Issue 41-42/2013 - ITJ | Transport Journal

TransportJournalITJInternational41 · 42 | 11 October 2013www.transportjournal.comENGLISH EDITION(also available in an identicalGerman and French version)Special:Germany 36The party continuesContainer throughputin Bric countries postsstable growth 14A hands-onapproach neededStefan Iskan onlogistics trends– and on generation Y 30Better than itsreputationGermany’s infrastructureneeds more investment 38The European Transport Organisation

Neutral valueSentimentSituationExpectationsInternational Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Contents35 Editorial7 People & Companies / Job Market13 Comment14 Shipping & Ports14 Volumes in Bric picking up continuously19 Rickmers and Apollo form joint venture22 Aviation22 Transport of artworks by ABC and AA23 Antonov 225 loads 170 t of freight in ZurichIndicator show the logistic sector is picking up speedUpswing on the horizonGERMANY37 DHL Supply Chain eyesopportunitiesindiversification38 Germany’sinfrastructureis be ter than its reputation41 The GermanCEPmarketboostse-commerce44 Sma l airportslook for their niche48 Germanshippingfacesmajor changesPhoto: thinkstockAfter toughrecentyears, the logistics industry in Germanyi seeingcauses for optimism. Industryandforeigntradearepostinggrowingfiguresandtheforecastsofvariousbusinessinstitutes (EMI, IW, IFW) are promisingforthelastquarterof2013and 2014.However, it is too early for any euphoria, as indicationsareinitialypointingtowardsanormalisation.The times of strained optimismseemtosta f. TheKielInstitutebe over. The purchasing managers’ index for the World Economyhas added its voice(EMI) is currentlymoving at its secondhighest level since July 2011 and indicatingmoderateindustrialgrowth. New timent. Germany’sfor-orders are increasing, stocks are being eign trade did not onlyin support of this sen-run down. Paradoxicaly, the logistics turn ou to be solid insector can consider one negative aspect the first six months ofof reading to be a cause for optimism, 2013, growth of 3.5%because delivery times of suppliers increasedagainin Septemberasinthepastexport of goods andis even expectedinthemonths. The longestdeliverydelaysinceservices for this year.July 2011 indicate growing demand for This growth figure islogisticscapacities.expectedtoriseto5% in 2014.turn of the year,» is the summary byThe Cologne Institute for Economic Against this background, it is hardly professor Raimund Klinkner, chairmanResearch, whoseverdic tendstoberathersurprising tha the mood in the German of the board of directorsofBVL, of thereservedandspokeofan «economicslamlogisticsindustryhasbrightened considerably,in particular with a view to the experience, this conste lationheraldsinasees light at the end of the tunnel. Ger-coming twelve months. «The values ex-phase of upswing.result of the latest survey. Judgingby hison the brakes» at the turn of 2012/2013,man businessesnotonlyhavehigherex-pectations, the majorityofthemalsoplanbeen above the assessmentofthesitua-to increaseinvestmentsandtohiremoretionforthefirstimesine thepected by a l market participants haveChristianDoepgen2010/2011The IFW regularlydeterminesthelogisticsindicatorforGermanyonbehalfoftheBVL. The results of the Septembersurvey are positive.www.bme.de; www.ifw-kiel.dewww.iwkoeln.dePhoto: BVLSpecial in this issueGermany 3627 Forwarding & Logistics27 Waberer increases sales and profit28 Asia Fruit Logistica becomes more international32 Rail / Inland Shipping / Road Haulage32 IMS celebrates 20th anniversary34 Rheincargo grows in 201336 Special Germany36 The economy gains momentum38 Debate over infrastructure in Germany41 E-commerce boosts CEP business42 Kühne Logistics University opened in Hamburg44 Smaller airports look for their niche48 Shipping lines face reshuffle53 Regional Focus53 Southeastern Europe & Turkey54 Eastern Europe55 North/South America56 AfricaSafer airfreight 25High-value goods are often shipped by air. This isalso the approach of many a criminal organisationfor illegal products. At an international level, e.g.the World Customs Organisation or Tiaca, ways ofensuring greater safety are being considered.Keeping cool 16Some market observers forecast the end for reefervessels given the container capacities available.The measures being taken by the lines of Saecs inperishables transport from South Africa show theflexibility of these ships.57 A Time for Reflection / Advertisers’ Index58 Trade Fairs & Conferences / MastheadInterviews with...Flemming Dalgaard, DP World 20Stefan Iskan, Prof BA/Logistics Ludwigshafen 30Martin Seidenberg, DHL Supply Chain Germany 37Vladimir Yakunin, RZD 54Herbert de Saint-Simon, Bolloré/SDV 56Cover: Semitrailer with cars. Road transport.The great leap 37The rapid changes in the customer market arealso being felt by DHL. Martin Seidenberg, CEODHL Supply Chain Germany & Alps, shows thatnew areas of activity arise for logisticians – andthat consulting is the need of the hour.Photo: thinkstock

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Editorial5Dear readers,There is much commotion in politicsat the moment: after the Democratsand Republicans in the United Statesfailed to come to an agreement on theway forward for the new fiscal year ofthe national budget, which began on1 October, the White House ordered ashutdown of its administration for thefirst time in 17 years. What is more, afurther challenge is appearing on thehorizon: if the US Congress fails to approveraising the statutory debt ceilingby mid-October, there is a risk of theworld’s largest economy becominginsolvent.Meanwhile, in Europe Italy’s primeminister Letta was forced to face a voteof confidence; the country’s governmentwas again finding itself in a crisis.Slightly less dramatic, but by no meansless moving, are the circumstances inNorway, Austria and Germany afterthe recent elections. While the oil-richnorthern light and the Alpine countryhave both moved to the right, Germany’sgovernment will continue asusual for the time being, including theparties that have been voted out, untilAntje VereggeSeafreight editora new coalition has been formed. Whatthe government may eventually looklike is anybody’s guess. This means thatit remains unclear what direction Europe’spowerhouse will take in the nextlegislative period.Our Germany Special from page 36of this issue reports on a change ofcourse in the shipping industry of thecountry as well as other developmentsin the transport and logistics sectors.We at the ITJ, however, are stickingto our course and wish you a pleasantread as usual.Cordially yours,www.transportjournal.com

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International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 People & CompaniesEuropeRegions and peopleThe new CEO of Panalpina, Peter Ulber(see ITJ 15-16/2013, p. 6), is changingthe regional structure of the company.In addition to the existing unitsof the US, Asia/Pacific and Europe, a Karl Weyeneth, Peter Triebelfourth region consisting of the MiddleEast, Africa and the CES is goingto be formed. The head office of the new region willbe in Dubai. Peter Triebel will take over the regionalmanagement responsibility. The former CEO of JackyMaeder, Triebel has held various roles with Panalpinasince 1999 and is currently the area head of northwestEurope in London.Karl Weyeneth, who has been COO of Panalpinasince 2008, will become the company’s chief commercialofficer (CCO), assuming responsibility for sales, marketingand the transformation programme of the company.The role of the COO will not be filled, the global headsfor airfreight and seafreight as well as logistics will inthe future report to the CEO Peter Ulber directly. Thechanges will come into force as of 1 January 2014.Photos: PanalpinaLe Havre with a new directorFranck Bruger is now the operating director of theGrand Port maritime du Havre (GPMH) and memberof the board of directors. Having initially worked forMobil from 1987, he took up his first role with theport of Le Havre in 2001 as a technical director andmanager of the shipping agency Shgt. In 2009 Brugerassumed as director the management of the port ofLorient, whose annual throughput he managed to increaseto 2.6 million t of cargo. He follows Olivier deLa Laurencie in his new role.Habben-Jansen to Hapag-LloydRolf Habben-Jansen will replace the CEO MichaelBehrendt at Hapag-Lloyd, who is vacating his post asper his contract after twelve years from the middle ofnext year. From 1 April 2014, Habben-Jansen will siton the board of directors of the shipping companyand become its chairman as of 1 July 2012. Habben-Jansen, who worked for Royal Nedlloyd Group andDHL amongst others, has worked as CEO of Damcosince 2009 (see ITJ 21-22/2013, p. 61-62). In addition toMichael Behrendt, Ulrich Kranich will also leave theboard of directors as of 30 June as agreed. Kranich’ssuccessor as the COO will be Anthony J. Firmin.7Die extra-robusteTablet-Lösung.HP empfiehltWindows.HP ElitePad 900 mit HP Rugged CaseEin fast unzerstörbaresDuo für besonders harte Einsätze.Das HP ElitePad 900 mit Intel Inside® und Windows 8Proistder perfekte Partner für anspruchsvolle Business-Anwendungen. Mit dem HP Rugged Case istIhr ElitePadauch unter extremen Bedingungen sicher geschützt.Kaufen Sie jetzt ein HP ElitePad 900 mit einemHP Rugged Case und sparen Sie CHF 99.00.Weitere Informationen unter:www.elitepad.ch/arpHP ElitePad 900inkl. HP Rugged Case |Ref.B-D4T10AWCHF 999.00 *anstatt CHF 1’098.00 inkl.MwSt. und vRG+*Empfohlener HP Richtpreis/Strassenpreise (inkl. MwSt./inkl. vRG). Nähere Informationen und spezielle Projektpreise auf Anfrage.Allfällige Änderungen vorbehalten. DiesesAngebotist gültig vom01.09.2013 bis 31.10.2013 oder solange Vorrat.Die vorliegenden Informationen können jederzeit ohne Vorankündigung geändertwerden. Ultrabook,Celeron, Celeron Inside,Core Inside,Intel,das Intel Logo,Intel Atom, Intel Atom Inside,Intel Core,Intel Inside,das Intel Inside Logo,Intel vPro, Itanium,Itanium Inside,Pentium, Pentium Inside,vProInside,Xeon, Xeon Phi und Xeon Inside sind Warenzeichen der Intel Corporation in den USA und/oder anderen Ländern. Alle anderen Handelsmarken sind Eigentum der betreffenden Besitzer.

8 People & Companies International Transport Journal 41-42 2013Management team builtAfter Jan Kilström joined Green Cargoas the company’s new CEO in the summer,the new head of finance is now alsoon board in John Klint. He is succeedingMariann Östansjö, who left the companyin summer 2013. Klint was most recentlyresponsible for business development atGreen Cargo and previously worked asan investment banker with Occam Associates.The new management team of John KlintKilström and Klingt has been tasked withturning around the fortunes of GreenCargo. The company had to reduce working hours in2013 due to the economy.Management reshuffledThe port marketing company of the state of LowerSaxony and the private port business in Lower Saxony,Seaports of Niedersachsen, are getting a new management.Inke Onnen-Lübben will become the newspokesperson of the management and Lower Saxony’sassociation of nine seaports, and Felix Jahn will becomethe second managing director. The previous managingdirector Andreas Bullwinkel is leaving the company asof 30 September 2013 and taking over the marketingcompany of the Wilhelmshaven container terminal.Onnen-Lübben has overseen marketing and communicationat Seaports of Niedersachsen since 2006. Jahnis simultaneously also the managing director for transport/exportsof the Oldenburg Chamber of Industryand Commerce.New man on the Isle of ManThe Bibby Group for ship management has appointedMark Robertshaw as managing director. He will also betaking over the management responsibility for WesternEurope and will domiciled on the Isle of Man. Robertshawcomes from Faststream Recruitment, where hebuilt up the Asian business field. He will report to CEOEd Rimmer.Photo: Green CargoPaul de JongSuccession in communicationsAt the port of Switzerland, a change is taking place in thecommunications role. Nina Hochstrasser will hand overher office, which also includes transport policy, as ofthe end of November to Simon Oberbeck and receivedthe recognition from the executive board and directoratefor her work of more than three years. Followingactivities for Novartis Pharma and the Swiss BankersAssociation in the area of public affairs, her successorOberbeck worked as a personal employee for the formerSwiss national councillor Kathrin Amacker. He is currentlymanaging director of CVP Baselland. He will bestarting his role on 1 December 2013.Kögel relies on EuropePhoto: KoegelPaul de Jong joined the Burtenbach trailermanufacturer Kögel as its new Europeanexports manager in August 2013. In thisnewly created position, de Jong will mainlyoversee the key accounts in Western Europeand report directly to the sales director,Wolfgang Schuster. In consulting, heshould represent the entire Kögel productrange. De Jong, a Dutch national, previouslyheld the position of European salesdirector a Valx, an internationally activemanufacturer of trailer axles. Prior to this,he held various management roles in theindustry at Capital Equipment and IMSSAF.CCO for Benelux regionJean-Baptiste Elslander is taking over at Damco as COOfor the region of the Benelux countries. He had previouslyalready been responsible for the company’s businessin Belgium. Before working for Damco, Elslanderwas director of sales at DSV Air & Sea and for sales inEurope at ABX Logistics. He reports to the CEO forWestern Europe, Flemming Frost, who referred to theBenelux region as a «cornerstone of Damco’s contractlogistics in Europe».Impatex rep in HeathrowAppointment at Virgin AtlanticAli Gaffar will take oversales at London’s airportsfor the British provider offreight forwarding software,Impatex. Ali Ghaffar waspoached from the Impatexcustomer DFS Worldwideand will report to the chiefexecutive officer of thecompany, Peter Day.Peter Day, Ali Ghaffar (from left)Photo: ImpatexVirgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Ryan Ellis to therole of the regional sales head for continental Europe.Ellis has been working for Virgin Atlantic since 2010and took over October of the same year a customersupport manager the management of the airfreightsales team in the United Kingdom. Amongst otherplaces, he used to work for ANA Aviation in LondonGatwick and for Air 2000, Northwest AirlinesCargo and First Choice Airways. Ellis reports to SteveHughes, the regional vide-president of sales.

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10 People & Companies International Transport Journal 41-42 2013Düsseldorf ManagementOlaf Schaefer is the new head of the Düsseldorfbranch of logistics company Röhlig.Schaefer previously held various managementroles with Schenker, Birkart Globisticsand Kühne+Nagel in Asia and Africa.Amongst other things, he was responsiblefor the country head of Bangladesh andas client services & business developmentmanager in South Africa.Vestdavit occupies GreatBritainThe Norwegian ship equipping company Vestdavit hasappointed Andy James as its director for Great Britain,which is considered to be an interesting market for offshoreproducts. He will report to managing director RolfWigand.From Transocean to A-rosaOlaf SchaeferPhoto: RöhligAfricaChange at Terminal ApapaAndrew Dawes has been appointed interim managingdirector of APM Terminals Apapa. He takes over fromDallas Hampton, whose three-year contract with thecompany ended in September. Dawes already served asthe COO of APM Terminals Apapa before he moved towork at the Africa-Middle East Regional office in Dubai,UAE, as COO. He has also worked in other countriesincluding Canada, UK, India and China. Dawes saidthe third phase of the modernisation and upgrading ofthe terminal, which commenced in February this year,is fully on course.AsiaAndrea Kruse assumed the role of seniormanager sales with A-rose Flussschiff asof 1 October 2013. She thereby replacedSandra Pfützenreuter, who will be leavinthe company as of 31 October on herown request. Kruse will in the future beresponsible as senior manager sales for thesales with field and internal service, thewholesale customer and group business.Kruse is joining from Transocean, whereshe worked from 2004 to 2013 and mostrecently oversaw sales and marketing.Andrea KrusePhoto: A-RosaNew rep for APAC regionVirgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Neil Vernon as itsvice-president sales for Asia/Pacific. Vernon was previouslyactive with bmi cargo for 13 years in sales at variouslocations in Europe, the Middle East and south Asia. Hewill be based in Hong Kong and report to head of salesNick Jones. Virgin Atlantic is speaking of volume growthof 20% in the Asia/Pacific region in the first six monthsof 2013, which is down to the changed flight operationsfrom Mumbai and the joint venture with Virgin Australia.Transporteur für Europa+49 68 67 500www.fixemer.com

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 People & Companies11Reaching out for Hong KongThe international firm Hill DickinsonLLP is opening a new office in HongKong, which should work in close coordinationwith the existing team in Singapore.The company will operate in closecoordination with Laracy & Co, which ismanaged by process lawyer and mediatorDamien Laracy, and under the supervisionof the partner and trade captainMike Mallin from London. Mallin hasworked on major cases, amongst otherthings, the Costa Concordia. With his switch to HongKong, three partners of the firm work in Asia.AmericaMike MallinPhoto: Hill DickinsonDuluth port with new headVanta E. Coda has been appointed the new executivedirector of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority by theport authority. He succeeds Adolph Ojard, who leftat the end of September after more than a decade atthe helm of the agency. Coda began his career in therail industry, at Illinois Central Railroad, eventuallybecoming director of marketing and sales with the CanadianNational Railway. He was hired by the WestlakeGroup of Companies in 2000 to manage all logistics forits vinyls subsidiary. Five years later, he was recruited byAmerican Commercial Lines to be director of regionalsales in the Gulf, during which time he managed an internationalaccount portfolio that included expandingits project cargo business including the company’s firstwind generation movement. Most recently, he served asdirector of fuel transportation for Dynegy in Houston.(nau)Penske upgrades MexicoMichael Casidy has become the managing director ofPenske Logistics in Mexico. The role has been newlycreated. Casidy will be based in Saltillo, in the Mexicanstate of Coahuila, which will now function as theMexico head office. Penske Logistics has been operatingin Mexico for more than 17 years, specialising inparticular in manufacturers in the automotive sector.Casidy will report directly to Marc Althen, presidentof Penske Logistics. Casidy has been with Penske Logisticsfor more than 14 years. In his last position,he was based in Texas and served as manager of acontract logistics hub in the company’s western regionin the US.Anuj ChopraAmericas country head appointedPhoto: RightshipThe Australian company Rightship has appointedAnuj Chopra as its vice-presidentfor the Americas. Rightship is a companyfor safety checks of all kind in the shippingindustry. Chopra, which started as anavy cadet, can look back on more than30 years of experience in the shipping industry.He previously worked with Anglo-Eastern, a company for ship management,for six years as president. Chopra also gotto know the safety issues of this area intanker shipping at O’Brien’s Oil PollutionService as manager for ships. He reportsdirectly to CEO Warwick Norman.For your recruitments, Turnpoint identifies theManagers who will contribute to the success of yourbusiness by their talents, personality and entrepreneurialspirit, combined with technical skills.EXECUTIVE SEARCHin FRANCEMERGERS & ACQUISITIONSCONSULTINGOther areas of expertise includeMergers & Acquisitions andConsulting for your InternationalDevelopments FREIGHT FORWARDING TRANSPORT LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAINTurnpoint | 21 rue Cassette | 75006 Paris | France | E-mail: headhunting@turnpoint.fr | Tel : + 33 1 45 49 43 43 | www.turnpoint.frIndependent International Freight Forwarding &Logistics &Logistics Experts Specialists at your disposalat your disposal in the European in 21 European Countries CountriesE-mail: info@ifa-forwarding.nete-mail: info@ ifa-forwarding.net|www.ifa-forwarding.netwww.ifa-forwarding.netAUSTRIA | BELGIUM | BULGARIA | CZECH REPUBLIC | DENMARKAUSTRIA ESTONIA –BELGIUM | FINLAND –BULGARIA | FRANCE | GERMANY -CZECH REPUBLIC | GREAT BRITAIN –DENMARK | GREECEESTONIA HUNGARY –FINLAND | IRELAND –FRANCE | ITALY –GERMANY | LATvIA | LITHUANIA –GREAT BRITAIN | MALTAHUNGARY NETHERLAND –ITALY | NORWAY –NETHERLAND | PORTUGAL –NORWAY | POLAND –POLAND | ROMANIA –ROMANIA | SLOvAKIASWEDENSLOvENIA–SLOVENIA| SPAIN |–SPAINSWEDEN–SWITZERLAND| SWITZERLAND–TURKEY| UKRAINE

