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Coverage Trajectory
PORT VISIT REPORT-PORT  In pursuance to curriculum for EPGDIB, an International Port Visit to Port of Antwerp
was organised under the aegis of IIFT & APEC from 02 – 07 Feb 20

OF ANTWERP  This report is a snapshot of key takeaways from the v isit v is-à-v is the assimilation of key
concepts of Supply Chain Management
 This Report has been organised so as to bring out the following aspects
EPGDIB – 2019-20 I SECTION-B  Organisation of the Port
 Business Model
GROUP COMPOSITION  Operations & enablers
HARI SINGH CHOUHAN I KANUPRIYA ATTRE
 Future Plans and Sustainability
NIMISHA SWAMEE I SHIVANGNI BAHUGUNA
 Comparativ e Analysis of Ports of Antwerp & Jebel Ali – DP World

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Introduction
 The Port of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium, is a port in the heart of Europe

 Europe’s second-largest seaport(connected by river) , after Rotterdam.

 Antwerp stands at the upper end of the tidal estuary of the Scheldt. The estuary is

navigable by ships of more than 100,000 Gross Tons as far as 80 km inland

 Like Hamburg, the Port of Antwerp's inland location provides a more central location in

Europe than the majority of North Sea ports

 Antwerp's docks are connected to the hinterland by rail, road, and river and canal
waterways. Its international rankings vary from 11th to 20th

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Location Location

 Antwerp is located in the heart of Europe

 The “banana” contains the main European

centres of production and consumption

 60% of the European purchasing power is within

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500 km from Antwerp Total area: 12,068ha
• Quay length: 172 km
• Railway: 1,061 km
 Closer to point of departure and arrival • Roads: 430 km
• Covered storage space: 610 ha

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Leveraging Locational Advantage Leveraging Locational Advantage

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BUSINESS MODEL : MULTI-FUNCTION & MULTI MODAL PORT

Port Organisation & Role
 Landlord port since 1967
 Antwerp Port Authority is an autonomous body managing
 Infrastruture – Docks, Quays, Locks, Bridges & Land
 Vessel Traffic in the Port
 Value added logistics

 Marketing & branding activities

 Maximise Area Potential
 Impact Public Policy

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FREIGHT HANDLING CAPACITY Containers

Liquid Dry • 5 Specialized container terminals

• Cargo-generating Port – strong demand for container bulk
Location
Bulk Bulk • Ev ery terminal at the port has a tri-modal access, prov iding fast and
56 % 13 % efficient barge, rail & road transport to and from the hinterland

• Container capacity = 15 Million TEU (2of Equiv alent units)

• Productiv ity of up to 40 crane mov ements per hour per crane on av erage
Break Contain Capacity • Highest standards of security and control.
Ro-Ro
Bulk ers 24.9 0.3 • Empty Container Depots = 33 depots on Left and Right bank
6.4% % %
2017

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Dry Bulk Break Bulk

• Excellent connections to the foreland
• Extensive and high-performance transshipment capacity • More than 200 calls of breakbulk vessels each month
• The huge dry bulk terminals, all with tri-modal access, • Biggest reliable network of Europe
Multi- Efficiency
Cargo • Major bulk products: coal, iron ore • Specialized terminals, multi-modal access – 14 Terminals
• Minor bulk products: non-ferrous concentrates, cement, minerals, fertilizers and • All Weather terminal, barges and coasters can be loaded and discharged under
China clay cover.

• Cost efficient distribution hub Features: • Value Added Logistics: steel service centers for handling and cutting steel, vehicle
• Expert service providers: mixing, liquefying, repackaging and preparing for processing centers for the customizing and repairing of cars and many services for
transport. fruit, wood and project cargo such as supply management, order picking, quality
Cost control, packaging and storage.
• Specialized storage possibilities: 1.43 million m² open and closed storage space
Competit including certified warehouses Logistics • Goods are prepared for the end customer which saves considerably on transport
and handling costs
ve • Sufficient possiblities for capesize or panamax vessels.

