21 March 2024 | Nuremberg

bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth ready to meet the challenges and demands of state-of-the-art logistics locations

2023 financial year: 3.98 million tonnes of cargo and freight moved by inland waterway and rail; combined transport throughput totals 318,471 TEU; 230,000 truck journeys saved

In the past year, 3.98 million tonnes of cargo and freight were moved by inland waterway and rail at bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth, amounting to 92% of the total tonnage moved in the previous year. (image attribution: bayernhafen / E.Wechsler)

Nuremberg, 21.03.2024 – 3.98 million tonnes of cargo and freight were moved by inland waterway and rail at bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth in 2023, amounting to 92% of the total tonnage moved in 2022. Around 230,000 road trips were saved by shifting long-distance traffic to the more environmentally friendly transport modes of inland waterway and rail. In 2023, bayernhafen moved 8.23 million tonnes of cargo and freight by barge and train at its six ports in Aschaffenburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Roth, Regensburg and Passau. As developments within the ports typically echo trends observed in the broader business landscape and the economy at large, the freight handling figures are also a reflection of the current situation.

Rail freight transport in 2023 totalled 3.748 million tonnes, a decrease of 6.8% on 2022. Combined transport throughput at bayernhafen Nürnberg totalled 318,471 TEU (1 TEU = one twenty-foot standard container), down 10.7% on the previous year. ​In addition to containers for seaport-hinterland traffic – primarily with Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam and Verona Freight Village – continental cargo and freight transport includes swap bodies and semi-trailers. 230,037 tonnes of goods were moved by inland waterway, 19% down on 2022. The inland waterway and rail networks facilitate the efficient transportation of all manner of goods, including agricultural produce, construction materials, metals, foodstuffs, fuels, recycling materials, minerals, and industrial products such as plant machinery, automotive components, as well as heavy-lift components such as prefabricated garages.

A port serves as a seismographic indicator of developments in the economy.

Joachim Zimmermann,
Chief Executive Officer of bayernhafen

In heavy-lift cargo handling, a significant volume of heavy-lift and over-sized bulky goods were shifted away from the road networks and on to the waterways. Such freight is ideally suited for transportation via barge, alleviating pressure on road networks and mitigating potential bridge damage. At bayernhafen Nuremberg and bayernhafen Roth, around 125 components were moved, totalling almost 14,000 tonnes (4% up on 2022). bayernhafen Roth is a main transhipment point for boiler systems, while Nuremberg mainly handles transformers and refrigeration units. “For the local companies operating in the large transformer and heavy machinery construction sector, this infrastructure is crucial not only for their initial decision to locate here, but also for their continued presence,” says Ingmar Schellhas, who has co-led Hafen Nürnberg-Roth GmbH (the operator of bayernhafen Nürnberg and Roth) with Joachim Zimmermann since November 2023. “We maintain ongoing dialogue with the more than 200 companies based here to address important future topics, including modern port infrastructure, efficient space utilisation, digital transformation, sustainability and emerging business models,” says Schellhas.

The repercussions of the war in Ukraine, the shift towards clean and renewable energy sources, and the palpably felt economic downturn are unmistakably mirrored in the port’s freight handling statistics. “A port serves as a seismographic indicator of developments in the economy,” says the Chief Executive Officer of bayernhafen, Joachim Zimmermann. “However, as the focus sharpens on environmental protection and the shift to sustainable transport, the port’s role as a central hub gains increasing significance. Inland ports are poised to play a pivotal role in facilitating a successful transition to clean energy sources, fostering a more robust circular economy, and promoting sustainability in heavy-lift transport. The essential prerequisite for this evolution remains a high-performance infrastructure, ensuring the seamless integration of inland waterway, rail and road transport within the logistics chain.”

