Port of Helsingborg Magazine Summer/Autumn 2002 - Helsingborgs ...

Port of Helsingborg Magazine
GATEWAY
Summer/Autumn 2002
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Good summer for the ferries
How did the ferry traffic fare this summer
We put the questions to three of the city’s shipping lines.
Scandlines
Henrik Rörbaek, Helsingborg-
Helsingør Line Manager:
“It was better than expected. We
have noted a marked increase during
the first eight months of the year. Shorttime
travel has increased substantially,
and this is one of the factors leading to
the improvement in the market situation.
Above all, the increase is in traffic
from Denmark to Sweden, which is
naturally related to the rate of exchange
between the two currencies. In addition,
we have been making intensive
marketing efforts in Denmark, and
these campaigns have produced
positive results.”
HH-Ferries
Jon Cavalli-Björkman, departing
Deputy Managing Director and Marketing
Executive:
“Our freight and passenger volumes
have both increased. A number of major
players have worked hard on marketing
the Öresund traffic, which has yielded
growth of the total market. In addition
to the Öresund Bridge, the Öresund
trains are also competing with the ferries.
We must use the weak Swedish krona
to attract Danes to Sweden. Germany
has traditionally been the destination of
Danish shoppers, just as Denmark has
been to us Swedes. It’s a matter of trying
to change habits, but that takes time.”
Sundsbussarna shuttle ferries
Per Svensson, Local Manager:
“The number of passengers has been
roughly the same as in previous
summers. The Swedish market has
declined, while the Danish market has
grown. Our combined tickets, that
include visits to Sofiero Palace and the
Fredriksdal Museum of Natural History,
have proved to be a successful venture.
Although a growing number of travellers
use their cars, the number of one-day
excursions to the nearby attractions in
the Öresund region is increasing. Our
location and accessibility are very well
suited to these one-day travellers.”
Published by the Marketing Department Port of Helsingborg
Box 821, SE-251 08 Helsingborg, Sweden. Phone: +46 42 10 63 00. Fax: +46 42 28 22 99.
E-mail: information@port.helsingborg.se. Internet: www.port.helsingborg.se
Front cover:The Oil Terminal
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”Guldkärnan” Prize for the Port
The Marketing Association in Helsingborg awards its ‘Guldkärnan’ Prize
every year to persons, companies or organizations that have marketed
Helsingborg and the north-western region of Skåne in a material way. The
Port of Helsingborg was one of the four winners this year.
Many contenders
This year’s ‘Guldkärnan’ Prize attracted
a total of more than 30 nominations, and
the jury had to do its work in stages.
“The fact that the Port of Helsingborg
has been voted this year’s European Port
naturally contributed to the award of the
Prize,” confirms Mats Böllner at the
Marketing Association in Helsingborg.
Proud Chief Executive
The prize afforded great pleasure in
the Port of Helsingborg.
“We are devoting resolute work to
strengthening our brand name and making
us better known as a competitive
company. The ‘Guldkärnan’ Prize
proves that our joint efforts have
yielded results. It is a great team prize,”
says Chief Executive P.O.Jansson.
Prize-giving ceremony
“The ‘Guldkärnan’ Prizes were
handed over in conjunction with the
Commerce and Industry Party at the
Marina Plaza Hotel on 10 October. The
other winners were Tina Nordström,
Vasatorps Golf Club and Brandsta City
Släckers. The jury consisted of
representatives of Helsingborg City,
Idéforum, Chamber of Commerce of
Southern Sweden, Svenskt Näringsliv,
and the Helsingborg Dagblad
newspaper.
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This year´s first cruise ship
The cruise that includes Helsingborg
is known as the Scandinavian Splendor
and, in addition to calling in Helsingborg,
the 12-day cruise also features
visits to Amsterdam, Kristiansand,
Copenhagen, St.Petersburg and Stockholm.
The six-star “Crystal Symphony” was the 47th cruise ship
to call in Helsingborg since the first-ever cruise ship visit
by the “Royal Viking Sun” in 1994. So the city and port
have hosted more than 40 000 passengers, who are
estimated to have spent upward of SEK 40 million on
shopping and excursions.
Ahead of schedule
The ship’s passengers and her
Norwegian master, Captain Glenn
Edvardsen, were evidently curious to
find out what Helsingborg had to
offer. The estimated time of arrival
was 0800 hours, but the ship was
already tied up at the Grain Quay of
the Southern Harbour at 0700.
A hearty welcome
On her arrival in Helsingborg, the ship
was met by bright blue skies and brilliant
sunshine, and also by a water-fountain tug,
drumcorps with majorettes, flags and flower
girls. This way of welcoming cruise ships
and their passengers has been highly
appreciated and has become a classic for
visits to the Port of Helsingborg.
