPI Transport Symposium” from 19 to 21 October in Bremen

PREMIERE. Forestry products were the topic of discussion at the BLG because it is stable and planable. It ensures that we have a base load, three-day “PPI Transport Symposium”, a combination of a conference and which is very important for the port.” a trade fair with around 600 registered specialist visitors from all over the The seaports of Lower Saxony also exhibited to the numerous world, which was rounded off with a supporting programme including a shippers and forwarders using the shared space. “Forestry products such port tour and senate reception in the Upper Town Hall. The PPI took place as pulp, paper and wood are among the most important handling goods in Bremen for the first time; discussions with the organiser, the Internatio- for Lower Saxony’s seaports. This is reflected in the approximately nal Forest Products Transport Association (IFPTA), began some years ago. 1.5 million tonnes handled in 2014,” explained Inke Onnen-Lübben, “It was important for us to bring the PPI Transport Symposium to Bremen. Managing Director of port marketing company Seaports of Niedersach- Such international events contribute towards strengthening the site itself, sen. Andreas Bullwinkel, Managing Director of Container Terminal and have very positive effects on the regional economy. Bremen offers all Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort-Marketing: “JadeWeserPort has exhibited of the required facilities,” says Michael Skiba, Head of Marketing at at PPI for the first time. There are already large volumes in the pulp sector bremenports. being transported to Asia via Germany’s only deep-water container port, The joint stand organised by the port management company also and as a ‘newcomer’ we are using the symposium to create additional featured Bremen-based firms Alexander Global Logistics, BLG Cargo and contacts in the paper industry, as well as positioning Wilhelmshaven as terminic. Wolfgang Rolla du Rosey, Managing Partner of terminic, a a possible handling site among the German ports.” Reiner Schelling, Head manufacturer of wall calendars, expressed his satisfaction: “We met of Marketing & Sale of Pulp/Paper at J. Müller Agri + Breakbulk Terminal: many existing customers from the maritime sector and made contact “As a specialised niche port, the joint stand allowed us to position with potential new customers.” Sven Riekers, Managing Director of BLG ourselves perfectly at PPI, as the exhibitors were able to support one Cargo Logistics, emphasised the importance of wood and paper another. The trade fair and the event are almost like a ‘home game’, logistics: “The forestry products business is an interesting market for where we can really show what goes on in this part of the world.”

“National Maritime Conference” from “German Logistics Conference” from 19 to 20 October in Bremerhaven 28 to 30 October in Berlin

EVENT. As a “maritime year”, 2015 was the perfect time to ANNUAL MEETING. The 32nd German Logistics Conference (Deutscher Logistik- host the 9th National Maritime Conference (Nationale Kongress) came to an end with over 3,200 participants after three days in Berlin. Maritime Konferenz, NMK). In October around 800 experts Around 200 companies were represented on stands, including VIA BREMEN with a from companies, associations, science and politics discussed shared stand for Bremen-based firms. The night before the conference the usual future strategies for the maritime economy over two days in port reception took place at Bremen’s state offices. 150 guests from the worlds of Bremerhaven. Alongside the general national conditions, talk politics, business and science came together at the event organised by bremenports. moved onto the industry’s European and international After a welcome from Uwe Will, Chair of the VIA BREMEN Foundation, and prospects. The conference showed how strategically important bremenports’ Managing Director Horst Rehberg, the get-together provided an the maritime industry is in Germany. opportunity to share thoughts and ideas.

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LOGISTICS PILOT December 2015 31 Bremen Bremerhaven Merry Christmas and a successful New Year!

At the end of every year, we take the time to pause and say thank you. Thank you for working together with us so successfully in the past and for your confidence in our work.

The whole bremenports team would like to wish you a peaceful, contemplative Christmas season, together with happiness, contentment and, above all, good health in the new year – and may you remain favourable disposed towards us!

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