In 2023, bayernhafen sustained its commitment to substantial investment, allocating approximately €27 million to the redevelopment of its commercial sites and port infrastructure, with over €4 million being invested in its Nuremberg location. “Through long-term investment in our trimodal port infrastructure, we are making a valuable contribution to the future of sustainable transport. Notably, the companies operating from bayernhafen’s ports are leveraging this phase, augmenting their investments in existing corporate locations and establishing new service links. Nevertheless, it remains evident that a pivotal factor in achieving the envisioned modal shift in the future lies in addressing the substantial need for infrastructure modernisation in Germany, encompassing the rail network, locks, and bridges. We need stable conditions, significantly accelerated approval processes and robust protection for the port infrastructure to facilitate this transformative progression,” says Joachim Zimmermann.

Outlook for 2024

The redevelopment of the quays at bayernhafen Nürnberg is taking shape, with the first construction phase nearing completion. The modernisation of bayernhafen’s ageing infrastructure will result in significant optimisation of cargo and freight-handling facilities for the companies operating from the Nuremberg location. In addition, flexible mobile handling equipment will ensure our quay facilities are fit to meet the demands of cargo and freight handling in the future. The aim is to put the right quay facilities in place to fulfil all environmental protection regulations. Quay 1, located to the north, will be redeveloped in the second construction phase. Divided into three construction phases, the dismantling and drainage work will also commence in the first phase. The work is scheduled to be completed during the course of the year. bayernhafen plans to follow this up with the redevelopment of Quay 3 and 8.

We are also in constant dialogue with the more than 200 companies based here to address important future topics surrounding modern port infrastructure, the efficient use of space, the digital transformation, sustainability and other new business models.

Ingmar Schellhas,
Managing Director of Hafen Nürnberg-Roth GmbH

The recycling company and processing centre ‘Die grünen Engel’ (‘The Green Angel’), based at bayernhafen Nuremberg, stands for the energy-efficient recovery of high-grade secondary raw materials from construction, commercial and industrial waste. Durmin has been operating from the port since 1996 and is on a steady course to growth. The signing of the lease for a 3-hectare site at Quay 1 will increase its portfolio to a total area of around 16 hectares. Durmin intends to make a double-digit million-euro investment at the new site in various processing plants for mineral and non-mineral waste and products. Waste transport will occur, among other means, via waterways by inland waterway vessels, as the site at quay 1 and the recycling material are well-suited for this purpose.

The Rhenus Group is expanding its capacities at Quay 2 located to the north through the construction of a new logistics facility that will provide state-of-the-art storage, freight handling areas and office space. Of the total 40,000 m² of existing space at Kai 2 in Nuremberg, 17,000 m² will be completely newly built. The new facilities are scheduled to enter into operations at the end of Q2 2024. This is a prime example of commercial development of existing space through strategic site conversion.

The redevelopment and expansion of the CT terminal at bayernhafen Nürnberg is also currently in progress. As previously reported, the development work being carried out on Module 1 will not involve any interruptions to normal terminal operations. The construction work for the HGV access and loading lanes and the parking lanes for loading units will be completed by the end of 2024. The new cranes are expected to be delivered and be up and running by the end of 2026. The investment means that the CT terminal, which has now reached the limit of its capacity since entering into service in 2006, will gain a 21% boost in crane capacity to handle a total of 400,000 TEU.

Ingmar Schellhas

Geschäftsführer

i.schellhas@bayernhafen.de

+49 911 64294-18

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14 March 2023 | Nuremberg

Supply chain guarantor bayernhafen Nürnberg rises to the challenge

2022 financial year: bayernhafen Nürnberg and Roth move 4.4 million tonnes of goods by inland waterway and rail. At more than 350,000 TEU, combined transport remains at a high level.

Aerial view of bayernhafen Nürnberg (10-2022), source “Bavaria Luftbild Verlags GmbH, Neufahrn b. Freising”.

Nuremberg, 14.03.2023 – Despite 2022 being a difficult year, bayernhafen Nürnberg and Roth showed what they were capable of: 250,000 truck trips (almost 700 per day) were saved by shifting long-distance traffic to the more environmentally friendly modes of transport, rail and inland waterway. bayernhafen moved a total of 9 million tonnes of cargo and freight by barge and train at its six locations of Aschaffenburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Roth, Regensburg and Passau – at 1.8%, only slightly less than the previous year.

