Germany

• Bundesverbandes Öffentlicher Binnenhäfen e.V. (BÖB)
• Bayernhafen Gruppe
• Port of Frankfurt
• Port of Mannheim
• Port of Neuss Düsseldorf
• The Port of Plochingen
• Sächsische Binnenhäfen Oberelbe GmbH

Bundesverbandes Öffentlicher Binnenhäfen e.V. (BÖB)

Federal Association of German Inland Ports

Securing lasting mobility is a fundamental requirement for economic growth and employment. Freight transportation and logistics ensure Germany´s prosperity and ability to compete economically.

The future of Germany and the environmental balance of traffic are substantially influenced by the intelligent network of inland waterway, rail and road carriers. Relevant gateways between these carriers are inland ports.

Inland ports develop and operate efficient traffic and logistics infrastructure. They constitute ideal locations for industrial, trading and service businesses. The ports offerings range from the allocation of high quality areas and properties to operating handling plants and organising efficient logistics chains.

Over 100 ports in Germany form the backbone of the Federal Association of German Inland Ports (BÖB), based in Berlin. BÖB is a member of the European Association of Inland Ports (EVB). Locally, BÖB is represented by regional working groups in every important German economic area. Specific main topics are dealt with in inter-regional committees.

BÖB is a competent contact for politics on the local, state and federal level and cooperates with significant trade associations. In this way, BÖB incorporates the interests of its member companies into the political opinion-forming process.

BÖB performs tasks and purses objectives in the following fields:

• Politics
• Public
• Institutions
• Member companies

Contact
Bundesverband Öffentlicher Binnenhäfen e. V.
Dipl.-Kfm. Karl Michael Probst

Director
Ernst-Reuter-Haus
Straße des 17. Juni 114
10623 Berlin
Tel.: 030-39881981
Fax: 030-340608553
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


Website: www.binnenhafen.de

Bayernhafen Gruppe

Aschaffenburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Roth, Regensburg and Passau: Six highly efficient locations – one corporate group.

Bayernhafen GmbH & Co. KG is a modern, innovative company delivering services. Short decision-making procedures guarantee flexibility and a rapid response in adapting to the needs of the market. For our customers, this means they enjoy optimum service catering for their individual needs – at all times.

An excellent basis: At the sites of the bayernhafen Gruppe, companies are able to benefit from the integrated advantages of a powerful network of expertise.

Logistics knows no bounds: Thanks to their central location at the heart of Europe, the sites of the bayernhafen Gruppe are vital logistics hubs situated between the economic regions of Western Europe and South-East Europe. The location on the Rhine-Main-Danube waterway and direct links to the international rail and road network guarantee short transit routes in all directions.

Optimum links between water, rail and road: “Best connections” – this is more than just a slogan. The unique strength of the bayernhafen Gruppe is its trimodal infrastructure. The rapid and seamless links between the three modes of transport – ship, rail and truck – mean that customised solutions can be offered for any project – with both economic and ecological benefits.

Together and not just side by side: With around 500 companies based at its sites and approximately 12,000 employees, the bayernhafen Gruppe constitutes one of the largest logistics networks in Europe. For us, modern port management always also means engaging in cluster management. By actively forming logistics chains, initiating business partnerships and creating new opportunities for business, we work together with our customers to develop new potential for creating added value.

Website: www.bayernhafen.de

Port of Frankfurt

HFM Managementgesellschaft für Hafen und Markt mbH

(HFM Management Society for port and market Limited)

In tradition of Frankfurt’s port, which itself looks back on centuries of existence, HFM was founded in 2001. It is a young, autonomous, economical and market-orientated company operating in Frankfurt (Main).

Frankfurt’s port consists of three parts (Eastern Port 1, Eastern Port 2 and the Gutleut Port). Frankfurt’s Port is located nearby the city.

The Port is a tri-modal logistic platform. You can easily link the different traffic routes, so you are directly connected with the most important European Waterways, the National Railway, the most important Trunk Roads and of course the nearby biggest International Airport of Germany.

