” Returnable transport items for transport by sea”

2. ”Returnable transport items for transport by sea”

3. The start of CC (in 1976) was caused by a demand for a unit for the distribution of flowers and plants… Short introduction of Container Centralen The CC Container

4. Container Centralen • Activities started up in 1976 under GASA Group and other Danish flower exporters • 1980: Container Centralen AmbA founded in Denmark • 1989: Container Centralen A/S founded (limited company) with Dutch flower exporters as co-shareholders Danish Flower exporters Dutch Flower exporters 50% 50%

5. Some key figures ….. Head office in Odense, Denmark About 130 employees worldwide Serving more than 23,000 customers across 40 different countries Every day, we help more than 80,000 users to move products Annual turnover in 2007 € 60 mill.

6. …supplemented by a simplified Pool System • The CC Pool System is in principle based on one-for-one exchange. • Empty units are exchanged for full units and vice versa. • Reduced number of transportation units in the entire supply chain. • Higher efficiency – lower costs. 1 full unit • = • 1 empty unit

7. CC Products CC Container 3.3 mill. CC Rollcontainer 162,000 CC ½ Container 23,500 CC Minitainer 21,500 CC Eurocontainer 317,000

8. CC Products CC Rolly 209,000 CC Freshboxes 22 mill. CC Dolly 260,000 CC Eurocrate 100,000 NEW CC Euro Dolly

9. Global expansion in the green sector ? • High growth of plant production outside EU • Support the EU market – production especially in Central America • Increasing costs in Europe • The future way of transportation will be possible by sea

10. Why produce outside Europe? • Increasing prices on fuel/heating • Lack of labor • Increasing labor costs • High costs on premises • It is possible to ship the varieties by sea due to technical developments and the assortment of varieties it self

11. What actions have been made ? • Development of new items to support sea transport • Experiments with different gasses and temperatures • Light bars to give the plants light during the long transport • Material to support the packing • Etc. • European producers establish outside Europe mainly in Central America • Different interest organizations became more visible • CC where asked at several seminars to support the logistics

12. Requests from the producers to CC • A more efficient way of packing and shipping plants on sea containers • Useful item - also in the internal processes • Delivery of a better quality without transport damages • Cost savings • Improvement of the logistics in general

13. Requests from European importers to CC • Common system to transport plants on instead of ex. wooden cages or in sea container build racks • Less damage on the plants during transport • System that is efficient to use and fits the existing production in order to decrease labor costs in the nurseries for the final treatment. • More environmental friendly packaging • Improvement of the logistics in general

14. The new supply chain

15. The concept……. A single payment per CC container. (service fee) This includes: Delivery of CC’s in Costa Rica Administration Handling (e.g. in CC depots, etc.) Rental of CC material (only up to a certain limit) Maintenance Balances control through the Internet

16. Packing and transportation

17. The receipt in Europe

18. Challenges • Infrastructure • Import taxes • Import regulations • Willingness to optimize/change processes. You really need to push! • Cash flow management because of the long transport time for both producers and suppliers

19. Future developments • Different initiatives to support transport of even more varieties on longer distances like light, gas etc. • Agreements with authorities to make import/export of plants and supporting products more easy • Other products to be handled more efficient, like fruit and vegetables

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