NTB North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven GmbH & Co
Short Portrait
North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven GmbH & Co. (NTB), was founded by the
three proprietary companies, BLG Container GmbH, Maersk Deutschland GmbH
and Sea-Land Service Inc. in mid-1998. Meanwhile the shares are held at
equal parts by the joint venture of BLG and Eurokai, "Eurogate GmbH & Co.
KGaA, KG", and by the "APM Terminals Deutschland Holding GmbH", the German
subsidiary of the global terminal operating company APM Terminals
International, a part of the A.P.Möller-Maersk Group. "Eurogate" is
represented in Europe at 9 locations. "APM Terminals" operates approx.
50 container terminals worldwide, 12 of which are in North America alone.
In April of 1999 the first container ship was handled at the NTB-owned pier
at CT III within the container terminal "Wilhelm Kaisen". The new "Terminal
Operator" experienced a unprecedented upturn in business. 538,382 container
units (TEU) were already handled during the first 9 months (short fiscal year)
since the commencement of business. This was followed by an enormous increase
every year. In the year 2009 the 3,000,000 TEU landmark was passed.
Today, NTB has at its disposal approx. 1,050.000 sq.m. container space, and more
than 6 ship berths for ultra large container vessel. Loading and discharging
of containers is done by 18 Super-Post-Panmax container cranes. The extremely
fast and efficient container cranes, disposing of a 62.5 m reach of the booms,
are able to load or unload even the most remote of 22 containers sitting
side-by-side on the decks of the new container vessels of the "Emma Maersk"
category. Surface transportation in the yard is handled by modern diesel-electric
4-high van carriers; these vehicles are able to move over as many as 4 containers
stacked on top of each other. One of the highest container handling productivity
on the northern continent is achieved by the most modern and efficient terminal
IT currently available (Navis SPARCS/EXPRESS). Meanwhile, NTB also is one of the
largest handling locations of refrigerated containers worldwide. More than 740
employees handle approx. 45 ships per week at the NTB terminal.
In addition to the over 740 new jobs created since the commencement of business,
a large number of jobs have emerged in Bremerhaven, which are directly dependent
on NTB activities. For example, approx. 75 GHB employees work on a permanent basis
fully integrated in NTB handling. The SWOP GmbH permanently provides NTB with
around 50 persons to lash and unlash the deck containers. Over 75 technicians
and electricians from external companies are available for repairs and maintenance
of large-scale equipment, and the servicing of the refrigerated containers handled
at NTB on a daily basis. Additionally, there are numerous other new jobs for people
who, for example, work for NTB security services, or who carry out small repairs on
ancillary equipment, renew and maintain surface markings, and carry out other work
in connection with the container handling, or produce other material resources
required for an efficient handling, according to the parameters provided by NTB.
It is a fact that instead of the 176 new employment relationships, originally
assumed in July 1998, over 1,000 new jobs (740 NTB + approx. 350 external) have
emerged in Bremerhaven during the first ten years following the foundation of NTB
(North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven GmbH & Co.).
2011
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