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[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||15px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Credits: J. M\u00fcller, BBC Chartering, Breb, Karl Gross, Cuxport, Atlantik Hafenbetriebe, Atlantik Hafenbetriebe, J. M\u00fcller, J. M\u00dcLLER\/Heidi Pinkall[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” bottom_divider_color=”#DFE6EE” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Ulrich Ulrichs, CEO at BBC Chartering, believes that the break-bulk sector can look to the future with fundamental optimism. The energy sector, in particular, is well positioned in both the renewable energy and the oil and gas sectors. The same applies to the mining and metals industries. However, since the associated developments vary in intensity worldwide, it is difficult to derive generally valid statements about market and freight rate developments from these trends. \u201cWhile rates in Asia will rise more sharply due to high demand, I predict that the rate movement in other parts of the world will be more moderate,\u201d forecasts the managing director of the Briese Group\u2019s shipping company, considered the global market leader in heavy-lift and project cargo shipping.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese rate increases have been triggered,\u201d he continues, \u201cby the higher costs that market players will face in the coming months.\u201d On the one hand, a large number of multipurpose freighters are being delivered to bolster the ageing fleet, and these are over 50\u00a0per\u00a0cent more expensive than the ships ordered before the Covid-19\u00a0pandemic. \u201cOn the other hand,\u201d Ulrichs adds, \u201cenvironmental costs and taxes will certainly continue to rise. This will mainly affect trade, both to and from Europe and within Europe, too.\u201d \u201cThe ever-increasing administrative burden of these regulations and taxes further increases the overall costs facing ship owners and carriers,\u201d he concludes. \u201cAll of these are costs that ultimately have to be paid by the customers.\u201d <\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Ulrichs feels that rising costs are not the only challenge that the break-bulk market will have to contend with in the foreseeable future. \u201cThere\u2019s also the growing number of wars, the risk of piracy and the increasing number of international trade restrictions,\u201d he explains. \u201cAnd let\u2019s not forget the skilled worker shortage, which is perhaps the biggest challenge of all. After all, we\u2019ll need enough qualified and motivated employees to deal with the demands that charterers and stakeholders place on us.\u201d <\/p>\n
BBC Chartering is, however, approaching 2025 with courage and confidence. The company\u2019s focus is on the delivery of ten \u201cLakerMax\u201d series vessels and additional F500-type units, which will be delivered by 2026. \u201cThe investment in the new multipurpose heavy-lift project carriers is a sign of the confidence that our owners, the Briese family, have in BBC Chartering\u2019s project and heavy-lift business, and ensures that we have the necessary capacity to maintain our market position with modern tonnage,\u201d Ulrichs continues. \u201cAfter all, ships are generally very long-term investments and often in service for two decades or more.\u201d[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BBC-LEER-in-Cuxhaven-September-2024-\u00a9-BREB_800.jpg” alt=”A crane loads rotor blades onto a BBC Chartering ship” title_text=”BBC-LEER-in-Cuxhaven-September-2024-\u00a9-BREB_800″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”-5px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||15px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Transshipment of wind power components on the \u201cBBC Leer\u201d \u2013 renewable energies are providing a boost for the break-bulk industry.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”dtb-sticky” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_7″ show_border=”off” admin_label=”Werbung Startseite \/ Artikel” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_sidebar][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ulrich-Ulrichs_500px.png” alt=”Portrait Ulrich Ulrichs” title_text=”Ulrich-Ulrichs_500px” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_3_text_color=”#002e5b” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
Ulrich Ulrichs, CEO of BBC Chartering[\/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=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Projektlogistik-c-KarlGross_800.jpg” custom_padding=”450px||450px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”-5px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||15px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Karl Gross is using the current political developments as an opportunity to offer alternative routes and to use other modes of transport or types of ships.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]According to Steffen W.\u00a0Fulst, Managing Director at Karl Gross Internationale Spedition, whether project logistics are currently operating successfully depends to a large extent on the country and commodities of those involved. \u201cIt\u2019s a question of perspective,\u201d he says. \u201cFrom a German point view, mechanical and systems engineering goods are currently facing difficulties, while wind power and renewable energies are on the rise overall,\u201d he explains. In terms of the global trade flows that his company serves in project logistics, he has also identified a consolidation of supply chains with the USA, which has now replaced China as the key country for Karl Gross. \u201cPlus, countries like Vietnam, Saudi Arabia and India are becoming increasingly significant. Vietnam is well on its way to becoming the \u2018new China\u2019 as a production location,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n
