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April 2016Magazine for Ports, Shipping and Logistics

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Dear readers, Germany’s seaport companies play a key role in offshore wind power. After all, the ports offer ideal conditions and a wealth of expertise in export as well as installation and maintenance of wind power systems in the North and Baltic Sea. This area is currently seeing heavy investment as – along with classic handling – wind power at sea has become a very promising field of business.

German energy policy has a lot of influence on this matter. One of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy’s (BMWi) main aims for the renewable energies act (EEG) 2016 is an interim expansion of target of 11,000 megawatts in 2025: this would mean an annual increase of only just under 700 megawatts in the offshore sector. What the industry is also most worried about is the fact that network expansion has not yet been secured.

Looking at the results of the Paris climate change conference, it is clear that the move towards energy production at sea should not be reined in but rather accelerated. For this we need ambitious expansion targets and appropriate framework conditions for the long term. Network expansion – both at sea and on land – must be driven forward in order to facilitate competitive tendering processes. The co-financing of the federal association for port infrastructure agreed in the government’s coalition agreement must also undergo final clarification.

Together with the offshore industry, the German port economy can make an important contribution to the change in German energy policy. However, the conditions have to be right. Yours, Daniel Hosseus

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“German seaports and the offshore wind industry are contributing greatly to Germany's change in energy policy”Daniel Hosseus, Main Managing Director of Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe (association of German seaport companies)

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BREMEN. Schiffahrtskontor

Detra, based in Bremen, has

launched its own direct liner

service to North Africa for

break bulk and containers

under the brand “DMS Detra

Mediterranean Shipping”. To

begin with the service will focus

on one to two monthly

connections between Europe

and Casablanca in Morocco,

as well as to and from the key

Algerian ports.

BREMERHAVEN. Bremerhaven

is getting a new flood barrier

where the river Geeste meets

the Weser for protection against

higher storm floods brought

about by climate change.

Representatives from Bremen

and Lower Saxony signed an

agreement at the end of the

year. The new build is costing

just under 31 million euros,

which will be shared equally

between the two states.

BREMEN. The Federal

Constitutional Court has

dismissed the constitutional

appeal of two land owners

against the planning

permission for section 4 of

the construction of the A281.

This means that the planning

approval of 30 June 2010 and

the decision made by the

Federal Administrative Court on

24 November 2011 have been

confirmed as in line with the

constitution.

OLDENBURG. Maritime goods handling at Lower Saxony’s nine seaports increased to just under 52 million tonnes in 2015 (2014: 46.4 million tonnes). With around 40.9 million tonnes of liquid and solid bulk goods, handling in this segment grew by four per cent as compared with the previous year (2014: 39.3 million tonnes). General cargo handling also showed positive development: here the volume was increased by 57 per cent, at some 11.05 million tonnes (2014: 7.05 million tonnes). Alongside impetus from the conventional general cargo business, increased handling at

Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven is having an effect. 426,751 TEU were loaded here in 2015 (2014: 67,076 TEU). Maritime handling of new vehicles in Cuxhaven and Emden was also seven per cent above the previous year’s result, at over 1.8 million vehicles. “Thanks to the versatile alignment of the Lower Saxony port group and the successful working of niche markets, we have managed to fare extremely well in the turbulent environment of current international economic and political developments,” says Inke Onnen-Lübben, Managing Director of port marketing company Seaports of Niedersachsen.

Lower Saxony’s sea freight handling grows by 12 per cent in 2015

Seaport of Brake did well in 2015

Luneplate internationally significant in the protection of birds

BRAKE. The J. Müller group, operator of seaport terminal facilities in Brake and in Bremen’s Holz- und Fabrikenhafen, has handled over eight million tonnes at its headquarters in Brake for the first time. Maritime transport grew from 6.27 to 6.72 million tonnes in 2015, whilst inland transport grew from 1.141 to 1.328 million tonnes. This corresponds to a 7.22 per cent increase in maritime transport as compared with the previous year.

BREMERHAVEN. Ornithologist Lutz Achilles counted 23,280 waterfowl and wading birds in one day across the expansive natural areas of Luneplate island in southern Bremerhaven in December 2015. “The results of this count prove the international significance of this area in the protection of birds,” says Senator for Ports Martin Günthner. Luneplate, which used to be used intensively for agriculture, has been a focus of ecological balance for around 20 years now: this is where bremenports is compensating for the invasions in nature caused by the construction of facilities such as Container Terminal 4.P

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Virtual wind turbine developed

Cuxhaven’s Elbe ferry shortens heavy transportCUXHAVEN. An HGV weighing a total of 78 tonnes is not an everyday sight on the Elbe ferry link. Due to numerous roadworks around the Hanseatic City of Hamburg, a land transport run to Rendsburg had to be shifted to the water at short notice. The load was then taken from Cuxhaven to Brunsbüttel using the ferry run by Cuxhaven-based firm Elb-Link. This saved not only time, but also 250 kilometres of road transport.

BREMEN. Wind power service provider Deutsche Windtechnik from Bremen has developed a virtual wind turbine. It simulates the environment of wind turbine control, primarily for testing converters. This development makes the company the first manufacturer-independent service provider to be able to repair control parts of converters. Converters are among the wind turbine components that have to be replaced most often.

BREMEN. The Eurogate Group managed to increase container handling at its German terminal facilities by 1.5 per cent to 8.2 million TEU in 2015. Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven displayed a 1.9 per cent increase in container volumes in 2015. The volume handled at Eurogate’s Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven increased six-fold to 426,751 TEU. 5.5 million TEU were handled in Bremerhaven due to lower feeder volumes in transport to and from Russia.

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S U M M A R Y N E W S BREMEN. Long-standing firm Karl Gross Internationale Spedition, which is head- quartered in Bremen, is now represented in South America. The medium-sized company recently founded the subsidiary Karl Gross Logistics (Chile) in Santiago de Chile, and is expanding its local service. One of the leading economic nations in South America, this state in the south west has been one of Karl Gross’ areas of focus for several years. Henning Kanert will now be responsible for customer care as the company’s representative in Chile, working hand-in-hand with the Chile team at the Bremen headquarters.

BUXTEHUDE. All of the activities of Reederei NSB and its affiliated companies will be pooled under the brand NSB Group in future. For the benefit of the other group members, Reederei NSB, which was founded in 1982, will no longer be externally advertised independently, but rather as a group member alongside Asia Marine, NSB Crewing Solutions, NSB Marine Solutions, NSB Academy and Continental Chartering. The group has over ten locations worldwide, employing a total of 240 people on land as well as 1,700 people at sea, and currently managing 64 vessels. The Chief Operating Officer (COO), since 2014, is Tim Ponath.

