NEW WAYS NUMBER THREE | 2014
Changing fuel to meet the new sulphur requirements
Compulsory container weighing improves safety at sea
Fluid collaboration for successful results
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EDITORIAL Keep Moving Change brings opportunities Forward with After one of the hottest and sunniest summers ever in Sweden, eight million cubic metres of timber. All the planning that had darker days are once again coming closer. As regards light at any been done was naturally worthless and everything had to be done rate. And bearing in mind what is coming our way on the first of again from the very beginning. Felling teams were relocated from
January next year in the form of the new sulphur directive, it may the whole of northern Sweden to be able to recover as many trees Baltic Shipping Text: Jennie Zetterqvist. Photo: Linda Snell seem as though the darkness of winter is falling on industry in the as possible before they were attacked by pests. The relocations, Baltic area. which were totally unavoidable, meant that too little timber was felled to satisfy demand from the industries in our northern area. Days We have been through one of the worst recessions for a long time A major effort has therefore been made during the year to trans- and even if things seem to be improving in some areas, substantial port storm-felled timber by ship from the Sundsvall area up to the challenges remain for much of Sweden’s industry. For the forest very north of Sweden. These events are not ones that anyone could Moving Forward is the theme for the tenth edition of Baltic industry, it is first and foremost a major transition to for example have planned for but the ability to adapt quickly to a new reality is Shipping Days. Transecure and Provins Insurance once again develop new products to complement newsprint and coated paper critical for us to be able to succeed with the new challenges that are welcome the transportation and logistics sector to a two-day that are suffering from falling demand due to changed habits as waiting round the corner! a result of the use of tablets, smartphones and so on. In addition conference and networking with a focus on the future. to this, turbulence in the world around us, the Ukraine crisis and In conclusion I would the trade embargoes instituted by Russia and the rest of the world, like to congratulate have had an impact on the flows of goods in the Baltic area. It is our neighbours in On 22–23 October, Baltic Shipping Days advancing”, he goes on. Well-timed for networking still uncertain what the next step will be for the parties involved. Sundsvall, Tunadal will welcome industry delegates to new Baltic Shipping Days offers a repertoire Networking is an important element of Sawmill, who have meetings at the Södra Berget hotel in of talks focusing on three main areas: Baltic Shipping Days and representatives Some may think that I am painting an unnecessarily dark picture just received investment Sundsvall. Highly topical programme shortsea shipping, oversea shipping and from all parts of the chain, from ports, of the future, but try to view things the other way round. We now approval for a new saw items will provide news about and describe the forest industry. Speakers from DFDS, terminals, ship owners, agents, forwarders, have the chance to show that we are prepared for the new reali- line that will allow them trends in the transportation and logistics Samskip and Finnlines will take up charterers and insurers to container lines ties that we have known will come for several years! Changes have to increase production to industry in the area around the Baltic and everything from SECAs and scrubbers to and exporting industries, will be attending always come. Those who choose to accept the new realities quickly 540,000 cubic metres of northern Europe. intermodal solutions in shortsea shipping. the conference. and are prepared to do everything in their power to also succeed in sawn timber. An investment “We can once again present highly Experts from NYK Line and APM “The date of the conference is well- difficult situations will be the winners in the long run. of almost SEK 500 million competent and exciting speakers who link shows that the forest industry, transportation in the Baltic to the ever- Over the year we have seen examples of what will be required of and in this case the sawmills, important global market”, says Nils-Johan Highly competent and exciting speakers link transportation us in the future; adaptation, adaptation and adaptation to constant have strong faith in our Haraldsson, VP Marketing and Business in the Baltic to the ever-important global market during change. One of our RORO vessels, for example, suffered a major products and in the Development at SCA Logistics. breakdown during the summer and the whole company was put future, even though Baltic Shipping Days. to the test. A vast amount of work was needed to get the vessel the wind is sometimes Faith in the future marks the theme back in service as quickly as possible and find other vessels, handle against us. The theme for the conference, Moving new prerequisites at the terminals, adopt alternative transporta- Forward, shows the conference’s positive Terminals will present themes in the deep chosen and absolutely perfectly timed tion solutions and so on while the vessel was being repaired. All of attitude towards the future. sea segment. for networking and meetings between this was done to minimise the impact on our customers. Another “We can see new investment and a “From the forest industry we are proud customers and suppliers. We wish all example that the whole forest industry has felt the effects of is one burgeoning belief in the future in the to be able to present both Werner von Troil, delegates a very warm welcome”, says of the worst storms ever in our area and which brought down over Magnus Wikström manufacturing industry in the Baltic Managing Director of Pöyry Management Nils-Johan Haraldsson. Head of Marine Transportation, SCA Logistics region. This is increasing confidence in the Consulting and Hannele Arvonen, CEO of Read more and see the full conference logistics and transport sector, which is also Setra Group”, says Nils-Johan Haraldsson. programme at www.balticshippingdays.se.
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Publisher Editorial staff Cover photo: Printing Comments New Ways is printed at an Nils-Johan Haraldsson Björn Lyngfelt Duplicera Tryckeribolaget, Sundsvall SCA Logistics AB, FSC certified printworks Henrik Fälldin Box 805, SE-851 23 and on FSC certified paper. Editors Katarina Nordensson Translation Inlay Sundsvall, Sweden. Throughout the production Mats Wigardt Matthew Frackowiak Semantix SCA GraphoSilk 90 g. Tel. +46 60 19 35 00 process, the environmental Carl Johard Lena Zetterwall [email protected] impact is kept to an absolute Jennie Zetterqvist Mikael Högström Production Cover minimum, with a view to Frosting Cocoon gloss 200 g. promoting responsible Kommunikationsbyrå use of the world’s forests. Text: Jennie Zetterqvist. Photo: SCA
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Changing This decision defeats its own purpose fuel to meet and is a heavy blow to the entire industry. new sulphur Follow Team
Text: Jennie Zetterqvist. Photo: SCA SCA everyday requirements – download the The rules governing the permitted sulphur content in marine fuels on vessels operating in the Baltic, North Sea and Team SCA app! English Channel are to become stricter from January next year. SCAs all-female team in the 2014-15 Volvo SCA Logistics is meeting the requirements that apply in the sulphur Ocean Race, Team SCA, has launched their emission control area (SECA) by switching to marine diesel. own App. Download the app and follow the teams progress throughout the race and get an instant feed of the latest news, photos, images The stricter sulphur directive means that Investment in alternative fuels and as well as fun games, quizzes and much more. the rules will be ten times as stringent in the scrubbers were considered. The App is available on the Apple Store from sulphur emission control area (SECA) that “However our vessels are unlikely Friday, September 26. An Android version is comprises the Baltic, the North Sea and the to be suitable for these alternatives”, due to be released in the next few weeks. English Channel compared to today. The says Magnus Wikström. Learn more about the app on teamsca.com permitted sulphur content is at present 1.0 percent by weight in the fuel used on board. A heavy blow that skews competition In 2015, it will become The new, stricter rules governing sulphur 0.1 percent by weight. content in marine fuels, that were decided Containers by the International Maritime Organization Normal operations during (IMO) and have been ratified by the EU, make a good the run-in period mean that the requirements in the SECA in SCA Logistics is meeting the requirement by question will be 35 times more stringent than noise barrier switching from heavy oil to with a in the rest of Europe and the world, with sulphur content of 0.1 percent in January. some exeptations. The industry fears that Containers not only offer efficient “We have made test runs during the this will lead to skewed competition since transportation. They can also pro- summer and we know that we have to make only players in northern Europe will have vide protection from noise pollution. some adjustments to the engines”, says Mag- to cope with the cost increases. nus Wikström, Head of Marine Transporta- Switching to marine diesel means tion at SCA Logistics. that SCA’s fuel costs will increase by When SCA Timber’s sawmill at Tunadal in These include for example: approximately 50 percent. But with a Sundsvall was looking for ways to improve »» Installation of MGO coolers. growing demand for marine diesel, it is likely noise protection, they chose a solution with »» Replacement of gaskets. that the price will rise further quite soon. stacks of containers covered with noise »» Removal of insulation from some “This decision defeats its own purpose dampening mats. pipes to keep the temperature of the and is a heavy blow to the entire basic SCA Logistics assisted with the fuel down. industry. Now we’re eagerly looking forward acquisition of 20 containers, which now »» Change lubricating oil. to what the politicians will do to fulfil their form a wall to ensure that residents in the The running-in period will be during promise that trade and industry will not neighbouring community are not disturbed the autumn and will not affect operations. suffer financially”, says Magnus Wikström. by noise from the mill’s log intake. 6 7 New satellite strengthens ice surveillance
The Swedish Maritime Administration’s ice-breaking management is preparing for the winter season. A new European satellite with maritime surveillance as its primary task will increase the availability of satellite images of the ice sheets.
