Port of Helsingborg Magazine Summer/Autumn 2004 - Helsingborgs ...

Port of Helsingborg MagazineGATEWAYSummer/Autumn 20041

The development of ports as terminalsis a core issue as regards developmentof the transport sectoras a whole, not least while takinginto consideration the ports’ uniqueopportunities of combining road, railand sea transport. We have alreadytaken this course, as have some ofthe larger Swedish ports. The bestknown example is the recently startedconstruction of a new combi-terminal,but there are others. TT-Line’s servicebetween Helsingborg and Travemündemeans that, every weekend, a largenumber of trailers go further by seaand, consequently, a shorter distanceby road. We can also see that peripheralservices such as stuffing and stripping ofcontainers are on the increase. Transportis one result of economic growth andcan, in itself, stimulate growth. If we,as a port, can contribute to transportsystems that avoid unnecessary strainon the environment, we are more thanwilling to do this.Published by the Marketing Department Port of HelsingborgP.O. 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.seFront cover: The boat men in full action in the South Harbour2

Successful weekend traffi c to GermanyMr. Björn Persson, Freight Manager TT-Lines”Robin Hood” calls at the Scania TerminalFull activity onboard ”Nils Dackes” main-deckSince September of last year, the Port of Helsingborg has ferry traffic to Germany. TT-Line,which runs the line, is pleased with how things have gone so far, and traffic volume expectationshave been fulfilled. “TT-Line’s customers benefit from having goods delivered neartheir terminals,” says freight manager Björn Persson, “and they need far fewer trailer trucksthan if the same goods were to be driven from the south of Skåne.”Compared to TT-Line’s other lines,the Helsingborg-Travemünde one isnot large. Arrival every Saturday at10pm and departure on Sundays at2am can be compared with up to 15daily departures for them in the southernBaltic. But it is not unimportantjust because it is a small line.“With three lines instead of twowe have one more leg to stand on.And, most importantly, our customersbenefit. We drive their units more orless to the door, and they avoid theHelsingborg-Trelleborg route to collecttrailers at the weekend,” says TT-Line’sfreight manager Björn Persson.Optimal for weekend trafficThe background is that most ofthe larger Swedish forwarding agentsare in the Helsingborg area. Withtranshipment centres near the port inHelsingborg, only a few trailer trucksare needed for collecting trailers in ashuttle system. This is also noticeablefrom the statistics. About 9 5 per cent oftraffic is made up of loose trailers, withthe rest being driven, i.e. the trailer ispulled by a trailer truck that goes onthe ferry. I n Trelleborg, the situationis almost the reverse.The advantages of Helsingborg aremainly e x ploited at weekends. However,the e x tra two-hour run fromG ermany compared to Trelleborg isa problem for the tight M onday toF riday transport times.3

“We have got the optimal timespossible considering there is only onedeparture and one arrival per weekend,and we will be continuing for the wholeof 2004. We will then assess how bestto develop the traffic.”Hectic Saturday nightsE ither M/S N ils D acke or M/SR obin H ood puts into port everyweekend. B oth of these are “ G reenS hips” and represent the world’s mostenvironmentally friendly combi- fer -ries. With diesel- electric propulsionand the use of MDO (M arine D ieselO il) , sulphur emissions from the vesselsare reduced by more than 85 per cent.When the vessels are handled in theport, employees of TT-Line and theP ort of H elsingborg work together.TT-Line’s own staff look after booking/checking in and maintain contactwith the ship. I n the space of a fewhours, 150 - 200 trailers have to beunloaded and loaded, and this is doneby port employees. “P rior to start - up,the port put suitable premises in orderand built a ramp. T hey were very q uickwith the technical side of things. Wecan now have generous opening hoursfor our customers via the port gate andthis is of course positive. A bove all, wehave had an open dialogue with theport the whole time, from the portdirector right through to the workers”,says Björn P ersson.Opportunities via more traffic inEuropeA common view in the business isthat the H elsingborg-Germany routeis out of the q uestion on account of thetime involved. B ut, so far, the result hasbeen positive. “T he carriers’ customershave given good support,” says BjörnP ersson, “and have given us the unitsthat were indicated during preliminarydiscussions.”I t is characteristic that the shippinglines are getting progressivelybigger. We are market leaders for thesouthern B altic and this is why we aremanaging to break into the H elsingborg-Travemü nde line. TT-Line hasfour vessels between T relleborg andT ravem ü nde and two between T rel -leborg and R ostock, plus a catamaranthat takes buses, cars and pedestrianpassengers. T he discussions about abridge over the F ehrmarn B elt don ’tworry Björn P ersson.T raffic in E uropeis going to increase so much as a whole,he says, that there are developmentopportunities for the shipping lines ifthe land routes become faster.TT-Line is closely associated withT relleborg. D id it not feel strange tostart traffic at a new S wedish port?“ T relleborg is our main port and it isfrom there that we develop traffic. Wesaw a need in H elsingborg so we metthat need. We wanted to provide themarket with more than just an ordinarysolution.”4

