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Multimodal 2017 Daily Issue 2 - Freight Business Journal


///NEWS


Samskip signs carbon-cutting partnership with packaging giant


World leading producer of paper- based packaging Smurfit Kappa, multimodal network operator Samskip and terminal operator BCTN Roermond (BCTN) have set up a cost -ffective, sustainable transport solution to take cargo off


the road. Samskip handles most of the


paper-based containerised cargoes within Europe to Smurfit Kappa’s cardboard factory in Roermond in the Netherlands. Following a substantial increase in demand,


together with BCTN, the three parties sought a more sustainable solution to cope with the increased volumes for the last mile delivery from Rotterdam to Roermond. Taking the cargo flows off the road and onto inland waterway


services will guarantee available capacity, and will save Smurfit Kappa carbon emissions of 45 kg CO2 (carbon dioxide equivalent) per load. In addition, Samskip will be able to offer higher payloads (up to 26.7


tonnes) to other customers with cargo into the Cologne, Bonn and Koblenz areas as the BCTN terminal is situated between Samskip’s Duisburg and Mannheim depots. The first loads were unloaded


in Roermond at the beginning of December, and 60 containers a week are expected to be shipped by inland waterway between Rotterdam and Roermond. “Smurfit Kappa Recycling is


excited about the partnership with Samskip and BCTN, which enables us to make big steps forward in striving to make logistics as sustainable as possible”, says Leon Graff, managing director Smurfit


Kappa Recycling Benelux. According to Esther Sliepen,


manager sales and marketing for BCTN, this cooperation is exactly what BCTN strives for. “Green and Blue are our colours, representing respect for nature and sailing the inland waters. We are happy that well-established companies like Smurfit Kappa and Samskip share this vision and that we could realize this modal shiſt together.” “Samskip is looking forward


to a fruitful partnership, taking cargo off the road as part of our sustainability strategy”, adds Paul Wielaard, Samskip trade manager - West Coast Norway.


cooking oil and confectionery


Chemicals,


An inland container storage facility in Teesside that was built on the back of a business hunch has reported record growth over the last year. The £2.6m Tees Riverside


Intermodal Park, or ‘TRIP’ as it has become known, was part of a £12.5m investment plan that logistics firm AV Dawson embarked on between 2012 and 2015 to develop its 100-acre freight logistics terminal in Middlesbrough. The container terminal, which has been operational since 2013, has now reached over 300 units in storage, a figure that continues to grow each month. Paul Wilson, TRIP manager


said: “We’ve seen record growth over the last 12 months. The UK container market is increasing at a phenomenal rate and its great to see that this is rippling through to us in Teesside. “When we built the facility we came from a standing start as


we hadn’t had much demand for container storage but we knew it would complement and fit seamlessly with the other services we provide, particularly the container transport services. It enables us to deliver real added value to our customers. The site also has customs bonded status which can be helpful to some of our clients too. “We are working with some


of the largest container and tank operators in the world including MacAndrews based in Felixstowe and Bulkhaul, who happen to be our neighbours here in Teesside. We’re transporting, loading, unloading and storing a huge range of products; from chemicals to used cooking oil, paper and confectionery.” AV Dawson is anticipating


further growth in the future, particularly opportunities to use its rail link which runs directly into the facility.


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