OUR COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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1 Issued 06 /2015 OUR COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MOVING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

2 THE EUROGATE ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY Conservation of the environment and resources has top priority in the EUROGATE Group. For us environmental protection is not only a corporate obligation, but also an integral element of long-term company success. Our stated goal is to make environmental protection a key quality factor by pursuing MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY MINIMUM EMISSIONS MAXIMUM SECURITY AND THUS PROVIDING FOR THE FUTURE This cross-cutting objective guides our actions and constitutes a responsibility for each and every employee of our company. Bremen, February 2010 Thomas Eckelmann Chairman of the Group Management Board Emanuel Schiffer Chairman of the Group Management Board Andreas Bergemann Member of the Group Management Board Marcel Egger Member of the Group Management Board

3 EUROGATE Environmental Management Our approach OUR COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT The protection of the environment and resources has a long tradition at EUROGATE. As Europe s leading shipping-company-independent container terminal and logistics group, we are conscious of our responsibility to the environment, to people and to society. We understand the efficient protection of the environment and resources to be a holistic, collaborative strategy for the entire company. Conserving resources along with stringent quality and security standards are the core quality criteria of the EUROGATE Group. As a basic principle we focus on energy production as well as energy consumption. PIONEERING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SINCE 1987 EUROGATE has already achieved a great deal. A combined heat and power plant has been generating electricity and heat since as far back as Solar installations, wood chip heating plants and energy-efficient container cranes are testimony to our forward-looking and value-oriented approach. The protection of the environment and resources is practised day in, day out by each and every employee taking many small steps and making continuous improvements. Together, we live up to our standards of maximum efficiency, minimum emissions and maximum safety and precautions. To enforce these group-wide aims, in 2008 EUROGATE created the position of environmental officer, who coordinates all environmental measures within the company. Each of our terminals has their own environmental contact person working in parallel with the environmental officer. OUR ULTIMATE AIM EUROGATE has ambitious targets going forward as well: By 2020 we want to use 20 per cent less energy per container and reduce carbon emissions by 25 per cent compared to 2008 levels. Not only that, within the scope of the introduction of an energy management system in accordance with DIN EN 50001, energy consumptions are analysed in all areas of the company with the aim of initiating appropriate measures to reduce them. 3

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5 EUROGATE Environmental Management / Innovative energy production INNOVATIVE ENERGY PRODUCTION EUROGATE has had a combined heat and power plant in Bremerhaven since This highly efficient plant supplies more than eight million kilowatt hours of heat and electricity a year. Two wood chip heating plants were installed in 2006 and Both heating plants convert leftover wood from the port and surrounding region into around four million kilowatt hours of heat every year. EUROGATE also uses solar energy to generate power. Four photovoltaic installations reduce carbon emissions by around 40 tons a year. A new CHP unit in Hamburg was put into operation in COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANTS - Three CHP plants in Bremerhaven, Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven for combined heat and power production - Total output: 2,481 kilowatts thermal, 1,820 kilowatts electrical - Annual energy yield: 10.2 million kilowatt hours thermal, 13.0 million kilowatt hours electrical WOOD CHIP HEATING PLANTS - Two CHP plants in Bremerhaven and Hamburg - Total output: 1,610 kilowatts electrical - Annual energy yield: 4 million kilowatt hours thermal - Miscellaneous: Utilisation of 1,500 tons of waste wood SOLAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION - Four installations in Bremerhaven, Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven - Total output: 73 kilowatts peak - Annual energy yield: 66,000 kilowatt hours electricity - Miscellaneous: 40,000 kilogram reduction in CO2 352 polycrystalline modules Electricity is used directly in the terminal without major line losses WIND TURBINES - Two wind turbines in Hamburg and Bremerhaven - Total output: 5.8 megawatts - Annual energy yield: 17.8 million kilowatt hours/year - Miscellaneous: CO2 saving of 9,000 tons* per year as a result of direct use of the CO2-neutral, green wind turbine power at the terminal (*based on the site-related emission factors in 2014) 5