Popular excursions
During the morning, most of the American
guests visited the Kärnan Fort, Sofiero
Palace park, the “Ramlösa brunn”
site, the Råå fishing village, Kullaberg
nature reserve with a stop at the Flickorna
Lundgren café, and Krapperups
Palace. In the afternoon, many of the
passengers went for a shopping spree in
the city centre.
Faith in the future
Cruise ship visits to Northern Europe
are not as frequent as they were before
the outrage in the USA on September
11. The numbers of cruise ships calling
at many ports have dropped dramatically,
but the shipping lines and the ports
expect to see light at the end of the dark
tunnel by next year. For Helsingborg, the
situation is already good, but there is
hope of even more calls next year.
However, it must be borne in mind that
growth in the cruise ship market is not
automatic and demands many years of
hard work.
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A new crane arrives
Early sunday morning September
8, after 42 days at
sea, the new container
crane arrived in the West
Harbour without mishap.
The container crane that had been
under way from Sicily for 42 days is 58
metres high and weighs 830 tonnes. The
barge carrying the crane was towed by
the “Sanantonio Primo” tug. Transfer of
the crane from the barge to the quay
took around one hour, against the
expected two hours. Four special trailers
were placed under the corners of the
crane in preparation for landing it. The
crane was then jacked up on the trailers
and was rolled ashore. The crane has a
lifting capacity of 45 tonnes and will
assure our customers of even higher
efficiency.
Unifeeder celebrates 25 years
Unifeeder was founded 25 years ago.
It is now obvious that the two owners,
Peter Bohnsen and Tonny Paulsen, had
then embarked on a very successful venture.
Unifeeder is now the biggest feeder
operator in the Nordic countries, with
an annual turnover approaching 1 million
TEUs.
Helsingborg was one of the ports of
call right from the start, although initially
fairly irregularly and with only a few containers
to handle. Unifeeder then
developed very favourably for Helsingborg,
with at least seven calls a week in
the port and with an average turnover of
about 200 TEUs per ship. In 1997, the
Port of Helsingborg awarded Unifeeder
its prestigious annual Öresund Prize.
The jury justified its award as follows:
“The Prize was awarded to Unifeeder
in recognition of a well developed and
efficient feeder system. This has enabled
businesses in the Öresund region to put
to rational use the global networks of
the trans-oceanic lines. The frequent,
fast and reliable Unifeeder service
represents a very important transport
link between Swedish, Danish and
continental ports.”
We at the Port of Helsingborg extend
our best wishes to Unifeeder for
continued positive development in
years to come.
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Above: Twice a week Finnlines ”Finnseal” visits The West Harbour to load and
discharge RoLo-cargo. Lindholm Shipping is local agent for Finnlines in Helsingborg.
Above: The two tugboats ”Kullen” and ”Dunker” assisting ”Freja Asia” to
put in at the Oil Terminal. The ship which arrived from Chance in Canada
discharged about 26.000 tonnes of diesel for Shell. Lindholm Shipping
customs cleared.
Left: The fruit season 2001/2002 ended with ”Virginia Universal”
which was fulloaded with apples and pears. The ship arrived in
the Scania Terminal last July. The fruit was designated for the
Swedish and Finnish markets. Joship AB customs cleared the
vessel.
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Above: In september the vessel ”Queen Flower” loaded 17.000 tonnes off oat in the South Harbour for Svenska Lantmännen. The
cargo was sold to byers in New Orleans. Hillerström Shipping customs cleared the vessel.
Right: A faithful guest
in the West Harbour,
the Unifeeder vessel
”Planet V”, here
loading and
discharging containers.
Morgan Wedlin & Son
is Unifeeder´s local
agent in Helsingborg.
You can see a new
silhouette behind the
ship, the new container
crane.
Below: In April this year there was full activity in the Scania Terminal when the vessel ”Ladoga 12” discharged metals for Skandiatransport
Logistics. Lindholm Shipping customs cleared the vessel.
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1000 fifth-years students visit the Port
The Port of Helsingborg issued
invitations in mid-May to all fifth-year
students in Helsingborg for a study
day. This is the seventh year in a row
that such a visit has been arranged.
“Helsingborg in 2050” was the theme
of the homework drawing assignment
given to the students. The drawings,
together with the answers to ten
competition questions, were appraised
by a jury, and the youngsters submitting
the three winning entries were
invited together with their teachers to
the prize-giving ceremony onboard the
“Aurora af Helsingborg”. The jury
justified the winning award as follows:
“A fabled world with special visions of
the future, in which the elements of air
and water have an important
significance.” Class 5 PT at Adolfbergs
School was the fortunate winning class,
whereas class 5-6 Björken, at Maria Park
and class 5B at Ättekulla School won
second and third places respectively.