12 People & Companies International Transport Journal 41-42 2013Successful TXThe student Tobias Schmitzwas handed the first prize inthe Dual Studies category inthe education competitionOur Best Grassroots by theAssociation of German Transport Companies. His superiorat TX Logistik, Sven Flore, congratulated the holderof a Bachelor of Arts on the honours.Sisa Evolution Day in BerneSven Flore, Tobias Schmitz (fromleft)An overview of the current logistics trends and an outlookon Sisa’s future product developments were thefocus of the Evolution Days at the Paul Klee Centrein Berne. In addition to the presentation of new softwaresolutions such as declare|it Dutax, a cloud solutionfor customs account holders, improvements as for thetrans|it module, an optimised integration of additionalcustoms data as well as a specialised settlement modulefor customs agents and customs departments of freightforwarders were presented. A series of guest talks ofspeakers from various industries and the occasion ofan informal getting to know one another topped offthe day.In commemorationC.J. Wang of Evergreen deceasedThe chairman of the supervisory board of Evergreen,C. J. Wang, died in September at the age of 61. Thepresident of Evergreen, C. Y. Chang, will assume his roleuntil the election of a successor ad interim. Wang hadstarted his career with Evergreen in 1976 as a ship officerand had risen to chairman of the supervisory board inJune 2011 after a series of assignments to Los Angeles,Thailand and Taipeh.Ludwig Hamburger deceasedLudwig Hamburger, a veteran of the airfreight industry,joined the industry with Air Canada in Frankfurt in1982. From 1997 to 2008 he worked for Air New Zealandas a freight manager for the United Kingdom andEurope until he finally switched to AirBridge Cargo asvice-president Emea. He was still active in this role forABC when he deceased a couple of weeks ago after short,severe illness.European GroupageDeep Sea SpecialitiesCustoms ClearanceSaint-Louis-Strasse 31CH-4056 BaselTELEFON 061 385 13 13FAX061 385 13 65info@moortrans.chwww.moortrans.chWarehousingDistributionTransit StorageTransit via TURKEY to IRAQinfo@geneltransport.com.tr

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 People & Companies13Print media and sustainabilityThe editors of one of the oldest newspapersin the world, London’s Lloyd’s List, willpresent their readers with the last printedissue in mid-December 2013, nearly 280years after its first publication. In thefuture, only an online publication will bereleased. The fact that this piece of newsis coming from the UK of all places, theclassic country of passionate newspaperreaders (and sailors), triggered louddebates amongst our editorial staff. TheITJ has also informed its readers aroundthe world for more 70 years now alreadyabout key developments and plans fromlogistics, seafreight and airfreight as wellas the intermodal sector – by means ofa printed magazine, which you nowhave before you and, has been the casefor some time, about daily current briefnews items, which come in digital form,of course.Rationalisation is the order of the day, weunderstand. Forwarders and carriers, i.e.our readers, are forced to question, reviewwhat has been tried and tested, makeoperations leaner and cut costs in thecurrent times of crisis. This can take placewith cooperation agreements with formercompetitors (as the major companies insea shipping are currently doing at anunprecedented level (see ITJ 27-30 2013)as, for instance, by using fuel-saving newbuilds. The decision makers require fortheir difficult tasks to cooperate in theirdecisions both the latest daily news anddetailed information with backgroundreports, comments and assessments, asthey are delivered by print media in areadable form.One of the most quoted words in today’sbusiness life is sustainability, according toWikipedia it means the ability to survive.The printed word has thisskill. Although I reallycannot claim to havegrown up with the internetand therefore alsowith the online principle,as a journalist I use theworldwide web not onlybecause I have no otherchoice, but out of greatconviction. However, inCommentJutta ItenITJ editorparallel and at the risk of seeming oldfashioned,I agree with Johann Wolfgangvon Goethe’s Mephisto: «What you haveblack on white, you can conveniently takehome with you.Wir sind für individuelle undsichere Transportlösungendie richtige Wahl.Tägliche LKW-Linienverkehre inEuropa, Übersee–Verladungen per See– und Luftfracht, Bahntransporte,Lagerlogistik sowie eine neutrale Zollagentur... bald auchin PfungenDAMIT SIE LOGISTISCHEPUNKTLANDUNGEN MACHEN…... brauchen Sie einen leistungsstarkenPartner für:NAUTA SAInternationale TransporteFlorenz-Strasse 18PostfachCH-4002 BaselFon +41 61 337 31 11Fax +41 61 337 31 01transport@nauta.chwww.nauta.chLandtransporteLuft- und SeefrachtLagerlogistikKommissionieren /KonfektionierenZollNehmen Sie Kontakt mit uns auf!www.streck-transport.com

14 Shipping & Ports International Transport Journal 41-42 2013Demand coming from Bric countriesA ray of hope for servicesPositive news concerning container traffic is rare at the moment. Falling cargo rates and excess capacity continue to dominate theheadlines. A new report by Drewry on load developments in Bric countries provides some positive momentum and shows thepotential for growth for service shipping lines.At the half-way point of the high seasonfor traffic between Asia and Europe, containershipping lines are again complainingabout falling cargo rates and continuingexcess capacities (see ITJ 39-40/2013,pp. 16-17). The most important shippingroute is therefore still not providing anyreasons to be cheerful. A silver-liningmay nevertheless be on the horizon forthe crisis-ridden shipowners though: theBritish shipping industry analyst Drewryforecasts «impressive cargo load growth»for Bric countries – Brazil, Russia, Indiaand China – in a recently published report.The overall container traffic in portslocated in Bric countries increased by7.1% over the first half of the year whencompared to the results of the previousyear and stood at some 90.7 million teu.By way of comparison: North Americaposted a growth rate of 1.2% over thesame period of time, while container volumesin European ports remained flatoverall.However, the Bric countries’ portsshow relatively little transhipment cargo,which means that the cargo volume is agood indicator of how important the regionsare for charter shipping lines; evenif the growth rates of their respectiveeconomies are not increasing as fast asonce was the case.Alive and kicking?According to Drewry’s report, the economiesin the four countries are still «aliveand kicking». There are still more thanenough loads available to satisfy thecharter shipping lines. There is, however,a catch – namely, the high volume of newlarger tonnage where shipping lines canbetter take advantage of their economiesof scale.Compared to the individual Briccountries, China still occupies the unchallengedfirst place. Here, containerthroughput in the first half of 2013 roseby 7.9% compared to the same period ofthe previous year and came in at a totalof 79 million teu. This means that thecountry is far ahead of India whose totalthroughput of around 5 million teu stillrose by 5.4%. Brazil, with 4.13 millionteu, occupied third place and increasedits volumes by 4.3%. Container trafficthroughput in Russia’s ports brought upIn briefJoining. The NVOCC shipping line SACOShipping joined the Short Sea Shipping InlandWaterway Promotion Center (SPC) on 1 October.As a «shipping line without ships», theowner-managed company, whose head officeis in Hamburg (Germany) is adding comprehensiveknow-how in the area of general cargotraffic to the component network for multimodaltransport with a focus on waterways.The range of services in the SPC has therebybeen extended by the LCL area. SACO Shippingis celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.www.saco.dewww.shortseashipping.deExpanding. Terminal Container Ravenna(TCR, Italy) has completed the first part ofits programme to expand its facilities. A keycomponent is a new quay crane, which canalso load and unload vessels of the latest generationwith a range of 17 container rows. Thecrane has a lifting capacity of 55 t and shouldcontribute to increasing the capacity and efficiencyof the terminal in the future. TCR aimsto establish itself as a gateway for shipmentsfrom and to the Levante and the Middle Eastand expand its position in the Italian region ofEmilia Romagna.www.tcravenna.itOpening. Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd willsell 23.8% of its shares in an initial issuancein mid-October. The biggest port operatorPort Klang (Malaysia) is envisaging proceedsof USD 642 million. According to the analystAlphaliner, Westports will, however, not takeany proceeds from its going public, but enableits shareholders to sell their shares. Alphalinerestimates Westports’ market capitalisation toamount to approximately USD 2.7 billion. Theshares will be listed on the stock exchange inKuala Lumpur from 18 October 2013.www.alphaliner.comwww.westportsmalaysia.com

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Shipping & Ports15China’s ports (here Shanghai) rank an uncontested first forcontainer handling in Bric countries.Port throughput volumes in Bric countries in teu180'000'000160'000'000140'000'000120'000'000100'000'00080'000'00060'000'00040'000'00020'000'00002000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012China India Brazil RussiaSource: Drewry, CIW 2013-38Chart: ITJPhoto: ThinkstockShipping industry is optimisticThe cargo rates between Asia and Northern Europe have not recovereddespite the fact that it is currently the busy period. In stead ofan increasing demand there is rather still an oversupply of tonnagein the market.Nevertheless, members of the shipping industry were exactly asconfident about market conditions at the end of last August as theyhad been three months previously. A recently published survey conductedby the international consulting firm Moore Stephens cameto this conclusion. The firm has surveyed market participants everythree months since 2008. With a score of 5.9 on a scale of 1 (low) to10 (high), the survey’s respondents were as confident as they havebeen since November 2010 where the result was 6.0. At the time thesurvey started in May 2008, the result was 6.8 points.«We feel that the market has woken up and, in the foreseeablefuture, even more opportunities will present themselves,» a spokespersonfor one of the companies which participated said about theoptimism currently felt. However, not everyone agrees with this assessment.«Just because a company has survived the past few years, itdoes not follow that it will also get through the next five. The themehere is consolidation, consolidation, consolidation,» said anotherrespondent (see also pages 48/49).Even if the atmosphere in August was acceptable, it remains tobe seen what the next results will be. Finally, the high expectationsof a rise in cargo rates were not realised throughout the high season.avwww.moorestephens.co.ukthe rear with 2.54 million teu being handled. However,the country benefited from a growth rate of 6.1%.Overall, the Bric countries posted growth of 7.1%, hittingalmost the same level as for the first six-monthsof 2011 and 2012, as a part of this container volumesgrew by 7.6% in comparison to the same period in theprevious year.India drops awayIndia, according to Drewry’s viewpoint, is the weakestlink in the chain. The above chart indicates portthroughput and shows that the difficult trading conditionsare still present. Consequences are all too apparent:during the first half of the year, India’s ports handled atotal of 172,736 teu destined for China, 22% less thanthe same period in the previous year. In the other direction,however, the volume rose by 4% corresponding toa total of 808,164 teu. Between the east coast of SouthAmerica (Brazil in the main) and China, the throughputgrew over the same period of time by 12% to 157,950 teu.A total of 523,894 teu was sent in the opposite direction,representing a growth rate of 8.5%. Drewry’s report doesnot contain any further details about Russia.All in all, the charter shipping lines can still look forwardto growing demand coming out of the Bric countries.Antje Vereggewww.drewry.co.ukEuro-Med ServicesTRANSPORT OF ANY TYPE OF VEHICLE, EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT, FORESTRY PRODUCTS,STANDARD AND SPECIAL CONTAINERS, PROJECT AND HEAVY LIFT CARGODirect weekly service from /to:• Alexandria • Esbjerg • Malta• Antwerp • Flushing • Mersin• Ashdod • Gemlik • Palermo• Hamburg• Beirut• Piraeus• Izmir• Bristol (Prby) • Lattakia • Salerno• Civitavecchia • Limassol • Savona• Cork • Livorno • SetubalANTWERPGrimaldi BelgiumTel: +32 35459430Fax: +32 35414275HAMBURGGrimaldi GermanyTel: +49 40 789707 12Fax: +49 40 789707 71NAPLES GRIMALDI HEAD OFFICETel: +39 081 496111 Fax: +39 081 5517401• Southampton• Tartous• Tripoli (Lebanon)• Tripoli (Lybia)• Tunis and Rades• Valencia• WallhamnLONDONGrimaldi AgencyUKTel: +44 207 9305683Fax: +44 207 8391961www.grimaldi.napoli.it

16 Shipping & Ports International Transport Journal 41-42 2013Reefer trade between South Africa and Europe on the riseSaecs shows flexibilityThe member lines of Saecs (DAL, Maersk, MOL and Safmarine) have been taking stock, taking particular note of recent changes in thetrade between South Africa and Europe. For example, containerised fruit exports have significantly increased, which has prompted thecompanies to combine the Saecs and MedShuttle/225 services and upgrade their fleet.In a joint press release, the four membersof Saecs (Southern Africa Europe ContainerService) announced that «owingto changes in demand for conventionaland reefer services on the Europe-SouthAfrica routes, we will combine the Saecsand MedShuttle/225 services». In otherwords, this means that the latter service,which is operated by Maersk/Safmarinewith seven 1,100/1,700 teu vessels andwith the participation of MOL and DALas slot charterers, will be cancelled (seeITJ Daily of 13.9.2013). Saecs will, however,continue to offer weekly departureson fixed days on routes between northernEurope and South Africa, with the transittimes remaining more or less unchanged,the companies added.Saecs chooses AlgecirasThe port rotation will also remain (almost)the same, with the exception thatAlgeciras will be added as a new port ofcall on both the northbound and southboundroutes. According to John MacDonald, Safmarine’s southern Africareefer executive, the transit times betweenthe Mediterranean and South Africawill be reduced by nine days betweenAlgeciras and Port Elizabeth and by asmuch as 13 days on the route from Spainto Cape Town.In addition, the companies plan to renewand extend the current Saecs fleetbetween January 2014 and March 2014.As part of this upgrade, the existing 4,200teu container ships will be replaced by6,600 teu vessels.More efficiency and better utilisationAs Dirk Hoffmann, Safmarine’s southernAfrica cluster manager, explained to theITJ, «the changes in the Saecs services willimprove both efficiency and the levels ofvessel utilisation.» And he added: «Thetiming is excellent, since exports fromSouth Africa are becoming increasinglyattractive, due to the falling exchange rateof the rand. The comparative weakness ofSouth Africa’s currency has been drivingthe northbound trade for some decadesnow.»John Mac Donald continued: «Reefertrade with northern Europe showedPhoto: Safmarinestrong growth in 2012/2013, after asubstantial decline in the years between2008 and 2010 and an economic lull in2011/2012. Northern Europe has thereforeregained its position as the strongestmarket for South African fruit exporters,although it accounts for only 50 – 60%of the total volume of fruit exports. Refrigeratedcargo exports to Europe havereturned to the levels of 2009, which isa very positive development for SouthAfrican planters and exporters,» themanager concluded happily.John Mac DonaldDirk HoffmannSUSTAINABILITYALL ALONGTHE

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Shipping & Ports17Algeciras is an ideal link in north-south traffic.But Mac Donald also pointed out that, incontrast to the upward trend in the containerisedreefer trade, Europe’s demandfor conventional reefer consignments hasdropped – by as much as 19% last year.As mentioned above, Saecs will maintainits route, with (almost) no changes, callingat Durban, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town,Algeciras, Rotterdam, London Gateway,Bremerhaven, Algeciras, Cape Town, PortElizabeth and Durban.London Gateway from NovemberSaecs will switch from Tilbury to the newLondon Gateway Terminal as of November2013. The new hub is operated by DPWorld and is expected to open its doorsshortly (see ITJ 31–34, pp. 13 and 41–42, p.20). «With this move, we will add furtherimprovements to this service and optimisesupply chains,» a spokesperson of MaerskLine commented.The new terminal will be open forbusiness as soon as the first berth comeson stream in November this year. Thesecond and third berths will follow afew months later. Three more berths willbe built after the conclusion of the firstphase. In total, the port operator is aimingat a throughput of 3.5 million teu,which will mean stiff competition for theTilbury container terminal, in which DPWorld originally held a share. In additionto extending the berths, DP World is alsoplanning to expand its logistics portfolio.Marks & Spencer, the international multichannelretailer that is headquartered inthe United Kingdom, recently confirmedthat it plans to build a distribution centreon an area of 274,320 sqm in the LondonGateway logistics park. The new hub willcost GBP 200 million and will be used tostore textiles and other products mainlyfrom Asia before they are distributed tothe company’s stores in Great Britain andabroad.Jutta Itenwww.maerskline.com; www.mol.com;www.rantzau.de; www.safmarine.comPhoto: thinkstockReefer trade reports an upward trendIn its latest issue of the Reefer ShippingMarket Annual Review and Forecast, theanalyst Drewry Maritime Research reportsthat the worldwide perishable reefer tradeincreased by 52.1 million t between 2002 and2012, which translates as growth of 3.6%.The volume of seaborne consignments in thissector grew by 25.6 million t or 3.3%, thatis, from 66.8 million t in 2002 to 92.4 milliont in 2012. At 4.8%, meat products saw thestrongest growth, rising from 22.8 million to36.3 million t.The author of this report, Kevin Harding,confirmed the trend that container shipsare increasingly replacing specialised reefervessels for this purpose and that containerisedshipments may expand their share ofthis market to 94% over the next few years.However, he also acknowledged that the operatorsof reefer vessels will do their utmostto optimise their services. This has promptedhim to believe that in the future specialisedreefer vessels will be entrusted with largervolumes of refrigerated goods than is currentlyforecast.www.drewry.co.ukPhoto: thinkstockLINE.HHLA links the port with the European hinterland in away that is as efficient as it is eco-friendly. Atour state-ofthe-artseaport terminals we connect ships and trains toform environmentally friendly logistics chains. Our innovativerail companies transport goods to areas located deepinland. Find out more about this consistently sustainableconcept at hhla.de/en/sustainabilityGROWINGTOGETHER.

