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CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT! SCA Transforest grows
Winter is slowly starting to release its grip on Scandinavia and
for the second year in a row, I can report that we have incurred
winter. It is essential to ensure that all the resources are in
place to keep the Swedish export industry going over the winter.
and attracts new volumes
quite a few delays and extra costs as a result of the ice cover in There is clearly room for improvement in this area!
After the general downturn in the market due to the financial crisis, SCA Transforest is now
the Baltic Sea. Rail transport has also had its problems over the Within the world of Transforest, we have decided to buy the
winter. After so many warm winters, preparedness levels have three RoRo ships MV Obbola, MV Östrand and MV Ortviken continuing to grow. During the crisis year of 2009, SCA Transforest’s overall freight volumes
gradually been scaled down, but now they need to be brought from Rederi AB Transatlantic. The deal will be completed on 1 dropped by 7 percent, while last year, 2010, there was a rise of 4.8 percent in total for all the
back up again. Over the past few years, for example, the June and once again gives Transforest its own shipping business. terminals including maritime operations. Maritime did particularly well, as did the terminals in
Swedish government has loaned out its largest icebreaker, MV In the early days, the company built its own open hatch ships
Oden, to the USA for polar research in Antarctica. It surely now and ran a shipping line from 1967 until the mid-1990s.
London, Rotterdam and Sundsvall. Text: Carl Johard.
needs to be brought back home to Sweden in time for next The open hatch ships were then sold and the current RoRo
vessels were built and taken out on a long-term time charter. The terminals in Rotterdam and London “This is a fantastic trend given the “We have seen an excellent improvement
So there are echoes of the past as we again become a shipping had a fantastic year, with volumes economic situation and the fact that the on the container front
line after over a decade. reaching an all-time high. terminal is located in the UK, which has in particular. This positive trend has been
“If, like SCA Transforest, you can yet to really recover from the financial further boosted by our successful focus
The reason why we have chosen to buy the ships is that they are show an ability to provide efficient crisis. In the UK, the growth stems on the Container Express between Umeå,
a vital link in the industrial distribution chain – a distribution logistics solutions, this attracts new largely from our existing customers,” Sundsvall, Stockholm and Rotterdam.”
chain that has been streamlined over many years and is now an customers and even greater volumes,” comments Nils-Johan Haraldsson. Overall in 2010, SCA Transforest
almost integrated part of the value chain from the industries of explains Nils-Johan Haraldsson, Vice handled 9.1 million tonnes in its
northern Sweden to the customer. The ships have been specially President Marketing and Business Efficient in Tunadal terminals and maritime operations. And
built for cassette systems, since such vessels are not available on Development for SCA Transforest. Interforest Terminal Sundsvall in Tunadal the prospects for 2011 look promising too.
the market. With this purchase, we want to secure the ships for also grew in 2010, with volumes up 7 “I think we can safely say that we
a longer period than our existing time charter allows us, and Leading hub in Rotterdam percent. Profitability has also improved will at least maintain our volumes and
maintain control over costs. Owning the ships also makes it SCA Transforest’s focus in Rotterdam on significantly as a consequence of robust see further growth this year,” ends Nils-
easier for us to adapt to world events. Now we decide whether offering major forest industry suppliers productivity improvements. Johan Haraldsson.
and when we want to make changes, rather than being governed efficient and hygienic loading, unloading “We reached an all-time high in
by time periods in the charter agreement. and storage of, for example, fluff pulp is Sundsvall in terms of volumes handled
now bearing fruit. In 2010, Interforest per hour. We’ve increased productivity in
The investment in these ships is a token of a system that works Terminal Rotterdam saw a growth in all the ports, but the change in Sundsvall
well and that continues to be extremely competitive. volumes of 9.5 percent. has been particularly striking,” says Nils-
“In Rotterdam, we’ve invested in new, Johan Haraldsson.