At bayernhafen Nuremberg, the total volume of goods moved by inland waterway and rail in 2022 amounted to 4.3 million tonnes, an increase of 4.4% on the previous year. Inland waterway volumes at Nuremberg and Roth fell slightly by 2% to 284,000 tonnes. This was mainly due to three factors. Lack of shipping capacity due to the sale of several ships to Eastern Europe to transport grain from Ukraine to the Romanian Black Sea ports. Further capacity is in short supply on the Main and Danube between Aschaffenburg and Passau as a result of the tremendous demand for coal transport, especially on the Rhine. And lastly, 2022 was a year of severe and prolonged periods of low water.

We act as the backbone for the supply of goods to society and industry. This function should not be constrained or even harmed.

Joachim Zimmernann,
Chief Executive Officer of bayernhafen

“Despite the challenges, however, we are seeing considerable interest and a fundamental willingness to expedite the shift to inland waterway and rail for transport, not only among our customers but also among companies in Bavaria. This entails undertaking investments to counter the bottlenecks that have developed. To ensure that bayernhafen remains the first port of call, last year we again initiated around €46 million (€30 million of which in Nuremberg) in multi-year investments in our port infrastructure, and this year we’re adding another €28 million,” says bayernhafen Chief Executive Officer, Joachim Zimmermann, who is also President of the Federal Association of Public Inland Ports.

“We act as the backbone for the supply of goods to society and industry. This function should not be constrained or even harmed. That is why we also take a clear position against the construction of an ICE factory in the Nuremberg port basin and the displacement of customers and the loss of hundreds of jobs that this would entail,” says Joachim Zimmermann.

Combined transport remains at high level

At precisely 356,501 TEU (twenty foot equivalent unit), bayernhafen Nürnberg could report consistently high levels of combined transport – an increase of 7.7% on the previous year. The development of the first module of the trimodal (road, rail, inland waterway) CT terminal is already in full swing, both on the expansion and existing sites – all while daily operations continue. The public tender for the acquisition of three new container cranes has been issued, and the new reach stacker for mobile stacking and handling of containers has already been delivered. The expansion means that the CT terminal, which since entering into operation in 2006 has now reached the limit of its capacity, will gain a 21% boost in crane capacity.

We are constantly optimising and expanding our intermodal network of seaports and major logistics hubs.

Peter Stäblein
Chief Executive Officer, Hafen Nürnberg-Roth GmbH

We are constantly optimising and expanding our intermodal network of seaports and major logistics hubs. From the middle of January 2023, we will be premiering a weekly round trip between the Jade-Weser Port in Wilhelmshaven and Nuremberg,” says Peter Stäblein, the Chief Executive Officer of Hafen Nürnberg-Roth GmbH, the operating company of bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth.

Significant increase in heavy-lift

In heavy-lift cargo handling, a number of “heavy-weights” were transferred from road to water. Both bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth loaded a total of more than 13,000 tonnes (up 69% on 2021), involving more than 130 components. In addition to boilers and office & accommodation container modules at bayernhafen Roth, this includes the shipping of numerous transformers, refrigeration units or generators via Nuremberg – anything that is difficult to lift and causes road blockages, but can easily be transported by water.

Investment in the future

In addition to the CT terminal, the most significant bayernhafen investments – in the double-digit millions – include the renovation of the quay facilities at bayernhafen Nürnberg, which is already in progress. At quay 1, the drainage infrastructure of the quay on the Main-Danube Canal is being upgraded to the latest modern standards over a length of 425 metres at a cost of around €2.3 million. This will include the installation of 6 large-scale treatment plants for sedimentation and rainwater filtration. The new rainwater system was designed by bayernhafen itself. The next step is to modernize the road and rail transport facilities at the quay to enable the use of mobile cargo handling equipment. New mobile material handlers have already been ordered for both bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth.

Optimal infrastructure to attract new businesses and ensure efficient cargo handling

DURMIN Entsorgung und Logistik – “The Green Angels” – has been operating from bayernhafen Nuremberg since 1996. By leasing a 3 ha site at quay 1, where the quays are currently undergoing redevelopment, it is expanding its portfolio to approximately 16 ha. DURMIN intends to invest tens of millions of euros at the new site in a number of processing plants for mineral and non-mineral waste and products. The Green Angels’ 360 employees process waste and ensure that the things we throw away become green again.

