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4ALLPORTS News Update January 2019

Sif reveals Rotterdam expansion plans

Sif Holding n.v.(Sif) and

Port of Rotterdam have

agreed on the lease of

an additional 20 hec-

tares industrial land,

adjacent to Sif’s existing

operations at

Maasvlakte 2 (MV2)

near Rotterdam. The

expansion is expected to

provide marshalling

space and onshore sup-

port services for off-

shore wind.

Sif has leased approxi-

mately 42 ha land at

MV2 since 2015 for a 25

-year period. On this

land, Sif realized its as-

sembly facility that was

taken into operation in

2016. The quay facili-

ties will be expanded

by 200 meters by mid

2023. The quay will

have a guaranteed

nautical depth of

16.5m NAP, allows

close-to-quay jacking

and offers surface load

of 10 Kn/m2.

This demand is under-

pinned by an agree-

ment between Sif and

DEME Offshore for a

contract on marshal-

ling services starting

October 2019 to sup-

port the Borssele

1&2 offshore wind

farm. A total of 47

monopiles, 94 transi-

tion pieces

and 94

anode

cages will

be shipped

to MV2

from Den-

mark, Ger-

many and

the United

Kingdom

to be assembled and

prepared for offshore

construction.

Sif will provide self-

propelled modular

transporters, gantry

cranes, crawler cranes

and telescopic cranes

for onsite transporta-

tion and marshalling

activities from it MV2

location. Double digit

million-euro annual

revenues are expected

from the expansion

plans are expected

within two to three

years according the Sif.

The lease agreement

and hand- over be-

tween Port of Rotter-

dam and Sif Holding of

the additional 20 hec-

tares land was formal-

ized on 31 July 2019.

The equipment for

marshalling services is

leased by Sif on a pro-

ject- specific basis.

Port of Rotterdam CEO

Allard Castelein: "We

are proud of the suc-

cess of SIF Group in our

port. Since the arrival

of SIF Group in 2015,

Rotterdam has been

successful in strength-

ening its position in

offshore wind. This

expansion will enable

this leading player in

the market to develop

even further. It con-

firms our policy of

stimulating offshore

wind and other off-

shore industry as an

important growth mar-

ket and to use our ex-

pertise, space and de-

velopment strength to

further this growth."

APM Terminals Poti to imple-

ment 24/7 operations: APM

Terminals Poti has commenced

the implementation of uninter-

rupted 24/7 operations with the

aim to improve berth utilisation,

efficiency and speed up vessel

handling. The implementation of

a workforce management solu-

tion will take place in two phases.

Phase one will apply to single

berth occupancy. The workforce

currently allocated to the free

berth will be assigned to the

operational berth to cover break

times and support workflow. The

second phase, which will apply

when both berths are occupied, is

expected to be fully implemented

in Q4 2019.

Port Esbjerg welcomes new

crane: Port Esbjerg’s new

Liebherr crane arrived by ship

from Rostock, Germany, earlier

today (21st August 2019). The

new crane is the world’s largest

mobile harbour crane with a

lifting capacity of more than 300

tonnes. At Port Esbjerg, the crane

will be deployed to assist the

offshore industry given the ever-

growing size of wind turbines and

other offshore installations.

World’s longest turbine blade

reaches Blyth: The world’s long-

est offshore wind turbine blade

has arrived in Blyth ahead of

testing at the Offshore Renewable

Energy Catapult’s facilities. The

107 metre LM Wind Power blade

will be put through its paces at

ORE Catapult’s world-leading

100m blade-test facility over the

coming months and is designed to

operate from GE Renewable

Energy’s Haliade-X 12 MW tur-

bine, which is also the biggest to

date.

World’s largest container ship

visits Rotterdam: The ship will be

calling on the APMT2 terminal at

Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam. With

a length of 400 metres and a

width of 62 metres, this vessel

has a capacity of 23,756 TEU (20-

foot standard containers), making

it the largest container ship in the

world.

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News in brief:

Canada Infrastructure Bank inks agreement with Port of Montreal

The Canada Infrastruc-

ture Bank (CIB) has an-

nounced that it will

work with the Montreal

Port Authority (MPA) to

advance the project

development of a new

container terminal in

Contrecoeur, where the

port plans to expand its

activities.