Strong port in Brake thanks to successful cooperation

BREMERHAVEN. Member of the Board of Management at BLG Michael Blach (left), Chair of the Board of Management at BLG Frank Dreeke (2nd from right), Ferdinand Möhring (right) as a representative of BLG Logistics, and Managing Directors of bremenports Horst Rehberg (2nd from left) and Robert Howe (3rd from left) signed an operator contract for the 25-hectare Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB) in February. The content of the contract is a licence lasting 30 years, with which BLG will be able to run the port facility on its own account for a usage fee.

BRAKE. The seaport of Brake managed to come out as one of the highest-growth ports in Lower Saxony again in 2015. An important project to improve the infrastructure, and a good example of the future-oriented collaboration between NPorts and customers, is the development of the Südpier, in which the port infrastructure operator is investing around ten million euros. From September 2016 there will be mooring space for two ships measuring 275 metres in length and up to 11.90 metres in depth.

WILHELMSHAVEN. The construction of a second container terminal at JadeWeserPort is both technically possible and economically sensible in the medium term. That is the key result of a feasibility study that was commis-sioned at the end of 2013 by the company Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort-Marketing, and drawn up by the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics in Bremen (ISL). Fundamental operating parameters such as quay length and land relief were investigated in order to see if it was possible to build a competitive and operatively independent container terminal at a reasonable cost/benefit ratio.

BLG Logistics becomes operator of Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven

Result of feasibility study for JadeWeserPort II is in

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BLG takes over parts of the plant logistics management for BMW

Samskip takes over Züst und Bachmeier

New features on Seaports’ website

Full takeover of Lloyd Werft

BREMEN/LEIPZIG. BLG Logistics took on part of the logistics for the BMW plant in Leipzig at the start of the year. Working in an area of around 200,000 square metres, it provides services along the entire supply chain – from receiving to warehouse management, sequencing and order picking as well as line supply all the way to handling empties. BLG manages the supply of the carmaker’s conventional models at the Leipzig site. The processing volume encompasses all parts for a daily production.

CUXHAVEN. State Secretary for Economic Affairs Daniela Behrens gave the go-ahead for the construction of berth 4 in Cuxhaven in mid-February, following approval of the project by the European Commission. The Managing Director and Branch Manager of NPorts, Holger Banik and Hans-Gerd Janssen, signed the licence agreements for the operation of the future terminal in the city at the mouth of the river Elbe along with Managing Directors Hans-Peter Zint and Michael de Reese from Cuxport. These agreements regulate the long-term operation of the terminal by Cuxport. A 240-metre quay and 8.5 hectares of additional quay space will be created for the berth. It will be suitable for ships up to a maximum depth of 14.30 metres. The construction is expected to cost 36 million euros.

ROTTERDAM/BREMEN. Samskip Logistics, a provider of temperature-controlled logistics, has taken over German logistics provider Züst und Bachmeier in Bremen, becoming the owner of the firm. All of the employees at the Bremen site are being taken on, and in future will provide an even greater spectrum of forwarding services for standard and refrigerated containers, such as complete and partial container loading, air freight and storage. Züst und Bachmeier are to be integrated into Samskip’s forwarding activities in the near future, under the management of Harald Dönselmann.

OLDENBURG. Seaports of Niedersachsen has integrated a guide to Lower Saxony’s nine seaports, the “Seaports business guide”, into its website. Once the materials to be handled have been selected, suitable port handling companies and logistics providers can be filtered by their specialisation. This makes it possible to find the right business partners quickly and efficiently. The website has also been available in Chinese since the start of the year. This will really support the company’s trade fair appearance at “transport logistic China”.

BREMERHAVEN. 100 per cent of the shares in the Lloyd Werft ship yard in Bremerhaven have been held by “Star Cruises Singapore Investment” since the turn of the year. The shareholder is a subsidiary of the Malaysian Genting Group, a leading, internationally active company in the fields of leisure, relaxation and entertainment. The Asian company initially took over 70 per cent of the Bremerhaven-based enterprise in September 2015. Now it is assuming the remaining 30 per cent. Lloyd Werft is to build four large luxury cruise liners and four river cruisers for the shipping companies of the Genting Group.

State gives green light for berth 4 in Cuxhaven

BLG Logistics becomes operator of Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven

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Carried on the wind

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The ports on Germany’s North Sea coast are strategic starting points for not only the installation, but also the operation of offshore wind farms. Each port site has its own profile, making it possible meet the complex requirements of the industry.


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Offshore port typesThe Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe (association of German seaport companies, ZDS) has classified the ports into three categories, depending on the role they play in offshore wind power:

Large-component ports Production ports with manufacturing facilities, installation and base ports for pre-assembly, import and export ports for handling, shelter ports

Servicing and maintenance ports Starting point for servicing, maintenance and repair work

Research ports Ports with space for offshore prototypes and testing facilities, education and training institutes


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Carried on the wind

M ore offshore wind farms were connected to the grid in 2015 than ever before: 546 turbines with an output of 2,282.4 megawatts supplied Germany with power for the first time. This

meant that there were a total of 792 turbines with a total output of 3,294.9 megawatts on the grid at the end of the year, producing over eight terawatts of electricity according to information from the working group for offshore wind power (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Offshore-Windenergie), the German Wind Energy Association (Bundesverband Wind-energie), the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation (Stiftung Offshore-Windenergie), the German Engineering Founda- tion (VDMA) and the Wind Energy Agency (WAB). This corresponds to the requirements of over two million households, or around 1.4 per cent of the gross electricity supply in Germany. In comparison: this proportion was just 0.2 per cent in the previous year. A further 41 turbines with a further 246 megawatts of output had been installed in 2015, but had not yet been connected to the grid at the end of the year.

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Efficient ports are essential not only for the installation of offshore wind farms, but also for the implementation of servicing and maintenance work during operation. One ex-ample of this is short-notice transport of staff and materials to the offshore wind farms, whereby space and facilities must be available if helicopters are used. When special offshore ves-sels are used for transport, the ports must keep the required numbers of berths free. Due to the dimensions of offshore wind turbines, their large components and the associated challenges of transport on land, the ports are also gaining increasing importance as production sites. As such, ports with sufficient capacity for production halls, warehouses, assembly areas and loading areas are particularly attractive. Taking all of these services into consideration, it becomes clear that use of offshore wind power still provides Germany’s seaports with major opportunities for continued positive economic growth.