In addition, Rhenus Freight Logistics is currently planning a modern warehouse and handling facility of around 10,000 m² on the almost 40,000 m² of available area at quay 2. The preparatory work on the site has been completed, the building permit has been granted, and the project can now enter the implementation phase.

13 December 2022 | Nuremberg

Multi-million Euro investment in Nuremberg

Kai 1 bayernhafen Nürnberg Sanierung

bayernhafen is continuing to invest heavily at its Nuremberg location. Work has already begun on the redevelopment of quay 1. The first step will be to upgrade the drainage infrastructure of the quay area on the Main-Danube Canal to the latest modern standards over a length of 425 meters at a cost of around €2.3 million. This will include the installation of 6 large-scale treatment plants for sedimentation and filtration of rainwater. The new rainwater system was designed by bayernhafen itself. In the future, it will be possible to block it off at each individual discharge point by means of electrically operated barriers to prevent contaminated water from entering the Main-Danube Canal.

Next year, the road and rail transport facilities at the quay will also be modernized to enable the use of mobile equipment for cargo handling.

17 March 2022 | Nuremberg

bayernhafen Nürnberg records significant increase on previous year

2021 financial year: 4.1 million tonnes of goods moved by inland waterway and rail at bayernhafen locations of Nuremberg and Roth, up 11.5%; Combined Transport throughput up 20.6%; bayernhafen invests around € 3.6 million; Nuremberg celebrates 50th jubilee with port festival

Tanker train bayernhafen Bamberg

In 2021, bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth moved a total of 4.1 million tonnes of goods by inland waterway and rail, up 11.5% on 2020.

Nuremburg, 16 March 2022 – bayernhafen brings together a diverse range of goods and delivers the right infrastructure to meet the challenge of shifting long-distance traffic from the road networks to the two environmentally friendly transport modes of inland waterway and rail. In 2021, bayernhafen moved a total of 9.15 million tonnes of cargo and freight by inland waterway and rail at its six locations of Aschaffenburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Roth, Regensburg and Passau – a 4.6% increase on the previous year. This corresponds to around 535,000 fewer truck journeys. A total of 4.1 million tonnes of goods were moved by inland waterway and rail at the bayernhafen locations of Nuremberg and Roth in 2021, an increase of 11.5% on the volume recorded in the previous year.

3.8 million tonnes of goods were moved by rail in 2021, equal to growth of 12.1% on 2020. Inland waterway handling at Nuremberg and Roth totalled around 290,000 tonnes, up 4.6% on the previous year. Around 207,000 tonnes of goods were moved by inland waterway in Nuremberg, up 17.5% on 2020, while inland waterway handling in Roth amounted to 83,000 tonnes (previous year 101,000 tonnes). The top commodity classes transported by inland waterway were construction materials, minerals and earths as well as agricultural produce; in rail freight handling, containers and fuels.

Our high-performance intermodal network, which combines seaports and major logistics sites, is constantly being expanded, making investment in additional capacity essential.

Peter Stäblein
Chief Executive Officer, Hafen Nürnberg-Roth GmbH

Ideal – intermodal

At 331,214 TEU (twenty foot equivalent unit), container throughput at bayernhafen Nürnberg recorded significant growth, up 20.6% on the volume of the previous year.

The CT terminal, which went into operation in 2006, has reached the limit of its capacity, which means that the upcoming expansion will be key to future viability. With the aid of funding from the federal government, module 1 will involve converting two sidings into handling tracks and adding three high-performance cranes. A total of around € 20 million is to be invested in the expansion of the CT terminal at bayernhafen Nürnberg.

“Our high-performance intermodal network, which combines seaports and major logistics sites, is constantly being expanded, making investment in additional capacity essential,” says Peter Stäblein, the Chief Executive Officer of Hafen Nürnberg-Roth GmbH, the operating company of bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth.

