Crane Barges

Optimizing ‘Last & First Mile’ Logistics within Ports

• Introduction Mercurius

• AMS Barge Concept

• Pratical Business Cases

Contents

Investor, Shipbuilder, Operator and Service Provider in inland waterway logistics

Core Businesses• Mer-Franchising

• Providing Commercial, Financial, Technical and HRM Services

• Shipyard / Ship Building

• Investments / Venture Capital

• Freight Forwarding

• Recruitment & Temp Agency

• Ship Brokerage

• (Innovative) Logistical Project Development

Fleet36 Inland Waterway Vessels

• 11 chemical tankers (stainless steel)• 9 chemical tankers (coated)• 11 ‘small’ container vessels• 2 container vessels• 2 crane barges• 1 push barge

Mer-Franchising Concept

Co-operation

Freedom of operating your own ship with the support of an experienced partner

Overview Activities & Services

• Independent Barge Operator

• Specialized in container forwarding and Crane Barge handling

• Focused on dedicated barge services between Antwerp, Rotterdam and Amsterdam

• Clients include: Maersk, Evergreen

• Focused on Customer Service

Freight forwarding

AMS-Barge Concept

Regional transport of containers by inland crane barge

• Initiated by Port of Amsterdam

• Transporting containers from Client to / from container terminals

• Direct alternative to trucking

• Area of operation: around harbor region

The Challenges of Amsterdam

• Increase of Congestion on Roads

– Reliability of Road Transportation decreasing

• Increase in Costs of Road Transportation

• Environmental Restrictions

• Guaranteed, Timely and Unlimited Acces

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AlmereLelystadN NL

Utrecht RotterdamAntwerpenRoergebiedThionvilleBasel

UK, Scandinavië, BalticSpanje

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Technical SpecificationsMercurius-Amsterdam Transferium

No. of TEU 144 TEU 164 TEU

Max. cap. 2.150 ton 2.400 ton

Dimensions 85 x 11,55 96,50 x 11,50

Crane cap. 30 tons / 30 mtr. 40 tons / 30 mtr.

Handlings 20 TEU p/h 22 TEU p/h

Propulsion 2 x 860 hp 2 x 1.500 hp

Logistical Models

•Seaport terminal – Client Location

•Inland terminal – Client Location

•Seaport terminal – Inland drop-off points

•Board – Board (Floating Container Transferium)

•Other

Business Case 1 : Import Containers

• Company specialized in importing & handling of fresh produce

• Daily between 10 – 30 incoming TEU

• Client’s own quay, without crane

• Import TEU picked up at sea terminal

• Delivered 1 or 2 x per day, placed neatly next to each other

• Emptied by forklift, at client’s convenience and time-schedule

• Picked up following night, than delivered to empty depot

Clients Advantages

• Better planning and organization of internal logistics• About 100 – 180 less trucks per week on site• No costs for waiting hours of trucks

• Substantial savings on internal logistics costs• Savings on Transport costs

• Increased turnover

Business Case 1 : Import Containers

Business Case 2: Export Containers• Company is located in harbor of Rotterdam• Specialized in producing components for Aluminum• Client has own quay with crane, but inadequate capacity

Twice a week:• Empty TEU picked up at Terminal• Dropped of at quay• Picked up by reach stacker for loading, returned to quay• Picked up at quay• Export TEU delivered to Terminal

Business Case 2: Export ContainersClient’s Advantages

• Improved planning and organization of internal logistics• 120 less trucks per week on site• No space on site to handle 60 trucks within 6 hour

timeframe

• Substantial savings on internal logistics costs• Savings on Transport costs

• Increased turnover

Business Case 3:

Floating Container Transferium

Contact Information

Mercurius Shipping Group

Mr Robert-Jan Zimmerman

Ringdijk 466 C, NL-3331 LK Zwijndrecht

The Netherlands

T +31-(0)78-6259674

E r.j.zimmerman@mercurius-group.nl

W www.mercurius-group.nl