(EUR/T) 0.38
PERSONNEL (PERSONYEARS) 24.9
FIGURES 2020
EMPLOYEES
CEO'S REVIEW
2020 will not be a year easily forgotten. The COVID-19 epidemic battered the industry and port traffic throughout Finland. Unfortunately, Rauma was no exception. Exports of paper, pulp and sawn goods fell by almost 700,000 tons, and with forest industry imports dropping by almost 300,000 tons, the total decrease was nearly a million tons. Total port traffic amounted to five million tons, showing a decrease of 13.8 per cent from the previous year. In 2020, the port of Rauma handled 219,000 container units (TEU), a decrease of 16.4 per cent.
The company’s turnover was 11.4 million euros, with a profit of 1.9 million euros. The decline in the company’s turnover compared to 2019 was mainly due to a strong decline in the export of forest industry products and the import of raw materials. The increase in interest expenses resulted in a loss of -0.2 million euros. 2020 was the second year of operation for the Port of Rauma subsidiary, Botnia Port Service Ltd. The decrease in ship calls had a negative impact on the company's turnover, and despite enhanced efficiency and a group contribution, the company incurred losses of approximately 15,000 euros.
With the vaccine roll-out, the COVID-19 epidemic is likely to be contained during 2021. This is likely to boost the economy and also increase production, exports and thus the port's traffic volumes. Positive changes may even happen rather quickly.
Hannu Asumalahti CEO PORT OF RAUMA LTD
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jari Laiho CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Seppo Toriseva
Simo Heino
Aarno Mannonen Until May 17, 2020
Panu Ala-Siuru As of June 1, 2020
Ilse Vauhkonen
INVESTMENTS
In 2020, construction work on the fourth phase of the Petäjäs expansion area in the port of Rauma continued. The total value of this investment is approximately 18.5 million euros. In the spring of 2020, Metsä Fibre Oy made a decision to build a new pine sawmill in Rauma. The sawmill is currently under construction, and production is scheduled to start in 2022. The operators of the port of Rauma are preparing to handle the sawmill's products from 2022 onwards. Construction work on the west terminal, which will be used by Metsä Fibre, was scheduled to begin in autumn 2020, but an appeal against the terminal permit will postpone the start of work until 2023.
In 2020, investments amounted to approximately 9.5 million euros
During 2020, 219,000 container units (TEU) were shipped through the port of Rauma.
TRAFFIC
In 2020, the Port of Rauma handled 5.03 million tons of cargo and 219,000 container units (TEU). Port traffic decreased by 13.8 per cent and container traffic by 16.4 per cent compared to the previous year. Of total port traffic, exports accounted for 3.34 million tons (-17.6%), imports 1.46 million tons (-14.8%) and domestic traffic 0.24 million tons (-203%). The number of ship calls was 944, 134 less than in 2019.
Exports of paper, pulp and sawn goods fell by almost 700,000 tons, and with forest industry imports dropping by almost 300,000 tons, the total decrease was nearly a million tons. However, there was good news for domestic traffic with the shipment of 240,000 tons of fuel oils, representing a record level.
MARKETING
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, no marketing events or trade fairs were held in 2020. Two smaller customer events were organised, one at the beginning of the year and one in the summer.
Due to the exceptional circumstances, marketing was mainly carried out through newsletters, websites, social media, and printed brochures.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
The Port of Rauma has maintained an outstanding safety record, which is reflected in the number of accident-free work days. On December 31, 2020, the company achieved a total of 2,718 consecutive accident-free days. The Finnish Vision Zero Forum acknowledged the accomplishment by granting the company a level II safety rating (Approaching the World’s Forefront).
ABSENCES DUE TO ILLNESS 10%
(THE HIGH FIGURE IS DUE TO TWO PERIODS OF LONGTERM SICK LEAVE)
DEVELOPMENT IDEAS AND INITIATIVES 26
PERSONNEL
ACCIDENT-FREE YEARS (22.7.2020)
7 ACCIDENT-FREE DAYS (31.12.2020)
2,718
ENVIRONMENT
In 2007, the port operations were granted an environmental permit that is valid indefinitely and guides the actions of Port of Rauma Ltd, its leaseholders and the businesses operating in the port area. The process of reviewing the conditions of the environmental permit began in 2014 and took effect from the end of 2018.
The Port of Rauma participates in water and fish monitoring off the coast of Rauma using methods approved by the Southwest Finland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment. In addition, the impact of the Petäjäs expansion project on waters will be monitored in accordance with a separate monitoring programme.
The process of replacing the lighting in the quay and field areas with LED lights continued. In addition, the control functions of the lighting system were developed, taking into account the use of the port's quays, and the emission requirements for winter maintenance contractors’ equipment were tightened.
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