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Baltic transport 2015 highlights
Focus
Warehousing
Technology
A concept for future shipping
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3
Regular columns
3 Editorial
6 BTJ Calendar of events
8 Market SMS Extended
10 What’s new?
12 BTJ Maps News
14 On the roads:
R.I.P. fossil fuel world
Paris, December 12 th , 2015
by Przemysław Myszka
56 Collector’s corner
57 Transport miscellany
58 Who’s who
16
Economy
16 How happy is the Baltic region?
– The World Happiness Report 2015
by Maciej Kniter
20 Stable growth kept in suspense
– The BSR’s economic trends
2016-2017 by Aleksandra Plis
In this issue
22
Maritime
22 One stop LNG shop
– Small-scale LNG solution for
bunkering, distribution & floating
terminals
by Stig Anders Hagen, Founder and
Director of Kanfer Shipping
24 Lifting the game – part two
– Port performance & productivity
by Charles Moret and Andy Lane,
Partners at CTI Consultancy
28 Growth requires cooperation
– Interview with Kimmo Mäki,
Managing Director of the Port
of Helsinki by Przemysław Myszka
40
Newsletters
Baltic Ports Organization
40 Three-in-one – Associated
Danish Ports by Lucas Møller
41 Dealing with ships’ ecofootprint
ashore – Gedser port
to have a scrubber treatment
plant by Lucas Møller
”Despite the increasing average size of vessels,
productivity is actually in decline. The industry
is in need of a revolution. A change in qualitative
not quantitative nature is required.”
Charles Moret and Andy Lane, Partners at CTI Consultancy
Read more in the article: Lifting the game – part two, pgs. 24-26
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Contents
33
Report
Baltic transport 2015 highlights
33 A (rather) quiet year
by Przemysław Myszka
43
Focus
Warehousing
43 Cost-to-profit
– Transforming warehouses and
distribution centres
by Katarzyna Chmielewska
46 Connecting the unconnected
– The Internet of Things in
warehousing and logistics
by Bartosz Dąbrowski
48
Technology
48 A concept for future shipping
– The Sea Traffic Management
Validation Project
by Ole John and Anisa Rizvanolli,
Group Ship & Information
Management at Fraunhofer CML
50
Logistics
50 Delivering the goods – Interview with Zbigniew Nowik, OT Logistics’ President of the Board by Przemysław Myszka
52 Intelligent cargo – Going beyond today’s port & cargo community systems
by Marie Pavesio, Communications Manager at Marseille Gyptis International (MGI)
54 The law will safeguard your freight – The UK Supreme Court & Convention on the Contract for the International
Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) by Peregrine Storrs-Fox, TT Club’s Risk Management Director
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BTJ 1/2016 (Feb.-Mar.)
Issues distributed at:
BTJ 2/2016 (Apr.-May)
Issues distributed at:
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Report: Baltic transport highlights 2015 | Focus: Warehousing
LNG International Summit, 7-8 March 2016, FR/Cannes, www.lngsummit.org
The summit is a platform where LNG experts will meet to discuss new projects, the latest trends and share their experiences. The agenda
includes such LNG-focused issues as technical conferences on ports and terminals, bunkering and environmental safety in transportation,
LNG pricing and trading worldwide, and much more.
Transport Week, 8-10 March 2016, PL/Sopot, www.transportweek.eu
The 6 th edition of the Transport Week international conference will once more gather in one place a rich variety of maritime, intermodal, LNG and
EU transport policy representatives for a three-day event packed with in-depth presentations, engaging panel discussions and focus seminars.
Seatrade Cruise Global, 14-17 March 2016, US/Fort Lauderdale, www.seatradecruiseglobal.com
For more than 30 years the international exhibition & conference has been serving the cruise industry by bringing together buyers and suppliers
for networking, sourcing, innovation, and education. After 27 years in Miami, the 2016 event will be held in Fort Lauderdale, featuring
a revamped sectored show floor as well as a multi-track conference agenda on the state of the global cruise industry.
9 th Annual Pipeline Integrity Management Forum, 15-17 March 2016, DE/Berlin, www.fleming.events
This year's edition will focus on innovations, the latest technologies and risk-based inspections, tackling practical aspects of pipeline integrity
management, inspection & surveillance with the use of drones and robotics, life extension & surface protection, unlocking the potential
of big data in developing the pipeline business, challenges of using biogas in national grids, as well as pigging and non-piggable pipelines.