Text: Jennie Zetterqvist. Photo: iStockPhoto Zetterqvist. Photo: Jennie Text: “This means that we will have a much better basis for making decisions and hopefully we will be able to offer merchant shipping a better service”, says Ulf Gullne, head of ice-breaker management.
Last winter was classified as mild as regards “Its primary task is marine surveillance and strengthens the Swedish Maritime ice-breaker activity. Ice coverage nonetheless and this means that we will have more Administration’s preparedness for coming reached 100,000 km², which is in the top satellite images of the ice status. This winter winters.
bracket for a mild winter and bordering on we will have access to images from three “The mild winter that we had last season Zetterqvist. Jennie Text: Photo: Per-Anders Sjöquist. normal. satellite programmes: Radarsat 2, Sentinel 1 has not seriously put the collaboration to the “But the ice was not of the quality, that and COSMO-SkyMed”, Ulf Gullne tells us. test but we are confidently looking forward is to say thickness, that we expect during At the same time, the ice-breaker fleet to a winter with a little more ice. We’ll cope a normal winter and ice coverage was only has lost one of its vessels, Tor Viking II. with it well, even if we have fewer Viking New trucks mean a at its maximum for a few weeks at the end The charter contract has expired and to ice-breakers”, Ulf Gullne rounds off. of January and beginning of February”, Ulf compensate for the loss negotiations are The first reliable long-term forecasts Gullne goes on. currently being held with the Swedish Coast for the coming winter are expected in stronger environmental profile The Swedish Maritime Administration Guard to use their large ice-breaking units. about a month. achieved its goal of providing ice-breaker “Both authorities can see the positive The environmental profile of internal transportation from SCA Östrand and SCA Ortviken to SCA assistance within four hours by a good side of sharing the state’s resources in the margin. The average waiting time was 1 interests of increased efficiency”, says Ulf Logistics’ terminal in Sundsvall has strengthened. Contractor PM Transport has in close collaboration hour and 25 minutes. Gullne. with SCA invested in four new trucks and two new trailer rigs.
Three satellites improve Cooperation leads to The trucks are of the Mercedes Benz “The rigs are unique in that they have Optimal resources for transportation decision making improved readiness Actros MP4 Streamspace type and have Euro an automatic load-securing system that round the clock Surveillance possibilities have improved The ice-breaking collaboration between 6 engines that deliver 425 kW (578 BHP). secures the load with a tarpaulin that has Greater flexibility in transport capacity is with the launch of a new satellite, Sentinel 1, Finland and Sweden that began in “This engine has only recently been been reinforced with cargo straps”, says the result of all trailers being able to be during the spring. 2012 has been developed over the years released and has better environmental speci- Urban Häggkvist. hauled by both the old and the new trucks. fications than the earlier Euro 5 engine that The rigs are currently approved for loads “Total interchangeability between was already excellent in that respect”, says up to 38 tonnes and we are waiting for a trucks and trailers enables us to quickly Urban Häggkvist, Terminal Manager at SCA Logistics Sundsvall. The new trucks reduce NOX emissions This engine has only recently been released and has by 51% a year and particulate emissions by 33% on internal runs from SCA Östrand better environmental specifications than the previous ones and SCA Ortviken to SCA Logistics’ terminal in Sundsvall. We are confidently looking forward to a winter dispensation from the Swedish Transport adapt to the production pace at the factory Unique trailer rigs automatically Administration to be allowed to load the and satisfy needs that arise at any particular with a little more ice. We’ll cope with it well, secure cargo 48 tonnes that they are designed to carry. time. “With this investment we have the best even if we have fewer Viking ice-breakers. The investment in two new rigs designed The higher payload will mean 2,200 fewer possible resources to collect various types of for paper pulp from SCA Östrand increases trips a year if the proposal goes through. freight as they are needed at any time of the efficiency and road safety with automatic day”, Urban Häggkvist rounds off. securing of loads. Text: Jennie Zetterqvist. Photo: SCA Logistics.