Ownership also increases commitment and opens up further custom-built warehousing for efficient
opportunities to develop the traffic for even greater success in handling of forest industry products Continued growth in 2011
the future! with high hygiene requirements. This Elsewhere, the terminal in Lübeck
initiative has proven a great success, with also grew by 9.5 percent and maritime
Interforest Terminal Rotterdam growing operations were up 6.4 percent by
and establishing itself as one of the major volume in 2010.
hubs for handling North American fluff
Magnus Svensson, President, SCA Transforest
pulp,” says Nils-Johan Haraldsson.
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SCA Transforest purchases
its three system vessels
The Board of the SCA Group has approved subsidiary SCA Transforest to purchase its three
system vessels – MV Ortviken, MV Östrand and MV Obbola. The three ships are currently owned
by Rederi AB Transatlantic and chartered to SCA Transforest. Text: Carl Johard. Photo: Linda Snell.
SCA Transforest has an option to buy adaptations and extensions. By buying Small changes
the ships before the latest management the ships outright, we secure access to The purchase of the three ships is a
and operational agreement expires at the system and establish a controlled substantial investment decision for SCA
the year-end 2011/12. The company level of costs, at least over the next 10 Transforest. However, the deal will not
investigated several different options years. This is of considerable importance cause any major organisational changes.
before taking this decision. to manufacturers, who carry out large, “Operationally, they are the
However, the problem was that such long-term investments and therefore same ships. As before, we’ll have
unique and specially constructed ships, seek stable costs and conditions,” a management agreement with
customised to handle cassettes for rapid states Magnus Svensson. Transatlantic. We’ll probably add a
loading and unloading, are not available person to our organisational team to
on the open market. Instead they would Low instance of damage work closely with Transatlantic on
have to be ordered from scratch from a However, the system vessels also beat operational issues,” comments Magnus
shipyard or existing ships would have the competition in areas other than Svensson.
to be converted. costs and the environment. “We used to have an operational
The conclusion drawn by the senior “This transport system, which agreement where Transatlantic, which
executives was therefore that the system includes the three system vessels and owned the ships, enjoyed all the
vessels offer the best and most effective the terminals in Umeå, Sundsvall, incentives. Now SCA Transforest will
transport solution over the next 10 years. Helsingborg, Rotterdam and London, be able to draw financial benefit from
“We, SCA’s factories and our have proven to incur very low instances more efficient and rational operation,
partners agree that this remains a good, of damage. The fact that we always use which means that we will be more deeply
competitive system that we would all like cassettes reduces the amount of handling, involved in operational and maintenance
to see continue for a while yet,” explains which has a positive impact on quality issues.”
Magnus Svensson, President of SCA and costs. The cassette system also makes
Transforest. it possible to load up in many ports, only Owned ships before
staying briefly in each port. This allows In historical terms, this is no great
Happy with the ships us to combine large ships with a regular change of course. SCA Transforest has
“We had the three ships built in 1996 frequency of service,” says Magnus had its own ships before.
and since then they’ve operated exactly Svensson. “The company was formed in the
as we wanted them to, so we’re very For SCA, whose Swedish mid-1960s, when we built our own
happy with them. It was cheaper to manufacturing facilities are primarily specialist ships. For almost 30 years, SCA
build ships 15 years ago, which is why located along Sweden’s Baltic coast, it is owned its ships. Now we’re returning to
they remain competitive in terms of a huge benefit to have ports within easy that model after an interlude of just over
costs. They’re still in good condition reach and large, flexible ships that dock 15 years’ chartering,” concludes Magnus
and over the years a great deal of money there to collect their goods. Svensson.
has been invested in environmental
The improvement work has actually for various posts,” says Urban Häggkvist. Urban Häggkvist, the future looks
been ongoing since SCA took over A number of efficiency projects have been hugely exciting for the terminal.