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Liquid Bulk RO-RO

• Worlds biggest chemical cluster

• Top 10 chemical producers of the world are present
• 4 refineries and 3 steam cracking plants – av ailability of raw
materials
• Mutual cooperation for cost efficiency
• Production and Storage facility
Production • Modern storage facility, Safety Measures world class
& • Specialized serv ice prov ider
• Supply stability, Excellent distribution network-pipelines
Distribution
• High Quality handling-oil, chemicals, gases
• Hinterland network
• Specialized terminals: Vehicle processing centers
• Handles new, second hand v ehicles, Heav y machinery, rolling
• Trimodel access for transportation flexibility
• At VPC – Sub-assy of Vehicle and accessories, Repairs, Washings,
VAS Inspections- PDI for local market deliv ery
• Varied offer of maritime lines
• Global hub- transshipments to Africa
• Hub for rolling stock transfers

2017

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Trade facilitation, European customs union, VAT Central location in Europe

deferral Intermodal and maritime connections
Quick and efficient custom handling, Virtual Smart Intermodal transportation solutions
free zone One stop shop: logistics and tax Collaboration with hubs in the hinterland
representation customs Port services to ensure a seamless nautical chain

MULTI FUNCTIONAL WORLD CLASS PORT Highly productive terminal operations Smart Faster E
Electronic data exchange
Nxtport – next gen app
Value added services
Connec Transparency
Port of Antwerp as one stop shop
All types of commodities
Logistics tions solutions IT-link to worldwide applications

Sustainable value chain

-terminal sustainability report
Green -Zero-pellet loss (1st port in Europe)
-W indmill Energy generation
Value - Solar Energy generation

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Multimodal Port

Whatev er the product there is a fast and efficient solution for transport between the
port of Antwerp and the European hinterland. There are v arious transport possibilities :
MULTIMODAL PORT
• Shortsea

• Barge

• Rail Transport

• Road transport

• Pipeline Maritime Transport Container Transport

all of which can moreov er be combined.

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Business volumes

NOTES FROM THE VISIT

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Port Tours : Kieldrecht Lock : Locks for Ships, barges NORTH PORT VISIT
• World's largest lock  Presentation on Business Dev elopment Approach of North Sea Port
• The dimensions of the Kieldrecht Lock are:
 Harbor Master’s Role in Port Organisation, Operations and Contingency Planning
Length: 500 metres (1,600 ft)
 Vessel Traffic Serv ices
Width: 68 metres (223 ft)
 Operational Harborplanning
Operational Depth (TAW): 17.8 metres (58 ft)
Lock Gates: four sliding gates:  Boat Trip to Logistical Zone of North Sea Port
• I n both length and total v olume  Ghent City Tour
(length×breadth×difference in w ater lev els), the
Kieldrecht Lock is the largest in the w orld.
• Used for both hinterland and foreland operations

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Port Tours : Katon Natie (Distribution) Warehousing Visit to Antwerp Cold Stores

• Storage of resins/ polymers

• 180 logistics platforms w orldw ide
• Multiple customers storage areas
• 180T are stored per silos
• 1.3B euros cost on av g
• 35MT handled per year
• Solar energy - production used in
premises for sustainability
• Owns 02 w indmill pow er stations
• 2nd largest Natie in Belgium
• Uses inhouse custom ERP system

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Port Tours : Brussels City Tour PORT OF COMPARISON

Port of Jebel Ali, Dubai

European Parliament :Planery Chamber
Cit y Tour

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Overview : Global Overview : Global

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DP World is the only listed global container

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port operator DP World operates container terminals through
Marine and Terminal development long term concession agreements
inland terminals projects completed ➢ Over 78 terminals across six continents.
over the last five years

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➢ 8 new developments and major expansions. ➢ Average life of port concessions is approximately
36 years – in reality they are perpetual as

1,660+
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➢ 70% of total revenue generated by historically concessions have been renewed
Mn TEU
container port operations. should they meet the returns criteria.

cranes Handled in 2017, ▲10.1%

YOY countries
➢ 9% market share (based on world container
throughput)1.
➢ Very high barriers to entry.

DP World focuses on origin and destination DP World focuses on the faster growing markets
cargo which has pricing power and key trade routes
Serves around
38,000 66,000
or nearly ➢ Over 70% of our gross volumes were O&D in 2017
and have to go through our ports.
➢ Approximately 75% of volumes generated from
emerging or frontier markets in 2017.
People from
103 countries vessels a year
180 ➢ Shipping lines do not dictate volumes – imports and
exports do.
➢ Diversified portfolio.
vessels a day ➢ Strong presence in key East-West trade route.

