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No two shipments are alike
C. Steinweg guarantees truly all-round service with its Multi-Purpose Terminal in the Port of Hamburg.
BREAKBULK ■
Cargoes, merchandise, routes, services, customers – these all have one common denominator with C. Steinweg in Hamburg: Versatility. The trained ob- server will spot something new virtually every day at the terminal across the river from the Elbe Philhar- monic Concert Hall. From outsize sections and heavy loads with unit weights of up to 270 tons, via industrial plant to made-to-measure crates or pallet- ed goods. No item is identical with another and it’s this that makes manifold challenges of breakbulk business at C. Steinweg’s Süd-West Terminal so stimulating.
‘Never say never’ could almost be the motto of this terminal operator in the heart of Hamburg. This is not just a matter of the bulkiest or heaviest project cargo, especially of the broad range of activities for a diverse range of cargoes. “We devise offers for al- most every form of conventional cargo. Along with outsize plant elements, we also clear such massive general cargoes as steel or forestry products, and ship Big Bags of feedstuffs and palletted cargoes,” reports Rainer Fabian, CEO of C. Steinweg Ham- burg, continuing: “Our primary aim is to meet all the requirements for the cargoes being shipped. For in- dustrial companies, one important aspect is to opti- mize the supply chain and transport costs.” The ter- minal offers sufficient space, equipment, workshops and trained staff on site to store, sort and palletize, assemble or dismantle cargoes, and have these giv- en seaworthy packaging by specialist external pro- viders.
Breakbulk liner shipping companies regularly call Terminal C. Steinweg. With Chipolbrok Gdynia/ Shanghai, MACS Hamburg, CNAN Algiers and BBC Chartering, the Hamburg terminal is involved in a large number of the routes with worldwide rele- vance. Similarly, cooperation has continued with heavy lift shipping companies that include SAL, UHL and Spliethoff. C. Steinweg officially took over the terminal activities for Chipolbrok in the Port of Ham- burg at the end of 2016. An average of one vessel per month is discharged and loaded. “We are de- lighted about the trust meanwhile accorded us by Chipolbrok for almost five years. Flexible though we are, for us it is equally vital that we prove a reliable partner for our customers,” explains Fabian.
Group structure also enables C. Steinweg to offer re- liability in the international context. With its head- quarters in Rotterdam, it employs 5,000 staff on four continents. Its locations benefit from the part- ners’ global IT solutions and local know-how. This network makes the terminal operator and logistics
an exemplary cog within a cargo cycle. Its branch in South America, for example, provides direct contact with a mining operator. From there, copper concen- trates are exported to the processing industry in Eu- rope, for example. On the other hand conveyor belts are transhipped in Hamburg for transport to the min- ing operator as a vital element in the mines’ equip- ment. Conveyor belts for export constitute one of the main general cargoes at the Süd-West Terminal. Explains CEO Rainer Fabian: “The conveyor belts are a firm feature in our quayside operations. For around 20 years, we have been clearing these for various shipping companies and underpinning the metal-processing industry’s supply chain. We are
“Our primary aim is to meet all the requirements for the cargoes being shipped. For industrial companies, one important aspect is to optimize the supply chain and transport costs.”
reckoning with a continuing stable trend. “About 1,800 tons of conveyor belts for the mining industry were exported during the first quarter of this year.” Since the fourth quarter of last year steep growth can be reported in the steel sector. Business started in October with a new customer, and by year-end reached a monthly volume of around 5,000 tons. With tonnage then totalling almost 7,000 tons in each of the early months of this year, this figure has already been further boosted. Against the background of the continuing corona pandemic and its consequences, Rainer Fabian remains confident: “We are currently very satisfied with the way business is going and reckon with a stable year. We monitor the market very precisely and remain flexibly positioned for our customers. C. Steinweg’s cargo handling experts are currently reacting to the trend for various products al- ready being transported in containers to revert to gen- eral cargo vessels. ■ C. Steinweg/red
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