Since January 2022, a new intermodal service now connects the CT terminal in bayernhafen Nürnberg 5 times a weekto Rotterdam Cobelfret. From Rotterdam, ferries travel on to London, Dublin and Killingholme. In addition to containers, the service also allows the transport of semi-trailers and swap bodies. The new service is making a direct contribution to shifting continental traffic from road networks to the more environmentally friendly transportation modes of rail and inland waterway.

Inland ports and the infrastructure they provide ensure the reliable supply of goods as well as the shift to the more environmentally friendly transport modes of inland waterway and rail.

Joachim Zimmernann,
Chief Executive Officer of bayernhafen

“At each of the regions in which we operate we act as a hub for the import and export of goods and are a driver of the regional economy. Our inland ports and the infrastructure they provide ensure the reliable supply of goods to the region as well as the shift to the more environmentally friendly transport modes of inland waterway and rail,” says Joachim Zimmermann, the Chief Executive Officer of bayernhafen. “This requires investment in trimodal port infrastructure and the concentration of logistics companies at the ports. That is why we must emphatically reject the idea of restricting functioning port land through changes of use in the surrounding areas, or using port land for other purposes on a larger scale. In the spirit of mutual consideration, any existing restrictions need to be minimized.”

It is currently not possible for bayernhafen to estimate the extent of the impact the war in Ukraine will have on the economy and hence on the logistics sector and international supply chains, whether on container traffic, agricultural produce or the supply of raw material for industry.

Continued expansion and optimisation of port infrastructure

In 2021, as part of its multi-year investment programme, bayernhafen invested around € 3.6 million in in the redevelopment of its commercial sites and port infrastructure at its Nuremberg and Roth locations. This includes maintenance work on its rail facilities, the re-development of its quays and planning for the expansion of the CT terminal. Construction started on Quay 1 in December 2021, with contracts for construction and planning work on the CT terminal to be awarded by the end of March 2022. For example, in 2022, bayernhafen is planning to invest in work on its rail infrastructure and the acquisition of a mobile crane.

As bayernhafen currently does not have any more commercial sites available, but demand for logistics sites remains high, it is planned to optimise ship-side infrastructure. Adapted to the changed structure and volumes of goods, three hectares of land are to be reclaimed by partially filling a 300 metre section of the dock.

In its capacity as site architect, bayernhafen creates the conditions for growth in its own real estate. bayernhafen strategically manages its land through consistently focusing on recycling, rather than consuming, land. A perfect example of this strategy at bayernhafen Nürnberg is the new logistics and technology centre developed by the Geis Group, which was created through the conversion of land in direct proximity to their existing properties. The project comprises two facilities; part 1 was completed in April 2021 as the central storage facilities for Beko Grundig Deutschland and the Uvex Group. Part 2 commenced operations in February 2022 and enables Faber-Castell to significantly expand its worldwide customer service within a short distance of the headquarters in Stein – thanks to state-of-the-art, automated processes. Goods can be received or shipped by container via the nearby CT terminal from or to destinations around the world.

Heavy-lift expertise pooled at bayernhafen Nürnberg and Roth

2021 also saw the handling of numerous heavy-lift or over-sized cargo and freight via bayernhafen Nürnberg and Roth. One memorable contract involved four mega-transformers (each weighing around 300 tonnes) destined for the TenneT substation in Würgau that were transported by inland waterway to Nuremberg, and then on to Lichtenfels and the last mile by road to Würgau. In addition to boilers, two huge steel box girders were handled at bayernhafen Roth. In total, bayernhafen’s heavy-lift expertise took more than 70 components off the road networks to be transported to their destination via inland waterway and/or rail systems.

50 years of bayernhafen Nürnberg

Inaugurated in 1972 as part of the trans-European waterway between the North Sea and the Black Sea, bayernhafen Nürnberg is now one of the most important freight villages and logistics centres in Europe. The port is a driver of employment for the region, safeguarding the jobs of around 7,000 people. To celebrate its 50th birthday, bayernhafen plans to invite members of the public to a festival at the port on Sunday 18 September 2022. The aim of ‘The port experience – live’ programme is to open the visitors’ eyes to the diverse world of logistics and to demonstrate the importance of inland ports to the public at large.