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International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Shipping & Ports19Photo: ThinkstockVerification of container weightsBetter safe than sorryThe IMO plans to make verification of container weight before loading binding in future.After years of debate a compromise seems to have been worked out on the basis ofchanges to the Solas guidelines – which are now receiving a decidedly mixed response.The actual weight of containers often differs from the information on the freight documents.Incorrectly declared container weightsonboard ships have been a problem for along time. After an intense debate abouthow to verify the actual weight of the steelboxes, the DSC sub-committee (dangerousgoods, solid cargo and containers) ofthe International Maritime Organization(IMO) has now finally decided to changethe Solas rules. In the future the weightof containers must be verified before theycan be loaded aboard ships.The existing Solas rules already requirethe loader to provide the shipperwith the correct information on the precisecargo weight. The new provisions willnow allow verification to be carried outin one of two ways: it can either be doneby weighing the container directly, beforeit is loaded onto the ship. But not all partsof the world have the necessary equipmentto allow this method to be used;so the other way is to confirm the weightby calculating it. This method requiresthe weight of the freight to be checkedseparately before packing, which meansin other words that the contents, thepackaging and the storage materials mustbe weighed separately using calibratedscales. Under the new rules the port statecontrol in the respective country will beresponsible for ensuring that calibratedequipment is available.As expected, the new rules are receivinga mixed response. The InternationalAssociation of Transport Workers (ITF)claims that the second alternative is nothingmore than a «compromise», a missedopportunity for eradicating the problemof false container weight declarations onceand for all. The ITF thinks that the factthat governments can choose betweenthe two alternative methods will lead tothe creation of a «golden standard» and aless clearly regulated certification processfor loading weight. The gold standard willbecome entrenched thanks to obligatorycontainer weighing rules, whilst the lessclearly regulated rules regarding chargeweight will allow false container weightdeclarations to continue, as the frameworkconditions are not yet clearly setout. On the other hand, the associationof European Shipowners (Ecsa) considersthe draft rules to be a success, but notedthat the regulations do not adequately addressrisks associated with packing andstowing containers.If the IMO Maritime Safety Committee(MSC ) adopts the draft rules in Maynext year, they could come into forcefrom 2016.avwww.imo.orgRickmers expands newfinancial strategyThe Germany-based Rickmers Groupand the international investment managerApollo Global Management haveestablished a joint venture to jointlyinvest in container ships in the comingyears. The focus will initially be on theacquisition of second-hand cargo vessels.The two companies hope that their jointventure will attract investments of up toUSD 500 million that are then expectedto flow into the joint venture throughpublic or private offerings over a periodof several years.As the Rickmers Group announced ina written statement, the joint venture maybe expanded over the course of time andmay potentially also involve new tonnageor other vessel-related cash investments.Rickmers will provide a range of servicesto the jointly acquired fleet includingtechnical and commercial ship management.The joint venture was made possibleby a share offering conducted by Rickmers,which was valued at EUR 175 millionin June this year. «This agreement isanother milestone on the road we optedfor some time ago to develop a wide rangeof new opportunities for investment andgrowth for both of our companies,» explainedRonald D. Widdows, the CEO ofthe Rickmers Group.www.rickmers.comCSAV increases capitalThe Chilean shipping company CSAVhas issued new shares in the total amountof approximately USD 330 million in orderto thereby raise new capital for thepurchase of seven new container shipswith a capacity of 9,300 teu each. TheChilean conglomerate Quinenco purchasedin this context new shares in thetotal amount of EUR 12.5 million andthereby increased its share in CSAV fromwhat was previously 37.4% to currently45.9%.The new vessels are to be deliveredfrom the end of 2014 and will replacetonnage currently chartered. In 2011 theshare of CSAV’s own ships in its totalfleet stood at a mere 11%. This value isto rise strongly in the future.www.csav.com

20 Shipping & Ports International Transport Journal 41-42 2013What other measures does makingfuture-proof involve?In the eastern part of the United Kingdomyou get a lot of fog and winds.That’s why we’ve automated the shipyard;pretty much everything handlingcontainers there has been automated.There is no human intervention, so ifvisibility is down due to bad weather,these machines can still continue toperform their tasks. The move from thecrane to the stack still needs to be carbaContainerterminals in northern Europe«The right kind of capacity»DP World, a terminal operator based in Dubai, is active at two major building sites in northern Europe at the same time and buildingnew deep-sea ports in Rotterdam and in London. Flemming Dalgaard, senior vice president & managing director for DP World’s Europeanbusiness, explains to the ITJ that this is not just about handling greater volumes in the future, but about future-proof equipment.Mr Dalgaard, so far it has been saidthat DP World will be opening itslatest port London Gateway in thefourth quarter of this year. Is there aprecise opening date yet?No, we have not set a date yet. Havingsaid that, the announcement of theSaecs lines (Southern African ContainerService, ed.) that they are switching theirmain call in the UK from Thamesport toLondon Gateway entails the arrival of avessel in November.The London Gateway port has beenbuilt with a depth of up to 16.5 m. Thelatest triple-E vessels already have adraft of 15.5 m. That doesn’t leave alot of room for manoeuvre.Some vessels can indeed reach suchdepths when they are fully loaded. Butanother aspect is far more interesting: upuntil only a few years ago, fully loadedcontainer ships had six or even seven layersof boxes on deck.«We want to future-proof our ports.»Back then cranes with a height of approximately38 m were tall enough. Today,seven or even eight layers plus one on vessels’decks are no longer unheard of. Thismakes these ships a lot higher. We wantto future-proof the port, and that’s whywe are focusing on equipment so much.... wir lieben neue Wege !JAHREwww.saco.deNVOCCServicesworldwide++ mehr als 200 direkte Destinationen ++ über 400 im Transshipment ++ FCL/FCL u. LCL/LCL ++ Export/Import ++

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Shipping & Ports21London Gateway’s total surface including the logistics park amounts to 607 ha.ried out manually, but everything thathappens within the port is automated.This allows us to minimise the risk ofinjuries, which exists in our industry,unfortunately. The risk is biggest wherepeople and machines interact.However, a high level of automation alsomeans that you are very dependenton technology. How do you guaranteesafety in this respect?You are right, this is a big issue. In terms ofautomation, we have basically enhancedwhat we already developed in our port inAntwerp some years ago. This is one ofthe most productive ports in the worldbecause most of the shipyard operates onan automated basis. The concept that weare using in London Gateway is based onthe same principle. The technology thatwas implemented ten or fifteen years agois, of course, no longer sufficient to handlethe large vessels common today.«What the UK lacks are deep-sea ports.»Why not?Shipowners nowadays expect each craneto make about 30 moves per hour, butthe old systems can probably only makesomething like 20 moves. It goes withoutsaying that more moves lead to greaterproductivity, which in turn means thatvessels spend less time in ports. As a result,the vessels consume less fuel andtherefore emit lower levels of pollutants.This allows shipping lines to cut costs,both in the port and when it comes tofuel.DP World already operates a terminalin Southampton. On top of that, youare currently also building a new facilityin Rotterdam. Are you competingwith yourself?In Southampton we are not doing thesame as in London Gateway, althoughwe are trying to make sure this port, too,will be ready for the coming years indue course. We are converting one ofthe old berths down there into a newsuper berth, which means we are dredgingit to 16.5 m. The port has only onedeep-water berth right now, but in thefuture it will have two. This will be completedby February 2014. After all, weneed to be ready to cater to the majorvessels here, too. I must, however, addthat this will not increase capacity inSouthampton, the yard area will still bethe same size.But you are still increasing your capacityin northern Europe by adding4 million teu in Maasvlakte 2 and3.5 million teu in London Gateway.Where will the additional cargo volumecome from?Let’s have a look at the UK as an example:take Thamesport, which hasa capacity of about 800,000 teu. Thisport has now more or less closed down.Shipping lines have moved most of theirservices to Southampton or Felixstowe.But the issue is not really about wherethe volume will come from. What theUK lacks are deep-water ports. In Felixstowe,for example, our competitor hasnine berths, but only two of them have aPhoto: DP Worlddepth of more than 15 m. In Southamptonwe will be able to offer the servicesof two deep-sea berths as of next year.But if we hadn’t built London Gateway,where all berths are deep, the major vesselswould have sailed past the UK andcalled at Rotterdam, for instance. Thatwould have resulted in an economicloss for the country. There will indeedbe more capacity available, but it will bethe right kind of capacity.Are you optimistic in terms of volumegrowth in northern Europe?Yes, overall. Rotterdam was experiencingsevere bottlenecks up to 2008/2009.It needed more capacity. This will againbe the case in eight to ten years’ time. Weare now probably in a period of aboutfive years where we will have more thanenough capacity. Obviously, it dependson what you believe. We operate in thisindustry, and so we believe in the sector,especially when taking a long-termview. The total throughput in northernEurope is somewhere around 60 millionteu per year. Assuming that volumes willgrow by just 3% annually, we will seevolumes expand by 1.8 million teu peryear. You need a new terminal per yearto handle that growth alone. A few yearsfrom now we will therefore see the industryhitting capacity again.Mr Dalgaard, many thanks for theinterview.Antje Vereggewww.londongateway.comLondon as a hub for the worldBetween the 18th and 19th centuries,London, the capital of the United Kingdom,boasted the world’s biggest port. Thesetimes have long gone. The leader when itcomes to handling cargo in the UK is theport of Felixstowe on the east coast ofEngland. This hub is operated by HPH andhas also upgraded its facilities. It featurestwo terminals with a depth of approximately16 m, which can be potentially deepened to18 m. However, the British Isles are not yetsufficiently equipped for the major containergiants. This is now set to change with LondonGateway coming on stream and givingthe British metropolis a major port again.At the London International Shipping Weekin September, however, this was not a keysubject, although the port is only a stone’sthrow from the City of London.

22 Aviation International Transport Journal 41-42 2013Art treasures entrusted to Air Bridge Cargo and American AirlinesHigh-value items take to the skiesAs part of the Russian-Dutch year, taking place under the auspices of the ministers of culture of both countries, a Piet Mondrian exhibitionwas opened in Moscow on 14 September. From 17 October 2013 to 23 March 2014 pre-Columbian gold treasures can be admiredin London. For both cultural events, organisers took advantage of the security that comes with air transport.In addition to a B747-8F, ABC used a B747-400ERF to transport pictures of the artist Piet Mondrian.In the meantime, on-board couriers of AA Cargo took art made from gold into their hands.Photos: AA Cargo/ABCWe have regularly reported that air port is often used when precious com-transmoditiesneed to be transported over longdistances. Our most recent report dealtmainly with perishable goods, such aspharmaceuticals, but this time the focusis on two transports containing art andantiquities.SWISS °Celsius PassiveForyour temperaturesensitivesupply chainSWISSWORLDCARGO.COMHigh-flying art«The path to abstraction» leads acrossthe sky. That, at any rate, is the namegiven to an art exhibition at Moscow’sTretyakov gallery where 34 works by theDutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944)will be on display. These artworks wereflown from Amsterdam to Moscow andare valued at more than EUR 130 million.The Russian cargo airline Air BridgeCargo (ABC), which was entrusted withtransporting the paintings, used two aircraftfor the shipment, a B747-8F and aB747-400ERF.«Transportation of unique, high valueartworks requires great precision. This demandingtask requires the highest levelof professionalism and teamwork at eachstage of the delivery process to protectthe cultural property,» says AlexanderRoshupkin, the commercial director ofABC. His airline is regularly called uponto handle projects of this type. In the pasttwo years alone, the airline has completed175 shipments for leading museums andgalleries. The company’s client list includessuch high-profile customers as thePushkin museum in Moscow, the Louvrein Paris (France) and the Prado in Madrid(Spain), as well as auction houses suchas Sotheby’s, London (UK), and privatecollections.Beyond EldoradoYet to open is the exhibition Beyond ElDorado, which the British museum inLondon has dedicated to the mythicalcity of gold through the presentation ofthe rich and diverse cultures of presentdayColombia before the arrival of theSpaniards in the 16th century. AmericanAirlines (USA) is acting as a co-sponsorand partner of the exhibition, where visitorswill be given the opportunity to admiremore than 200 individual artefactsof gold and antiquities.American Airline’s cargo division,American Airlines Cargo, joined forceswith the British company Momart,which is specialised in transporting sensitivehigh-value items, to transport thetreasures from Bogotá to London. Toensure that the objects arrived in perfectcondition at the museum, custom-madeboxes equipped with the latest in securitytechnology were used. On-board courierspersonally ensured the safety of themost fragile pieces made from tooled goldby holding the items in their hands inan upright position. «This was a highlycomplex single cargo movement, and ourcargo specialists in Bogotá, Miami andLondon executed a textbook operation,»said Tristan Koch, AA Cargo’s managingdirector of cargo sales and marketing forEurope and the Middle East, summarisingthis difficult operation in a briefsentence.Andreas Haugwww.airbridgecargo.comwww.aacargo.comwww.momart.co.ukAir Bridge Cargo’s fourth B747-8FAir Bridge Cargo has taken delivery ofits fourth Boeing 747-8F from US aircraftmanufacturer Boeing. After the aircraft washanded over at the Boeing’s Seattle plant, ittook off for its first commercial flight fromChicago via Amsterdam to Moscow. It hassince served as the latest addition to a fleetof twelve B747 freighters -- including threeB747-400F and five B747-400ERF aircraft --flying the ABC route network which connectsEurope with Asia and the United States. ah

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Aviation23First landing of the AN-22An outsized guest in ZurichThe world’s biggest aircraft, the Antonov 225, landed on 24 September for the first timeat Switzerland’s largest commercial airport. On board were 170 t of freight.Mriya (dream) spent the night from 24 to 25 September at Zurich airport.After helping the flying colossus to makeits Swiss premiere at Basel-Mulhouseairport in June of this year, (see ITJ 37-38/2013, special p. 10), the charter specialistsat Chapman Freeborn, in cooperationwith the logistics services providerNatco, organised the flight to Zurich.From there, the six-engine machine tookoff for Bahrain loaded with a gas turbinerotor, a generator rotor and other partsof a plant.The loading process began at 18:00local time with the assembly and adjustmentof the loading ramp. First up thePhoto: Chapman Freebornramp was the gas turbine rotor, weighingin at 97.5 t and measuring 13 m inlength. This demanded a delicate touch- with the help of two cranes, the oversizedgas turbine rotor was placed onthe loading ramp before being pulledsecurely into the aircraft’s interior withits on-board winches. The turbine rotorwas followed by the technical equipmentand the generator rotor, which had anoverall length of 12 m.«For us, loading oversized cargo ispart of our day-to-day routine,» said EugenRenfer of Covio, which representsChapman Freeborn in the Swiss market.«Nevertheless, loading the world’s largestcargo aircraft is always a very impressivespectacle,» he added. After six hours ofhard work, the task was completed andall of the items were safely stowed away inthe cargo hold of the behemoth freighter.On 25 September, at 15:50 local time theloaded aircraft lifted off, and after refuellingstops in Athens (Greece) and Cairo(Egypt), the aircraft touched down inManama.ahwww.chapman-freeborn.comwww.covio.com; www.natco.comThe north stays on courseNorthern European airfreight airports performed more strongly than in other parts of Europein August in general. In Copenhagen, a new competitor wants to make up ground.Cargo volumes at European airports inthe last summer month were virtually unchangedon August 2012. The list publishedby the European Airport AssociationACI Europe on 7 October is headedup by Frankfurt (Germany), while Paris-Roissy (France) has lost ground.London-Heathrow (Great Britain), whichSWISS °Celsius ActiveForyour temperaturecontrolled supply chainSWISSWORLDCARGO.COMhas dropped precisely six percentagepoints for the second time running, aswell as Cologne-Bonn (Germany), on theone hand, Istanbul-Atatürk (Turkey), onthe other hand, are the exceptions to thecontinental overall overview, in whichthe central and northern European locationsperformed better than the westernand southern ones overall.Copenhagen expects considerablyFreight throughout at the leading European airports in August 2013Rank (August 2012) Airport Country Airfreight in t ±%1 (1) Frankfurt/Main DE 165,202 +1.62 (2) Paris-CDG FR 149,220 –2.83 (3) Amsterdam NL 128,633 +5.74 (4) London-LHR GB 114,225 –6.05 (5) Leipzig-Halle DE 70,012 +1.26 (7) Luxemburg LU 55,801 +12.17 (6) Cologne-Bonn DE 54,661 –9.28 (8) Istanbul-IST TR 48,650 +13.49 (9) Lüttich BE 42,254 +0.610 (10) Brussels BE 31,173 –1.8Freight throughout at Swiss airports in August 2013higher throughput figures in the future,after the express services provider DHLannounced that it would establish itsNordic hub here. This means 20 additionalflight movements of yellow fullfreighters per day. The Danish capital,where 354,000 t of airfreight were processedlast year, already saw growth of 6%in the first six months.www.aci-europe.orgwww.cph.dk1 (1) Zurich CH 24,736 +3.12 (2) Geneva CH 3,480 +1.03 (3) Basel CH 2,797 –8.7Source: ACI Europe, ADV