stevedoring and terminal handling from started. “We are looking to continue
the municipality in 2008. “To get where we need to be, we increasing volumes of containerised
»We have seen a clear rise in efficiency have to take certain action. We must goods. As this niche is subject to a lot
every year; 3.8 per cent between 2008 look closely at how we can make of competition, it is important for us to
and 2009, in fact. We take a targeted more and better use of our systems. ensure that we are streamlined in every
approach in always trying to be more We are rationalising administration way possible.
efficient and competitive in what we do, by accounting for costs for the The expansion plans and the
and I have no doubt that we can be even transportation services at the moment investment in an intermodal terminal are
better,” states Urban Häggkvist. that the shipment leaves us and the welcomed by Urban Häggkvist.
transaction occurs. This allows us to “I think that is a very positive move.
Thorough review of operations save on administration later in the chain The infrastructure investments that have
Better coordination and clearer and make better use of the system for begun and are planned bode well for the
goals are some of the reasons for the rise more distinct cost follow-up,” says Urban future. We’ll have better rail links and
in efficiency. Häggkvist. an intermodal terminal with all modes
“Last year, we launched an of transport in one place, which will
operational review that will continue for Optimistic future pave the way for even more efficient and
some time. We have started examining all Interforest Terminal Sundsvall, which last attractive logistics solutions. The planned
our processes, scrutinising our methods year handled 1,901,000 tonnes of goods, expansion will consolidate Sundsvall’s
and ways of working, equipment and currently has around 100 employees, position as a hub and have a positive
tools, as well as our organisation. What is 69 of whom are subject to a collective effect on us. I look forward to the future
good and what needs improving? We have agreement. There are also a number with great optimism.”
also started a range of training initiatives of temporary employees. According to
Sundsvall to be a
terminal in Tunadal by road, rail and for oil-free production of electricity and the motorway. This will make life a lot
sea,” says Anders Nordström. district heating. easier,” says Anders Nordström.
“At the same time, plans are in
Rotterdam Express is continuing its long-time fortnightly service on the Sundsvall-Rotterdam route,
but has switched to a new shipping company and new vessels starting this year. An agreement to
Record volumes at
this effect has been signed with the Dutch shipping line Flinter. “We have worked with them some
years on other routes, and also carried out a successful joint trial,” explains Lotta Åkre, Chartering
Interforest Terminal Rotterdam
Manager at SCA Transforest. Text: Carl Johard. Photo: Flinter
Flinter will be using its 6,000 tonne ships. to France and today we also supply SCA vessels are reinforced against ice. The successes at Interforest Terminal Rotterdam just keep on coming. During 2010, the terminal set
“We intend to be loading just under Transforest with container shipments “We specialise in shipping along icy
6,000 tonnes of pulp and sawn timber from Sweden to Rotterdam, for onward routes in the North Sea and the Baltic
a new volume record for goods handled. Text: Carl Johard. Photo: Henrik Fälldin.
every 14 days. Loading will take place in export to the Far East,” says Cor Romijn, Sea,” says Cor Romijn.
Sundsvall and unloading in Rotterdam. Commercial Director at Flinter, which “We will be using the same ships After a temporary dip in 2009 due to the financial crisis, 2010 for fluff is Eastern Europe. That market is developing faster
“The loading in Sundsvall will has its head office in Rotterdam. for the Rotterdam Express – eight sister saw the volume of goods handled rise once again at Interforest than the Western European market.
be carried out on Wednesdays, while ships, all with a load capacity of 6,000 Terminal Rotterdam to 1,091,226 tonnes. “There is also a clear shift from container shipments to
unloading in Rotterdam will happen on Eight sister ships tonnes. They are box single deckers, built “With this figure, Interforest Terminal Rotterdam saw the break bulk. GriegStarShipping has managed to introduce a
Mondays and Tuesdays”, explains Lotta Flinter has a modern fleet of 52 ships up for forest industry products, but they can volume record of 2008 improved by 20,000 tonnes. That’s the number of improvements along the entire supply chain, which
Åkre. to 11,000 tonnes. Most of the ships are also take most kinds of dry load. So far, best figure ever in the history of the terminal,” says Bob De has resulted in considerably higher volumes reaching Interforest
“We are extremely pleased to have multi-purpose, but in 2008 the Flinter we have used the two vessels Flinter Spirit Lange, terminal manager at Interforest Terminal Rotterdam. Terminal Rotterdam in break bulk at the expense of containers.