Green Ship Technology Conference 2016, 15-18 March 2016, DK/Copenhagen, www.greenshiptechnology.com
The following year’s agenda includes sessions, panels and case studies on, among many, understanding the implementation process of CO 2
measure, monitor and verify provisions, enforcement of ECAs and the lessons to be learned from the realization of the Ballast Water Management
Convention, as well as on reducing GHG emissions and ship-owners’ uptake of new technologies.
LNG Congress Russia 2016, 16-18 March 2016, RU/Moscow, www.lngrussiacongress.com
The meeting will focus on the liberalisation of the Russian LNG export market and the related development opportunities. The event will also
deliver the latest updates on a number of LNG projects, incl. Yamal, Arctic 2, Pechora, Baltic, Sakhalin, as well as Snøhvit – the world’s first project
carried out in the Arctic. The Congress will put a spotlight on experiences with running the Qatargas LNG plant, too.
Technical seminar on container weight verification, 17 March 2016, LV/Riga, www.porttraining.lv
This technical seminar, held in the Port of Riga, will debate on the new SOLAS changes in container weight verification requirements. The
seminar will particularly focus on the new requirements from the perspective of shippers, terminal operators & port authorities, as well as
other issues, such as tackling risks, rules enforcement, exchange of verified mass information, container weighing certified and calibrated
equipment (incl. solution demonstrations).
Gasification 2016, 23-24 March 2016, NL/Rotterdam, www.wplgroup.com
Apart from a market overview, the 5 th Annual Gasification Summit will tackle such issues as biomass and waste gasification (particularly for
chemical and fuel production), recent developments in gas clean-up, coal gasification technologies in the EU and overseas (incl. commercialisation
of the underground coal gasification).
SmartRail Europe, 19-20 April 2016, NL/Amsterdam, www.smartraileurope.com
SmartRail Europe will be a meeting place, showcasing technology solutions and creative insights to drive towards the future competitive
rail networks. The event combines four congresses – Smart Signalling & Telecoms, Smart IT Networks, SmartTrain, and SmartPassenger, as
well as other high-level plenary summits.
TransRussia, 19-22 April 2016, RU/Moscow, www.transrussia.ru
TransRussia is the number one exhibition for the transport & logistics industry in Russia & CIS region, featuring key players from the domestic
and international supply chain. It is an ideal networking platform for international 2PL, 3PL/4PL companies, intermodal transport services
providers, cargo owners, IT service companies, break-bulk and transport security suppliers.
EurAsia Cargo Meet, 21-23 April 2016, RU/Moscow, www.eurasiacargomeet.com
EurAsia Cargo Meet will be a development platform, optimized through a face2face scheduler, aimed at increasing business cooperation
among Europe-wide freight forwarders, solution providers and alliances. The event will give forwarding companies the opportunity to
showcase their portfolios, as well as to engage in business-friendly networking.
Report: Baltic port market | Focus: TEN-T developments | Special: Break-bulk & project cargo
Logistics 2016. Polish Logistics Congress, 18-20 May 2016, PL/Poznań, www.logistics.pl
The event will focus on new trends, concepts & practices in the logistics business. The participants will debate on i.a. intermodal transport, innovations
& purchases, IT systems, logistics in omni-channel trade, the role of warehouses in today's supply chains, as well as standards in logistics.
TRANSBALTICA 2016, 18-20 May 2016, LT/Vilnus, www.litexpo.lt
The event aims at presenting the newest market innovations but also challenges to encourage cooperation and relations between various transport
businesses. Next year’s key topics will include intelligent transport systems, transport and logistics services as well as transport infrastructure.
Breakbulk Europe 2016, 23-26 May 2016, BE/Antwerp, www.breakbulk.com
The meeting will give break-bulk and project cargo professionals a possibility to not only see the latest products and services from around
350 break-bulk focused exhibitors, but also to attend numerous seminars, conferences and workshops.