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Offshore wind turbines from Cuxhaven

The first German Siemens plant for the manufacture of machinery housings for offshore wind turbines is currently being built right at the edge of the port of Cuxhaven: the 170,000 m2 factory will be up and running from mid-2017, allowing the group to produce its new seven-megawatt turbines, which will be able to generate 32 million kilowatt hours of clean energy each year – that’s enough power for up to 7,000 households. Up to 1,000 employees will be assigned to making turbines on a three-shift system. The world offshore market leader is investing a total of around 200 million euros into the site, and will use it as both a base port for the eastern North Sea area and for export. The prerequisite for this was the port infrastructure planning cemented in the 2003 masterplan, including the construction of heavy-load terminals and platforms, as well as connecting routes between the quay facilities that are suitable for heavy loads, which were implemented by port infrastructure company Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts) on behalf of the state of Lower Saxony. The city of Cuxhaven worked with a team from the Economic Development Agency for seven years to bring the international group to the site, submitting the relevant offers. In light of these efforts, Siemens’ decision in August 2015 was welcomed enthusiastically by all involved: “We have achieved our aim of convincing the world offshore market leader Siemens that Cuxhaven is a perfectly equipped site, and absolutely the right decision for the construction of its new production facility for the offshore industry,” said Cuxhaven’s Mayor Ulrich Getsch. Lower Saxony’s Minister for Economics, Olaf Lies, was also delighted with the successful outcome of the project: “This is a great day for the state, the region, and above all the city of Cuxhaven. The future of the change in energy policy began in Lower Saxony many decades ago, and is now advancing steadily. I am delighted with Siemens’ decision. Lower Saxony is a top location for a top industry. The existing infrastructure of the state’s own port company, NPorts, and the connected commercial zones of the city of Cuxhaven provide the optimum conditions for the group.”

An overview of the German ports that are particularly important to the expansion of offshore wind power in the North Sea:

Bremerhaven

Having always been closely linked to logistics and the mar-itime economy, Bremerhaven is able to offer the offshore sector various quays and terminals: a big new offshore ter-minal (OTB) is currently being built at Blexer Bogen on the river Weser in the south of the maritime city. The public heavy load handling facility in the Labradorhafen also allows companies on the east and west side of the harbour basin to ship large parts weighing several hundreds of tonnes from directly beside the manufacturing halls. BLG Logistics Group runs a terminal for shipping offshore wind turbines between on ABC-Halbinsel between Kaiserhafen I and II. Since 2011, part of the container terminal has also been used as a base port, for example for the installation of offshore wind farm “Nordsee Ost 1”.

Cuxhaven

The port at the mouth of the river Elbe has also been seizing the economic opportunities of renewable energies over recent years, and has developed into the German off-shore industrial centre on the North Sea coast. The universal port is able to assume three important roles when it comes to wind power: Cuxhaven has already been a production port for foundations and towers for a variety of European offshore wind projects, for example working with the firm Ambau. This will also be the case for turbines once Siemens Wind Power’s new plant is settled in. Cuxhaven is also an installation port, for example for the offshore wind farm “Amrumbank West” run by energy provider E.ON. In its role as service port it also supplies transformer platforms with staff and materials from the mouth of the Elbe.

At DyNaLab in Bremerhaven, which was developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES), ultra-efficient nacelles for wind turbines have been undergoing tests under realistic conditions in the lab since last year – a first in Germany.

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Monitoring of wind turbines – OWS’ control station in Emden

Around 100 kilometres from the North Sea island of Borkum lies the offshore wind farm “Bard Offshore 1 (BO1)”, the first commercial open sea power plant in Germany. In order to ensure the smooth operation, safety and high technical availability of the 80 wind turbines at a water depth of 40 metres and three further land and near shore turbines, the employees of Offshore Wind Solutions (OWS) need a little help. This is why they have set up a control centre in a 150 m2 room on the third floor of the company’s office in Emden. This is where everything is coordinated; the staff have an overview of the operating status of each individual wind power turbine 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. To do this, they depend on detailed technical information from the wind farm and from each individual turbine. In addition they use a camera installed at the wind farm, which is remote controlled, can be rotated around 360 degrees and has a zoom function. Images from the camera can be projected onto a large wall, comprised of eight “cubes”, at the control centre. At other times, this is where all of the important technical information is visualised. This means that the team, made up of experienced all-rounders such as former service fitters, electrical engineers and mechanics, is able to analyse and evaluate operating patterns and incoming messages at any time. Many malfunctions can be fixed just using software. If this is not possible, the staff coordinate and monitor the work of service technicians on site from the control centre.

EmdenThe seaport at the mouth of the river Ems stands out for being the shortest distance from the offshore wind farms in the North Sea. It also has port facilities that are capa-ble of handling heavy loads directly by the water, which is deep enough for sea-going vessels, and offers plenty of space for companies and suppliers to set up shop, for example at Rysumer Nacken. Over recent years the port of Emden has developed into an efficient production, assembly, logistics and distribution centre for plant components and replacement parts for onshore and offshore wind turbines. The machines and rotor blades for the first German com-mercial offshore wind farm project in the North Sea, “Bard Offshore I”, were manufactured and assembled here, to name just one example.

Nordenham

In Nordenham, the wind power industry has a number of efficient logistics firms and branches of industry to build upon. Over recent years companies specialising in develop-ment, production, supply, logistics, assembly, servicing and maintenance for offshore wind power have been set up in the Unterweser region. One example is the production of offshore foundations – monopiles and transition pieces – by Steelwind Nordenham, a company of Dillinger Hütte. In addition, the company Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke, a 100% subsidiary of cable manufacturer General Cable, has been awarded the contract for the production and installation of cabling within the offshore wind farm “Nordergründe”.

Interview with Björn Wittek, Managing Director of Rhenus Offshore Logistics in Bremen


What exactly does service logistics mean for the offshore wind industry?It’s all about supply to and removal from platforms and wind turbines. This includes the material flow, as well as the transfer and care of staff.

What offshore wind power systems are you looking after at present?In terms of platforms, all projects in the German Bight. In terms of wind turbines, we are currently looking after wind farms in the clusters “Helwin” and “BorWin”. In both cases we are often responsible for crew transfer and crew changes, as well as material logistics and the transport of materials.

What challenges does offshore service logistics pose for you as a service provider?We are extremely dependent on the weather, as it impacts our working day considerably. This is why we check the weather forecast daily, sometimes hourly. Neither transfer of crew nor transport of materials is possible in bad weather. This means that our work is very fast-paced: we can generally only plan four to seven days in advance, often only on the same day or for the next day. In addition, staff and materials have to be available quickly. Added to this is compliance with customs deadlines, which are sometimes still designed for classic import and export using scheduled services. There is certainly a lot of adjustment required in order to be in line with the realities of this market segment.

That sounds very challenging. How many employees do you have working for you, and what are their qualifications?We have over ten employees responsible for coordination within our unit. In addition, I have access to staff within the entire Rhenus Group. My team is made up of experienced logisticians, many of which have the offshore additional training required to be able to go out to the turbines and use the helicopter.

Do you and your team work around the clock?In principle, yes, but it depends on the project. Customs doesn’t work at the weekend, and lorries aren’t allowed to travel on Sundays or public holidays. In addition, the crew isn’t always on call. However, speed is very important in our business, and that includes working at the drop of a hat

when something happens or the weather conditions change. Whether and how long a wind turbine is at a standstill or running is, of course, a key economic factor for our customers.