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Aviation25Between Hamburg, Paris and MontrealMore secure airfreightRecent incidents have brought the security for air freight into the mainstream press. Industrycommittees around the world, as well as regional initiatives, are looking for a solution.In briefRecognised. After a one-week inspection,the UN civil aviation organisation Icao hasremoved India from the list of states withinsufficient safety standards. The approvalenables Indian airlines to proceed with theirinternational expansion plans. Specifically,Japan had prohibited Air India from establishinga new service to Osaka. Still on theblack list are Angola, DR Congo, Djibouti,Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kazakhstanand Lebanon.www.icao.int; www.dgca.nic.inAt a table with one voice (fltr): Icao secretary-general Raymond Benjamin, Icao, Kunio Mikuriya,WCO, Oliver Evans, Tiaca, and Boubacar Djibo, director of the Icao air transport office.Photo: TiacaInternational. Air Zimbabwe wants tobegin flights between its hub in Harare andthe regional capitals of Lusaka (Zambia) andLilongwe (Malawi) as well as Durban (SouthAfrica) already in October. Before the end ofthe year, services to London-Gatwick (GreatBritain), Beijing and Guangzhou (China) arealso to be added, provided the refurbishmentof its two B767-200s is successful.www.airzimbabwe.aeroParis has been in the headlines twice inthe past month in relation to airfreight.French customs officers at Roissy Airportseized more than 1.3 t of cocainefrom Colombia and the DominicanRepublic in three different seizures on9 and 15 September; the value of thedrugs was estimated at more than EUR200 million. On another occasion on 19September, gold bars weighing 44 kg andvalued at EUR 1.6 million disappearedfrom the cargo hold of a passenger aircraftbefore departing for Zurich. BothSWISS °Celsius PassiveForyour temperaturesensitivesupply chainSWISSWORLDCARGO.COMcases are close to being solved, but thequestion of security in the airfreightchain has been raised once again.At the request of the World CustomsOrganisation (WCO), the globalairfreight association Tiaca and the InternationalCivil Aviation Association(Icao), the issue of security is to have animportant place on the agenda for the38th Icao annual meeting in Montreal,Canada. This announcement was madeby high-level representatives of the threeorganisations on 24 September, the firstday of the gathering which ends on 4October. The events of the conferencewill be reported in an upcoming issueof the ITJ.Planned transfer of resultsAn additional approach to this range oftopics is being pursued by the joint projectSilufra («Sichere Luftfracht» or «moresecure air freight» in English), in whichregional industry networks like LogisticsInitiative Hamburg (Germany) are participating.The objective over the next 36months for this research project, fundedwith almost EUR 5 million, is to developa process for the effective and efficientoversight of airfreight and from that derivespecific recommendations for handling. Indoing so, the existing regulations, monitoringmethods and technologies and potentialthreat scenarios will be analysed.A process model will be developedfrom the results, based on which modifiedpartial processes and new technologiescould be more easily implemented.Airfreight services providers, logisticsexperts and security specialists are workingalongside research partners on thisdemanding task. The systematic analysisof all freight logistics in Germany is alsoexpected to make a contribution to guaranteeingthe security of the air freighttransport chain in the future by detectingpotential vulnerabilities and makingit possible to protect freight from manipulationand seizure for the long-term.www.silufra.dewww.tiaca.orgNew. The European aircraft manufacturerAirbus delivered the first A330s to GarudaIndonesia and Air Namibia at the end ofSeptember. The Indonesian state carrierhas ordered a total of 18 A330-300s, whichshould contribute to expanding its fleet fromcurrently 106 units to 194 aircraft by 2015.Air Namibia will replace its two A340-300swith two A330-200s.www.airbus.com; www.airnamibia.aerowww.garuda-indonesia.comExpanded. The air and sea transport areasof the globally active transport and logisticsservices provider DSV, which is based inCopenhagen (Denmark), has expanded itsdaily service from Great Britain to the mostimportant destinations in the US. DSV Air &Sea rolled out its Everyday service betweenGreat Britain and China, including HongKong, last year.www.dsv.comSecond. Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA)has introduced a second daily flight fromTokyo to Chicago (USA). Globe Air Cargo,which is part of the ECS Group and has beenANA’s GSA in Chicago and New York since2006, markets underfloor freight space for31-34 t of goods on the flights operatedwith B777-300s. Apart from Chicago, ANAalso serves Washington, Los Angeles andSan Francisco in the US, has had Seattle andSan Jose on its flight plan since the beginningof the year and launched a secondround trip to New York. www.ana.co.jp;www.ecsgroup.aero

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International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Forwarding & Logistics27One of the two Weiss-Röhlig sites in Vietnam is in Ho Chi Minh City.Joint venture Weiss-Röhlig investing in the Far EastTwo sites in VietnamWeiss-Röhlig is continuing with its steady growth in Asia. After more than a year of constructionwork the joint venture between Gebrüder Weiss and Röhlig Logistics recentlyofficially started operations at two sites in Vietnam.The two Weiss-Röhlig Vietnam branchoffices, located in Ho Chi Minh City andHanoi, are based in the country’s mostimportant hubs, and provide a wide rangeof services for air and sea freight needs, aswell as for project and breakbulk cargo.The two sites are the first Weiss-Röhligbranch offices in economically up-andcomingVietnam.«The sites in the north and south of Vietnamideally complement our network inthe South China Sea region,» Joe Lässer,director of air and global development activitiesat Gebrüder Weiss, said. With thePhoto: Shutterstock/Gebrüder Weissopening of these offices Weiss-Röhlig isnow represented through its own subsidiariesin ten Asian countries.Weiss-Röhlig Vietnam came about as aresult of several years’ collaboration withthe Vietnamese freight forwarder RLG,whose international forwarding businessunit has now been taken over by Weiss-Röhlig. The regional knowledge of its 20local employees is supplemented by a foreignGebrüder Weiss manager. CristianPredan, most recently manager of GebrüderWeiss Air & Sea in Romania andBulgaria, heads the new company.The new national manager is convincedthat «the demand for industrialmachinery, spare parts, highly-specialisedgoods and niche products makes Vietnaman extremely interesting market forcompanies from the western industrialisednations.» In addition to the internationalmarket, Weiss-Röhlig Vietnam hasalso underlined its ambitions to attractlocal and regional customers.rawww.weiss-rohlig.comwww.gw-world.comwww.rohlig.comWaberer’s Internationalhas made healthy gainsIn the first half of 2013 the Hungariantransport and logistics group Waberer’sInternational improved its revenues by17.4% compared to the same period lastyear to the equivalent of EUR 216 million.Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciationand amortization (ebitda) grewby 33% to nearly EUR 30 million.Waberer’s International announcedthat its growth could be attributed totwo key factors: the integration of twoHungarian trucking companies - SzemereyTransport and Transpont Hungaria- which the firm acquired at the end of2012, and from the service provider’s ownorganic growth. For instance, the companyhas added some 1,000 employeesto its payroll and has managed to attractseveral hundred new customers. In addition,Waberer’s International said thatthe distance in kilometres the company’svehicles travelled had increased by nearly20%,while its transport performance hadrisen by 15% to 2.3 billion t-kilometres.rawww.waberers.comGLS builds a new depotin BelgiumGLS Belgium, the Belgian subsidiary ofthe pan-European parcel services providerGeneral Logistics Systems (GLS),which is based in Amsterdam (the Netherlands),is investing approximately EUR8.2 million in a new facility just off theA7 motorway in the Belgian communityof Nivelles. The depot, which is designedfor the separate handling of parcels andother goods, is expected to become operationalby the end of this year. An estimated265 employees and drivers willsoon start working at the Nivelles facility,which is located just about halfwaybetween the Belgian capital of Brusselsand the city of Charleroi.In the future, the new plant, which willhave a 5,000 sqm parcel terminal with103 loading and unloading bays and a4,000 sqm cargo terminal with 57 dockinggates, will be capable of handling upto 35,000 parcels a day. In addition, thecargo terminal is designed to handle upto 2,400 pallets every day.rawww.gls-group.euIn briefRoadrunner buys Palmer. The US-basedtransport company Roadrunner TransportationSystems has acquired in full the USbasedbusiness G.W. Palmer Logistics, whichis based in Batesville AR. The purchase pricewas approximately USD 2.5 million.www.rrts.comwww.gwpl.comDentressangle in Vigo. The Frenchtransport and logistics company NorbertDentressangle, which is based in St. Valliernear Lyon, recently brought on stream anew logistics centre at the technology andlogistics park in the northern Spanish cityof Vigo. The platform has a total of 3,300sqm in logistics surface area and is equippedwith 14 loading and unloading platforms.www.norbert-dentressangle.comAcquisitions in Costa Rica. The US-basedintegrator and parcel services provider UPSrecently bought two companies in CostaRica. The acquisitions involve the parceldelivery company Union Pak de Costa Ricaand the customs declaration agent SeisaBrokerage. UPS expects the transactions tobe completed in the fourth quarter of 2013.www.ups.com

28 Forwarding & Logistics International Transport Journal 41-42 2013In briefFM Logistic. The French logistics companyFM Logistic saw its business expand stronglyin Spain and Portugal in the first six monthsof 2013 compared to the same period in theprevious year. Sales grew by 22.6% on thefirst six months of 2012, although the companyhas not yet released specific figures. Inthe past financial year, FM Logistic generatedsales of EUR 41 million on the Iberianpeninsular. FM Logistic has about 400,000sqm in logistics surface area throughoutSpain and Portugal and employs more than500 people.www.fmlogistic.comImperial Logistics. The logistics servicesprovider Imperial Logistics International, asubsidiary of South Africa’s stock exchangelistedImperial Holdings, has acquired a 60%stake in South Africa’s bulk cargo transportcompany KWS Carriers. KWS Carriers, whichcan fall back on a fleet of 300 vehicles, processestransports for the mining and heavyindustries.www.imperial-international.comwww.kwscarriers.co.zaNew Zealand Post. New Zealand Post improvedits sales in the first six months of 2013by 29% to EUR 1.03 billion compared with thesame period in the previous year. However,its net profit plummeted by 29% to EUR 73.9million.www.nzpost.co.nzRoadrunner increases stake. The USbasedtransport company RoadrunnerTransportation Systems has acquired theremaining shares in the US-based companyG.W. Palmer Logistics, which is based inBatesville AR.www.rrts.com; gwpl.comAsstra opens new office in KazakhstanAn Asstra truck powering ahead.The internationally active transport andlogistics services provider Asstra AssociatedTraffic, whose head office is in Zurich(Switzerland), opened a new fieldoffice of its Almaty branch in the Kazakhstancapital of Astana in August. Inthe run-up to the world exhibition Expo2017, the company sees major potentialfor development in this region.«An analysis of potentials has shownthat an office in Astana will contributeto winning new customers for our company,»explained Aikyn Urkimbayev,managing director of Asstra Almaty.The main reason for the positive assessmentis the expected infrastructureexpansion in preparation of the worldexhibition in Astana. Expo 2017 will beheld from 10 June to 10 September 2017on an area spanning 113 ha in the southeastof the city. The organisers expect 5million visitors from around the worldduring this period. To cope with suchnumbers of people, various major buildingsites are still being planned, whichwill require logistical support.www.asstra.comAsia Fruit Logistica saw strong demand this yearWith a footfall of approximately 6,500shoppers and visitors as well as a newrecord of exhibitors, the Asia Fruit Logistica2013 specialist fair in Hong Kongended at the beginning of September.The number of exhibitors rose overall bynearly 10% to 372 companies, and thanksto the increase in the number of countriesrepresented by 23 to 37 nations, the fairwas more international than ever.The majority of exhibitors again camefrom Asia this year, with the 13 Asiancountries making up a share of 35% in thetotal number of exhibitors. The proportionof European exhibitors (from twelvecountries) increased to 28%, followedby Latin America with a share of 13%(from six countries), Oceania with 9%,Africa (8%) and North America (7%). Asregards the number of exhibitors of individualcountries, China again came firstwith 84 companies, followed by Italy,which posted the strongest increase with41 exhibiting companies. The US (26exhibitors) and Australia (22 exhibitors)followed in third and fourth place, andEgypt again secured a top-five rankingwith 21 exhibitors. The next Asia FruitLogistica will again take place in HongKong from 3 to 5 September 2014.rawww.asiafruitlogistica.comPhoto: AsstraZollas Verzollungen GmbHAuf Herdenen 24D-78052 VS-VillingenTel. +49 77 21 94 47 633Fax +49 77 21 94 47 635villingen@zollas.deAreal ShellBodenseestraße 19D-78187 Geisingen-K-HausenTel. +49 77 04 92 38 89 0Fax +49 77 04 92 38 89 10geisingen@zollas.deHaus der SpediteureZollstraße 33D-78244 Gottmadingen-BietingenTel. +49 77 34 93 65 90Fax +49 77 34 93 65 929info@zollas.deZollas Verzollungen GmbHPostfach 273CH-8240 ThayngenTel. [CH] +41 52 6 49 10 80Fax [CH] +41 52 6 49 35 11info@zollas.de

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Forwarding & Logistics29QR code: a new technology could lead to cost savings within the process chainA new alternative to bar codes?During a six-month practical test, System Alliance, the medium-sized general cargo cooperation network, is evaluating whether thequick response code (QR) is suitable for daily use. This electronic tool can store significantly more information on a square base thancan the bar code, which is currently used almost everywhere.By conducting this test programme, SystemAlliance hopes to gain insight intothe possible areas of application for thetwo-dimensional QR code. This comparativelynew technological tool is acode that can transfer text information inbinary characters (black or white fields).The coded areas can be read with specialscanners, as well as with the use of themost recent models of mobile telephones,the so-called smartphones and appropriateapplications, colloquially also referredto as apps.For the purposes of exploring the potentialof such a two-dimensional code inpractice, System Alliance initiated a studyduring the first quarter of 2013. The projectis expected to be completed by theend of the year. The initial project partneris Gahrens + Battermann, a serviceprovider for event technology. Based onthe results of the study, System Alliancewill decide in late 2013 whether this newtechnology will definitively be rolled outwithin the network of the general cargocooperation.Presented the QR project (from left): Rolf Telljohann (product manager System Alliance), MartinKrajczy (Hellmann), Klaus Hellmann (managing partner Hellmann Worldwide Logistics) and SystemAlliance managing director Georg Köhler.Possible benefits and areas of useDuring daily freight forwarding operations,the use of the QR code is expected toallow for the direct recording of consignmentdata during pick-up and the transferof that data to a transport managementsystem. In doing so, the packages takenover can be reconciled with the shippingorder immediately.Looking further into the future, it mayeven become possible one day to triggera notification message to the recipientalready during the takeover scan. Whatis more, the QR code could also be usedto record the shipping documents, suchas information about hazardous materialsaccording to the ADR agreement ora packing slip.Senders and recipients will also be ableto use the coding to exchange information,explained Klaus Hellmann, chairmanof the board of System Alliance andmanaging partner of the globally operatinglogistics services provider HellmannWorldwide Logistics, in an interview withITJ. Hellmann believes it would be beneficialto use the system if, for example,reference, order or lot numbers need tobe transferred, or if using QR codes facilitatesthe forwarding of notes relatingto inbound control, flow of goods or handlingin a compact manner.Hellmann did not want to divulge anyprojected numbers for the concrete costsavings within the logistics process chainthat are expected to be achieved as a resultof using QR codes. But he indicatedthat he could certainly imagine the newtechnology to offer cost savings for thesenders of goods as well.«One of the biggest revolutions»Hellmann left no doubt about the factthat he is completely convinced of thetechnology and the potential for QRcodes. «To my mind, the the QR code isone of the biggest revolutions in the logisticsindustry to date. The most importantadvantage is that freight forwarders are nolonger required to re-record shipments ifthe corresponding consignment data hasbeen saved by the customer.»Georg Köhler, managing director ofSystem Alliance, explained how the generalcargo cooperation network beganto explore the QR code subject matter.Köhler: «We thought about how we canadvance the industrial handling of logisticsprocesses within our association. Industrialhandling and communicationsare nowadays synonymous with increasesin data volume and data processing.While searching for new, innovative approaches,we came across the QR code.We subsequently discussed this matterwith our partners and asked them in thisprocess whether this new technologicaltool could potentially also be useful fora general cargo cooperation network likeours. In any event, in the end we decidedthat this entire subject matter wasextremely interesting.»As Köhler further explained, thegeneral cargo cooperation network subsequentlycontacted a number of itscustomers about this technology andinvolved them in the decision-makingprocess. The feedback from the network’scustomers in relation to the QRcode was «very good», he said. That isthe reason why System Alliance decidedto conduct a practical test, according toKöhler.Robert Altermattwww.systemalliance.dePhoto: Altermatt

30 Forwarding & Logistics International Transport Journal 41-42 2013An interview with the young German logistics professor Stefan Iskan«What we need is more movers»Ludwigshafen am Rhein is the world’s biggest chemical industry site. Since 16 September it has also been home to one of the youngestprofessors of business and logistics in German-speaking countries. In an interview, the 30-year-old Stefan Iskan tells ITJ about the fields wherehe intends to continue forcing the pace, the things he stands for and what developments he considers necessary in the logistics sector.Mr Iskan, congratulations on your appointmentas professor. What changesdoes that bring in your life?Hardly any at all really. As before, I amalways «online». That is probably whatcomes of making one’s hobby into one’sprofession. There is still much to be donein the logistics services industry.In your last position you reported tothe executive board overland transportof an integrated logistics provider.You were responsible for the strategicprojects & business development businessunit and managed a Europe-widereorganisation programme in overlandtransport. Did this not place you in anideal position to climb further up thecorporate career ladder?One would certainly think so. Togetherwith the board I developed and implementeda complex programme of changes.The success of these modifications meantthat I was offered a broader field of responsibilities.I already had a luxury companycar and a position where I could makea direct impact on management boardsand major issues. So everything was perfect– or was it? Some people may haveconsidered this to be a perfect situation tobe in, but it wasn’t for me. Others wouldprobably have gone out to celebrate suchan offer. I went home and wrote my letterof resignation.How did your then boss react?Let me put it this way: I consider it a complimentif I am twice asked to go home,think things over and withdraw my resignation.The approach was at any rate aninnovative one.Why did you act in this way?I believe some people have not yet noticedthat the so-called «generation Y» – withwhose attitudes I disagree in many respectsbut to which I belong in a numberof ways – is striving for something different.First, I attach great importance to amanagement stylethat has a vision.Second, I considermyself as belongingto a generationthat defines itselfthrough «innovativethinking»,value-creating projects,knowledgeand hunger forlearning and gettingthings done.To put it plainly:after the implementationof theprogramme andthe «promotionoffer», I saw myselfconfirmed inmy ideas and myway of doing things and working with people.I realised that the time had come toimplement my ideas on a cross-companybasis and build up something of my own.Furthermore, status symbols are a thingof the past for me. I define power in acompletely different manner than on thebasis of positions, job titles, company carsand salary grades.«I have always preferred applicationrelatedpractical work to «research in theivory tower›.»How, then, do you define power?To my mind, the true exercise of powerin organisations takes place throughnetworks. For that you need no formaltitles like senior vice-president or flashycars like a 5-series BMW. Once you havesucceeded in informally placing subjectmatters that interest you in a complexcorporate matrix structure, and once youhave managed to ignite the enthusiasmof enough people for these subject mattersso that they finally appear in the topmanagement agenda, then you will knowProf Stefan Iskan, who has held a new professorship for logistics andbusiness IT at the University of Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Germany) sinceSeptember.what I am talking about. That is the newdefinition of power, and to achieve thissort of exercising of power it takes personality,the ability to win over peoplefor your visions and also courage and thestrength to resist, as well as hunger forideas and their implementation.You spoke about «generation Y». Whatdo you think of this generation?This generation undoubtedly representsthe contemporary knowledge-basedsociety. It has access to informationand communication everywhere in theworld. That’s great. Still better, they donot simply accept the existing order andthe behaviour of their superiors as a factof life. But I also feel compelled to askone rather serious question: do they alsowant to work?In your view, what innovative wayscould be adopted to do things better?First, put a former CEO or managingdirector in charge of personnel management.You will see that completely differentpeople suddenly come to the top.I find it disturbing that the scene is domi-Photo: Paul Langrock/Iskan