The Memorandum of

Understanding confirms

that CIB and MPA will

work on the financial

structuring of the pro-

posed terminal. This

due diligence will in-

clude planning and pre

-procurement activities

for the design, the

construction, the fi-

nancing, the operation

and the maintenance

of the terminal. CIB’s

work could lead to an

investment in the pro-

ject, subject to all stand-

ard due diligence and

decision making. The

terminal in Contrecoeur

is expected to enhance

the port’s infrastructure

that supports the flow of

goods from container

ships and increases cur-

rent and future capacity

for the next decades.

"This commitment by the

Canada Infrastructure

Bank is a key milestone

in the progress of our

project towards its com-

pletion. This collabora-

tion with this new part-

ner confirms the national

importance of our pro-

ject, whose purpose is to

support the growth of

international trade for

Canada.” Sylvie Vachon,

President and CEO of the

Montreal Port Authority.

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4ALLPORTS News Update January 2019

APM Terminals Yucatan to expand

The Port of Gdansk Au-

thority (PGA) recently

signed an agreement

with a con-

sulting company, which

will support the con-

struction of the Central

Port based on a public-

private partnership

model. The Central Port

in Gdansk is one of the

largest planned mari-

time investments in

Europe.

In May, the Port of

Gdansk Authority pre-

sented the final con-

cept of this invest-

ment. In its final form,

the Central Port will

be a complex of 6 to 8

terminals and deep-

water quays used for

different purposes.

Approximately 410

hectares of seaside

land will be used to

operate terminals of

various types, includ-

ing areas for contain-

ers, passengers, off-

shore operations, LNG

or shipbuilding facili-

ties. The investment

will be implemented in

the form of public-

private partnership.

PGA has signed an

agreement with DS

Consulting - is a com-

pany, specialising in

advising public entities.

As part of the agree-

ment, DS Consulting

will carry out prelimi-

nary analyses

(including the feasibil-

ity study) and will pro-

vide constant consul-

tancy for transactions,

covering economic,

financial, market, tech-

nical and legal issues.

“We believe that the

construction of such a

complex infrastructure

must respond to mar-

ket demands. We want

private investors to de-

cide which terminals

should be located here.

On the other hand, we

want to provide our fu-

ture business partners

and ourselves a profes-

sional project consultan-

cy for this task. For this

reason, today we signed

an agreement with spe-

cialists in public-private

partnerships” said

Lukasz Greinke, Presi-

dent of the PGA.

Another step towards the Gdansk Central Port

APM Terminals Yuca-

tán, operator of the

Port of Progreso, Mexi-

co, has an investment

to expand and modern-

ise the Progreso con-

tainer terminal which is

expected to improve

trade growth and eco-

nomic development in

the Yucatan peninsu-

la. APM claims the

terminal has increased

volumes from 80,000

to 140,000 TEUs

throughput over the

last two years, as the

region’s economic ac-

tivities expand. This

year alone the terminal

expects 20-35% further

growth in volume.

The terminal provides

the region with con-

nectivity through 5

vessels a week, includ-

ing direct connections

with the US and Eu-

rope. To continue to

facilitate this trade

growth, APM Terminals

has committed to in-

vesting in the terminal

to meet the needs of

importers/exporters in

the region and shipping

lines.

The modernization,

which will represent an

important investment

by APM Terminals, will

include a 20% expan-

sion of the yard capaci-

ty, representing an

investment of USD

714,000 and the acqui-

sition of two new reach

stackers to improve

operational productivi-

ty. The terminal has

already taken delivery

of one. It also includes

the software optimisa-

tion and launch of a

digital client portal to

streamline transaction-

al efficiency.

Port of Ayr wins new animal feed customer

The Port of Ayr has

announced a new multi

-year contract with the

Scottish trader of

grains and animal feed

raw materials, Cefetra

Ltd.

A number of recent

ABP investments in

infrastructure and port

handling equipment

have helped secure this

new contract. These

include the construc-

tion of the port’s new

£2.2 million Bute agri-

bulk terminal, as well

as new state-of-the-art

cranes and wide-

ranging improvements

to shore side infra-

structure. The new

agribulk terminal has

begun operations, but

will be officially opened

at a ceremony later in

August.

Built by 3b construc-

tion, a Scottish, family-

owned company, the

new terminal offers

4,000 sqm of storage

space .