The Rhenus Group operates four terminals equipped to deal with the offshore wind sector in Germany: Cuxhaven, Nordenham, Wilhelmshaven and Emden. What special features do your four terminals offer?The geographical location is key, as is the expertise of the staff. Cuxhaven is located at the mouth of the river Elbe, and is therefore well suited to supplying to the wind clusters “HelWin” and “SylWin”. Nordenham has specialised in the handling of submarine cables, and has appropriately trained staff. Due to its location, Wilhelmshaven is good for the handling of large components. And from Emden we primarily look after the clusters “BorWin” and “DolWin”.

How large are the maintenance intervals for the wind farms and platforms that you look after?There is not much reliable data here as many turbines were only put into operation last year. Sometimes it’s difficult to say whether the work should be classed as commissioning or services. We won’t know more until later this year or next year.

When you look to the future, how do you see the development of your market segment?There will be growth, that’s for sure. However, whether this will be linear and what benefits will arise from pooling turbines together is difficult to know. In any case, the considerable amount of construction offers a lot of potential.

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Monopiles weighing up to 740 tonnes for the offshore wind farm “Nordsee One” are handled in Cuxhaven.

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Brunsbüttel

An important centre for handling of wind turbines has also developed in the Unterelbe area, at Brunsbüttel. They have been handling parts of onshore wind turbines for wind farm construction sites in Schleswig-Holstein here since last year. Offshore turbines in the five megawatt class are also stored temporarily at Brunsbüttel before being loaded onto seago-ing and inland vessels.

Brake

Known first and foremost as a handling hub for onshore wind turbines, the seaport of Brake also regularly handles imports of construction components for the offshore industry. The final assembly and handling of offshore components have also been carried out here in the past.

Wilhelmshaven

With its central location in the German Bight, the port at the Jade Bight also provides a good starting point for off-shore wind farms in the North Sea. Added to this is the advantage of the site being independent of the tides, which facilitates level loading from the quay onto special vessels or pontoons without the use of heavy-duty cranes. Whole rotor stars, for example for the “Global Tech I” wind farm, have already been stored, pre-assembled, handled and shipped

in Wilhelmshaven, and heavy concrete foundations and the transformer platform for the “Alpha Ventus” wind farm were handled here. Installation and cable-laying vessels – among others – are also equipped and retooled in Wilhelmshaven. On top of this, specialised companies in the Innerer Hafen offer further logistical and other services for the offshore wind industry, such as hydraulic engineering, diving work, hydraulic systems, electrical engineering and steel preserva-tion, as well as helicopter supply flights for materials, crew changes and emergency medical supplies.

Stade

Having been expanded, the Buss Terminal in Stade now has 35,000 square metres of logistics space. This is well suited to the handling of components for offshore wind power, for example for Trianel Windpark Borkum. (cb)

Entire rotor stars, for example for the wind farm “Global Tech I”, have been stored and handled at JadeWeserPort.

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S tanding out in its bright red paint, the “DPV Supporter” sits by the sluice island in the port of Wilhelmsha-ven as it is prepared for its next operation. When the vessel – which was acquired by Jade-Dienst in

2015 – and its 18-strong crew will have to head out is often only known at the last minute. Whilst in past years demand has principally been for the planned assembly of foundations and large components, installation of measuring equipment and anodes, and transport of people and materials to and from the wind farms, in recent times the maritime service provider from Wilhelmshaven has been seeing an increasing number of ad-hoc service orders.

Special ship

“Generally we and our ship are used whenever there’s a problem,” says Andreas Ingber, Offshore Manager for Jade-Dienst. This means that the team is ready for action around the clock. The imposing multi-purpose vessel, measuring 91 metres in length and 18 metres in width, usually goes to one of the wind farms in the North and Baltic Sea. With a deck area of 750 square metres, an on-board crane with lifting capacity of up to 50 tonnes and

cabins for a maximum of 60 people, the ship is designed to cope with a wide variety of tasks. The spacious deck, which can hold up to 1,500 tonnes, offers plenty of space for large and heavy components. It often also houses one of Jade-Dienst’s two mobile diving containers, as diving forms an important part of its services for the offshore wind industry.

When diving work is carried out from on board the “DPV Supporter”, another special feature becomes apparent: the “DPV” in the name stands for “dynamic positioning vessel”, and means that the ship can main its position very precisely around ten metres away from offshore structures without anchoring, using two GPS devices and other redundant systems.

Diving

One area in which divers are used is in installation work, such as the insertion of foundation structures and laying of cables. Recovery of leftover cable and components after installation of an offshore wind farm to avoid contamination of the sea floor also requires underwater work. Sometimes com-ponents such as boat landings – the crossing sections for getting to the wind turbines – fall into the sea during the installation phase and have to be retrieved by divers. If there is a malfunction in the monitoring electronics on the wind turbine during operation,

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cables laid under the water may be affected. Div-ing-based operations are also required in the event of other problems: when a wind farm stopped supply-ing electricity last November due to a defect in the 50 kilometre-long submarine cable, Jade-Dienst lent divers, a diving container and a decompression chamber to a long-standing partner company, one of Germany’s largest service providers and plant manufacturers for energy infrastruc-ture. Sometimes boat landings can only be repaired with support from divers.

There is also regular diving work to be found at off-shore wind farms, such as the cleaning off of maritime growth, which is required every four years. “By measuring the growth we can also investigate whether damage has been caused by containers floating in the water,” explains Lutz Stehmeier, Chief Operating Officer. Underwater video cameras and ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) are also used for this.

Safety

Jade-Dienst employs a total of 15 full-time divers, who are also still used for classic underwater work on structures such as harbours. Two divers per dive control container can work at once in one dive, and there is always a reserve diver ready. In addition to this there is an operation manager on board.

When they dive the divers wear an undergarment, a drysuit and a hot water suit, which is injected with water at 35 to 38 degrees, as well as a reserve bottle of com-pressed air on their backs. This weighs some 16 kilograms in total. Plus there is a 15 kilogram helmet. The divers are released down to the required water depth and brought back on board in a white basket with what is known as an umbilical – a four-part supply line. There is another bottle of compressed air in the basket. This means that each diver is triple-secured: safety is always the top pri- ority. Along with various measuring instruments for monitoring the diving process, the control room has a kind of black box, which stores all relevant data. There is a decompression chamber with space for up to six people on board for emergencies. Medical staff can get into the



Divers are released down to the required water depth and brought back on board in a basket.

chamber via a second lock in the worst-case scenario. A specially trained doctor is also available to provide medical advice by satellite telephone during diving operations. In order to ensure safety in the increasing number of under-water operations at offshore wind farms, the classification society DNV GL published a guide specifically for offshore diving work at the start of the year. Andreas Ingber also participated in the working group.