secured this agreement with SCA. We fleet was expanded to also include the and Flinter Eems, and in the future Flinter It was primarily the fluff pulp volume from the USA that This improved service has attracted important shippers of this
initially joined forces to transport timber container feeder segment. Most of the Eems will account for most of the sailings.” contributed to the volume growth. The dominant growth area commodity in the USA,” says Bob De Lange.
The previous cooperation agreement, At Interforest Terminal London, M-real remains an excellent arrangement that
which ran from 2006 to 2011, is now gathers its volumes from Husum and will continue to beat the competition
being extended another five years other European mills for onward for another five years”, says Magnus
to 2016. The close partnership with transport to their Brittish customers. Svensson.
Iggesund Paperboard will also continue “Our London terminal has become Text: Carl Johard. Photo: Lübecker Hafengesellschaft mbH
in a similar vein. This means that SCA something of a hub for M-real in the Cost-effective ships
Transforest’s three system vessels MV UK,” says Magnus Svensson. The ships are highly cost-effective.
Ortviken, MV Obbola and MV Östrand “They were built in the mid-1990s, when
will continue to call in at Husum on Competitive system the cost of building ships was lower SCA Transforest used to purchase has already been working with LHG on both M-real and Lübecker Hafen, but
their sailings down towards London and M-real’s system vessels MV Helena and than it is now. This helps to make them terminal services from M-real in Lübeck practical issues. M-real has negotiated now they will only be working with
Rotterdam. At the same time, M-real’s MV Transreel, which are also cassette competitive. They are also quick to load for the handling of the SCA volumes that all the prices, but in many practical areas Lübecker Hafen on behalf of us and
two system vessels MV Helena and MV vessels and a similar size to SCA’s system and unload and have very short times in M-real’s two system vessels MV Helena our terminal manager has been in contact Iggesund Paperboard.”
Transreel will continue to ship SCA vessels, depart twice a week, primarily port. In addition, the cassette technology and MV Transreel shipped from Umeå with Lübecker Hafen. The change will
goods from Umeå and Sundsvall down to taking SCA’s kraftliner from Umeå and ensures a very low frequency of damage,” and Sundsvall. M-real took care of all not be noticed in daily operations,” states Closer to Lübecker Hafen
Lübeck. SCA’s printing paper from Sundsvall states Magnus Svensson. negotiations with Lübecker Hafen, which Magnus Svensson. One important difference is that this
“They buy space on our ships from to Lübeck. Transreel has space for 165 “We have not yet seen any marine owns the terminal in Schlutup in Lübeck. According to the agreement, agreement brings SCA Transforest closer
Husum to London, including terminal cassettes and Helena 180. The two ships system that can compete when it comes “The new development is that SCA Transforest will lease 15,000 to Lübecker Hafen in purely commercial
handling at Interforest Terminal London. also carry recycled fibre back to Umeå for to short lay time in port or low frequency Iggesund and SCA now have their own m2 of terminal space with dedicated terms.
