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During 2014, sea-bound throughput among companies in the Zeeland port areas of Vlissingen and Terneuzen increased by 6.3% to over 35 million tonnes. Zeeland Seaports Commercial Director Dick Gilhuis called it an excellent result compared to the two previous years and to most other ports in the Hamburg-Le Havre range. An analysis of the throughput figures shows growth in virtually all sectors.
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Growth in every quarter
After two years of stagnation, the increase in the volume of cargo handled by the companies in the Zeeland port is clearly visible. Growth was noticeable in every quarter. The largest goods flow in the port, liquid bulk, was up by 13%. This rise was largely due to a substantial increase in tank storage capacity and the continuing growth in ship-to-ship handling. Henk Danielse, Deputy Habourmaster with Zeeland Seaports, explains more about the growth in ship-to-ship transfers on page 30. There was a 5% increase in dry bulk throughput, the second largest flow in the port in terms of scale. This growth is thanks to a marked increase in the handling of solid fuels and ores. Container and RoRo throughput were 13% and 4% up respectively.
Zeeland’s enterprising spirit
CEO of Zeeland Seaports, Jan Lagasse, is obviously impressed with the performance of the companies in the port: “These positive figures illustrate how strong and flexible the companies in the Zeeland port are at developing and adapting to new economic conditions. This is possible thanks to the enterprising spirit that is so characteristic of businesses in this region. They are working with the port authority to achieve further growth.”
Positive outlook
Despite the continuing difficult macro-economic situation and geopolitical uncertainties, Zeeland Seaports expects to see slight growth in throughput among the companies operating in its port area in 2015 too. The arrival of a number of interesting new players and cargo flows in the port will also contribute towards this.
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Zeeland’s offshore industry gets behind Borssele wind project
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Construction logistics at Van Oord’s Dutch offshore wind projects
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A ship on a mission – preparing HNLMS Karel Doorman for West Africa
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Oil majors choose Vlissingen for ship-to-ship transfer
INSIGHTS
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DELTA’s Guido Custers on catapulting into the offshore wind major league
PORTS IN FOCUS
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Kloosterboer reefer depot: export clients up, emissions down
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Sluiskil Tunnel makes ‘just in time’ delivery possible
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Ship waste collection with less hassle at Zeeland Seaports
ENVIRONMENT & CULTURE
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Recycling plastics / Radioactive waste in another light / Michiel de Ruyter film
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BOW Terminal heavy lift / OVET’s coal blends / SDR’s search for synergies
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Chiquita moves bananas to Vlissingen
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Sharp planning behind semi-submersible operation; new 24-metre sinkpit
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Greenhouse horticulture heats up / Bioasphalt better roads / Alternative timber fenders
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Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus at VDS in Vlissingen, the port where construction logistics for Eneco Luchterduinen took place. Read more on page 14. PHOTO BY RICARDO BAHNERTH Zeeland PortNews I 1
EVENTS
10 - 12 MARCH 2015
EWEA Offshore 2015 Copenhagen
The offshore wind energy conference and exhibition is a great place to find out more about Zeeland’s offshore industry. Photo: David Plas/EWEA
ZEELAND SEAPORTS’ STAND C3-B50
21 MARCH 2015
Cycle race Ronde van Zeeland Seaports Terneuzen
7-9 APRIL 2015
Intermodal Sao Paolo
2 MAY 2015
Open Day Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM)
5-8 MAY 2015
Transport Logistic 2015 Munich
18 - 21 MAY 2015
BreakBulk Europe 2015 Antwerp
Get all the latest news about Zeeland’s breakbulk and project cargo in the next issue of Zeeland PortNews. Make sure your company is in it! Contact the publishers (see page 43). ZEELAND SEAPORTS’ STAND 411-H1
5 JUNE 2015
ZPPC Golf Day Oostburg
General meeting ZPPC participants Vlissingen
Zeeland Seaports and the ZPPC, in cooperation with other Dutch ports, will have a strong presence with a Holland pavilion at this international exhibition for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management.
Photo courtesy of Messe München International
Across the Netherlands, 1,300 volunteers keep the sea rescue organisation afloat. During the Open Day, you can visit local rescue stations including Breskens and Westkappelle.
2 APRIL 2015
ZEELAND SEAPORTS’ STAND B3-309
2-4 JUNE 2015
Provada Amsterdam
At the real estate show, Invest in Zeeland (an initiative of Economische Impuls Zeeland), the municipality of Terneuzen and Zeeland Seaports will present the Kanaalzone region between Terneuzen and Ghent – a multimodal logistics hub with room for development. Read more in the next issue of Zeeland PortNews. More info? Contact the publishers (see page 43).
13 - 14 OCTOBER 2015
Offshore Energy 2015 Amsterdam
Jan Lonink, Chairman of the administrative programme team Zeeuws-Vlaamse Kanaalzone, signs the contract to participate at Provada.
19 - 21 OCTOBER 2015
PPI Transport Symposium Bremen
Zeeland Seaports will be at PPI, the conference and exhibition dedicated to the global forest products logistics industry. 2 I Zeeland PortNews
Why we will never run out of energy Welcome When European policy makers and industrial bosses get together at events like EWEA Offshore, tomorrow’s energy markets are on everyone’s minds. I can’t predict the future energy supply mix, but here on the Dutch North Sea decades of experience have proven one simple truth: The challenges facing the fabrication and logistics supply chain – whether offshore wind, hydrocarbons, solid fuels or bioenergy – will only become more complex and more challenging. Zeeland’s maritime businesses will be out in force at EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen. Offshore wind is one of the energy markets driving many businesses in the ports of Vlissingen and Terneuzen. So far, more than 25 European wind farm projects have made the Zeeland port area their base for construction logistics. Yet despite a wealth of experienced companies and facilities in Zeeland, the industry’s ever developing demands require tireless innovation and investments. Yet, even as we show leadership in offshore wind, our ports are also key to overcoming major technical and cost-efficiency challenges in oil and gas markets. Nobody passing through Vlissingen recently will have missed the giant Gina Krog jacket under construction for Norway’s Statoil, the world’s third largest net seller of crude oil. And at the other end of the stream, Statoil has a long-term contract at the state-of-theart Oiltanking storage terminal in Terneuzen. At EWEA Offshore I’m sure we’ll hear about global energy demand and the challenges of
developing renewables markets. Whatever tomorrow’s energy supply mix looks like and the challenges it brings, I know that markets will continue to rely on Zeeland’s port businesses. When it comes to hard work, innovation and dedication, Zeeland will never run out of energy.
Henk de Haas Chairman, Zeeland Port Promotion Council
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Special design for Terneuzen boatmen vessels Montis 5 is the first of two new customised vessels for Multraship Towage & Salvage’s line handling and boatmen service companies in Terneuzen. Verenigde Bootlieden B.V. and Montis Mooring & Boatservice B.V. use the highly manoeuvrable vessels to support safe and effective port operations. In December Dutch shipyard Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam delivered the first Stan Launch 804s, Montis 5, and the second vessel, VB 2, was delivered in early February after 16 weeks under construction. “We had some very specific demands for these vessels,” says Pepijn Nuijten from Multraship Towage & Salvage. “We wanted manoeuvrability and flexibility for working in confined spaces, but with the extra power to work as a tug with pusher bow.” The company customised the proven 8.62-metre Damen Stan Launch 804 design – increasing the standard bollard pull from 1.4 tonnes to 3.2 tonnes, adding an 11 kW bow thruster, a ø900 mm nozzle propeller and more than doubling the installed power to 182 kW. Additional client specifications include limiting the air draught to a maximum of 2.75 metres so that the vessels can escape under open pier structures if necessary. The mast can be quickly folded to further reduce air draught. The vessels have been customised to handle the size and weight of mooring lines on large seagoing ships and are fitted with Mampaey quick release towing hooks. A capstan with a pull force of 750 kg has been installed to help the crew with heavy mooring ropes, etc. With an anti-slip wooden deck, the Stan Launches can also safely transport cargo up to 450 kg.
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Photo BY MARK NEELEMANS, COURTESY OF MULTRASHIP TOWAGE & SALVAGE
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Van Oord’s Nexus prepares for action in Vlissingen Van Oord brought its new cable laying vessel Nexus to the port of Vlissingen before initial deployment at the Gemini offshore wind farm. The 126-metre vessel was delivered by Damen in
New look highlights port companies’ increasing global reach From 2015 Zeeland PortNews reaches a wider and more international audience with an ambitious new editorial focus and striking look and feel, says Henk de Haas, Chairman of the Zeeland Port Promotion Council (ZPPC), which publishes the magazine together with Zeeland Seaports. “We distribute the Photo courtesy of Siemens AG
Vroon moves headquarters to Terneuzen In 2017 Vroon will relocate its headquarters
products, as well as a large fleet of offshore
from its current site in Breskens in
support vessels through subsidiaries
Zeeuws-Vlaanderen to Terneuzen, where
including Vroon Offshore Services (VOS)
it will construct a new building near the
and the UK’s MPI Offshore (exhibiting at
lock close to the Zeeland Seaports head
EWEA Offshore at stand number C4-B48).
office, according to local media reports.
The office will employ approximately 150
The international shipping company
personnel. The company has a total of 35
transports livestock, dry cargo, containers,
offshore-support vessels on order in China
automobiles, and clean and dirty oil
for delivery between 2014 and 2016.
Heerema cuts steel on Culzean WHP jacket In Vlissingen Heerema Fabrication Group have
be approximately 114 m tall with a footprint of
cut the first steel plate for the Culzean WHP
31 x 31 m and a top of 22 x 22 m. Heerema’s
jacket for client Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limi-
Hartlepool yard in the UK was awarded the
ted, operator of the Culzean field in the North
Procurement & Construction contract of the
Sea. Culzean is an Ultra High Pressure High
Culzean Wellhead Platform (WHP) jacket, as
Temperature Development field. The jacket
well as the wellhead access deck and access
for the WHP is the first to be constructed and
ways, which will be fabricated in Hartlepool.
installed in range of the Culzean field and will
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Fruitful partnerships at oyster party in Berlin
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Waste water treatment at Van Opdorp Photo courtesy of Van Oord
Romania in December before heading to Damen
Jaap de Jong, Van Oord’s Staff Director Ship
Shiprepair Vlissingen, where Van Oord built and
Management Department, commented: “By
installed additional cable laying equipment. At
working closely together, Damen and Van
BOW Terminal the 5,000-tonne cable carousel
Oord managed to build a fit-for-purpose and
built by IHC Engineering Business and the
economical vessel in a very short period of time.
170-tonne offshore crane built by SMST were lifted
The Nexus is an asset to Van Oord’s fleet and its
onto Nexus. Both operations were successfully
Offshore Wind Projects business unit.”
performed as a tandem lift.