Other maritime services

Jade-Dienst offers a variety of other maritime services alongside diving, such as mooring and unmooring of sea-going vessels at the unloading jetties and quays in Wilhelms-haven, transport alongside ship and temporary storage of

materials, as well as transport of people to and from the ships. Added to this is search and rescue work, as well as supply and disposal in accordance with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and oil spill response. For the offshore sector, the company offers services involving submarine cables, such as winding within a turntable or using cable routes, laying, storage and monitoring, as well as maritime trans-port with transfer from pontoon to ship. The maritime services provider also has a ship registration office that is manned all year and around the clock, from which all services are coordinated and scheduled. Jade-Dienst’s pre-mises are home to an office building, workshop, storage and handling hall, and its own 225 metre-long non-tidal quay at the Ausrüstungshafen. (cb)


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B LG boss Frank Dreeke has high hopes for the new port on the banks of the Weser: “The OTB offers outstanding handling opportunities for the entire offshore wind industry,” said the Chair of

the Board of Management at the Bremen-based port and logistics firm at the signing of the contract.

And the logistics manager is making it crystal clear that it’s not just all about the construction of new wind farms: “A growing number of existing wind farms will have to be maintained in future, and there will always be repairs needing done. With its expertise in the field of

logistics, BLG is one of the leading providers for offshore wind turbines in Europe. We are delighted that we are able to utilise our experience in this area to benefit the OTB and the state of Bremen.”

Bremen’s state government also welcomed the sig-nature of the contract. “We are delighted to have found a competent partner for the long-term operation of the new loading zone in BLG,” says Bremen’s State Advisor for Ports, Ekkehart Siering.

“The new terminal for the final assembly and handling of offshore wind turbines guarantees short routes between industrial production and shipping,” highlights Siering. “The facility will really strengthen Bremerhaven as an offshore hub. At the same time, it will make an important contribution to the successful implementation of the na-tional change in energy policy, as it will reduce the high logistics costs associated with generating energy from offshore wind power.”

bremenports is taking care of the planning and im-plementation of the 180 million euro project on behalf of Bremen’s Senate. “The objective was to have the new terminal operated by an experienced logistics firm,” ex-plains the Managing Director of the port company, Robert Howe. “As a long-standing player in offshore wind power and heavy goods logistics, BLG clearly brings this expe-rience to the table.”

bremenports held a Europe-wide call for tenders in the search for an operator for the OTB. BLG will run the OTB for 30 years. The content of the operator contract signed by Bremen and BLG is a licence, which will allow the company to operate the port facility on its own account. In return, the logistics firm will pay a usage fee to Bremen.

The OTB operating concept makes use of BLG’s exper-tise as a logistics provider for the offshore wind industry.

A new offshore terminal for BremerhavenIt’s the two-city state’s most important port construction project this decade. And it’s making progress: representatives of BLG Logistics and port company bremenports signed the operator contract for the 25-hectare Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB) in February.

Handshake for the OTB: BLG boss Frank Dreeke (right) and bremenports’ Managing Director Robert Howe

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Direkt am seeschifftiefen Wasser gelegen, bietet Bremerhaven beste Bedingungen für den Con -tainerumschlag. Gleichzeitig ist dieser Teil der Hafengruppe Bremen/Bremerhaven die füh -rende Autodrehscheibe Europas und entwickelt sich zum wichtigen Hafen für die Offshore- Industrie. Schiffe mit einem Tiefgang von bis zu 12,8 Metern können den Standort tideunab -hängig erreichen.

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The new Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB) is being created at Blexer Bogen, with a

quay length of half a kilometre and berths for

two to three ships.

The company has been providing storage and handling of wind turbines in part of Bremerhaven’s car terminal, known as ABC-Halbinsel, as an interim solution since 2012. Linked into this, BLG has collaborated in the build-ing of offshore wind farms such as “Global Tech 1” and “Borkum West”, developing and successfully implementing innovative logistics solutions for the industry.

The tight schedule for the OTB poses great challenges for bremenports’ port planners. However, Managing Di-rector Howe is convinced “that we will be able to hand the new wind power port over to BLG at the end of 2018/start of 2019”.

The work began at the end of November 2015, with the installation of geotextile sacks at the base of the em-bankment. This was followed by clearing around the air-port grounds in January 2016. “Work is progressing as planned,” says Howe. Explosive ordinance detection and disposal is on the agenda between now and the end of April. The first pile for the 500 metre-long quay structure is expected to be installed in the third quarter of 2016.

The port facility is among the largest infrastructure projects to be implemented in the state of Bremen this

decade. In future two to three installation vessels will be able to moor at the new quay, depending on size.

The state government, municipal administration, busi-nesses and trade unions have great expectations for the in-vestment project. The OTB should secure and strengthen the offshore wind cluster of Bremerhaven. The industry has created some 3,000 jobs locally, and is therefore one of the largest employers in the Weser estuary area. The site impresses with a powerful mix of large component manufacturers, research and development institutes, wind farm developers and other service providers – plus the maritime logistics of an international port.

However, representatives in Bremen and Bremerhaven not only emphasise the significance for the development of the southern Fischereihafen into a centre for the Euro- pean offshore industry. Howe: “The OTB is Bremen’s principal contribution to achieving the European climate protection targets that were brought into force by the community of states at the international climate change conference in Paris.”

More information: www.bremenports.dewww.blg-logistics.com

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Ms Lucke, a joint venture was founded between EWE from Oldenburg and Trianel from Aachen last year for the shared development of a second stage of expansion, Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II), which will have an output of 200 megawatts. Why?EWE has ten years of experience thanks to the offshore projects “Alpha Ventus” and “Riffgat”. We see the offshore wind industry as an exciting and promising sector, and there-fore chose to contact Trianel, who we know well, for the second stage of expansion. We share similar philosophies and strategic visions.

What experience from the development of the first municipal offshore wind farm at Borkum was Trianel able to bring to the joint venture?Our partner has a lot of knowledge of the location and installation procedures. Alongside experience from the

Speaking to LOGISTICS PILOT, Irina Lucke, Managing Director of Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II, explains the collaboration between the regional energy supplier EWE and the municipal utility cooperation Trianel.

Municipal wind power

first stage of expansion of “Trianel Windpark Borkum”, both EWE and Trianel benefit from experience from pre-vious offshore wind projects. This is great added value for a young sector.

“Alpha Ventus” was Germany’s first offshore wind farm, and now supplies 50,000 households with electricity. You managed this project on the side of EWE. What knowledge did you gain from the design and construction?“Alpha Ventus” was a real pilot project. Of course there had been other offshore wind farms throughout the world, but none had been so far out or at such a great water depth. We started with a blank sheet of paper and a time and cost framework, and learned from the bottom up what it means to plan and build a wind farm of this scope. Back then there was a lack of solutions to many issues: for example, in 2007


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there were no special vessels. We had to use ships that were designed for port expansion or transport, but were not suit-able for installing tripods weighing up to 700 tonnes. In addition, this was the first approval from the Federal Mar-itime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). We developed a lot ourselves and gained a lot of knowledge, which we then used for the “Riffgat” wind farm. We managed to show authorities, politicians and the people that offshore wind is an alternative that’s good and that works.

