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June 18, 2020
In Collaboration With:
Susta inable Supply Chain Solut ions
OPTIMIZING YOUR ACCESS TOEUROPEAN MARKETS
presents
Agenda & Speakers
Introduction + Welcome to Webinar
Amy Chin, Managing Director | Tempus, Inc.
Laura Periera, Investment Director | Flanders Investment & Trade
Filip Vandenbussche, NA Representative | Antwerp Port Authority
Dr. John Min, Chief Economist | Tempus, Inc.
Johan Grutman, Director Business Development | Smart Port Limburg
Macroeconomic Overview: When Demand Will Return + Projected Economic Recovery
Introduction to overall logistics landscape and overview of Flanders Investment & Trade
Building a cost-efficient supply chain in Europe and overview on Smart Port & digital strategy
Best practices of supply chain operations by US companies in Europe and Synchromodal logistics solutions
Macroeconomic Overview When Demand Will Return & Expected Recovery
Presented byDr. John Min, Chief Economist, Tempus
Recession
Recovery
Good News
Equity
Debate
21M / 158M = 13.3%
Note
21M + 5M / 158M = 16.4%
21M + 4M + 4M / 158M = > 18.3%
(18.3% – 3.5%) * 2 = - 29.6%
Real Time
Working Hours
Rail Traffic
Recovery
Recovery
Recovery
Recovery
Assumptions
Recovery
Trade
Trade
Import
Export
Recovery
Flanders and its essential assets for building your sustainable supply chain in Europe
June 18, 10am ET
Agenda & speakers
▪ Introduction to the logistics landscape in Flanders
▪ Overview of Flanders Investment & Trade
▪ Building a cost-efficient supply chain in Europe
▪ Smart Port & digital strategy
▪ Best practices of European distribution centers of US companies
▪ Synchromodal logistics solutions
Laura Pereira, Investment Director at Flanders Investment & Trade
Filip Vandenbussche, Representative of the Antwerp Port Authority in North America
Johan Grutman, Director Business Development at Smart Port Limburg
In Flanders60% of Europe’s
purchasing power is within a 300 miles
reach
Welcome to the capital of Europe
Port of Antwerp is the second largest petrochemical cluster in the world
Port of Zeebrugge is the largest car handling hub in the in the world
Flanders is the preferred location for European distribution activities
Our global network of offices brings Flanders closer to you
We offer resources to companies to do business with and in Flanders
Our global network of offices brings Flanders closer to you
We offer resources to companies to do business with and in Flanders
Flanders Investment & Trade isyour partner in global business
Flanders Investment & Trade isyour partner in global business
▪ Connect companies all over the world with suppliers of products and services in Flanders.
▪ We facilitate investment projects in Flanders providing free expert advice on legal, tax, incentives, HR and site selection.
▪ Virtually meet with different stakeholders in Flanders:▪ Legal and tax experts▪ Potential partners ▪ VC’s
▪ Virtual tours of facilities and greenfield sites.
Port of Antwerp the European Gateway
to & from North America
Filip Vandenbussche
North America Business Development
Agenda
➢ Intro to the Port of Antwerp
➢ Which supply chain componentsare key to your success?
➢ Post-COVID-19 : Outlooksome thoughts..
Take-Home Message, the Common Thread in this presentation: REALIZING UNIQUE SYNERGIES
Maritime Connectivity &
Port Operations
Value Added Services
Intermodal Connectivity:
Rail, Barge, Truck, Short Sea
and Last Mile Partners
Maritime Connectivity & Port Operations, Value Added Services & Intermodal
Connectivity ARE SEAMLESS INTEGRATED
Port of Antwerp, the European Gateway
Port of Antwerp, the European Gateway
The Top 15 European Ports with respect to containerized cargo flows
Just to put the numbers in some perspective…in 2019
➢ 14,391 arriving sea vessels of which 4,600 container vessels = 138 Million ton containerized cargo
➢ This is 40 sea vessels/day (7 days a week)
➢ 56.585 arrivals of inland barges
The USA, our #1 trading partner: 24.5 Million ton
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Goods and services 2019 Export to Belgium Imports from Belgium
USA Trade surplus of 15.4 Billion $ 40.4 Billion $ 24.9 Billion $
+8.2% compared to 2018 +11.1%
Goods only
USA Trade surplus of 14.6 Billion which
is the 5th largest American trade surplus
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34.8 Billion $ 20.2 Billion $
Source: bureau of economic analysis
Agenda
➢ Intro to the Port of Antwerp
➢ Which supply chain componentsare key to your success?
A supply chaintailored to your needs!
➢ Post-COVID-19 : Outlooksome thoughts..
A supply chaintailored to your needs
1. A truly global port
2. Importance of a reliable and efficient European connectivity
3. Customs procedures
4. Service providers at the Port and at Inland Terminals
Port of Antwerp A Global Port with a huge HUB & SPOKE network just like a big airport
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Antwerp
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20% of our global container volume is with North America.