20 January 2022 | Nuremberg

From Nuremberg to Rotterdam and on to the UK and back

New Combined Transport service launched between Nuremberg and Rotterdam with shortsea connection to London, Dublin and Killingholme and back

Umschlag Sattelauflieger in Containterterminal Nürnberg

A new intermodal link now connects the CT terminal in bayernhafen Nürnberg five times a week to Rotterdam Cobelfret. From Rotterdam, ferries travel on to London, Dublin and Killingholme. In addition to containers, the service also enables the transport of semi-trailers and swap bodies. This new link makes a direct contribution to shifting freight transport from the continental road routes on to the more environmentally friendly transport modes of inland waterway and rail, taking the strain off road systems and reducing CO2 emissions.

“The new continental rail service is our clear response to the shortages in terms of loading capacity and truck drivers that freight forwarders are currently facing not only on this corridor but across all road freight routes,” says Alexander Ochs, the Managing Director of Kombiverkehr KG. “We design the concepts for our intermodal trains for each region to enable direct transfer to other modes of transportation without the need for detours.”

One of the users of the link from Nuremberg to the UK via Rotterdam is the bayernhafen Roth-based logistics expert Heinloth Transport & Co. KG. “We use this service to address the needs of industry customers, who, in turn, want to reach their customers in the UK,” says Florian Bast, the Chief Operations Officer at Heinloth. “We serve a broad range of sectors, from customers in industry to the chemicals sector.”

The new CT link underscores the importance of closely networking inland ports and seaports. This results in flexible and, at the same time, robust transport chains – a clear advantage in view of the current strain placed on supply chains by Brexit and Corona. “Increasing the density of network connections means better connections for port customers, the shipping industry and the people of Bavaria,” says Joachim Zimmermann, the Chief Executive Officer of bayernhafen. “Through our role as site architects, we open up new routes to all relevant seaports for our partners as well as intensify existing routes. In so doing, we consider neutrality and maintaining a partnership as equals to be of paramount importance.”

23 March 2021 | Nuremberg

Camera rolls for high-precision paper logistics

#DiscoverThePort with virtual tour of the port by logistics experts at bayernhafen Nürnberg

Screenshot Video Sperber bayernhafen Nürnberg

Is paper patient? As far as paper logistics experts, Johann Sperber, are concerned, it isn’t. For more than 20 years, Sperber has made the most of the outstanding connections to the various modes of transport at bayernhafen Nuremberg for its paper logistics. At the port, rolls of paper several tonnes in weight are transferred from railway wagons to the warehouse or directly onto lorries for distribution. All of this is done with remarkable precision and at breakneck speed. Christian Fleischmann tells us what goes on behind the scenes. He is in charge of paper logistics at Sperber and, at the end of the day, he also ensures that the waste paper is disposed of and recycled..

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11 March 2021 | Nuremberg

“bayernhafen Nürnberg is essential for our society”

2020 financial year: 3.7 million tonnes of goods moved by inland waterway and rail; bayernhafen invests around €1 million

bayernhafen Nürnberg

bayernhafen Nürnberg und bayernhafen Roth schlugen im Geschäftsjahr 2020 per Schiff und Bahn insgesamt 3,7 Mio. Tonnen (t) um – das sind trotz des Krisen-Jahres mehr als 85 % des Gesamtumschlags per Binnenschiff und Bahn von 2019.

Nürnberg and Roth, 11 March 2021 – bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth together a highly diverse range of goods and shift long-distance traffic from the road networks to the two environmentally friendly transport modes of inland waterway and rail (at both locations) and rail (in Nuremberg). Even – and indeed, particularly so – in times of crisis, we must be able to rely on the steady supply of the goods that meet our daily needs and that companies in Bavaria can continue to deliver their products to their customers. In the 2020 financial year, bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth moved a total of 3.7 million tonnes of cargo and freight by inland waterway and rail – over 85% of the total volume of goods transported by inland waterway and rail in 2019. This corresponds to around 590 fewer truck journeys per day.