The companies Scandlines, HH-
Ferries, Sundsbussarna, Börje Jönsson
Åkeri AB and the Port had set up different
stations in the area around the
Ocean Harbour. The pupils were first
given a guided tour of the Port, and were
then free to walk from station to station.
Judging by the evaluations, the arrangement
was a great success this year
too.
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TransRussia 2002
For the seventh year in succession,
the Port of Helsingborg exhibited at
the annual TransRussia transport and
logistics fair in Moscow. This fair is considered
to be the biggest annual fair of
its type in Europe. This year’s event
attracted around 7000 registered visitors
from 32 countries, and 350 exhibitors
from 26 countries. For the past few years,
the Port of Helsingborg has shared its
stand with the Port of Århus.
A decade of ”Aurora”
During these 10 years, the “Aurora af
Helsingborg” has made 158 000 trips
without any major incident. The record
for the number of passengers per day is
around 20 000. During the summer
months, holiday-makers travelling to
and from Sweden take the best of the
trips across the Sound to relax for a while.
The Scandlines “Aurora af Helsingborg”
ferry has proved to be a major
success during her decade of service
between Helsingborg and Helsingør.
She is an enormous cargo carrier, in spite
of the scepticism in the early days
concerning her relatively “small” cargo
area.
Captain Karl Birgander, who was
involved from way back when the ship’s
keel was laid, is pleased with the high
efficiency she has demonstrated during
these 10 years.
She can be loaded and unloaded on
three lanes simultaneously, and her new
loading/unloading system is among the
most modern in the world.
New simulators and computerized
exercises enable new crews to become
thoroughly familiar with the ship before
being ready to manoeuvre her in reality.
By continual maintenance and
refurbishment, the interior of the ship
has been steadily improved, and the
safety and enjoyment of passengers and
crew have been boosted.
Her nautical positioning system has
also been improved.
“She has been built for a life cycle of
at least 25 years. So she still has 15 years
left on the Helsingborg - Helsingør run,”
concludes Captain Karl Birgander.
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Port Visit
Above: Dir. operation, Mr. Per Dalgaard, UniShip Århus and Mr. Peter Lindmark, Morgan
Wedlin & Son, agent for Unifeeder Helsingborg.
Above: The new Manager of the Swedish
Shipbrokers Association, Ms Berit Blomqvist visited
the Port of Helsingborg and had a good,
informative meeting with Port Managing Director,
Mr. PO Jansson.
Left: On the 25th of April this group from the
Goverment´s Secretary office visited the Port of
Helsingborg. From the left Mr. Thomas Bonalumi,
representing Air Logistics, Mr. Jan-Erik Hjertberg,
Mr. Lars Hegethorn, Mr. Urban Hedström and Mr.
Nils Rybrant.
Above: In November, The Ambassador, Mr. Artis Bertulis
from the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia visited the
Port of Helsingborg for discussions and information.
Above: Visitors from K-Line on the Port office balcony. From the left C. Friberg, Traffic Manager
Port of Helsingborg, Manager Mr. L-I. Lidén, Scanway-Shipping, Ass. Gen. Manager Capt.T. Murata,
K-Line London, Sales Manager Mr. B. Nilsson, Port of Helsingborg, Manager operations
Mr.J. Kitchener, K-Line London, Captain Mr. M. Sigemark and Captain Mr. H. Andersson from the
tugboat´s company Bogser Team Öresund.
