b'OCTOBER 2024AUTO LOGISTICS 31ACL AJOT_SailSchedule_Irish_ACL6/7/2410:27 AMPage 1(MARVELcontinued fromgloballyinEuropein August page 14) dropped18.3%compared CMA CGM plans to boost thetothesamemonthlastyear,NORTH AMERICA & IRELANDfacilitys capacity by 50% overaccordingtodatafromthe thenextsevenyears,allow- EuropeanAutomobileManu-ing it to handle up to 750,000facturers Association (ACEA).JUST GOT A LOT CLOSERcontainer lifts each year. TheTherewerenegativeresults capacityenhancementswillacross the regions four major enableHowlandHooktomarkets:double-digitlosses remain competitive with cargowerewitnessedinGermany demand forecasted to surge in(-27.8%), France (-24.3%), and thecomingdecades,keepingItaly (-13.4%), with the Span-goods flowing. ish market declining by 6.5%.AccordingtothePortRegistrationsofbattery-AuthorityofNewYorkandelectricvehicles(BEV)Our New Container Service To Ireland New Jersey, the overall agree- dropped by 43.9% to 92,627Cuts Days Off Your Transit TimesmentalignswiththePortunits, with their total market AuthoritysPortMastershare slipping to 14.4% from Plan2050.Thecompre- 21% a year before. NORTH AMERICA DUBLIN BELFASThensiveblueprintaimstoThis (decline) was prob- Port Departure Arrival Transit Arrival Transitguidefutureexpansionandably triggered by the cancel-development across the PortlationoftheEVsubsidyinNew York Wednesday Sunday 18 Monday 19of New York and New Jersey,Germany. insufficient charg- Baltimore Saturday Sunday 15 Monday 16positioning the Port AuthorityinginfrastructureforEVs,Norfolk Monday Sunday 13 Monday 14to efficiently handle substan- lackofsubsidiesandhighHalifax Wednesday Sunday 11 Monday 12tial growth in cargo volumeprices,slowingdownsales alongsidetheemergenceofinthesegment,theport new maritime industries andspokesperson underlined. USA & Canada Toll Free: 800-ACL-1235shifting market demands. [email protected] OaD tOr aill OgisticsAutomotive market fluc-(VISIBILITYcontinuedtuations aside, transport sus- looking to give a more promi- time import and export tradedual-fuel hybrid ships this year, from page 30) tainability and environmentalnent place to rail in their trans- flows to and from the north- byitsparentcompany,ocean mentabouthowthiswillprotectioninitiativesalsoport and logistics provision. ern French port.shippinggiant,CMACGM, evolve in the future is chal- figureprominentlyontheThe first is making theirBy using the rail spur, wehasenhancedCevasmulti-lenging, as it largely dependsEuropean auto logistics sec- supply chains more resilientare able to offer our customersmodal capacity capabilities.on how the overall market intorsagenda-primeexam- byreducingdependenceonlong-distancerailtransportatAsfortheoutlookfor Europe develops. plesbeingmodalshiftfromroad haulage where tensionsthe Port of Dunkirk, for exam- automotivelogisticsprovid-AtAntwerp-Zeebrugge,road to rail and the adoptionexist,notablyashortageofple, for the transport of finisheders,ECGsSchnellenoted Europesbiggestportforof green fuels for ro/ro ves- truck drivers. vehiclestoandfromEasternthatvehiclemanufacturing new vehicles, activity at thesels and car-carrying trucks. The second is decarbon- Europeancountries,aCevaisundergoingasignificant terminals is less hectic thanFreighttrainswouldization; the easiest and mostspokesperson explained. transformation,withnew earlierintheyearastheappeartobewell-suitedtoefficient way to decarbonizeThe rail spur runs to thetechnologies,changingcon-automotivemarketexpe- the shipment of automobiles,transportisahigherutiliza- edge of the ports quays andsumer habits, and the major riencessomechallenges,consideringtheirhigh-vol- tionofrail.However,theis located in proximity to thechallenge of decarbonization.according to a spokespersonume capability and economicdownsideisthatcurrently,FVL hub. Thevariouscrisesin at the Belgian port. viability over long distancesthere are also capacity limita- By March 2025, the combirecent years, occurring at very New vehicle traffic (importswhileemittingagooddealtions on rail networks. terminal could be handling up toshortintervals,seemtohave andexports)atAntwerp-Zee- less CO2 than trucks. CevaLogisticsisone95,000 vehicles annually. put an end to the familiar eco-bruggecertainlyreflectsaHowever,roadremainsmajor,automotive3PLcon- Ceva,whichlastyearnomic cycles. At the same time, fluctuatingmarketwithlittlebyfarthemostdominantvinced that rails share of newtransported a total of 5.5 mil- we are witnessing a weakening visibility.Theporthandledtransportmodeinthiskeyvehiclestransportispoisedlion vehicles, describes itselfmarket, as evidenced by profit approximately1.6millionindustrial vertical. for significant growth. asEuropesleadingmulti- warningsfromOEMs.The units in the first six months ofZeebrugge handled 578,793Earlier this year, it beganmodaloperatoroffinishedchallenge for our members is the year compared to 1.7 mil- cars by rail last year comparedoperations at a new, finishedvehicles and operates a fleetto develop resilience to address lion units in the same period intoclosetwoto2.1millionvehiclelogistics(FVL)hubof 3,000 trucks and 3,000 car- these market fluctuations while 2023 and 2 million units in pre- units by road. atthePortofDunkirk. Thecarrier wagons. maintaining a long-term focus pandemic H1 2019. Two driving forces appearhubisequippedwitharailThedeploymentoffour,onthenecessaryinvestment TheregistrationofcarstoexplainwhyOEMsarespurandconnectstomari- new7,000-carcapacity,LNGdecisions for decarbonization.(SOLIDcontinued from page 30)thatanelectricvehicles state of charge (SOC) is one of the key data points that is measuredasanEVmoves throughthesupplychain. On average, a batterys SOC depletesby1%forevery 10-12 days it spends at one of the companys facilities.ClearlyEVsaretrans-forming how auto cargo must behandled. Aspokesperson forWalleniusWilhelmsen explains, Our staff receives specialtrainingaroundhan-dling EV batteries and other componentsthatpresent unique safety risks compared totraditionalcombustion engine vehicles. In addition, we work with our customers to identify a state of charge thresholdthatensuresvehi-cles remain charged through-out their journey from factory todealerwithoutrequiring any unnecessary charging.'