Aquavia, a subsidiary of KWS Infra, has worked on an improved, environmentally friendly water treatment facility at Van Opdorp Transportgroep in Sas van Gent. The facility collects and treats water used for cleaning transport
magazine to an increasing number of port clients and
equipment and material. The project, which included the
stakeholders around the world,” De Haas says. “Plus,
modernisation of associated waste water pipes, sumps and
what we’ve seen is that many of ZPPC’s more than
other water streams, demonstrates how both companies
100 member companies are increasingly adopting
have sustainability high on the agenda, notes Henk Hamelink,
Zeeland PortNews to promote their business by
HR/SHEQ Manager at Van Opdorp in an article in KWS
highlighting the joint strength of Zeeland’s port
Infra’s magazine Markant. “This means additional focus on
infrastructure.” To support this goal, the publishers
protecting and promoting a healthy and safe environment,
have contracted the Zeeland-based maritime
strengthening the local community, efficient use of scarce
publishing house Yellow & Finch Publishers to
resources such as clean water and, where possible, energy
produce the magazine.
recovery of these scarce resources.”
In early February Zeeland Seaports and ZPPC members Invest in Zeeland (N.V. Economische Impuls Zeeland), C.T.O.B. Transport & Logistics and Kloosterboer, plus a number of other Zeeland companies exhibited at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. Interest in the Zeeland port area was high as recent high profile clients like Chiquita have established new trade through the ports of Vlissingen and Terneuzen. Visitors also had the chance to enjoy one of Zeeland’s culinary delights at the now well-known oyster party at the Zeeland Seaports stand. This year Foodport Zeeland joined Zeeland Seaports for
Nagasaki delegates discuss Zeeland industries
the first time with a meeting point on the stand. Foodport
In January a Japanese delegation visited Zeeland to strengthen the already existing
Zeeland is the network organisation for companies in the
ties between Zeeland and the Nagasaki region. The King’s Commissioner Han Polman
Zeeland’s agri & food sector, promoting trade, innovation,
and deputy Ben de Reu welcomed the delegation in the Provincial Hall in Middelburg.
added value and sustainability.
On behalf of Invest in Zeeland (N.V. Economische Impuls Zeeland) Erwin van der Meer
According to Arno Dirkzwager from Zeeland Seaports, the
welcomed the visitors. During the visit, matters were discussed that Zeeland and the
joint promotion at Fruit Logistica helped local companies
prefecture of Nagasaki (similar to a province) have in common. In both regions the
stand out at the exhibition. “In and around our ports, there
agrifood, energy, tourism and maritime industries are important for the economy. There
are a lot of parties related to food harvest, processing,
were also talks about what the regions can learn from each other, amongst others in the
handling, packaging, storage and transport. Having a joint
field of tidal energy, climate change and flood risks. The Japanese delegation consisted
presentation of as many food-related Zeeland companies at
of the governor of Nagasaki, mayors of various cities from the region and representatives
Fruit Logistica as possible really helped highlight our strong
of other regional authorities.
position as a food port.”
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New Terneuzen terminal for Turkish ‘salt of industry’ In September Packaging Terneuzen Terminal (PTT)
also known as the ‘salt of industry’ has a wide range of
officially opened in the port of Terneuzen. The Verbrugge
chemical applications from fire retardants to cosmetics
Terminals subsidiary is the Northwestern Europe
and detergents. Besides the storage and handling of the
distribution centre for Etimine SA, a subsidiary of Eti
bulk products, PTT will take care of the packaging of
Maden IGM, a Turkish State owned company and one
these products in large and small units. Top managers
of the world’s largest boron producers. Ships carrying
representing Eti Maden IGM, Orhan Yilmaz and Bayram
borax will make monthly calls in Terneuzen. Borax,
Ankarali, were special guests at the terminal’s opening.
Big leap forward for new Terneuzen lock On 5 February the Netherlands and Belgium’s Flemish Region reached the next phase in the construction of the new lock in Terneuzen. Flemish Minister of Public Works Ben Weyts and Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen signed the treaty for the project in Terneuzen. At the event, the joint Dutch and Belgian project organisation unveiled the engineering plan for the lock. The new, larger lock at the port of Terneuzen – roughly the size of the new locks on the Panama Canal – will improve accessibility to the port of Ghent on the 32-kilometre Terneuzen to Ghent channel, promoting increased inland shipping between the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Additionally, the smooth passage of maritime traffic will provide an economic impulse to the region. The first ship is expected to enter the new lock in 2021. The Flemish-Dutch Scheldt Commission (VNSC) is responsible for the project team preparing for the construction. Engineering consultancy LievenseCSO was awarded the contract for the initial reference design of the new lock and related research such as environmental impact. The Municipality of Terneuzen is also closely involved in the project. Read more about the new lock and the selected engineering plans in the next issue of Zeeland PortNews.
Fleet expansion for Seacontractors’ global operations In January, after a 3,000 nautical mile voyage from
services provider Seacontractors manages from its
Algeciras in Spain, Seacontractors’ Sea Bravo safely
Middelburg headquarters. In another recent example, the
delivered the jack-up barge Pauline to Six Construct
tug Sea Alfa successfully refloated the grounded general cargo vessel Cathy Jo near Store Heddinge in Denmark. Meanwhile on the other side of the world, Sea India was at work on a Dredging International project in the Maldives. In June the company will reach a new market segment following delivery of two new 70-tonne bollard pull tugs. Seacontractors plans to deploy the vessels in anchoring handling and terminal works. The new orders represent a milestone in Seacontractors’ fleet expansion strategy, noted Seacontractors’ Executive Director Xander Schanssema. The vessels’ new Damen design and 70-tonne bollard pull capacity increase the company’s offshore oil & gas as well as terminal services capabilities. The vessels, to be named Atlantis and Dian Kingdom,
in Jizan in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The job was
have been customised to meet the tough requirements set
just one example of the global operations that maritime
by Seacontractors’ clients, particularly in the Middle East.
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Changes to Supervisory Board NV Zeeland Seaports The general meeting of shareholders of NV Zeeland Seaports decided to appoint Roelf H. de Boer and Guillaume Jetten and to reappoint Gerard van Harten to the Supervisory Board of the Zeeland port authority as of 1 January 2015. Roelf H. de Boer began his career in shipping at Nedlloyd.
Saab and Damen team up to build submarines
After occupying a number of executive positions with various logistics service providers, he became Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce in Rotterdam in 2002. Later
Swedish defence and security company
Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, says: “We are
that year, he was appointed Dutch Minister of Transport,
Saab is teaming up with shipbuilder Damen
convinced that with Saab we have found the
Public Works and Water Management in the Balkenende I
Shipyards Group in pursuit of the potential
ideal partner to realise a successor to the
government. He then went on to serve, among other things,
Walrus-class submarine replacement
present Walrus class; a vessel that will set a
as Supervisory Director at the Port of Rotterdam Authority,
programme for the Netherlands. If granted the
new standard for non-nuclear submarines.”
President of Deltalinqs and Alderman in Rotterdam with
contract, the shipbuilding is expected to largely
The two companies will also explore ways in
responsibility for the Port, Economy and Environment.
take place at Damen’s yard in Vlissingen. Hein
which they might bid jointly on other submarine
Guillaume Jetten is an independent entrepreneur and
van Ameijden, Managing Director of Damen
procurement programmes.
investor. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Woonbron Foundation and a member of the Supervisory Board and
Faster motorway connection to Rotterdam
Chairman of the Audit Committee of Albert Schweitzer Hospital. Jetten worked as CFO at Galapagos NV, SDU Holding BV and Wolters Kluwer Health in the United States.
RAFIE
The last remaining section of the A4 motorway
Jetten studied Business Economics and is a chartered
between Rotterdam and the middle of
accountant.
Zeeland opened at the end of 2014. The new
Gerard van Harten is the ex-Chairman of the Board of
infrastructure improves hinterland connections
Dow Benelux BV. Here, his responsibilities included the
for transport companies, while also reducing
global operations of Dow’s Hydrocarbon business and its
the number of trucks on regional routes. The
European operations. Van Harten is currently the figurehead
project was funded by the Dutch government
of the Top Sector Chemicals and Chairman of the
as well as the Province of Zeeland.
Supervisory Board of Dow Benelux BV. Supervisory Director Rob Boer will stay on as a member of
Photo courtesy of Photographics, DNA-beeldbank op www.laatzeelandzien.nl
the Supervisory Board of Zeeland Seaports until September. Member of the Provincial Executive, Carla Schönknecht,
Record 6 million vehicles use tunnel in 2014
Chair of the so-called Joint Venture of NV Zeeland Seaports, is enthusiastic about the new setup of the Supervisory Board and has expressed her gratitude to the departing
More than 6 million cars, trucks and other
members for all they have done for Zeeland Seaports:
vehicles passed through the Western Scheldt
“Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink, Antoine Dellaert
Tunnel in 2014, a new record since opening
and Henk Akse, together with Gerard van Harten and
in 2003. The tunnel – the longest in the
Rob Boer, have played an important role as supervisory
Netherlands at 6.6 kilometres – connects
directors during a period in which Zeeland Seaports went
Vlissingen and Terneuzen. On average 16,717
through a transformation to become an independent public
vehicles used the tunnel every day. The
corporation. A period during which a lot of changes were
tunnel’s operator N.V. Westerscheldetunnel will
made and some important steps taken towards a strong
also handle maintenance, traffic and incident
future for the Zeeland ports. The province of Zeeland and
management at the new Sluiskil Tunnel in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. Both tunnels will be operated from a fully renovated control room.
Photo by Willem Woznitza, DNA-Beeldbank op www.laatzeelandzien.nl
the other shareholders are every grateful for their energetic efforts.”
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Zeeland’s offshore industry gets behind Borssele wind farm The Borssele offshore wind farm is coming. Survey ships are already scanning and probing the seabed to determine soil conditions off the coast of Zeeland. The 1,400 MW wind farm will not only be the largest Dutch offshore wind zone so far, but also the first developed under the Dutch government’s brand new approach to awarding permits. When the tender opens later this year, one of the parties competing for the first Borssele project will be a unique consortium representing some of the most experienced offshore wind players in Zeeland.
Borssele facts and figures • 1,400 MW subdivided over four sites • 344 square kilometres • 22 kilometres from Zeeland’s coast • 500 metres from the border of the
Belgium Exclusive Economic Zone
• 10 to 40 metres water depths, with
dispersed sand banks of up to
20 metres high.
• 2 offshore substations (TenneT) with
export cable landing at TenneT’s
substation at Borssele
Borssele Consortium Zeeland Wind Project: Who’s involved • DELTA – Zeeland-based multi-utility
company
• Heerema – leading fabricator with
a large yard in Vlissingen
• Verbrugge Terminals – logistics service
provider
• Zeeland Seaports – port company
for ports of Vlissingen and Terneuzen
• Zeeuwind – a cooperative association
for wind energy
• ZMf – Zeeland-based environmental
association
• To be confirmed – an EPC contractor
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Despite its highly developed offshore wind construction industry, the Netherlands is a latecomer in developing its own offshore wind energy market compared to the United Kingdom and Denmark. However, after a long moratorium on development (from April 2008 until the end of 2015), the Dutch government the current capacity from 1,000 MW (including Eneco Luchterduinen and Gemini)
Grontmij and Pondera map out Borssele’s environmental impact
to 4,500 MW by 2023.