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Forwarding & Logistics31nated by «analysts» and «controllers». Weneed more visionaries and people whoget things moving. Second, give selectedyoung people a valuable project assignment,a budget, a mentor and a coach. If itcomes off, that’s excellent. If it goes pearshaped,then the money’s lost, and it willbe necessary to look into the reason why.In some companies even that would besomething of a cultural revolution. Butquite honestly: if companies can throwaway money on golden handshakes andsecond-class people in top positions, isthis too much for them to invest in theirown future?In the logistics industry as elsewhere,new trends are continually being identified.Yesterday the red-hot topic wasgreen logistics while today the talk isall about big data, cloud computing oremerging markets. What do you considerto be the most important developmentsin logistics at the present momentin time?One the one hand, everything to do withmanagement quality, network managementand the further professionalisationof the structural and operational organisation,with shared service centres to servemultinational regions in specific corefunctions. The route to achieving this isan arduous one, and within organisationsthere are many minefields that managerswill have to negotiate. But once that hasbeen achieved, logistics providers will findthemselves at the next stage of development.To sum up: besides IT applicationfields, personnel management and knowledgetransfer concepts in the emergingmarkets, for me, in the field of logisticsservices, there is only one really burningissue: how can we close the gap betweenour sector and industry? That is a questionwhose answer we can find only throughpractical experience.Let us talk about your professorship.Has a professorship always been youraim?I come from a family which can lookback on a long tradition in the forwardingbusiness and also has a strong entrepreneurialspirit, but after graduating fromhigh school I originally wanted to be anambassador. I then went through the logisticsschool of professor Peter Klaus. ThereI realised that apart from the job of federalchancellor, there are few roles left that offeran almost unlimited freedom of action.One of them is that of professor.Even CEOs of blue chip companies arenow tightly regulated as regards theirscope of action. My professorship bringsme back to the position of ambassador –but in the logistics industry...You have clearly had quite a meteoricprofessional and academic career. Whatmotivated you?Since the day of completing my studies,it has always been my declared aim tohold a professorship. So every step in mycareer had to fit like a piece in a jigsawpuzzle in helping me to rapidly attainthis target with a very strong emphasison experience. I have always preferredapplication-related practical work to «researchin the ivory tower». I wrote bothmy diploma and my doctorate dissertationin consultation with my companywhile working at my profession.«I cannot move slowly. I have too muchentrepreneurial blood in me for that.»One of my former bosses told me: buildyour jobs and your projects yourself. So Iregularly got managerial staff and boardsinterested in matters that advanced theinterests of the company and for whichI was entrusted with the project management.These were themes such as BestCost Sourcing for the automotive industry,the reorganisation of governance inEuropean overland transport, or the systematicfurther development of traffic toand from Turkey in the form of corridormanagement. Then, of course, there were«resistance projects» that you only take onif you are 100% convinced of their valueand know what you are doing it for. I cannotmove slowly. I have too much entrepreneurialblood in me for that.At the age of 30 you are one of theyoungest professors of business administrationand logistics in the Germanspeakingcountries. Is it possible thatyour fellow professors regard you withsome scepticism in view of your veryyoung age?I have not so far experienced this in eithera corporate or an academic environment.On the contrary: I received three simultaneousoffers from universities for fieldsranging from corporate management andbusiness skills to logistics and forwarding.Furthermore, my career to date has beena «high frequency» one. That means thatover the past ten years, from the groupmanagement staff department to theimplementation of automotive supply logisticsat the senior management levels,I have seen and managed more subjectmatters and activities than many othersin their whole career. I think I havelearned how to play the keyboard ofcompany politics. Today I am convincedthat age is no indicator of experience andcompetence. Do you know what sentencemany people of my generation are sickof hearing? «You earn a good salary foryour age.» That’s a joke if you know whatblockheads and time servers occupy someexecutive suites.Can you tell our readers, in a concisemanner, on what core subjects you intendto focus your teaching at the Universityof Applied Sciences in Ludwigshafen?I am very confident about tackling my newtasks. I believe that, given my backgroundand network of contacts with practitioners,I have a very good basis for holdingauthentic and application-oriented events.My core subjects will include, above all,automotive logistics, lean management &administration, process and change management,supply chain and network planning,as well as e-business and personnelmanagement by logistics providers.And one final question: what things infuriateyou?Three things: first, national associationsthat shamelessly use the ideas of otherswithout acknowledging them. Second,managers who make their staff sign a codeof conduct upon which they themselvestrample. Third, products that give up theghost one day after their guarantee expires(laughs).Robert AltermattAbout Prof Stefan IskanSince September, Stefan Iskan has held thenew professorship of logistics and businessIT, with a focus on supply chain managementand e-business, at the University of Ludwigshafenam Rhein. With a doctorate in businessadministration, he also has his own firm, IskanAdvice. He formerly worked in the logisticsand automotive industries. Stations in hiscareer include the Deutsche Bahn Group (DBSchenker), Deutsche Post DHL and Daimler. Inhis last position he oversaw Strategic Projects& Business Development at Schenker in Essen,where he reported to the executive boardoverland transport. www.hs-lu.de

32 Rail / Inland Shipping / Road Haulage International Transport Journal 41-42 2013Intermodal company IMS starts continental tradeMomentum for the next 20 yearsIntermove Speditions- und Transport (IMS), which originated in Austria and continues to be located in Vienna, now has its own sites innine European countries. During this anniversary year the course was set for another auspicious development. The company may evenexpand beyond continental borders during the next two decades.Photos: IMSAs a full service provider, IMS offers continental transport concepts by rail, truck or combined.Established in Vienna in 1992, business operations started in October 1993.«20 years and counting!» With this slogan,IMS celebrated 20 years in businesswith customers, partners, as well as inthe presence of political and media representativeson 20 September. The firstIMS Worldgames were held as the event’ssocial programme. The points earned inthe process of the competition were convertedinto real money and donated tochildren’s cancer research at a hospital inthe form of a cheque in the amount ofEUR 1,521.IMS general manager Wolfgang Tomassovichwas able to offer additionalimpressive numbers for the previous financialyear: «Despite the difficult businessenvironment in the second half of2012, we again managed to increase ourvolume compared to 2011.» At 147,000teu, a new record was reached, whichled to revenue of EUR 46.3 million – anincrease in the same proportion as theincrease in volume. This underscores ageneral problem in the industry, accordingto Tomassovich: «Despite increasedcosts for energy, route and diesel, revenueis flat.» The company manager expectssuch a development – new throughputbetween 170,000 and 180,000 teu withalmost unchanged revenue – to continuefor 2013.The anniversary year is characterisedby internationalisation. IMS Cargo Slovakia,for example, bought its own trucksin March; this purchase has increasedIMS’s own fleet to 20 semi-trailers andalmost 60 chassis. About 22,000 containersare transported annually with theuse of this fleet, mostly locally near theAustrian sites of Vienna, Enns, Linz andWolfurt.Continental market presenceIn May IMS opened its own branch inBrussels, the capital of Belgium. Some ofthe past increase in volume is also dueto buying up various companies. For example,as of 27 June the container operatortook over a majority holding inIntercontainer Iberica – which operatesin Spain and Portugal – from Intercontainer-Interfrigo,which is in bankruptcyproceedings. By expanding its activitiesto nine countries – after Austria, Germany,Hungary, Switzerland, Slovakia andthe Netherlands – the company is gettingcloser to achieving its target of «being presentthroughout Europe in the capacityof a full service provider,» Tomassovichexplained.IMS is banking very heavily on thenew continental trade business sector.The blocktrain between Frenkendorf justbeyond the doors of Basel (Switzerland)and Melzo in northern Italy, which startedoperations in the spring (see ITJ 35-36/2013, p. 40), has seen a high level ofutilisation. As Max G. Kuske of IMS RailSwitzerland explained to ITJ, a twiceweeklyconnection from Frenkendorf toAntwerp (Belgium) is scheduled to followin October.It is also highly likely that connectionsbetween the northern ports and Wolfurt,and possibly also towards Hungary andRomania, will still be introduced thisyear, Tomassovich added. He closed witha clear announcement: «We will continueto expand IMS and, who knows, maybein 20 years’ time we will be present as arail transport company in Asia...»ahwww.imscargo.comContainerverkauf ab| Basel | Frenkendorf | Weil am Rhein || Ottmarsheim | Kehl | Strasbourg |Neue und gebrauchte ISO-Norm Container –20ft/40ft Standard, High Cube, Open Topsowie Spezialcontainer.Transport frei Haus, auch mit Abladung.Ein-/Umbauten nach Wunsch.HLS CONTAINER BREMEN e.K.Diedrich-Rebetje-Str. 18 | D-28759 BremenE-Mail info@hls-container.deTel. +49 (0) 421 6599014 | Fax +49 (0) 421 6599029www.hls-container.de

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Rail / Inland Shipping / Road Haulage33Moving floor trailer with steerable trailing axle54 tonnes are standardThe Dutch commercial vehicle manufacturer Knapen Trailers shows that a fourth axle canprovide the same stability at a much higher load capacity.Whether with two, three or four axles– all self-supporting trailers designed byKnapen Trailers are based on the sameconstruction. In Scandinavia, for example,the Dutch moving floor trailers aregenerally delivered with four axles. In thiscase, an additional 9 t steered trailing axleis easily mounted. With four 9 t axles and18 t of fifth wheel pressure, a technicalweight of up to 54 t can be transported.The result is a load capacity of approximately45 t.This also includes the additionalweight of the steerable trailing axle. Allself-supporting trailers from Knapen areconstructed for this weight. The only requirementis that the driver has the correctnumber of axles and the right tyresThe fourth axle has a big effect. Moving floortrailers of Knapen are often on the road with atechnical weight of 54 t.when he takes to the road. Even the legalsituation is clear-cut, according to Knapen:the design makes the trailer the «mostsolid moving floor trailer available in themarket».ahwww.knapen-trailers.euPhoto: Knapen TrailersPall-Ex expands to PolandOn Friday, 13 September, the general cargo networkPall-Ex expanded, opening its fifth regional organisationin Poland. This marks the network’s second EasternEurope location, after Romania. The group, lead bylogistics services provider KMC Services with strategicallybeneficial headquarters in Lodz, includes 19 Polishcompanies, including some of Poland’s biggest freightforwarders. For Adrian Russel, managing director of thePall-Ex Group, the start in Poland is of great significance:«When we founded Pall-Ex Romania at the end of 2011,we were not only the first network for palletised freightin Eastern Europe, we were also introducing an entirelynew concept. Pall-Ex Polska proves that this was able tobe adapted for the entire region.» www.pallex.comOur expertise isn’t just basedon desk researchNew impetus for rails in AfricaThe International Union of Railways (UIC) and theAfrican Union want to advance the development ofrailways in Africa. This was explained by high-levelrepresentatives of both organisations following a coordinationmeeting held in September. The focus of thediscussion was on the latest future study from the UIC,Vision 2025, the rail components of the programme forinfrastructure development in Africa (PIDA), the currentstate of the African Railway Association as well asthe determination of a joint roadmap in order to expandthe synergies between both committees in orderto benefit the development of rail traffic on the Africancontinent. Vision 2025 places its focus on the integrationwith the other transport modes and is designed to createa convincing transport system for Africa that servesall regions efficiently. PIDA’s 24 transport projects alsosee intermodality as indispensable for an efficient, highperformancetransport system.www.uic.orgHaving every professional qualification in thebook and speaking 16 languages –from Mandarinto Romanian –helps. But knowing global transportand logistics inside out is all about being part ofthe fabric of the industry. From lawyers to lossprevention experts, from underwriters to claimsmanagers, you can rely on us for unrivalledexperience and expertise.Because wedon’t doanything else, we leadthe way in transport and logistics insurance.www.ttclub.com

34 Rail / Inland Shipping / Road Haulage International Transport Journal 41-42 2013Growth at RheincargoDuring the first half of 2013, logisticservices company Rheincargo handled atotal of 14.6 million t at its seven portsites. During the same period last year, ithandled just 13.7 million t. It performedparticularly well in terms of its throughputof thermal coal and ores in Neuss andDüsseldorf, and was able to offset volumedeclines in building materials and metals.However, at 613,000 teu, its containerthroughput was unchanged on the previousyear. In terms of railfreight, Rheincargosignificantly increased the tonnesit transported during the first half of theyear, compared to the same period lastyear, from 10.7 t million to 12.2 million t.www.rheincargo.comMiddle Weser upgradeStill no clear lineShifting cargo from Germany’s roads to its railways and waterways has long since beena declared political objective. However, along the Middle Weser between Bremen andMinden, there is still much to be done in order to achieve this.DFDS closes SassnitzAs of the end of September, shippingline DFDS Seaways and Baltic Port RailMukran (BFI) discontinued the rail ferryservice from Sassnitz (Germany) to Klaipeda(Lithuania) for commercial reasons.However, this is not likely to seriouslyaffect railfreight throughput at the ferryport of Sassnitz, as during recent months,rail shipments have already been increasinglytransported via the Sassnitz – Ust-Luga service (near St Petersburg, Russia).As a result of this positive market development,BFI is intending to introducean additional rail ferry as early as thisautumn so that it can improve transportfrequency.www.faehrhafen-sassnitz.deEU focuses on waterwaysIn September the EU Commissionadopted the second Naiades package insupport of the EU’s inland shipping industry.Building on the first part of thisprogramme, the EU thereby wants tomake better use of the untapped potentialon the waterways of its member states.Until now, 6% of cargo within the EU hasbeen transported via the waterways. Naiadesaims to integrate inland shipping intomultimodal logistics chains, eliminatebottlenecks and improve environmentalprotection through innovation.www.ec.europa.euFor the Dione with a capacity of 60 teu, it will often be narrow on the Middle Weser.In September a new lock was openedon the Middle Weser in Dörverden, approximately50 km southeast of Bremen(Germany). The lock basin is 140 metreslong, meaning that not only large motorisedbarges (LMBs) with a length of110 metres, but also so-called ultra largemotorised barges (ULMBs) with a lengthof 135 metres, and push barges with amaximum length of 139 metres are alsoable to navigate the Middle Weser.In future, therefore, vessels with a capacityof 104 and 136 teu will be able tooperate on two levels along the stretchof river between Bremen and Minden.However, another new lock basin is stillrequired in Minden. This project willprobably be commenced by the end ofthe year.The construction activities are a politicalissue, because an administrativeagreement to adapt the Middle Weserwas already signed between the nationalGerman government and the federal stateof Bremen in 1988 and 1997. However,the project has still not been completed.The federal state of Bremen has thereforeundertaken to pay a third of the costs foradapting the Middle Weser.The target for upgrading these stretchesof the Middle Weser and its locks wasagreed to be the unrestricted movementof 85 metres long European vessels andthe restricted movement of LMBs, butwith individual encounter restrictions onLMB movements to around just 20% ofthis total stretch of the Middle Weser.However, some work to remove banks,upgrade locks and raise bridges has stillnot been carried out, meaning that in realityconsiderably more, in fact approximately40%,of this stretch of river is onlyapproved for the one-way movement ofLMBs.Plannability is key«So that more traffic can be shifted fromroad haulage to water shipment, a completeextension of the Middle Weser as aconnection to the sea ports in the northof the country is urgently required,» explainedCordula Radke, authorised representativeof the inland shipping departmentof the Acos Group in Bremen. «Tomeet customer requirements, we need aplannable transit time of 24 hours on theroute between Bremerhaven and Minden,»she went on to explain. However,encounter limitations have led to unpredictablearrival times for LMBs, whichhas made truck transport relatively moreattractive.Antje Vereggewww.acos-group.comPhoto: Acos Group

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GERMANY37 DHL Supply Chain eyesopportunities in diversification38 Germany’s infrastructureis better than its reputation41 The German CEP marketboosts e-commerce44 Small airportslook for their niche48 German shipping facesmajor changesPhoto: thinkstockIndicators show the logistics sector is picking up speedUpswing on the horizonAfter the tough recent years, the logistics industry in Germany is seeing causes for optimism. Industry and foreign trade are postinggrowing figures and the forecasts of various business institutes (EMI, IW, IFW) are promising for the last quarter of 2013 and 2014.However, it is too early for any euphoria, as the indications are initially pointing towards a normalisation.The times of strained optimism seem tobe over. The purchasing managers’ index(EMI) is currently moving at its secondhighest level since July 2011 and indicatingmoderate industrial growth. New ordersare increasing, stocks are being rundown. Paradoxically, the logistics sectorcan consider one negative aspect ofthe reading to be a cause for optimism,because delivery times of suppliers increasedagain in September as in the pastmonths. The longest delivery delay sinceJuly 2011 indicates growing demand forlogistics capacities.The Cologne Institute for EconomicResearch, whose verdict tends to be ratherreserved and which spoke of an «economicslam on the brakes» at the turn of2012/2013, is seeing light at the end of thetunnel. German businesses not only havehigher expectations, the majority of themalso plan to increase investments and tohire more staff. TheKiel Institute for theWorld Economy hasadded its voice in supportof this sentiment.Germany’s foreigntrade not only turnedout to be solid in thefirst six months of2013, growth of 3.5%is even expected in theexport of goods andNeutral valueSentimentSituationExpectationsThe IFW regularly determines the logistics indicator for Germany onbehalf of the BVL. The results of the September survey are positive.services for this year.This growth figure is expected to rise to5% in 2014.Against this background, it is hardlysurprising that the mood in the Germanlogistics industry has brightened considerably,in particular with a view to thecoming twelve months. «The figures expectedby all market participants havebeen above the assessment of the situationfor the first time since the 2010/2011turn of the year,» is the summary byprofessor Raimund Klinkner, chairmanof the board of directors of BVL, of theresult of the latest survey. Judging by hisexperience, this constellation heralds ina phase of upswing. Christian Doepgenwww.bme.de; www.ifw-kiel.dewww.iwkoeln.de; www.bvl.dePhoto: BVL