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SCA Logistics in Lübeck acts as shipping Expert shipping agent tailors agent for deliveries of special alloying metals transportation Great for Cronimet’s production of stainless steel The metal is transported according to green Edelstahl Recycling at Fagersta in Sweden. Consignments are logistics principles, which in combination understanding transported by rail from Aschaffenburg in with SCA Logistics’ expertise was a crucial Germany and during the first four months of factor in ERG’s choice of shipping agent. over m/v Östrand the collaboration almost 1,000 tonnes of the “We have a broad consolidated knowledge chooses SCA Logistics special metal have been delivered. of logistics on the continent and in Sweden breakdown
We use all available means of transportation for its transportation and can therefore transport freight anywhere and at any time. ERG, Edelstahl Recycling GmbH, has chosen SCA Logistics to ship used stainless steel from Germany to Sweden. ERG is part of the Cronimet group, that we place at the disposal of our custom- the leading supplier of raw materials to steel ers”, says Jörn Grage, Terminal Manager at manufacturers in Europe. SCA Logistics’ terminal in Lübeck, who can see great development potential in SCA’s
role as a shipping agent. Text: Jennie Zetterqvist. Photo: Ingrid Löfqvist. “We use all available means of transportation and can therefore transport freight anywhere and at an any time. RoRo vessel m/v Östrand had to spend By combining flows we can offer high- longer in dock than planned this summer. quality logistics services”. When the vessel arrived in Landskrona for its scheduled overhaul in June, an abnormal noise was heard which proved to be the result of hammering in a piston that was propagating down to the crankshaft. The crankshaft was so damaged that it could not be repaired and had to be replaced. Fortunately a spare was on hand in Kiel, but the breakdown nonetheless involved a great deal of time-consuming extra work. New player at SCA All RoRo vessels are taken in for overhaul accompanied by comprehensive maintenance every 3-5 years. The work Logistics’ London terminal normally takes about ten days but this time m/v Östrand had to remain in dock After a period of disagreement in the negotiations, SCA Logistics for a further two weeks. has decided to outsource stevedoring at the terminal in Tilbury to “Unfortunately the breakdown Essex Stevedoring. affected our customers, which we are very sorry about. We thank them for “We feel that they can match resources good collaboration with Essex Stevedoring, their understanding and m/v Östrand is with the terminal’s needs better. All our where operations will continue to be now back on its regular schedule again”, employees have been invited to transfer developed”, says SCA Logistics President says Magnus Wikström, Head of Marine over to them. We are looking forward to Magnus Svensson. Transportation at SCA Logistics. 10 11
Compulsory container New railway lines strengthen logistics in Umeå weighing improves With a new rail solution in the inner port the last piece of the puzzle to make rail logistics more efficient has fallen into place at SCA Logistics’ terminal in Umeå. “Now we can enjoy the full effect of investments in
Text: Jennie Zetterqvist. Photo: Björn Mattisson safety at sea infrastructure”, says Terminal Manager Margaretha Gustafsson.
SCA Logistics is the biggest player in Good collaboration with an the Port of Umeå and has operational attentive player responsibility for freight handling, which Umeå Municipality, which owns the port amounts to 1.4 million tonnes a year. company, has led the work of building Major investments are being made in the the new railway. The Swedish Transport region’s infrastructure and a new electrified Administration, the Swedish Agency railway line to the port was opened in for Economic and Regional Growth November 2013. Now the new railway and the European Union have contributed inside the port area has also been to the funding of the project, which IMO, the International Maritime Organization, has said yes to compulsory weighing completed and connected with the costs a total of SEK 160 million. of containers. The aim is to further increase safety when transporting containers. outside world. “We enjoyed very good collaboration “This is the final piece of the puzzle in a with the municipality. They were “Generally speaking, this is a change for the better but it still remains to be seen holistic concept. Now we can enjoy the full really attentive and I am impressed what consequences it will have in practice”, says Magnus Wikström, Head of benefit of the infrastructure investments by how fast they were at understanding Marine Transportation at SCA Logistics. that have been made and can also see new our views and acting”, Margaretha possibilities for new customers who are Gustafsson tells us. looking for efficient rail transportation”, Margaretha goes on.
Several maritime organisations and “It is highly important that the can come into force in July 2016, provided New solution good for the environment countries have demanded that the weight that is stated is correct for the that the next MSC meeting also The new rail solution enables fewer International Maritime Organization vessel to have stability. A clear regulatory approves the proposed changes. That meeting switching movements, which is good (IMO) make the rules laid down in the framework for weighing is therefore to our will take place in November this year. for both the environment and SOLAS Convention more stringent and advantage as a ship-owner and carrier”, Directives for how weighing is to be transportation costs. make it compulsory to weigh all containers says Magnus Wikström. done have not yet been made public. “Now we can drive our 600-metre trains before loading them on board. In May straight into the terminal. Previously we their demands won favour with the IMO’s had to switch at the station in Holmsund”, Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). It is highly important that the weight that is stated is she explains. correct for the vessel to have stability. The new railway line also makes the A change to benefit safety handling of recycled fibre more efficient. The background to the decision is that The railway line divided the recycled fibre wrongly declared weights can cause “Now we have to wait for the next store into two. problems in shipping. Compulsory New decision in November meeting and then see what the “With the new line, we can use the weighing either by the shipper or a According to the Swedish shipping practical consequences will be”, land area better and both receive and ship third party will strengthen safety. magazine Sjöfartstidningen, the new rules says Magnus Wikström. consignments more efficiently”, she goes on. Text: Jennie Zetterqvist. Photo: Umeå Hamn AB
The SOLAS Convention
SOLAS is short for International Convention on Safety of the safety of merchant ships. The first version was Life at Sea. The convention is generally regarded as the adopted in 1914, in response to the Titanic disaster. most important of all international treaties concerning Source: International Maritime Organization, IMO. 12 13
A growing container flow reaches the Czech Republic
Containers as a cost-effective and quality-assured transport solution are winning new market shares. SCA Logistics is now starting a service to Prague in the Czech Republic.
Text: Jennie Zetterqvist. Photo: iStockPhoto Zetterqvist. Photo: Jennie Text: Prague is yet another new destination for SCA Logistics’ container traffic and thereby also an extended customer service. “The service is a way for us to expand our flow of shortsea containers. We are always looking for new markets and opportunities to use containers to transport freight”, says Mikael Högström, Sales Manager at SCA Logistics. The freight is shipped to Rotterdam, where it is transshipped onto trains and finally transported out to customers Bigger vessels to by road. “We see great potential for container transportation to more countries in the Eastern European markets”,
says Mikael Högström. Munksund paper mill Mikael Photo: Sundelin. Text: Mikael Sundelin.
The maximum permitted length of vessels sailing on the Piteälven River to and from Munksund paper mill was previously 100 metres. However, the Swedish Transport Agency has now given the go-ahead for SCA invests MSEK 500 in new lengths of up to 110 metres, thanks to successful simulations with larger vessels and by giving the pilots saw line at Tunadal sawmill access to real time data on the river’s currents.
SCA invests MSEK 500 in a new saw line at the Tunadal sawmill On the morning of 25 July it was time for the Björn Andersson, Charterer at SCA if the original vessel is delayed at an earlier in Sundsvall, Sweden. This investment will allow for an increase in first vessel longer than 100 metres to sails up Logistics, is also positive to using larger port of call. It will also be easier to devise the Piteälven River to Munksund paper mill. vessels on the Munksund run. domestic combinations, for example unload
Text: SCA. Photo: Per-Anders Sjöqvist. production to 540 000 cubic meters of spruce wood products The 107-metre-long Paula Anna was loaded at Östrand and then immediately load up per annum. with birch pulp and weather conditions were Gives more flexibility cargo for Munksund. It was also very clear perfect with a gentle breeze, good visibility “The increase from 100 to 110 metres last winter that only a limited number of and slow currents. The new saw line will replace the sawmill’s equipment that is easier to maintain. present three saw lines. The investment will With this investment, Tunadal is a new and Well loaded and easy to steer The increase from 100 to 110 metres has received also comprise a rebuild of the raw sorting modern sawmill from the sorting of logs to “It went better than I expected“, says pilot a positive response from the shipping companies line and increased kiln capacity. the loading of the finished products.” Lars Nyström who had been at the helm. She “This investment will allow us to The new saw line will be built on was both well loaded and easy to steer and increase production, but we can also reclaimed land, behind the present should definitely be used again. We filmed has received a positive response from the ice-classed vessels longer than 100 metres continue to develop a broader product sawmill. This way construction will not the trip and we’ll be evaluating which vessels shipping companies we have been in contact were available for transportation to mix in line with market demand”, says Ulf interfere with the sawmill’s production in the 100 to 110 metre range are suitable to with because it gives them more flexibility. Munksund, but with this increase things Larsson, president of SCA Forest Products. and operations. The new saw line will be continue with”. There are more vessels to choose from and should look better during the coming “We will have state-of-the-art production operative the autumn of 2016. this will make it easier to find a replacement winter”, Björn Andersson says. 14 15 Making With the waterways to western Europe we have in Holland it is a very efficient solution. The water is Europe’s already there. waterways Transportation by barge is important for SCA Logistics’ Rotterdam terminal. “For us, it is a major daily activity that enables reliable, efficient and environmentally sound transportation of various types of cargo to different ports in inland Europe”, says Roelf Buist, more efficient SCA Logistics’ Terminal Manager in Rotterdam.
