BASF’s containers to Japan now also shipped via Wilhelmshaven

BASF chemicals group to integrate the Eurogate Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven into its intercontinental transport chains for the first time

Chemicals group BASF with headquarters in Ludwigshafen is planning to use also Wilhelmshaven as a port of shipment for its overseas containers to Japan in future. The first train to depart from the intermodal rail terminal in Ludwigshafen reached Wilhelmshaven on 16 January 2015. The containers are transported by Eurogate Intermodal, a fully-owned subsidiary of Eurogate, on weekly scheduled container block trains from the intermodal transport terminal at Ludwigshafen and loaded in Wilhelmshaven onto ships operating on Maersk Line’s AE1 service. Forwarder is Lexzau Scharbau from Bremen.

On 23 January 2015, the containers will embark on their journey to Japan aboard the MVMaersk Emden. Maersk Line’s AE1 service operates from Northern Europe direct to Japan’s three biggest ports Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama with a transit time of just under six weeks.

Dieter Rogge, Director Supply Chain Operational Design – Transport Solutions at BASF: “As a leading chemicals company, BASF needs to be able to rely on a seamlessly functioning logistics chain for its overseas export shipments. In future, we will also incorporate Wilhelmshaven as a deep-water port into our logistics concepts. The prerequisite for this is the efficient transportation routes to the hinterland supplier works.”

Mikkel Andersen, Managing Director of Eurogate Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven: “A growing number of freight forwarders are showing interest in our location because they associate it with the promise of reliability along the entire transport chain. Not only the nautical, but also the geographical location is excellent. All major industrial centres can be quickly and easily reached from Wilhelmshaven. Furthermore, the location offers plenty of possibilities for companies to design bespoke logistics and transport solutions.”

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