He views the geopolitical developments around the world with concern, particularly the security situation in the Red Sea and the attacks by Houthi rebels. \u201cAs a result, many shipping companies and freight forwarders are being forced to take the detour via the southern tip of Africa,\u201d Fulst continues, \u201cyet we also see this development as a challenge to offer our customers alternative routes and to use other modes of transport or types of ships.\u201d In general, the current global situation means that project logistics need to tread a fine line between being courageous, making binding commitments followed by \u201csubject to\u201d statements. \u201cParticularly when it comes to how long prices are valid for, such as freight costs. Here it is difficult to make long-term forecasts. A mix of Hanseatic commercial acumen, foresight and excellent market knowledge is needed here to develop resilient transport concepts that meet the customers\u2019 requirements,\u201d the manager explains. In this respect, it is probably an advantage for Karl Gross that the company specialises in intercontinental transport solutions and offers these by land, sea and air. \u201cOur project teams are familiar with the unique aspects of each continent, and various suppliers in a range of countries on different continents, time differences and multilingualism are part of their daily business.\u201d[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/11.6.24Cuxport1-c-Cuxport_800-1.jpg” alt=”Aerial view of new berths in Cuxhaven” title_text=”11.6.24Cuxport1—c—Cuxport_800″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”-5px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||15px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]With the new berths, Cuxport is responding to the high demand for transshipment and storage capacities in the onshore and offshore wind power sectors.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”dtb-sticky” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Steffen-W.-Fulst_500px.png” alt=”Portrait von Steffen W. Fulst” title_text=”Steffen-W.-Fulst_500px” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_3_text_color=”#002e5b” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
Steffen W.\u00a0Fulst, Managing Director at Karl Gross Internationale Spedition[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” bottom_divider_color=”#DFE6EE” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
In view of the latest developments in Cuxhaven, Roland Schneider, Head of Business Development at Cuxport, is quite clear. \u201cOur trust in the market demonstrates our courage,\u201d he says. \u201cThis trust is reflected, among other things, in our willingness to invest in new terminal space.\u201d This refers to the co-financing of berths\u00a05 to 7, the construction of which began at the start of the year. From 2028, special ships for the wind industry will be able to transship their goods there over a length of 1,250\u00a0metres. Cuxport will receive the terminal concession for berths\u00a05 and 6.1, while the contract for the adjoining terminal area\u00a06.2 and 7 has been concluded with Blue Water Breb.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis step increases Cuxport\u2019s total terminal space by a further 19\u00a0hectares to 63\u00a0hectares,\u201d says Schneider \u201cWe\u2019re still seeing high demand for transshipment and storage capacity in the onshore and offshore wind power sectors,\u201d he adds, with a view to project logistics. \u201cThis is not only due to our ideally suited port areas but also to the excellent connection to the A27 motorway.\u201d Besides large quantities of onshore and offshore components, numerous transformers, trucks with components for the aviation industry, construction machinery and agricultural machinery were also handled in Cuxhaven.<\/p>\n
\u201cDilapidated motorways and bridges, and inadequate parking facilities currently present a major obstacle for large and heavy goods vehicles in hinterland traffic,\u201d Schneider warns, despite his confidence in the market. This is why the use of inland waterway transport is currently being examined as a possible alternative for moving heavy and project cargo. \u201cRhenus offers its customers a significant advantage here due to the extensive services and capacities of its subsidiaries, Rhenus Partnership and Deutsche Binnenreederei, and the opportunity to map entire supply chain sections between the port and the start and destination points,\u201d says Schneider, making the case for inland waterway transport. The latter is particularly suitable for nacelles, machine houses and tower segments in the onshore sector, but also for many other break-bulk and heavy-duty goods. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
From the Bremerhaven site, Stefan Nousch, Managing Director of Atlantik Hafenbetriebe Geuther\u00a0& Schnitger (AHB), has mixed feelings when he talks about the current development of high-and-heavy volumes and the RoRo ship calls at the port. \u201cFrom 2012 to 2019, around 1,500 to 1,600\u00a0deep-sea carriers moored here each year,\u201d he explains. \u201cCurrently, the figure is between 800 and 900. This isn\u2019t only because of the slowdown in automobile exports, the decline in tenders for major projects and the Covid-19\u00a0pandemic.\u201d The ports of Bremen have plenty of assets to fall back on. \u201cThese include, first and foremost, the good hinterland connections from all over Europe and the trimodal connection,\u201d he adds. \u201cIn future, though, we must also market the good communication that reigns between shipowners, customers, authorities and individual port companies more prominently and more courageously\u00a0\u2013\u00a0in line with the Bremen merchants\u2019 proverb: \u2018Buten un binnen\u00a0\u2013\u00a0wagen un winnen\u2019.\u201d Indeed, many competitors from Germany and beyond have recently been more active in their marketing and have attracted extra custom as a result. <\/p>\n
