The role of shortsea shipping for the port of Antwerp: gateway to Europe Willy De Decker Antwerp, June 28th 2013 Shortsea Promotion Centre Flanders
1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green
1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green
Inventing the wheel? Long existing (Greek, Romans..) Coastal navigation 90 :Round tables Initiative European Commission Definition Shortsea Shipping (SSS) *Geographically *Capacity *Inwards *Intermodal concepts
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.
Shortsea under constant evolution.
TEN-T transport routes in Europe (start 1996): no ports!
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)
North Sea MoS Maritime Transport in Europe Shortsea Shipping Baltic MoS Motorways of the sea Atlantic MoS West Mediterranean MOS East Mediterranean MOS
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)
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)
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 1.1.2015 Road transport becomes partner Bad practice : document flow and specific customs documentation
Port SSS 1999 SSS 2004 SSS 2005 SSS 2007 SSS 2008 SSS 2009 SSS 2010 SSS 2011 SSS 2012 Antwerp 49.487.501 65.110.937 70.230.234 81.413.034 85.179.660 75.113.989 84.134.393 85.482.380 86.009.125 Ghent 9.127.900 10.285.126 9.448.233 12.381.326 13.962.591 12.470.196 15.762.893 17.105.160 17.071.868 Ostend 3.108.127 7.519.919 7.654.531 7.946.680 8.442.997 5.370.375 4.906.231 3.829.421 3.179.434 Bruges- Zeebrugge 26.798.148 24.499.052 25.791.918 27.512.722 26.180.490 25.713.894 30.183.772 28.842.963 27.855.056 Total 88.521.676 107.415.034 113.124.916 129.253.762 133.765.738 118.668.454 134.987.289 135.259.924 134.115.483 Port Total tonnage handled 2012 % SSS of total tonnage Antwerp 184.134.516 46,70% Ghent 26.303.403 64,90% Ostend 3.196.517 99,50% Bruges- Zeebrugge 43.543.828 64,00% Total 257.178.264 52,10% Remark: figures are in tonnes except for the %
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 746.421 567.914 532.165 450.445 454.280 400.202 213.058 295.718 289.915 221.853 1.012.834 870.798 907.101 985.676 1.249.225 1.228.151 883.040 1.116.647 1.323.973 1.206.792 Remark: figures are in tonnes
SSS tonnage handled in the 4 Flemish ports
Antwerp SSS 1999 SSS 2000 SSS 2001 SSS 2002 SSS 2003 SSS 2004 SSS 2005 SSS 2006 SSS 2007 import 32.961.520 36.350.154 33.443.141 37.136.417 38.105.258 41.640.537 42.890.019 45.345.850 export 23.258.361 22.974.223 23.954.139 26.867.835 27.005.679 28.589.697 30.210.622 36.067.184 Total 49.487.501 56.219.881 59.324.377 57.397.280 64.004.252 65.110.937 70.230.234 73.100.641 81.413.034 Antwerp SSS 2008 SSS 2009 SSS 2010 SSS 2011 SSS 2012 import export Total 48.704.201 41.114.804 47.203.481 47.134.322 48.281.212 36.475.459 33.999.185 36.930.913 38.348.058 37.727.913 85.179.660 75.113.989 84.134.393 85.482.380 86.009.125 Remark: figures are in tonnes
SSS tonnage handled in the port of Antwerp - IMPORT 50.000.000 45.000.000 40.000.000 35.000.000 30.000.000 25.000.000 20.000.000 15.000.000 10.000.000 5.000.000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Remark: figures are in tonnes
SSS tonnage handled in the port of Antwerp - EXPORT 40.000.000 35.000.000 30.000.000 25.000.000 20.000.000 15.000.000 10.000.000 5.000.000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Remark: figures are in tonnes
SSS tonnage handled in the port of Antwerp 90.000.000 80.000.000 70.000.000 60.000.000 50.000.000 40.000.000 export import 30.000.000 20.000.000 10.000.000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Remark: figures are in tonnes
1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green
Europe (40 coastal countries) is hinterland of Flanders
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
( %) Modal split in % in EU 27 ROAD RAIL IWW PIPEL. SSS AIR 1996 42.1 12.7 3.9 3.9 37.5 0.1 1997 42.2 12.8 4.0 3.7 37.3 0.1 1998 42.9 11.9 4.0 3.8 37.4 0.1 1995 42.1 12.6 4.0 3.8 37.5 0.1 1999 43.5 11.4 3.8 3.7 37.6 0.1 2000 43.4 11.5 3.8 3.6 37.5 0.1 2001 43.9 10.9 3.7 3.8 37.6 0.1 2002 44.5 10.6 3.7 3.6 37.6 0.1 2003 44.5 10.7 3.4 3.6 37.7 0.1 2004 45.2 10.8 3.5 3.4 37.0 0.1 2005 45.5 10.5 3.5 3.4 37.0 0.1 2006 45.4 10.8 3.4 3.3 37.0 0.1 2007 45.9 10.9 3.5 3.1 36.7 0.1 2008 46.0 10.8 3.5 3.0 36.6 0.1 2009 46.6 10.0 3.3 3.3 36.8 0.1
SSS & co-modality: rail inland navigation road - pipeline
European Shortsea Network: expertise
1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green
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.
Communication: point of view of shipper Website Newsletters E-news Presentations Brochures
SSS: Per week out of Antwerp regular sailings to/from over 200 destinations
* 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
Multimodality with rail
Copyright GvA Spectacular transports
Antwerp All weatherterminal Handling CR steel multimodal
2011 Added value: steel center: additional 25.000ton steel with SSS
Containers as inter- or co-modal loading unit
Cool/reefer cargo
3 cars in 1 container Copyright Cronos
Sea river Loading onto canals/rivers inland, closer to receiver / shipper Project ex Genk (Albertcanal) : 200.000m2 direct to Oslo/Bergen tunnel elements
Use wellknown names for best practices
Or tel Tell a nice story
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 2000-4000tons 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: 500.000 tons per year
Intermodality: Leveling playing field but in the proper way: documents, customs, nodal points, inspections.
1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green
Counter wrong perceptions Perception of time Road is the enemy
Time > race Fastest way: truck or ship?
* 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!
Counter wrong perceptions Perception of time Road is the enemy
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
1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green
Bottlenecks: local - European infrastructure documents inspections
Reduce documentflow for SSS (customs, inspections, ) vs road, use electronic messages >> Blue Belt project Also going into hinterland by coaster (Albertcanal)
Infrastructural bottlenecks on canals
1. Definition background 2. Co-modal and European dimension 3. Approach of the market 4. Wrong perceptions 5. Bottlenecks 6. Green
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
Solutions: Scrubbers
LNG propelled vessel Challenge: how and where to bunker and safety during operation Port of Antwerp: Veritas is developing procedures, especially concerning bunkering
1st large LNG Ferry (214m) -20% So2-85% CO2 no NOX
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