The Port of Helsingborg is progressivelybecoming a hub forgoods handling. Stuffing andstripping – filling and emptyingcontainers – are the services thatare increasing most. Storage possibilities,proximity to vessels andexpertise in the handling of goodsare some of the explanations.Increased interest for the port as terminalThe time is long gone when a portonly loaded and unloaded ships and,not least in the Port of Helsingborg,the trend is to offer peripheral terminalservices. Warehousing is one exampleand, as containers become more andmore common within shipping, thereis more stuffing and stripping. ThePort of Helsingborg recently receivedthe approval of the Swedish Board ofAgriculture as a manufacturer of woodenpacking. Wood is used to securethe cargo in the container and if thisis not done properly, the container canbe stopped at the port of destination.Operations manager Fredrik Åsareshows a typical project cargo in a warehouse.“A whole factory is actuallybeing collected here. Sections frommany different suppliers are going to besent off by ship. We store the goods andthen ensure that the cargo is complete.Then we pack it in containers and loadMoulding Compounds from Perstorp AB is stuffed into containersit onto a ship,” he says. The port hasthe space and possibility for storingthe goods safely. Most important isthe skill in lashing as the goods haveto be properly secured in the container.“Our staff are well trained for this. Andin a port there are always people withvaluable maritime experience,” saysFredrik Åsare. The fact that the portis the place of shipment is of courseone reason for customers to choosethe port for stuffing. Most containersare sent via Helsingborg, even if thereare examples of containers being stuffedand sent by train to Gothenburgfor loading onto ocean-going ships.Stripping is the reverse service, i.e.emptying containers and then storingthe goods. In the Port of Helsingborg,it is mainly tomato paste, coffee andfruit containers that are stripped. Thisincrease is largely due to fewer conventionalfruit cargoes, since fruit andvegetables are now being shipped moreoften in containers.Tomato paste is stripped in the Ocean Harbour5

Above: On March 3 in the Bulk Harbour the 190 metres long vessel “Glarus” (on the left) unloads bauxite from Weipa in Australia on behalf of Kemira Kemi.To the right, Trans Holm unloads chemicals, also on behalf of Kemira Kemi. Sundship cleared the vessels.Below: The 200 metres long “Saga Spray” from Prince Rupert in Canada called at the West Harbour on April 4. She unloaded 11 300 tonnes of woodenpelletsfor Öresundskraft. Citadel Shipping cleared the vessel.6

Above: Unifeeder vessels call the WestHarbour on average 8 times a week. MorganWedlin & Son is the local agent for Unifeederin Helsingborg.Right: “MSC Lieselotte” and “MSC Hina” havecalled at the West Harbour every secondweek since the end of March. Lindholm Shippingclears the vessels. To the right, “MSCLieselotte” during loading and unloading ofcontainers.7