Marc Kreft, Senior Project Manager at consulting and engineering company
recently designated three areas for wind farm developments in a race to boost
Grontmij: “For more than ten previous offshore wind farm initiatives in the
Dutch ‘new style’ offshore wind development
Netherlands – including the operating offshore wind farm OWEZ and the
In developing its new approach, the Dutch government consulted with market
windfarm currently under construction Eneco Luchterduinen – Grontmij
parties and also learned from the experience of Energinet.DK, which is
and Pondera Consult have mapped out the environmental impact.” They’re
responsible for organising Danish offshore wind tenders. The new approach is
currently deploying their acquired knowledge and experience for the first
presented in the Offshore Wind Energy Law (Wet Windenergie op Zee), which
offshore wind project in Borssele.
is expected to enter into force on 1 July 2015. On behalf of the government, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland) collects all relevant site information that potential bidders require. The bidder with the best and cheapest plan obtains the permit and grant to develop the park. This approach contributes to efficient use of space, cost reduction and an acceleration of the deployment of offshore wind energy. The law is good news for the Dutch offshore wind industry, says Tjeu van Mierlo, Director of ZMf, a Zeeland-based environmental association. The uniform development across all Dutch sites ensures better control of quality, costs and environmental impact. Plus, for developers, the time-consuming and expensive site investigations have already been completed.
Zeeland’s unique offshore wind consortium However, the government’s policy has also ‘reset’ the field for existing developers. In 2009 Mierlo was behind a consortium of Zeeland companies that planned to develop the Borssele site under the name Zeeuws Offshore Wind Project (ZOWP). The idea was to use the quiet period of the moratorium to pre-develop the Borssele site, to be one of the first to be ready for a new round 3 offshore government did announce the new permit/subsidy scheme, it became apparent
New wind farm to create Operations & Maintenance opportunities
that the new system would entail a price/subsidy system in which all interested
More than 25 of Europe’s offshore wind farms have utilised Zeeland Seaports
parties must compete with each other. “To be successful we really have to focus
for assembly, construction and logistics. However, to date, the number of local
on our bid quality.”
offshore operations and maintenance suppliers has remained limited. The
permitting scheme, when the government would announce it. But when the
proximity of the Borssele wind farm zone changes everything. Van Mierlo highlights how the consortium also has a
Zeeland Seaports has already reserved
‘multipurpose’ benefit. “We’re not only focussed on
50 hectares and quayside space for new investors.
construction of a wind farm, but we’re also looking at the effects: what it means to the citizen, what impact it
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will have on port development, employment and quality
Peter Geertse, Commercial Manager
of living.”
+31 115 647 556
peter.geertse@zeelandseaports.com Tjeu van Mierlo, Director ZMf
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Guido Custers, DELTA Executive Director Energy Since 2008 Guido Custers has been Executive Director of the Energy division of DELTA N.V., the Dutch multi-utility company based in Middelburg, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. DELTA
Photo courtesy Delta N.V. / Ton Stanowicki
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Catapulting into Europe’s offshore wind major league With the off-take agreement for Gemini offshore wind farm’s 2.6 TWh production under its belt, DELTA Energy is now eying the huge Borssele wind farm project. Together, the two projects equal about a quarter of the total current offshore wind capacity in all of Europe. Zeeland PortNews interviews Executive Director Guido Custers.
Why is DELTA moving so quickly into offshore wind?
about the Dutch system is that the cost of what you
The Dutch market needs that green energy. On the
Why has DELTA joined the Zeeland consortium’s bid for Borssele?
whole, at DELTA we’re shifting the balance of our
We’ve got two interests basically – working together
changes, subsidies might be less than people
portfolio to renewables. Offshore wind is the biggest
and becoming greener. All the parties involved bring
expect. Hopefully, by the time Borssele is up and
opportunity at the moment to create green energy.
their own expertise. We facilitate on the energy side,
running, we’ll see that adjustment happening.
Gemini’s capacity is 600 MW and with another
the contractual side as well as on the operational
700 MW or even the whole 1,400 MW at Borssele,
side – that’s our role in the consortium. It’s all about
we’re preparing our business model to make sure
how we can combine forces to make it work. That’s
we can handle that. Of course, we’ll optimise our
how we do a lot of things here in Zeeland. Like with
Has the Dutch government taken the right approach to offshore wind?
portfolio in the Western European market, but the
the Smart Delta Resources project. We get the
It’s good that the government has taken some
real content of that green energy will stay in the
region working together, rather than trying to solve
control to remove uncertainty on permitting and
Netherlands.
things on our own. It’s a lot easier if you do things
subsidies. Otherwise, in terms of reaching the
together.
goals [an additional 3,450 MW by 2020 - ed],
What experience does DELTA have in wind energy?
can earn in the market with your asset is subtracted from the amount of subsidy. So as the market
it would have been a nightmare situation to get
We’ve got more than 100 MW on land in our
Will the consortium’s bid offer the best value for Zeeland?
portfolio, such as the Kreekraksluis project. At
We’re very tied to Zeeland, our shareholders are
do, and it’s also new for the government. There’s
Gemini we’re the off-taker only, but we’re directly
very tied to the region. That’s why if there’s anything
still a significant amount of cost reduction needed
involved in the project. We started two and half
in this area, we all think it’s best to be part of it. In
to be able to build and operate offshore wind
years ago, developing our organisation and getting
the consortium, we are all keen on making it work
economically. The new approach should reduce
all the contracts up and ready. On the operational
for Zeeland. And when the consortium succeeds,
costs for sure, building larger zones faster, more
side and in the lead up to taking over in 2016, that’s
it probably will be a big boost for local companies.
economically. Plus the grid will be built already. On
all currently in progress. And we’ve been involved
It’s employment – for a few years during the
the technology side, there’s still a lot to be seen
in the Borssele bid for some time. So we definitely
whole building phase there will be a lot of traffic of
and that’s something we should do in Borssele –
have a lot of knowledge in that sense.
materials coming in and out. After that, the ports
facilitate new innovation. I think there’s still a lot to
will still have a lot to do to maintain the farm. But
be learned about how to make offshore wind more
to be honest, there’s a lot of work to be done and
maintenance friendly.
Energy is responsible for running and optimising all the power productions units of DELTA, which include nuclear, coal, gas, cogeneration, bioenergy and wind. Custers has long experience setting up contracts in the energy business. He is also a Member of the Board of EFET, the European Federation of Energy Traders.
everything aligned. Gemini was basically a magic trick and it still took 10 years. But there’s a lot to
a lot of building blocks that have to be put in place to succeed.
Public opinion remains mixed – are the costs for the taxpayer justified?
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It’s fair to question it, why do we need to pay for this with subsidies? But people want green energy. From coal, gas and nuclear, the market’s moving to green energy. Ultimately, we need a market that works with renewables, but you need price mechanisms to facilitate the changing market. That’s why subsidies are there. The smart thing
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When wind farm construction becomes a combination of everything at once Dutch EPC contractor Van Oord is working on both offshore wind projects currently under construction in the Dutch North Sea: the smaller Eneco Luchterduinen project and Gemini, one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. Together they will provide electricity for 935,000 households. Both projects hinge on supply chain logistics run by companies in the Zeeland port area.
Photo courtesy OF VAN OORD
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Photos courtesy of Van Oord
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus during load in at VDS in the port of Vlissingen.
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The two wind farms off the coast of the Netherlands give an example of
Project logistics hub for Eneco Luchterduinen
perseverance and innovation within the Dutch offshore industry. Especially at the
The offshore cluster of companies at Zeeland Seaports have already served more
large Gemini wind farm, many challenges have come together in one project,
than 25 European wind farms in recent years so it is not surprising that Zeeland
says Geert van Ek, Project Manager at Gemini. “The sheer size of the Gemini
Seaports has been vital for the Eneco Luchterduinen project. Verbrugge Terminals
wind farm, the rough weather and challenging local conditions near shore, the
was the project logistics hub for the foundation installation, in partnership with
environment, the direct connection to the electrical grid, these are things that have
heavy lift specialist Sarens.
been experienced in other projects one at a time, but Gemini is a combination of
“For this project Vlissingen is geographically the most obvious port,” says Glas.
everything at once. There are also a lot of factors which are not under our direct
The 43 foundations, each 65 metres long and weighing around 475 tonnes,
control and which we need to take into account. For example, for the cable laying
were built by SIF Group in the south of the Netherlands, in Roermond. Further
activities we are working in the vicinity of a nature reserve. That means we are
fabrication is taking place at Smulders in Antwerp, namely for boat landings,
forced to do the work in a period of a few months so we will not disturb nature.”
external ladders etc. And at a large facility owned by Cofely Fabricom (GDF SUEZ
The same applies for driving the foundations into the seabed. That’s only allowed
Group) in Hoboken near Antwerp, a four-storey Offshore High Voltage Station,
in the second half of the year, starting from July. “If you are unable to finish all 150
weighing as much as four Boeing 747s, was constructed. A couple of weeks
foundations within that time, you’ll have to wait half a year to be able to continue.
ago the colossus was towed down the Western Scheldt to the port of Vlissingen
That would be problematic for the further development of the project,” says
before heading to its final destination. The Vlissingen fabrication company VDS
Michiel Pieterman, Package Manager at Van Oord.
constructed the Offshore High Voltage Station foundation. Glas: “VDS also installed some tools on Aeolus. And when we had damage to the hammer, we
Well-practiced on new installation vessel
had that repaired at VDS.”
With ‘just’ 43 turbines, Eneco Luchterduinen, some 23 kilometres off the coast at Noordwijk aan Zee, is considerably smaller than Gemini. The project has
In Vlissingen to prepare for Gemini
progressed quite a bit and the experiences gained there are very useful for Gemini.
Also for the Gemini project, Vlissingen-based companies have secured orders.
“At Eneco Luchterduinen we first used our new offshore installation vessel, Aeolus.
For example, BOW Terminal is responsible for storage and load transfers of 75
We are also going to use it for Gemini, so we have already practiced how to
monopile foundations. “We have a permanent availability of heavy lift capacity
use the ship and the tools on board,” Jan Glas, Package Manager at Van Oord,
up to 1,500 tonnes (Gottwald MK1500 + Liebherr LR1600), therefore we are in
explains. The ship is equipped with a crane capable of lifting 990 tonnes.
the position to lift 75 pile foundations of 850 tonnes each, for this project,” the company stated. “The Gemini project is our 25th energy-related project since our
Gripper for monopile installation
start in October 2010 and our first project for the Dutch offshore wind market.”