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Special Germany37The logistician as a project consultant of the customerFrom services provider to consultantThe aim for long-term customer retention is as old as the logistics industry. The tendency of customers to involve the logistics servicesprovider as a long-term consultant in project planning and decisions on locations, on the other hand, has a shorter tradition. MartinSeidenberg, CEO of DHL Supply Chain in German-speaking countries, speaks about the latest customer trends in an interview.Mr Seidenberg, markets are goingthrough a period of change around theworld. What trends do you consider tobe the most important?To my mind, three developments are predominant:the quickly changing fortunesof brands, as can be seen from the up anddown of Apple and Nokia for example,are increasing as much as transparency inthe consumer market, as prices for consumergoods are openly comparable viaE-bay, for instance. What’s more, productcycles are becoming ever faster. The averagelife cycle of a mobile phone is nowshorter than one year.How do such developments impact onthe logistics services provider?As a services provider, we need to presentour core competencies openly. Thismeans, for instance, becoming the consultantof a customer with our know-howalready in the planning phase. The recommendationof the consulting logisticiancan, for instance, change the locationstrategy of a group.The recommendation of the logisticiancan change a group’s location strategyAre customers willing to involve logisticsin their plans in this form?Sometimes only core logistics is required,of course. But we benefit from the trendthat the forwarders of local, major brandsare now interested in receiving all servicesMartin Seidenberg has overseen the business inDACH countries for DHL Supply Chain since 2010.from one source. The classic rung strategy,climbing from one service to the next,no longer works so often.How should one imagine a consultingservice for the customer?We have concentrated various experts inan innovation centre in Troisdorf/Spich(Germany). New solutions are lookedfor with the forwarders here. The projectphase of six months also includes productinnovations.Can you outline an example of an innovativesolution?Only recently, we developed a solutionfor our customer Tom Tailor in the fashionindustry that genuinely deserves theworking title of Fast Fashion. Instead ofthe classic seasonal business of textileswith three to four cycles per year, thePhoto: DHLcustomer has established a warehouse inHamburg that can accompany the fourweekcycle from design to the shelf in asemi-automated manner. Some items areproduced in a colour-neutral way andthen coloured after conducting markettests.Does such a rhythm not increase logisticscosts?That’s indeed the case. However, thisdownside is more than offset by the benefitin sales. Full prices can be achieved inthe market. A similar tendency is reflectedin the increase in central hubs, whichare replacing numerous local warehouses.What about contract logistics? Manylogisticians are subordinating this market...We don’t agree. Contract logistics offersgood business opportunities if the customerunderstands that no service can behad for free.Are there new activity areas for logisticsthat you are developing?There are no limits to one’s imagination.We have made good experience as a servicesprovider for fly food catering. Warehousingcan be planned, and optimised,here up to one year in advance. In theUK we are successfully conducting theprovision of public health care centreswith 2,500 employees as a public-privatepartnership.Christian Doepgen held the interview.Strassentransporte aller ArtExpress-/Sonderfahrten, Lagerung, Umschlag,Kommissionierung, VerzollungErnst Grieder AGErnst Grieder AG, KreuzlingenInternationale SpeditionFiliale WeinfeldenTägermoosstrasse 2 Dunantstrasse 17CH-8280 KreuzlingenCH-8570 WeinfeldenTel.: +41(0)71/677 41 11 Tel.: +41(0)71/626 08 71Fax: +41(0)71/677 41 10 Fax: +41(0)71/626 08 70E-Mail: grieder@relatra.chE-Mail: grieder@relatra.ch

38 Special Germany International Transport Journal 41-42 2013Germany’s infrastructure in comparisonGermany third after SingaporeThe state of Germany’s infrastructure has long been a major topic of discussion. Not only the transport and logistics industry, butalso the public at large, complain loudly about dilapidated roads, rickety bridges and inadequate rail capacity. But in an internationalcomparison the country performs very well, a fact that is particularly evident in relation to the United States of America.The findings of the international comparisonof infrastructure recently publishedby the World Economic Forum nodoubt came as something of a surprisefor many people in Germany. Anyonewho followed the reports of the past fewmonths on the condition of Germany’sroads, railways or waterways might havegot the impression that the country is ina very down-at-heel state. In an internationalcomparison, however, the FederalRepublic achieved an impressive thirdplace. Only Hong Kong and Singaporecame out better.With regard to its competitiveness,Germany has moved up to fourth placein the current ranking list from fifthplace in last year’s comparison. The fieldis led by Switzerland, followed by Singaporeand Finland. In this comparisonthe United States occupies fifth place directlyafter Germany. Where infrastructureis concerned, however, the world’sbiggest economy comes in only in 15thplace, having fallen back from 14th positionsince the previous year.Hamburg’s heavily used Köhlbrandbrücke needs to be replaced in the medium term.Two powerhouses comparedIt is interesting to draw a comparisonbetween the two major industrial countries.The hi-tech country of the UnitedStates still has no high-speed rail networkand large parts of the nation areonly inadequately connected to the traditionalrailway system, if at all. Much ofthe road network is in need of renewal,and many airports are congested. Evenif the economic upswing in the countryprogresses only slowly, the volume offreight can be expected to increase inthe next few years.However, the implementation of infrastructureprojects is slow to get off theground, since there is no agreement asto what extent the federal governmentshould be involved in central projects,as the «Infrastructure 2013» report draftedby the consultancy firm of Ernst &Young reads. Most states and local governmentshave therefore gone into «selfhelpmode», the consultancy firm says,and are choosing to seek alternativesources of raising the finance neededrather than relying on the government.Despite a widespread need for investment,the United States spends only2.4% of its gross domestic product oninfrastructure projects. In the 1960s thisfigure peaked at well over 3%. The new«Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21stCentury Act», which has earmarked USD1 billion for infrastructure projects, wasadopted in 2012. To date, however, thefunds have flowed only haltingly. Thisslow progress is now prompting manylocal authorities to impose higher fueltaxes or increase road tolls.Still too little?How, in contrast, do things look inGermany? Even if major projects suchas the Stuttgart 21 rail scheme or Berlin-Brandenburg airport hardly show it in afavourable light, Ernst & Young considersthat in view of its comparatively goodinfrastructure the country can affordto throttle back on investments in thisfield. On the other hand, the GermanInstitute for Economic Research (DIW)considers that Germany is resting toomuch on its laurels. «Compared withother countries, Germany has a verywell developed infrastructure. But we areseeing that its condition has deterioratedover the past few years. Too little is beingdone to maintain its substance», saysDr Heike Link, a research associate withDIW. She states that expenditure on infrastructureis now running at aroundEUR 20 billion per year. DIW estimatesthat a further EUR 6.5 billion will beneeded for replacement and backlog investments.In addition to this, there is acumulative backlog estimated to stand atEUR 2.7 billion per year over 15 years.«At present, however, no concrete proposalshave been made as to where thismoney is to come from,» Link criticises.avwww.ey.comwww.weforum.orgBig promisesThe perceived state of Germany’s infrastructureevidently differs widely. In contrast tothe US, however, German politicians took upthis issue in the recent election campaign.The winners of the election, the CDU/CSU,for instance, promised to make additionalfunds of EUR 25 billion available during thenext legislative period, solely for the maintenanceand development of the federalmotorways and expressways.Photo: Thinkstock

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International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Special Germany41Germany’s courier, express and parcel marketE-commerce boosts parcel businessA new study into the CEP market in Germany shows that private customer businesshas become the most important growth driver for the CEP sector. B2C business nowaccounts for almost half of the total volume in the German parcel delivery market.comparatively few groups of goods havea high number of return packages inproportion, particularly when it comesto clothing and shoes. Other groupsof goods, such as electronic goods forexample, result in significantly fewer returnshipments.Delivery van and deliverer of the GLS parcel service in downtown Essen.Courier, express and parcel services (CEP)are also an important employer and economicfactor in Germany. According toa study published jointly by the FederalAssociation of German Mail Order Traders(Bundesverband des Deutschen Versandhandelse.V. - BVH) and the Hamburg-basedcompany consultants MRU,parcel services are an indispensable partof mail order sales in Germany, in particularwhen it comes to the so-called«last mile». This fact is mainly down tothe still-growing importance of interactivee-commerce which, by a distance,has become the most important growthdriver of the parcel segment according tothe authors of the study.Online trade is flourishingThe total CEP market in Germanyreached record levels in 2012 with salesvolumes hitting a peak of around EUR18.2 billion. Parcel services make up thelargest share of business of this «fast»industry. They form a sales volume orEUR 8.17 billion - equating to around45% of total revenue. With 2,051 billionconsignments, the package delivery servicestransported 81% of the shipmentscarried in the CEP market.The development of the shipmentvolumes over the past year clearly showshow the general economic developmentand the booming trade in electronicgoods have impacted on the business ofthe traders. In particular, traders focussingon the private customer business(B2C) have achieved significant growth.Horst Manner-Romberg, chief operatingofficer of MRU explained: «The rapidgrowth in e-commerce and the associatedB2C shipment volume has becomethe most important driver in the wholeCEP market.»Around 1 billion shipments from B2Cbusiness corresponds to around half ofthe total volume in the parcel market.This means that this segment has takenover the top spot ahead of business withcommercial customers (B2B). Whenlooking at the figures, the supposedlylow number of return shipments is surprising.When evaluating this figure,however, it is important to consider thatPhoto: AltermattClothing right at the topThe clothing goods group has, with 18%,a clear lead in terms of the proportionof shipment volumes. Clothing is alsothe highest turnover group of goods bya distance. Other related categories includeconsumer electronics (11%), books(10%), computers and accessories, hobbyand leisure goods as well as householdgoods and equipment (each 6%).For the first time, as a special feature,the sales volumes in parcel shipmentscreated by mail order firms were calculatedseparated into groups of goods. Inaddition, data including sales and shipmentvolumes in 2012 as well as a comparisonwith 2011 were created.«More and more people are continuingto order in interactive e-commerce.Along with this, the frequency of purchasesand the shopping baskets arefuller than just a few years ago. Parceldelivery services form a fundamentalpart particularly when considering customersatisfaction. This is due to the factthat they are responsible for completingthe purchase process for the consumer.To do so, the parcel must be reliably andpunctually delivered to the consumer,»said Christoph Wenk-Fischer, chief executiveof the Federal Association ofGerman Mail Order Traders.rawww.bvh.infoGermany’s CEP market in figure• Total sales in 2012: EUR 18.2 billion• B2C business: around 990 million consignments(proportion of the whole CEPmarket: 48%)• B2B business: approximately 800 millionconsignments (39%)• C2B business (return parcels): around 144million consignments (7%)• C2C shipment volume: approximately 123million consignments (6%)

42 Special Germany International Transport Journal 41-42 2013New university campus in HamburgA golden key – for agolden future?Kühne Logistics University (KLU) recently opened a new universitycampus in the centre of Hamburg’s HafenCity.Klaus-Michael Kühne (2nd from left) presents the golden key toKLU president Thomas Strothotte (far right).Photo: KLUIn the presence of the first mayor of the free and Hanseatic city ofHamburg, Olaf Scholz, together with numerous representatives fromthe world of politics and business, Klaus-Michael Kühne, president ofthe Kühne Foundation board of trustees, opened the new KLU campusConneCting Worlds.Transport Logistics without any detours.Running smooth like acar on AVUS, Germany’s firstmotorway –such are our transport solutions. Whether fromGermany toTurkey orfrom Russia toMorocco –whetherby land, air, orsea: With aclose-knit network of100 branchoffices in over 30countries, weget your commodity directlyto its destination, even via the not so usual route.www.mumnet.comby symbolically handing over a hand-forged, golden key.During the inauguration ceremony, it was announcedthat the Kühne Foundation will be making a generousfinancial contribution to secure the operation of theuniversity over the coming years. Klaus-Michael Kühneexplained that «in view of the university’s positive development,the Kühne Foundation has decided to awardKühne Logistics University a fresh grant of more thanEUR 40 million to secure its future, which means thatwe are extending our commitment to supporting thestudy of logistics.»Up to 400 students in the futureIn his address, professor Kühne highlighted KLU’s developmentinto an institution of global significance forstudents, professors and the entire logistics industry.KLU is the flagship project of the Kühne Foundation,which is predominantly dedicated to promoting trainingand further education, as well as research and teaching,in the logistics and transport industries. In addition toKLU, Kühne, who is also a majority shareholder in theglobal logistics group, Kühne + Nagel, is also a supporterof other well-known educational institutions, such asETH Zurich (Eidgenössisch-Technische Hochschule,the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Switzerlandand the Technical University in the German capital ofBerlin, for example.Sponsored by the not-for-profit Kühne Foundation,Kühne Logistics University, Wissenschaftliche Hochschulefür Logistik und Unternehmensführung, is an independent,state-accredited, private university located inHamburg’s HafenCity. Currently, around 140 studentsare enrolled at the logistics university in Hamburg –almost half of the students come from Germany, withthe remainder coming from all corners of the globe. Infuture, more than 25 professors at KLU are expected toteach around 400 students all the relevant research andteaching subjects in the fields of logistics and corporatemanagement. With its programme delivered entirely inEnglish, KLU covers the entire spectrum of universityeducation: it offers a Bachelor of Science in Managementcourse, two Master of Science in Global Logisticsand Management courses, a PhD programme for postgraduatestudents, and an Executive MBA in Leadership& Logistics sandwich course.Robert Altermattwww.the-klu.org

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Special Germany43New DB Schenker officeThe German logistics services providerDB Schenker has a new head office inFrankfurt/Main, which provides spacefor about 500 DB Schenker employees.Approximately 300 employees of theEurope head office of DB Schenker, 120persons of the transport and logistics sectormanagement with functions rangingacross the group such as strategy, legal andHR as well as many employees from interfacefunctions of the two DB SchenkerRail and DB Schenker Logistics sectorshave been working in Frankfurt since 19August.From November, a further 100 employeesof the European Operations Center(EOC) and the Cargo Controlling Unit(CLZ) of DB Schenker Rail will move tothe building. DB Schenker rents the topten floors of the 15-storey building anduses approximately 14,500 sqm of the23,000 sqm rental surface area total of theoverall office building. Task areas fromBerlin, Mainz, Essen and Kelsterbach arepooled at the new Frankfurt building.www.dbschenker.comLila Logistik falls«Müller – Die Lila Logistik» building complex inGermany at night.The German logistics services providerMüller – Die Lila Logistik posted a salesfall from EUR 48.26 million to EUR46.42 million for the first six months of2013 compared to the same period lastyear. The operating result before taxes(Ebit) fell from EUR 2.4 million to EUR1.6 million. Net profit came in at EUR 1.3million (previous year: EUR 1.3 million).The company referred to higher materialsand personnel costs as the main reasonfor the lower result.www.lila-logistik.dePhoto: Müller – Die Lila Logistik.In briefNew construction of KLM Logistik. Thedeep-freeze logistics specialist KLM Logistikhas brought on stream a new and fullyautomatic deep-freeze warehouse on a landplot of 14,000 sqm in Rheine in the Germanfederal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.The new 38 m storage complex comes with68,400 pallet storage spaces. The customersof KLM Logistik include, amongst others, theconfectionary Coppenrath & Wiese and thefood manufacturer Apetito.www.klm-logistik.de20 years of Bouché & Partner. The Germanforwarder Bouché & Partner, which isbased in Mannheim, recently celebrated its20th anniversary.www.boucheundpartner.dePanopa expands in Herten. The DuisburgbasedGerman logistics services providerPanopa has expanded its site in Herten(North Rhine-Westphalia) to 35,000 sqm. Oppositeits multiple-item warehouse, Panopahas rented a 10,000 sqm storage facility.www.panopa.comPhoenix Europe Express SATel. +33 (0) 134.38.28.00commercial@phoenix-europe.frEUROPE IS HOMEPhoenix Freight International Ltd.Tel. +44 (0) 1268.50.29.00sales@phoenixfreight.comWWW.PHOENIXFREIGHT.COMWWW.PHOENIX-EUROPE.FRLONDON · PARIS · LILLE · LE HAVRE · HULL · LISBOA · PORTO

44 Special Germany International Transport Journal 41-42 2013Magdeburg-Cochstedt, Hamburg and Hahn improve their services for airfreightSmaller hubs are bustlingHamburg airport plans to build a newairfreight centre. An airport betweenHamburg and Berlin is gradually buildingup its services, while two other hubs inthe south of Germany are looking for waysout of the economic crisis.«Airfreight is an important part of ourbusiness at Hamburg airport,» the airport’sCEO Michael Eggenschwilerpointed out. In mid-September he announcedthat the airport will invest EUR40-45 million of its own funds into newfacilities in order to replace the currentbuildings, which date from the 1960s.The new air cargo centre is expected tobe up and running by 2015. It will coveran area of 20,000 sqm and will be able toprocess 150,000 t of airfreight per year.Magdeburg-Cochstedt airport is takingone step at a time: on 18 Septemberit held a roofing ceremony to celebratethe opening of its first 1,000 sqm cargohall. With this investment – some EUR8 million is to be poured into this airfreightproject over the next two years– the airport has «launched an importantbusiness venture and a transportinfrastructure project that is crucial forthe development of the airport and theThe landing of the first B747-8F at Hahn airport (see ITJ Daily of 24.9.2013) isa bright spot, but cannot conceal the dark clouds hanging over the site.region,» the airport’s CEO Uwe Hädickeexplained. The airport, about 40 kmsouth of Magdeburg, the capital of Germanfederal state Saxony-Anhalt, intendsto gradually extend its portfolio in orderto provide a full airfreight service offering.And it already has one new customer:RAF Avia from Latvia has added the hubto its network.Turbulence in the south and southwestThe Black Forest Airport in Lahr, about100 km north of Basel, has so far failedto attract a regular flow of freight traffic –despite the former Canadian military baseboasting an especially long runway (3525metres) and excellent multimodal access totransport networks. The last operator hadto file for bankruptcy in the spring. NowHerrenknecht, a company specialising intunnelling technology which is well connectedin the region, will keep the airportrunning for the time being. The new companybegan operating on 1 October 2013.However, there was no way forwardfor Air Cargo Germany, a firm thatused to operate from Hahn airport. Aftergrounding (see ITJ Daily of 19 April2013) and filing for bankruptcy last summer,the company had to lay off all its120 staff. This is seen as a major blow forthe airport’s operator, whose restructuredmanagement has drawn up a new conceptfor the site and is now looking for ways toimplement it.ahwww.airport-cochstedt.dewww.blackforest-airport.comwww.airport.de; www.hahn-airport.dePhoto: Frankfurt-Hahn Airportwww.portlog.deFind your logistics service providers in Hamburg onlinePORTlog provides domestic and international businesses with an easy way to locate Hamburg’slogistics service providers online. Whether for import or export, trade or industry, PORTlog lets you findthe right partner for logistics, transport, and cargo services in the greater Hamburg area.Take advantage of our free service!Port of Hamburg Marketing ·Phone: +49 40 377090 ·Email: info@hafen-hamburg.de

