1. Institute for Transportation and Logistics, TUHH TransBaltic Kick-Off, Sep 2009 in Malmö WP 5.2 Empty Container Management Facing the ‚empty container problem‘ with foldable containers - Overview

2. Institute for Transportation and Logistics, TUHH TransBaltic Kick-Off, Sep 2009 in Malmö Background and challenges Share of of empty containers: 20% on sea based transport, 40% on land-based transport*  Impact on costs, environment and capacity (transport, storage) * Drewry shipping company 2006 External requirements for implementation Feasibility (when technology meets processes) Motivation of main stakeholders Investment for containers (pilot fleet) Main goal: Implement foldable containers in the BSR to reduce negative impacts of empty containers

3. Institute for Transportation and Logistics, TUHH TransBaltic Kick-Off, Sep 2009 in Malmö Four tasks to get there Documentation and dissemination of results MS 6 Release ‘Empty Freight Reduction Manual’ MS 8 Release of 'Procedure Handbook of Freight Reduction Implementation' MS 10 Develop ‘business concept report’ MS 11 Transfer conclusions to WP 3.4 discussion Catching people, experiences and attitude MS 1 Establish trans- national working group MS 4 Identify main stake- holders MS 5 Establish stake- holders implementation platform Identification of relevant corridors MS 2 Select transport routes MS 3 Identify relevant ports and hinterland sites for a possible demonstration case Implementation in practice MS 7 Prepare and evaluate capability pre-test MS 9 Launch demonstration cases MS 12 Attempt to install foldable container route Required Input WP3.2 Required Output WP3.4

4. Institute for Transportation and Logistics, TUHH TransBaltic Kick-Off, Sep 2009 in Malmö Subtasks in Phase 1 (Sep 09 – March 10) Catching people, experiences and attitude –Send out detailed work plan including milestones and timetable to project partners –Literature review on empty container management with focus on foldable containers –Making contacts with ‚foldable-container-community‘ and main stakeholders –Develop an approach to catch knowledge and experience of main stakeholders

5. Institute for Transportation and Logistics, TUHH TransBaltic Kick-Off, Sep 2009 in Malmö Working Group and role of partners Partner –Region Västerbotten (SE) –Västra Götaland Region (SE) –Region Sjælland (DK) –The Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Poznan (PL) –West Pomeranian Business School (PL) –The Latvian Transport Development and Education Association (LaTDEA) (LT)  Required work mainly focus on -making contacts -contribute knowledge

6. Institute for Transportation and Logistics, TUHH TransBaltic Kick-Off, Sep 2009 in Malmö Thank You Hamburg, University of Technology Institute for Transport Planning and Logistics Prof. Heike Flämig, flaemig@tu-harburg.deflaemig@tu-harburg.de Jutta Wolff, jutta.wolff@tu-harburg.dejutta.wolff@tu-harburg.de