Offshore installation vessel Aeolus can work at depths of 55 metres. “The
In December Damen Shipyards delivered Van Oord’s new DP2 cable-laying vessel
commissioning of the ship was surely one of the challenges of constructing Eneco
Nexus. After delivery, Nexus berthed at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, where Van
Luchterduinen,” says Glas. “The first weeks we experienced quite a few problems
Oord is building and installing the additional cable laying equipment. For Gemini,
with the new systems on board the ship. But those were ultimately resolved.”
Nexus will be deployed to install electrical cables all the way up at the northern
One particular tool on board the vessel has proven extraordinary – the innovative
coastal area of the Netherlands, near Eemshaven, 85 kilometers from the coast to
monopile gripper, designed by Rotterdam-based engineering and design company
be exact.
TWD. Measuring 20 x 10.5 x 21 metres, the gripper keeps the monopiles in the correct position and inclination during installation, at the same time counteracting the wave, wind, and current loads. The hydraulically operated gripper arms hold the monopile securely in place during positioning and hammering. “It has really worked very well and we are also going to use it at Gemini,” Glas explains.
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Kloosterboer reefer depot: export clients up, emissions down It started with a simple question – why all the empty kilometres? Today, Kloosterboer’s project to find complementary logistics partners has resulted in a busy reefer container depot in Vlissingen, new cost-effective inland shipping logistics solutions for local exporters, and reduced emissions. In 2014, the facility doubled its annual throughput since 2011 to 50,000 TEU – its best result so far. But that’s only half the story – most of those containers are now full, and shipped by inland barge instead of truck. A few years ago Kloosterboer’s terminal in Vlissingen received regular import transports of containerised fruit juice concentrates and other refrigerated products, trucked down from Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte. The containers were then returned to Rotterdam – empty. In all those empty trucks on the motorway, there was an opportunity for cooperation that could benefit all parties, Fred Compeer
MSC, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Hamburg Süd and Hapag-Lloyd. “Vlissingen’s
of Kloosterboer Container Logistics says, but one that required persistence and
location close to North Sea shipping routes and between Antwerp and
patience. “A ‘no’ today can become a ‘yes’ tomorrow,” he says. He took that
Rotterdam makes it very convenient for reducing empty shipments,” Compeer
message to the VN Delta Conference recently with his presentation exploring
notes. Kloosterboer’s partner Smith-Holland inspects (Preventive Technical
best practice in sustainable logistics with inland shipping.
Inspection) the import containers at four reefer bridges. In the project’s first phase, Kloosterboer forwarded the empty containers to the Markiezaat Container
Lower shipping costs for local exporters
Terminal, an inland shipping terminal at Bergen op Zoom. The mainly export
Today, the persistence has paid off, creating a new depot – Kloosterboer
terminal was trucking and barging containers of local produce to Rotterdam and
Container Logistics. The reefer container depot in Vlissingen’s Westhofhaven
returning with empty containers. Creating a triangle between Vlissingen, Bergen
represents agreements with most of the main deepsea carriers, including Maersk,
op Zoom and Rotterdam introduced a more efficient use of containers.
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Kloosterboer Container Logistics reefer depot in Vlissingen reached 50,000 TEU throughput in 2014, with more sustainable, reduced CO2 transportation.
However, local Zeeland exporters quickly took advantage of the reduced
Seaports, Kloosterboer is expanding the facility – quay expansion and more
transportation costs, shipping directly from Vlissingen to Rotterdam. As a result,
equipment such as the recently delivered Kalmar DRF Reachstacker and two
75% of the containers that Kloosterboer ships by barge back to Rotterdam are
identical Terberg RoRo Terminal Tractors – all delivered by local company Feyter
now full with reefer cargo – particularly fish products. This is not only a remarkable
Forklift Services. Compeer says that improved rail connections as well as truck
achievement in efficiency, but also contributes to much more sustainable, reduced
and inland shipping makes Vlissingen an ideal location for hinterland connections
CO2 transportation.
to France in particular. With storage capacity at 1,700,000 cubic metres and growing, the depot proves what can be achieved in tight markets through smart
Future reefer port Vlissingen
cooperation.
The new depot also offers attractive opportunities for reefer container shipping to Zeeland – lower costs than Rotterdam and Antwerp. Together with Zeeland
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Photo by Mark Neelemans, courtesy of Sluiskil Tunnel
Sluiskil Tunnel makes Just In Time delivery possible
Transport companies have long campaigned for a tunnel under the Ghent-Terneuzen CHaNnEl.
On 23 May the long anticipated Sluiskil Tunnel under the Ghent-Terneuzen Channel will open for road traffic. Long waiting times for the current swing bridge will come to an end. By 2018 the entire route between motorway A58 in the middle of Zeeland and the Dutch-Belgian border in the south will have four traffic lanes and overpasses. This guarantees a fast and safe connection between the port areas on both sides of the Western Scheldt river and to the European hinterland. Rudie Tieleman, Director at Tieleman Transport, is pleased with the new infrastructure. His company is located in the east of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, right between the ports of Zeeland and Antwerp. “We are a family run business,” Tieleman explains. “My grandfather started it in 1922. Nowadays I run the business with my cousins. We have 72 trucks. Our drivers transport general cargo, mainly containers, for customers in Western Europe. In our 30,000 square metre warehouse we can also store goods.”
By 2018 the entire route will have four traffic lanes and overpasses.
Director Rudie Tieleman: “This region will become more attractive for businesses.”
Region more attractive for business
Continuously improving Zeeland’s accessibility
The new tunnel will improve Tieleman’s business. “It will make Just In Time delivery
“There have been plans for this connection since the early nineties. In that time I
much easier. With the new tunnel and improved road connections, we can make
was a member of the Road and Transport Committee, initiated by the Chamber of
more accurate appointments with our customers. I believe that not only companies
Commerce. Together with entrepreneurs and representatives of the government
in Zeeland will benefit from this connection. As the roads to and from Antwerp are
we discussed infrastructural needs – a tunnel under the Ghent-Terneuzen Channel
congested, I expect that this region will become more attractive for businesses in
was a returning topic. The meetings turned out to be fruitful; not only the Sluiskil
general.”
tunnel will soon be a fact, but Zeeland is continuously improving its accessibility.
The tunnel also means a fast link between the east and west of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.
Only that way transport and logistics can play a key role in the economic
“That will certainly help me to attract employees,” Tieleman continues. “The current
development of the region.”
uncertainty in commuting time puts people off applying for a job at our company.
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Ship waste collection with less hassle at Zeeland Seaports From January 2015 ship owners and agents can deliver ship-generated waste and cargo residues more simply, safely and efficiently at the Dutch seaports of Vlissingen and Terneuzen. In a new 3-year contract with Martens Cleaning, port company Zeeland Seaports fully compensates costs, introduces a new standard of environmentally friendly recycling, and further reduces the administrative burden on agents and captains. “As soon as we receive notification from the port management system, we take over the planning and administration,” says Serge Hendrickx, Director of Martens Cleaning. “For the agent it’s much simpler. We can also collect waste waterside as well as quayside, which further increases safety and efficiency.”
Waste responsibilities The European Union requires ships to notify Member State ports about accumulated ship-generated waste and cargo residues, which must be collected before the ship leaves port. This includes sludge, bilge water and other oil-water mixtures as defined in the IMO’s MARPOL regulations. Zeeland Seaports CEO Jan Lagasse: “As a port we differentiate by how we manage these requirements on behalf of the port’s users – less hassle and more care for the environment. With this new agreement we’re showing how we deal with our waste collection responsibilities upfront.”
Concrete agreements
“Less hassle and more care for the environment,” says Zeeland Seaports CEO Jan Lagasse, pictured at the contract signing with Jan Hoondert, Managing Director Hoondert Group, owner of Martens Cleaning.
Zeeland Seaports has opted to outsource ship waste collection through a Europewide tender, which was awarded to Martens Cleaning, a subsidiary of Zeelandbased transport, handling and environmental services group Hoondert. According to Hein Versluis, Advisor Port Safety and Environment at Zeeland Seaports, the approach has many advantages. “Working with one party ensures that as a port we’re in better control and can make concrete agreements to ensure higher quality and safety, while at the same time reducing our administrative costs.”
Innovative recycling Versluis also highlighted the reduced environmental impact. Instead of collecting waste and redistributing to polluting industries, Martens Cleaning employs
How much waste?
innovative recycling methods to reduce the impact on the environment. The
Per year, the 6,000 ships calling at Zeeland Seaports deliver ship-generated
company has also developed technology to utilise waste heat from a neighbouring
waste totalling:
refinery to process the collected ship sludge into usable oil products.
• 14,000 cubic metres of oil and oily residue
Plus, with this new agreement, Zeeland Seaports becomes the first Dutch port
• 1,200 tonnes of garbage and cargo residues
to implement the Dutch government’s ‘Green Deal’ ship waste supply chain
• 40 tonnes of hazardous materials
programme, which aims to reduce the amount of plastics supplied to ships and ensure the collected waste plastic is recycled.
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A ship on a mission
The HNLMS Karel Doorman unloading supplies in the fight against Ebola at Freetown Terminal in Sierra Leone
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Not all cargo that leaves the ports of Zeeland has a value that can be expressed purely in euros and dollars. Fifty vehicles, including ambulances and SUVs; more than 40 containers with protective clothing, medical equipment and hospital beds; and 1,700 pallets with rice – all loaded in the port of Vlissingen recently – were invaluable for the Ebola stricken countries in West Africa. The new Joint Support Ship HNLMS Karel Doorman of the Royal Netherlands Navy could not have had a more meaningful maiden voyage.
Photo courtesy of the Netherlands Ministry of Defence
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It was a bit like an anthill this January in the Freeport of Monrovia in Liberia. Lines of trucks arriving and departing, mobile harbour cranes swinging their impressive arms through the air and throughout the port you could feel the buzz – the fresh, much needed supplies in the fight against Ebola had arrived.
Internationally indispensable The medical and logistical supplies to aid Liberia, loaded at Verbrugge Terminals in the port of Vlissingen, were a donation from nine European countries. The donors included the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, France, Austria, Romania and Hungary. And it wasn’t only a cargo of equipment and ‘moon suits’ – the gruesome symbol of the Ebola outbreak but yet so indispensable in the ‘war’ against the disease – that defence personnel unloaded on the Monrovian cargo docks. “Unlike last time, we now have 1,500 tonnes of food with us,” Captain Peter van den Berg of HNLMS Karel Doorman says. “We’re trying to
The port of Vlissingen was the Royal Netherland Navy’s first choice because of its easy accessibility for suppliers
prevent another crisis, because in the countries affected by Ebola, agriculture has come to an almost complete halt.”