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Special Germany45FCS handles Air AstanaAfter increasing the number of flights toand from Frankfurt on 1 October thisyear, the Kazakh airline Air Astana haschosen Fraport Cargo services (FCS) as anew partner to handle its cargo. Foundedin 2001, Air Astana continues to expandits route network, offering passenger andfreight services that adhere to the highestsafety standards and deploy state-of-theart aircraft.Today, the airline operates 26 aircraftthat serve more than 60 destinations athome and abroad. As from the beginningof October this year, a B767 will providea daily service between Frankfurt andthe Kazakh capital of Astana. As the nationalairline of one of the fastest growingeconomies, Air Astana is seen as animportant customer for FCS: «FCS ispleased to have been entrusted with thiscontract and is looking forward to contributingto the growth of Air Astana andto supporting economic and commercialrelations between the two countries», apress release says.www.fraport-cargo.aeroRail demands for BerlinThe railway industry has called uponthe future federal government to place astronger emphasis on the railways and toinvest more in rail infrastructure. Contraryto the past, the railways, as the safestand most environmentally friendlymeans of motorised transport, must playa prominent role in the design of a transportsystem that is fit for the future, the«timetable for the future» says. Accordingto a position paper published by thePro-Rail Alliance, a German lobby group,the larger market shares held by railwaycompanies in other countries in bothfreight and passenger transport show thatthe German railways still have a lot ofpotential for growth.«For a long time, 90% of Germanshave been demanding that more freightbe shifted from the roads to the railways,»said Dirk Flege, managing director of thePro-Rail Alliance. He believes that a 25%increase in the market share of the railwaysin freight transport by 2020 is «feasible».ahwww.allianz-pro-schiene.deIn briefLarge. After three years of construction, DBSchenker Rail has moved into its new workshopfor locomotives. With 15 workstations,the EUR 24.4 million facility in the Nurembergshunting yard, the hub for railfreight insouthern Germany, is the country’s biggestlocomotive workshop of the cargo rail company.www.rail.dbschenker.deUsed. The Swedish truck manufacturerScania has opened the first used vehiclescentre in Germany. It is located at the Scaniadealership on August-Horch-Strasse 10 inKoblenz.www.scania.deCelebrated. The general cargo cooperationIDS has celebrated the 10th anniversary ofits main handling base Neuenstein.www.ids-logistik.deHeavy. Forwarders can now use the partloadsystem of Elvis for packing piece sizesof up to 6 m. Such heavy and bulky cargois accepted by the new distribution hub ofthe general cargo network in Knüllwald nearBad Hersfeld. www.elvis-ag.com

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Special Germany47Available space is quickly determined with a warehouse exchange.The benefits of a warehouse exchangeJust half an hour neededA few weeks ago, F und R Logistik Südost-Europa Spedition became one of the firstfreight forwarding companies to enter its spare warehouse capacity in the new Timocomwarehouse exchange. And it was well worth it, as it emerged just a short time later.«Of course, we were delighted that wewere able to so easily fill our warehouse tocapacity – particularly as we obtained thisadditional revenue without a great dealof effort,» said Siegfried Rott, owner ofF und R Logistik, with a smile. In fact,the transaction was incredibly straightforwardand simple: the company, whichis located in Wallenhorst near Osnabrückand has specialised in handling shipmentsto and from southeastern Europe for 20years, found itself with several squaremetres of spare capacity in its warehouse.But F und R Logistik had already beeninformed about the new Timocom warehouseexchange and entered details of itsspare capacity into the exchange withoutfurther ado. Siegfried Rott described whathappened next as follows: «A freight forwardingcolleague phoned us to enquirePhoto: thinkstockabout the capacity we were offering inthe Timocom warehouse exchange. Hisproblem was that he was unable to unloadsome of his goods at a neighbouringdealership due to its refusal to acceptthe consignment. He had to quickly findspace for the cargo, and 30 minutes laterwe took delivery of 20 pallets.»Without the Timocom warehouse exchange,the freight forwarder would probablyhave had to make numerous phonecalls, before finding suitable spare capacity.But it took just a single phone call forthe deal to be done and dusted.Ideal use of warehouse exchange«The example of F und R Logistik showsexactly how companies can make the bestpossible use of Timocom’s allocation applicationsand thus do good business,»said Marcel Frings, chief representativeof Timocom. In a nutshell, «F und RLogistik has a transhipment warehousetotalling 1,200 sqm. It is clear that everynow and again some of this space willbe vacant. But by using the Timocomwarehouse exchange, it is now possibleto achieve additional utilisation of thewarehouse with minimum effort.»And the warehouse exchange worksboth ways: hauliers and freight forwarderslooking for warehouse capacity canfind it quickly and easily. So they can alwaysfind the right thing at the right time– without the need for a lengthy searchand time-consuming phone calls. ahwww.timocom.comwww.fr-logistik.comConsult. Develop. OperateINNOFREIGHT Speditions GmbH Grazer Straße 18Phone +43 (3862) 8989-242INNOFREIGHT Speditions GmbH 8600 Grazer Bruck Straße an18der Mur –Austria Phone Fax +43 (3862) 8989-242 8989-2418600 Bruck an der Mur –AustriaFax +43 (3862) 8989-241office@innofreight.comoffice@innofreight.comwww.innofreight.comwww.innofreight.com

48 Special Germany International Transport Journal 41-42 2013German shipping lines see consolidation as a solutionTimes are changingGermany has a long tradition as a centre of maritime activity. Even though the country as a whole has overcome the global economiccrisis relatively well, the German shipping industry continues to suffer from the effects, in combination with a somewhat self-inflictedexcess capacity of tonnage. As a consequence, the face of the industry in Germany is changing.When ocean waves from different directionsconverge and overlap, seamenspeak of a cross sea. Faced with thisconsiderable headwind, German oceanshipping severely struggled to navigatethis extremely difficult situation in thepast year, according to the German Shipowners’Association (Verband DeutscherReeder, or VDR).The basic conditions for the maritimeeconomy have remained poor this yearas well. Freight and charter rates continueto be volatile, banks are hesitant to extendloans for ships, and such financingis subject to greater restrictions due to thenew, stronger equity capital guidelines setout under Basel III regulations. On topof this, increasing fuel prices and tighterHamburg’s shipping lines need to build a bridge between tradition and innovation.Photo: Thinkstockenvironmental regulations imposed onshipping lines are often associated withhigher costs.Savings have been exhausted«Small and medium-sized shipping companiesin Germany are often living offthe rent for their ships; indeed, after fiveyears of the financial crisis, their financialreserves have largely been exhausted,»said Michael Behrend, president ofthe VDR. The traces left by the crisis areconspicuous: the number of bankruptciesfor individual shipping companies has increased,and for the first time in morethan 20 years the size of the German fleetdecreased as of the end of 2012 (see tableon p. 49). The numbers for the currentyear also look pretty dire.But, nevertheless, the majority of Germanshipping lines are keeping themselvesabove water with new forms ofcooperation, despite the choppy watersthey are forced to navigate. An increasingnumber of shipping companies areworking together in some business areasWAREHOUSE LOGISTICEUROPEAN SERVICEIMPORT/EXPORTFULL LOAD SERVICEDOMESTIC SERVICESafe and economical storage of your goods in our ownwarehouse of 31 500 qm 2Groupage and full load traffic with subsequent distributionand logistic: Germany/Switzerland/Benelux/France/England/Italy/Turkey/Eastern and Southeastern EuropeEuropeanwide timely and safe delivery of full loads andhazardous cargosAustriawide full load and partload cargo door-to-doorSpeditions Ges.m.b.H.TVS-Strasse 2A-2353 GuntramsdorfTel.: +43/2236/8004-0Fax: +43/2236/8004-60 +70E-Mail: www.import@tvs-europa.atNeutrale VerzollungsagenturNeutrale Verzollungsagenturmit zuverlässigen Partnern an vielen Grenzübergängenmit Status zugelassener Empfänger und Versendermit Status NachtzentraleRelatra AG - Neutrale Verzollungsagentur Relatra AG, Kreuzlingen • Filiale Weinfelden Zollbüro KreuzlingenTägermoosstrasse 2 • CH-8280 Kreuzlingen Dunantstrasse 17 • CH-8570 Weinfelden Import/CH: Fax: +41(0)71/672 14 15Tel: +41(0)71/677 41 41 Tel: +41(0)71/626 08 61 import@relatra.chFax: +41(0)71/677 41 40 Fax: +41(0)71/626 08 60 Export/CH: Fax: +41(0)71/672 14 16www.relatra.ch • info@relatra.ch www. relatra.ch • zev@relatra.ch export@relatra.chFür alle Vereinbarungen sowie uns erteilten Aufträge gelten die «allemeinen Bedingungen des Schweiz. Spediteurverbandes», neueste Fassung. Erfüllungsort und Gerichtsstand ist Kreuzlingen

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Special Germany49or have merged completely. For example,the Hamburg shipping lines of F. Laeiszand Leonhardt & Blumberg, whichboth have a long-standing tradition inthe industry, announced in the summerthat they will market their entire fleetof container vessels together, startingwith immediate effect. E.R. Schiffahrtand Komrowski Shipping, two similarlylong-established companies, consolidatedinto Blue Star Holding. F. Laeisz, thenorthern German shipping company H.Schuldt and Rickmers Reederei establisheda freight company some time ago.The situation looks worse for the hardhitshipping line Ahrenkiel, which hasbeen put up for sale after more than 60years of independence.Help from overseasThere is no end to this trend in sight:four out of five German shipping linesassume that additional consolidationsor takeovers will occur, according to astudy conducted by the auditing firmPriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Thesecircumstances are contributing not onlyto such mergers and takeovers, but alsoShips sailing under the German flagYear Ships 1000 RT2000 717 65362005 508 75772010 624 152192011 571 155172012 530 155412013 448 13641Source: VDR, as at 1.1.2013to an increase in foreigners, most notablyfinancially sound Greeks, buying up partnershipvessels that have fallen on hardtimes. In fact, in this context the influenceof well-financed investors from overseasis increasing. The Rickmers Group,for example, already brought global investorOaktree Capital on board some timeago; Oaktree additionally backs heavycargo specialist Hansa Heavy Shipping.Many industry observers agree that thenext two years will be critical for Hamburg’sshipping lines. Only one thing iscurrently clear: the face of the maritimeindustry in Germany is changing.avwww.reederverband.deIn briefNew connection. The railway company Ostfriesland-Oldenburg(Egoo) will be calling onWilhelmshaven container terminal in the JadeWeser port weekly with immediate effect,thereby connecting the port of Magdeburg,the Ruhr and southern Westphalia as well asthe Ludwigshafen area with Germany’s latestport.www.jadeweserport.deNew concept. Schleswig-Holstein’s portshave presented a comprehensive portconcept for the state, which aims to helpthe 25 ports to better tap their potential. Ifthroughput volumes grow by 3%, the portscould reach a total throughput volume ofmore than 70 million t by 2025. That wouldmake them the number three in Germanyafter Hamburg and Bremen.www.haefen-sh.deFresh loss. The container terminals of theEurokai group in Germany handled a totalof 3.8 million teu in the first six months of2013. This represents a decrease by 8.7% onthe same period last year.www.eurokai.deS.I.T.T.A.M.Spedizioni InternazionaliTrasporti Terrestri AereiMarittimi S.r.l.OUR RACE FOR QUALITYHAS NO FINISH LINES.I.T.T.A.M. S.r.l.via Monzoro, 100 – 20010 Cornaredo – ITALYTel. +39.02.93.480.1 – Fax +39.02.93.56.30.84E-mail info@mail.sittam.it – www.sittam.it

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International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Special Germany51New BLG logistics centrebeing built near BerlinPhoto: Sievert Handel TransporteSievert Handel Transporte is continuously expanding its network in Germany.Sievert Handel Transporte takes over Adolf SchuckThe German transport company SievertHandel Transporte (SHT), whose headoffice is located in Westphalia’s town ofLengerich, has taken over the operationsand the majority of the employees of AdolfSchuck Transport + Logistik, which isbased in Stockstadt am Main. SHT therebywishes to strengthen its presence inthe Frankfurt region and Rhine-Hesse inparticular. The activities will be continuedat the premises of the newly establishedSievert Schuck, which is a 100%subsidiaryof SHT and started operating on 1 September.Adolf Schuck Transport + Logistikmost recently employed a workforce ofabout 100 people and had a fleet of some50 semi-trailer tractors and 60 trailers. In2012 Schuck generated sales of EUR 10million.www.sievert-transporte.deThe German logistics services providerBLG Logistics Group and the propertydeveloper Gateway Real Estate havebegan laying the foundations of a newlogistics centre in Falkensee near Berlin.In the future, BLG will handle alllogistics processes at the Falkensee sitein the future, which are associated withsupplying a switchgear plant operatedby the Siemens industrial group in Berlinwith materials. On a plot spanning65,000 sqm, a logistics development withapproximately 21,500 sqm in hall space,650 sqm in office and communal spaceand a protected outdoor storage area of19,500 sqm will be built. The facility willbe constructed by Gateway Real Estate.BLG intends to bring the logistics terminalon stream on 2 January 2014. Theservices that BLG will offer include goodsinwards, warehousing/removal from storage,truck loading, loading equipmentmanagement and transport. rawww.blg.deIn briefAdidas expands. The sports goods manufacturerAdidas has opened a new, 55,000 sqmdistribution centre for West and CentralEurope in the Niedersachsenpark in Neuenkirchen-Vörden.www.adidas.comGoodman in Hamburg. The globally activelogistics property developer Goodmanrecently began construction of a 9,500 sqmlogistics platform on Genter Ufer in Hamburg.The facility is scheduled for completion inMarch 2014. The logistics centre is part ofthe Goodman Interlink Hamburg logistics park.The plot spanning a total of 65,000 sqm islet by the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA).40,000 sqm of new logistics area are to becreated gradually on the site.www.goodman.comFedex in North Rhine-Westphalia. The globallyactive CEP services provider Fedex Expresshas expanded its network of branches in NorthRhine-Westphalia with the launch of four newsites. The company now has a presence inBergneustadt, Gescher, Wesel and in Zülpich.www.fedex.comRieck grows sales. The Rieck LogistikGroup based in Berlin recently announcedits consolidated figures for the 2012financial year. The data show that salesincreased by 13% to about EUR 170 millioncompared to 2011.www.rieck-logistik.de

52 IT / Logistics Software International Transport Journal 41-42 2013Improved platform atDHL Global ForwardingDHL Global Forwarding, the air and seafreightspecialist of Deutsche Post DHL,has launched a new version of its webbasedcustomer application, DHL Interactive(DHLi). The most significant improvementsinclude the increased transparencyof information and a reviseddesign, which improves the program’suser-friendliness.«Nowadays, it is standard to shipfreight from various locations and usevarious modes of transport. Our improvedIT solution ensures that customerscan monitor their airfreight shipmentsin real time. It allows them to quicklyand easily access status reports and otherdetails,» said Michael Young, executivevice-president, marketing and sales ofDHL Gloal Forwarding.Tool for use throughout the worldUsers of the DHLi package have the optionto book deliveries online and preparedocuments such as certificates oforigin, consular invoices and letters ofcredit. Using the DHLi booking function,they can also make use of bookingtemplates, request in-house waybill numbersand produce commercial invoicesand packing lists.The track and trace module tracks airfreightshipments in real time, providingdetailed information about the goodsand their delivery status. A memoryfunction allows information to be compiledfrom the delivery history. Externalusers, such as customers or suppliers, canbe granted controlled and restricted access,and the storage function also allowsthe convenient sharing of documentsbetween various parties. The web-basedapplication requires no IT setup and canbe accessed remotely. It is available in14 languages and can be used at no additionalcost.ahwww.dhli.dhl.comSME optimises business processes thanks to new solutionIT for Leiser & LoosliLeiser & Loosli Transport, which was founded in 1995 in Reiden in the canton of Lucerne(Switzerland), transports goods within Switzerland and operates regular services to andfrom Italy and Austria. Its growth has necessitated modern, secure and transparent IT.The SME Leiser & Loosli shows on its tarps who creates its IT environmentDuring the course of the company’sgrowth, there has also been an increasein the administrative operations to beundertaken by Leiser & Loosli Transport,which was initially established asa small freight forwarding company andthen assumed additional activities, suchas the handling of customs clearanceprocedures as a result of it becoming aholding company in 2004. «Our everydaystocktaking operations, accountingand payroll work was characterised by amountain of manually produced paperworkand time-consuming duplication,which resulted in numerous potentialsources of error, a lack of transparencyand very little value in terms of businessinformation,» remembers managing directorAndré Leiser.As a result of speaking to a longstandingcustomer, he learnt all aboutSelectline Software, the company thatproduces the industry standard softwaresuite and is based in St Gallen. «My firstthought was that this software solutioncan provide everything we need – in a single,integrated system. And, in particular,it does what other providers often onlypromise to do in their flowery advertisements,»said the managing director, lookingback.Eliminating errors, improving efficiencyHe has fulfilled his desire to find an efficientIT system for handling businessprocesses: using Selectline, all the transportcompany’s workflows, from orderentry through accounting to payroll, areseamlessly mapped and integrated into asingle system. The uniform database alsoprovides increased security and a hithertounheard of level of transparencyof business information. Labour, timeand therefore also financial savings area pleasant side effect: when taking intoaccount order entry alone, Leiser & Looslihas achieved an annual cost saving ofmore than CHF 5,000.www.leiser-loosli.comwww.selectline.chPhoto: Leiser & LoosliDie führende Software für ZollabwicklungImport, Export und Transitwww.sisa.chNutzen Sie die Vorteile der eVV Import bereits heuteBasel ·Lausanne ·Lugano

