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2021 is a very special year for the hidden champion: J. M\u00fcller celebrated its 200th birthday in May. There are many reasons to celebrate. The most important: The long-standing company is one of the oldest family-owned port operators in Europe, and is likely to maintain this position. But even without its long history, the company is a specialised institution in the transshipping, storage and distribution of agricultural, bulk and general cargo as well as project loading. The company\u2019s Board Chairman Jan M\u00fcller, the sixth-generation head of the company, explains what this means on a tour of the facilities in Bremen in Brake:<\/p>\r\n
\u201cWe always like showing visitors our trimodal terminal with the coffee silo facility,\u201d M\u00fcller says, adding, \u201cMost people have a special relationship with coffee and find the logistics behind it exciting.\u201d As one of the hubs for global coffee trade, J. M\u00fcller has much to offer in this regard: the services that the company provides for this popular bean include inspection of the goods that arrive in Bremen\u2019s wood port in containers via domestic ship, train or lorry.
\u201cWe transship around 300,000 tonnes here every year,\u201d M\u00fcller says. The goods are thoroughly inspected and then sampled as per the customer\u2019s request. If the beans cannot be forwarded in sea containers, they are unloaded, weighed and then put in storage. \u201cOur customers can and must be able to rely on the quality. So we measure the temperature and moisture, and publish this information online.\u201d Other actions are then taken by request, such as enriching or loading.<\/p>\r\n
The needs of potential new customers are also thoroughly evaluated and analysed. \u201cWe\u2019re always working on optimising processes and investing further at the coffee terminal,\u201d emphasises M\u00fcller. And so, he says, it\u2019s good that all transshipping, enriching, storage and transport logistics processes are interlinked, helping ensure seamless processes.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”dtb-sticky” _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_7″ show_border=”off” admin_label=”Werbung Startseite \/ Artikel” _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_sidebar][et_pb_blurb title=”Facts” _builder_version=”4.4.9″ header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_blurb_title=”display: inline-block!important;||background: #002754!important;||padding: 5px 13px 3px 13px!important;||position: relative!important;” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#002754″ header_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” header_text_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.71)”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]
Founded:<\/strong> 1821 J. M\u00fcller transships around 300,000 tonnes of coffee in Bremen every year.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.9″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.9″ custom_padding=”||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] The Niedersachsenkai, with its lumber products hub at the Brake Seaport, is especially important to J. M\u00fcller. \u201cWe started operating two new warehouses with a total space of about 28,000 square metres in 2020,\u201d says M\u00fcller. The warehouses mainly store wood pulp. With over one million tonnes of transshipment per year, the company is the largest importing port in Germany for this paper production material. Around half of this is transported to the European hinterland by train. \u201cWe benefit from a good train connection that lets us reach most destinations in Europe by feeder track within 48 hours,\u201d says the chairman.<\/p>\r\n But there is more: The first direct train with 1,000 tonnes of wood pulp destined for Chongqing, China in 2020 was a very special event. \u201cThe Silk Road was another quick and, most importantly, eco-friendly route for transports to Central China,\u201d says M\u00fcller. Both Asia and the countries of the former USSR are particularly attractive growth markets for selling wood pulp. When it comes to transshipping these lumber products, the company stands out for its 50 years of experience in this segment: \u201cWe know exactly how to store and handle wood pulp and paper. For example, we\u2019ve equipped facilities that handle these with a flooring that was specially designed for storing paper,\u201d M\u00fcller explains.<\/p>\r\n The agricultural and heavy-duty terminal is also located in Brake. The seaport, with its geographically favourable location, can handle cereals and feed products as an interface between global logistics streams and in the immediate vicinity of the northwestern German finishing industry. There is a trimodal connection here as well: road, rail and maritime.<\/p>\r\n \u201cWe transship around four million tonnes of agricultural goods here,\u201d says M\u00fcller. \u201cBy purchasing the cereal facilities in Bremen five years ago we were able to siginificantly expand our capacity once again.\u201d J. M\u00fcller in Brake also boasts Europe\u2019s largest contiguous silo system, where 20,000 tonnes of agricultural goods can be cleared every day. The storage facilities\u2019 dimensions at both locations are also somewhat larger, comprising a total of about 630,000 tonnes in Bremen and Brake.<\/p>\r\n Last but not least, the company offers a wide range of services for agricultural products. These include product processing \u2013 drying, aspiration, breaking, grinding and crushing \u2013 as well as separate handling and storage of GMO-free (genetically unmodified) and ecological products such as fertilisers and feed additives. \u201cThese services are already automated, but at the agricultural terminal we want to expand the digital structures,\u201d notes M\u00fcller. \u201cAfter all, our guiding principle is: \u201cMaintaining values \u2013 embodying change.\u201d This is the motto that will carry J. M\u00fcller into the next 200 years. (cb)<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”dtb-sticky” _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.4.9″ height=”25px”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_9″ show_border=”off” admin_label=”Werbung Artikel” _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_sidebar][et_pb_blurb title=”More Information” _builder_version=”4.4.9″ header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_blurb_title=”display: inline-block!important;||background: #002754!important;||padding: 5px 13px 3px 13px!important;||position: relative!important;” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#002754″ header_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” header_text_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.71)”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ text_orientation=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]
Locations:<\/strong> Brake (head office) and Bremen
Fields of business:<\/strong> Operating seaport terminals, as well as all port and shipping services
Product groups:<\/strong> Cereals, feeds, fertilisers, lumber products, iron\/steel, wind power and industrial systems, heavy-duty products, coffee and other bulk\/general cargo
Owner-operated fleet:<\/strong> 30 domestic ships
Transshipment:<\/strong> 6\u00a0million tonnes of general and bulk cargo (2020)
Revenue:<\/strong> 105 million euros (2020)
Employees:<\/strong> 479<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ background_image=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/J_MU\u0308LLER_Bremen_Kaffeeterminal_Foto_Skypic_Media.jpg” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”300px||300px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”150px||150px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text=”J_MU\u0308LLER_Bremen_Kaffeeterminal_Foto_Skypic_Media” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.9″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.9″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.9″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.9″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ text_text_color=”#002e5b” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]The Niedersachsenkai in Brake<\/h2>\r\n
The agricultural and heavy-duty terminal in Brake<\/h2>\r\n