Maritime Logistics 2012

Maritime Logistics 2012

Friday, September 23, 2011


HAMBURG (DE) – The Maritime Logistics market is a multi $ billion industry. Over 80 per cent of international trade is carried out by sea with the majority of high value goods being shipped in containers.
In Germany alone the logistics industry generates around 2.7 million jobs according to BVL. Of this figure 140,000 are directly linked to the Port of Hamburg.
Whilst the global recession has seen a fall in volume and value over recent years, long-term forecasts remain upbeat.
As long as Europeans continue to buy and consume high value products, imports will continue to rise thereby ensuring that ships will continue to call at European ports.
The Fraunhofer Institute recently identified that whilst German imports are fairly evenly split between the North European (ARA) ports, the lion’s share (46%) of high value goods manufactured in China or Japan, such electronics, are routed through Hamburg, with a smaller share routed through the Bremen ports.
Yet the German seaports should not rest on their laurels. A significant proportion of goods manufactured in Germany for export are now being shipped more competitively through the ARA ports.
The Fraunhofer Institute is currently compiling new data on this subject soon to be made available.
Clarion Events has decided to launch Maritime Logistics in Hamburg for a number of reasons.
“Hamburg Messe is a class one venue for this new event that will focus on global supply chain solutions and attract support from the global maritime and logistics community,” says Robert Jervis, Event Director of Maritime Logistics.
“The market for this new event consists of short and deep sea shipping lines, ports, freight forwarders, hauliers, shippers, service suppliers and equipment providers.
“Many of Clarion’s clients in the retail and logistics business conduct their business from Germany and will want to meet international partners.”
With the Baltic region and Eastern Europe in particular offering better prospects both in terms of deep sea and short sea operations Germany’s central location With nearly 60% of EU-27 maritime transport of goods being transported on short sea routes, there is also a huge potential for multimodal transportation to be developed across Europe.
In 2008 1.9 billion tonnes of freight were carried by sea within Europe alone.
The main theme of the conference will focus on infrastructure, main transport and logistics trends as well as feature product-based supply chain case studies.
Topics include:
-What are the latest trends in container shipping?
-What are the logistical demands imposed by changes in production on handling, storage, transportation and distribution?
-How will environmental challenges affect both industrial production and the maritime economy?
-The development of supply chain costs and logistical partnerships
-Independent assessment of transport infrastructure capacity, availability and cost
-The conference will seek to deliver sustainable supply chain solutions – from ‘Ships to Shops.’
Exhibition Contact:
Robert Jervis
Robert Jervis started organising transport and logistics events in 1988 – and has launched and run events all over the world, including Hamburg, Berlin, Bremen, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Poznan and Moscow. Previously a Director of IIR Exhibitions and of Informa Maritime & Transport, Robert joined Clarion in 2007 to launch Multimodal and Maritime Logistics.
Source: Port of Hamburg

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