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7 EUROGATE Environmental Management / Energy-efficient port transport ENERGY-EFFICIENT PORT TRANSPORT The port operates 360 days a year. Several hundred straddle carriers vehicles weighing many tonnes used to move containers in the yard are used in our terminals. By using enhanced motor technology and switching to diesel-electric drives, EUROGATE has greatly reduced the fuel consumption of these vehicles. To make transport even more efficient, EUROGATE is investing in research into hybrid drives. We also use gas and electric vehicles for passenger transport. STRADDLE CARRIERS - 30 per cent CO2 reduction by switching to diesel-electric drives - Noise reduction by housing the motors and rope openings - Optimisation of motor speed and drive power Investment in research into: - Hybrid straddle carriers - Harnessing braking and lowering energy - Hydrogen-driven straddle carriers - Reduction in size of motors - Quiescent current analysis - Analysis of the possibilities of using LNG fuels Study on driver influence: - Feasibility study on EcoDriving for straddle carriers - 7 per cent savings achieved in test drives - Reduction of the maximum speed - Route optimisation ALTERNATIVE DRIVES (SERVICE VEHICLES) - Workshop vehicles in Bremerhaven run on liquefied petroleum gas - Test vehicles run on natural gas and electric drives are being used for passenger transport 7

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9 EUROGATE Environmental Management / Container transport and lighting CONTAINER TRANSPORT AND LIGHTING It takes a lot of energy to move a 30-tons standard container. The container cranes we use for this can weigh anything up to 1,800 tons. EUROGATE has come up with a number of ideas to recover energy from container movements and to optimise processes; for example by utilising braking energy. We have reduced our carbon footprint by 4,000 tons a year as a result. EUROGATE has also optimised the area of lighting. Modern lamps and bulbs combined with innovative lighting control greatly reduce energy consumption. OPTIMISED LIGHTING - Use of highly efficient sodium vapour lamps : Optimisation of lighting control in the EUROGATE Container Terminal in Hamburg resulting in a 25 per cent energy saving : Test projects to optimise vehicle lighting; in Hamburg all new models fitted with LEDs : Further optimisation of demand-oriented activation EFFICIENT CONTAINER CRANES - 25 per cent energy recovery by recycling energy when lowering the container and braking the carriage - Optimisation of lighting by using twilight switches and connecting light activation with crane activity - Optimisation of motor cooling and thermal insulation : Better rope lives; saving 50 tons of steel per year - Biodegradable rope greases and environmentally friendly anticorrosive coatings - Housing of electrical and machine housings to reduce noise - Current study: Reduction of standby power and optimisation of lifting height 9

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11 EUROGATE Environmental Management / Further projects FURTHER PROJECTS Whether IT servers, paper use or noise reduction, EUROGATE always opts for the intelligent use of resources with minimal emissions and for innovative seaport technologies. In recent years the company has been returning again and again to the issue of noise control and sources of noise to reduce noise emissions. Carbon emissions have been greatly reduced by consolidating servers and consistently using recycled paper. GREEN IT - Consolidation of 50 small servers into two large servers - Replacement of the air-conditioning system in the computing centre - Cold aisle containment NOISE REDUCTION - Studies under the nationally funded project Noise reduction for seaport handling facilities as part of the ISETEC II Initiative (Innovative Seaport Technologies, a research project initiated by the Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology BMWi) - Data collection, development of software and noise monitoring techniques, specific measures for devices and training of employees OFFICE PAPER USE - Switch to two-sided printing and recycled paper - Annual saving of 13.8 tons of paper - Annual saving of 274 tons of wood - Waste paper separation in the office and supply to our recycling paper producer in Hamburg 11

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13 EUROGATE Environmental Management / Systematic improvements ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIPS AND RECOGNITIONS A strategic approach is essential to long-term success. The EUROGATE container terminals in Bremerhaven and Hamburg have been recognised as environmental partners for their untiring commitment to the cause. HAMBURG ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIP EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg has been environmental partner of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg since The Urban Planning and Environment Office bestows this title on companies that demonstrate voluntary commitment to the environment. The terminal s carbon emissions have fallen by 16 million kilograms per year since BREMEN/BREMERHAVEN ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIP Since 2011 the EUROGATE Container Terminal in Bremerhaven has been environmental partner of the cities of Bremen/Bremerhaven and a member of the puu (environment-enterprise partnership) network. The state of Bremen and the public administration awards this honour to companies whose environmental performance is higher than the standard required by law. 13