HFM’s responsibility is to strengthen the importance of the commercial and industrial areas within the Eastern and Gutleut Port as an important economical factor for Frankfurt and the surrounding region and to increase the attractiveness of the Harborside, as well as ensuring the supply and disposal of Frankfurt’s economy.

As a partner of the port industry, HFM support the development and implementation
of extensive logistical concepts with special emphasis on the transport by barge and rail. To ensure high quality service to its customer and increase its company’s profitability, HFM constantly work on new service offers.

The settlement of business companies is being controlled in consideration of traffic-, employment market and regional economic policy. In this connection HFM exceedingly attach importance to strengthen half-inferior structures.

On January, 1st 2007 HFM extended its range of activities by adopting all tasks of the municipal authority for market. HFM organizes operation and management of Frankfurt’s market hall and the weekly markets throughout Frankfurt.

In order to accelerate the proceedings of the handling of goods, it is currently being contemplated enlarging the container-terminal to a double extend. HFM is constantly working on finding better and easier methods of operation in order to save time, work eco-friendly and enhance efficiency.

Website: www.hfm-frankfurt.de

Port of Mannheim

An inland port with wider horizons

An economic area of key importance: the port of Mannheim.

Consisting of the commercial docks, the Rheinau docks, the Old Rhine docks and the indus-trial docks, the Port of Mannheim is Germany’s largest inland port in terms of size located on the Rhine and the Neckar estuary.

The Rhine – one of Europe’s most efficient waterways – connects Mannheim to international inland and sea ports: in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Switzerland and via the sea-ports to the rest oft the world. The four harbours provide access to the open sea: a freight ship needs just 26 hours fort he Mannheim-Rotterdam route.

Some 20,000 people work every day in the port of Mannheim. The port is directly linked to the supra-regional road network, it is also directly connected to the economic region, the Rhine-Neckar industrial and technology centre.

Mannheim opened the first container terminal in an inland port back in 1968.

As pioneer, the gantry crane „Titan I“ with a capacity of 32 tonnes for the loading of contain-ers was initially on its own. Since the 1980’s container traffic has boomed: meanwhile there are three cranes on an area of more than 44.000 m² and a quay length of 650 m. The adjacent combined traffic terminal ensures a fast changeover from water to rail. Mannheim thus enters into the competition for the forward-looking container traffic with ideal prerequisites – full power ahead!

The RoRo terminal (Roll-on/Roll-off) provides a direct connection to the water. As the start-ing or end point of the „floating highway“ between Mannheim, Rotterdam and Antwerp it allows the direct transportation of hundreds of vehicles on special ships within hours. The combined terminal facilitates the rapid changeover to rail. The Mühlau docks combined sta-tion serves 47 destinations throughout Europe. With success – the rising stockturn is proof of the growing significance of the rail connection. To ensure that the logistical conditions are in place in Mannheim, state-of-the-art warehouses are also available. The high-performance lo-gistics companies located in the port play an important role in maintaining this standard of service.

Contact
If you are interested in leasing commercial property, please contact:
Staatliche Rhein-Neckar-Hafengesellschaft Mannheim mbH.
Rheinkaistraße 2
68159 Mannheim
Tel.: +49 621 292 2160 or 292 2162.

E-mail: www.hafen-mannheim.de

Port of Neuss Düsseldorf

In 2009, the traffic volume of the ports of Neuss-Düsseldorf reached 5 million tons.
The port expects to lift container throughput in the next 15 year to 1.6 million TEU. Investments therefore are permanent. The Düsseldorf terminal is extended with 10,000 m2 and a third crane was installed. The terminal on the, opposite, Neuss side of the Rhine will get two new cranes (RMG’s). This enables a more intensive use of the site and therefore raises the handling capacity.

