b'8American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(PUSHEScontinued from page 6) plants, which arrive in large individ-meters of warehouse space and out- ual parts in Neustadt port where they door storage, and ships. Neustadt Port,are assembled into finished plants, are located on the left side of the Weserloaded onto large ships or pontoonsHWYH2O.COMRiver, handles, primarily, breakbulk/ for onward transport.project cargo, iron and steel products, forest products, etc. B ReakBulke uRopeNon-containerizedbreakbulkBreakbulkEurope2021,an cargo is shipped from the Neustadt portimportant event for the project cargothe cargo includes steel products suchandbreakbulkindustry,scheduled as pipes, timber, machinery and machineto take place in Bremen in 2021 was parts, etc. Components for wind turbinescancelled because of the COVID lock-andmassivepaperrollsforthepaperdown and other restrictions imposed industry are brought ashore here, thoughon visitors.It had been held prior to a small volume of containers also passesthat in Bremen; the 2022 edition was through Neustadt port. Its proximity toheld in Rotterdam.the Bremen Cargo Distribution CenterNick Davison, Portfolio Director meansthatgoodsdonothavetobeBreakbulk & CWIEME, Hyve Group transported far, says Rainer Schaefer,PLC,hadcalledtheevent,heldin a senior manager with a logistics com- Bremen during the earlier two years, pany near Hamburg.astremendouslysuccessful.He TheNeustadtportremainsanstated that many new companies had importantbreakbulkhubinEurope,benefited from Breakbulk Europe as with a large volume of shipments des- they identified new business opportu-tinedforNorthAmerica.Accordingnities amid a global gathering. to Sven Riekers, the sales director atThe move to Rotterdam was partW I T HOOUURR N E WAANNDDNeustadt Port, about 1.5 million tonnesofBreakbulkEuropespreviouslyI M P R O V E DGGAATTEEWWAAYYofbreakbulkcargowashandledbyannouncedplantorotatetheevent Neustadt Port in 2022.Furthermore,among leading maritime cities. Break- I N C E N T I V E ,TTHHEERREE HHAASSthe so-called High & Heavy Terminalbulk Europe 2023 will be held at theN E V E RBBEEEENN AA BB E T T E RE T T E Rin Bremerhaven handled about 1.2 mil- Rotterdam Ahoy, adjacent to the PortT I M ETTOO SSTTAARRTT SS PP PNNHHI I P I I GGlion tonnes (of equipment such as con- of Rotterdam, from June 6 to 8.WeO NTTHHEE GGRREEAATT LL A K E SA K E Sstruction machines, buses, cranes, etc.intend to hold the event at this loca- W I T HH H OOas well as other breakbulk goods).tion for two years, and then considerW I T H HWWYY H2TheterminalsatNeustadtportother options for 2024, Davison had have,meanwhile,specializedinthesaid.BremenandBremerhavenare conventionalhandlingofbreak- jointly setting up a huge booth at the bulkcargoarrivingonregularlinerforthcoming Breakbulk Europe event servicesanddistributedfromtherein Rotterdam. tocustomersthroughoutGermany. Neustadt port also handles transship- eSpo C onfeRenCe inB ReMenment by floating crane of containersBremen is also gearing to play the andheavygoodswithunitweightshost city for an important European ofupto650tonnes.Increasingly,maritimeevent,theEuropeanSeaFor mmoorreeiinnffoorrmmaattiioonn::largecomponentsforonshorewindPortsOrganization(ESPO)ConferenceE ail [email protected] June 1-2, 2023.emthe port, and natural gas liquefaction(PUSHEScontinued on page 29)Please join us for theAgriculture Transportation Coalition35th Annual MeetingJune 13-16, 2023 A Sampling of AgTC High Caliber Speakers: Tacoma, WA For 35 years, the largest annual gathering of ag exporters and importers and all service(SPIKEScontinued from page 2) producers, Trade Economics said. A providers in the agricultural supply chainand 18.6%, respectively. Chinese steel industry group is urging Steel rebar futures traded in Shang- producerstocutoutput,andreports This three-day conference features a fast-Paul Baker,Jim Bishop,hai have been plummeting of late, byindicatethatthegovernmentcould JBSUnion Pacificpaced, interactive agenda. Tackling the drama:over 15% as of late April, from a recentreduce production by 2.5% this year.detention/demurrage, OSRA, port longshore uncertainty, carrier-shipper relationships,highinmid-March.Thelate-April drayage and long haul trucking and rail, plusfigure of $528 per ton was the lowestC hinaS teeld eMandforecasting - where will we send our ag, how willin over five months, according to Trad- According to Worldsteel, Chinas we get it there? ingEconomics,reflectingdeepenedtotal steel demand declined by 3.5% concerns over weak demand in China.in 2022, is expected to grow by 2.0% 34 Speakers. Unique AgTC Shipper Panel.Leaders of all components of the ag export andThe recovery of construction andin 2023, and to stay flat in 2024. By Barbara Melvin,Peter Levesque,import supply chain, plus Congress and FMC infrastructure activity in China failedcontrast,globaldemandwillseea South CarolinaCMA-CGM USA tomaterialize,TradingEconomic2.3%reboundthisyearand1.7% Ports Authority Unveiling 15th Annual AgTC Ocean Carrier commented,despitethecountrysgrowth in 2024.Performance Survey results. reopening and a round of governmentIn2024,demandgrowthwill Unique networkingMuseum of Glass, Winestimulus and liquidity injections.bedrivenbyregionsoutsideChinaReception, Dinner in the Maritime Museum,New construction starts in Chinabutfacesglobaldecelerationdueto WSSA Run-Walk! droppedbyover20%duringtheChinas anticipated 0% growth, over-firstquarterof2023,governmentshadowingtheimprovedenviron-Steve Schult, Matt Shrap,Complete Details data show, and property investmentsment, said Mximo Vedoya, CEO of Blue DiamondHarbor Trucking& Registration at decreased by 5.8%. An April surveythe Luxembourg-based steel manufac-GrowersAssociation agtrans.org/events showedironoreinventoriesinChi- turer Ternium, and chair of the World-nese ports up 1% over a week, point- steeleconomicscommittee.As ingtolimiteddemandfromsteel(SPIKEScontinued on page 11)AgTC_AJOT_0523_v2.indd 1 5/4/23 11:48 AM'