The port services provider Cuxport handled the two millionth car for the BMW Group at the RoRo berth no. 2 in Cuxhaven on Thursday 29th August. The vehicle, which had arrived earlier by rail, was transported on board the Jutlandia Seaways vessel belonging to the DFDS shipping company at about midday.
Cuxport has been shipping BMW vehicles for the British market for 15 years and is one of the leading providers for transhipping automobiles among the North Sea ports. The new vehicles arrive at Cuxhaven by rail. As many as 2,000 cars can be carried on board one vessel. The DFDS shipping company then transports the cars to Immingham on the east coast of England six times a week, while the UECC shipping company heads for the port of Southampton on the south coast of Britain once or twice a week.
“Apart from our excellent location on the North Sea with lock-free access, we’re able to convince customers with short handling times and adequate storage capacity for shipping the vehicles,” emphasised Oliver Fuhljahn, Head of Automobile Logistics at Rhenus Port Logistics. “We’ve been able to increase the transhipment of vehicles and the number of our automobile customers during the past few years – partly by providing an improved railway link and making major investments at the site. Now that berth no. 4 has been completed, we have three RoRo berths available at Cuxport.”
Cuxport not only serves as a feeder point for new vehicles heading for Great Britain, but also to Sweden, Iceland and Denmark. The terminal operator does not just provide handling, but also technical services like washing vehicles and underseal protection.
Cuxport GmbH operates a multi-functional handling terminal at the deepwater port of Cuxhaven. The company is a joint venture with Rhenus SE & Co. KG holding 74.9 percent of the shares and HHLA Container Terminals GmbH 25.1 percent.