The Netherlands have over the centuries “With the waterways to western Europe environmentally friendly barges. “Economy built up one of Europe’s most finely we have in Holland it is a very efficient of scale is needed to be cost-effective”, meshed networks, consisting of some 6,000 solution. The water is already there”, says Roelf Buist. kilometres of rivers and canals. Together says Roelf Buist. “Previously small barges could arrive these form a complex system that handles The most important goods flows that to pick up five containers and then go on approximately 40% of the Netherlands’ leave SCA Logistics’ terminal in Rotterdam to their next stop. The traffic is better international freight transportation by barge to different destinations in Europe organised today and the bigger barges and 20% of the country’s domestic consist of 80-100,000 tonnes of paper pulp can instead pick up up to 200-300 at transportation. In addition, France and almost 30,000 tonnes of other forest every stop.” has 8,800 km of navigable waterways, industry products in containers a year. Belgium 1,600 km and Poland 3,650 km, “They are an important part of our Cooperation is key to success and in Germany the 235 million tonnes strategic effort to increase the share of In order to improve barge traffic even transported along its waterways every barge and rail traffic to reduce pressure more, cooperation between all parties in year is of crucial importance to the on the roads. The Port of Rotterdam has the entire logistics chain – barge operators, country’s economy. invested a great deal in this. It is faster and inland terminals, port terminals, shipping At SCA Logistics in Rotterdam, easier to transport 300-400 containers on companies and shipping agents is impor- flows go in both directions. a barge than to use a very large number tant. Barge traffic is too often competing “Every week we transport between of trucks for the same volume. Properly with deepsea calls, where more efficient 1,000 and 1,500 containers on barges organised, it is also cheaper and of course and more reliable allocation of terminal from the Rotterdam terminal. At the same more environmentally friendly than road and depot slots for all vessels is key to time we also bring back empty containers transportation”, Roelf Buist tells us. increase the reliability of the total chain. from around Europe to our terminal to be “If all parties involved will join forces stuffed. This consists mainly of freight to Challenges in barge traffic to optimise the entire logistics chain and and from SCA”, Roelf Buist explains. In recent years, major initiatives and make it more efficient, this will create improvements have been carried out to scope for growth and strengthen the An efficient transport solution make barge traffic in Europe more efficient. Port of Rotterdam’s competitiveness as Between 30% and 40% of the freight leav- “The barge operators are expanding a whole”, Roelf Buist rounds off. ing the Port of Rotterdam goes by barge, and the small family-owned barges are which is equivalent to an annual volume gradually disappearing and being replaced of 5-6 million TEU. by larger, more energy-efficient and more
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At the end of the year, APM Terminals Maasvlakte II opens its 500 million Euro investment in the form of its new terminal area at the Second Maasvlakte. It should become the most efficient, safest and technologically advanced terminal in the world. “We aim to set the new global standard for container terminals”, says Jouke Schaap, Head of Commercial at APM Terminals Maasvlakte II. Text: Carl Johard. Photo: APM Terminals.
Port of Rotterdam’s major investment at The world’s largest fully automated Driverless trucks Maasvlakte II is currently Europe’s biggest port cranes The terminal will also have 26 automated expansion project, where land is being The new APM Terminals Rotterdam rail-mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs). reclaimed from the North Sea to be used Maasvlakte II facility will open with eight The 30-metre-wide ARMGs will use a mainly for new container terminals. of the world’s first remote-controlled fully automated system to load and unload The world’s The terminal at the very front is APM super post-Panamax STS cranes. The eight containers between trucks and a fleet of, Terminals’ expansion, which will open cranes, from Kalmar Industrier, will be initally, 37 battery-powered Lift Automated landside operations in November and the tallest in the world. The cranes are Guided Vehicles (Lift AGVs). The rail waterside operations by February next already erected and the first ones will be cranes will be used at the facility’s on-dock year. APM Terminals Maasvlakte II, operational soon. The cranes are controlled rail terminal. which will have a capacity of 2.7 million by an operator in a separate control “Even battery exchange has been most efficient TEU in the first phase and an estimated 4.5 room in the main office building, using automated. The vehicles will be guided million TEU when completed, will be the remote-control camera technology. This when the batteries are wearing out and most technologically advanced container is an innovation that increases speed and drive to a battery exchange station. The terminal in the world. Everything has efficiency but also makes the work safer for containers are also scanned automatically been tailor-made to enable it to handle the people. without any direct human interference world’s largest container vessels of over “The development process was intense. other than remote coordination”, he says. terminal due 18,000 TEU. We have worked closely with our suppliers “We have been working with this and tried to use and further develop the New barge quays project since 2006”, Jouke Schaap goes on. best available technology. The result we APM Maasvlakte II Terminal will also The 86 hectare terminal will have a have achieved is an advanced terminal with provide seamless access to the existing 1,100-metre long dock and a draft of 20 well adapted functions and possibilities European river transportation network metres next to a dedicated barge quay of to create very efficient logistics”, with 500 metres of dedicated barge quay. to open 500 metres and a draft of 10 metres. says Jouke Schaap. “Our ambition is to create closer 18 19
collaboration with barge operators and norm for transparency and service levels”, section shutting down. This is a other hinterland partners. We want to get says Jouke Schaap and goes on, very important safety measure for us. hold of more information earlier in the “Our goal is to create greater safety, Container terminals are still dangerous process to further increase efficiency at the stability and higher productivity. areas today and several accidents occur terminal”, he goes on. “The new method With 60 terminals around the world every year. We want to reduce this figure of working will provide advantages to all we are convinced that an increasing to zero”, says Jouke Schaap. parties involved in terms of transparency, automation by using the latest technology efficiency and reliability”. The railway to the terminal will to begin with have four tracks, later to be expanded to eight, with a direct link to Our goal is to create greater safety, the 160-km-long double-track Betuwe line, which connects the Port of Railway stability and productivity. with the German border at Zevenaar- Emmerich. A new motorway between the Port of Rotterdam and Germany will also open next summer. is the right way to move forward to be able Improved productivity The reduction of road congestion to attain our objectives. With the large The new technology also means and highway truck traffic is part of new cranes, that we have consciously over that it will be possible to increase productivity by 10-20%.