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Agents for Port of Helsingborg
Telephone
Telefax
Belgium: Sundman, Brussel, Belgium + 32 (2) 345 76 90 + 32 (2) 345 76 90
England: Eurolist International Ltd., London, England + 44 (20) 7387 7300 + 44 (20) 7387 A7304
Latvia: SIA LJS Hanza Ltd, Riga, Latvia. + 371 (7) 830 059 + 371 (7) 322 464
Russia: Inflot JSC, St. Petersburg, Russia + 7 (812) 251 27 48 + 7 (812) 251 85 09
USA: Transmar Ltd, Tiburon, California, USA. + 1 (415) 435 5833 + 1 (415) 435 5835
Shipbrokers and Agents
Company: Telephone: Telefax: Shipowners and lines:
+46 +46
Alianca Sweden 31 755 44 20 31 755 44 30 ALIANCA
Citadel Shipping AB 42 13 90 75 42 13 99 29 ERIK THUN AB
ConCarrier AB 42 14 77 90 42 14 99 75 CONTAINERSHIPS
DFDS Seaways 42 26 60 00 42 24 24 77 DFDS SEAWAYS
Eimskip Transport AB 42 17 55 00 42 17 55 30 EIMSKIP, RMS, SPLIETHOFF, NAVIMAR, SINOTRANS
Greenship Sweden AB 42 21 01 10 42 21 21 30 EVERGREEN
Gripen Shipping 42 13 96 50 42 13 50 15 LAURITZEN COOL, KURSIU LINIJA, OW-BUNKER
Hamburg Süd Norden AB 20 140 44 00 31 755 44 41 HAMBURG SÛD
Hansa Shipping AB 31 17 83 40 31 711 00 15 CHIPOL BROK, CORAL CONT. LINE, TRANSCARGO, ISLAMIC
REPUBLIC OF IRAN SHIPPING LINES
HH-Ferries 42 19 80 00 42 28 01 70 HH-FERRIES
Hillerström Shipping AB 42 12 01 30 42 12 01 30 TEAM LINES
Inchcape Shipping Services 42 24 85 60 42 24 85 69 CMA, CGM THE FRENCH LINE, CAMEROON SHIPPING LINES
Joship AB 42 12 05 10 42 21 21 83 ATLANTICARGO, STAR SHIPPING, UECC, GNMTC, COMARIT,
MACS, SEATRADE/SCALDIS, CSAV, OLDENDORFF, BS-LINE,
NCHP, STAVANGERSK/MÖRERUTENE
"K" Line (Sweden) AB 42 12 33 70 42 14 99 49 K-LINE
Lindholm Shipping AB 42 12 60 90 42 13 47 77 FINNLINES, LAURITZEN COOL
Maersk Sverige AB 31 726 85 00 31 726 84 04 MAERSK SEALAND
Maersk Sverige AB 42 490 47 00 42 490 47 47 MAERSK SEALAND
Melship AB 42 13 73 20 42 13 74 10 BULCON, BONYAD, CAMAFRICA, COLUMBIA EXPRESS, OPDR,
SWEBEST, SLOMAN-NEPTUN
Morgan Wedlin & Son AB 42 19 32 00 42 21 97 72 UNIFEEDER, WEC LINES, HOLLAND-MAAS, UNITHAI PUBLIC
LINE, YEMEN GULF LINE, THE NATIONAL SHIPPING COMPANY
OF SAUDI ARABIA (NSCSA), SOL NIVER LINES,
TRANSATLANTIC SOUTHERN AFRICA SERVICES, DELMAS,
POL-LEVANT
MSC Sweden AB 31 339 49 00 31 339 4911 MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY
Nordic Lines Agencies AB 42 19 32 10 42 14 06 95 OOCL
NYK Line (Deutschland) GmbH 42 37 04 90 42 14 20 62 NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Hapag-Lloyd Sweden AB 42 24 81 80 42 24 29 49 HAPAG LLOYD
P&O Nedlloyd Ltd. 31 65 63 00 31 22 60 20 P&O NEDLLOYD
Polscan Shipping Agencies AB 31 711 11 96 31 13 75 35 EUROAFRICA, CHIPOLBROK, BANGLADESH SHIPG CORP.
Scandlines 42 18 60 00 42 18 74 10 SCANDLINES
Scandinavian Shipping Agencies
(Sweden) AB 42 21 90 27 42 21 21 30 LLOYD TRIESTINO DI NAVIGAZIONE S.P.A.
Scanway-Shipping AB 42 14 03 01 42 12 74 59 CEYLON SHIP CORP, CIE MARITIME- ZAIROISE, COLUMBUS
LINE, EGYPTIAN NAV CO, MONTEMAR, PAKISTAN NAT SHIP
CORP, PT DJAKARTA LLOYD, SUDAN SHIP LINE, APPENSHIP,
APL
SOL Lines AB 31 64 54 00 31 64 54 65 DELMAS, SWEDISH ORIENT LINE, TRANSATLANTIC
SOUTHERN AFRICA SERVICES, SOL NIVER LINES, POL-LEVANT
Sundsbussarna 42 21 60 60 42 21 66 43 MOLTZAU LINE
Sundship 42 38 52 20 42 12 35 80 Auth. Port Agents Specialized in tank, bulk and dry cargo tonna
Thun Selfunloader 42 12 79 95 42 13 99 29 THUNBOLAGET
Tidblad Shipping AB 42 14 92 95 42 17 55 30 Auth. Port Agents specialized in tank, bulk and dry cargo
United Arab Agencies AB 42 14 03 01 42 12 74 59 UNITED ARAB SHIPPING COMPANY
Van Ommeren Sweden AB 31 81 79 00 31 81 44 29 ZIM, KNSL
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