In 2013 the Dutch government had some significant budget cuts to make. The new Joint Support Ship, at 205 metres in length the largest Dutch
Prior to docking in Liberia’s capital, the vessel also delivered essential
naval vessel ever built, turned out to be superfluous. Well, speaking of
supplies to Guinea and Sierra Leone, both heavily affected by the disease.
built…, the ship was actually still under construction at that time. So while
This was the second run to West Africa, after the ship’s initial trip in
shipbuilders continued outfitting the ship, its destiny was to be put up for
November to deliver supplies to these three Ebola-affected countries.
Not for sale
sale. But fate chose another course. The Dutch government reversed its decision because of the lack of capacity for NATO and EU missions.
The trips of HNLMS Karel Doorman to the western part of the African
Perfect humanitarian facilities
continent fit perfectly into the extraordinary story of this ship. The Joint
And in June 2014, the vessel started its sea trials… in Dutch service. While
Support Ship, named after the Dutch admiral who died in the Battle of the
the sea trials were still underway in November, the vessel was suddenly
Java Sea during WWII, was almost not taken into Dutch service at all.
called up for duty. Africa was in need of a humanitarian mission.
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“This ship is perfect for these kind of missions,” says Lieutenant Suzanne
expresses. But along with plans to move the Marine Corps barracks to the port
Damstra of the Netherlands Ministry of Defence. “It is specialised in reaching
of Vlissingen in 2019, the importance of the Zeeland port area for the Royal
difficult locations and the medical facilities on board are comprehensive.”
Netherlands Navy on that matter may increase, says Damstra. “Although at this point the department is not able to provide more information.”
The facilities are comparable to that of a local hospital; called a Role 3 hospital (the second highest qualification), she explains. The infirmary has 30 beds, two
One thing however is sure: when a humanitarian crisis arises, wherever on this
operating rooms, an intensive care unit, an X-ray room and treatment rooms.
globe, chances are that HNLMS Karel Doorman will return to its place of birth
A separate quarantine area is also provided, with its own ventilation system,
at the port of Vlissingen, pick up its invaluable cargo and sail out to the rescue
plumbing and a lock.
once again.
The ship can serve as a helicopter base. It has two landing sites where
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The HNLMS Karel Doorman has room for two kilometres of vehicles or cargo spread over the vehicle deck, the helicopter deck and the hangar. The vessel also has a 100-tonne RoRo tailgate for heavy vehicles on the starboard side, a loading place for landing craft and a crane.
At home in Vlissingen? Zeeland’s Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding built the Joint Support Ship, the largest vessel yet delivered by the international Damen Shipyards group. The
Photo courtesy of Damen
different types of helicopters, including the Chinook and the NH-90, can land.
main construction took place at Damen’s Galati yard in Romania, and in July 2013 the ship was towed to Vlissingen to complete the build there. In March 2014 the HNLMS Karel Doorman was ceremonially launched and since then the port of Vlissingen has been vital for missions with this vessel. Lieutenant Damstra: “Vlissingen is one of the major Dutch ports. In the case of the missions to Africa, Vlissingen was the first choice because of its easy accessibility for suppliers.”
“The Netherlands, as a trade nation, gains a great deal from a navy that can be deployed on international missions,” said Dutch Minister of Defence Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert during the naming ceremony
However, the homeport of the Dutch naval fleet and thereby HNLMS Karel
for HNLMS Karel Doorman at Damen’s yard in Vlissingen
Doorman is Den Helder. “So military missions will start from there,” Damstra
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Complex heavy lift at BOW Terminal After a long road of exchanging technical information and preparing high level engineering drawings, BOW Terminal finally reached the execution phase of a complex lift in the final days of 2014. Three 700-tonne mobile cranes and one 600-tonne crawler crane completed two simultaneous vertical lifts of 380 tonnes each by
Photo courtesy of BOW Terminal
including 180 degrees rotation with lift points at 30-metre height. “After celebrating Christmas with our families, the mobilisation of three mobile
of frames, rotation and supply of load bearing equipment. Specially fabricated
700-tonne telescopic cranes started early am Monday 29 December,” BOW
trunnions were designed to perform the rotation.
Terminal shared on its facebook page. “In addition, our 600-tonne crawler crane was brought into position as well to the Module Support platform.”
Following the lift, the client performed modifications to both frames on ground level, before BOW Transport transported both frames to a dedicated location by
The scope for BOW Terminal’s client in this case was to cut two steel structures
SPMT.
of 380,000 kgs each at a height of 30 metres, while the BOW Terminal team was
Coal blends add value in competitive market European coal traders benefit from OVET’s innovative new method to control the quality of coal mixtures. The dry bulk terminal, which handles more than 9 million tonnes of coal each year, has invested in new equipment to blend and grind different grades of coal.
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Photo by Aerolin, courtesy of OVET
responsible for the supply and (de) connection of rigging, lowering/lifting down
This added value service allows traders to offer coal qualities tailored to the client’s application at competitive prices.
OVET’s dry bulk terminal in Vlissingen can unload 70,000 tonnes of coal per day
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PORTS IN FOCUS
Smart Delta Resources (SDR) recently completed the first major milestone since the kick-off of the innovative collaboration of steel, chemicals, food and energy industry in the Delta region last year. The companies are now evaluating the economic viability and environmental benefits of redistributing energy, fuels, raw materials and waste products that other companies can use. The partners commissioned ECN to conduct a Total Process Technology Assessment – a thorough evaluation and inventory of potential energy and feedstock synergy between the organisations. That report is now complete and the partners are now looking at which initial projects to develop further, says DELTA Energy’s Executive Director Guido Custers. And although some activities may not be relevant for all, the companies all believe in the value of sticking together. “Since forming Smart Delta Resources, we’ve been regularly updating each other on our companies’ developments. We’ve learned how to do that. If we keep on doing that, we might find new synergies in the future. What we know today might not be what we know in 12 months.” SDR formed in early 2014 and is supported by Zeeland Seaports, the Province of Zeeland and the Dutch government, and facilitated by NV Economische Impuls
Photo by Aerolin, courtesy of OVET
Zeeland.
OVET’s new blending and grinding machine improves the homogeneity of coal blends
In operation since November 2014, OVET’s new blending and grinding machine improves the homogeneity of blends containing steam coal grades with higher moisture content. The machine simplifies and improves the transport process of the resulting cargo, with smooth and rapid train loading in Vlissingen. Together with the investment in a new train loading station in 2013, OVET is now fully equipped to service the European coal market. OVET Account & Planning Manager Sander van der Veeke says the terminal is one of the first in the world to offer this flexibility. “With our new service, traders can match the coal quality to the requirements of the end user, which is particularly beneficial for smaller clients such as power plants, cement works and sugar refineries.” OVET’s terminal in Vlissingen’s Kaloothaven can simultaneously unload two Capesize bulk carriers with a deep draught of up to 16.5 metres. OVET can achieve a total unloading capacity of 70,000 tonnes per day using its four floating cranes.
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Interest heating up for greenhouse horticulture In January representatives from Greenport Holland, the industry body for greenhouse horticulture in the Netherlands, visited Zeeuws-Vlaanderen to witness developments at the 300-hectare sustainable greenhouse project. Located in Westdorpe, next to the Kanaalzone (the channel zone between Ghent and Terneuzen), the Biopark Terneuzen project Glastuinbouw Zeeuws-Vlaanderen highlights the potential cost benefits of establishing businesses in the area. The first companies arrived in 2008. Following a few difficult years, the industry is enjoying a more favourable investment climate. As a result, during the last year, a number of new businesses established new greenhouse projects in the area.
Why is Zeeuws-Vlaanderen the new hot spot for greenhouse horticulture? • Supplier WarmCO2, a cooperation of Zeeland Seaports and Yara, uses waste heat and CO2 from the nearby Yara industrial site, saving millions of cubic metres of natural gas and making the project one of the most sustainable greenhouse locations in Europe. • The region has plenty of room for new businesses. • Current infrastructure works will see four traffic lanes and overpasses along the entire route between the middle of Zeeland and the Dutch-Belgian border. • Zeeland has a relatively high number of sun hours compared to the rest of the Netherlands
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Bioasphalt in Zeeland – better roads without the bitumen? A new type of bioasphalt promises quieter roads without the use of fossil bitumen, which is currently made from petroleum in a process that releases a great amount of CO2. The biobased adhesive lignin in this innovative bioasphalt has been developed by the company H4A in Sluiskil, Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research, the Asfalt Kennis Centrum (Asphalt Knowledge Centre, AKC). Zeeland Seaports is a project partner with interest in potential applications for the asphalt, while governments and companies have also expressed interest in this promising development. Lignin is a natural adhesive material which gives structure to all kinds of plants and trees and is, for example, an important component of straw. This product is the result of the Biobased Infra project, facilitated by NV Economische Impuls Zeeland together with Grontmij and Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research. The project comprises various forms of cooperation on applying biobased (green) materials in infrastructure. This sample of bioasphalt with lignin holds. the promise of quieter roads and far less pollution.
It is also expected to improve functional properties of the asphalt, such as rolling resistance, and to make roads quieter. This year the partners expect to realise a road or parking space with lignin asphalt to test the functional
properties of the bioasphalt in practice. In addition to the use of lignin in asphalt, Zeeland Seaports, Cargill and Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research also wish to chart possible sources of lignin-rich biomass streams in Zeeland and beyond.
Giving new life to old wood Zeeland Seaports is believed to be the first port company in Europe to introduce a new innovation that provides a sustainable alternative to hardwood timber fenders. In January the first of these 10 fenders made from recycled wood entered service at Verbrugge Terminals in the port of Vlissingen, part of an upgrade of almost 300 metres of the firm’s project cargo quay. “We haven’t found anybody else doing this,” says Technical Manager Wouter Dert from De Klerk, the infrastructure contractor behind the innovative new recycled timber fenders. “It was an experiment and with the backing of Zeeland Seaports we had a unique chance to develop our idea.” Destructive testing of the recycled timber fenders – made of strips of recycled wood bonded with epoxy resin and weighing up to 1 tonne per unit – indicates very high durability. The fenders are not only a more sustainable solution, but they can also be delivered much more quickly than the typical 12-week wait when ordering FSC-certified hardwood from Cameroon. A number of other ports have expressed interest in the new solution. De Klerk completed Zeeland Seaports’ 17-week quay maintenance project without disruption to Verbrugge Terminal’s busy schedule of offshore wind and other projects. During the project, the team removed 47 cubic metres of timber for recycling.