Characteristics and figures:

• Gauge: 1435 mm
• Route length: 80 km
• 2 Electric locomotives,
• 14 Diesel locomotives,
• 6 Diesel shunters,
• 109 freight wagons

Berths:

Lausward II Dock: 1 Container berth lenght 200m, depth 2.6.m
Terminal facilities: Total area 6,000 m², storage 1,100TEU, ship-shore container gantries 1 Aumund 50t, front-end handlers/Rechstackers 1 Kalmar 10t, Yard tractors 15, Yard chassis/trailers 60

Container Terminal:

DCH Düsseldorfer Container-Hafen GmbH
Tel.: +49 211 90149-0

Berth: 2 Container berth, lenght 500m
Terminal facilities: Total area 45,000 m², storage 4,500 TEU, reefer points 4 electric
Ship-store container gantries 2 Aumund 35t, 50t, Reachstackers 1 Ferranti 45t, Front-end handlers/reachstackers 2 Kalmar 18t

Management:

Rainer Schäfer, Managing Director, Tel.: +49 2131 5323-104
Ulrich Gross, Managing Director, Tel.: +49 2131 5323-102
Frank Türger, Operations Manager, Tel.: +49 2131 5323-400
Birgit Thienel, Sales Manager, Tel.: +49 2131 5323-402
Ilie Grigorean, Technical Manager, Tel.: +49 2131 5323-404
Thomas Düttchen, Media Contact, Tel.: +49 2131 5323-200

Website: www.nd-haefen.de

The Port of Plochingen

A Transportation Hub and Gateway to the Rhine River and Sea Ports

Plochingen Port marks both the beginning and the end of the 202 km long Neckar River Federal Waterway. Through the Rhine River and the West German canals, it has a direct connection to the German, Dutch and Belgian North Sea ports, to the Baltic Sea ports and to the most important industrial centres in the Central European waterway network.

The Neckar River Waterway runs from Mannheim through Heilbronn and Stuttgart to Plochingen. The waterway is continually expanded. Today, it accommodates inland navigation vessels with a tonnage of over 2,000 tons. A loaded draught of 2.80 metres and 24-hours river lock passage are additional reasons that make this waterway so attractive for shippers and the economy. The extension of the Neckar River locks for ships up to 135 m in length now planned by the German Federal Government is a measure that will further allow a considerable increase in Neckar River transportation.

In recent years, Plochingen Harbour has rebuilt and expanded its entire rail network. In addition to the waterway and the road system, the companies at the harbour now have access to a third well-developed traffic carrier, the rail system. With regard to hazardous materials transport, the rail network expansion is of considerable importance. For some time now, all the aviation fuel for Stuttgart Airport has been passing through Plochingen Port instead of the former long-distance road transport. The harbour is directly located on the German Railways main route from Stuttgart to Munich.

Plochingen Port is directly connected to the supra-local highway network including the national highways B 10, B 313 and BAB 8. Stuttgart Airport is about a 20 min drive away.
Plochingen is also connected to the Stuttgart urban-transit railway.

The companies located at Plochingen Port are involved in freight transfer, warehousing and processing. All types of bulk goods along with the required freight transfer facilities are to be found here:

• Iron, steel and wire
• Chemicals
• Petroleum industry
• Concentrated feed industry
• Fertiliser
• Grains
• Building materials
• Recycled products
• Cellulose
• Secondary aluminium smelting plant

In addition, there is a heavy cargo wharf available, approved for loads up to 350 tons.

Plochingen Harbour is under commercial management. About 50 shareholders own shares in the company. The proportion between private industry shareholders and the public sector is 53% to 47%.

Cargo Handling:

The companies handle cargo in the harbour on their own. The port of Plochingen can help you with finding a suitable service provider for you. The companies in the port can also be contacted directly through www.neckarhafen-plochingen.de.

Sächsische Binnenhäfen Oberelbe GmbH

Contact
Sächsische Binnenhäfen Oberelbe GmbH
Magdeburger Straße 58
01067 Dresden

Tel.: 0351 / 49 82 201
Fax: 0351 / 49 82 202
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Website: www.binnenhafen-sachsen.de

Managing Director: Kapitän Detlef Bütow