Scandinavian Rail Development, 24 May 2016, SE/Stockholm, www.scandinavianraildevelopment.com
Taking place on 24 May in Stockholm, the 2016 Scandinavian Rail Development conference will bring together strategists, financiers and innovators to
present and discuss investment plans for the region's rail networks. With all major freight and passenger railway undertakings represented, alongside
each of the infrastructure manufacturers, this is an unmissable conference for all rail professionals with an interest in the Scandinavian rail sector.
Inter-TRANSPORT, 1-3 June 2016, UA/Odessa, www.expo-odessa.com
This conference will focus on the Black Sea transport network, covering such issues as the development of intermodal container lines as well
as rail & car ferry services, current trends in port and terminal development (particularly related to grain handlings), cargo handling & lifting
technologies together with the latest in hydro-technical and coastal protection constructions building. The event will also touch upon
transport educational topics, specifically recent advances in scientific research.
Oil Terminal Management and Operations. Logistics for Traders, 1-3 June 2016, NL/Amsterdam,
www.oilterminalmanagement.com
The conference will be focused on crude & oil topics, such as supply & demand, business regulations, tariff rates, contango and storage benefits,
quality and blending, maintenance, design & layout of oil terminals, freight and demurrage, contracts, as well as future innovations &
technologies in oil & liquefied gases storage & transhipment.

BTJ Calendar of events
BTJ 3/2016 (June-July)
Issues distributed at:
ESPO Conference 2016, 2-3 June 2016, IE/Dublin, www.espo.be
The 2016’s edition of ESPO’s annual meeting will look into ways of improving the efficiency of maritime transport and seaports from different
angles, incl. how to remove the remaining barriers in maritime transport, how to set the digital agenda for ports as well as how can
harbours benefit from new trade agreements.
Posidonia 2016, 6-10 June 2016, GR/Athens, www.posidonia-events.com
As every second year, Posidonia will once again gather its participants for numerous know-how & networking conferences, seminars, technical
workshops, all accompanied by exhibitions. This year's edition will focus on latest technologies in shipping and across ports (i.a. energy
efficiency & gas applications in the maritime industry), as well as regulations, and trade.
SIL2016, 7-9 June 2016, ES/Barcelona, www.silbcn.com
The International Logistics & Material Handling Exhibition will gather representatives from transport & logistics, infrastructures & real estates,
telematics, e-business, telecommunications, IT, warehousing, equipment and material handling, to present their latest solutions & innovations
and to discuss related issues.
TOC EUROPE, 14-16 June 2016, DE/Hamburg, www.tocevents-europe.com
TOC Europe is a global meeting place for ports, terminals, shipping lines, third-party logistics providers as well as shippers. The exhibition
part is a showcase for port and terminal technology & operations focusing on collaboration within the container supply chain, which will
be given in 2016 a special premium status with lots of networking opportunities for supply chain stakeholders.
5 th Global Rail Freight Conference, 22-24 June 2016, NL/Rotterdam, www.grfc2016.com
The event, organized by the International Union of Railways (UIC), will put a spotlight on European rail corridors, multimodality, innovations,
digitalization and smart rail logistics.
Report: Baltic ro-ro & ferry market | Focus: Baltic shipyards | Special: New models of economy
BPO Annual Conference 2016, 8-9 September 2016, FI/Helsinki, www.bpoports.com
The Baltic Ports Organization invites all executives interested in improving the competitiveness of maritime transport in the Baltic Sea region,
increasing the efficiency of ports & terminals, developing infrastructure and value-added services, as well as extending ashore and hinterland
connections to its annual conference, this year held in the capital of Finland and hosted jointly by the port of Helsinki and HaminaKotka.
InnoTrans 2016, 20-23 September 2016, DE/Berlin, www.innotrans.de
InnoTrans is a trade fair for transport technology, divided into five segments: Technology, Infrastructure, Public Transport, Interiors, and Tunnel
Construction. The exhibition part will showcase the latest on multiple unit trains, locomotives, freight vehicles, trams, and two-way vehicles.
Trans Poland, 8-10 November 2016, PL/Warsaw, www.trans-poland.pl
The 4 th edition of the Trans Poland trade fair will be devoted to showcasing the latest achievements in transport and infrastructure technologies,
helping companies from the sea, road, air, intermodal, freight forwarding and storing sectors to boost their performance. The international
exhibition & conference will also present up-to-date transport & logistics equipment as well as ICT, monitoring and navigational solutions.