With a sample of the new recycled timber fender material, from left to right: Dick Engelhardt, COO at Zeeland Seaports, Erik van der Ham, Commercial Manager Project Cargo at Verbrugge Terminals, Ron de Groot, Managing Director, De Klerk
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MARKET FORCES
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MARKET FORCES
The fact that these companies are calling us shows the strengths of our ports
LPG tanker British Councillor, an 83,270 cubic metre VLGC vessel, recently completed BP Shipping’s first ship-to-ship transfers in the port of Vlissingen. The British oil and gas major joins the growing ranks of international operators utilising Zeeland Seaports. Global oil and gas companies have increasingly adopted ship-to-ship transfers as a means to reach markets more quickly and efficiently. Although not a new activity for Zeeland Seaports, the port company has been actively boosting its capacity and strengthening its reputation for safety and reliability. As a result, ship- toship transfers at the Dutch ports grew over 50% in the first three quarters of 2014 compared to the same period the year before. Henk Daniëlse, Deputy Harbourmaster with Zeeland Seaports, believes in focusing not only on ship-to-shore transfer, but improving facilities for ship-to-ship transfer as well.
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MARKET FORCES 14.5 metre draught “We had a floating gas terminal in the port of Vlissingen for a very long time,” Daniëlse explains. “Smaller vessels loaded alongside a large gas carrier and from there distributed their cargo to the rest of Western Europe. As gas storage capacity grew on shore, the floating terminal was no longer used. Some years ago we noticed a need for ship-to-ship transfer capacity in the port of Vlissingen, mainly for liquids such as bunker fuel, naphtha and petrol – not surprisingly, as this port has the deepest draught along the Western Scheldt river. Ships passing by from Ghent, for example, load up to their maximum at our port before going out to sea. But as ships grow larger, the 12.5 metre draught we had available at the spot for ship-to-ship transfer was no longer sufficient. We dredged to 14.5 metre LAT and placed new state-of-the-art buoys so we can safely accommodate larger tankers up to 275 metres.”
Safety and reliability with flying colours The four new large buoys are definitely special. They are not only the first buoys certified by Lloyd’s Register, but the innovative design also makes fastening of the ship’s ropes easier thus safer for crew and boatmen. The buoys have a 150-tonne tractive force. “Investing in this buoy span has not been without result. Large companies such as Shell and Exxon make use of it. Recently representatives of BP checked whether this berth meets their strict safety requirements. We passed with flying colours. We can expect their ships in our port as well. The fact that these companies are calling us to learn about our services shows the strengths of our ports.” Even though the largest companies find the buoys in line with their rules and regulations, Zeeland Seaports will conduct a safety inspection in the near future. “It is safe, but improvements are always possible and next to that, this world changes constantly and so does the maritime industry. We must stay up-to-date.”
Room for growth Daniëlse believes the growth in ship-to-ship transfers will continue over the coming years. “There simply is room to grow in this segment, we excel in availability, ships can always call upon us. We have space available at the buoy span and along the quay in our Scaldia port. Ships can use this quay as long as
Ship-to-ship transfer in port of Vlissingen
they comply with our rules and safety regulations. That means for example fencing
Vlissingen is one of the few ports in Europe capable of mooring the largest
off the terrain and having a certified surveyor present. Not an issue for most
seagoing tankers and facilitating safe ship-to-ship transfer operations.
companies – more a standard procedure. And last but not least, we are working
• deep-draught access without locks
on expansion of our capacity. Zeeland Seaports has plans to construct new
• one hour sailing time from main North Sea shipping routes
jetties where two ships can berth at the same time. Another reason for shipping
• dedicated, protected mooring area without congestion
companies to check us out first.”
• experienced, safe and reliable
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The specialised reefer ship Star First carrying Chiquita bananas (conventional pallets underdeck and reefer containers ondeck) calls at Kloosterboer in the port of Vlissingen.
Chiquita moves bananas to Vlissingen In January the reefer ship Star Quality brought the first shipment of Chiquita bananas to the port of Vlissingen, the result of a new agreement with Kloosterboer for the handling of 170,000 tonnes of bananas per year. The new trade with South America brings the total amount of bananas handled by terminals at Zeeland Seaports’ Foodport Vlissingen in the Bijleveldhaven to Why choose Zeeland to reach Europe’s consumers? 470,000 tonnes per year. The arrival of a party like Chiquita is confirmation of the strong position
Zeeland Seaports now occupies as a fruit port. While there’s no one single reason why Chiquita ultimately chose Zeeland, Zeeland Seaports points to a
Last year, Kloosterboer and Zeeland Seaports entered into negotiations with
combination of factors.
Chiquita to see if the growing facilities at Vlissingen could provide an interesting
• Flexible labour (Zeeland is famous for its dedicated employees,
alternative to Antwerp, where the banana company had shipped its products for
more than three decades. The negotiations resulted in the agreement between
• Lower fuel consumption (shorter sailing time; Vlissingen is a 1-hour sail from
Kloosterboer and Chiquita.
no nine-to-five mentality) the North Sea route)
• Time saving (rapid ship handling, congestion-free hinterland connections) Companies in the Zeeland port area (more specifically Vlissingen) have been
• Lower port approach costs (combination of stevedore charges and harbour
active for some time in the handling and storage of bananas. ZZColdstore
attracted a nice cargo package of bananas a while ago and this now amounts to
• Expertise when it comes to handling fresh produce by the companies in
around 300,000 tonnes of bananas a year.
and quay dues) Foodport Vlissingen
• Good cooperation between port companies and port manager
Zeeland Seaports (short lines of communication in the port)
For more information about Foodport Vlissingen, please contact Zeeland Seaports Commercial Manager Leo Lagendijk. + 31 115 647 572 leo.lagendijk@zeelandseaports.com i: www.zeelandseaports.com
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ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE
Radioactive waste in another light “I think the safety officers were wondering
COVRA regularly sponsors exhibitions (in
what on earth we were doing there,” says
fact it’s also a storage facility for museum
photographer Mieke Wijnen, speaking
artworks), but this project, ‘Anders
on behalf of three creative talents
Belicht, In Another Light’ focussed on the
collaborating in an unusual design project
everyday for the employees. From existing
inside the monolithic yellow COVRA facility
elements, new designs and abstractions
in Vlissingen. With photographer Suzan
emerged. “An outsider sees things
Thiry and interior and furniture designer
differently, sees things that for others
Petra Luteijn, the local artists turned
aren’t apparent,” Wijnen continues. “The
their lenses and designer’s eye to the
people at COVRA were really enthusiastic
only facility in the Netherlands qualified
when they saw the exhibition – ‘This just
to treat and store radioactive waste.
belongs here.’”
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Plastic from the sea
Did you know?
This giant globe of plastic refuse travelled the country before arriving at Bio Base Experience Terneuzen to mark the
Zeeland Seaports recently became the
opening of the exhibition ‘Fishing for Litter’. Running until 28 March 2015, the exhibition will teach 1,400 school children
first Dutch port to implement the Dutch
about making plastics, recycling and the environmental impact. According to KIMO, the international organisation that
government’s ‘Green Deal’ ship waste supply
initiated the exhibition, 20,000 tonnes of litter are dumped into the North Sea every year. The ‘Fishing for Litter’ initiative
chain programme, which aims to reduce the
aims to reduce marine litter by involving one of the key stakeholders, the fishing industry. The ports and fishing vessels
amount of plastics supplied to ships and
involved, including in Vlissingen, collect plastics which are disposed of in port. From an original pilot scheme in the
ensure the collected waste plastic is recycled.
Netherlands, KIMO’s initiative has also proven highly successful in the United Kingdom and beyond.
Read more on page 21.
Who is Michiel de Ruyter? Anyone living in Zeeland can answer that question, and probably many more people around the world after the premiere of the epic adventure film hit cinema screens in January. A Vlissingen native, the 17th Century Dutch admiral is famous for his heroic role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars. Recreating his life and battles involved filming on location in many parts of Zeeland, where his legend lives on in the names of countless local organisations including the De Ruyter Academy at the HZ University of Applied Sciences and the Maritime & Logistics College De Ruyter at Scalda.
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Sharp planning behind semi-submersible operation It took less than two weeks, but the arrival, mobilisation, loading and departure of a project cargo transport involved hundreds of people and directly contributed more than half a million Euros to the local Zeeland economy, says project superintendent Juul van der Meer from Dutch Offshore Contractors (DOC). For a port infrastructure project on the island of La Réunion off the east coast of Africa, DOC loaded seven dredging vessels/units onto COSCO Heavy Transport’s semi-submersible vessel Xia Zhi Yuan 6 in the port of Vlissingen.
Semi-submersible lift operations require ports with deep draught, flexibility and room to manoeuvre. But more importantly, Mr van der Meer explains, the operations depend on contracting experienced and highly qualified subcontractors. “In Zeeland you’ve got excellent sub-contractors and supply chain on your doorstep. You can take your pick from very qualified companies here in the region. Vlissingen is an attractive and competitive port. The port company is cooperative, it’s very straightforward. The boatmen, tugs are working fast and pro-actively. Sharp planning, flexibility, driven by quality are critical elements in these operations – time is money.”
Photo courtesy DOC
Preparing to submerge
DOC specialises in delivery of marine transport solutions, with in-house engineering
DEME’s Dredging International and Van Oord contracted the COSCOHT vessel
and operations departments. DOC is also in the process of opening a new office in
and DOC BV for the operation. Founded in Vlissingen and based in Zwijndrecht,
Vlissingen.
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In December, following the arrival of Xia Zhi Yuan 6 in the Scaldiahaven, the team removed 650 tonnes of steel grillages from Xia Zhi Yuan 6’ previous project; the transport of the new Panama Lock doors. Following removal, the material was carried by Middelburg-based transport company Wielemaker to Van Dale Recycling’s site in Middelburg. The vessel’s deck was then re-conditioned and preparations for welding the new seafastenings for the project cargo were arranged locally. DOC also contracted Multraship Towage & Salvage’s floating sheerleg crane Cormorant to lift two buoyancy casings back to their aft position where they were welded in place.
You can take your pick from very qualified companies here in the region.
New sinkpit 24-metres deep “The port of Vlissingen is unique in the Western Scheldt region,” explains Henk Daniëlse, Zeeland Seaports’ Deputy Harbourmaster. “Our Kaloothaven could already accommodate ships with a 16.5-metre draught. In December we constructed a 300 by 60-metre sinkpit where semi-submersible lift operations
Ballasting operations
can be conducted at a depth up to 24 metres. We developed this facility
With several support vessels including the Multratug 27, ballasting operations
for and with Dutch Offshore Contractors (DOC). DOC sees large business
began on the morning of Sunday 21 December, with the Xia Zhi Yuan 6
opportunities for these kind of large scale operations in Vlissingen, as this port
submerging to 17 metres so that the seven vessels could be floated over the
is, along with Rotterdam, the only place along the Western European coast
deck. With a lifting capacity of 38,000 deadweight tonnes, Xia Zhi Yuan 6’s
where they can be conducted. I am confident it will be a success – the last
153.6-metre deck carried DEME’s backhoe dredger Pinocchio, multipurpose
few years we’ve already supported several of these kind of lifting operations.”
workboat Aramis, spreader pontoon Bayard II, as well as Van Oord’s two split hopper barges and stone dumping carrier Atlantis. At the end of the day, following
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careful de-ballasting, Xia Zhi Yuan 6 returned to the quay where the dredging vessels were completely seafastened and made ready for transport to La Réunion.