M ore opport u nities to and fro mS t Petersbu rgFinnish Finnlines opened anew line to St Petersburg onMay 12. This starts from Helsinkiand, in the introductoryphase, offers a weekly service.The aim is for three departuresand arrivals per week. Finnlineshave put in the ro-ro vessels“Vasaland” and “Finlandia”,which means that all kinds ofcargo is accepted, both rolling,sto-ro and container fl at. As faras Helsingborg is concerned,this means that, via ordinaryweekly calls at Helsinki, theycan utilise the transhipmentopportunity provided by thenew connection, since both linesunload and load at the sameberth in Helsinki. The shippingagent is Lindholm Shipping inHelsingborg.Unifeeder continues to providea weekly service withshipment from/to Helsingborg-StPetersburg for containertraffic, with transhipmentin Hamburg. Even if transhipmentis in Hamburg, thetransit time means that weeklytraffic can be maintained. Thelocal booking agent is MorganWedlin & Son.The MSC shipping line,which started traffic via Helsingborgin March this year,has a weekly service of containershipment from St Petersburg.The shipping line providescontainers but also acceptsshipper’s own containers.U nifeed er and Finnlines, two lines in the W est Harbou rPort of Helsingborg fi rst with certifi cationThe Port of Helsingborg is fi rstto receive the Maritime SafetyInspectorate’s approval for ISPScertification, to last unconditionallyfor fi ve years. On 30 Junewe were also fi rst to receive theSwedish Customs’ STAIRSECcertificationM r.Martin O lsson, Cu stom s D e p art m ent Göteborgand Monik a E liasson, Cu stom s D e p art m entHelsingborg , giv e the S tairsec-certifi cate to M r.P O. J ansson, Managing D irector and Mr.MatsR osand er, Traffi c M anager, Port of Helsingborg .8

Maritime transport strategic issue for southern SwedenSouthern Sweden should act toensure an increase in sea and railtransport. The development of portsas terminals and transhipment centresis a core issue for transport industrydevelopment. This is highlighted in thereport “Strategies for goods transportin Skåne”, which Region Skåne hascompiled together with various municipalitiesand government agencies.The goods strategy is to be a toolfor long-term planning as well as moreoperative matters. The group thathas drawn up the proposal includesrepresentatives for the Swedish RoadAdministration, the Swedish Railit is important for growth, and on theother it results in various environmentalproblems.“We have tried to fi nd a balance. Weaccept and believe that transport andeconomic growth are positive concepts.A large part of Swedish foreign tradegoes via Skåne; we must not obstructthe system. But it means that we haveto act for environmentally friendlytransport,” says Montgomery.There are several theories as to howthis can be done. An important one relatesto road systems and nodal points.The idea is that traffic should be directedonto restricted networks. On roads“There is much to indicate that terminalsare becoming more and moreimportant. For example, we can seerestructuring that is resulting in largertransport companies which cover allmodes of transport, and this improvesthe prerequisites for intermodality. Inorder to reduce the increase in roadtransport, pressure must be brought tobear on central Europe.It has to be said that ports are bestequipped to be the nodes for road,rail and sea transport. It does look asthough there will be a concentrationin the ports,” says Richard Montgomery.Administration, the Swedish MaritimeAdministration, county administrativeboards and several municipalities suchas the city of Helsingborg.The group has formulated a vision:“We want to develop Skåne as a greenregion for goods transport.”“The development of ports as majorterminals is one prerequisite for thisvision,” says Richard Montgomery,former director of the Swedish RoadAdministration and the person whohas led the work on the report.Goods transport can be seen as ahard nut to crack. On the one hand,that are included in the system, theaim is to have barrier separation fromoncoming traffic (motorways or semimotorways)and a minimum speed of90 km/hour. There should be a highlevel of service as regards maintenanceof roads in winter, information for roadusers, and limitation of disruption inconnection with accidents and roadworks.Railways have to be improvedand extended and this should includeenvironmental and safety measures.What both the railways and roadsystems have in common is that theyconverge in the big shipping ports.The aim of the report is to get allparties into the same way of thinking.It is apparent that, with or withoutinitiatives of its own, Skåne will secureconsiderable volumes of transport.Having a common approach can meanthat the region’s players will fi nd iteasier to create added value from transport,in the form of peripheral activitiessuch as logistics functions and furtherrefi nement.The report is being circulated forcomment at present and conclusionswill be submitted this autumn.9

Port VisitRight: In March, Lave Jeppsson, Björn Boklundand Björn Persson from TT-Line visited the Port ofHelsingborg.Below: On April 22, Michael Barry and Reine Aldebjerfrom Maersk Sverige AB visited the Port.Below: In november The Ambassador of Guatemala, Mrs. SusanaBarrios Beltranera visited The Port and the Town of Helsingborg.Right: On the 13th of October Mr. Håkan Edman,Transweco Agency visited The Port of Helsingborgtogether with Mr. Martijn Lockefeer and Mr. AlexVan Drimmelen, Seatrade Group.Below: A group from South Africa, representingcustomers and agents of Swedish SMV’s LifttrucksAB, visited the Port, SMV’s Anders Sandström (farright) and the Port’s Bengt Nilsson (second fromleft) looked after the group in Helsingborg.10

