The role of shortsea shipping for the port of Antwerp: gateway to Europe. Willy De Decker Antwerp, June 28th 2013 Shortsea Promotion Centre Flanders

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1 The role of shortsea shipping for the port of Antwerp: gateway to Europe Willy De Decker Antwerp, June 28th 2013 Shortsea Promotion Centre Flanders

2 1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green

3 1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green

4 Inventing the wheel? Long existing (Greek, Romans..) Coastal navigation 90 :Round tables Initiative European Commission Definition Shortsea Shipping (SSS) *Geographically *Capacity *Inwards *Intermodal concepts

5 Definition Shortsea shipping: the transport of cargo (and passengers) using the coastal waters around Europe, the Med (incl North Africa) and Black Sea. The ocean is not crossed. In certain countries/regions: coasters can go inland on canals and rivers (sea-river), allowing discharging/loading at customer s premises.

6 Shortsea under constant evolution.

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8 TEN-T transport routes in Europe (start 1996): no ports!

9 Motorways of the Sea: Existing or new maritime services which are part of a doordoor logistic chain and which bundling cargo flows into viable, regular, frequent and high quality shortsea connections (2007)

10 North Sea MoS Maritime Transport in Europe Shortsea Shipping Baltic MoS Motorways of the sea Atlantic MoS West Mediterranean MOS East Mediterranean MOS

11 The maritime transport market Liner Pre-established regular lines with stopovers (ports and arrivals) set beforehand Tramp Free contracting of ships on the charter market between freight agents (with goods to transport) and shipowners (with ships to carry them)

12 Feeder intra EU Feeder services: distributing cargo arriving with round-the-world services or big shipping lines: Maersk (>Seago), MSC (> shortsea dpt) Intra European services: carrying pure intra European cargo, eventually in combination with feeder cargo (smaller qty) Ferry services (i.e. to UK) Sea-river (canals, Rhine etc)

13 Tendencies / problems last years Owners : invest in new vessels, increase frequency <> crisis, fuel prices, slow steaming Mergers : players stronger + bigger areas (f.i. Finnlines and Grimaldi) Hub function: ex Far East/USA and European traffic : ports develop network of European maritime connections Green transport > upcoming sulphurdirective Road transport becomes partner Bad practice : document flow and specific customs documentation

14 Port SSS 1999 SSS 2004 SSS 2005 SSS 2007 SSS 2008 SSS 2009 SSS 2010 SSS 2011 SSS 2012 Antwerp Ghent Ostend Bruges- Zeebrugge Total Port Total tonnage handled 2012 % SSS of total tonnage Antwerp ,70% Ghent ,90% Ostend ,50% Bruges- Zeebrugge ,00% Total ,10% Remark: figures are in tonnes except for the %

15 Sea-river SSS 1999 SSS 2003 SSS 2004 SSS 2005 SSS 2007 SSS 2008 SSS 2009 SSS 2010 SSS 2011 SSS 2012 Albert canal Brussels- Scheldt Remark: figures are in tonnes

16 SSS tonnage handled in the 4 Flemish ports

17 Antwerp SSS 1999 SSS 2000 SSS 2001 SSS 2002 SSS 2003 SSS 2004 SSS 2005 SSS 2006 SSS 2007 import export Total Antwerp SSS 2008 SSS 2009 SSS 2010 SSS 2011 SSS 2012 import export Total Remark: figures are in tonnes

18 SSS tonnage handled in the port of Antwerp - IMPORT Remark: figures are in tonnes

19 SSS tonnage handled in the port of Antwerp - EXPORT Remark: figures are in tonnes

20 SSS tonnage handled in the port of Antwerp export import Remark: figures are in tonnes

21 1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green

22 Europe (40 coastal countries) is hinterland of Flanders

23 Concept of hinterland out of port of Antwerp Streamlining cargoflows critical mass: Grobbendonk (Beverdonk) private investments Inland terminal Tension dynamic process within bigger range Port of Antwerp Competing port Ports co-operation with inland terminals (Genk, Liège, Brussels), direction Rhine Shortsea Port of origin or destination Port of origin or destination