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Cuisine from the ‘sea country’ Thinking of trying the expat life in Zeeland? Many people of all different nationalities move to Zeeland for work. In fact, the percentage of expats in ZeeuwsVlaanderen is about the same as in the urban sprawl between Amsterdam and Rotterdam, according to a Statistics Netherlands report released in January. Admittedly, there’s a rather large population difference between the two Dutch regions, but it goes to show that there are good reasons to make a career as an expat in Zeeland. And it’s not just In the capital of Zeeland, Middelburg, with its stately
to feel the atmosphere of the rich history and the most
the lack of traffic jams, affordable housing,
warehouses, special lanes and surprising views, you
delicious dishes in different restaurants. The guide leads
the best schools in the country and
can really taste the atmosphere of the rich past. But
participants on a walk through the beautiful city centre,
splendid nature – Statistics Netherlands
that’s not all there is to taste! The province is well known
stopping at several restaurants to enjoy a starter, main
has also declared Zeeland the happiest
for its fish, shellfish and salt-tolerant vegetables. There
course and dessert.
province in the country.
are many excellent restaurants offering culinary delights. Participants in a culinary tour through Middelburg get
Award for Terneuzen 4-star Hotel L’Escaut Paris-based international Louvre Hotels Group recently awarded Golden Tulip L’Escaut in Terneuzen the Golden Tulip Hotel of the Year award for the North Europe region. The 4-star hotel located directly on the Western Scheldt topped the group’s 2014 Quality Assurance programme conducted by independent inspectors from London-based BDRC. Golden Tulip L’Escaut has a Green Key certification and offers 28 non-smoking rooms, the internationally oriented restaurant ‘La Vie’ and three conference rooms for up to 100 people. Most rooms have an inspiring view over marine traffic on the Western Scheldt. Golden Tulip L’Escaut offers special rates for all harbour-district companies.
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Find out more at the local tourist office.
NEW MEMBERS The Zeeland Port Promotion Council is pleased to welcome new participants. Founded in 1993, the Zeeland Port Promotion Council represents the majority of companies located in the ports of Vlissingen and Terneuzen. Together they offer a complete range of the best possible port facilities and all the logistics solutions you need. See pages 40 - 42 for a complete list of participants.
electronics 1. Maritime Aage Hempel
make sure questions are handled by
Vlissingen-Terneuzen and Antwerp.
the right person within the municipal
Three years ago Rutger Groenewegen
office. Additionally, ask for advice – for
and Ad Fröberg started specialising
Aage Hempel was founded in 1933
example when you need a permit
in corporate finance and nowadays
in Denmark and started production in
or if you want to know more about
Schipper Corporate Finance has 10
the Netherlands in 2013, with offices
expansion opportunities. The business
employees and is still growing. The
in Rhoon, Harlingen and Terneuzen.
contact officer is ready to help and
main issues for the corporate finance
Aage Hempel Group is well known for
happy to visit your business.
advisors are mergers and acquisitions,
being a maritime electronics specialist
Contact: Petra de Vliegher.
business valuations, start-ups, bank
and is supported by a global network
Tel: +31 6 1093 0190, twitter.com/
and informal financing, as well as
of manufacturers and service partners,
petradevliegher.
corporate recovery assignments, but
authorised by all major classification
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above all with a personal touch. Ad
shrink wrap 6. The specialist Ergo Services
Fröberg, board member of Schipper
Ergo Services specialises in making
Groep comments: “Our next step is
temporary tents/canopies and
to go international. We’d like to get
packing for transport/storage. With15
in contact with the other CPAAI firms
years of experience and VCA safety
combined and are at their customer’s
about working together on different
and environment certification, the
disposal for any technical questions or
projects, sharing each other’s business
company can advise on making and/or
solutions which may be required. Aage
networks and doing the best for our
packaging containments for spraying
Hempel group employs more than 180
clients.” Contact: Ronald Dekker.
and painting work, asbestos removal,
people worldwide in 20 own branches
Tel: +31 6 2708 4447, rdekker@
welding tents, concrete renovation
schippergroep.nl.
programmes, etc. Ergo Services can
i: www.schippergroep.nl
also help with packaging for transport,
societies, and a Group ISO 9001:2008 Quality System certified by DNV. Their technical engineering department has more than 90 years of experience
and has hundreds of customers in the
The maritime city
3. Municipality of Vlissingen Photo courtesy of Aart Bos.
international shipping market: deep sea shipowners/shipmanagers, shipyards,
Vlissingen is a maritime town at heart
government, service partners and ship
with a strategic location next to the
agents.
Western Scheldt River – a very busy
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river with 50,000 ship movements
contact for your 2. One business Municipality of
Terneuzen
Employment agency
5. Tence
annually. The city is the third port area
storage and protection of valuable objects. Contact Ernst Gordijn, Tel: +31 118 463 710.
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7. Construction contractors Bouwgroep Peters
and second pilot region of Holland. In addition, Vlissingen is known for its fish market, renowned shipbuilders (superyachts and marine vessels) and a variety of other maritime companies.
From its Middelburg headquarters,
Together with the villages OostSouburg and Ritthem, Vlissingen is a
Bouwgroep Peters BV is not only an
Mirjam de Jonge
municipality with over 45,000 residents.
excellent and reliable partner during the construction process, but also in the preparatory phase of a project yet
i: www.vlissingen.nl Tence has locations across the
to be realized. The company works
Netherlands including several around
together as part of a construction team
the port areas of Zeeland. Clients
with the client, architect and other
rely on the employment agency’s
consultants, with the aim of achieving
specialists in services, logistics,
an optimal control of the construction
manufacturing, food and agriculture.
process. The company has often
The Municipality of Terneuzen wants
Together Tence explores the path to
proven to be the lowest bidder in
to let entrepreneurs get on with
process and cost efficiency. Services
(European) tenders. As a general
doing business. That doesn’t leave
include (international) recruitment,
contractor, they have inhouse expertise
a lot of time to maintain contact with
placements, payroll, workforce and
in organisational, technical and cost
pool management. “But most of all
performance fields.
team. Therefore, Terneuzen has set
we like to meet you personally, and
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up one contact for all (and future)
work out what we can do to meet your
Going fast forward
Petra de Vliegher
various people within the municipal
4. Schipper Corporate Finance
Ronald Dekker
entrepreneurs looking to do business
Schipper Corporate Finance focuses
expectations,” says Tence’s Mirjam de
in the Kanaalzone (the channel zone
on SMEs in the Netherlands and
Jonge. Tel: +31 6 2242 9928.
between Terneuzen and Ghent)
specifically in the area of the port
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The business contact officer will
and business triangle Rotterdam,
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Accountants- en Adviesgroep Rijkse
www.rijkse.nl
Adriaanse & van der Weel Advocaten Aerssens & Partners
www.avdw.nl
www.aenpmakelaars.nl
Amadore Hotels & Restaurants
www.amadore.nl
Beeldmerk Boogaard Advocaten
www.beeldmerk.org
www.boogaardadvocaten.nl
Bouwgroep Peters B.V.
www.bouwgroep-peters.nl
BOW Terminal
www.bowterminal.nl
C.T.O.B. Transport & Logistics
www.ctob-logistics.com
CdMR/ Cobelfret B.V.
www.cobelfret.com
Century Aluminum Vlissingen B.V.
www.centuryvlissingen.nl
Cordeel Nederland B.V.
www.cordeel.nl
C-Port B.V.
www.c-port.nl
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen
www.damen.com
DB Schenker
www.dbschenker.com
De Hoop Terneuzen B.V.
www.dehoop.nl
De Ruyter Training & Consultancy
www.drtc.nl
De Zeeuwse Alliantie Notarissen
www.dezeeuwsealliantie.nl
Delta Lloyd Verzekeringen
www.deltalloyd.nl
Delta Safe Security Services B.V.
www.delta-safe.nl
DOW Benelux B.V.
www.dow.com
DRV Accountants & Adviseurs
www.drv.nl
Ergo Services Euro-Mit Staal B.V.
www.ergoservices.nl
www.euro-mit-staal.com
Fabricom B.V.
www.fabricom-gdfsuez.nl
Flushing Shipping Agencies
www.fsagencies.com
Fraanje Aannemingsbedrijf B.V.
www.fraanje.com
Golden Tulip L ‘Escaut
www.hotel-lescaut.nl
Grontmij Nederland B.V..
www.grontmij.nl
Haskoning DHV Nederland B.V.
www.royalhaskoningdhv.com
Havenwerk B.V.
www.havenwerk.nl
Heros Sluiskil B.V.
www.heros.nl
I.B.S. B.V.
www.ibs-hallenbouw.nl
ABN AMRO
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Aage Hempel B.V.
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Interlashing B.V.
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Istimewa Elektro
www.istimewa.nl
Juister Imaginairies
www.juister.nl
Justion Advocaten
www.justionadvocaten.nl
Katoen Natie Westerschelde B.V.
www.katoennatie.com
Kloosterboer Vlissingen V.O.F.
www.kloosterboer.nl
Koch adviesgroep Ingenieurs & Architecten
www.kochadviesgroep.nl
Koolwijk Shipstores B.V.
www.shipstores.nl
KWS Infra/Aquavia
www.kws.nl
Labojuice B.V.
www.labojuice.nl
Lagan Cement B.V.
www.lagancement.com
LievenseCSO
www.lievensecso.com
Loodswezen Regio Scheldemonden
www.loodswezen.nl
Mammoet Nederland B.V.
www.mammoet.com
Maritiem & Logistiek College de Ruyter
www.scalda.nl
Mourik Vlissingen B.V.
www.mourik.com
Multraship Towage & Salvage
www.multraship.nl
Municipality of Middelburg Municipality of Terneuzen
www.middelburg.nl
www.terneuzen.nl
Municipality of Vlissingen
www. Vlissingen.nl
N.V. Economische Impuls Zeeland
www.impulszeeland.nl
N.V. Westerscheldetunnel
www.westerscheldetunnel.nl
Oiltanking Terneuzen B.V.
www.oiltanking.com
Outokumpu Stainless B.V.
www.outokumpu.nl
Ovet B.V.
www.ovet.nl
Pacorini Vlissingen B.V.
www.pacorinimetals.com
Pfauth Logistics B.V.
www.pfauth.nl
PTC B.A.
www.ptcba.nl
Rabobank Oosterschelde
www.rabobank.nl/kanaalzone
Rabobank Walcheren-Noord Beveland
www.rabobank.nl/wnb
Rabobank Zeeuws-Vlaanderen
www.rabobank.nl
R.G.R. Shipping & Forwarding B.V.
www.rgr.nl
S5 Agency World
www.s-5.org
Sagro Aannemingsmij. Zeeland B.V.
