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”Returnable transport items for transport by sea”

The start of CC (in 1976) was caused by a demand for a unit for the distribution of flowers and plants…

The CC Container

Short introduction of Container Centralen

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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

50% 50%

Container Centralen

DanishFlower

exporters

DutchFlower

exporters

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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.

…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

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CC Container 3.3 mill.

CC ½ Container 23,500

CC Rollcontainer 162,000

CC Minitainer 21,500

CC Eurocontainer 317,000

CC Products

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CC Eurocrate 100,000

CC Rolly 209,000

CC Dolly 260,000

CC Euro Dolly

NEW

CC Products

CC Freshboxes 22 mill.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The new supply chain

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The concept…….

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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

Packing and transportation

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The receipt in Europe

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

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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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Finished loading...

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The result ..!

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Thank you for your attention !

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