24 ( %) Modal split in % in EU 27 ROAD RAIL IWW PIPEL. SSS AIR

25 SSS & co-modality: rail inland navigation road - pipeline

26 European Shortsea Network: expertise

27 1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green

28 How to convince shippers to go for synergy of transport modes (with largest shortsea route as possible) in a co-modal transportchain. Forced modal shift doesn t work! Look for advantages and benefits for the shippers, communicate and they will motivate themselves.

29 Communication: point of view of shipper Website Newsletters E-news Presentations Brochures

30 SSS: Per week out of Antwerp regular sailings to/from over 200 destinations

31 * In and beyond the port whole industry handling cargo - entry/sailing of vessels - shipagency, forwarder, customs - discharging/handling cargo - added value - storage - hinterland connections.. * By professional companies and with high productivity f.i. containers: 42 moves per hour per crane (Antwerp) * For each type of cargo there s always a shortsea coaster available

32 Multimodality with rail

33 Copyright GvA Spectacular transports

34 Antwerp All weatherterminal Handling CR steel multimodal

35 2011 Added value: steel center: additional ton steel with SSS

36 Containers as inter- or co-modal loading unit

37 Cool/reefer cargo

38 3 cars in 1 container Copyright Cronos

39 Sea river Loading onto canals/rivers inland, closer to receiver / shipper Project ex Genk (Albertcanal) : m2 direct to Oslo/Bergen tunnel elements

40 Use wellknown names for best practices

41 Or tel Tell a nice story

42 Sibelco: white sand to Sweden (glass industry) Multimodal transport: inland barge sss coaster truck & train Ex Flanders production grounds by barge (Dessel-Lommel) of 500ton each Consolidation in Antwerp on own quay upto lots of tons Per sss coaster ex Antwerp to Sweden (Halmstad, Varberg, Vasteraas, Malmö). In total: 70 lots of each 2/4000 tons per year In Sweden: ex port delivery to glass industry by truck or train (depending on customer s receiving premises) To whole shortsea area: tons per year

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44 Intermodality: Leveling playing field but in the proper way: documents, customs, nodal points, inspections.

45 1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green

46 Counter wrong perceptions Perception of time Road is the enemy

47 Time > race Fastest way: truck or ship?

48 * 1.Transittime door/door basis road 6 days and 8hrs sss 8 days and 4hrs * 2. Price: road transport was double price of sss, very fluctuating prices (note pre-crisis price) Message : Compare transittime with price advantage!

49 Counter wrong perceptions Perception of time Road is the enemy

50 Roadtransport is demanding partner Road transport companies transforming into multimodal or co-modal providers forced by shortage of drivers, equipment, drive/rest regulations, congestion > synergy with SSS / door-door

51 1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green

52 Bottlenecks: local - European infrastructure documents inspections

53 Reduce documentflow for SSS (customs, inspections, ) vs road, use electronic messages >> Blue Belt project Also going into hinterland by coaster (Albertcanal)

54 Infrastructural bottlenecks on canals

55 1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green

56 Emissions / Green My footprint is OK! Attention for green ecological footprint SSS scores good for CO2 / Kyoto International measures for SO2, Nox and small particles by IMO SO2 : >> 0,1% in 2015 > reverse modal shift? Nox = nitrogen oxide

57 Solutions: Scrubbers

58 LNG propelled vessel Challenge: how and where to bunker and safety during operation Port of Antwerp: Veritas is developing procedures, especially concerning bunkering

59 1st large LNG Ferry (214m) -20% So2-85% CO2 no NOX

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61 Visit our website Shortsea Promotion Centre Flanders Straatsburgdok Noordkaai 1A 2030 Antwerp Tel : Fax : shortsea@shortsea.be