PERCENTAGES OF CONTAINER TRANSPORTS AND BULK CARGO TRANSPORTS
SHIPMENT VOLUMES AT PORTS OF DEPARTURE IN 2019
CONTAINER BULK CARGO
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HELSINKI
PULP
SAWN TIMBER
RAUMA
KOTKA
37%
KEMI
49% 51%
63%
HAMINA
HELSINKI
KASKINEN
TRANSPORT TIMES TO MOST IMPORTANT COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION IN MARITIME TRANSPORT
KOTKA
LOMONOSOV
PORI
SHORT-DISTANCE REGION (BULK CARGO SHIPMENTS) 2–6 days 50–66 ASIA (CONTAINER TRAFFIC)
RAUMA
PIETARI
UST LUGA
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METSÄ FIBRE’S SHIPMENT VOLUMES OF PULP AND SAWN TIMBER BY AREA IN 2019
Metsä Fibre has its own pulp terminal at the Vuosaari Harbour in Helsinki.
PULP EMEA (TONNES)
PULP ASIA (TONNES)
ASIA (BULK CARGO SHIPMENTS TO CHINA, PULP) 45–50 days
SAWN TIMBER EMEA (M 3 )
SAWN TIMBER ASIA (M 3 )
to its own system. In bulk cargo shipments, the shipping companies enter their schedule updates directly in Metsä Fibre’s system or send the data to the staff of the opera- tional logistics who enter the data in the system. DIGITALISATION REDUCES THE EMISSIONS Shipping companies take advantage of digitalisation in route planning, among other things. “Route calculations optimise both fuel consumption and the safety of the transport. The aim is to avoid bad weat- her fronts, for example, to improve both cost-effectiveness and customer service. Safety at work improves and the products being shipped remain intact.” The planning also accounts for the situation at the des- tination ports. “A single container ship unloads cargo at several ports of destination along its route. Route optimisation aims to avoid the rush hours of ports by directing ships to run
slower when necessary, saving on fuel consumption by doing so.” Successful optimisation makes a big difference to cus- tomers, given that fuel consumption is one of the most im- portant individual factors in the costs of marine logistics. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE While every detail is significant in managing the transport chain, in the end it is the whole that counts. This means achie- ving a good level of delivery reliability and turnaround times as short as possible. At the same time, carbon dioxide emis- sions can be reduced and the transport costs can be slashed. “The markets for our products have expanded in step with our increased production efficiency and volumes. The distances have increased, and the level of customers’ demands in terms of our delivery chain have risen. The capacity of both our delivery chain and the related network of partnerships is a key success factor for us.” •
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can be combined for the achievement of better operational and cost-efficiency. “We look at potential combined transports from the per- spective of both cost and customer service benefits. For example, the capacity of the bulk cargo ship that transports pulp products to China once a month also enables the transport of sawn timber according to the part shipment principle.” EXTENSIVE TRACKING Sawn timber customers, can track the status and location of their deliveries in real-time through the online Track & Trace service. The service also provides an estimated time of delivery for the order. The tracking during the maritime transport is based on updates received from the shipping companies. The ships’ location data is entered on the servers of external service providers, from where Metsä Fibre can transfer the data
STEERING CLOSE TO BUSINESS OPERATIONS While Metsä Fibre takes care of the operational logistics of its own products, the procurement and partnership management is taken care of centrally by Metsä Group. “Our purchasing power grows significantly when our procurements are made at Group level. We are more in- teresting to shipping companies as a group. That allows us to provide them with more business opportunities.” Metsä Fibre’s logistics are controlled from Kemi. “We have an experienced staff in Kemi, directing the operational marine logistics of both sawn timber and pulp. They get in touch with the delivery planning team and order the required shipping capacity within the scope of Metsä Group’s framework agreements.” PULP AND SAWN TIMBER ON THE SAME SHIPS Metsä Fibre’s sawn timber and pulp have partly converging target markets. In these cases, the transport of the products
Jyrki Ranki VP, Marine Logistics, is in charge of Metsä Group’s marine logistics. His occupational history includes working as the head of logistics at Metsä Fibre.
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