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Potential Ferry Service. Ijmuiden - South East England. Background. New ferry port built in IJmuiden Feasible ferry ports in UK with.. …short sailing distances Gr Yarmouth 105 n. miles (5,5H) Harwich 131n. miles ( 7,0H) Sheerness 159 n. miles(8,5H)
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Potential Ferry Service Ijmuiden - South East England
Background New ferry port built in IJmuiden Feasible ferry ports in UK with.. …short sailing distances Gr Yarmouth 105 n. miles(5,5H) Harwich131n. miles ( 7,0H) Sheerness159 n. miles(8,5H) Very good road infrastructure to/from IJmuiden Stable/growing freight- and pass car traffic NL-UK
Industry Situation • Very high fuel costs- industry challenge • Freight/transport oriented Ro Pax concept-winners • Freight traffic growth NL-UK + 3-6 % p.a. last years • Stable pass car traffic • Tonnage renewal. Stena Line,Brittany Ferries, P&O, DFDS
Traffic development UK-Continent 2007 in thousands • UK-F 26.480 (+ 3%) pass, 5.817 (+5%) pass car 4.090 (+3%) freight • UK-NL1.622 (-13%) pass,266 (-15%) pass car520(+2%) freight • NB.20% less sailings UK-NL 07 vs 06 • UK-NL Acc July 08....Y/Y • Pass +3%, Pass cars +3%, Freight +4%
Why IJmuiden • New flexible port capacity • Very cost efficient port operation • Short distances - Fuel economy • Prosperous hinterland Holland +Rhein-Ruhr • Prosperous near market Amsterdam
Business and tonnage concept • Focus on pass car and freight traffic • Flexible seasonal manning and sailings • Two Ro Pax ships start up • 1.500 lm, 250 cabins, 20 kn service speed • Two double sailings per day • One day and one night in sailing each direction
Continued • Start up with older second hand tonnage • Service speed 18-19 knots for fuel economy • Flexible low cost manning onboard/ashore • Low cost floating pass prices • Focus on cost efficient On-line marketing
Possible traffic volumes • 2 ships 4 sailings per day • Third year operation; • 275.000 pass • 85.000 pass cars • 35.000 lorries/trailers(70/30%)
Summary • A big and growing traffic UK-Continent • Available efficient port facilities • Strong hinterland and road infra structure • Second or third year profitability
Thank you for listening! For more information contact: Peter van de Meerakker Port of Ijmuiden Frans Baud KVSA Bo-Lennart Thorbjörnsson BOLT Consulting
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