In addition, regional competitive thinking is still very pronounced in Germany. \u201cThe German Ports idea is great, but we should implement it better,\u201d says Nousch. For example, last year AHB demonstrated how this can be done in cooperation with EVAG Emder Verkehrs und Automotive Gesellschaft and the shipping company NYK. In view of the limited capacities in Bremerhaven, the project partners decided to transship two Liebherr LR\u00a01800 and LR\u00a01700 crawler cranes in Emden and transport them to Yokohama by RoRo ship. The EVAG team took responsibility for stowing the roll trailers in consultation with an AHB supervisor. \u201cThe decision to use Emden as the transshipment point proved to be an advantageous one, as it not only ensured the timely delivery of the cranes but also prevented losses in quality due to longer transport routes via other ports,\u201d Nousch recalls fondly. In his opinion, this successful collaboration shows how important flexibility is in logistics, so optimal solutions can be found, even under difficult conditions. \u201cI\u2019d like to see us succeed with more collaborations of this nature in this country, in order to strengthen Germany as a business location,\u201d the AHB manager says, outlining what he sees as a sensible future scenario. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”dtb-sticky” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Roland-Schneider_500px.png” alt=”Portrait von Roland Schneider” title_text=”Roland-Schneider_500px” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_3_text_color=”#002e5b” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||100px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
Roland Schneider, Head of Business Development at Cuxport<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stefan-Nousch_500px.png” alt=”Portrait von Stefan Nousch” title_text=”Stefan-Nousch_500px” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_3_text_color=”#002e5b” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
Stefan Nousch, Managing Director of Atlantik Hafenbetriebe Geuther\u00a0& Schnitger (AHB)[\/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=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2024_Mediamus_VA_Entladung_Generatoren-Low-1-c-J.-MULLER_800.jpg” custom_padding=”350px||350px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” top_divider_color=”#DFE6EE” bottom_divider_style=”waves2″ bottom_divider_color=”#DFE6EE” bottom_divider_height=”75px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||15px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]The trimodal infrastructure at the Brake seaport offers the best conditions for handling large-volume goods.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
J.\u00a0M\u00dcLLER\u2019s cranes were in full swing last year, handling general and project cargo at Brake seaport. \u201cDespite logistical challenges, such as the closure of a railway bridge on two occasions, 2024 was a remarkably active year for us,\u201d summarises J\u00f6rg Kaplan, Head of Sales Breakbulk Handling at J.\u00a0M\u00dcLLER. \u201cThanks, in particular, to its trimodal infrastructure, the port was able to offer appropriate alternatives for the transshipment of large-volume goods.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among other things, a 134.41-tonne generator from Erfurt was loaded in Brake in 2024, ready for transport to the USA. Similarly challenging was loading tower sections from Portugal and wind turbine blades from Poland, which were destined for export to Thailand and Australia. Last year, energy transition projects also passed through the town on the Lower Weser, for example cable drums weighing up to 80\u00a0tonnes each for the Conneforde-Cloppenburg-Merzen (CCM) route network project. One current highlight is the transshipment of special pipes for a 45-kilometre-long pipeline in the Rhineland, which will be used to backfill what used to be the open-cast mining areas of Hambach and Garzweiler. Over the coming years, more than 9,000\u00a0pipes \u2013 up to twelve metres long and more than two metres in diameter \u2013 will be imported via Brake and transported by rail. <\/p>\n
With these projects in mind, Kaplan is confident for the coming years. \u201cDemand for project cargo will increase,\u201d he explains. \u201cThe expansion of renewable energies and the associated infrastructure will contribute to this, as will traditional investment projects.\u201d He sees Brake as a central transshipment centre for general and project cargo in the long term as well. \u201cThere\u2019s a strong infrastructure, good geographical location and committed team there,\u201d he concludes. \b(bre)<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||15px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Bremerhaven can handle high, wide and heavy goods \u2013 but Stefan Nousch believes it should market its strengths more prominently and more courageously.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bild-003-c-Atlantik-Hafenbetriebe_800.jpg” alt=”Reach stacker that lifts a crane part” title_text=”Bild-003—c—Atlantik-Hafenbetriebe_800″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||100px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”dtb-sticky” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Joerg-Kaplan_500px.png” alt=”Portrait von J\u00f6rg Kaplan” title_text=”Jo\u0308rg-Kaplan_500px” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”75px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_3_text_color=”#002e5b” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n J\u00f6rg Kaplan, Head of Division Sales Breakbulk Handling at J.\u00a0M\u00dcLLER[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No matter whether they are tall, wide or heavy\u00a0\u2013\u00a0companies that are competing for customers in project logistics, the break-bulk segment or for high-and-heavy orders are currently facing numerous challenges. Feedback from selected experts at BBC Chartering, Karl Gross, Cuxport, Atlantik Hafenbetriebe and J.\u00a0M\u00dcLLER shows that, above all, current geopolitical developments, rising costs and weakening economies require a great deal of flexibility and courage from those concerned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":67235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-topic-en"],"yoast_head":"\n\u201cDemand for project cargo will increase.\u201d<\/h3>\n