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Magazine for Ports, Shipping and Logistics
Good Energy
Focus Topic: Wind Power
Nature-friendly grid connection 16 | Offshore safety training 20
June 2015
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“The breakthrough that politicians and the offshore
industry have been working towards for a long time now”
Uwe Beckmeyer,
Parliamentary State Secretary to the German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
Main Topic
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PHOTOS: SPDFRAKTION.DE – SUSIE KNOLL/FLORIAN JÄNICKE/BARD/CLAUDIA BEHREND/
DONG ENERGY, TENNET TSO GMBH, FOTOLIA, PIXABAY, CHRISTINE ZANDER
Dear readers,
There are great changes afoot in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea: we are experiencing a frenzy of activity
on construction sites far away from the coast. As many as 258 offshore wind power plants had been installed by
the end of 2014. Their total output amounts to more than a gigawatt. And we’re expecting a great leap this year:
a further 2,500 megawatts in just twelve months. This is the breakthrough that politicians and the offshore
industry have been working towards for a long time now.
By making changes to the German renewable energies act (EEG), we have taken care of investment security
until the end of 2020. We laid down the expansion targets for the first time, providing a clear idea of what the
future holds: ports can organise their capacity accordingly; the shipbuilding industry will be ready to meet the
demand. After all, one thing is clear: the upcoming technological challenges cannot be overcome unless the
maritime economy and the offshore industry work hand-in-hand. The end goal is to considerably reduce the cost
of generating offshore wind power. We are committed to achieving this for the benefit of consumers. However,
reducing costs is also necessary to ensure that the German offshore industry is able to compete with other
countries – as well as with other power plant technologies.
The maritime economy is making every effort to support this process, with efficient logistics concepts
having a particularly significant role to play. This is why the networking of these two sectors will be the focus of
the 9th National Maritime Conference in Bremerhaven in October 2015.
Sustainability
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Yours, Uwe Beckmeyer
Logistics Story
18
Safety & Security
20
Portrait
24
News 6
People 26
Appointments 28
Preview 30
Imprint 30
LOGISTICS PILOT June 2015
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IMPRESSION
Offshore
North Sea
236 WPP
998.4 MW
Wind power
in Germany
Onshore
Hamburg
54 WPP
57.49 MW
Expansion of wind power has reached a new record:
the output installed in 2014 puts Germany in second place worldwide,
after China. Over recent years, wind power on land and at sea has
replaced biomass as the most important source of energy in
Germany. At the end of 2014, the country’s 24,876 wind power plants
were generating a total output of 38,115 megawatts.
As such, wind power is playing an important role in Germany’s change
in energy policy. German wind power plants generated more than
ten billion kilowatt hours of electricity for the first time in January.
Onshore
Bremen
84 WPP
169.61 MW
Onshore
Lower Saxony
5,616 WPP
8,233.05 MW
Onshore
North Rhine-Westphalia
3,037 WPP
3,681.12 MW
Onshore
Hesse
820 WPP
1,181.38 MW
Development of power generation and installed output
of wind power plants on land and at sea in Germany
34.7
31.3
Installed output in million kilowatts
Gross power generation in billion kilowatt hours
29.1
20.6
16.6
22.2
23.8
25.7
Onshore
Rhineland-Palatinate
113 WPP
202.85 MW
27.2
Onshore
Saarland
1,472 WPP
2,727.80 MW
18.4
14.6
12.0
8.7
6.1
1990
1995
9.5
10.5
15.8
18.7
25.5
27.2
30.7
39.7
40.6
38.6
37.8
48.9
50.7
51.7
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
SOURCE: BMWI, ACCORDING TO WORKING GROUP ON RENEWABLE ENERGY STATISTICS (AGEE – STAT); AS AT: AUGUST 2014; INFORMATION PROVISIONAL
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Onshore
Baden-Wurttemberg
396 WPP
549.90 MW
IMPRESSION
Offshore
Baltic Sea
22 WPP
50.8 MW
Onshore
Schleswig-Holstein
3,228 WPP
5,089.57 MW
SH
Onshore
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
1,742 WPP
2,706.12 MW
MV
HH
Onshore
Brandenburg
3,319 WPP
5,456.61 MW
HB
Onshore
Berlin
2 WPP
4.30 MW
BE
BB
NI
Onshore
Saxony-Anhalt
2,603 WPP
4,336.39 MW
ST
Onshore
Saxony
857 WPP
1,066.45 MW
SN
TH
HE
Onshore
Thuringia
727 WPP
1,129.24 MW
RP
SOURCE: DEUTSCHE WINDGUARD ILLUSTRATION: CHRISTINE ZANDER PHOTO: PIXABAY
NW
Onshore
Bavaria
797 WPP
1,523.87 MW
SL
BY
BW
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NEWS
SUMMARY NEWS
BR E ME RH AV EN . The
renovation work on the
Kaiserschleuse is going to
plan. It is expected to be
available for shipping again from
June. The port facility was
closed after divers identified a
deformity in the lower carriage
rails at the outer head during
a routine inspection. In the
meantime, sea-going vessels
are accessing their berthings in
the lock-based part of the
international port via the
Nordschleuse.
PHOTOS: SENATOR FÜR WIRTSCHAFT, ARBEIT UND HÄFEN, CUXPORT GMBH,
J. MÜLLER, JADEWESERPORT, ANDREAS BURMANN, EUROGATE, AXEL BIEWER, BREMENPORTS
L E E R . The Ems-Fehn-Group,
which brings together
chartering, port handling, yacht
transport, crewing and shipping
firms, has gained another
five companies and now has
17 different companies in seven
countries. The new members
include Bera in Papenburg,
Ems Ports Agency und
Stevedoring (EPAS) in Emden,
Log5Group from Dortmund
and M & K ProCon and Getec
Partners from Leer.
BR E ME N . Bremen’s foreign
trade volume was 30.9 billion
euros in 2014, putting it
nine per cent above the previous
year’s result. Whilst imports
decreased slightly by
0.4 per cent to 13.6 billion euros,
exports increased by 17.9 per
cent to over 17.3 billion euros.
The key purchasing countries
were the European states, at
11.2 billion euros.
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Bremen’s port economy gives it some gas
BRE ME N . Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is no longer
just a vision for the future for Bremen’s economy;
a range of projects and official regulations are
now showing that Bremen and the companies that
work there have already met all of the requirements
for use of LNG as a fuel throughout the maritime
sector, as well as on land. Along with Bremen’s
Chamber of Commerce, the Senator for Economics,
Labour and Ports recently invited around
50 representatives from business, administration
and politics to a forum to discuss the status
quo and further prospects. Here, the topics of
discussion were existing projects involving the
construction of an LNG dredged material barge
by port management company bremenports,
and an LNG fuelling terminal to be installed in
Bremen’s Hüttenhafen by a medium-sized
company. In addition, actors from the energy
and logistics sector presented their current
project ideas, objectives and wishes.
In the photo (from left): speakers Holger Kramer
(ISL Bremen), Andreas Mai (harbourmaster),
Robert Howe (bremenports) and Jens-Uwe
Freitag (swb).
Siemens chooses Cuxport
for its logistics service
CUX H AVE N . Cuxport has worked with Siemens to
conclude a logistics service agreement for service
operations for the offshore converter platforms
“BorWin 2”, “HelWin 1”, “HelWin 2” and “SylWin 1”. It
covers receipt, storage and order picking as well as
the packing and unpacking of containers, loading and
unloading of ships provided by Siemens, heavy goods
handling and pre and post-transport.
Millions of euros worth
of investment for trimodal
handling facility
B R EMEN. A large-scale redesign and expansion of the
existing terminal facility at Bremen’s Hansakai was
recently given the go-ahead. Along with the support
from the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital
Infrastructure, the J. Müller Group’s investment
totals 5.58 million euros. The expansion should help to
increase container transport by inland vessel and train,
as well as short sea shipping links. This means that more
goods flows will be able to be diverted away from roads,
and transported in a more environmentally-friendly and
comparatively cost-effective way.
NEWS
FALLLine launches
new season with transport
to the Great Lakes
B R A K E . Shipping company Fednav has started
the 2015 season with three consecutive ship
runs from the German North Sea coast to the
Great Lakes for its liner service FALLLine
(Federal Atlantic Lakes Line). The Lakes are
closed to large sea-going vessels during the
winter months due to maintenance work on the
locks and waterways. Fednav offers departures to
several ports on the St. Lawrence River, depending on volume. It is primarily piece goods such
as iron and steel products, project loads and wind
power components that are transported from the
export hub of Brake on the Unterweser.