The new deal is also

expected to increase

the volumes of animal

feed and foodstuffs

passing through the

port, . Currently, the

port supports a grow-

ing number of custom-

ers from the Scottish

agricultural sector and

it plays an important

role in supporting the

region’s economy.

Stuart Cresswell, ABP’s

Port Manager at Ayr

and Troon, said: “We

look forward to

strengthening our part-

nership with Cefetra

with this new deal,

which represents one of

the most significant

developments at the

port for many years.

The development also

helps to cement the

growing role that the

Port of Ayr has been

playing in supporting

South West Scotland’s

farming community.”

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4ALLPORTS News Update January 2019

tle, Adelaide, Mel-

bourne, Sydney, Bris-

bane.

The South East Asia Aus-

tralia Loop 3 (S2A) in-

cludes calls to Tanjung

Pelepas, Port Kelang,

Singapore, Brisbane,

Sydney, Melbourne,

Adelaide, Fremantle,

Jakarta and Tanjung

Pelepas.

Forth Ports Direct Rail

Services (DRS) and Eddie

Stobart, have formed

agreement that the rail

service which provides a

regular weekend link

between the Port of

Tilbury and the Port of

Grangemouth, Scot-

land’s largest port, is to

be made permanent.

Following a trial period,

Permanent rail service between Grangemouth and Tilbury

the new regular two-

way rail link will serve

Forth Ports’ customers

in the South of England

and Central Scotland

from 9th August.

The service which uses

DRS’s locomotives and

wagon fleet has the

capacity to travel with

36 containers and will

be managed by Eddie

Stobart, working with

both Forth Ports and

DRS. The containers

travelling from Tilbury

will carry cargo includ-

ing retail goods, food

and drink while the

return journey will

support Scotland’s

export market with the

movement of spirits,

chemicals and fresh

food. The first train will

leave Tilbury on Friday

evening, via Dagen-

ham, travelling over-

night to arrive at

Grangemouth on Sat-

urday morning.

Rob Mason, Senior

Commercial Manager

at Forth Ports, said:

Hapag-Lloyd launches new South East Asia to Australia Services

Hapag-Lloyd has

launched two new

South East Asia to Aus-

tralia services. During

the month of October

2019, the South East

Asia Australia Loop 2

and South East Asia

Australia Loop 3 ser-

vices will offer weekly

direct sailings between

Thailand, Malaysia,

Singapore and Austral-

ia on top of our ex-

isting South East Asia

Australia Loop 1 (SAL)

will be launched.

The SEA and S2A is a

cooperation between

Hapag-Lloyd, ANL,

Maersk and ONE. Ser-

vices will be operated

composing of 7 x 8,500

TEU vessels and 6 x

5,700 TEU vessels re-

spectively. Hapag-

Lloyd will be operating

one vessel on each

service.

The SEA & S2A services

are scheduled to com-

mence on the 23th

October at Laem Cha-

bang and 25th October

at Tanjung Pelepas

respectively.

South East Asia Aus-

tralia (SEA) Loop 2 will

include calls into Laem

Chabang,Tanjung,

Pelepas, Singapore,

Port Kelang, Freman-

“We look forward to

partnering with Eddie

Stobart and DRS on

what is the first regular

rail service linking our

ports in Tilbury and

Grangemouth and open-

ing up a number of im-

port and export oppor-

tunities for our business

and customers.”

BLG LOGISTICS is new strategic partner of fischerwerke

The Suez Canal Contain-

er Terminal (SCCT), lo-

cated at the mouth of

the Suez Canal in Egypt,

has announced its in-

tention to open its reef-

er container inspection

and repair hub to all

brands. The terminal

will also launch a dry

container inspection

and repair hub in Octo-

aged panels or defects

that hadn’t been rec-

orded. Since it opened

its reefer container

inspection and repair

hub for Maersk con-

tainers around a year

ago, the terminal has

inspected close to

30,000 reefers. The

terminal now plans to

offer the same service

across all brands.

All technicians at the

terminal have under-

gone training to in-

spect, wash and repair

reefer containers.

SCCT has its own Engi-

neering Training Lab,

which combines theo-

ber 2019.

The terminal has faced

costs for moving and

repositioning reefer

containers with dam-

retical knowledge with

practical experience in

equipment automation

and technology is cur-

rently being extended to

ensure that it meets the

criteria for other major

shipping lines. Systems

within the terminal have

also been updated to

accommodate new

workflows.