Agents for Port ofHelsingborgTelephoneTelefaxBelgium: Sundman, Brussel, Belgium + 32 (2) 345 76 90 + 44 (20) 7387 7304Latvia: SIA LJS Hanza Ltd, Riga, Latvia. + 371 (7) 830 059 + 371 (7) 322 464Russia: Infl ot JSC, St. Petersburg, Russia + 7(812) 251 27 48 + 7(812) 251 85 09USA: Transmar Ltd, Tiburon, California, USA. 1(415) 435 5833 + 1(415) 435 5835Sweden: Möller Christer, Gothenburg, Sweden + 46 (31) 524 969E-mail: portofhelsingborg @ cmoller.netShipping Companies, Shipbrokers and Liner AgentsCompany: Telephone: Telefax: Shipowners and lines:+46 +46Alianca Sweden 31 755 44 20 31 755 44 30 ALIANCAAPL Sweden AB 31 778 62 00 31 701 05 08 APLAseco AB 42 17 55 00 42 17 55 30 MISCCitadel Shipping AB 42 13 90 75 42 13 99 29 ERIK THUN ABCMA CGM Sweden 42 22 08 50 42 22 23 55 CMA, CGM-THE FRENCH LINESConCarrier AB 42 14 77 90 42 14 99 75 CONTAINERSHIPSDasena Agencies AB 31 701 79 30 31 701 79 42 DSRDFDS Seaways 42 26 60 00 42 24 24 77 DFDS SEAWAYSEimskip Transport AB 42175500 42219462 EIMSKIP, RMS, SPLIETHOFF, NAVIMAR, SINOTRANSGeorg Hansen Shipping AB 31 704 14 00 31 704 14 01 HANJINGlobalTrans 42 24 25 30 42 24 25 32 CHINA SHIPPING, CONTAINER LINES, BROINTERMED,TROPICAL SHIPPING, MARUBA SCAGreenship Sweden AB 42 21 01 10 42 21 21 30 EVERGREENHamburg Süd Norden AB 31 755 44 00 31 755 44 41 HAMBURG SÜD, COLUMBUS LINE, ELLERMANHansa Shipping AB 31 17 83 40 31 711 00 15 CHIPOL BROK, CORAL CONT. LINE, TRANSCARGO, ISLAMICREPUBLIC OF IRAN SHIPPING LINESHapag-Lloyd Sweden AB 42 24 81 80 42 24 29 49 HAPAG LLOYDHH-Ferries 42 26 80 00 42 28 10 70 HH-FERRIESHillerström Shipping AB 42 12 01 30 42 12 01 30Hyundai Merchant Marine(Scandinavia AB) 31 704 81 00 31 704 81 90 HYUNDAIJoship AB 42 19 32 40 42 19 32 49 COMARIT, SEATRADE/SCALDIS, CSAV, BS-LINE,STAVANGERSK/MÖRERUTENE, NORASIA”K” Line (Sweden) AB 42 12 33 70 42 14 99 49 K-LINELindholm Shipping AB 42 12 60 90 42 13 47 77 FINNLINES, LAURITZEN COOL, FORTUM SHIPPING,NORTH WESTERN FLEET, KURSIU LINIJA, HERNING SHIPPINGMaersk Sverige AB 31 726 85 00 31 726 84 04 MAERSK SEALANDMaritime Transport &Agencies 31 720 39 00 31 720 39 50 CP-SHIPSMelship AB 42 13 73 20 42 13 74 10 BULCON, BONYAD, CAMAFRICA, COLUMBIA EXPRESS, OPDR,SWEBEST, SLOMAN-NEPTUNMorgan Wedlin &Son AB 42 19 34 60 42 21 97 72 UNIFEEDER, WEC LINES, HOLLAND-MAAS, YEMEN GULFLINE, ANL/NSCSAMSC Sweden AB 42 38 74 20 42 38 74 01 MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANYNordic Lines Agencies AB 31 744 90 00 31 744 90 19 OOCLNYK Line (Europe) Ltd. 42 37 04 90 42 14 20 62 NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHAOverseas Liner Agency AB 31 743 01 83 31 711 23 05 YANG MINGPenta Shipping AB 31 12 99 00 31 24 46 46 COSCOP&O Nedlloyd Ltd. 31 65 63 00 31 22 66 20 P&O NEDLLOYD7Cs -Seven Seas Shipping AB 31 335 02 80 31 335 02 90 MOLScandlines AB 42 18 60 00 42 18 74 10 SCANDLINESScandinavian 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, COLUMBUSLINE, EGYPTIAN NAV CO, MONTEMAR, PAKISTAN NAT SHIPCORP, PTDJAKARTA LLOYD, SUDAN SHIP LINE, APPENSHIPSOL Lines AB 31 354 40 00 31 354 40 01 DELMAS, SWEDISH ORIENT LINES, SOLNIVER LINES, POLE-VANT, TRANSATLANTIC SOUTHERN AFRICA SERVICESSundsbussarna AB 42 21 60 60 42 21 66 43 MOLTZAU LINESundship 42 38 52 20 42 12 35 80 Auth. Port Agents Specialized in tank, bulk and dry cargo tonnaThun Selfunloader 42 12 79 95 42 13 99 29 THUNBOLAGETTransweco AB 42 19 32 08 42 19 32 08 ATLANTICARGOTT-Line 410 56 000 410 56 290 TT-LINEUnited Arab Agencies AB 42 14 03 01 42 12 74 59 UNITED ARAB SHIPPING COMPANYVan Ommeren Sweden AB 31 81 79 00 31 81 44 29 ZIM, KNSL11