First step towards more
vehicle handling Eurogate’s operating result
up by 10.2 per cent
CUX H AV EN. Port infrastructure company
Niedersachsen Ports is investing around three
million euros – comprising state funds and
money from the European Regional Development
Fund – in the construction of a new jetty for
vehicle handling in Cuxhaven. Ships with lengths
of up to 160 metres and widths of up to
25 metres should be able to be handled in
the Amerikahafen by later this year. Photo
(from left): Hans-Gerd Janssen (NPorts), Uwe
Santjer (Mayor of Cuxhaven), Bernd Kupke
(BLG Auto Transport), Daniela Behrens (Lower
Saxony’s Ministry for Economics, Labour and
Transport) and Holger Banik (NPorts).
B R EMEN. The Eurogate Group can now look
back on a successful financial year in 2014.
The company increased its operating result
(EBIT) by 10.2 per cent to 76.5 million euros
(previous year: 69.4 million euros). Container
handling reached its highest value in the
company’s history and increased by 4.2 per
cent to 14.8 million standard containers (TEU).
As a result, revenues rose by 5.3 per cent to
566 million euros (previous year: 537.5 million
euros). Together, the German terminals handled
a total of 8.1 million TEU; Bremerhaven
remained at the previous year’s level with
5.8 million TEU.
Innovative information platforms launched
New automatic fuelling point
W I L H E L M S H AV E N . Andreas Bullwinkel,
Managing Director of Container Terminal
Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort-Marketing
(left), Gerd Kruse (centre) and Christoph
Avé-Lallemant, Managing Director of the
company DS card+drive (right) recently
opened a public automatic fuelling point at
the entrance to the goods transport centre
at JadeWeserPort, right next to Container
Terminal Wilhelmshaven. It is being run by
DS card+drive and Gerd Kruse.
WI LH ELMSHAVEN. The idea of stronger
cooperation between Germany’s seaports
has had a new platform since the end of March.
The portal brought out by Container Terminal
Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort Marketing GmbH
at www.mehrcontainerfuerdeutschland.de
presents a range of topics concerning the
maritime economy in all seaports in northern
Germany. The website illustrates the wide range
of topics coming from all German ports and
relating to the tradition-steeped yet constantly
changing maritime sector. An image gallery,
interactive ship positioning service, facts and
figures and
infographics
complete
the website’s
offering.
B R EMEN/B R EMER HAVEN. Bremen’s ports
have gone mobile: “PORTS PILOT” is the
official app for the ports of Bremen and
Bremerhaven. It provides updates
and relevant information on
Bremen’s ports, as well as its
service providers and authorities
from the ports and logistics
sector, all of which can be easily
found in an easy-to-use
directory. bremenports’
Managing Director Horst
Rehberg presented the
new app to the State
Advisor for Ports,
Dr. Heiner Heseler,
at the “transport
logistic” trade fair.
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NEWS
Minister Olaf Lies meets
Chinese Ambassador
SUMMARY NEWS
BR E ME N . In March, the
European Commission awarded
Bremen the Sustainable Urban
Mobility Plan (SUMP) Award –
worth 10,000 euros – for its
2025 transport development
plan. The EU gives this award to
the best sustainable urban
mobility plan in Europe every
year as part of European
Mobility Week. Particular points
of praise were the multi-level
analysis procedure, the strong
involvement of citizens, advisory
committees and stakeholders in
the planning process, and the
regular exchange with other
towns and communities. The
cities of Ghent (Belgium) and
Dresden were also nominated.
PHOTOS: CHRISTIAN KRUPPA, JOCHEN BEEKHUIS, MEYER WERFT, WESERPORT, BRIESE,
LLOYD WERFT, REINERT LOGISTICS, J. MÜLLER, JADEWESERPORT, ANDREAS BURMANN, EUROGATE
BR E ME N . Bremen-based
full-service purchasing
company for ship equipment
Omnimare has been working
closely with DB Schenker
Marineparts since April.
“We are expanding our services
in goods handling and making it
possible for our customers to
track their ordered goods online
themselves,” says Oliver Kerner,
Managing Director of Omnimare.
At the same time, an increase
in storage capacity in Bremen
by 450 square metres will allow
for even more extensive
warehousing. The Bremenbased ship equipment supplier
is one of the few providers in
Germany that is able to provide
shipping companies with this
special service.
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ISL project wins 2015
DIN Innovation Prize
W ILHELMSHAV EN. Lower Saxony’s Minister
for Economics and Ports, Olaf Lies, welcomed the
Ambassador from the People’s Republic of China,
Shi Mingde, to JadeWeserPort in April. Lies: “I am
delighted to be able to show the Chinese Ambassador,
His Excellency Shi Mingde, around JadeWeserPort
personally today. Back on Wednesday I was able to
sign a cooperation agreement with the Chinese
province of Fujian, which will also pave the way for
a new distribution centre for construction materials
at JadeWeserPort.”
BRE ME N . Thomas Landwehr from the Bremenbased Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics
(ISL) wants to break down barriers caused by media
interruptions in data communication in container
transport from and to seaports. To facilitate this, he has
launched the standardisation project “data communication in logistics”, which was recently awarded the DIN
Innovation Prize. Torsten Bahke (right), Chairman of
the Executive Board at the German Institute for
Standardization (DIN), presented the prize to initiator
and workshop leader Thomas Landwehr (left).
Delivery of “Anthem of the Seas”
PA PE N BURG. The Meyer Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven handed the cruise ship “Anthem of the Seas” –
with a gross tonnage of 168,600 – over to American firm Royal Caribbean Cruises (Miami) in April, five
days before the original agreed deadline. Thanks to modern exhaust gas cleaning systems, the hybrid
scrubber, energy-efficient technical systems, optimised hydrodynamics and heat recovery, energy-saving
LED lighting and a special underwater paint, the Quantum class ship is particularly eco-friendly.
NEWS
New transport specialist for grain and animal feed:
B-Log Bulk Logistik
Two cruise liners and a lot of work
on board
B R E M E R H AV E N . The new cruising season is almost upon us,
and just like their passengers, the floating holiday islands are
getting in shape for summer. Two cruise liners have gone into the
Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven to undergo repairs and
modernisation. First in was the MS “Voyager”, which was then
replaced by the “National Geographic Explorer”, on its third visit
to Bremerhaven’s long-standing cruise ship shipyard.
B R AKE. J. Müller Agri Terminal, Germany’s largest import hub for animal feed, and
transport services provider L.I.T. Cargo have pooled their skills and founded a new lorry
transport company for grain, animal feed and bulk goods. J. Müller has been running
handling at the seaport of Brake since 1821. The L.I.T. Group, which was founded in 1988,
offers a wide range of services along the entire logistics chain. Photo from left to right:
Ingo Schreiber (Managing Director of L.I.T. Cargo and member of the Shareholders’
Committee at B-Log Bulk Logistik), Fokke Fels (owner and CEO of L.I.T.), Bärbel Hofmann
(Managing Director of B-Log Bulk Logistik), Jan Müller (Chair of the Board at J. Müller)
and Thomas Bielefeld (Managing Director of J. Müller Agri Terminal, Member of the Board
at J. Müller and member of the Shareholders’ Committee at B-Log Bulk Logistik).
Award for Bugsier
and Briese
Unhindered movement in
Bremen’s Hüttenhafen
Reinert Logistics opens site
in Bremen
B R E M E N . The Berufsbildungsstelle Seeschifffahrt (vocational training centre for maritime
shipping) has awarded the “outstanding training
organisation 2015” prize to Bugsier-, Reedereiund Bergungs-Gesellschaft and Briese Schiffahrtsgesellschaft (Research Department). Photo
(from left): Holger Jäde (Managing Director of
Berufsbildungsstelle Seeschifffahrt), Sabine
Kruse (Briese, Research Department), Klaus
Küper (Managing Director of Briese, Research
Department), Astrid Hüve-van Loo (Briese,
Research Department) and Ernst-Peter Ebert
(CEO of Berufsbildungsstelle Seeschifffahrt).
BRE M EN. Construction workers are currently
clearing a narrow passage for tankers over
19 metres wide at the entrance to Bremen’s
Hüttenhafen. A new quay is being created and an
underwater embankment is being removed,
allowing the Senate to create space for larger
and wider ships to manoeuvre safely in this
area of the port. “We are ensuring that
movement is unhindered in the Hüttenhafen,”
said Bremen’s Minister for Economics and Ports,
Martin Günthner, at a celebratory event at the
construction site. The cost of the project has
been estimated at around 7.8 million euros.