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DP World : Locational Advantage

➢ Midway between Asia & Europe

➢ Trade gateway for GCC, ISC & Africa
with population access of over 2 billion ➢ Pro-business government
➢ Logistics hub for Arabian Gulf ➢ Rapidly growing trade and ser vices
sectors
➢ Cosmopolitan city with high
standard of living
➢ Excellent healthcare & educational
services
➢ AED 1.3trn non-oil foreign trade ➢ Diverse living environment, over 200
(2017) nationalities
➢ Largest domestic market in the
region
➢ Jebel Ali Free Zone non-oil trade
worth
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S.No Attribute Antwerp DP World

Comparison : Freight Volumes 1. Ownership Private Company Public company
2. Location Advantage Gateway to Europe Crossroads of Europe and Asia
3. Global Connectedness Index 4 (Belgium) 5 (UAE)
(DHL 2019) Rank

DryBulk/Ot 4. Employment generated 60000 45000

her liquid Breakbulk
5. TEU Capacity 16 mn 19.5 mn
3% /RoRo
3% 6. Throughput Global Rank 2018 13 10
Liquid Bulk
24% 7. Throughput 2019 10,450 15,440
(TEU’000)
8. Quay Length 170 km 34 Kilometres of quay across UAE
terminals
9. Top Competitors 1. Port of Rotterdam, NL 1. China Cosco Shipping, CN
Containers
70%
2. Port of Hamburg, DR 2. Hutchinson Port, CN
3. Amsterdam port, NL 4. APM Terminals, NL
5. PSA International, SG

10. Maritime Freight Volume 214 mn tonnes Jafza 2016 - non-oil - 27.9 million
tonnes

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S.No Attribute Antwerp DP World S No Attribute Port of Antwerp DP World Limited

16. Container Terminal 15 million TEU CONTAINER 22.4 million TEU (2019)
11. Railways 1000 km Upcoming:
CAPACITY 31 berths ; 115 quay cranes (32 remote
• Rail network in GCC by 2020
operated)
• Etihad Rail (UAE) will span 1,200
kms 17. RORO 5,052,991 TONNES Over 27,000 CEU
• 75 Kms of Metro Handling capacity of approx. 1 million units
• Tramway of 14 Kms

12. Roads 400 km Over 320,000 kms of roadway 18. CFS/Warehousing • 6.3 million m² covered Over 200,000 sqm
across the GCC storage capacity Open & Covered storage facilities
• 680,000 m³ Polymers
13. #Terminals 5 Container terminals 78 Marine and Inland terminals storage capacity
15 Conventional Cargo terminals - 38 in ME, Europe and Africa
3 RO/RO terminals - 26 in Asia Pacific and Indian 19. Temperature Controlled 2 million m³ REFRIGERATED Approx 10,000 sqm
16 Liquid bulk terminals Subcontinent Storage STORAGE CAPACITY -29°C to +20°C
12 dry bulk terminals - 14 in Australia and Americas

20. Tank Terminal 1000 km of pipeline in the Over 2.0 million sqm
14. Gross capacity MTEU 22.3 88.2 Antwerp port area 11 berths ; Petroleum and petrochemical
7.2 million m³ liquid bulk products
15. Gross capacity utilisation % 76 79.5
storage capacity

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S No Attribute Port of Antwerp DP World Limited

21 Container Dwell Time 15 million TEU Container 22.4 million TEU (2019)
Traffic Productivity Quality
capacity 31 berths ; 115 quay cranes (32 remote
operated)
• Vessel • Vessel TAT • Port
22 Voyage Productivity 5,052,991 TONNES Over 27,000 TEU
Traffic • Berth Community
Handling capacity of approx. 1 million units
• Cargo Occupancy • User
Throughput • Ship Satisfaction
23 Truck Visit Time • 6.3 million m² covered
storage capacity
Over 200,000 sqm
Open & Covered storage facilities
• Container Productivity • Maritime
• 680,000 m³ Polymers
storage capacity
Traffic • Cargo Dwell Connectivity
Time • Sustainability

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Comparison By Traffic Comparison By Productivity

Traffic Antwerp Dp World Tenet Antwerp Dp World
Vessel TAT 0.96 days as per vessel calls 1.2 days as per vessel calls
Vessel Traffic 713 per day 121 per day

Berth Productivity 90 berth moves per hour 138 berth moves per hour
Cargo Throughput 238 MMT 9.9 MMT.
Freight Volume up by 1.7% Freight Volume reduction by 63 %

Container Traffic Increase by 8 % in 1 st qtr of
2020
Ship Productivity 26 Hours Per Port 19 Hours Per Port Call (Average)
Call(Average)
Reduction by 9 % Y-O-Y
Cargo Dwell Time 38 Hours for 10000 TEU & 22 Hrs
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Comparison By Quality
Tenet Antwerp Dp World

Port Community Landlord Public-Private Partnership

THANK YOU
Maritime Connectivity Ranked 5th Ranked 4th

Sustainability Ranked 8th by UNCTAD Ranked 14th by UNCTAD

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