Good peak season for ferry linesA ll the f e rry lines in Helsingbor gha v e h ad asu ccessful summe r. S ome show sig nifi cant incr eases; one c ompany e v en b r oke it s reco r d .Inse v e r al cases, ma r k e t ing d r i v es lie b e h indthe attr act i o n of new passeng e r s .Th e four f e rry lines g i v e their own accoun tofth eseaso nh e r e .ScandlinesHenrik Rørbæk, Line Manager: Thetrend for us has been very positive. Theyear so far, including the summer, hasmeant a nine per cent increase in thenumber of private cars and four percent in the number of lorries on ourferries. As regards private cars, themain explanation is thatshopping trafficto bothpart. B ut we have also run a broadermarketing campaign than before,which has given good results. Andthe weather benefited the ferry traffic.W hen the weather is good, people liketo lie on the beach, but this summer’spoor weather meant that peoplechose to go on excursionsinstead.countrieshas increased.The present growthin shopping traffic to Swedenis as large as that to Denmark; wehave been very focused in our marketingof Sweden on the Danish side. Ithink this can also be seen from thenumber of visitors to attractions inthe Helsingborg area; many peoplewant to combine shopping with otheractivities.HH-Fe rriesJ on C avalli-Björkman, MarketingManager: W e have had an excellentseason. The number of private cars,buses and passengers is more or lessidentical to last year. Since we hadsharp increases in certain sectors lastyear, we are pleased to have been ableto maintain that level – particularlysince all of our competitors have beenmore active than ever. W e see, forexample, that the Ö resund trains arebecoming more and more prominent.The sector that has seen a certain increaseis tourist shopping – passengersgoing to Denmark and also people whocontinue to G ermany on day trips.S u ndsbussar naP er Svensson, Local Manager: Takinginto account that we only havetwo vessels now, compared to threebefore, our summer has been a success.W e have lost about a per cent but, byand large, we have had the same numberof passengers as last year with oneship less, and we are very pleased aboutthis. It seems as though there has beena greater number of tourists, with morecoming from outside Skå ne. Denmarkis a great attraction and, naturally, thelowering of the alcohol tax plays aD F D SSeaw a y sJ es Svare, MD:O ur routes between C openhagen,Helsingborg and O slo brokerecords in J uly and we exceeded 1 00000 passengers in one month. F romHelsingborg’s point of view, interestthere grew as well. Ten per cent morepassengers boarded in Helsingborgthis summer compared to last year. Infact, pressure on the line was so great inJ uly, particularly from passengers fromfurther away, that we were cautiousabout marketing trips from Helsingborgsince the capacity was neededfrom C openhagen. I think there areother reasons for the increase as well.B ut on the Swedish market we can seethat the consumers have become moreand more positive.W e are, for example,getting more response to our marketingactivities.12