B R EMEN. Transport and logistics provider
Reinert Logistics opened its seventh branch in
Bremen on 1 April 2015. With this step, the
company – based in Schleife, Saxony, near
Weißwasser/Upper Lusatia – aims to meet
increasing demands on the transport and
logistics market and demonstrate regional
presence. In addition, it aims to strengthen
contacts with important clients in the area.
Alongside its head office, Reinert Logistics
has branches in Lübbenau, Neuenhagen near
Berlin, Unterkaka near Leipzig, Kerpen and
Bretzfeld near Heilbronn.
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MAIN TOPIC
Quo vadis,
wind power?
2014 was a record year for Germany’s wind power industry:
wind power plants with an output of 5,300 megawatts
were installed on land and at sea. However, there is still
uncertainty regarding the future conditions.
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MAIN TOPIC
W
hen the wind blows like it did last year, the
change in Germany’s energy policy gains
momentum, too. This is particularly good news
for northern Germany, where more and more
wind turbines are generating electricity. Numerous manufacturers, suppliers and service providers are benefiting
from the planning, operation and set-up of wind power
plants. The wind power sector has become an important
area of business, including for Germany’s seaports. These
ports are essential not only for the construction, maintenance and supply of offshore wind farms, but also for the
import and export of onshore wind power plants.
PHOTO: BARD
Offshore wind power
Last year brought a reversal in trend for the offshore sector. 258 German offshore wind turbines were managing to
feed a total of over 1,000 megawatts of electricity into the
German grid for the first time by the end of the year. In
addition, 268 offshore wind power plants with an output of
1,218 megawatts were erected but not yet contributing to
the grid by the end of the year. The average output of the
plants added in 2014 was over 3,725 kilowatts.
Despite this positive development, the German offshore
wind power sector did experience a bit of headwind in terms
of the political situation. The offshore output to be set up
by 2020 is now 6.5 gigawatts, instead of ten. After many –
sometimes heated – discussions about the renewable
energies act (EEG), the mood evened out a little after an
amendment to the law was agreed. Then new forces of
adversity appeared. In March, the Federal Maritime and
Hydrographic Agency (BSH) announced that it would not
approve any more wind farm projects away from the coast
over the next few years. This industry was horrified by the
news. “If the government wants to change its energy policy, it needs to give its subordinate authorities the means
to facilitate constant expansion of offshore wind power,
including beyond 2020. The offshore wind power industry
needs investment and planning security, and not a stop-andgo system – particularly in view of offshore wind power’s
long-term contribution to the change in energy policy,”
says Jörg Kuhbier, Chairman of the German Offshore
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MAIN TOPIC
Wind Energy Foundation (Stiftung Offshore Windenergie). “Limiting approval to projects in coastal zones 1 and 2
would encourage exactly the kind of stop-and-go effect that we
want to avoid.” The sector has also highlighted the important
of maintaining trust: “Many project developers began planning further offshore wind farms as early as at the end of the
last decade, trusting in the German government’s long-term
expansion targets of 25 gigawatts by 2030, which were applicable up to 2014. Figures in two-figure millions on average have
been invested in individual projects,” reports Ronny Meyer
from the Offshore Wind Industry Alliance (OWIA). Around
75 per cent of the 6.5 gigawatts of output to be realised by
2020 is already being implemented, or is in the final stages
of project planning. Consequently, the BSH made it clear at
the end of April that approval would not be (or has not been)
withdrawn for approved wind farms in zones 1 and 2. The
policy for submitted applications is that the approval process
is to be halted for areas away from the coast for the moment, as
the Federal Network Agency does not foresee grid connection
for these marine areas over the next ten years.
Handling of wind power plants at Eurogate
Tower segments, nacelles, hubs and rotor blades, as well as jacket foundations and foundation piles for onshore and offshore wind power plants (WPP):
the range of components handled by Eurogate’s container terminals in
Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven is extremely varied. As are their customers:
Vestas, Senvion, RWE, Areva and Siemens, to name but a few examples.
Over the past few years, Eurogate’s container terminals in northern
Germany have established themselves as base ports for the handling,
assembly and interim storage of technically and logistically challenging wind
power plant components. They facilitated logistical handling of the offshore
project “Nordsee Ost” (RWE) in Bremerhaven and “Global Tech I” in
Wilhelmshaven. At the same time, onshore wind power components were
imported and exported via the North Sea ports. A total of 3,342 wind power
plant components, including jacket foundations and pre-assembled rotor
stars, have been handled or shipped since 2011. At peak times, Eurogate has
an area of 290,000 square metres on the terminal grounds that it can use
for this purpose.
The leading European container terminal logistics group makes use of its
many years of expertise in handling heavy goods and its highly developed
infrastructure and suprastructures. “What is particularly important for our
customers is flexibility, a comprehensive range of and quality in our services,
as well as good collaboration with business partners and local authorities,”
reports Wolfgang Schiemann, Managing Director of Container Terminal
Bremerhaven. “We are continually working on optimising processes throughout the entire logistics chain, in order to increase efficiency and reduce
costs. This requires a holistic way of looking at the value creation chain.”
The logistics of handling wind power plants is challenging, as the
dimensions and weights of the components are enormous. “We’ve upgraded
two gantry cranes and installed crane rails at the back in order to be able to
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handle long and heavy components, lifting them in tandem using two
gantry cranes at once,” explains Schiemann. “We now have the
capacity to handle components with a weight of up to 163 tonnes and
a ship width of up to 28 metres.” The gantry cranes have been
particularly useful for handling tower segments, rotor blades,
foundation piles, hubs and light nacelles, whereas when handling
jacket foundations – with a weight of 548 tonnes and a height of 47
metres – it is the floating crane “Matador 3” that is used in the
lock-based port basin. However, there is also the option of a ro-ro
solution to save costs. Sometimes preparatory activities – which are
often logistically challenging – need to be carried out prior to the
installation of offshore wind power plants: for example, tower
segments need to be set upright, hubs need to be rotated, and
components need to be assembled and pre-stowed at the Stromkaje.
Rotor stars with a total diameter of up to 126 metres are also
pre-assembled at the container terminals in Bremerhaven and
Wilhelmshaven. “The subsequent wide-load transport to the wind
farm by installation vessel was always constructively supported by
the authorities, such as the waterways and shipping office (WSA) and
the harbourmaster,” says Schiemann happily.
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Great economic importance
The offshore wind industry plays an important role in the
national economy: “Back in 2013 Germany’s offshore wind
industry turned over approx. 1.9 billion euros and employed
around 19,000 people,” says Matthias Zelinger, Managing
Director of VDMA Power Systems. “We assume that these
values will have been maintained in 2014 thanks to growing
exports, and that they will be able to be increased considerably in 2015 thanks to a stronger domestic market. This
positive development of the sector requires a long-term
outlook.” The offshore wind farms currently fully or partially
connected to the grid have an installed output of around
2.7 gigawatts. The sector expects up to three gigawatts to be in
operation and connected to the grid by the end of the year. This
corresponds to a total investment volume of over ten billion
euros. Other projects with output of more than 1.5 gigawatts
and an investment volume of over five billion euros already
have an investment decision in place. In addition, there are
around 20 German shipping companies – with approx. 50
ships – working as service providers for the offshore wind
power sector in Germany and worldwide.
PHOTOS: EPAS EMDEN, EUROGATE
Onshore wind power
Onshore wind power is also very important for the
change in German energy policy. 1,766 wind power
plants have been set up on land over the last year alone,
with a total output of 4,750.26 megawatts. Use of wind
power on land is therefore contributing considerably
to generation of electricity from renewable sources –
comparably cost-effectively. In contrast to the offshore
wind industry, which is focusing primarily on erecting
new plants, onshore wind energy is seeing an increase in
repowering, whereby older, smaller wind power plants with
lower outputs are being replaced with modern, more highperformance plants. Estimates state that this applied to at
least 413 plants with a total output of 1,147.88 megawatts
in 2014. The aver-age output of the plants set up last year
was 2,690 kilowatts. This represents an increase of four per
cent as compared with the average for the previous year.
Lower Saxony has the highest total installed output and
number of plants of all of the German states, with around
8,233 megawatts and 5,616 wind power plants.
Improving acceptance of plants among the population is
still an important issue, and early involvement is essential.
“Citizens’ wind farms” and other models for involvement
could play an important role in this.