What makes the new project different from “Alpha Ventus”?Both EWE and Trianel have gained a lot of experience. Added to this is the great technological progress of an industry that is still very young. Unlike back then, we now have access to advanced and standardised technology, products and machinery, and can install in high quality in series. A good example of this is boat landings, for which the distances between rungs and ladders are now standardised so that all crew transfer vessels (CTVs) can moor. Efficiency has also advanced enormously. Back then the turbines had a capacity of five megawatts; today it’s up to eight. A lot has also been achieved in terms of communication: SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems make it possible to monitor turbines considerably better, and facilitate more efficient work on site during operation.

Windpark Trianel Borkum went into operation in mid-July last year. What conditions for further development did Trianel create with the first stage of expansion?Firstly, the farm has already been approved by BSH. Secondly, the farm’s internal transformer platform is already in place. We also have a commitment for the grid connection. So we’re in control of the major risk factors.P

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The start of construction is planned for 2018. What else has to be prepared between now and then?The entire technical planning and detailed planning, which we do together. In addition, a call for tenders for the work has to be issued throughout the EU – so the wind turbines, the foundation structures and the cabling within the farm, as well as smaller jobs, for example the communication technology and supply technology. We will be using multi-contracting. The tendering process should be completed by the first quar-ter of 2017. Then the entire package, including costs and concepts, will be presented to the project partners.

The investment volume for the first stage of expansion was a billion euros. What will the costs be for the second stage of expansion?The total volume of investment is not yet clear, as the overall budget very much depends on the bids. In addition, we will only know what investors we will have and how much they will be investing next year.

EWE is a regional energy supplier, Trianel a cooperation of municipal utilities. What special conditions exist in terms of investment decisions?Offshore wind power projects involve a very large volume of investment. When it comes to municipal utilities and municipal enterprises, risks need to be looked at different-ly as compared with financial investments such as pension funds, as the investment can make up a large proportion of the investment budget.

EWE With more than 9,000 employees and a turnover of over eight billion euros, EWE is one of Germany’s largest energy companies. The firm, based in Oldenburg, is primarily under municipal ownership. It supplies over 1.3 million customers in north-west Germany, in Brandenburg and on Rügen, as well as in parts of Poland and Turkey, with electricity. EWE is responsible for Germany’s first commercial wind farm, “Riffgat”, in the North Sea, and also played a large role in the construction of the first German offshore test field “Alpha Ventus”.

Trianel Trianel unites over 100 partners and shareholders from the municipal sector. Together they supply to over six million people in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland. Last year Trianel fully commissioned 40 wind turbines with an output of 200 megawatts around 45 kilometres from the coast of the North Sea island of Borkum. This provides around 200,000 households with green energy. Trianel and 33 participating municipal utilities invested around a billion euros in the wind farm’s first stage of expansion.

“We see the offshore wind industry as an exciting and promising sector.”Irina Lucke, Managing Director ofTrianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II

More information: www.ewe.comwww.trianel.com


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A good deal?

T he proportion of renewable energies in the German supply is growing steadily. Last year they contributed around 30 per cent to gross electricity production – 4.2 per cent more than the year before. This figure

is expected to be 40 to 45 per cent by 2025, and as much as 50 to 60 per cent by 2035. This growing significance is essentially due to the EEG, which has been in force since 1 April 2000, and its revision in 2014. However, how things will progress in the medium to long term depends greatly on the shaping of the future funding conditions. As part of the reform of the EEG from 2017 it is planned that a tendering model – which is currently being agreed between the Fed-eral Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and the federal government – will be introduced instead of the current statutory tariff-based remuneration.

Concept

The BMWi hopes to achieve three aims with the new funding model: firstly, to improve plannability. The expansion corri-dors for renewable energies according to EEG 2014 must be complied with, and future expansion is to be effectively steered by the tendering process. The second aim that the BMWi specifies is the promotion of competition between plant operators, so that the costs of the funding system are kept low. The fundamental principle here is that renewable electricity should only be paid for to the extent required for cost-efficient operation of plants. The third intention is to maintain variety of players among plant operators – from large firms to small cooperatives. The BMWi has set up its own sub-working group to ensure that these aims are met.

As with the tendering process for pv plants on open land, in future there will be a set tendering volume based on the construction targets in each round. If the total for the ser-vice exceeds the volume in the submitted bids, contracts are

awarded until it is reached, beginning with the lowest bid. The amount of funding for a plant should generally come from the value to be invested specified in the bid (“pay as bid”). The position paper expressly notes that alternatives to this pricing rule were investigated.

Offshore wind industry

Tendering is to take the form a central model for wind tur-bines at sea. This means that an authority begins with the development of an area for two wind farms per year, for example with 400 megawatts each, and the bidders in the tendering process compete to install a wind farm on this area. A bid is submitted for the value to be invested on this basis. The bidder that is awarded the contract due to having the lowest bid must cover the costs of the “preliminary develop-ment” of the project by the public body.

However, due to the planning procedure this model can only begin with a time delay – from 2024 in the North Sea, possibly from 2021 in the Baltic Sea. In order to avoid interrupting offshore development, transitional solutions are expected to be implemented for the years 2021 to 2023: project managers who already have approval for an offshore wind farm or whose planning is very advanced will have the opportunity to gain a contract as part of a special tendering process. Funding through a one-off auction is possible for offshore projects that have already been given the go-ahead with approval or planning permission and that do not fall under the transitional provision set out in § 102 EEG 2014. For all projects that are in a grid connection system that has already been commissioned or has already been confirmed in an offshore grid development plan, a one-off auction is

The reform of Germany’s renewable energies act (EEG) is to be concluded through the parliamentary procedure this year. One key component is the new tendering model for the funding of renewable energy systems, and it is not always meeting with a lot of approval.

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to take place immediately after the planned revision of the law, whereby the volume of installed output to be put into operation in years 2021 to 2023 according to the EEG expan-sion targets will be put out for tender. If projects do not gain contracts during this one-off auction, owners may request compensation amounting to the average costs of the project development, if, in return, they waive the rights arising from the approval decision immediately after the announcement of the tendering results, and make the data generated during the project development available to the public body. However, the position paper clearly leaves many details of the future tendering model open.

Criticisms

In a survey conducted by classification society DNV GL last year, 81 per cent of industry players asked doubted that the planned tendering system would promote the develop-ment of wind power in Germany. The German Wind Energy Association (BWE) also believes that tendering is not a suita-ble model for achieving the aims pursued by the EEG. It states that planning and investment security should not be endan-gered by unpredictable political conditions. In addition, it believes that generous deadlines should be granted when organising the transition, in order to guarantee the continual expansion of offshore wind power. In their plea (“Wismarer Appell”) at the end of January, the heads of government of the states of Bremen, Lower Saxony, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania emphasised that the tendering model would have to guarantee a high level

of trust protection and legal security, including for those that have already done considerable preliminary work in relying on original expansion plans.