Even – and indeed, in particular – in the year of crisis that was 2020, bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth convincingly showed how essential to society it is that supply chains continue to work.”

Peter Stäblein
Chief Executive Officer, Hafen Nürnberg-Roth GmbH

In 2020, the cumulative cargo transferred by inland waterway in bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth amounted to 276,961 tonnes – in the Corona year, more than 91% of the goods transported by inland waterway handled in 2019. Rail freight handling in bayernhafen Nürnberg fell by 14.6% to 3.4 million tonnes. The top commodity classes transported by inland waterway were fertilisers followed by minerals and earths; in rail freight handling, containers and mineral oil products.

“Even – and indeed, in particular – in the year of crisis that was 2020, bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth convincingly proved how essential to society it is that supply chains continue to work,” says Peter Stäblein, who has been the Chief Executive Officer of the company that operates bayernhafen Nürnberg and bayernhafen Roth, Hafen Nürnberg-Roth GmbH, since February 2021. The experienced port manager, who steered the fortunes of the Berlin-based port and warehousing company BEHALA as Managing Director for 14 years and in 2019 had previously served as interim manager at bayernhafen, adds: “Inland ports play a key role in the supply of goods – and, through the supply chains they have established to maintain the flow of cargo and freight, the companies in bayernhafen Nürnberg and in bayernhafen Roth make a valuable contribution to ensuring that we get all of the goods we need to meet our daily needs.”

Along with Aschaffenburg, Regensburg and Passau, and Bamberg, Nuremberg and Roth are part of the bayernhafen group of companies. Even in times of crisis, through its skill in developing interfaces, bayernhafen continues to achieve its goal of making progress towards achieving the modal shift, because the ability of the bayernhafen locations to efficiently link the different transport modes enables businesses to use rail and inland waterway for long-distance transport as alternatives to transport by road. Through this strategy, bayernhafen is making a key contribution to tapping the full potential of the different transport modes. This takes pressure off the road networks and reduces CO2 emissions.

Totalling 274,746 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit), despite the year of crisis, container throughput in bayernhafen Nürnberg reached over 91% of the volume handled in 2019. “This is further proof that Combined Transport is one of the cornerstones of logistics,” says Peter Stäblein. This is evidenced through the fact that, since November 2019, the CT terminal in bayernhafen Nürnberg has also operated an intermodal train service to the seaport of Trieste in Northern Italy, and from there by ship to Greece, Turkey and the surrounding economic regions. The import and export goods that it transports primarily include automotive components, foodstuffs and consumer goods. The new intermodal train service between bayernhafen Nürnberg and Trieste is a welcome addition to the tried-and-trusted intermodal links to the German North Sea coast, to Rotterdam/NL, Verona/IT and to Chengdu in China.

Continued expansion of port infrastructure

In 2020, bayernhafen invested around €1 million at its Nuremberg and Roth locations in the re-development of its commercial sites and port infrastructure. This includes maintenance work on its rail infrastructure; in addition, plans to expand the CT terminal in bayernhafen Nürnberg are making good progress. As a ‘site architect,’ bayernhafen creates the conditions for providing high-intensity logistics companies with commercial sites in close proximity to rail and inland waterway facilities. Through strategic management of its land, bayernhafen’s consistent focus is on recycling, rather than consuming, land.
In 2021, bayernhafen is planning to renovate its quayside facilities and to optimise its crane fleet.

This will result in an efficient and environmentally friendly logistics chain in bayernhafen Nürnberg: intermodal trains for long distance and LNG-powered trucks for the initial and last mile legs.”

Peter Stäblein
Chief Executive Officer, Hafen Nürnberg-Roth GmbH

The new LNG service station in the metropolitan region of Nuremberg …

… is located in bayernhafen Nürnberg. It commenced operations in July 2020 and was officially inaugurated in October. It is operated by the Neumarkt-based energy supplier, Rödl energie, and BayWa Mobility Solutions GmbH in Munich. Peter Stäblein: “This will result in an efficient and environmentally friendly logistics chain in bayernhafen Nürnberg: intermodal trains for long distance and LNG-powered trucks for the initial and last mile legs. An extremely positive development for the location.”