M-real Husum has developed strongly SCA’s production of kraftliner. of damage. These five vessels can load agreement with LHG,” announces warehousing and Iggesund Paperboard “We have a range of other volumes
and has recently increased its deliveries of “It is actually fantastic that the and unload 1,500-2,000 tonnes an hour Magnus Svensson, President of SCA will do the same. that go via Lübeck, sometimes via
fine paper and coated paper. In parallel, distribution system we created together at full pace, which makes them some of Transforest. “On the ground at the Lübeck Lübecker Hafen and sometimes via their
we buy space on their ships down to 15 years ago is still competitive. It’s a the fastest in the world for loading and terminal we have 11 forwarding agents local competitor. We’ll have to see what
Lübeck. However, in Lübeck we take care great testament to the people involved unloading forest industry products. They No major differences working both for us and for Iggesund new opportunities present themselves in
of our own terminal handling and work in designing the system, the concept and spend most of their time out on the water There will be no major differences for Paperboard, who coordinate all the the future,” concludes Magnus Svensson.
with Lübecker Hafen”, explains Magnus the partnership back in the 1990s. We moving cargoes”, says Magnus Svensson. SCA and its customers. practicalities regarding delivery to the
Svensson. have all come to the conclusion that it “Our terminal manager in Lübeck customer. They previously worked with
SCA Timber focuses on China imported per month. Now imports stand
of 1.5 million m3. China has rapidly risen Timber-framed buildings in the future
competitive for shipping to China, but 10
years down the line the situation is less
through the ranks to become one of the In China, solid timber is used primarily certain, depending on what happens to
On 1 January this year, SCA Timber opened a new sales office in Hong Kong under the name of SCA biggest import markets in the world. for furniture and joinery, with almost currencies and economies. With the main
China is therefore a crucial market for no wood used as construction timber flow of goods going from Asia to Europe,
Timber China & S.E. Asia Ltd. The aim is, over three years, to grow sales fivefold to 100,000 m3 per in buildings. This is in contrast to we can make excellent use of the flow of
the balance of supply and demand for
year. In the longer term, SCA Timber is hoping for even larger volumes. Text: Carl Johard. Photo: Per-Anders Sjöqvist. sawn timber. Of course, we hope and neighbouring Japan, which has a large empty containers heading back to Asia.
believe that China will also eventually construction market. Today around Through our existing strong deliveries
Mathias Fridholm, former mill manager Smoother and simpler administration information flows to customers from become quite a large market for SCA,” 10 percent of SCA Timber’s volume to Japan, we also have good control of
at Bollsta Sawmill, has been SCA Another few customers were acquired staff with a better understanding of says Jonas Mårtensson. goes to Japan. product streams to China,” concludes
Timber’s representative in Hong Kong in 2010 and in 2011 SCA Timber plans Chinese laws and regulations, who “China has developed into a serious Jonas Mårtensson.
for the past five years. Up until the end of to double the volume sold in China. As work the same hours as the customers market to be reckoned with when it
last year, he acted partly as manager of a result of SCA Timber’s growth and and speak the same language. This will comes to all types of raw materials and
SCA Timber’s component manufacture the growing and increasingly mature enable us to provide our customers with basic commodities. That is now also
in China and partly as sales manager for Chinese market, the company decided to a better service. It will also allow us to becoming the case for sawn timber.
China and South-East Asia from his base open a sales office in Hong Kong – SCA simplify administration for the sawmills With Chinese imports of sawn timber
in Hong Kong. Now he is CEO of the Timber China & S.E. Asia Ltd – with that sell to China, with increased doubling over the past two years, we’re
new sales company, which has a total of Mattias Fridholm as CEO on 1 January administrative efficiency leading to lower now seeing manufacturing shift from
four employees. this year. The company purchases sawn sales costs. For example, we will half very manual work to production in brand
“Over the years, we’ve sold a limited timber from SCA’s sawmills and sells it the cost of letters of credit,” states Jonas new facilities like the ones we have in
amount of sawn timber to China, on to customers in China and South-East Mårtensson. Europe. That brings with it new demands
while also manufacturing a number of Asia. Sawn timber is also purchased from “It is also important for us to build an on products, which are of benefit to us,”
components locally in a Chinese factory external sawmills. organisation for the future, which is states Jonas Mårtensson.
used exclusively by us. The raw materials The purpose of the new company is able to meet the increasing demand for Environmental requirements are
come from Sweden and SCA Timber to simplify and adapt the administration transfer of knowledge and technical coming into sharper focus in China,
has leased the factory,” explains Jonas and marketing organisation. sales, since Chinese customers will while Chinese customers are being
Mårtensson, President of SCA Timber. “The result is expected to be better require more and more of this as time more demanding with regard to Opening of the office for SCA Timber China & S.E. Asia Ltd. From left: Edmund Tong, Ulf Larsson,
and more efficient handling and better goes by.” expertise and service. Mathias Fridholm, Rob Simpson, Katarina Levin and Jonas Mårtensson.