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Transport of onshore wind power plants at EPAS
The things stored and handled at Emden’s logistics hub are often large, long and
heavy: parts for onshore and offshore wind power plants (WPP) in Germany and
the Netherlands. However, the challenge doesn’t just lie in the port services: “It’s
becoming increasingly difficult to find transport windows for heavy transport,”
reports Heinrich Smidt, Managing Director or Ems Port Agency (EPAS). He sees
the transport situation in general as problematic: “There’s an issue with the
motorway connection for the ‘Frisia bypass’, and in terms of the rail connection
the one-track bridge over the port of Emden is a real bottleneck.” Due to the
infrastructure deficits on the road, EPAS is increasingly focusing on inland vessel
as a mode of transport. One important customer for the port of Emden is
Enercon, a manufacturer of wind power plants. With over 22,000 installed wind
power plants in over 30 countries and an output of over 32.9 gigawatts, the
company plays a leading role on the international stage. Enercon also uses inland
vessels and rail. “Alongside economic reasons, this is down to our corporate
goals,” explains Enercon’s Press Spokesman, Felix Rehwald. “As a manufacturer
of plants for renewable energies, sustainability throughout the entire production
process is important to us.” The firm’s rail company e.g.o.o. is a core element of
this corporate philosophy. Transport of components between the production
sites in Aurich and Magdeburg, as well as between all suppliers, takes place by
train instead of by lorry. In terms of Enercon’s own loads only, e.g.o.o.’s transport
volume in 2014 was around 976,000 tonnes, and its transport performance was
311,650,000 tonne kilometres.
However, inland vessels also play an important role at Enercon in terms of
transport to Emden. 384 inland vessels were used to transport around 297,500
tonnes in 2014. “Our transport ship ‘E-Ship 1’ – which we use for the maritime
transportation of our wind power plant components – alone transported a total
of 401 wind power plants in 2014. This corresponds to a load volume of around
690,000 cubic metres or 82,000 mega-tonnes,” says Rehwald. Overall, the
environmentally-friendly rotorsail ship covered 210,000 nautical miles on its
journeys last year. “But even we are dependent on lorries when it comes to
construction site logistics,” reports Rehwald. “Constructing a wind power plant in
the 3-megawatt class – currently the most frequently installed type of turbine –
requires a total of 74 lorry runs, for example to bring the machinery components
(generator, rotor hub, machinery housing, rotor blades) and tower segments and
sections to the installation site. 54 of these runs require authorisation.” However,
Enercon wants to reduce the number of lorry runs in future. “If at all possible,
transport to the interim warehouse near the installation site will be carried out
by inland vessel or train.”
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MAIN TOPIC
Tens of thousands
campaigned for consistent
expansion of renewable
energies in Berlin in May 2014.
Wind power? Yes, please!
Increasing social acceptance of onshore wind power in Europe is a prerequisite for achieving the EU’s
climate targets. Julius Wesche, Research Assistant at the Competence Center Energy Politics and Energy
Markets at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI) in Karlsruhe, talks about
the EU Commission’s “WISE Power” project.
Mr Wesche, why is there
still resistance to onshore wind power plants
among the population?
Acceptance is generally high in Germany. However, there
are still problems with implementation on local level. In
our Europe-wide survey of representatives of authorities,
financial institutes, environmental associations and other
relevant actors, 51 per cent stated that they had experienced
delays and terminations of wind power plant projects. This
figure was as much as 57 per cent among project developers
and cooperatives.
Why is this?
Unlike with nuclear or coal-based power, for example, with
renewable energies – i.e. including onshore wind power –
we need a lot of plants in each space to cover our energy
requirements. This inevitably leads to more problems with
acceptance, as an increasing number of people are directly
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affected. We investigated the reasons for lack of acceptance:
visual impact first of all, followed by noise and disruption
of the local ecosystem, as well as flora and fauna. Impairments to the local area were very much seen being as of the
most concern. Interestingly, the additional costs associated
with wind power (for example, through Germany’s EEG
reallocation charge) were the only non-regional aspect to
rank in the first six places.
What have those involved been
doing wrong so far?
First, it’s about informing and/or involving the affected
population, and second, it’s about how and when you do it.
According to our information, a lot is already being done
– even more than is prescribed by law. However, this is
often not happening in a standardised manner. Existing
experience is not always systematically utilised, or budgets
are not planned accordingly.
MAIN TOPIC
“Acceptance is generally
high in Germany.”
Julius Wesche, Research Assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute
for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI)
So what should happen, in concrete terms?
happen. It should always be an offer embedded with comIt should be done face to face wherever possible, i.e. using munication measures. So not blackmail; it’s about obtaining
the traditional method of knocking on doors, rather than real consent from the population, not buying it.
large events. For example, Tennet, the transmission system
operator for the “Südlink”, a direct current high-voltage line What exactly are you doing as part of your project?
that is to supply power in southern Germany, has decided First, we analysed the current situation, i.e.: what had alto use more decentralised ways of communicating with ready been scientifically researched and what tool kits for
citizens, whereby each person is spoken to individually. acceptance and communication strategies already existed.
This seems to be working well. It is preventing frustration We then surveyed 207 wind power experts throughout
on both sides. As part of “WISE Power” we are developing Europe, of which 121 participants worked in organisations
that are directly implementing, or are at least involved
and evaluating fairly generic factors in acceptance of
in implementing, involvement measures. After
onshore wind power plant projects that are applicable throughout Europe. For example, we
evaluating this data, we are now in the process
see early contact on location as an imporof holding talks with stakeholders such as
project developers and energy agencies.
tant prerequisite for finding out what the
Our aim is to develop “social acceptance
initial feeling is. How a project is handled
believe wind power plants
pathways” by the end of 2015. To do this,
in terms of involvement then needs to be
for power generation in
we
are creating a kind of tool box with
flexibly decided within the scope of the
their own area to be
various
strategies from which we can derive
relevant context.
“good” or “very good”.
recommended steps for project designers,
SOURCE: TNS EMNID SURVEY
AS AT: 10/2014
grid operators and decision-makers on municiAnd how do you go about this?
Alongside information and consultation measures,
pal, regional and state level, as well as representaconcepts such as “community benefit” and “shared owner- tives of civil society. These should be able to be applied
ship” can be implemented, for example. “Community bene- locally. In parallel with this, we are carrying out evaluation
fits” may be of a financial or non-financial nature. The workshops.
arrangement always depends on the actual project and
the relevant country. In the “energy future markets” in the So what might a social acceptance pathway look like?
east of the European Union, it may be attractive to the First it should be noted that acceptance cannot be simply
local citizens if they are able to use the new roads built generated; rather, it must be based on a democratic
for the wind power plants. Denmark has a good example process. Only then will the local citizens be prepared
of “shared ownership”: there, the law states that a certain to contribute towards renewable energy supply – perhaps
proportion of the wind power plants must be offered to the even just outside their front door. What is fascinating is
population for investment. In other countries, it may work the fact that the results of several studies highlight how
well to develop “community funds”, whereby a charitable with many citizens acceptance increases once they have
organisation manages the income from the wind power and come into contact with wind power. I am convinced that
uses it to finance social projects to benefit the population. acceptance of wind power plants will remain an important issue in the mid to long term. However, there will be
no insurmountable obstacles standing in the way if the
Is this not just a way for the project developers
developers on site involve the citizens in their plans and
to “buy” the citizens’ consent?
(cb)
No, that’s not the aim – and neither should such a thing treat them as equals.
PHOTOS: BWE SCHRAEGSTRICH SILKE REENTS, FRAUNHOFER-ISI
61%
FACTS
EU project
“WISE Power”
Aim: To increase
acceptance of onshore
wind power in Europe
Project term: May
2014 to October 2016
Project partners:
EWEA (lead), Dena,
Acciona Energia,
Terna Energy, AEE,
APERe, UNDP Croatia,
Fraunhofer-ISI,
REScoop.be,
Scottish Government,
Guldborgsund,
Dubrovnik, Western
Isles and Province
of Savona
Funding: Just under
1.5 million euros
More information:
http://wisepower-project.eu
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SUSTA I N A B I L I T Y
Nature-friendly onshore and
offshore grid connection
Eric Neuling is a Consultant for Power Networks and Nature
Conservation at the conservation association NABU. Speaking to
the editors of LOGISTICS PILOT, he explains the risks posed to
nature and the environment by expansion of electricity grids.