APM Terminals’ global commitment to dimensioned, we have made it possible Text: Carl Johard. Photo: Johan Gunséus/Umeå Hamn AB. environmental sustainability, and meets to also receive coming generations of “We will need som time to fine-tune the Port of Rotterdam’s local requirements Ultra-Large Container Ship class vessels of operations before we reach the high to expand non-road intermodal container up to 20-22,000 TEU, with the technology, productivity figures we expect”, transportation. infrastructure and efficiency these ships, says Jouke Schaap. and the shipping companies, require Greater efficiency and transparency Intends to create a new standard and expect”, says Jouke Schaap. benefit all shipping companies. New port company By building the new terminal, “We focus on our competence APM Terminals aims to create an entirely Increased safety as a terminal operator, but we are also new technological and logistics standard From the point of view of safety, one looking at ways to improve our services for terminal handling. of the most important aspects of the new for shipping companies, hinterland partners focus on increasing traffic “We want to set the new standard for technology is that people and machinery and shippers. We are continuing to talk container terminals. If we are as successful have been separated to a greater degree. to them to see if there are more business Umeå Municipal Council and Vaasa City Council have decided to form a jointly owned port company. as we hope, our investment will lead to “Everybody has very high safety opportunities with shipping companies like On 1 January 2015 the new company, Kvarkenhamnar AB, will take over the port functions in both cities increased standardisation of processes standards. Many sections of the terminal SCA Logistics for example”, Jouke Schaap with the objective of strengthening business development and increasing transport volumes. and information flows in the industry. are fully automated and it is not possible rounds off. We hope to be able to establish a new for people to enter without the whole Increased cooperation strengthens the efforts that will be made at both ports. Efficient operations with business development An expanded infrastructure in both Umeå advantages of scale Kvarkenhamnar AB will be a limited and Vaasa will lay the foundation for New opportunities for advantages of company equally owned by UKF and the efficient transshipment between road, rail scale in production and administration, City of Vaasa. The objective is to increase and sea. Good infrastructure and greater reduced investment needs and greater cooperation to streamline and strengthen capacity create scope for us to grow, competitiveness will result from the business development and increase volumes of freight and passengers across the Kvarken straits. The new company will We are very positive to the merger and the efforts focus on operative aspects of the ports, such as port operations and ancillary that will be made at both ports APM TERMINALS services in the form of storage and passenger service. APM Terminals operates a Global Terminal Network APM Terminals’ Rotterdam operations include APM Terminals Rotterdam is currently one The company will rent port facilities such new opportunities to think ahead and formation of the new company. The new which includes 20,300 employees in 67 countries the current terminal, which is equipped with of the busiest container terminals in Europe, as land areas, real estate, fairways, docks, find ways to develop logistics flows organisation will also create synergy with interests in 70 port and terminal facilities and 13 post-Panamax STS cranes with a 22- handling 2.5 million TEUs in 2012. railway installations and cranes from together with our customers”, says effects in marketing, business development, over 160 Inland Services operations. container-wide reach, as well as the new their respective owners. Margaretha Gustavsson, Terminal environmental efforts an route planning. automated Maasvlakte II terminal. “We are very positive to the merger and Manager at SCA Logistics Umeå. 20 21 The Port of Rotterdam continues to grow
With its 150,000 jobs and 3.3% of the Netherlands’ BNP, the Port of Rotterdam is of great importance for both the regional and the national economy. After a period of slow growth, the port Scan the is now expecting a stronger market during the remainder of 2014 and throughout 2015. code to visit
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We believe that the market will pick up again and that volumes, in both container and break bulk traffic, will increase. Next year we estimate a growth of 2-3%. With its fantastic connections, the Port of The crew Rotterdam has great potential to take new market shares in this growing market”, smashes World Record says Roelf Buist. On August 16, Team SCA crossed the finish line of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race, SCA Logistics in the driving seat at the same time breaking the World Record for a Women’s Monohull to complete the course. Development for forest industry products The record is still subject to verification, but it beats the previous record by 1 day, 14 hours, looks particularly interesting. 30 minutes and 14 seconds. Team SCA crossed the finishline as the fifth of the Volvo Ocean 65 racing yachts participating in the race. “It’s a niche market and demands expert knowledge, specialised equipment and a breadth of service throughout the A prominent godmother logistics chain to be able to offer customers greater cost-effectiveness. I am certain that Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has accepted the role of Godmother of the Team SCA we will be able to maintain and increase boat and crew. The Crown Princess met personally with the SCA team at the end of August our market share by continuing to focus to discuss the challenges and opportunities that face an all-female crew in the Volvo Ocean on professional handling of forest industry Race. She also gave the crew an amulet for good luck. products”, Roelf Buist rounds off.
Major investments In a, for the moment, stagnated market, the first six months increased by 2.7%, or called at the port during the first six In recent decades the Port of Rotterdam freight volumes through the Port of 1.9% TEU, is all the more gratifying. The months of the year, most of them large has seen considerable development and Rotterdam increased by 0.6% compared increase was particularly noticeable during container ships. expansion. Major conversion and construc- to the first six months of 2013. Activity the second quarter with an average month- tion projects are still going on, not least increased mainly during the second ly growth of 4.5% compared to the same Growth next year with the aim of improving the environment quarter. period in 2013. RoRo traffic increased by Both the Port of Rotterdam and SCA Lo- and increasing sustainability, with among “For a while, the market has been all of 8.4%. gistics believe that the European economy other things a new nautical infrastructure stagnating and challenging for everyone as for existing customers, deeper waterways a result of general economic development With its fantastic communications, the Port of and docks, and construction of new facili- in Europe with slow or non-existent ties for transferring cargo between vessels Team SCA as a TV series growth. This has not least been noticeable Rotterdam has potential to take new market shares. at Maasvlakte 2. as regards deliveries of forest industry On the container side, the port is Since SCA’s participation in the Volvo whose dream is to participate in one of products, where we in spite of everything endeavouring to improve its services and Ocean Race was first announced, the Strix the most challenging ocean races,” says have managed to increase our market Volumes increased in both transmarine will continue to recover, with a strong create more efficient logistics processes TV production company has been following Christoph Michalski, president of SCA’s share”, says Roelf Buist, Terminal Manager transportation and feeder traffic to second half of 2014 and a good year in between existing and new container the recruitment and buildup of the Team Global Hygiene category. at SCA Logistics’ terminal in Rotterdam. and from the Baltic countries, Russia, 2015. The Port of Rotterdam estimates terminals at Maasvlakte 1 and Maasvlakte SCA squad. The result is the TV series The series covers what drives these wo- Great Britain and Ireland. This is largely that growth over the whole year will be 2, and is continuing to make the “No Ordinary Women”. which premiered men to sail the first all-female Volvo Ocean Increase in container traffic attributable to the recovery of the British approximately 1%. intermodal links in the logistics chain more in Australia and Finland in July and in Race entry in 12 years and will continue to Development of container traffic, where economy. “As consumer confidence continues efficient. Sweden in September. run on premier networks in about 30 markets the Port of Rotterdam’s volumes during A total of 14,417 ocean-going vessels to grow, we will move out of the crisis. “It’s is a four-episode television series globally through 2014 and into 2015. portraying a team of fantastic women 22 23
Fluid collaboration for successful results
The challenge was enormous. In the province of Medelpad, Hurricane Ivar brought down more timber in one single night than is usually felled in a whole year, causing a workload far above what is normal. But at half-time, SCA Skog Text: Mats Wigardt. Photo: Per-Anders Sjöqvist Transportation Manager Catarina Lundgren can see that the work has gone better than expected. “Really well, in fact. And it’s been rather fun”, she says.