SNAPSHOT
For many years, Backman Trummer has Terminal Rotterdam and are shipped Line shuttles at least five times a week
functioned as an associated terminal to Holmsund via SCA’s own system in each direction between Umeå and
for SCA. In addition to responsibility vessels. In Holmsund the cassettes are Vaasa. SCA Transforest has transported a project cargo of four riding rings (5.5 metres in diameter and each
for distribution of SCA’s kraftliner transferred to the RG Line ferry to weighing 30-36 tonnes). The shipment was carried by cassette on SCA’s system vessels from Rotterdam
in Finland and also to some extent in Vaasa, with no extra handling of the Big in Finland
the Baltic, shipments of goods from goods required. When the goods arrive Backman-Trummer group is a major
to Sundsvall. These are parts for the new biofuel-fired lime kiln at Östrand Pulp Mill.
Rotterdam are increasing. in Vaasa, they are loaded directly on port operator and freight forwarder on
The cassette system and the ferry trucks or discharged into the warehouse,” the west coast of Finland, with extensive Key investment construction of a new biofuel-fired lime kiln, which is due to
service from Holmsund to Vaasa provide explains Bernt Björkholm, Director logistics solutions through ports such as Recently Östrand was granted funding for investment in a be operational by the end of the year. This investment of SEK
a very competitive logistics solution with Freight Forwarding, of Backman Turku, Kokkola and Vaasa. biofuel-fired lime kiln. Through previous investment, SCA 500 million will enable production to rise, while also cutting
high quality and a low carbon footprint. Trummer in Vaasa. Backman-Trummer is, in turn, part has been able to gradually increase production at emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels by 80 percent.
“The cassettes are loaded with the The system vessels sail twice a week of the KWH Group, a conglomerate Östrand and reduce the plant’s environmental impact. At the same time the mill’s carbon footprint will be
import goods for Finland at Interforest from Rotterdam to Umeå while the RG with four separate divisions. This latest in the series of investments relates to the ongoing reduced by 80 percent
“Now we know more accurately how many cassettes there are in different ports. This paves the
A couple of years ago, Dutch authorities compared to a regular tautliner truck. Depotrans has a far better environmental
way for a future where we can control cassette flows in a more efficient manner, which means
launched a multi year test programme The sheeting facility of MWV at Venlo performance compared to the first
that the capital bound up in cassettes can be minimised,” says Peter Eriksson, Logistics allowing 300 LZV combinations to has also recently started to receive regular generation. This vehicle will burn a
and Environmental Manager at SCA Transforest. Text: Carl Johard. prove the viability of the concept. This deliveries of converting board by LZV. combination of bio-gas and diesel oil,
type of truck-trailer has been a common reducing the CO2 emissions by 40%
“Previously at SCA Transforest we Also deals with cassette stacks paves the way for a future where we can feature on the highways of the Nordic A break-through compared to a common truck engine.