The change in energy policy has arrived, but the expansion
of “electricity highways” and grid connection is
sometimes taking longer than planned. Should nature
conservation still have priority when expanding networks?
It’s true, the change in energy policy could be going faster.
However, we have made clear progress. Good advances have
been made in the planning of many – once controversial –
projects such as the South-West Interconnector (Thuringia)
or the transmission line between Wahle in Lower Saxony
and Mecklar in Hesse. They are now in operation, under
construction, or at least in the planning approval process. An
increasing number of offshore wind farms are feeding their
electricity into the grid. If things continue to develop in this
way, we won’t need to worry about power outages when we
shut down the nuclear power plants – at least according to
the Federal Network Agency.
And what is the situation with nature conservation
when it comes to offshore grid connection?
Overall we are moving forward in this area, too. However, the
general problem is still that the sites are wrong. Many of the
offshore wind farms that are planned or have already been
installed are located in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
This is subject to, for example, the Habitats Directive and
“Natura 2000”, an EU-wide network of protected areas for
preserving endangered or typical habitats and species. However, their protection often only exists on paper. In addition,
it is difficult to check compliance with nature conservation
regulations at sea.
What needs to change?
In terms of decision-making regarding sites, clusters
should be formed outside of sensitive natural areas, and
grid connection should form the basis. In the case of the
offshore wind farm “Butendiek”, however, we are seeing
numerous violations of applicable nature conservation
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SUSTA I N A B I L I T Y
laws, and filed a lawsuit last year. Given the now wellharmonised approval procedure under the supervision of
the BSH (Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency) and
the Federal Network Agency, we believe that adequately
observing nature conservation should not be a problem.
“Our goal is not to put
the brakes on the change
in energy policy.”
To what extent is the surrounding
natural environment affected?
Just like driving in the foundations for wind power plants,
building the bases for converter platforms and substations
creates a lot of noise. Recently published aerial images
have confirmed that porpoises avoid the source of the
noise by as much as 10 to 20 kilometres. Things become
particularly problematic when construction work is being
carried out at several wind farms at once.
Eric Neuling,
Consultant for Power Networks and Nature
Conservation at NABU
PHOTOS: TENNE T/TSO GMBH, NABU/E. NEULING
And what about submarine cables?
Many offshore submarine cables lead through the Wadden
Sea, which is protected as a UNESCO world heritage site.
The ploughing up of cable routes means that migratory
birds lose feeding grounds that are essential to their survival.
Significant tidal differences and tideways can cause submarine cables to be flushed. Another aspect is temperature
radiation. The limit set by the Federal Agency for Nature
Conservation is a maximum of two degrees Kelvin at a depth
of 20 centimetres below the surface of the seabed. However,
this is a reference value that is not currently being checked
in practical terms. This is why we are calling for model-based
monitoring. NABU believes that investigations should be
carried out to see whether and how thermal and magnetic
radiation influence the orientation, migration and routes of
travel of fish and other creatures.
That sounds like a lot of problems.
Obviously there is still a lot of room for improvement. However, our goal is not to put the brakes on the change in energy
policy. For example, NABU supports the “Südlink”, a direct
current high-voltage line that is to bring electricity to southern
Germany. However, as a conservation association we believe it
to be our duty to bring attention to critical points. That said,
there are also a lot of positive developments to be highlighted.
What are these?
For example, great progress has been made in environmentally-compatible laying of cables in the Wadden Sea within
just a few years. At first they used to use cable trenchers that
ploughed deep into the mudflats and damaged them, but then
they began using vibration ploughs that do less damage to
the natural environment. Today they mostly use vibration
“blades”, which, like vibration ploughs, only displace the
mud, take up less space and are better for the environment.
Under favourable wind conditions, offshore wind
farms generate more electricity than the existing grid
can take on. However, there are still considerable
reservations about planned “electricity highways”.
That's true. This is why early and serious involvement of the
public is so important. In the past, large projects have often
been delayed because this was left too late. In Brandenburg,
for example, people are objecting to approval for the Uckermark line after eight years of planning. This is avoidable.
Which is why we welcome the government’s Federal Sectoral
Planning, which is now replacing the states’ regional planning
procedures and provides for involvement of the public at a
variety of stages.
Are buried cables a good alternative to aerial cables?
In theory we support buried cables as they do not represent
a collision risk for birds and help preserve the landscape. It
should be investigated whether these are a viable alternative
to aerial cables for every project – not just near residential
developments. However, buried cables are often problematic
in wetland areas. Plus, this technology also involves clearing
aisles in forests, and sometimes the impact on nature is
actually greater than for aerial cables as even shrubs are no
longer able to grow. Many farmers are against buried cables.
They fear an increase in the temperature of the soil, although
it has been proven that this does not have any impact on
plants’ growth.
It’s clear that your conservation association
is a pioneer. You campaigned for a stop to nuclear
energy before the reactor accident in Fukushima.
Now we have the change in German energy policy
and you are once again a step ahead.
Is society managing to keep up?
That’s a good summary. We’re working on it. In terms of
Germany’s power networks I can definitely say that bad
feeling towards grid expansion for offshore wind power
plants has noticeably decreased. And that’s a really good
thing, right?
(cb)
FACTS
NABU
Founded in Stuttgart
in 1899 by Lina Hähnle
(1851–1941) as the
Bund für Vogelschutz
(association for the
protection of birds,
BfV)
More than 560,000
members and
promoters (February
2014)
Around 2,000 local,
district and specialist
groups in all states
The largest youth
organisation involved
in nature conservation
in Germany (NAJU),
with around 60,000
members
More information:
www.nabu.de
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LOGISTICS STORY
Good
coordination is
everything
Good organisation is essential in the
construction and operation of offshore
wind power plants. In particular, the
transportation of people and materials out
to sea requires precise yet flexible project
planning due to constantly changing
weather conditions.
More information:
www.breb.de
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International business
Foreign customers – such as Italian submarine cable manufacturer Prysmian, which manufactures submarine cables
for German wind farms in Pozzuoli, near Naples, on behalf
of transmission system operator Tennet – have also been
looked after in German ports since 2011. In 2012 BREB was
responsible for tasks such as changes of crew by helicopter
between the Norwegian cable-laying vessel “Lewek Connector” and Sea-Airport Cuxhaven-Nordholz for Emas, one
of the leading international contractors for offshore works.
The shipping company also organised the transportation of
service staff from Nordholz to the international airports of
Hamburg, Bremen and Hanover. “One particular challenge was the constant change in requirements,” says Agency
Manager Michael Giesbers. On the one hand, there was the
weather, which required a lot of flexibility in planning. On
the other hand, the number of people to be transported often
changed at very short notice.
PHOTOS: FOTOLIA, BREB, ETMN-PLANESPOTTING.BLOGSPOT.DE
W
hen Captain Arne Ehlers looks out his office
window, he sees the port of Cuxhaven at his
feet. This gives him an overview of everything –
perfect for the Managing Director of a shipping
company that is a ship owner, liner forwarding company, ship
broker, port and line agent and general agent for offshore
projects all rolled into one. The Cuxhaven branch of Bremer
Reederei E & B (BREB) moved into the top floor of the newly
built Havenhostel directly at the Nordseekai just a few months
ago. “Our first project for the offshore wind industry began
in 2008,” reports Ehlers. “We were nominated as the vessel
coordinator for a special ship for the first German wind farm
‘Alpha Ventus’.” As the port agent, BREB was responsible for
everything to do with entry and exit as well as loading of
the pusher tug “Mega-Motti” in the ports of Bremerhaven,
Cuxhaven and Stade. This was soon followed by other contracts, for example for the wind power plant builder Bard
from Emden, or the Cuxhaven-based manufacturer of steel
tube towers and steel foundations for wind turbines, Ambau.
LOGISTICS STORY
FACTS
Bremer
Reederei E & B
2009: Branch
opened in Cuxhaven
(10 employees)
Bremer Reederei’s services range from activities as a port agent, for example for the cable layer “Lewek
Connector” (left), to the coordination of crew changes by helicopter via Sea-Airport Cuxhaven-Nordholz.
As the helicopter’s payload is limited, the weight of the
people, their luggage and the materials need to be calculated accurately.
