Heading:FutureThe Deep Sea Container Terminal

Wilhelmshaven

JadeWeserPortRealisierungs GmbH & Co. KGKutterstraße 3D-26386 Wilhelmshavenphone + 49 (0) 44 21 - 40 980 - 0fax + 49 (0) 44 21 - 40 980 - 88www.jadeweserport.deinfo@jadeweserport.de

bremenportsGmbH & Co. KGPostfach 10 02 10D-27502 Bremerhavenphone + 49 (0) 471 - 596 - 0

www.bremenports.demarketing@bremenports.de

A joint venture of the Federal German Statesof Lower Saxony and Bremen

The Challenge

Growth in world trade continually increasesfaster than international production. Globalcontainer traffic develops with exceptional andsustainable growth rates. The result: containerlogistics facilities must increase in quantity andefficiency to meet future demand.

Container handling volume is predicted to doublein the German seaports over the next 10 years.Capacities of container ships increase, hencethe demand of efficiency and performance ofseaports grows. They have to be accessible formega carriers with draughts over 16 meters anda capacity of over 12,000 TEU regardless of tidalconstraints.

Short access from the open sea, an ideal locationwith efficient hinterland road and rail connectionare the advantages of the JadeWeserPort.

Booming expansion in global container handlingvolume and ever increasing size of containerships demand an exceptional increase in thecapacity and performance of the world’s seaports.

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WilhelmshavenWilhelmshavenWilhelmshaven

Bremerhaven

The ProjectThe Response

The deep sea container terminal in Wilhelms-haven – JadeWeserPort – will compliment existingfacilities of the major German Seaports. Germany’spostion as a leading trading nation depends onefficient high capacity seaports. The intensifyingof the trade relations with East Europe underlinesthe importance of JadeWeserPort to the wholeof Europe.

The realization of the JadeWeserPort from pre-paration and planning to construction and ope-ration is one of the most important investmentprojects in Germany. e 950 million are beinginvested in the infra- and suprastructure ofJadeWeserPort. The suprastructure alone requiresan investment of e 350 million which will beraised by the terminal operator, Eurogate Con-tainer Terminal Wilhelmshaven GmbH & Co. KG.

Visualisation: Studio Kramer

Conveniently located on the German Bight,Wilhelmshaven is the solution to future trans-port and logistics requirements. The new„Wilhelm Kaisen”-Terminal in Bremerhavenwill reach ultimate capacity in the foreseeablefuture. JadeWeserPort will then be ready tooffer an additional premium service for jumbocontainer ships.

Seaward advantages are an 18 meters deep navi-gational channel, short access from the opensea of only 23 nautical miles and the large Jadearea. Mega container ships like the 400m long„Emma Maersk” which can presently only accessthe container terminal Bremerhaven will beserviced without problems at the JadeWeserPort.JadeWeserPort is the perfect transshipment hubfor feeder and short sea shipping with easy linksto Scandinavia, Finland, the Baltic States, Russiaas well as Great Britain. On land, efficient con-nections to hinterland road and rail networksprovide easy access.

An approx. 170 ha logistics zone is planneddirectly adjacent to the terminal together with afreight village, a prime location for port-orientedcompanies.

The following diagram illustrates the short distances

of the container terminal Bremerhaven and Wilhelms-

haven. Existing container throughput from esta-

blished routes complement the port group’s

available range of services at both terminals.

This ensures the benefits of synergy effects for

companies within the container logistics chain.

At an ideal location and with optimal connectionsto the economic centers of Europe, Wilhelms-haven offers first-class service for container shipsof the next generation.

Construction of the deep sea container terminalon the German Bight is a project of uniqueimportance.