WEEKLY PORT CALLS
Maritime connectivity: first & last port of call (cash-flow) advantage
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Port of Antwerp is of the 10 loops USA<> Europe✓ 5 times 1st port of call and ✓ 2 times last port of call.Rotterdam has less loops to and from the US and less first or last Port of call options.
Multimodal Connectivity with European hinterland and inland terminals is an essential part of a successful supply chain
Rail
Road
Barge
Short Sea
A supply chaintailored for your success
1. A truly global port
2. Importance of a reliable and efficient European connectivity
3. Customs procedures: the cash-flow advantage
4. Service providers at the Port and at Inland Terminals
Customs
Fast and efficient pre-clearing processCustoms clearance before arrival at the port
Port of Antwerp,a few customs clearance options: cash-flow optimization
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Fiscal representation Transit procedure Bonded Customs Warehouse
No need for VAT pre-financing by your company at time of import (this is a unique Belgian concept)
Deferral of customs clearance to the final destination.
Avoid pre-financing of customs duties and VAT. Customs duties and VAT to be deferred to the time of delivery/sales of the goods
In case of delivery within Belgium:VAT becomes an accounting transaction for your next VAT declaration. For delivery within Europe but outside Belgium:VAT will be deferred to the VAT account of the receiving party.
Goods can be transported from the port to a location in the European hinterland under customs supervision with Transit document.Upon arrival at the location in the hinterland:Options: After Customs declaration:✓ Free circulation of the goods✓ Bonded customs warehouse✓ Inward processing
Goods can be exchanged between ‘bonded warehouses’ in Antwerp and the European hinterland.• Storage unlimited in timeFast:• Fully electronic process• Physical stop at customs is not required.For whomInternational shippers, traders and distributors looking for flexible storage of goods.Especially when the final destination of the goods is not known yet.
Port of Antwerp,a few customs clearance options: cash-flow optimization
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Inward Processingcost-efficiency in the logistics chain
Extended Gatecost-efficiency through saving time
Raw materials, semi-finished products or components for the EU-market can be processed into a finished product under suspension of customs duties.
Goods for re-export can be repaired, processed or assembled under suspension of VAT or customs duties.
This procedure enables companies to defer all customs formalities to an inland terminal or warehouse of the consignee.
For whom:International shippers and producers looking for repairing, processing or assembling possibilities
In this way, your goods in the port can immediately be transhipped to a train or barge without being hindered by borders, formalities, inspections or other operational obstacles.
More info at Port of Antwerp customs options
A supply chaintailored for your success
1. A truly global port
2. Importance of a reliable and efficient European connectivity
3. Customs procedures
4. Service providers at the Port and at Inland Terminals
Antwerp: Perishables &
Pharma Hub
What do e-shoppers expect today?
www.portofantwerp.com/en/e-commerce
Antwerp: Perishables & Pharma HubPort of Antwerp: Perishables & Pharma Hub
www.portofantwerp.com/en/perishable-goods
Agenda
➢ Intro to the Port of Antwerp
➢ Which supply chain componentsare key to your success?
➢ Post-COVID-19 : Outlooksome thoughts..
COVID-19 : the bottom-line
Risk analysis in the supply chain will prevail resulting in:
• Globalization under scrutiny
• Reshoring and near-shoring of activities
• “Just-in-time” combined with a “just in case we need an item now”. So combination of a regional back-up distribution and just-in-time
• All this heavily supported by digitalization for more visibility, transparency and efficiencies
• Growing e-commerce business and last mile operators (fulfilment)
• Back-up distribution centers instead of one European master location.
• Risk analysis: what if trucking borders are congested or closed due to disaster or pandemic? Increased modal shift. More barges and rail. Port of Antwerp is the leader in this.
• Data sharing and more data sharing: please have a look at our data sharing platform NxtPort. www.nxtport.com
Johan Grutman – Business Development Manager Smart Logistics, Locate in Limburg VZW
Tempus Webinar , June 18th 2020
www.locateinlimburg.com - johan.grutman@locateinlimburg .com
Unique Geolocation:
Natural hinterland of main European gateways (sea/air)
Central location amidst major European consumer markets
Quadrimodal connectivity (road, rail, water, air)
Affordable prime logistics real estate
Availability of skilled workforce at competitive cost
Innovation cluster with strong logistics DNA
Government supported business environment
Smart Port Limburg: Top European Logistics hotspot
UKGermany
France
NL
Located between Europe’s 3 most important consumer markets(UK, Germany, France)
Highest population density in Europe: 60% of EU purchasing power lies within 600 km
Direct access to 740 million affluent potential customers
500 km170 million consumers
2000 km740 million consumers
1000 km244 million consumers
UK
France
Smart Port Limburg:
Central location amidts major consumer markets
Germany
Most European destinations can be reached within one to three days transit time with regular road transport and parcel service
Express networks provide same day or next day delivery service across the European continent
Direct access to European hubs of integrators and national postal networks
500 km170 million consumers1 DAY
2000 km740 million consumers3 DAYS
1000 km244 million consumers2 DAYS
Smart Port Limburg: Connectivity
Smart Port Limburg: Our Ecosystem
Nike European Logistics Centre (Laakdal – Ham)
Stanley Black & Decker (Tessenderlo)
Global Supply Chains: Challenges + Impact
Ongoing globalization: Dependency on foreign production Higher demand for logistics activities
Geopolitics: protectionism, trade wars,…
Global Warming - Sustainability (e.g. low water river Rhine, NOx regulation NL, …)
Pandemics (COVID-19,…)
Brexit
…
! Global supply chains are fragile/under pressure!!