As well as plans to cater

for other shipping lines

– the majority don’t

have their own inspec-

tion and repair process

– the SCCT reefer repair

hub is also expanding

within Egypt.

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4ALLPORTS News Update January 2019

Vattenfall has selected the Port of Hvide Sande on the Danish West Coast as its base for operating and maintain-ing it Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm. The project, located off the Danish coast in the North Sea, is currently being commissioned and is expected to be operational this sum-mer. When the facility is es-tablished, service ves-sels will depart with service technicians and equipment on a daily basis from Hvide Sande to the wind farm ap-

proximately 25-40 kilo-metres off the coast in the North Sea. The operation and mainte-nance from Hvide Sande will begin when the warranty period ends with MHI Vestas in 2024. Until then, investigations will be conducted on what exact facilities will be needed at the port. “We expect to employ 25-30 full-time staff working out of Hvide Sande and establish a Vattenfall facility at the port. On top of this, we and our partners will need local suppli-

ers. We will be looking for a range of services from engineering sup-port of our equipment and vessels to cleaning and building mainte-nance”, says Director of Operation and Maintenance Offshore, Erik Hiensch. Horns Rev 3 is poised to be Denmark’s larg-est offshore wind farm and boost the Danish electricity production from wind with around 12 per cent. Turbine installation was com-pleted in January, with 49 MHI Vestas V164-8.0 MW units standing

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at the site. Work was completed using Fred. Olsen Windcarriers jack-up vessel Brave Tern.The Port of Es-bjerg was used as the projects installation and pre-assembly port. When complete, the 406.7MW Vattenfall owned project is ex-pected to be capable of providing enough power to satisfy the annual electricity con-sumption of 425,000 Danish households. It is located 20km from shore, near the Horns Rev 1 and Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farms. Vattenfall is also cur-rently developing the 610MW Kriegers Flak and 350MW Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd wind farms off the coast of Denmark. Construction permis-sion for Kriegers Flak was granted to Vatten-fall in November 2016 with a winning bid of €49.9/MWh. The wind

farm will also establish an interconnection be-tween the Danish and German mainland grids via two subsea cables connecting Kriegers Flak to the Baltic 1 and Baltic 2 wind farms. This intercon-nector will therefore allow for an increased exchange of electricity between Denmark and Germany. Vattenfall won the Dan-ish near-shore wind tender for Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd back in September 2016 with a bid of DKK 475/MWh (€63.8/MWh). The two sites are located off the west coast of Jutland, and will have a total capacity of 350MW. Vesterhav Syd will be the larger of the two sites, with a 180MW capacity, and Vesterhav Nord will have a 170MW capacity. Combined, the projects are expected to provide sustainable energy for 375,000 households annually.

PSA International Pte

Ltd (PSA) has completed

the acquisition of Hal-

term Container Termi-

nal (“Halterm”) in the

Port of Halifax, Canada,

from Macquarie Infra-

structure Partners, a

fund managed by Mac-

quarie Infrastructure

and Real Assets, follow-

ing formal approval by

the relevant regulatory

authorities. Halterm is

the only container ter-

minal in Eastern Cana-

da that can serve mega

container vessels. It

operates three con-

tainer berths covering

more than a kilometre

of quay length with

depth of up to 16 me-

tres. The terminal is

currently undergoing

further berth expan-

sion, including the de-

livery of a fifth Super

Post-Panamax Quay

Crane, which will ena-

ble Halterm to handle

two mega container

vessels concurrently in

2020.

In Canada, PSA also

operates Ashcroft Ter-

minal, British Colum-

bia’s largest inland

port facility. Ashcroft

Terminal is located

approximately 300

kilometres east of the

Port of Vancouver,

close to the major

highways of British

Columbia, and offers

unique rail connectivi-

ty to both Class 1 rail-

road lines - CN and

Canadian Pacific Rail-

way. The Port of Hali-

fax is Canada’s Ultra

Atlantic Gateway, con-

necting to more than

150 countries and gen-

erating CAD2 billion in

annual economic bene-

fit from a diverse cargo

and cruise business.

Offering a natural, deep

harbour and world-class

infrastructure, the Port

of Halifax can accommo-

date large volumes of

containerised cargo, roll

-on roll-off cargo and

project cargo of any

size.

PSA International acquires Halifax terminal

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