POLISH LOGISTICS CONGRESS
The programme includes:
» lectures by experts,
» debates and thematic sessions,
» 2016 Logistics Market exhibition,
» visits to companies,
» workshops for logistics experts,
» Logistics Party,
» ELA Research Day.
Logistics in omni-channel trade | Intermodal transport | Physical Internet
| Innovations in production | Purchases | Logistics services
| Warehouse in today’s supply chains | IT systems | Standards in logistics
Organisers:
Contact: +48 61 850 49 30, 44
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www.logistics.pl

On the roads
R.I.P. fossil fuel world
Paris, December 12 th , 2015
The 21 st Conference of the Parties (COP)
to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
is widely recognized as a turning point
in combating man-made global warming, and all
the negative consequences it has, and will, set off.
For the kingpins of the oil, gas and coal industries
the Paris deal heralds what’s most probably
their innermost nightmare – governments turning
their backs on earth’s and water’s flammable
insides, clients silently driving their electric vehicles
all the more, and investors shaking their heads on
backing the no return-on-investment businesses.
However, I’ve got a hunch that the top dogs
of the industry won’t easily lay down their arms.
Forbes lists eight oil & gas companies in the Top
50 of the world’s biggest public companies in
2015, with pockets deep enough to campaign
against the December agreement for years. The
first part of the fight-or-flight response is deeply
rooted in the oil & gas business. Cash is at stake,
and we’re talking about mind-boggling sums
of money, which ensures experiences that go
beyond the dreams of an ordinary poor Joe. I’m
also curious how the Organization of the Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC) will comply
with the new reality. “The Stone Age didn’t end
because we ran out of stones,” Saudi Oil Minister
Yamani’s famous quote from the 1973 reads.
And what about the rest of the world?
Well, the Paris deal aims at curbing the global
by Przemysław Myszka
temperature increase below 2.0 centigrade by
the end of this century, with high hopes of lowering
it to 1.5°C. But even in a best case scenario,
we’re still heading towards man-induced global
warming, bringing about significant worldwide
repercussions. Extreme weather phenomena,
such as rising sea levels or droughts beyond
belief, won’t start happening in 2050 or 2100,
they are taking place right now, requiring
immediate countermeasures.
However, garden-of-Eden-hopes built on
an undersigned paper put aside, the COP 21
agreement differs considerably from both the
US-China-we-don’t-care Kyoto Protocol, as well
as the previous conferences in Copenhagen
and Doha, two spectacular failures. In short,
Paris brought together three spheres – governments
(central and local, of rich and poor
states), cash and intelligence holders (investors,
IT, R&D, producers, private firms), and citizens
(NGOs, and those moved individually by the
imperative of doing the right thing). Who could
stand against such a force?
Well, time and the darker side of human
nature can, and they could do it single-handedly.
First, the Paris deal needs ratification of 55 countries
representing at least 55% of global emissions.
This should not be a problem provided the
December momentum is kept, yet afterwards
what the world needs is money to fuel the transition,
coupled with accountability regarding
Hieronymus Bosch – The Garden of Earthly Delights, photo: Wikimedia Commons
spending, measures
of individual,
regional, national
and global ecodevelopment,
as
well as simply –
motivation. The
latter will click
into position itself
once the feeling
“It works!” grabs
a firm economic
foothold. Actually,
as Citi’s report
Energy Darwinism
II. Why a Low
Carbon Future
Doesn’t Have to
Cost the Earth
clearly points
it out, an ecochange
positive
outcome is almost a must. It will not only be
cheaper than the business as usual scenario, but
will provide much relief, from health benefits as
road-caused air pollution will decrease, to relaxing
tensions over fossil fuel deposits.
But there’s also Maslow’s hierarchy of needs,
where in order to pursue higher goals (worldwide
cooperation on dealing with climate change for
instance), one needs earlier to provide for basics,
such as safety. In other words, nobody will care
about the environment, if we’ll again start looking
at each other at gunpoint. At the break of
the 19 th and 20 th centuries, the Balkans were
regarded as the powder keg of Europe. Today,
we’re talking about several such TNTs, including
those which have already exploded (the
Syrian Civil War, the migrant crisis, war in Eastern
Ukraine), as well as those dreadfully smouldering
(China’s economy short of breath, strained
relations between Riyadh and Tehran, the one
of its kind communist monarchy of North Korea;
let us also not forget about Wall Street, where
Gordon Gekko blew up the world economy in
the past – twice to be exact).
