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■ 50 YEARS OF CONTAINERS IN HAMBURG
“For us, the large number of container liner services, as
well as the great inter- modal opportunities, make Hamburg an ideal hub for on- carriage.”
of the top players in the logistics sector.
One significant basis of this success is the ex- pertise over many dec- ades of the forwarding firm founded in Ham- burg’s Altstadt precinct by Friedrich Hugo Ernst Meyer in September 1897. “Even in the con- tainer age, avoidance of damage plays a great part,” realizes CEO Py- roth. Consequently, FMS and its partner,
Hamburg-based consultants Intakt Transportberater, devised a system for loading paper rolls into contain- ers. “Despite all precautions in implementing them, many of the existing solutions still involve a serious risk of damage, not just for the goods, but also the containers,” says Pyroth. “When paper rolls have to be stacked diagonally and vertically, our ‘JuStIn’ sys- tem keeps them securely in place.” Reusable airbags and tension straps are used, precisely exploiting the load limits of the cargo and the containers. “With ‘JuStIn’, the risk when unloading containers at the consignee, often liable to cause damage, can be sub- stantially reduced,” says a satisfied Pyroth. The air- bags used can be deflated within seconds, so cargo discharge can start immediately. This sustainable sys- tem has been tested and certified by an independent testing institute during extensive trials, and is simple to handle. This guarantees a high and uniform safety level during transport.
The patented JuStIn system considerably reduces the risk of damage during container transport of paper rolls
Yet does paper logistics have any future at all in an in- creasingly digitalized world? “Yes, for sure!” says Panhauser. “Even if the emphases have shifted again, 2017 was an extremely successful year for the paper industry.” For instance, paper demand for the tradi- tional newsprint field, or for printed newspapers and magazines, was again lower. However, the continuing strength of the mail order market boosted total vol- ume owing to heavy demand for shipping cartons. Another strongly growing market is for the paper car- rier bags that are increasingly displacing plastic ones for ecological reasons. Panhauser’s outspoken ver- dict: “Paper has a future!” ■
Many paper products from Scandinavia are still landed as breakbulk shipments on short-
sea services in Kiel or Lübeck, re-stowed there in containers and then shipped onwards via Hamburg
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