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on an even firmer foundation in the meantime. „We have concluded a long-term contract for work and services that lays down the specifications for prompt supply of all three plants with the additives required in each case,“ explains Bartels. Expansion beyond national borders dbt is responsible for prompt delivery of the desired material to the production facilities and also provides for sampling. „In this way we relieve the Krupp Thyssen Nirosta (KTN) Purchasing Division of a major burden,“ states Battistiol. Now this division of the stainless steel producer no longer has to worry about operations planning for the additives, but informs dbt at short notice. „We then ensure continuous supply of ferroalloys and other products to the production plants,“ emphasises dbt Managing Director Mario Battistiol. And all of this within a few hours. For very urgent cases dbt has even provided the KTN alloy specialists with mobile phones. „In this way we ensure constant accessibility.“ In the medium term dbt wants to position itself even better on the market. „We are convinced that we can master the increasing demands of the future,“ states Battistiol. For example, the company, which is certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9002, is already giving intensive thought to expansion of its logistics services to the international market. „In the medium term we plan on moving across borders,“ adds neska Managing Director Heinz Bartels. � 12 � IMPERIAL NEWS A high level of cargo handling productivity is attained under these two gantry cranes at the CTS terminal in the Köln-Niehl Harbour. Serving industry along the Rhine CTS - a service centre for container handling It is by no means simply local patriotism when Hans-Peter Wieland claims that his company, CTS, has just the right location here in Köln-Niehl Harbour since there are a large number of enterprises that send and receive containers and are geared to import and export in this city and the surrounding region. The development of CTS (Container-Terminal GmbH Rhein-See- Land-Service), in which neska holds the requisite majority of the share capital, confirms this assessment by Managing Director Hans- Peter Wieland, who has been with the company since its establishment at the end of 1983. It has constantly been following an upward course. The favourable location in an urban agglomerate and industrial centre on the Rhine accounts for this. Our trimodal approach, i.e. the operative linking of truck, train and ship at the cargo handling terminal, the performance of the CTS staff in the commercial and industrial sector and the technical equipment, offers customers an optimal transport platform. Five gantry cranes and eight reach stackers are now in operation around the clock on the grounds at the stacking quay that measure 100,000 square metres. There is a breather only between 9 pm on Saturday and 10 pm on Sunday. CTS is a provider for shipping and freight forwarding companies with international operations. These are the customers whom we offer services that no one else at this location performs. Wieland addresses in particular the trimodal approach here: several daily arrivals and departures of inland waterway vessels operating between Cologne and the seaports of Rotterdam, Antwerp and Zeebrügge; container train connections (Albatros) with Hamburg and Bremerhaven as well as the western ports and, of
course, the indispensable deployment of trucks for short and long-distance shipments. We link these carriers and providers and take care of cargo handling and temporary storage. And that’s not all: handling container cargo involves additional tasks related to customs and safety and not every container goes through the terminal FCL, i.e. full and closed, but also LCL (less than container load). Outgoing containerisation is carried out here on behalf of the customers - this includes stuffing general cargo in the CTS terminal buildings. Conversely, incoming containers are opened and unloaded (stripped ) and individual lots are delivered to the recipients after freight forwarding processing. This business is increasing and we gear ourselves to this development through investments. Here again CTS does not see itself as a freight forwarder, but as a neutral provider whose services can be made use of by everyone in the sector. „The facilities we have at our disposal make us a valuable partner and we try to live up to this role every day,“ assures co- Managing Director Karl- Heinz Schoon. Wieland assesses the present and future positively. The sectors oriented to foreign trade that are primarily represented in the Cologne region, i.e. motor vehicle production, parts manufacturing, suppliers and the neska The CTS terminal in Köln-Diehl is served according to schedule by container trains of various companies. chemical industry, as well as prospering small and medium-sized enterprises and the importing retail and wholesale trade generate a rising cargo volume that is stowed in containers and finds its way to the buyers via CTS facilities. Everything is not a surefire success, of course. Wieland and his sales team are untiring in their efforts at making the CTS services known to shipping and freight forwarding companies. In many places local presence is shown so as to be able to meet customer demands quickly and consistently. The endeavours have been worthwhile: from 1999 to 2000 container handling movements rose by 12 percent to 180,000. In the cur- rent year the 200,000 mark can be reached. The first weeks started off well. For a terminal in an inland port these are impressive figures that draw the attention of all providers of transport services, such as truckers, DB Cargo subsidiary Transfracht and inland waterway shipping companies, and thus lead to a high density of service. For example, several seaport-based night operations by rail, frequent inland waterway vessel runs and bustling freight forwarding Several CTS reach stackers ensure flexibility in the handling of containers and semitrailers. traffic by truck. „All of this is concentrated at CTS and spurs me and my staff to continue to expand business,“ reaffirms Hans-Peter Wieland. � IMPERIAL NEWS � 13
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