At Hamburg’s O’Swaldkai, HHLA’s multi-purpose terminal, 1300 extra car spaces have just been created. Unikai Lagerei- und Speditionsgesellschaft has redeveloped the section of the rail sidings no longer in use, providing it with increased space for the wheeled cargoes that have become this vehicle logistics company’s speciality, the company said in its press release. The former fruit shed 45 has also been revamped, now offering storage space for general cargoes and vehicles. For Michael Sieck, Managing Director of the HHLA subsidiary, this represents an essential investment in the future: “From the last quarter of 2014, Grimaldi Group, our largest customer, will be deploying larger ship types in its trades. We are therefore expecting the arrival of considerably greater cargo volume at O`Swaldkai Terminal, and by extending storage space we are creating the necessary conditions for handling this.”
The new ConRo vessels heralded by Grimaldi Group will be capable of transporting considerably more cargo. ACL’s G4 class will also be offering 3,800 slots for standard containers (TEU) instead of 1,850 so far, and space for 1,307 vehicles, instead of 1,000. With a length of almost 300 metres, these ships will be considerably wider and are so designed that the bridge superstructure lies amidships. Quayside and handling facilities at O’Swaldkai are optimally equipped to handle these larger ship types. Flexible storage spaces for larger quantities of containers will also be available.
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