Global Supply Chains: Future Outlook
Focus on supply chain security vs.cost
More safety stocks Reshoring/nearshoringRisk Management
Focus on efficiency/sustainabilityLess human interaction – digitizationMore need for transparency – digitizationHigher speed of transactions – digitizationAcceleration modal shift towards rail & bargeAlternative energy sources (H2, solar, wind,…)
Just-in-case vs.just-in-time/ FOMO vs. FOGO:Boom e-commerce activitiesMore demand for XXL-warehouses (>40,000sqm)
! Smart Port Limburg provides solutions!!
Transportation via bargeProvides opportunities for bundling/cost reductionIs very reliable (fixed departures/arrivals) and congestion-freeAllows optimization of pre-/oncarriage by truck
Albert Canal: state-of-the-art infrastructure: European corridor: Class VI Waterway (up to 18,000 tons)No risk of low water levels Terminals in Meerhout, Beringen, Tessenderlo and Genk
Smart Port Limburg: Quadrimodal connectivity
Transportation via inland waterways (barge)
Smart Port Limburg: Quadrimodal connectivity
Transportation via inland waterways (barge)
1 to 3-day leadtime to most European destinations via regular road transport
Smrt Port Limburg: Unique Geo-location
Hull
Tilbury
Poznan
Milan
Trieste Curtici
Istanbul
Mersin
Patras
Bari
Brest
RAIL CONNECTION
INTERMODAL HUBS
SHORT SEA NETWORK
Rzepin
Budapest
Barcelona
Tarragona
Hendaye
Madrid
Porto
Sevilla
Valencia
Vigo
Murcia
Basel
Ploiesti
Oradea
Pila
Vilnius
Napoli
Rome
Krakow
Warsaw
Zeebrugge
Rotterdam
Smart Port Limburg: Quadrimodal connectivity
Transportation via RAIL
Izmir
AntwerpDuisburg
Liverpool
Dublin
Cork
Portbury
Smrt Port Limburg: Logistics DNA
Belgium occupies 3rd place in Logistics Performance Index 2019 (World Bank)
One of the most desirable locations for logistics in Europe (Prologis 2018)
Direct access to highly skilled workforce:
Numerous logistics training and educations centres – government supportUniversity CollegesUniversities
Strong focus on innovation – government support
Multicultural environment (157 nationalities: IT, TR, MA, PL, …)
Strong language skills (Dutch, English, French and German)
One of the highest productivity rates in the world
Availability: unemployment rate (6,5%)
Cost of labor 10% lower then in the rest of Flanders
Smrt Port Limburg: Logistics Service Providers
WAREHOUSING
Reception
Picking
Packing
Shipping
VALUE ADDED SERVICES
Sampling
(Re-)labeling
Drumming/ filling
Container yard & heating
Kitting / assembling
(De)bagging
TRANSPORTATION
Express
Groupage / LTL/ FTL
FTL
Exceptional
Multimodal
Secured
Temperature controlled
FORWARDING & CUSTOMS
Global connectivity
Door to door service
Air & seafreight
Customs brokerage
Bonded warehousingFiscal representation
Permits - licenses
Smart Port Limburg: Prime Industrial Real Estate
Smart Port Limburg: Prime Industrial Real Estate
10 state-of-the-art logistics business parks
Greenfield and brownfield projects
500 ha land available in large plots of 5, 10 or 20 ha
Suitable for XXL-warehouses
Average selling prices between EUR 35 – EUR 55 per sqm
Smart Port Limburg: Prime Industrial Real Estate
Dr. John MinChief Economist
Tempus, Inc.212.785.5534 [email protected]
Amy ChinManaging Director
Tempus, Inc.212.897.2823
Filip VandenbusscheNorth America Representative Antwerp
Port Authority832.403.1343
Director Business DevelopmentSmart Port Limburg
+ 32 (0) 475 30 76 [email protected]
Johan GrutmanLaura PereiraInvestment Director Flanders
Investment & Trade646.397.0004
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