Energy transition needs transformers – and transformers need bayernhafen Nürnberg

In 2020, the heavy-lift transfer site in bayernhafen Nürnberg dispatched project cargo 58 times to customers around the world. This included four 400-tonne transformers from the ‘Siemens Energy’ transformer plant in Nuremberg, destined for offshore wind turbines between Norderney and Emden operated by the electricity grid operator, TenneT. Just the job for the heavy-lift transport specialists, Züst & Bachmeier.

bayernhafen Roth: heavy-weights prefer barge

Heavy-lift also feels right at home in bayernhafen Roth: a 57-tonne boiler manufactured by Bosch was loaded on to barge in bayernhafen Roth, en route to Bremerhaven and to its final destination in Mexico. In addition, 286 military vehicles were shipped by barge via Antwerp to bayernhafen Roth, where they were loaded on to trucks to be transported to Grafenwöhr. “Further proof of the capabilities of the inland waterway system,” says Peter Stäblein.

Ingmar Schellhas

Chief Executive Officer

i.schellhas@bayernhafen.de

+49 911 64294-18

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17 November 2020 | Nuremberg

New direct train service links bayernhafen Nürnberg to Trieste

Connected: Adriatic, Peloponnese and Bosporus

Zug Trailer TriCon Terminal bayernhafen Nürnberg

The new weekly train service offers direct links to the north Italian seaport of Trieste. From Trieste, further shipping services provide connections to Greece, Turkey and the surrounding economic regions.

Nuremberg, 17 November 2020 – On 6 November, the TriCon-Terminal in bayernhafen Nürnberg, along with the inland ports of Aschaffenburg, Bamberg, Regensburg, Roth and Passau, one of the six locations of the bayernhafen corporate group, launched a new intermodal train service offering direct links to the seaport of Trieste in the north of Italy. From Trieste, further shipping services provide connections to Greece, Turkey and the surrounding economic regions.

The new direct train service between bayernhafen Nürnberg and Trieste shows that, even in these challenging times, the world of logistics is capable of developing and implementing trend-setting projects.

Joachim Zimmermann, CEO bayernhafen

The new direct link is operated by DFDS Mediterranean Business Unit, the Turkish subsidiary of the Danish shipping company DFDS, in cooperation with the Turkish-German logistics network Çobantur Boltas located in Allersberg. The weekly train service links Nuremberg via Trieste to the ports of Pendik and Ambarli in Turkey as well as destinations such as Patras in the western part of Greece – all ports that bring together regional and interregional traffic. The train itself can transport up to twenty-six 45-foot length containers and up to eight so-called ‘megatrailers’: each of these semi-trailers has an interior height of 3 metres and provides storage space for 34 pallets. For import and export they are primarily used for transporting automotive components, foodstuffs and consumer goods.

“The new direct train service between bayernhafen Nürnberg and Trieste shows that, even in these challenging times, the world of logistics is capable of developing and implementing trend-setting projects,” says bayernhafen’s Chief Executive Officer, Joachim Zimmermann. “Inland ports and logistics are key to ensuring the continued supply of goods. You can rely on us. The new train service delivers yet another contribution to shifting long-distance transport onto the rail system, which is considerably more environmentally friendly than transportation by road.”

We now also offer companies from the metropolitan region of Nuremberg direct access via Northern Italy…

Marcus Dober, Managing Director of TriCon Container-Terminal Nürnberg GmbH

The TriCon Terminal in bayernhafen Nürnberg already offers scheduled direct intermodal train links to the seaports on the German North Sea coast, to Verona, Rotterdam and to Chengdu in China. “We now also offer companies from the metropolitan region of Nuremberg direct access via Northern Italy to their customers in Greece, Turkey and the countries on the Black Sea,” says Marcus Dober, the Managing Director of TriCon Container-Terminal Nürnberg GmbH. “And in the other direction, companies based in these countries now have even faster access to their customers in the Greater Nuremberg area.”

In the near future, it is planned to increase the frequency of the rail service to two or three weekly departures.