As such, the United Nations have picked
up a fierce battle – with decades of wasteful
behaviour, against the interests of status quo
beneficiaries, and with multiple other grave
issues shattering the agenda.
“One planet, one chance to get it right
and we did it in Paris. We have made history
together. It is an agreement of conviction. It is
an agreement of solidarity with the most vulnerable.
It is an agreement of long-term vision,
for we have to turn this agreement into an
engine of safe growth,” the words of Christiana
Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC,
echoed back in December, 2015. Everyone can
do something for the environment – to its benefit
or deterioration. What’s your pick?
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Report
Baltic transport 2015 highlights
Report
Photo: Kacper Kowalski/Port of Gdańsk Athority SA
A (rather) quiet year
by Przemysław Myszka
The past 12 months did not exactly abound with mind-blowing events. However, apart from fears brewed
in the SECA pot (which low oil prices put a lid on pretty fast), nobody really expected any spectacular
ribbon-cutting ceremonies, game changers or horrors to suddenly emerge across the Baltic Sea in 2015.
But it would be false to say that the region drifted through last year without its fair share of developments,
like the EUR 700 mln worth LNG terminal in Świnoujście, as well as aches and pains, particularly
containers dying out in thousands due to the ongoing economic war between the West and Russia.
Traditionally, we have chosen
several affairs that stand out
from the crowd, both in positive
and negative ways. Since we
devoted the 6/2015 issue to assessing how
The container slaughterhouse
Back in 2013, the Port of St. Petersburg
went over its 2012 container peak of 2.52
mln TEU, short of just over 10 thou.
20-footers. In 2014, the harbour’s box
traffic contracted by almost 6% year-onyear
to 2.37 mln TEU. Last year, St. Petersburg
lost 27.8% yoy of its container
volumes, plunging in total to slightly over
1.71 mln TEU. In addition, the Kaliningrad-St.
Petersburg range saw nearly 964
thou. TEU vanish into thin air, a drop
Photo: Port of Gothenburg
the abovementioned Sulphur Emission
Control Area (SECA) has impacted our
region since its hatching out on January
1 st , 2015, as well as the 2/2015 issue to
the new TEN-T map and the place of the
by 25% yoy. In other words, a box carnage.
Erik Laidvee, Chairman of the Board of
Transiidikeskuse, operator of the Muuga
Container Terminal in Estonia (-20% yoy
in container handlings over 2015), came
straight to the point in one press release,
“The economic war caused by the geopolitical
situation has decreased the container
turnover in the ports of the Baltic Sea by 20-
30%. We are competing with other ports for
every container and tonne.” For Muuga CT
Baltic on it, we’re just curtly mentioning
them here for the sake of correctness (and
lower paper usage). That said, let us then
target other major Baltic transport 2015
highlights.
Tab. 1. Top 10 Baltic container seaports in 2015
Port
TEU
[thou.]
2015/2014
[%]
St. Petersburg 1,715.1 -27.8%
Gdańsk 1,091.2 -10.0%
Gothenburg 820.0 -2.0%
Gdynia 684.8 -19.4%
HaminaKotka 553.4 -3.4%
Aarhus 445.0 +5.0%
Helsinki 430.4 +7.5%
Klaipėda 392.7 -12.8%
Riga 355.2 -8.3%
Rauma 263.0 -5.5%
this even means stuffing containers with
Estonian dry bulk goods (e.g. grains) to
keep afloat when politicians clash.
The ongoing tug-of-war (EU sanctions on
Russia prolonged till July’s end just before
last year’s holidays) affects each and every
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Focus
Warehousing
Focus
Photo: Amazon
Transforming warehouses and distribution centres
Cost-to-profit
by Katarzyna Chmielewska
Warehouses and distribution centres (DC) are changing as IT and operational personnel are placing increased
focus on optimizing supply chain management across the manufacturing, retail, wholesale, and third party
logistics markets. In the post-2008 economic downturn world, increasing in volume and throughput are insufficient
steps to remain profitable and competitive. Thus, managers are faced with new business realities that
drive them to reimagine warehouse and DC operations, and the role these spaces play in the balance sheet.