A wide range of tasks
“It was also challenging crossing the border from the exclusive economic zone to Germany with staff from countries not
subject to the Schengen Agreement. First we had to apply for
permission to set up an official border crossing at the SeaAirport,” says Giesbers. For the construction of the wind farm
“Amrumbank West”, the crew transfer vessel (CTV) “Lina”
– with space for up to 24 passengers – was used instead of
a helicopter. BREB was also responsible for crew changes –
including transfers, hotel accommodation, luggage and equipment transport – between the wind farm and Cuxhaven. Set-up
work for the transformer platforms “BorWin 2”, “HelWin1”,
“HelWin2” and “SylWin1” began in the North Sea at the start of
2014. Here, the company is working as a sub-agent for logistics
service provider Rhenus Offshore Logistics. During the erection
phase, which is now slowly coming to an end, Bremer Reederei
looks after the platform suppliers that equip the transformer
platforms with materials. Highly reinforced 10-foot special
containers are used and require elaborate manifestation work.
The sun has just burst through the clouds; the sea is calm.
There are just two crew transfer vessels in the Neuer Fischereihafen in Cuxhaven; all of the others are used for offshore
wind farms in the North Sea in these kinds of weather
conditions. The twin-hulled ship“Twin Axe” has just returned
from the wind farm “Amrumbank West”. However, this time it
was not service staff being transported, but waste. Alongside
looking after installation vessels, jack-up rigs, sea towage
and heavy loads, this is another of Bremer Reederei’s varied
tasks.
(cb)
15 employees in
total (Bremen and
Cuxhaven)
Ship owner, liner
forwarding company,
ship broker, port and
line agent and general
agent for offshore
projects
In 2014, 109 ships
were used for offshore
support and 174 ships
were used for crew
transfer from
Cuxhaven. Of these,
BREB is responsible
for 60 and 140 ships
respectively.
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SAFETY & SECURITY
Safety
first
Those that want to work on and around
offshore wind power plants have
to complete a gruelling programme
of safety training. At Falck Safety
in Bremerhaven, candidates learn how
to conduct themselves correctly in the
face of hazards, and there are also
opportunities for offshore experts to
refresh their knowledge.
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SAFETY & SECURITY
S
uddenly, darkness. Plus a storm that sounds so hellish that it drowns out all other noises. And rain into
the bargain. The waves get higher and higher and
flashes of lightning illuminate the water. Those out
at sea in an emergency need to know what they are doing.
But today the worst case scenario is simply being simulated in Falck Safety’s pool area, in Bremerhaven. The trainers
have a few tricks up their sleeves: two wind turbines whirl
away at full speed and noise, the wave machine creates an
artificial swell in the swimming pool, a lamp simulates flashes
of lightning and trainer Alex Fromme makes it “rain” with
the help of a water hose.
PHOTOS: CLAUDIA BEHREND
Sea survival training
Although the participants jumped into the swimming pool
from 3.50 metres in normal lighting this morning, it takes
courage to do this in the complete darkness, tightly wrapped
in bright orange survival suits and life jackets.
Once everyone is in the water and clinging onto one
another, they need to form a human chain. It moves very
slowly towards the life raft. Once all participants have finally
reached safety and the spray cover has been closed, whistle
signals sound. There is someone in the water at the other
edge of the pool: a trainer, pretending to be a person needing
rescued. Two men try to throw him a rope, but have no luck.
They then try to move the life raft towards the trainer by
paddling with their hands, but don’t make much progress
due to the waves. Only after a few minutes do the group
remember what they learned in the morning: one participant is secured to the rope and swims to the trainer, brings
him on board and closes the orange safety panel.
Finally help arrives, in the form of a loop attached to a
rope let down from a hoist – in reality, a helicopter. Once
again here, you need to know what you are doing: the turning
of the rotor blades causes the steel rope to become electrostatically charged with around 20,000 to 25,000 volts. The
rope needs to be earthed – in this case in the water – before
the rescue loop can be touched. Normally it is pulled over
the head and over the life jacket. No easy task when your
movement is heavily restricted by the suit and life jacket
and you are floating on the open sea in an emergency –
perhaps in darkness, in a storm or in heavy swell. People
with a slightly wider back have an even harder job. They
have to step through the loop and pull it up to their chest.
Once this is done, you need to have a lot of trust: firmly
pressing your arms to your body is the only thing that prevents you from slipping out whilst being hoisted up. Even
at a height of just 3.50 metres, the tension is obvious on the
participants’ faces. They breathe a big sigh of relief once “rescued”. Despite it being a swimming pool at a temperature of
20 degrees, the three hours in the water have completely
zapped the participants’ energy.
Climbing training
Concentration is what is required for the next exercise. There
is very little talking. All that can be heard is a clanking
More information:
www.falck.de
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SAFETY & SECURITY
FACTS
Falck Safety
Services
30 training centres
worldwide
15 employees and
35 freelancers
Facilities: Ladder
towers, boat landing
site, davit-launched life
boat, freefall boat,
fast rescue boats,
swimming pool with
environmental
simulation, METS
(modular egress
training simulator)
helicopter cabin
Training: Sea survival,
first aid, working at
height, boat transfer,
deployment of life
boats, helicopter
underwater escape
training, fire awareness, manual handling,
confined space
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noise as Timon Janßen clips and unclips his chunky
carabiners. The 22-year-old electrician doesn’t yet know where
his new employer – staff service provider Sitte Elektrotechnik
from Wilhelmshaven – will place him, but one thing is certain: he will be working at height on an offshore wind power
plant. And although Janßen often worked high up on gantry
cranes during his training at Eurogate in Bremerhaven, safe
climbing is new territory for him. The terminal had bridges,
whilst all that is available on the inside of the sometimes
80-metre towers of the wind power plants is long, narrow
ladders.
Janßen is now practising various techniques for rescuing
people at height on the climbing tower. As well as having
a head for heights and being experienced in climbing, he
needs to be fast. After all, when an injured person is unable
to move and is lowered down unconscious, the tight belting
system leads to restriction of the blood vessels. It only takes
around 3 to 30 minutes for a potentially fatal suspension
trauma to occur. Both Janßen and (especially) his training
partner, who played the injured person, are delighted when
Janßen finishes lowering him to the ground swiftly using the
piggyback mechanism.
Fire training
In the afternoon, the final training unit for the day begins
with putting on fire protection suits, gloves and safety boots.
Alex Fromme – a fireman, who works as a training manager
on the side – accompanies the group into a container in the
“fire awareness room”, closes the door and creates a fire at the
touch of a button. It’s just one fire, but along with the darkness
and the smoke from the smoke machine, trepidation soon
sets in. Nobody says a word. At Fromme’s command, all of
the participants crouch down.“Do you notice the difference?”
asks the training manager. In fact, within seconds the small
fire in the container creates so much heat that a considerable
difference in temperature can be felt down near the ground.
“And now put on these masks please,” says Fromme. “You
won’t be able to see much – it’s supposed to be authentic.”
“Waddling” behind one another like ducks, the participants
have to find the unfamiliar exit from the two-room container
with restricted vision. After some time, they knock loudly on
a door. “A door may be locked,” calls Fromme from outside.
Everyone is relieved as the key turns in the lock, the door is
opened and the men can take their masks off.
Next, training is provided in using CO2 fire extinguishers.
Each participant enters the container individually, and
Fromme starts three fires one after the other. Not everyone
manages to put the fire out straight away. Fromme provides
assistance and shows how the extinguisher should be held
and pointed.
“One last exercise for today,” says Fromme, bringing out a
dummy. He shows the group how a fire blanket is always placed
over the shoulders “and never over the head”. The dummy is
placed carefully face down on the floor and the blanket is used
to gently suffocate the flames. The dummy’s jacket is then set on
fire so that each participant has the chance to practice. Those
needing help are given a little support from the trainer. Before
he sends the participants off for a well-earned rest, Fromme
has one last thing to say: “I hope you’ve learned a lot, and that
you never need to use it.”
(cb)
ZukunFtsForum Logistik
gLobaL unD DigitaL –
Die Logistik von morgen
Die Fabrik der Zukunft: Maschinen sprechen miteinander, Förderbänder
denken mit und Produkte finden wie von selbst ihren Weg. Vernetzung
und Digitalisierung sind zwei Schlüsselbegriffe der vierten industriellen Revolution. Bei Industrie 4.0 dringen moderne Informationstechnologien wie das Internet in Produktion und Logistik vor. Was bedeutet das
konkret für die Logistik? Welche Herausforderungen und Chancen sind
damit verbunden?
Industrie 4.0 und weitere Zukunftsthemen stehen im Fokus des ersten
„Zukunftsforums Logistik“. Dazu lädt VIA BREMEN in Kooperation mit
der WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen am 9. Juli 2015 unter dem Titel
„Global und digital - die Logistik von Morgen“ ein.