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 Southeastern Europe & Turkey53Turkey and the European continent move ever closer togetherJoint venture on the Black SeaCatoni, a transport company based in Istanbul (Turkey), has joined forces with theGerman international logistics services provider Rhenus to establish a joint venture calledRhenus Catoni, which will be active in the Black Sea region.Beeck, a coaster in the Rhenus fleet, is now assigned to Rhenus Catoni Logistics A.S.The common aim of the Catoni Groupand the Rhenus Group is the creation ofa stronger logistics connection from theDanube region to Turkey and its neighbours.Rhenus says that initially breakbulkand bulk cargo transports will be itscentral focus. Rhenus will bring two ofits own ships to the cooperative venture.The two founding companies each holdequal stakes in the capital stock of RhenusCatoni. At the helm of the newly foundedcompany are Thomas Ullrich, the generaldirector of Rhenus Maritime Services, PatrickSchäffer, head of the Danube regionbusiness at Rhenus, as well as JonathanBeard, chairman of the Catoni Group,Photo: Rhenus Maritime Services GmbHand Serdar Ayirtman, chairman of theboard for Catoni’s transport division.«Turkey and its neighbouring countriesin the southern Caucasus and the NearEast are drawing ever nearer economicallyto the domestic market in Europe. Theflows of goods from these countries, inparticular raw materials and agriculturalproducts, are increasingly finding theirway across the Black Sea and the Danube,headed in the direction of WesternEurope,» says Schäffer. He said that thenew company would use its own shipsand multimodal logistics chains to linkthe economic regions with one another onbehalf of its customers and that the sameapplied to cargo heading to the Black Searegion as well. He said that the local expertiseof the Catoni Group would helpto achieve that goal.Catoni’s roots go back to Cyprusand 1846. Organising the internationalflow of goods was one of the company’smain activities even then; later, the firmbranched out into the implementation oftransport solutions. Today, Catoni is presentat eleven locations in Turkey. rawww.catoni.com.tr; www.rhenus.comCeva extends its contractwith Vileda in TurkeyInternational logistics services providerand supply-chain management specialistCeva Logistics has extended its 14-yearpartnership with Vileda, a manufacturerof cleaning solutions, until 2015. Accordingto the agreement, Ceva will continueto transport Vileda’s broad range ofproducts to its 320 distributors and shopsacross Turkey.From its new 70,000 sqm logisticsfacility located in Gebze, which is notfar from Istanbul, Ceva Logistics willprovide services, such as warehousing,value-added services and distributionshipping on behalf of Vileda. The Viledaportfolio of brand product ranges fromsponge mops and interchangeable-headmops through to buckets, dust cloths,cleaning rags and brushes. In addition,Ceva is responsible for the manufactureand raw materials planning of 340 differentproduction lines, which equate tosome 2,400 t of in-coming and out-goingproducts every month.rawww.cevalogistics.comNavis cooperating withM&M in TurkeyThe independent, family-led shippingcompany Navis Schiffahrt- und Speditionsof Hamburg (Germany) has beendoing business in Turkey with the Militzer& Münch Uluslararasi Nakliyat veLojistik Hizmetler Tic. in Istanbul since1 September 2013. In addition to its Istanbulfacility, the Turkish subsidiary ofMilitzer & Münch has additional branchesin Bursa, Mersin and Izmir. M&M alsoplans to have a further location up andrunning in Ankara in the near future. Accordingto information provided by Navis,the proximity of its offices to the key bordercrossings ensures rapid customs clearancefor consignments to Navis. Navisalso said that customs regulations whichhave recently taken effect require freightforwarding companies in Turkey to obtainthe tax identification number of theimporter, along with the customs tariffnumber, and a description of the goodsbeing shipped in the English language atthe time the shipping order is placed. rawww.mumnet.comwww.navis-ag.comIn briefSupport. The national postal servicesprovider of Slovenia, Pošta Slovenije, andthe post of Kosovo PTK (Posta dhe Telekomii Kosovës) recently signed a cooperationagreement. The contract specifies thatSlovenia’s post will in the future supportKosovo’s post with installing contemporaryletter sorting systems and developing digitaltechnology services.www.posta.siwww.ptkonline.comExpansion. DSV Solution, which is part ofthe Denmark-based transport and logisticscompany DSV, whose head office is locatedin Brøndby near Copenhagen, has expandedits activities in Slovakia. The company additionallybrought on stream a warehousewith a surface area of 10,000 sqm in itsexisting storage facility in Senec near Bratislava,which is designed for hazardous goods,for its customer Sealed Air. DSV predominantlyprovides warehousing and distributionservices for Europe (i.e. southeasternEurope) in the new facility. Sealed Air is aglobally leading company in the areas offood safety, building hygiene and productprotection.www.dsv.com

54 Eastern Europe International Transport Journal 41-42 2013Preparing for the Winter OlympicsContribution to a major eventThe Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi are looming on the horizon. A number of commentators was sceptic whether the preparations wouldbe finished in time. A major part of responsability for the logistics taks lies with Russian Railways (RZD). Its CEO, Waldimir Jakunin,answered questions with regards to logistics and the infrastructure of Sochi.Contemporary passenger train of the Russian railways (RZD);Vladimir Yakunin, CEO of RZD (small photo).The Sochi Olympics will take placein February 2014. The entire countryis mobilizing to prepare for the mostimportant sporting event in the world.Russian Railways have also contributedto the development of the region.What contribution have they made?The rail network of Russian Railwaysis one of the biggest in the world. Likeany commercial company, we strive tomeet the expectations of passengers andshippers. However, it is impossible withoutmodernization and developing infrastructure.In recent years, in fact, wehave been paying special attention to theregion of Sochi, building objects that arestrategically important and challengingto implement.A new railway line linking the SochiAirport with Adler has been constructed.We expect that, during the Games, 60%of all passengers flying into the SochiAirport will use this line. On the coast,besides strengthening the Tuapse–Adlerrailway line and constructing new routeson the Sochi–Adler–Veseloe (OlympicPark) route, new railway stops and stationshave been added. The Adler Station,with a carrying capacity of up to 15 000people per hour, is a building that opensinto the city, but faces also the sea.All new facilities are completely handicapped-accessible.Passenger terminals atDagomis, Sochi, Matsesta, and Khostarail stations are equipped with ramps,elevators, signs in Braille, special ticketoffices, toilets and restrooms, for passengerswith disabilities.The combined rail and automobileroad to Krasnaya Polyana has attractedthe attention of many specialists. Somecritics considered the terrain of theproject to be too difficult, demandingthe construction of a large number ofbridges, tunnels, and overpasses.You are absolutely right. The combinedAdler–Alpika-Service ski resort (KrasnayaPolyana) was perhaps the most complexproject. It is 130 km of roads in themountains and coastal zone. Two mountainstations with the Esto-Sadok andAlpica Service passenger terminals willfunction as transportation interchangenodes and cableways. Altogether, it is asix-tunnel complex with a total length of25,5 km, 37 railway and 41 automobilebridges. For the construction of the thirdtunnel, by the way, RZD was given theLarge Tunnel Project 2011 Award by theAnnual International Tunnelling Awardsheld in Hong Kong.Photos: RZDNow, commuting to and from the KrasnayaPolyana mountain stadiums and icepalaces of the Olympic Park to the Imeretilowland is easy via the modern Lastochkaelectric train. It offers a journey timeof just thirty minutes.Any new construction, especially onsuch a large scale, will inevitably interferewith the ecosystem of the areain which it is built. If you are facing thisproblem, how do you solve it?I think you’ll agree that trains are one ofthe most environmentally friendly formsof transportation. Besides, we cannotafford to irreparably harm nature whenconstructing the infrastructure on whichthey run. Therefore, in the design andconstruction of our facilities in the Sochiregion, we sought to minimize the impacton the environment.Take, for example, the combinedroad: On environmentally sensitive areas,instead of paving the ground, we cuta tunnel or erected an overpass. Forestmanagementplans have been developedfor all forest areas. As further compensatorymeasures, we planted 160 000 rarespecies of plants listed in the Red Bookof endangered species and released BlackSea salmon.Moreover, we took anti-landslide measuresand strengthened the shore lines. Thecollection and treatment of wastewateroccurs constantly at industrial and constructionsites.The Olympic Games are only just a fewmonths away, and of course everyone iswondering whether Russian Railwayswill complete in time its work on theinfrastructure.The work is almost complete now; Glavgosexpertiza(the General Directorate ofState Departmental Building Expertise)will soon be inspecting the last sites.Members and guests of the Olympics andthe Paralympic Games will be able to testour facilities for themselves and I’m surethey will appreciate our work. cd

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 North and Latin America55Return to rail in ColombiaBack to the rootsNafta region trafficgrows further in 2013Rail was the cradle of modern transport systems in Colombia, but the development andexpansion up to the mid-20th century was followed by 60 years of decline. The Santosgovernment now hopes to promote infrastructure and freight transport investment again.The low efficiency of the entire Colombiantransport and logistics sector, whichis indicated, amongst other things, bythe country’s rank of 69th in a list of 144countries in the Global CompetitivenessReport 2012-2013 published by the WorldEconomic Forum, is partly due to theinefficient transport routes the countrystill has between the Pacific and Atlanticcoasts. Railway infrastructure in 2013was awarded a mere 1.6 points, ranking it109th in the list, a slight downgrade onthe previous year.The neglect of the railways reacheddramatic proportions in recent decades.Established in 1950, the existing networkof approximately 3,200 km was not onlynot expanded, but around 77% of thetracks can no longer be used at all. Railfreight is now only still used for transportingcoal from the hinterland to thecoast.The Santos government has now presenteda master plan to expand the networkagain to a length of 2,340 km andDetailed report availableIn December 2013 the full article on railwaytransport in Colombia will be published inthe Working Paper of the logistics chairof the DHBW Lörrach and in the PracticalLogistics Manual.to increase freight volumes transported to90 million t by 2018. Measures such asthe establishment of the Agencia Nationalde Infraestructura (ANI) infrastructureagency in November 2011 and the adoptionof the law on public-private partnershipprojects in 2012 (Law No. 1508) areaimed at making it easier to award contractsto private investors, for instance.The government priority in Colombia,however, is still road haulage. Moreover,the existing parallel systems of narrowand standard gauge, numerous safetyrisks and the power of the truck lobbyare severe dampeners on the prospects fora comeback of the railways.Armin SchwolginMaster plan of Colombia’s government for railfreight transportNetwork length Investments Gauge width Gauge width Type of goods Time framerequired 914 mm 1435 mmin US millionShort term1,530 km 212.6 1,530 km Coal, agricultural Part of thegoodslicencesOil products awardedGeneral cargo or III/2012Medium term2,062 km 4,998 654 km 1,408 km Containers, coal, Invitation tooil and derivatives, tender by IV/2014grainor tbdLong term613 km 4,514 613 km IV/2012 ortbdThe US is Mexico’s primary trading partner.The modal split shows four of five modesimproving their performance on the previousyear (July 2013 compared to July2012), with transport increasing on theroutes between the US and its Nafta partnersCanada and Mexico.Truck transit, at about 60% of freighttransports the backbone of cross-bordertraffic, increased by 5.3%, while railfreightrose by 4.5% and airfreight by6.3%. Only transport by sea saw barelyany movement, dipping 0.3%. In total,USD 93 billion worth of goods was transportedin the reference month. Comparedto July 2012, this was equivalent toan overall increase of 6.3%.Trends in Canada and MexicoIn the flow of trade between the US andits immediate neighbours a number ofnew trends can be observed. The importand export of oil via the US-Canada pipelinewent up by 24,2% within one year.Mexico proved its continued potentialas the best near sourcing site for theUS. Imports to the US by rail have increasedsteadily over the past 17 months,with traffic growing 13.6% in the first sixmonths of 2013 compared to 2012 alone.In 2012 the other countries of the PacificAlliance bought only 2.5% of Mexicanexports.cdwww.rita.dot.govwww.inegi.org.mxPhoto: infofronteraFMC 1037 NF –IATA NO. 01-1-5000/0014MANACO INTERNATIONAL FORWARDERS, INC.WORLD WIDE SHIPPING BY LAND, SEA &AIROUR SUCCESS IS BUILT ONSERVICEAMMAN BUILDING P.O. BOX 13081PORT EVERGLADESFT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33316 ·(954) 463-6910Telefax (954) 463-3509 ·E-Mail: manaco7@aol.comwww.mifi.comNEWYORK/NEW JERSEY OFFICE: 22 McCLELLAN ST.NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114 · (973) 622-3990

56 Africa International Transport Journal 41-42 2013Three questions about Africafor Herbert de Saint-SimonDuring a meeting of the Propeller Clubin Basel, Herbert de Saint-Simon, CEOof Bolloré Logistics and president of SDVInternational Logistics, spoke about theprospects for Africa and his group’s strategy.Modernising Nigeria’s container terminalOngoing optimisationAt Apapa Quay near Lagos, Africa’s biggest container port, a number of projects areintended to accelerate container turnaround times. In addition, at the end of August, railcargo traffic started running from Lagos. APM has also had a change at the top.Mr de Saint-Simon, where do you standwith your involvement in Africa?Bolloré is still giving Africa the top priority.We have approximately 250 branchesin over 45 African countries with our BolloréAfrica Logistics Group which was establishedin 2008; over 25,000 employeesare active in the group. For us, Africa isthe «Asia of tomorrow».Are the continuities – unilateral commoditiesexports, underdevelopedconsumer markets – not a problem?The export of commodities is not the onlydominating factor. Since 2010, we haveincreasingly strengthened our involvementin container terminals; today, weoperate 14 in public-private partnerships.The average growth rate is significant,amounting to about 6%. The workforcecan also serve as proof of the intra-Africaboom; we employ less and less expatriatestaff and more and more local managers.In addition, modern infrastructures arebeing created. In Ethiopia we are currentlyperforming a large logistics contract inthe telecommunications area.However, it is also true to say that thecommodities boom is driving our business.In Mozambique, for example, thenumber of employees has increased fromabout 50 to over 1,000 staff in just a fewyears. This is currently one of the fastestgrowing regions.Are you neglecting other growth marketslike Asia by focusing on Africa?As a globally-operating logistics group,we could not afford to ignore the factthat profitability is placed before revenuegrowth. We are of course active in Chinaand Singapore, for example, and alsohave a strong network in India due tothe integration of Air Link. We acquiredand carried out the largest order in therecent past in the project logistics areain Australia with our involvement in theGorgon gas project.Christian Doepgen held the interview.The handling at the Apapa Quay container terminal is to be adjusted to freight volumes.Great hopes are placed on Nigeria whenit comes to economic potential in Africa.However, growth in the most populousAfrican country (170 million inhabitants)stands at about 7%, far below its potentialconsidering its natural resources. Onestumbling block is the insufficient logisticsand transport infrastructure. A rangeof measures are now in place to defusethe chronically congested port in Lagos.The connection to the rail networkAndrew Dawes, interim chief operatingofficer of APM Terminal Apapa, describedthe connection of the containerterminal to Nigeria’s rail network at theend of August as being a «milestone».Since then, three weekly trains, each of20 to 40 teu, have run between Lagos toLager near Kaduna and Kano.The Nigeria Railway Corporation(NRC) is also aligning itself to this turningpoint; four new locomotives were procuredfor this route and the Lagos-Kanoconnection was recently completed byChina Civil Engineering Construction(CCECC). More than EUR 1.61 billionhas been made available for a further15 railway projects as part of the TransformationAgenda 2011-2015. However,Nigeria’s rail network has not yet beenstandardised from Cape to standardgauge, nor is there a connection to neighbouringcountries.People and measuresDawes recently succeeded Dallas Hampton.There was no lack of protestationsthat the modernisation of the containerhandling is on course. Their spokesperson,Bolajio Akinola, announced in Septemberthat the terminal’s throughputhas increased from six to 24 teu per hoursince 2006.This should, however, only be seen as afirst step. In addition to capital spendingin a tracking system software program(see ITJ 13-14/2013, p. 35), containerhandling at the port should shortly bechanged from reach stackers to cranes.There are also several construction projectsat the site which are near completion,including a customs office for theNigerian authorities, an area for containerinspections, a customer centre andan office building for employees. APMTerminals will also be extending its storagespace for containers at Apapa by anadditional 300,000 sqm.Christian Doepgenwww.nigerianports.orgwww.apmterminals.comPhoto: Nigeria Ports Authority

International Transport Journal 41-42 2013 A Time for Reflection / Advertisers’ Index57What is the significance of trust?«A sure friend is seen in an unsure matter.»Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), Roman politician, orator and writerSerious customer relationships and consistentlymotivated employees are twoof the guarantors of commercial success.However, such ideal foundations arehardly imaginable without a solid basis oftrust, both internally and externally.Every entrepreneur wishes to have solidlygrown customer relationships, which arebased on trust and beneficial for bothparties. And when such relationshipshave been forged, they are mostly verylong lasting. Most people would prefer toachieve success with a committed team,instead of constantly undermining eachother’s trust, where everybody can relyon everybody, and where an objective isworked towards as a team.However, an interesting contradictionbecomes apparent here. Although theintensive wish for a good basis of trustin the workplace applies as a blanketrule, such jobs are virtually never found.Instead of generating solid and consistentprofits, power games and intensive turfwars expand to ever broader territories.The fact is that in politics, businessand the environment, we keep provingtime and again that trust is increasinglybecoming a scarce commodity in the totalityof our contemporary society. However,it must be noted that the reason for thislack is not to be found in the circumstances.In actual fact, the circumstances are the resultof just that lack, propped up by dubiousclichés. It is claimed that trust as an emotioncannot be controlled, meaning that it is notsuitable for a systematic process. But trust ispart of an effective group of emotional mentalstates, which can indeed be controlledand learned by skilfully involving the mindand will.What is more, trust is by no meansalways absolute. In fact, it is permanentlyin flux, depending on the people and environment.This also explains the differentnecessity of appropriate checks, which are amatter of course when leading in a conscientiousmanner.However, the key findings are in one’sown leadership or management. Because inharmony with the environment and nature,trust is understood to be the principle of harvesting.To reap a rich harvest, it is necessaryto sow sufficiently first. If you prefer anotheranalogy, you can compare trust with money.Every entitlement to large amounts alwaysstarts with a credit account, where moneyneeds to be paid in at the very start.And in both cases time then does the workfor the initial period.In Chinese symbol writing, there isonly one symbol for the two concepts ofcrisis and opportunity. The underlyingwisdom becomes apparent, in particular,when building trust. Because genuinetrust does not grow on the basis offriendly cooperation in times of abundance.This familiarity, at best, collapsesinto dust when the first strong headwindpicks up. Genuine trust occurs and grows,in particular, in hard times when peoplehave always cooperated more closely.This means that anyone relying ontargeted trust building instead of pressure,fear and threats in a time of crisis is takinga fantastic opportunity to the benefit ofthe company at the lowest possible level ofcosts. This thereby generates the trust thatcommunicates certainty as a consequencewithout exception in accordance with clearguidelines with an immediate reactionto unpleasant events both internally andexternally. The fact that such managementand working conduct inevitably also leadsto outstanding results is almost a mereside effect.Frank GoffinSenior coach at Clover Coaching,Reinach,BaseL-Land (Switzerland)www.cloverweb.ch The 43-44/2013 issue of the ITJ, with a special on Greece and the Balkan states,will be published on 25 October 2013 (closing date for advertisements 16.10.2013).Advertisers’ IndexAirBridge Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Ambrogio Trasporti S.p.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50BLG Logistics Group AG & Co KG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39C.H. 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