Urs Wahl, Manager for Public Affairs at Offshore-Wind-Industrie-Allianz (OWIA) and Temporary Managing Director of WAB summarised: “The five northern government heads emphasised once again in Wismar that they unconditionally support the wind industry – both offshore and onshore. This is a strong message, not least for the strengthening of the ports, that Berlin cannot afford to ignore.”

According to Trine Borum Bojsen, the German Manag-ing Director of energy group Dong Energy, the volume of expansion is more decisive than the type of funding. She adds: “We see a risk that only a few projects will be implemented in future. The feared disruption may occur in the German medium-sized supplier industry if the order pipeline is inter-rupted, leading to a loss of jobs – in one of Germany’s most important future sectors. It should therefore be ensured that offshore expansion does not come to a standstill, as this is the only way that variety of market participants and cost reduction potential can be ensured.”

However, the BMWi believes that the changes are not about putting the brakes on expansion, but about making it plannable: expansion should not be more than or less than the expansion corridor. It states that expansion exceeding the corridor can be avoided if tendering volumes are set accord- ingly. Similarly, expansion dropping below the corridor can be avoided by ensuring that as many projects as possible that successfully reach the end of the tendering process are actually realised. (cb)P

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JUBILEE. The head of the branch of Ipsen Logistics in Bremerhaven, Norbert Pilgram,

has now been with the logistics provider for 25 years. Pilgram was granted authority to act just three years after joining the company, and signatory authority after a further six years. He has developed the branch into a specialist department for processing of container trains.

ELECTION. The professional group for container transport at the German seaports (Fach-gruppe Containerverkehre der deutschen Seehäfen (FCDS)) elected a new four-person managing board at its members’ meeting: Stefanie Kluxen (Kurt Kluxen Spedition, Hamburg), Sigward Glomb (GCD Glomb Container Dienst, Bremerhaven), Reinhold Döhle (EKB Container Logistik, Bremen/Bremer-haven/Hamburg) and Kai von Harten (Spedition Mahlstedt, Delmenhorst/Bremen).

ADDITION. Bremen-based transport services provider Addicks & Kreye Container Logistik made a new addition to its Hamburg branch at the start of the year. Hans-Jürgen Schnakenberg, an experienced container trucker from the former Arster Spedition, will be streamlining and optimising internal workflows as the Head of Scheduling in Björn Ohl’s team.

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CHANGE. Matthias Magnor assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and therefore control of the new German national organisation at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, in mid-January. The 41-year-old has worked for the company for twelve years, and was most recently CEO of a subsidiary of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics in Cologne. The air and sea freight division under the management of Andreas Kujawski is not affected.

Andreas Wellbrock becomes Managing Director at the Wind Energy Agency (WAB)

CHANGE. Andreas Wellbrock will take over executive management of the Wind Energy Agency (WAB) from 1 June. The qualified industrial engineer is able to look back on a career with Bremen-based BLG Logistics Group spanning more than 16 years. There he was responsible for the development of the business division of logistics for offshore wind power, among other tasks, and had been a Member of the Board of Manage- ment for the contract logistics division since 2013. Wellbrock replaces Urs Wahl, who assumed executive management temporarily.

Repositioning at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

Change at the Norden branchSUCCESSION. Hans-Joachim Hübner (left), who controlled the fate of the

Norden branch of port company Niedersachsen Ports for over ten years, retired at the end of January. The 65-year-old engineer and construction director had been in this position since the foundation of the state port company in 2005, and was responsible for port construction and maintenance of the island and island

supply ports. He was succeeded by Friedrich Voß (right), who previously worked as Head of Real

Estate Operations and Port Superstructures at the Emden branch, on 1 February. The 54-year-old business adminis-trator has been professionally linked to the port business for over 30 years.

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New Chairman at Emder Hafenförderungsgesellschaft

APPOINTMENT. Jan Remmers has been appointed Managing Director of Anker Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft in Emden, a 100% subsidiary of Lexzau, Scharbau, with effect from 1 January. Remmers joined the company as commercial staff in 1985, and was granted authority to act in 1995. He was granted signatory authority in 2007. Remmers took on operational management of Anker Schiffahrt three years ago, and has since achieved important company targets in collaboration with his colleagues.

VOTE. Niedersächsische Hafenvertretung (NHV) has elected its Board for the coming two years at its members’ meeting. The new President is Karsten Dirks, EVAG Emder Verkehrs und Automotive Gesellschaft in Emden. He replaces Andreas Schmidt from Rhenus Midgard in Nordenham after two periods in office as president. However, Schmidt will remain on the Board. Dirks is also assuming chairmanship of the supervisory board at Seaports of Niedersachsen and is the Spokesman for the working group for Lower Saxony’s seaports.

APPOINTMENT. Emden’s port promotion authority Emder Hafenförderungsgesellschaft, the company Zukunft Emden, which has also been taking care of the economic promotion of the city of Emden since 2015, the logistics network Logistikachse Ems, which is also based at Zukunft Emden, will be cooperating even more closely in future. One visible manifestation of this is the appointment of Helmut Weermann as the new sole Chairman of Emder Hafenförderungs-gesellschaft. Weermann is also the network manager for Logistikachse Ems. He believes that one area of focus should be networking the region’s logistics, the ports and the hinterland more closely and promoting collaboration.

Jan Remmers another Managing Director at Anker Schiffahrt

Election of the Board at Lower Saxony’s port representative

EXPANSION. The management team of Meyer Werft, comprising Managing Directors Bernard Meyer (left), Jan Meyer (2nd from left) and Lambert Kruse (right), will gain support from Tim Meyer (3rd from left) from 1 June 2016. The family firm, which has been run by the Meyer family since 1795, has completed an organisational transformation with Jan Meyer as Managing Director and prepared for the change of generations. Tim Meyer has been working in the automotive industry since 2008, after completing his degree as an industrial engineer.

APPOINTMENT. Glenn Kneipp was appointed to the Management Board of Weserport in Bremen on 1 January. The former Head of Purchasing at steel group ArcelorMittal Bremen is assuming responsibility for the commercial divisions and the recently launched optimisation programme at Weserport. Managing Director Heiner Delicat remains responsible for sales, operations and technology.

Tim Meyer becomes additional member of executive management

Kneipp becomes member of Management Board

Reiner Heiken leaves Kühne + NagelCHANGE. Reiner Heiken, who has been responsible for German business at Kühne + Nagel since 2013, will leave the group on 30 June to pursue new challenges. The shipping specialist, who trained as a navigator and has spent time at sea, has worked for Kühne + Nagel since 1997. As the boss of the German division, Heiken is responsible for around 13,000 employees.