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Kjell Westerberg will never forget the night forest was soon under way. smaller vessels operating from the of 12 December 2013. At the height of the Normally, SCA has a fleet of 190 trucks port in Söråker”. storm, he and his wife Gun-Inger did not permanently at its disposal. Now another dare remain in bed upstairs in their house 60 were brought in from SCA’s usual Damage from pests must be avoided Active forest management in Töva. hauliers. Alongside approximately a further And when Per Österberg, one of three can contribute to counter- “It was really scary”, he remembers. 25 from other domestic and foreign haulage people responsible for coordination at “The house was shaking so much, we companies. SCA after the storms of 2013, sums up the Make acting climate change. thought it would blow away”. Some thirty groups of machines from events of the past year, it is quite naturally When he looked outside next morning, both Ångermanland and Norrbotten and the logistics after hurricanes Ivar and Hilde everything looked the way it always did 50 extra felling teams, both local and from that are foremost in his mind. and it would take several days for the southern Sweden, Finland and Estonia, The spotlight fell on spruce and use full extent of the ravages of the storm to were brought in. forest-owners at a very early stage. Spruce become clear. He had never seen such because damage from pests must be devastation before. Collaboration has flowed well avoided and private forest-owners because Kjell is a forest-owner with sizeable The key person in the logistics chain in this was a good opportunity to seriously of the holdings around Stöde and Matfors. When Medelpad was Transportation Manager affirm the importance of good relations he visited one, on the 350-metre high Catarina Lundgren in Sundsvall. Normally, – for better or worse – with important Åsberget, he was stunned. her main task is to ensure that SCA’s suppliers of raw material. “It looked as if a thresher had swept industries receive the right quantity of the At times a fully loaded logging truck forest through the forest”, he says. “It was easier right kind of timber at the right time. was being sent on its way every two and to count what was left standing than was Now she found herself with hundreds a half minutes – round the clock. Per lying on the ground. All the old timber had of thousands of extra cubic metres to deal Österberg says that he is terribly grateful to been blown down”. with. all machine operators, contractors, hauliers and save Nonetheless she assures us that and drivers who helped keep the flow of Trees were lying everywhere everything has gone well. “Very well, in timber intact.
SCA’s timber purchaser in Stöde, Per- fact. “Naturally, the vast quantity of timber Text: Björn Lyngfeldt. Photo: Michael Engman. Ragnar Frank, also had a rude awakening ”Collaboration has flowed really well was a great challenge”, he says. “But up to the climate the morning after the storm. Many forest- all along the chain”, she says. ”Everyone, August we have shifted out a total of 3.4 owners had been affected and were queuing from our own office staff to external million cubic metres of wind-felled trees, up outside SCA’s local office. Per-Ragnar hauliers, have taken great responsibility which is equivalent to about 90% of the Every storm, flood or forest fire adds fuel to the discussion about climate change. The forest often comes became something of a spider in the web. and all pulled in the same direction”. timber felled on our private suppliers’ land. up, either as a threat – deforestation in the tropics contributes to the climate threat – or as a salvation – Any planning that had already been done growing forests bind carbon dioxide. Two new research reports show that the forest can be a very had to be put aside. Short decision paths Competence to tackle the problem “And new places with storm-felled trees to For example Lotta Åkre, Chartering And a vast quantity still remains to be powerful tool in the fight to prevent climate change. But in that case it must be actively managed and used. be taken care of are still appearing”, he says. Manager for Baltic traffic at SCA Logistics, dealt with on SCA’s own land.” But Per The task was of almost monumental whose task it was to quickly find ice- Österberg is not worried. “During autumn At the Swedish University of Agricultural to grow in order to bind as much carbon impact on the climate, such as concrete, proportions. A whole year’s consumption of classed vessels that could transport large and winter there’s no risk that the timber Sciences, a project is going on called Future dioxide as possible, eventually more and aluminium, plastic and oil. timber had been brought down in a single quantities of timber from Sundsvall to will be damaged, even if we leave it lying in Forests where with the help of modern more trees will die and begin to decay. night and there were trees lying everywhere. SCA’s industries in Munksund. Some 25 the forest. analysis and forecasting tools the impact There will also be a greater risk of storm- Positive effects can be even greater Nine million cubic metres of forest had been fully loaded vessels have so far made the ”There’s no denying it’s been a rather of different ways of managing and using fellings, fires and other damage which For every cubic metre of timber harvested, pulled up by the roots. journey. different day at work”, he says. “Enriching forests is being studied. would cause the carbon dioxide to be emissions to the atmosphere are reduced by “It was quite tricky, but with the right and rather fun, especially now that we’ve released into the atmosphere again. 470 kg of carbon dioxide. 50 extra felling teams were brought in contacts characterised by short decision seen that we have the competence to tackle Positive impact on the climate “If we manage the forest so that growth But finding trucks and machinery was no paths, we managed to put together an the problem. A newly published report makes it clear Forest products can replace others increases and then use the forest, this problem and the work of removing the acceptable solution”, she sums up. that Swedish forests have a positive impact Bishnu Chandra Poutel has written a positive effect will be even greater”, Tomas storm-felled timber and clearing up in the ”When the ice had gone, we switched to on the climate that is equivalent to the doctoral thesis on the same subject at Lundmark says. country’s total emissions of carbon dioxide Mid Sweden University’s Echtechnology The processes behind the earth’s climate from fossil fuels. But this positive impact and Environmental Science Unit. Just like are complex and a heated debate is going can be even greater. the researchers at the Swedish University on about cause and effect and distributing HURRICANE IVAR & HILDE “When forest grows, it binds the carbon of Agricultural Sciences, he draws the responsibility and the action to be taken. dioxide”, says Tomas Lundmark, Professor conclusion that the forest makes the great- But one thing is certain; with active forest Hurricane Ivar blew in over the counties of Hurricane Hilde was a devastating hurricane that in Forest Management and involved in the est contribution to climate efforts when it management and by using products from Jämtland and Gävleborg on 12 December 2013. blew in over central Norrland on 16–17 November, Future Forests programme. “The more it is used. Products and fuels from the forest the forest, everyone can contribute to All in all, the hurricane brought down almost felling large numbers of trees in Jämtland, grows, the more carbon dioxide it binds. can replace products and fuels that have a counteracting climate change. nine million cubic metres of timber. southern Lapland, Västernorrland But if we were to let the forest continue greater carbon footprint, a greater negative and Västerbotten. 26 27
Text: Misan Lindqvist.Text: Photo: Per-Anders Sjöquist. Folk singer Ulrika Bodén was singing and Björn Larsson, SCA’s Forest Administrator in demonstrating herding calls. Ångermanland was presented with a specially designed nesting box for the willow tit. Text: Jennie Zetterqvist. Photo: SCA
