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Be l g i u m Container depot and repair facility in Antwerp ACR is a new service offered by AET, the Group’s North European hub Established at the beginning of this year, Antwerp Container Repair (ACR) is a business activity set up by the Group within its North European hub, Antwerp Euroterminal. ACR aims to complete the set of services offered by AET. The ACR facility has a 2,500 square metres surface with a 600 square metres warehouse, where any kind of containers can be stored, maintained and repaired. This includes reefers as ACR is fitted with 24 reefer plugs. The ACR compound is equipped with 1 Fantuzzi Spreader, 1 Kalmar stacker and 3 forklifts while its water cleaning installations meet all the tightest environmental regulations. Continuous investments in labour organisation and the ACR modern equipment maximise the performance in terms of container diagnosis and customising while the data system provides all required reports related to stock and container movements. ACR has already reached the target number of 1,000 containers repaired every month but it is improving its productivity further. AET handles about 100,000 teu per year and other than by ship is also accessible through barge and rail. Grimaldi a proud sponsor of the Antwerp Port Day The event attracted more than 38,000 visitors. Grimaldi Belgium, AET and Finnlines played an active role In the role of prominent stakeholder of the port of Antwerp, the Grimaldi Group was a major sponsor of the Antwerp Port Day, held on 5 July. This initiative was part of the broader Flemish Port Day promoted by Mr. Kris Peeters, the Prime Minister of the Flemish government and Minister of the ports. The Flemish Port day, organised in the four Flemish seaports (Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Ostend, Ghent) offered a unique opportunity for the general public to visit behind-the-scenes of several terminals, docks, locks, warehouses and distribution centres. The event accentuated the diversity of the port activities and equally promoted the multiple assets of the Port of Antwerp, its central location and excellent hinterland connections, specialised 8 GNEWS logistics expertise and key role in the ro/ ro traffic, project and steel market. Besides the infrastructural and operational aspects of the port sector, the growing demand for highly productive experienced, multilingual personnel was put in the spotlight. At the Job Fair, the latter evoked a large interest and showed the strong desire for information from the public for shipping and logistics activities. The Job Fair illuminated the high diversity of employment opportunities, and in to this respect the Antwerp Shipping Association will run a long term recruitment campaign with the aim to interest students in a shipping career and as such react to the tight labour market envisaged in the coming years. Within the scope of this event three Grimaldi Group companies, namely Antwerp Euroterminal (AET), Grimaldi Belgium and Finnlines were present at the job fair while the AET terminal was open to the public, so profiling the Group’s activities. This event definitely contributed to a positive image-building for the port sector and showed that the consistent growth in the shipping trade has highly diversified and qualified the range of shipping and logistics services. The Antwerp Port day was supported by an extensive media campaign, with animation and a VIP evening for clients, with more than 38,000 people visiting the event which resulted in an unequalled success.
Fi n l a n d Finnlines’ Finnstar tested the route to Vuosaari Harbour The new port of Helsinki is set to be opened in November. The Group’s subsidiary Finnsteve to operate 70 hectares, including container and ro/ro terminals Finnlines’ state-of-the-art ro/ro vessel Finnstar was the first large cargo ship to sail the new route to the Vuosaari Harbour in Helsinki. On her first journey to Vuosaari, Finnstar had some 50 guests onboard, including authorities and representatives of the National media. Vuosaari Harbour will be Finland’s new main port for foreign trade when regular traffic begins in November 2008. Ships will reach the new port along a 32-kilometre fairway starting at the Helsinki lighthouse. The fairway has a minimum width of 200 metres and a minimum depth of 12.5 metres and farther out 13.0 metres. This corresponds to an operating draught of 11.0 metres. Traffic will be in both directions except for a stretch of about 10 kilometres, which will have a meeting point for anchorage halfway. Ships less than 25 metres wide can pass each other in this stretch. Everything went well in Vuosaari on July 21, as the m/v Finnstar berthed without any difficulties at the brandnew two-storey ramp. The ramp can be adjusted according to the type of ship and the tide of the water. An automated system will ensure safety, guide the hydraulic cylinders lifting the ramps and locking them in place. In the port the Finnstar was testing both stern and bow doors/ramps and they worked as planned with the ramp ashore. The port operator Finnsteve Oy Ab, wholly owned by Finnlines will centralize its operations in Helsinki. Services from Helsinki’s West and the North harbours will move to Vuosaari Harbour Centre. The move will take place at the end of November 2008, when Finnsteve’s straddle carriers, reach stackers, tugmasters and other machinery will transfer to the new harbour. Finnsteve has a 70-hectare base to provide a full range of services for container, trailer and lorry traffic in the eastern sector of this unique all-in-one port. There will be ramps for 10 ro/ro ferries and 750 metres of quay length for container ships. Two of the ramps will be twin level type to gain simultaneous access to two decks of the ferry. GNEWS 9
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