Motorway routes

Rail routes

Feeder routes

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The Construction

The Measures

Land reclamation and bank stabilization

Reclamation of 370 ha port area with 1,725 meters quay

and quay walls

Alteration and dredging of the Jade fairway,

entrance and berth area

Alteration of leading line

Road and rail connection

Securing of the adjacent Jetty „Niedersachsenbrücke“

The Materials

Steel 50,000 tons

Concrete 80,000 cubic meters

Stone 500,000 tons

Sand approx. 40 million cubic meters

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The Details

The Facts

Quay length 1,725 m

Terminal depth 650 m

Water depth (under chart datum) 18 m

Turning area ? 700 m

The Timetable

Construction commences 2007

In operation 2010

The Investment

Total costs approx. a 950 million

Suprastructure (full development stage) approx. a 350 million

EUROGATE Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven

Terminal handling capacity [TEU] p.a. 2.7 million

Berths 4

Container cranes 16

Van carriers 68

Large starkers 8

Rail-loading crane 5

motorway connection

1,725 m

terminal area

120 ha

650 mrailway connection

logisticsarea

170 ha

The Partners

bremenports GmbH & Co. KG

bremenports was founded in 2002 providinginfrastructure services for the port group ofBremen and Bremerhaven. Being the first privateport management enterprise in a Germanuniversal port, the company handles all aspectsof port development and expansion as wellas maintaining quays, canals, roads, bridges,building, locks and dykes.

Clear responsibilities and lean structures ensurea uniform procedure at both locations thus pro-viding flexibility, effectiveness and transparency.As a private-sector organization, bremenportshas the ability to market their services outsideBremen State borders.

The 49.9% stake of the Federal State of Bremenvia bremenports in JadeWeserPort RealisierungsGmbH & Co. KG facilitates an excellent coope-ration between the Federal German States ofLower Saxony and Bremen. Moving beyond out-dated competitive practices on the NorthernEuropean Coast, the two States maximize theirabilities to provide dynamic economic growthand employment generation.

JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co. KG

JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co. KGwas established to successfully develop the pro-ject. The Federal State of Lower Saxony holds a50.1% stake in the Realization Company, andBremen via the port management organizationbremenports GmbH & Co. KG a 49.9% stake.

Since 1st April 2003 JadeWeserPort RealisierungsGmbH & Co. KG has been working towards:

The invitation to tender and awarding ofterminal operator concession for theJadeWeserPort.

In a European-wide tender procedure, the40-year container terminal operating concessionwas awarded to Eurogate. Eurogate is Europe'sleading container terminal logistics group,operating nine terminals at North Sea portsand in the Mediterranean with a turnovervolume of over 12 million standard containers(TEU) in 2005. AP Møller-Maersk Group,Copenhagen, represented by APM TerminalsInternational, will also be taking a 30 per centstake in Eurogate Container Terminal Wilhelms-haven GmbH & Co. KG.

Further tasks of the JadeWeserPort RealisierungsGmbH & Co. KG include:

Infrastructure design and the management,technical support and economic developmentof the infrastructure

The Federal German States of Lower Saxony andBremen have agreed on a long-term cooperationto jointly implement JadeWeserPort.

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The Port Managers

The Region

1957 saw further major maritime developmentswith the establishment of Germany’s largest oilterminal. Still today Wilhelmshaven remains asthe only deep sea German oil terminal and theprinciple source of Germany’s oil imports. Today’sregional economic focus remains port industry,business and trade as well as the largest Germannaval base. JadeWeserPort will secure the entireNorth West Region of Germany by creating jobsand by boosting the development of the cityinto a major international logistics hub.

The port’s economic impact is already substantialtoday: major industrial companies haveannounced huge investments in Wilhelmshaven,like E.ON Ruhrgas AG (DFTG) with plans for anLNG terminal, the chemical giant INEOS andConocoPhillips, as the owner of the Wilhelms-haven oil refining company WRG. These develop-ments all offer the prospect of many new jobs.

Wilhelmshaven and the North West Regionhave long established historical links withthe maritime industry. The JadeWeserPort willfurther develop the location into a major inter-national logistics hub.

The relatively young city of Wilhelmshaven wasfirst established as a Prussian naval port in thelate 19th Century. Construction of the originalnaval port commenced in 1853 on agreementbetween the Duchy of Oldenburg and the King-dom of Prussia. In June 1869 the port was handedto the navy adopting the name of the GermanKaiser, Wilhelm I.

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Wilhelmshaven, Bremerhaven 11/2006

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