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Spring and summer beckon with a variety of trade fairs and events in Germany, Europe and overseas: “Intermodal South America” in April will be followed by “Breakbulk Europe” in May and “transport logistic China” in June. The excitement continues with Bremen’s “logistics day” in August, followed by the “Lower Saxony port day” in September.

A t “Intermodal South America” from 5 to 7 April in São Paulo, Brazil, Bremenand Lower Saxony will be aiming for northern Germany to work together: the two states will be presenting on a joint stand

under the brand “German Ports”. The specialist trade fair for piece goods,

“Breakbulk Europe”, which will take place in Antwerp, Belgium, from 23 to 26 May this year, offers an internatio-nal conference, which draws in a specialist audience every year. It also offers a great forum for discussion on trends and news in the piece goods and project loading sector. Both Lower Saxony’s seaports and Bremen’s ports will be represented with a joint stand.

At “transport logistic China” from 14 to 16 June in Shanghai there will once again be a joint, cross-state appearance under the brand “German Ports”. The event has developed into an important trade fair for the transport and logistics sector over recent years.

The “Bremer Logistiktag” (“Bremen logistics day”, BLT) has been hosted by the VIA BREMEN Foundation since 2014 and takes place every two years, this year on 9 August. bremenports’ marketing division is responsible for its organi-sation and implementation. The BLT offers a forum that aims to bring together the worlds of business science and push Bremen further into public awareness as a maritime logistics hub, and has now become an event of international scope.

A global specialist trade fair for the onshore and offshore wind power sector will take place with “WindEnergy” from 27 to 30 September. Exhibitors from Germany and abroad will be presenting in Hamburg’s ex-hibition halls, including bremenports, together with BLG Logistics and Bremerhaven-based economic development company BIS, and Seaports of Niedersachsen on an inde-pendent stand.

Intermodal South America 5. – 7. 4. 2016

São Paulo, Brazil www.intermodal.com.br

transrussia 19. – 22. 4. 2016

Moscow, Russia www.transrussia.ru/en-GB

Tag der Logistik (Supply Chain Day) 21. 4. 2016

In Germany and abroad www.tag-der-logistik.de

Breakbulk Europe 23. – 26. 5. 2016

Antwerp, Belgium www.breakbulk.com

Windforce Bremen 7. – 9. 6. 2016

Bremen, Germany http://windforce.info/windforce2016/de/

logistics talk 9. 6. 2016

Enns, Austria www.bremenports.de/veranstaltungskalender

transport logistic China 14. – 16. 6. 2016

Shanghai, China www.transportlogistic-china.com

ShortSeaShipping Days 22. – 23. 6. 2016

Lübeck, Germany www.shortseashipping.de

Bremer Logistiktag (Bremen logistics day) 9. 8. 2016

Bremen, Germany www.bremenports.de/veranstaltungskalender

26th Niedersächsischer Hafentag (Lower Saxony port day) 2. 9. 2016

Brake, Germany www.seaports.de

Kapitänstag (Captains’ Day) 2. 9. 2016

Bremen, Germany www.bhv-bremen.de

Maritime Woche (maritime week) 9. – 18. 9. 2016

Bremen/Bremerhaven, Germany www.maritimewoche.de

Hafen trifft Festland (port meets mainland) 14. 9. 2016

Cologne, Germany www.seaports.de www.jadeweserport.de

Cool Logistics Global 26. – 28. 9. 2016

Bremen, Germany www.coollogisticsresour-ces.com/global/de

Breakbulk Americas 26. 9. – 29. 9. 2016

Houston, USA www.breakbulk.com

WindEnergy 27. – 30. 9. 2016

Hamburg, Germany www.windenergyham-burg.com

logistics talk 12. 10. 2016

Graz and Vienna, Austria www.bremenports.de/veranstaltungskalender

ECG Conference 20. – 21. 10. 2016

Hamburg, Germany www.ecgassociation.eu

Hafen trifft Festland (port meets mainland) 27. 10. 2016

Bielefeld, Germany www.seaports.de www.jadeweserport.de

logitrans 16. – 18. 11. 2016

Istanbul, Turkey www.logitrans.com.tr/english

Selection of events 2016 (subject to change)

Joint trade fair appearance under the umbrella brand of German Ports.

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PARTICIPATION. The leading industry meet for the fruit trade in the German capital reached a new exhibitor and visitor record at this year’s “Fruit Logistica”. 70,000 specialist visitors from over 130 countries came to get information at the most extensive trade fair event in the international fruit trade. 2,891 exhibitors from 84 countries presented not only their entire range of products and services at all levels of the chain, but also numerous industry innovations (including 27 world premieres), which will provide valuable impetus for the trade and make the range on offer even more varied for consumers.

The port group of Bremen/Bremerhaven was represented at the fruit industry trade fair once again this year. Exhibitors on the joint stand included the shipping company DAL Deutsche Afrika-Linien, Heuer Port Logistics and Carl Schroeter insurance services. “Our trade fair appearance has been a resounding success once again,” says Michael Skiba, Head of Marketing at bremenports. Speaking for the co-exhibitors, Anja Seineke of DAL Deutsche Afrika-Linien added: “This trade fair is ideal for us to present our products and services to a broad specialist audience.”

“Fruit Logistica” from 3 to 5 February 2016 in Berlin

SUCCESS. The annual Automotive Logistics Europe Conference is an important meeting point for those responsible for logistics with manufacturers, automotive suppliers and service providers in the automotive sector all over Europe. This year the interactive conference, now in its 15th year, was attended by around 300 participants. The specialist audience received information on current and future logistics issues such as 3D printing, driverless driving and the Internet of Things, as well as their importance to the supply chain. The handling of new vehicles and logistical and technical services for automotive manufac-turers form part of the core competencies of Lower Saxony’s seaports. This is reflected in the regular increases in handling in this segment. In light of this, port marketing organisation Seaports of Niedersachsen took part in the conference as an exhibitor for the first time, with the aim of achieving further networking with the automotive sector. “The automotive sector is constantly developing. By being in contact with well-known manufacturers, supplier businesses and logistics providers in the industry, we can logically expand the services that we offer at the seaports and continue to meet customer requirements in the best way possible,” explained Seaports’ Managing Director Inke Onnen-Lübben after the conference, which was attended by many valuable visitors.

“Automotive Logistics Europe Conference” from 15 to 17 March 2016 in Bonn

Seaports of Niedersachsen presented the services offered by Lower Saxony’s seaports throughout the conference.


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August 2016: Green logistics Closing date for submitting advertisements 24.6.2016

June 2016: Container logistics Closing date for submitting advertisements 29.4.2016

LOGISTICS PILOT ISSN 2195-8548

Publisher: bremenports GmbH & Co. KG Hafenstraße 49, 28217 Bremen www.bremenports.de Michael Skiba Phone: +49 421 30901-610 Fax: +49 421 30901-9624 E-mail: [email protected]

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