www.sagro.nl
Saybolt Nederland B.V.
www.corelab.com/rd/saybolt
Schipper Groep
www.schippergroep.nl
Seacontractors
www.seacontractors.com
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Sealake Terminal B.V.
www.sealaketerminal.com
SGS Nederland B.V.
www.sgs.com
Sita Recycling Services B.V.
www.sita.nl
S.T.T. B.V. / Z.M.C. B.V. www.agency-stt.com Sorteerbedrijf Vlissingen B.V. www.sorteerbedrijfvlissingen.nl Supermaritime Nederland B.V. www.supermaritime.com
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Supermaritime van Reems B.V.
www.supermaritimevanreems.nl
Tanido B.V. Sworn Marine Surveyors
www.tanido.com
Tempo-Team Uitzendbureau B.V.
www.tempo-team.nl
Tence Inzetbureau Midden-Zeeland
www.tence.nl
Terneuzen Powder Technologies B.V.
www.tpt.nl
TMS Terneuzen B.V.
www.tmsnl.com
Transito Bevrachting B.V. Van Ameyde Marine Vlissingen
www.transito.nl
www.ameydemarine.com
Van der Valk Middelburg
www.valkmiddelburg.nl
Van Jole B.V.
www.vanjole.com
Verenigde Bootlieden B.V.
www.bootlieden.nl
Verex Douane Service Vesta Terminal Flushing B.V.
www.verexdemeijer.nl
www.vestaterminals.com
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Zeeland Seaports, your best choice! Compared with other ports the agile and entrepreneurial Zeeland Seaports offer a competitive advantage. direct access to open sea competitive and attractive tariffs and land prices reliable and easy to do business with available land located directly on deep water flexible and attractive service & quality oriented companies lack of congestion which enables shorter cycle times and faster delivery time to customers multimodal hinterland connections through road, railway, (inland-) waterways dedicated terminals for handling specific types of goods a brand range of services via a highly skilled workforce
Seaborne cargo by segment
Seaborne cargo by product group
containers/flats dry bulk general cargo liquid bulk roll-on/roll-off
Seatraffic
Inland waterways
Main roads
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agricultural products food products other solid fuels oil and oilproducts ores and metalresidue metals and semi-finished products minerals and building materials fertilizers chemical products other goods Railways
Finland
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Sweden
Ireland • Hull Groningen
UK
Bremenhaven
Warsaw Hannover
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Poland
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Amsterdam • Tilbury
• Hamburg
Emmerich Duisburg
Tilburg • Antwerp Venlo
Lille
Germany
Cologne
• Le Havre
Prague
Frankfurt Metz
Mannhein Karlsruhe
• Paris
• Stuttgart Strasbourg •
Vienna • Munich
Salzburg
Basel •
France
Bern •
Milan/Segrate
Italy
Spain
North Africa
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• Middelburg
Lewedorp • • Nieuw- en Sint Joosland
Bijleveldhaven Westhofhaven
• Oost-Souburg
Quarleshaven Sloehaven
• Vlissingen
Van Citterskanaal
• Ritthem
• Nieuwdorp
Scaldiahaven ’s-Heerenhoek •
Buitenhaven Van Cittershaven
Westerschelde
• Borssele
Vlissingen terminals
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• Sloehaven: Suitable for alI kinds of transshipment including LPG and chemical bulk 920 metres of quay. Cobelfret RoRo jetties: Four berths. • Bijleveldhaven: 1,980 metres of quay. North bank is 300 metres long. • Westhofhaven: 475 metres of quay. Can accommodate largest reefer vessels. East side jetty for discharging peat and general cargo quay. • Kaloothaven: 1,130 metres of quay. Two jetties on south bank, one for
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inland barges. • Scaldiahaven: Over 1,700 metres of quay. South side used by Verbrugge for handling and storage of cellulose and metals. Transverse quay is 250 metres long. • Van Citterskanaal/haven: Six jetties for inland vessels and coasters. 0n south bank, 275 metres. 0n north bank, 200 metres. Heerema quay: 230 metres and 220 metres. • Quarleshaven: Extension of Sloehaven to NNE, 315 metres of quay. Set of two mooring buoys on east bank with a span of 320 metres. Zalco quay: East bank, length of 150 metres. Vopak Terminal VIissingen: Four LPG jetties. • Zeeland Refinery Pier: Located on Western Scheldt. Accommodates tankers up to 100,000 dwt with maximum LOA of 280 metres. • Buitenhaven: Located outside lock system with direct access to sea, 300 metres of quay. Northern basin has area for coasters and Iighters. Vesta also operates an oil jetty for tankers.
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• Terneuzen Zijkanaal A
Noorderkanaalhaven Zuiderkanaalhaven Massagoedhaven
enhoek • • Hoek
Zevenaarhaven
Philippine •
Terneuzen terminals
Sluiskil •
Ghent-Terneuzen channel (Kanaalzone) • Noorderkanaalhaven: North quay: 170 metres; South quay: 192 metres. • Zuiderkanaalhaven: North quay: 225 metres; South quay: 230 metres.
Zijkanaal B
Zijkanaal D
• Massagoedhaven: 978 metres. • Zevenaarhaven: North quay: 421 metres and 555 metres; South quay: 259 metres. • Axelse Vlaktehaven: 290 metres. • Autrichehaven: 850 metres.
Zijkanaal C
Autrichehaven
Braakmanhaven Braakmanhaven is part of Port of Terneuzen, located directly on Western ScheIdt with no locks. Four berths for seagoing vesseIs and three berths for inland vessels. • Scheldt Jetty: 0ne berth for vessels up to 22,500 dwt or 200 metres LOA. • Oceandock: North and south berths. • Zeeland Container Terminal: 185 metres.
Sas van Gent •
Zijkanaal E
• Westdorpe Zijkanaal H
• 0iltanking Jetties: Jetty 0tter 1 and Jetty 0tter 2. • Braakman: Docks A, B and C.
Zijkanaal F Zijkanaal G
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FUTURE PORTS
Zeeland offers best education in the Netherlands As well as the best university of applied sciences,
Reynaertcollege in Hulst in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen
Zeeland now also has the best pre-university
received the top spot from Elsevier. HZ University
secondary education of the Netherlands,
of Applied Sciences in Vlissingen has consistently
according to two recent national research
been in the top three Dutch universities of
surveys. Mondia Scholengroep, with three
applied sciences since 2011. Additionally, all
locations in Vlissingen and Middelburg, was
of the English language programmes get the
awarded top marks from RTL Nieuws, while
highest scores.
Value from the Delta Last December, The Delta Academy Applied
delta technology; Aquaculture in Delta Areas, Water
Research Centre, part of HZ University of Applied
Technology, Building with Nature and Water Safety &
Sciences, held the symposium ‘Value from the
Spatial Planning. Furthermore, speakers discussed
Delta’ in Vlissingen. During this symposium the
valorisation and the value of applied research –
research centre presented their research areas in
and what this means for higher education and professional practice. Peter van Rooy, keynote speaker and moderator, was positively surprised by the refreshing views of students. “The students are
Raising awareness of the technical sector
no longer concerned about the
Last month the latest issue appeared of
role of the government, but are
GirlsFuture, the glossy magazine showing
listening to the demand from the
that technology is not just a fascinating sector
market. That wasn’t the case in
for boys. GirlsFuture wants to make girls
my time.”
enthusiastic about this multifaceted industry, but also to help them make an educated decision in choosing a technical career or not. Technocentrum Zeeland initiated GirlsFuture because relatively few girls in Zeeland choose
Technum’s modern learning environment
technical, engineering and logistics careers. For this, it works together with organisations in technical vocational education, businesses
Technology is an important pillar of the Zeeland
classrooms are equipped with modern equipment,
and a focus group of girls from the target
economy and suitably qualified technical personnel
machinery and tools. This enables us to optimally
audience. Two editions per year are distributed
is essential. At the Kenniswerf in Vlissingen, the
align the theory and the practical.”
at all Zeeland high schools. In addition to
ultramodern technical training centre Technum trains
interviews with women and technical facts, the
specialists for technical companies in Zealand. The
glossy also focuses on experiments, fashion
unique features of Technum are the cooperation
and gadgets.
between secondary schools and higher technical education and the continuous exchange of knowledge with business. “This cooperation is the success factor in our ambition to provide the region with suitably qualified professionals,” says Technum Manager André Zuidijk. “We do this by providing excellent technical education to over 2,000 students from a broad range of programmes. Technum’s
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SERVING THETHE TRANSFORMER INDUSTRY SERVING TRANSFORMER INDUSTRY
Growth in throughput is sign of strength
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During 2014, sea-bound throughput among companies in the Zeeland port areas of Vlissingen and Terneuzen increased by 6.3% to over 35 million tonnes. Zeeland Seaports Commercial Director Dick Gilhuis called it an excellent result compared to the two previous years and to most other ports in the Hamburg-Le Havre range. An analysis of the throughput figures shows growth in virtually all sectors.
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Growth in every quarter
After two years of stagnation, the increase in the volume of cargo handled by the companies in the Zeeland port is clearly visible. Growth was noticeable in every quarter. The largest goods flow in the port, liquid bulk, was up by 13%. This rise was largely due to a substantial increase in tank storage capacity and the continuing growth in ship-to-ship handling. Henk Danielse, Deputy Habourmaster with Zeeland Seaports, explains more about the growth in ship-to-ship transfers on page 30. There was a 5% increase in dry bulk throughput, the second largest flow in the port in terms of scale. This growth is thanks to a marked increase in the handling of solid fuels and ores. Container and RoRo throughput were 13% and 4% up respectively.
Zeeland’s enterprising spirit
CEO of Zeeland Seaports, Jan Lagasse, is obviously impressed with the performance of the companies in the port: “These positive figures illustrate how strong and flexible the companies in the Zeeland port are at developing and adapting to new economic conditions. This is possible thanks to the enterprising spirit that is so characteristic of businesses in this region. They are working with the port authority to achieve further growth.”
Positive outlook
Despite the continuing difficult macro-economic situation and geopolitical uncertainties, Zeeland Seaports expects to see slight growth in throughput among the companies operating in its port area in 2015 too. The arrival of a number of interesting new players and cargo flows in the port will also contribute towards this.
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Zeeland Seaports is already the third largest port in the Netherlands.
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The port of Vlissingen is one of the deepest in Northwest Europe.
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The total area managed by Zeeland Seaports, with room for growth.
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More than 25 offshore wind farms have utilised Zeeland for construction logistics.
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Each issue of the high-quality quarterly magazine Zeeland PortNews reaches approximately 10,000 readers, including: – key port customers from a constantly updated global database – business partners in transport, logistics, fabrication and port services – port and community stakeholders in Zeeland and beyond – visitors to major international trade events. Algemeen 2015.indd 1
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Zeeland is about 400 nautical miles from offshore ports Aberdeen and Stavanger.
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