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Challenges and requirements on modern short sea operations in the Baltic Sea – Practical insight and cooperation options
- 1. © Jürgen Gerdes 2018
LoGe Shipmanagement
Challenges & Requirements
on Modern Short-sea Operations
in the Baltic Sea
Practical Insight & Co-operation Options
- 2. Modern Short-sea Operations
Challenges & Requirements on Modern Short-sea Operations in the Baltic Sea © Jürgen Gerdes 2018
Jürgen Gerdes
• Born Sept 14 1966 in Haren (Ems)
• Started sailing 1985
• Chief Engineer 1992
• Wärtsilä until 2013
- 3. Modern Short-sea Operations
Experiences / Thoughts before
• Upgrading / modernisations of existing systems
• First thoughts of “Performance Management”
• SkySails Performance Management
• Lloyd’s Register
• Ferry Optimisation
• Interschalt Performance Management
• Rickmers Shipmanagement
Challenges & Requirements on Modern Short-sea Operations in the Baltic Sea © Jürgen Gerdes 2018
- 5. Modern Short-sea Operations
Market
• ”Truck of the sea” — 1’500 to 5’000 dwt
• globally 9’800 vessels
• 1’150 vessels operated by north-European owners
• Growing market tendency (despite Brexit)
• Focus on Trade A1 (North Sea / Baltic coastal waters)
• Trade remains brisk in the Baltic Sea coaster market
Short-sea shipping as alternative to shore transportation
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Challenges & Requirements on Modern Short-sea Operations in the Baltic Sea © Jürgen Gerdes 2018
- 6. Modern Short-sea Operations
Challenges
• High administration need despite single European market
• Inner-European custom clearance
• 25 different data collection systems despite (in result!) of
so-called “national single window”
• Cargo-dependent port agencies
• Age Structure
• Rules & Regulations
651 units analysed
- 501 built 1975-1999
- 105 built 2000-2009
- 45 built 2010-2017
Challenges & Requirements on Modern Short-sea Operations in the Baltic Sea © Jürgen Gerdes 2018
- 7. Modern Short-sea Operations
Requirements
• Administrative simplifications
• Cost reductions for custom clearance, agencies, port
administration
• Reduced pilot obligations
• 24/7 opening of short-sea terminals
• Exception from certain IMO regulations; e.g. BWTS, MRV
• Support for environmental-friendly newbuildings
Challenges & Requirements on Modern Short-sea Operations in the Baltic Sea © Jürgen Gerdes 2018
- 8. • Founding the shipping company
• Name / Logo / etc.
• DoC / Administrative work
• Office audit
• Operating the shipping company
• Funds / Value Proposition
• Technical
• Commercial
• Insurance
Co-operation —> Partnerships
Modern Short-sea Operations
Co-operation Options
Challenges & Requirements on Modern Short-sea Operations in the Baltic Sea © Jürgen Gerdes 2018
- 9. Our Partners
Baltic Shipping Company A/S
Specialized in coaster chartering mainly in Baltic and Northern
Europe.
Cooperating with major shipowners and brokers operating
in European waterways and the European inland waterways with
specially equipped vessels fitted for river and sea transport.
Chartering department are fixing more than 1200 vessels every year.
Exclusive chartering brokers for companies in the different sectors.
• Grain & feedstuff
• Steel plates / steel coils / Steel billets
• Scrap in all kinds
• Project cargoes, big constructions & break bulk
• Fertilizers in bulk & big bags
• Diff. kind of pipes
• Wood pellets & wood chips
• RDF in bales & Bulk
• Splitt & asphalt in bulk & big bags
Modern Short-sea Operations
Challenges & Requirements on Modern Short-sea Operations in the Baltic Sea © Jürgen Gerdes 2018
- 10. Our Partners
ANCHOR MARTAX Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
Specialized in maritime tax consultancy (Germany).
• Company set-up (legal) for LoGe Shipmanagement
• Company set-up (legal) for vessel companies
• Accounting / bookkeeping / invoicing / etc
Modern Short-sea Operations
Challenges & Requirements on Modern Short-sea Operations in the Baltic Sea © Jürgen Gerdes 2018
- 11. Our Partners
Ingenieurbüro OS Schiffahrts GmbH
Specialized in maritime nautical & technical consultancy (global).
• Vessel evaluation
• Insurance claims
• ISM / ISPS / MLC
• Nautical Inspection
• Technical Inspection
• Trouble shooting
Modern Short-sea Operations
Challenges & Requirements on Modern Short-sea Operations in the Baltic Sea © Jürgen Gerdes 2018
- 12. LoGe Shipmanagement
Stefan Lohman (Captain)
Jürgen Gerdes (Engineer)
Target for 2018
• 12 vessels under management / ownership
• No need for “big” infrastructure set-up
• 100 per cent cloud-based
• 100 per cent co-operation with dedicated partners
Establish ourselves as
trend-setting coastal ship manager
Modern Short-sea Operations
Challenges & Requirements on Modern Short-sea Operations in the Baltic Sea © Jürgen Gerdes 2018
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