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PORTRAIT
The wind farmer B
The power supply company Dong Energy has been
planning, building and running offshore wind farms
for over 20 years. The global market leader is using
the Eastern Frisian port of Norddeich for the
construction, servicing and maintenance of its
wind power plants.
y 17 February 2015 it was time: 54 kilometres from
the German North Sea coast and 38 kilometres
from the island of Borkum, the offshore wind farm
“Borkum Riffgrund 1” was connected to the German grid. 68 of the total 78 wind turbines had been installed
by the start of May. Once all of the wind turbines have been
erected and are in operation, they will generate a total nominal
output of 312 megawatts. This means that “Borkum Riffgrund
1” will provide enough power to supply around 320,000 German households with renewable energy. Dong Energy holds
50 per cent of the shares in the wind farm; the other shareholders are two Danish investment firms.
Optimum wind conditions
“The site in the exclusive economic zone in the North
Sea provides optimum conditions with an average wind
speed of eleven knots (around three to four Beau-
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PORTRAIT
fort),” explains Trine Borum Bojsen, the German
Managing Director of Dong Energy. However, it is
precisely these weather conditions that make the construction process such a challenge. “In winter, the waves
were up to 15 metres high in a storm,” say colleagues
on site. For safety reasons, the permissible wave height for
installation and a jacked-up ship is just 1.8 metres. When
the rotor blades are being installed the wind speed cannot
be faster than 12 metres per second. Unlike other countries’,
Germany’s wind farms are far out at sea. “This means it’s a
long way back,” says Borum Bojsen. “Our wind farms require
very precise planning, and the installation vessels need to
be well equipped.”
Trine Borum Bojsen, German Managing Director of Dong Energy
Norddeich selected as the port hub
The port of Norddeich has had plenty to be happy about
from the start of the project. Once Dong Energy decided
on locations for the wind farms, the company opted to
use Norddeich as its permanent port hub. All wind farms
currently under construction can and are to be operated
from Norddeich. “The wind farms have a service life of
25 years, as continuity is important to us,” says Borum
Bojsen. In addition, Dong Energy wants to support the
region, and is recruiting staff in the local area. There are
now 33 employees working for the company in Norddeich
– with the total being around 80.
Although the operation and maintenance of “Borkum
Riffgrund 1” will continue to provide work for Norddeich
in future, Dong Energy already has another project on the
starting blocks: in April the company began constructing
the wind farms “Gode Wind 1 and 2” by the islands of
Juist and Norderney, approximately 45 kilometres from
the mainland. A total of 97 turbines are to be installed
by 2016, each with a power of six megawatts and a rotor
diameter of 154 metres. Once the wind farm is complete,
around 600,000 German households will be able to be
supplied with CO2-free electricity. At around 2.2 billion
euros, this is the biggest investment so far for Dong Energy,
which holds 100 per cent of shares in the wind farm “Gode
Wind 1” and 50 per cent of the shares in “Gode Wind 2”.
The other shareholder (50 per cent) is a consortium of
Danish pension funds.
PHOTOS: DONG ENERGY
Global market leader from Denmark
Dong Energy may not be a big name among energy firms
in Germany. In the sector, however, it is now well known
that the company is a global market leader in offshore wind
power: Dong Energy has built more offshore wind farms
than any other company. And so that it stays that way, the
company has set itself ambitious goals. “We want to in-
crease our capacity across northern Europe to 6.5 gigawatts
within the next six years,” reports Borum Bojsen. This is
the same expansion target as Germany’s. The cost of wind
parks is to be reduced by 40 per cent, in order to increase
the competitiveness of offshore wind power as compared
with conventional forms of energy.
Historically, this was not always the case. Dong Energy
has come a long way since the company was founded in
2006: it has transformed from one of the most coal-intensive energy providers in Europe to a globally leading
provider of renewable energy. “Energy should be environmentally-friendly, independent and cost-effective,” states
the company’s corporate strategy. “Our new offshore wind
farms, such as ‘Gode Wind 1 and 2’ will be among the most
powerful in Europe,” says Borum Bojsen. “This means that
we are not only supporting Germany’s change in energy
policy, but also creating new jobs for the future – such as
in Norddeich.”
Dong Energy also attaches high importance to the
protection of nature. At the “Borkum Riffgrund 1” wind
farm, new suction bucket jacket foundations are being
tested on a wind turbine. With these foundations, three
suction buckets are pushed into the sandy seabed virtually
silently by means of negative pressure, instead of being
rammed into the ground, which is noise-intensive and
affects the marine wildlife. If these foundations prove to
be as stable for standard wind power plants as traditional
foundations, Dong Energy will have set a milestone. After
all, in addition to avoiding noise-intensive ramming,
installing these foundations is also more cost-effective.
Another benefit: at the end of their service life, suction
bucket foundations can be removed without a trace and
disposed of on land.
(cb)
FACTS
Dong Energy
Founded in 1972 as
Dansk Naturgas
In 2006, Dong Energy
came about from a
merger of Dong, Elsam,
Energi E2, Nesa,
KE and the Frederiksberg Elnet Group
Dong Energy has been
investing in the
expansion of German
offshore wind power
since 2011
Headquarters in
Fredericia, Denmark;
main German office in
Hamburg
Around 6,500 full-time
employees worldwide
Turnover in 2014:
67.1 billion Danish
krone (8.9 billion euros)
More information:
www.dongenergy.de
borkumriffgrund1.com
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PHOTOS: MARTEC INTERNATIONAL, J. MÜLLER, SEEHAFEN STADE E. V., WWW.RUEDIGERKRUSE.DE, IPSEN LOGISTICS,
DEUTSCHES VERKEHRSFORUM/THOMAS IMO/PHOTOTHEK.NET, NDS. MINISTERIUM FÜR WIRTSCHAFT, ARBEIT UND VERKEHR, KARL GROSS
PEOPLE
SUMMARY NEWS
Baton passed on at the seaport of Stade
APPOINTMENT.
The joint venture
B-Log Bulk
Logistik, recently
founded in Brake
by J. Müller Agri Terminal,
Germany’s largest import hub
for animal feed, and logistics
service provider L.I.T. Cargo,
has appointed Bärbel
Hofmann as its Managing
Director. Hofmann most
recently managed the
marketing of the Brake
Logistics Center (BLC) for the
J. Müller Group, and brings
many years of experience in
national and international
lorry forwarding from her
previous positions to B-Log
Bulk Logistik.
SU CCESSI O N . A planned change of executive
management took place at the recent annual
members’ meeting of the seaport of Stade’s
association. Marco Dibbern (right), who has been
a Project Manager and Economic Promoter for
the Hanseatic city of Stade for four years, succeeds
Martin Bockler (left) from Stade’s Chamber of
Industry and Commerce. First Chairman
Marcus Schlichting (centre) expressed his thanks
and appreciation to Bockler, who has been
Managing Director since the foundation of the
association and has worked tirelessly to develop
and network the region.
CAREER.
Thomas A. Ewig
(right) recently
celebrated his
50-year professional anniversary. After holding
several posts, he joined Carl F.
Ewig, founded by his father, in
1957, and took over leadership of
the company in 1974. Thomas
Ewig, who has often stood up for
Bremen’s interests, focused on
trade in goods from the shipping
and container industry, as well
as leasing business. This led to
the creation of Martec International, which soon became
a 100 per cent subsidiary of
Carl F. Ewig, and has been
managed by Thomas Ewig’s son
Alex Ewig (left) since 2004.
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Rüdiger Kruse succeeds
Eckhardt Rehberg
A double change in the Chile
division at Karl Gross
CH A N GE . Long-standing Bremen-based firm Karl
Gross Internationale Spedition is intensifying
service in its Chile division with a double staff
change: Henning Kanert (right), who has been the
Route Manager for Chile at Karl Gross in Bremen
since 2012, will be representing the company on site
in Santiago de Chile from the start of May. At the
same time, Jannis Böttcher (left) – who previously
worked in sea freight export within the medium-sized
Bremen-based firm – will be stepping into his shoes
at the Bremen headquarters. As one of Germany’s
key trading partners on the South American west
coast, Chile is one of Karl Gross’ areas of focus.
AP P OINT MENT. The new officer for the maritime
economy within the CDU/CSU parliamentary group is
Rüdiger Kruse. The group’s leader, Volker Kauder,
appointed the MP from Hamburg as the successor of
Eckhardt Rehberg – who recently assumed chairmanship
of the budget working group – during a meeting at the
end of April. Kruse explained that as officer for the
maritime economy he wants to highlight the opportunities
that the sea provides. Germany needs to exploit and
sustainably protect its potential; the significance of the
maritime economy for German industry’s ability to export
is immeasurable, he said.