Today we seek silence in the forest but in olden days Netting it was alive with sounds from the summer grazing improves quality areas and the cow maids tending their herds. in warehouses
Nothing must be allowed to damage the reels of the development of the nature values in mimic fire damage. Large areas will containerboard from the mills this area”, says Per Simonsson, SCA’s also be left to develop freely. Forest Ecologist. The park is easily At the inauguration, guests were in Munksund and Obbola accessible to visitors and there is also treated to several short talks about while they are being stored in information available for people who want Graninge’s history, the importance of forest warehouses at SCA Logistics’ to learn more. fires, the need for dead pine wood, pitfall traps and the birds in the park. terminals before being delivered Inauguration with Developing nature values Bo Källstrand set fire to a ribbon to to customers. The park’s landscape is very varied, with open the two new reserves. demarcated mountain groups, many “I’m very happy to be here today to To further strengthen protection, nets a plaquette and herding calls marshes and numerous lakes. The park witness the great diversity in these reserves. have now been installed in the roof at all contains everything from a fertile wood- Today also shows what you can achieve by warehouses in Umeå, Vaasa and Skövde. land stream and a high-elevation conifer cooperating. It’s a win-win situation for “We have quality undertakings to fulfil SCA’s third forestry and versatility park was inaugurated in Sörgraninge in Ångermanland on 19 forest to fire-affected pine forest, sand both SCA and the County Administrative and we manage moisture and damage August with herding calls, a commemorative plaquette and many interesting talks. The inauguration pine scrub and deciduous forest. The park Board. And with these reserves we have risks well. But birds and consequently was a collaboration with the County Administrative Board of Västernorrland, who opened two new thus offers a variety of habitats for mosses, come a step closer to realising the county’s pollution from the air are more difficult lichens, fungi, insects and animals. goals as regards protected forest”, said Bo to control”, says Margaretha Gustafsson, nature reserves. And there is great potential to develop Källstrand. Terminal Manager at SCA Logistics the nature values still further. The fauna The day was concluded beside SCA’s in Umeå. Sörgraninge forestry and versatility park new nature reserves were inaugurated: “It’s very gratifying to be here today. and flora that exist in our forests have newly constructed pit-fall trap, which is The nets prevent the birds breeding or covers an area of 1,710 hectares and is Horntjärnberget and Bjursjöberget- This is an excellent initiative and if we are adapted to living in forests with natural located at the southern entrance to the making unwelcome nests in the roof and situated in Sollefteå Municipality, south Hålldammberget. to attain Sweden’s environmental goals, we disruptions such as storms, floods, and first park from road 331. The park also contains at the same time improve the working of Graninge Lake alongside road 331. One The inauguration ceremony was all have to continue to do our part. There is and foremost forest fires. SCA therefore cultural relics, including a complete system environment for the employees at the of the ideas behind SCA’s forestry and performed by Monika Stridsman, Director no limit to what this forestry and versatility intends in many places to emulate the of pitfall traps - the Åkroken pitfall-trap terminal, who previously had to spend a versatility parks is to strengthen existing General of the Swedish Forest Agency, park can be”, Monika Stridsman said. natural processes that went on in the system dates back to 3500 BC, making it great deal of time cleaning up. nature values. This is done here by, among and Bo Källstrand, County Governor “By locating our forestry and versatility forests before and among other things the oldest known system in Västernorrland. “We’re very happy to be able to other things, the forestry and versatility of Västernorrland, who together fixed a parks next to nature reserves, we combine is going to conduct controlled burns in The new pitfall trap has been constructed increase quality levels and deliver clean, park linking together three nature reserves. plaquette to a tree to commemorate the day. state protection of forests with voluntary certain areas and actively create new dead to show visitors what the pits looked like undamaged reels by installing the nets”, During the day, both the park and two measures and it will be interesting to follow wood and also purposely damage trees to when they were used for elk hunting. Margaretha Gustafsson says. 28 29
IMPORTANT WATERWAYS
In coming numbers of New Ways we will be taking a look at the important transport routes that have for centuries and decades linked together all the world’s oceans and continents. Text: Carl Johard. Photo: iStockPhoto Photo: Carl Johard. Text:
IMPORTANT WATERWAYS San Francisco an extra journey of 6,800 Carter himself, this was the most important vessels up to Gatun Lake, a man-made lake nautical miles (12,600 km) or 10-12 days. treaty he had ever negotiated. 26 metres above sea level. The present locks Today the canal is administered and are 33.5 metres wide. A third, wider fairway Conflict-filled history operated by the state-owned Panama Canal with locks is under construction and is All in all, the Panama Canal costs the USA Authority. estimated to be completed in 2015. The Panama Canal around 375 million dollars to realise, including Some 14,000 vessels a year pass through the 10 million dollars that was paid to Great importance for shipping the canal today. Panama and the 40 million dollars paid to worldwide the French company when America took When the canal was opened, it was a Strong expansion celebrates its centenary over construction of the canal. A further 12 marvel of engineering. It became an The original intention was that the new million dollars was spent on fortifications. It important strategic and economic asset expansion, which will almost double the was at the time the single most expensive for the USA and revolutionised the world’s canal’s capacity, would be completed by construction project in the history of the USA. shipping. The expected military importance it’s centenary on 15 August this year. In all, more than 75,000 men and of the canal was proven during the second But accidents, shortage of capital and by doubling its capacity women worked on the gigantic construction world war, when the USA used it to help purely practical problems have delayed the project, 5,609 of them dying from disease The roughly 77 kilometre long Panama Canal, that connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, has been or as a result of accidents. The land areas around the canal have a major waterway for international shipping for exactly a hundred years. Now its capacity will be almost The Canal Expansion Program is the been owned by first Colombia, then the doubled when expansion is completed next year. USA, and finally by Panama. The state biggest project in the history of the canal since of Panama was created in 1903, through it’s original completetion. The Spanish conquerors of South America 1914 saw the inauguration of one of the America through the Straits of Magellan a USA-backed revolt that resulted in had the idea very early on but it was the biggest and most difficult engineering and the Drake Passage. The Panama Canal independence from Colombia. French who first tried to realise the dream projects ever - a shortcut through Central immediately enabled the west coast of The USA thereafter owned the canal restore its devastated Pacific Fleet. Among project by at least 12 months. in 1881. Their attempt failed however due America, that drastically reduced America and the countries in and around and the land areas surrounding it, making other things, huge Essex class aircraft When the 5.3 billion US dollar project to technical problems and a high mortality transportation times for vessels sailing the Pacific to become more integrated with Panama a tributary state. Under Jimmy carriers used to pass through the canal. is completed after eight years’ rate, forcing the French construction between the Atlantic and the Pacific. the world economy. Carter’s presidency, however, the countries These were so big that even though the construction, the canal is expected to company into bankruptcy. In 1904, the USA Thanks to the new canal, they could now The journey through the canal, signed the Torrijos-Carter Treaty in 1977, locks could accommodate them, the lights be able to accommodate container ships took over and this strategic construction avoid the long and hazardous route round which takes between 20 and 30 hours, which at the turn of the millennium gave along the canal had to be removed. of 13,000 TEU, compared to just under was completed nine years later. Cape Horn and the southern tip of South saved vessels sailing from New York to Panama control of the canal. According to There are three locks at each end to lift 5,000 TEU today. 30 31
