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Issue 1 2021 - FBJ Ireland


had become the main dis trib uti o n


centre for worldwide-sourced product going into Ireland, the UK/EU agreement has been of little benefit,” Swinburn explains. He adds: “If you bear in


mind the UK is a net importer of finished and manufactured goods from all parts of the globe, all these goods are instantly charged VAT and Duty if they are sent from the UK to anywhere in Europe and therein is the problem; these are conversations I am having daily. “We have customers


frantically trying to absorb major changes which the government landed on their desks in between Christmas and New Year during a nationwide lockdown.” “At Harbour we have


spent the last few weeks and months guiding and advising, explaining


the rules for


shipping to Ireland, Northern Ireland,


and the European


mainland in a clear, concise and through manner.” Feedback from existing and


new customers though is that Harbour’s


input has proved


to be an invaluable source of help. With hindsight, “the Government should have


listened to the wheels of industry and embraced their views so that we can get the


message through.” Harbour International Freight has meanwhile


up


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a coveted national award from the Pall-Ex network, of which it is a member. Pall- Ex Group chief executive Kevin Buchanan presented Harbour International with the Business Development award at a virtual ceremony. He commented: “We are proud


to highlight the work of Harbour with our Business Development accolade, which celebrates their dedication to maintaining the highest standards. Their hard work and support has underlined Pall-Ex’s leading position within the sector and our commitment to the industry.” He added: “Pall-Ex celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2021 and


DB Schenker is investing €10 million euro in a new logistic centre in Shannon, in the west of Ireland. The new site is located


close to Shannon Airport and has direct access to the local highway network. It will off er services including air and ocean freight, land transport, and value-added logistics. The building is scheduled to


be open in the fi rst quarter of 2022. The total 4,831sq m will


include a 3,716sq m warehouse and a height of 12.5 metres. The will be TAPA A standard security, including secure fencing, full CCTV coverage, access control throughout, an intruder alarm system and remote monitoring. It will also comply with quality (ISO 9001), environmental protection (ISO 14001) and health and safety (ISO 45001) certifi cations. The warehouse will be heated in a range from 15°C to 25°C using


Rapid progress on Rosslare off shore base


Work to create a major offshore base at the port of Rosslare as a major base for offshore work is moving forward, says Peter Bouwhuis, president and chief executive of Dutch-owned project freight management company Xellz which is developing the project. He told FBJ: “We are in the


design and planning stages which needs some time for completion and then we can


start with the final planning applications and actual planning of the business park and the offshore staging and storage areas.” The port layout and all new


infrastructure will be set out in the plans, including the design of the various buildings to be included in the associated Europort Business Park (EBP). However, much of this depends on the tenants that have been


signed up, or will be shortly. Bouwhuis states: “For now


they can determine their own design and layout of the buildings and we will try to accommodate as much as possible.” More important are the


different services that EBP will house, he continues. The Knowledge Management and Training Centre will allow different training and


knowledge companies to work together. Bouwhuis adds: “We have made some preliminary agreements with commercial companies as well as national and international universities and technical colleges to create Ireland’s best training hub for the industry.” Another project is the


Operations and Maintenance Centre of Excellence (OMCOE) which will be a shared facility where operators will be able to locate their control centres. All aspects of maintenance programs and deployment planning


office will be


provided as a shared services. He explains: “O&M is a very expensive undertaking and the more this can be combined in terms of warehousing and planning of the deployment, vessels or crew, the more money there is


to be saved.


Because the shared building, warehouse and services are within the confines of the Freezone/freeport, spare parts


a combination of thermal solar and heat pumps. All lighting systems will be LED and the site will also provide electric- car charging stations. It will also be set up to accommodate the installation of truck-charging stations in the future. Chief executive of DB


Schenker in UK and Ireland, Ray Hennessy, said: “This investment demonstrates DB Schenker’s commitment to Ireland and it also refl ects the strong growth that DB Schenker has achieved with large multinational companies over the last few years.” “Shannon has been a high-


and so on do not have to be customs cleared and no tax or duties need to be paid until these are being used. Because we can house operators


for


wind farms in Irish and British waters, this Freeport setup is crucial.” Final


details are being


put together to have the Freeport/Freezone) ready when the port itself opens. ready. Government agencies are working on a website to exchange information. Licenses should not be an issue, adds Bouwhuis. The Freeport will have the


latest technology capable of tracking any piece of cargo both within its own area and right to the wind farms. Xellz’s sister company, 24shore SBS’s Freezone Control Centre will manage all movements and record all goods used for customs clearance or for transit. “Wind-farm development is


going into the right direction,” in Bouwhuis’s opinion. “There is a lot of offshore as well as onshore development and, as


we look forward to marking this milestone and celebrating our collective achievements later this year.” Steve Swinburn added:


“In what has been the most strange and unsettling time in living memory, the team at Harbour have pulled together to get through everything that has been thrown against us, I am thrilled that we have been recognised by our peers for our hard work in supporting our customers and increasing new business through the past 12 months. We could not achieve this without the support of our fellow shareholder members and depots.”


performing location for us for many years. We have strong confi dence in the Mid-West Region, and the additional capacity that this building creates will allow us to expand our customer base and off er additional employment opportunities in the area. We look forward to seeing the building completed and operational within 12 months.” DB Schenker is also


expanding its existing Tamworth


site at Centurion


Park, where it is investing €3.5 million in the expansion of an existing terminal facility to 14,214sq m.


far I can see, the Government is cooperating as best they can. Of course it can always be faster and more but


for now,


and in these times where we are not able to meet people face to face, it’s the best that can be expected.” Another development that


is also picking up is offshore floating wind. Floating Wind farms are predominately envisaged for the West Coast of Ireland and it will ultimately be bigger then what is happening on the east side of the country, Bouwhuis believes. The space available is much greater and there are fewer restrictions in terms of marine traffic. Xellz and 24shore are also getting involved in the region and further details will follow later this. Xellz is also working on a


Cable Drum Transport solution for which a patent is pending and which it hopes to receive within the next two months. It would allow large cable- drums of up to 100 tonnes to be transported without the use of mobile cranes.


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