PEOPLE
New President of
the Board at DVF
RE PLACE ME N T. Ulrich Nußbaum was elected as
the new President of the Board at the 31st annual
general meeting of the Deutsches Verkehrsforum
(German transport forum, DVF). He replaces the
previous President, Klaus-Peter Müller, who has chosen
not to put himself up for election again after seven
years in office. Nußbaum said that he was looking
forward to his new and exciting task. He highlighted
that, as an entrepreneur, he is particularly aware of the
importance of a functioning transport infrastructure.
Thomas Eckmann celebrates
his 25-year jubilee
J U B I L E E . 1 April 2015 marked 25 years since
Thomas Eckmann began working for the Ipsen
Logistics Group. He took over leadership of the
branch in Hanover for Fastsped-Speditionsgesellschaft – now Ipsen Air Logistics – in 1990. In 1991
he gained sole signatory authority, and also had
corporate responsibility as a shareholder up to
2014. Eckmann has been responsible for national
and international quality management at Ipsen
Logistics since 2007.
Double leadership for evb
AP P OINT MENT. The Supervisory Board of
Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser (evb)
has decided to appoint two new Managing Directors.
Marcel Frank (right) shall join the Executive Board
on 1 August, and shall be the Board’s spokesman.
Arndt Brücker (left) began his role on 1 May.
The Chairwoman of evb’s Supervisory Board, Transport
Secretary Daniela Behrens (centre) explains:
“We opted for a tandem at the head of evb in order to
be able to work successfully in a highly technical
environment with great commercial challenges.
It is also important to create stability in the company’s
management. In Marcel Frank, we are gaining an
engineer and experienced rail expert for the evb
Group; Arndt Brücker aims to continue his
successful work in the commercial division in an
important role.”
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APPOINTMENTS
Save the Date!
The second half of the year holds many special highlights in the maritime sector: 4 September will
see the “Lower Saxony port day” take place in Oldenburg, along with the long-running “Captains’ Day” in
Bremen. Just a few days later, Bremen will play host to the “HTG Conference”. Then, in mid-September,
“Husum Wind” will be another important meet for the wind power sector.
A
s is customary, the Senate of the Free Hanseatic
City of Bremen and Bremische Hafenvertretung
will open an invitation to the upper town hall in
Bremen for the “Captains’ Day” on 4 September
2015. The reception for captains and chief engineers from
shipping and air transport – taking place for the 51st time this
year – takes place on the first Friday in September each year.
Business partners of Bremen’s ports, and representatives from
politics and administration that work to uphold the interests
of German shipping and air transport are also invited. Each
year, donations are collected for a good cause.
The “Lower Saxony port day” will also be taking place
on 4 September 2015. The host of the 25th edition, organised
by the port marketing organisation Seaports of Niedersachsen, is Oldenburg. Once a year, this long-standing event
offers representatives from the worlds of business, politics,
administration and the media a great opportunity to discuss
developments in the seaports of Lower Saxony.
Hafentechnische Gesellschaft (HTG) will be inviting
guests to its “HTG Conference” at the Maritim Hotel &
Congress Centrum in Bremen on 9 to 11 September 2015.
Around 1,500 members from many different disciplines, including engineers, scientists, nautical experts, businesspeople
and legal experts, meet at the conference for port planning
and logistics every two years. The guests come from science
and research as well as construction, administration, port
operations and consulting firms.
This event will be followed by “Husum Wind”, held between 15 and 18 September 2015 in the very northerly district
capital in Schleswig-Holstein. The wind-related trade fair is
now placing increased emphasis on the core market of Germany and the neighbouring countries. Seaports of Niedersachsen will be advertising the wind power logistics offered
by Lower Saxony’s seaports on its own trade fair stand.
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Selection of events 2015 (subject to change)
IAPH World Port
Conference
1. – 5. 6. 2015
Hamburg, Germany
www.iaphworldports.org
logistics talk
11. 6. 2015
Mannheim, Germany
www.bremenports.de/
veranstaltungskalender
Windforce Conference
9. – 11. 6. 2015
HTG Conference
9. – 11. 9. 2015
Bremen, Germany
www.htg-online.de
Husum Wind
15. – 18. 9. 2015
Husum, Germany
www.husumwind.com
Maritime Woche
(maritime week)
12. – 20. 9. 2015
Nationale Maritime
Konferenz (national
maritime conference)
19. – 20. 10. 2015
Bremerhaven, Germany
www.bremenports.de/
PPI Transport
Symposium
19. – 21. 10. 2015
Bremen, Germany
http://events.risiinfo.com/
transport-symposium
Bremerhaven, Germany
www.wab.net
Bremen/Bremerhaven,
Germany
www.maritimewoche.de
Zukunftsforum Logistik
(future forum: logistics)
9. 7. 2015
Welt der Logistik
(logistics world)
24. 9. 2015
Bremen, Germany
www.via-bremen.com
Bremen, Germany
www.via-bremen.com
25. Niedersächsischer
Hafentag (Lower
Saxony port day)
4. 9. 2015
Breakbulk Americas
5. – 8. 10. 2015
German
Logistics Conference
28.– 30. 10. 2015
Houston, USA
www.breakbulk.com
Berlin, Germany
www.bvl.de/dlk
logistics talk
7. 10. 2015
logistics talk
12. 11. 2015
Graz, Austria
www.bremenports.de/
tbd
www.bremenports.de/
Oldenburg, Germany
www.seaports.de
Kapitänstag
(Captains’ Day)
4. 9. 2015
Bremen, Germany
www.bhv-bremen.de
logistics talk
7. 10. 2015
Vienna, Austria
www.bremenports.de/
Night-before reception
Logistics Conference
27. 10. 2015
Berlin, Germany
www.bremenports.de/
APPOINTMENTS
Lively discussions with guests
from the ports and logistics sector
at the Seaports trade fair stand.
25 companies from the port and logistics hub of Bremen and
Bremerhaven exhibited under the umbrella brand of VIA Bremen.
bremenports’ Managing Director Horst Rehberg introduces
Dr. Heiner Heseler, State Advisor to the Senator for
Economics, Labour and Ports in Bremen, to the new app
“PORTS PILOT”.
Review of events
“transport logistic” from 5 to 8 May 2015 in Munich
SU CC ESS. “transport logistic” is one of the most important
trade fair dates on the calendar for bremenports and Seaports
of Niedersachsen, as well as the German and international
ports and logistics sector. The port group Bremen/Bremerhaven exhibited together with a large joint stand under the label
VIA BREMEN. 425 square metres of exhibition space provided
a professional platform, as well as plenty of space for a total of
25 involved companies and organisations to make contacts at
the trade fair. “This is the second-best level of participation
that we have ever achieved on a joint stand in Munich,” said
bremenports’ Managing Director Horst Rehberg. The highlight
was the Bremen reception, with more than 300 exhibitors
and guests.
Lower Saxony’s seaports and all Lower Saxony-based port
organisations exhibited under the umbrella brand Seaports of
Niedersachsen on the trade fair stand organised by the port
marketing company of the same name. These included the
state’s own infrastructure company Niedersachsen Ports and
the marketing company Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven
JadeWeserPort-Marketing. In addition, numerous handling
firms, logistics providers and shipping companies from Lower
Saxony used the stand for their customer discussions. “Our
trade fair stand was a real marketplace, where numerous
contacts were made between the ports and logistics industry,
their customers, and of course politics as well – particularly
during our Lower Saxony evening,” says Seaports’ Managing
Director, Inke Onnen-Lübben, delighted. Economics Minister
Olaf Lies and a delegation from the sub-committee for ports
and shipping within Lower Saxony’s government also visited
“transport logistic” to get information about new trends and
developments in the logistics industry.
Traditional alumni meeting
of the faculty of maritime studies from
Jade Hochschule, Elsfleth.
PHOTOS: BREMENPORTS/FOTOSTUDIO SX HEUSER,
SEAPORTS OF NIEDERSACHSEN
A television crew interviews
Lower Saxony’s Economics Minister,
Olaf Lies.
“Der Mittelpunkt für Freude, Rat und
ernste Tat” (“The place for enjoyment,
advice and real action”) is the motto of
the Münchner Künstlerhaus at the heart
of Bavaria’s state capital. Here, guests
were welcomed with a traditional
Bremen-style reception.
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