IMPORTANT WATERWAYS Text: Jennie Zetterqvist. Photo: Duplicera Text: Jennie Zetterqvist. Photo: Per-Anders Sjöqvist
The Canal Expansion Program is the biggest project in the history of Ports criticise the new the canal since it’s original completetion. When expansion is completed, the canal will have a further fairway maritime rate system with locks at each end, giving it the capacity to accommodate vessels up to The Swedish Maritime Administration is working on a new model 49 metres (160 feet) wide, 366 metres for Swedish maritime rates. In its response to a proposal circulated (1,200 feet) long and with a draught of 15 metres (50 feet) and a cargo volume for comment, industry association Ports of Sweden criticises the of up to 170,000 dwt and 13,000 TEU. fact that it contains no compensation for cost increases related to The work also includes dredging and the introduction of SECAs with more stringent rules governing excavation to make the canal deeper and sulphur emissions. wider. The enlarged capacity has several advantages. Transportation via the Panama Canal from Shanghai to New York takes 26 days, compared to 28 Successful container The world’s days via the Suez Canal. transportation to Spain biggest cargo Tough competition The expansion is necessary because Large volumes of containerboard from SCA Containerboard in Ob- competition is tough. Today’s limited vessel sets a capacity has meant that the shipping bola and Munksund are normally shipped on breakbulk vessels to companies with the largest ships, such southern Spain. Now smaller consignments are delivered to the same world record as AP Moeller-Maersk, no longer use the destination in containers.
Panama canal but take the Suez Canal The highest ever number of Text: Maria Åman. Photo: Maerskline. route instead. One cause for concern has Fairway dues are paid today, with compensation for the cost increases containers on a single ship, also been whether the Panama Canal’s The containers are stuffed in Umeå “The alternative using containers via certain exceptions, by vessels loading that shipping will face when the sulphur 17,603, were carried by Triple-E expansion is sufficient to be able to and transported to Rotterdam on SCA Lisbon is a very good complement for us and unloading freight or embarking and directives are made stricter next year, accommodate the ever larger container Logistics’ regular service. From there they when we need to deliver small volumes disembarking passengers at Swedish ports. despite the government having promised container ship Mary Maersk this ships of the future. are shipped on to Lisbon, where they are quickly. At the same time, it allows us The Swedish Maritime Administration is in such compensation. summer from Algeciras in Spain At the same time, a railway is reloaded onto conventional trucks and to maintain regular contact and good the process of drawing up a new rate model to Tnjung Pelepas in Malaysia. being planned between Chile and the driven out to customers. The first delivery relations with important customers Caribbean. In addition, the Nicaraguan was made during the summer. in Spain”, says Fredrik Lindvall, SCA parliament has approved a plan to allow Containerboard’s Market Manager. The Swedish Maritime Administration is in a Hong Kong based company to design The vessel, which is the third in the and build a competing canal. According the process of drawing up a new rate model. Danish shipping company’s Triple-E to the agreement, the company will fleet, has capacity for 18,270 containers, also be responsible for operating and Increasing containerisation so more records may well be set in the maintaining the canal for the next which was circulated for comment until 18 Ice-breaking should be paid for future. 50 years. Despite the doubts of the The trend towards more containerisation of forest industry products from Sundsvall and September. Ports of Sweden, an industry by the state Nicaraguan government, construction Umeå continues. Up to 190 TEUs a week were delivered during the summer. The products and employers’ organisation comprising 60 Ports of Sweden is also against ice-breaking Extensive adaptations at ports is due to begin in December 2014 and are shipped in 45-ft containers on SCA Logistics’ container feeder service from Sweden via port companies, is one of the stakeholders costs being financed through fairway dues. The ports in Spain and Malaysia have will take five years to complete. SCA Logistics’ terminal in Rotterdam to destinations in Europe. that have commented on the proposed new For reasons of fairness and competition, had to make extensive adaptations of system. the association considers that ice-breaking their logistics systems to be able to load Can make a big difference in terms of efficiency and costs should be paid for by the state. and unload the vessel. Magnus Wikström, Head of Marine Transportation, can see containerisation Lack of compensation criticised Several other industry representatives continuing to increase. In its response, the organisation reacted have also given their opinion of the Lower costs for fuel and canal dues “It’s very gratifying to see that our customers have discovered the advantages among other things to the fact that the proposed model, which in its final form is By transporting more containers on big- of the intermodal container. Used well, a 45-foot container can make a big difference Swedish Maritime Administration’s intended to apply from 2015. ger ships Maersk Line hope to be able to for our customers in terms of both efficiency and costs”, he says. proposal does not contain any financial save money on fuel and canal costs. frosting.se
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For the tenth year, we are proud to present a variety of highly interesting lecturers. In addition to the popular program focusing on transport and logistics, Baltic Shipping Days is a much appreciated networking opportunity for professional purchasers and suppliers. Seminar Program Day 1 Day 2 08.30 Registration coffee/tea. 09.30 Opening of day two, reflections by 09.30 Opening and welcome. moderator. 09.45 Program introduction by moderator. 09.45 John Webb, deputy MD, NYK Group Europe, Liner division. 10.00 Werner von Troil, VD Pöyry Management Consulting AB. 10.30 Jens Juel, Managing Director DFDS. 10.45 Hannele Arvonen, CEO Setra Group AB. 11.00 Coffee and fruit break. 11.15 Peter Olson, Logistics Manager 11.15 Staffan Herrlin, Head of Group Marketing, BillerudKorsnäs. Sales and Customer Service Finnlines. 12.00 Lunch. 12.00 Summary and closing of conference. 13.15 Pia Berglund, CEO Swedish Shipowners’ 12.15 Lunch. Association. 13.45 Henk van Dieren, CEO Samskip van Dieren Multimodal. 14.30 Comments from delegates and moderator. 14.45 Coffee and fruit break. 15.00 Niclas Bengtsson, Director Maritime Insight. 15.45 Closing remarks and comments. 16.45 Mingle in “Kåtan”. 19.15 Dinner and entertainment.
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