14 Issued 01 /2014 EUROGATE ENERGY POlicY Energy resources are precious. EUROGATE pursues a respectful and conscious use of energy sources. The EUROGATE container terminals in Bremerhaven and Hamburg, MSC Gate Container Terminal, EUROGATE Technical Services and the EUROGATE Holding are committed to enhancing their energy efficiency on a continuous basis. Our joint goal from 2008 to 2020 is to INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PER CONTAINER BY 20% REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS PER CONTAINER BY 25% TO THAT END, WE REGULARLY REVIEW OUR BASIC POLICIES: We regularly keep record and conduct a detailed evaluation of our energy consumption and CO2 emissions. This analysis forms the basis of our binding targets. We assign employees specifically responsible for the development and implementation of mitigation measures and provide them with all the information and resources they need. We integrate our staff into the process and inform the public about our targets and measures. We comply with all energy regulations that apply to us. We take energy efficiency into account when procuring equipment. Emanuel Schiffer Chairman of the Group Management Board Detlev Schumacher Managing Director EUROGATE Technical Services Wolfgang Schiemann Managing Director EUROGATE Container Terminal Bremerhaven Jörg Colberg Managing Director MSC Gate Peter Zielinski Managing Director EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg

15 EUROGATE Environmental Management / 2020 targets 2020 TARGETS WE RE SHAPING THE FUTURE EUROGATE has set out clearly defined targets for the future. By 2020 we want to use 20 per cent less energy per container and reduce carbon emissions by 25 per cent compared to 2008 levels. To achieve these aims, EUROGATE has introduced an energy management system in accordance with DIN EN This system has been thoroughly reviewed and recertified each year since 2013 by the company GUTcert. The introduction of an energy management system means a regular review of our policies and targets. The first results have already been gathered. Since 2008, EUROGATE has measurably reduced its energy consumption. An energy management system is the sum total of all activities which contribute to more efficient energy consumption. These include: - Having binding energy targets - Having an action plan for achieving targets - Doing a precise analysis of energy consumption - Purchasing energy-efficient equipment - Informing employees and getting them involved in identifying potential for improvement (internal suggestion procedure) - Checking that all energy legislation is complied with - Having external experts assess all actions Energy consumption Strategic target: To reduce energy consumption per container by 20% by 2020 Reduction kwh/container Since 2008: (12.7% =) approx. 13% Carbon emissions Strategic target: To reduce carbon emissions per container by 25% by 2020 Reduction kwh/container Since 2008: (17.6% =) approx. 18% 59,7 57,2 55,6 20% 51,8 52,6 51,7 52,1 47,7 17,6 17,4 16,5 15,3 16,3 14,6 14,5 25% 13, Energy consumption of CTB, CTH, MSCG, NTB, EGTS, EGH, given in kilowatt hours per container. 1 litre of diesel is around 10 kilowatt hours. Carbon emissions of CTB, CTH, MSCG, NTB, EGTS, EGH, given in kilograms per container. *Note: The ongoing optimisation of data collection and possible adjustments to calculations (as a result of new knowledge) may lead to a retroactive amendment of the energy performance figures. The inclusion of additional EUROGATE Group companies in the energy management system (from 2015) will also have a retroactive effect on the energy performance figures. 15

16 ABOUT EUROGATE EUROGATE is Europe s leading shipping company-independent container terminal group operating 11 container terminals from the North Sea to the Mediterranean basin in conjunction with Contship Italia. Besides container handling, EUROGATE offers intermodel and cargomodel services to its customers. EUROGATE was founded in 1999 and its head office is in Bremen. Further information is available at CONTACT Hanna Blanchet Environmental Management Officer Telephone hanna.blanchet@eurogate.eu Tom Eckelmann Head of Corporate Strategy Telephone tom.eckelmann@eurogate.eu EUROGATE GmbH & C0. KGaA, KG Präsident-Kennedy-Platz 1A Bremen, Germany Telephone info@eurogate.eu Printed on 100% recycled paper. Carbon neutral; produced without the use of optical brighteners or bleaching.