drew up inventories and carried out The new system also solves the challenge control cassette flows in a more efficient countries for quite some years, but in a The well respected German test institutes The tractor unit was supplied and
manual statistics covering the flow of with cassette stacks. When the empty manner”. densely populated country such as the TÜV Rheinland and TÜV Nord have adapted for this type of fuel by MAN. It
cassettes. This procedure was wide open cassettes are ready for shipping from In addition to improved tracking, one Netherlands this solution met with some declared the LZV (in Germany called is however not only the very clean engine
to error, and accuracy was not always e.g. London to Swedish ports, they are of the objectives of the cassette tracking scepticism. “Gigaliner”) a safe and valuable concept. and the high payload of 39,300 kg of
good,” explains Peter Eriksson of SCA bundled into stacks of five. functionality has been to make use of However, after 3 years of testing the After 1.7 million kilometres of testing pulp, but also smart planning of how to
Transforest. This bundling of cassettes needs to be this more detailed information to manage fleet started to increase rapidly once the mainly in Nordrhein Westfalen – one deploy the LZV. The unit will make a
In the new SCOPE system, SCA reported manually in SCOPE, because any cassette shortages in the ports and admissible maximum total weight (truck of the states that is against admitting fixed triangular trip, drastically reducing
Transforest instead has created an PCShip is only able to process the terminals. + cargo) was increased from 50 to 60 the LZV – the conclusion is that this “empty km’s”.
individual log of all the company’s 1490 cassettes at the bottom of the stack. “With better tracking, we can also tonnes. Neighbouring countries are still combination is technically safe and it This was made possible because
cassettes. From the existing IT system “We have also built in control make the flow more efficient, which studying this solution, but it remains to does not create any hazards to road the transport company Koopman and
PCShip, which is used to plan loading, functions. If the terminal moves a stack in the long term will reduce the need be seen if the LZV will be a common safety. They point to the fact that the two of its regular customers sat down
unloading and stability out on SCA of five cassettes to the ship and SCOPE for investment in new cassettes. Since sight on Europe’s major roads in the LZV should have an engine with a together and worked out an optimal
Transforest’s three own system vessels only registers the bottom cassette, the cassettes are very expensive – each foreseeable future. Cross-border traffic minimum of 400 hp, adaptive cruise schedule which works beneficially for
MV Ortviken, MV Obbola and MV system sounds an alarm. We can then cassette costs about 10,000 euro – this will be impossible until more countries control and brake assist systems. The all stakeholders. Every day the new
Östrand, supplementary information is look into the matter,” says Peter Eriksson. can mean big savings for SCA”. allow this unit on their roads. So far the pilot was also analysed by the Rheinland- combination will carry a full load of
then received on cassette movements. As well as SCA’s own cargoes, the various Bundesländer in particular have Westfälische Technische Hochschule fluff pulp destined for the SCA mill at
“When a ship has left a port, a Major benefits cassette tracking functionality also had opposing views on the matter. (RWTH), which concluded that these Hoogezand, some 250 km north-east of
message is sent in the form of a data file The new functionality in SCOPE brings handles the cassettes shipped from M-real The first rig to make daily trips trucks would indeed help to reduce Rotterdam.
to SCOPE with information on which numerous benefits. in Husum and Iggesund Paperboard. This from Interforest Terminal Rotterdam the number of trucks on the roads and Interforest Terminal Rotterdam
cassettes have been loaded or unloaded “We are now able to keep close is possible since the used information is was carrying 39 tonnes of fluff pulp positively influence road traffic. expects to introduce more of this
there. This gives us a precise view of track of the logistics flow of cassettes sent from the PCShip system located on for the SCA Gennep Hygiene facility at type of solution in the near future,
where each cassette is located,” says Peter with a relatively small margin of error. the ships, which makes it possible to track Heijen, close to the German border. This Next generation contributing to the strong groupobjective
Eriksson. Now we know more exactly how many the cassettes in all visited ports. represented an improvement of 10 tonnes Innovations are not stopping here. of continuously improving our
cassettes there are in different ports. This per haul, burning only slightly more fuel The new LZV operated by Koopman environmental footprint.
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Northbound rush
We feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less without that drop. Each parcel we
can get off the road and onto the sea makes the environment a little bit happier. Each year we shift thousands of truckloads
from road to sea – one parcel at a time. And with the support and trust of our customers, the number of drops continues to
rise each year.
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