It has always been critical for supply
chain management to ensure that
storage and distribution facilities
function as efficiently as possible,
and that they generate the highest level
of satisfaction at the lowest cost.
Nevertheless, these places have traditionally
been considered cost centres. Still, it is
now commonly understood that such mindset
is not conducive to meeting the current
and projected business demands. Instead,
it is vital to “convert warehouse and distribution
centres into assets of competitive
differentiation,” Motorola’s report From
Cost Center to Growth Center: Warehousing
2018 reads.
Assets of competitive differentiation
The facilities in question are facing a
number of economic, logistical, and regulatory
challenges. They shape the direction
for the projected changes that are dominated
by two major themes, namely automation
and a reduction in labour costs
(specifically, a reduction or elimination
of non-productive labour).
The need for more efficient and effective
labour management is also precipitated
by such issues as creating customer
satisfaction, and re-shoring.
Consequently, further growth in the size
and number of warehouses will require highspeed
mobile communications everywhere
on and off the floor. Additionally, customer
demand for personalization leads to increases
in the number of stock keeping units (SKUs),
which results in an even greater need for
inventory visibility, accuracy, and efficiency.
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Editorial
Dear Readers,
First and foremost, welcome to the New Year of 2016. Do you have any resolutions?
I, traditionally, don’t have any, as I’m not a big fan of believing in magical powersenchanted
dates. However, I read some time ago that New Year pledges actually do
work provided that one has spent a sufficient amount of time mastering a proper
strategy and tactics for accomplishing the given goal in advance… But arduously planning
a change does not sound so romantic like making a champagne-infused vow while counting
down from ten to confetti-kissing-firecrackers-chaos on e.g. Times Square.
Humble as it is, we’re sticking to delivering throughout the year the issues of our journal
together with other publications in the best possible way for us.
With the 1/2016 edition, we’re starting off with a new column entitled Technology;
therefore, I strongly recommend its premiere piece authored by Fraunhofer CML’s Ole John
and Anisa Rizvanolli on the Sea Traffic Management Validation Project, a follow-up to the
two MONALISA initiatives.
Alike in previous years, the Report is devoted to the Baltic Sea region’s top transport & logistics
highlights of the past year. The Focus section is dedicated to warehousing, yet we’re tackling the
topic from a future-oriented perspective; Katarzyna Chmielewska shows how warehouses and
distribution centres are undergoing a cost-to-profit transformation, while Bartosz Dąbrowski’s piece
looks into the connections between warehousing & logistics and the so-called Internet of Things.
Four Seasons – Alfons Mucha; photo: Wikimedia Commons
In general, just as I mentioned in the 5/2015 issue, we’ll be dealing a lot with future trends.
Charles Moret and Andy Lane, in a continuation of their article on port performance &
productivity from the very same edition, are debunking a few box myths, pinpointing what is
needed for container terminals to really lift their game, already in our day and in years to come
(stay tuned, because we’ll hear more from Charles and Andy this year). In One stop LNG shop,
Stig Anders Hagen shares his thoughts on why versatility is required in order for LNG to become
more competitive on the bunkering market. MGI’s Marie Pavesio, on the other hand, writes why
intelligent freight needs to go beyond today’s port & cargo community systems. Last but not least
in this regard, we put a spotlight on the BSR’s economies and how they’ll perform in 2016-2017.
Finally, I would like our two interviews to grab your attention. First, in the Maritime
section, we talk with the Port of Helsinki’s Managing Director Kimmo Mäki about the port’s
positive results in 2015, something that seems quite rare on the Eastern shores of the Baltic.
In the Logistics column, in turn, we asked OT Logistics’ President of the Board, Zbigniew
Nowik, about the company’s strategy standing behind the recent strong push towards the
sea, both the Baltic and North Adriatic.
Naturally, you’ll find much more inside, including one completely out of the blue Transport
miscellany entry, where we combine 17 th century stone handlings of capers in Gdańsk with
magical wind-triggering ropes from Finland (it’s most probably the oddest market sms in
our history, but you haven’t heard the last of us!).
I wish you a pleasant reading!
Przemysław Myszka
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