NGlobal Magazin 01-2010

Niedersachsen Global www.nglobal.de 14 Logistics targeted towards the needs of customers and specific industries. This network of river and canal ports is be- ing further extended. In the long run maritime and domestic shipping are the most environmentally friendly types of transport with the highest energy efficiency per ton kilometre. Therefore the state of Niedersachsen intends to shift more cargo from land onto water. In addition, mari- time, coastal and domestic shipping currently have significant free capacities. And to add to that, inland ports often act as trimodal locations, thereby bringing together water, road and rail transport—as is the case at the Eurohafen Emsland or the Hannover domestic port. The trimodally operating Eurohafen Emsland has free spaces totalling 450ha. The port that was com- Cityscape Abu Dhabi 18 - 21 April 2010,   Abu Dhabi International event for commercial real estate investment & development www.cityscapeabudhabi. com Real Estate North 2 June - 3 June 2010,   Airport Hamburg  International trade fair for commercial real estate www.real-estate-north.de/ homepage_e Expo Real 4 - 6 October 2010, Munich International trade fair for commercial property and investment www.exporeal.net 16th World Route Development Forum 19 - 21 September 2010,  Vancouver, Canada World’s route development meeting www.routesonline.com 8th Logistics Network Congress 15 - 17 September 2010,   Hannover German congress for mobility & logistics www.logistics-network.de Meeting Niedersachsen (extract) pleted in 2007 benefits from its proximity to the Neth- erlands and has outstanding infrastructural capacities. Intermodal Traffic In view of the consistently growing amount of goods volume and the need to handle these goods as effi- ciently as possible, the importance of intelligently link- ing multiple carriers by means of intermodal traffic is rising. Intermodal traffic is the transport of goods in standardized loading units such as swap bodies, con- tainers and articulated trailers by two or more trans- port carriers. The change between carriers is made by moving the loading units. The largest part of the transport route is made on rail, inland waterway or at sea, and the initial or last leg on the road should be as short as possible. Intermodal traffic already has a high significance in Niedersachsen. This is shown in the modern and high- performance infrastructure of the existing transship- ment facilities, freight villages (GVZ) as well as the sea and domestic ports. Today there are 13 high-capac- ity locations for intermodal traffic which are spread across the entire state. The long list of companies us- ing Niedersachsen as their base for organising their Europe-wide or even worldwide spare parts supply, such as Bosch-Rexroth, Continental, MAN, Mercedes, MTU, or PSA, shows that there is a demand for these services. The backbone of the Niedersachsen’s logistics scene are 450 mainly SMEs involved in transport and logis- tics traffic as well as several branches of globally oper- ating logistics service providers, such as Meyer & Mey- er, Ebeling Intern. Spedition and the Osnabrück based Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. Taking into account those companies that are dealing with additional lo- gistical functions and services such as intralogistics, logistics-oriented digital solutions, port services, etc., the logistics network of Niedersachsen features more than 2,500 firms and entities. Investment in Brains And in order to ensure Niedersachsen can hold on to their top position within Europe and intelligently de- velop it, investment in people is not neglected. The landscape is enriched by a large number of schools and institutes engaged in vocational training, educa- tion and academic qualification. The state has highly motivated experts and leaders who enjoy practice- oriented training that prepares them for the changes in the industry. All this to keep the economy boom- ing—in the ports, airports and logistics centres of a European core region. Logistics Links www.logistikportal- niedersachsen.de  www.nports.de   www.seaports.de  www.offshore-basis.de  www.hannover-airport.de  www.hellmann.de www.jadeweserport.com There are 13 high-capacity locations for intermodal traffic which are spread across the entire state. Photo: Hellmann Worldwide Logistics ›