BREAKBULK SPRINGS INTO ACTION

To our friends and colleagues from around the world. Spring has sprung and we’re heading into my favorite time of year, one that has little to do with warmer days and everything to do with Breakbulk Europe. If you’re here onsite at Rotterdam Ahoy, welcome, and if you’re reading from afar, we have plenty of interesting content inside this issue to give you a taste of the conversations happening at the event.

Before we dive into the highlights of this issue, did you notice a difference with this publication? Breakbulk Events & Media has gone through a portfoliowide makeover to better reflect the characteristics of the project cargo and breakbulk industry — those that make it such a unique place to work. After a battery of surveys and questionnaires, the brand signature was easy to articulate: Breakbulk does it bigger; bigger projects and bigger cargoes across the world, and a bigger sense of dedication and innovation from employees in all sectors than you’ll see anywhere else. We dedicate this new look to you.

From a new dramatic headline font to a more modern body text, the Breakbulk brand is big and bold. Look closer and you’ll notice the “L” in Breakbulk sports a nice curve, a nod to waterborne transport. You’ll see the wave theme everywhere from towering onsite event graphics to the redesigned pages of the magazine’s UpFront section.

UpFront includes lots of great advice from Breakbulk Europe speakers, shippers and exhibitors on how to get the most out of the event. Try Networking Tips, Ask Me Anything, Career Advice from Women in Breakbulk, and the second part of Meet the New Exhibitors, following last issue’s profiles.

If you’re returning to Rotterdam this year, you likely know the man on the cover, but I’ll bet you didn’t know about his years spent as a professional saxophone player. How could being a musician apply to becoming the leader of breakbulk at Europe’s biggest port? Find out on page 30.

Project opportunities abound in this issue. For a global view, read Energy Markets Endure Tumultuous Times and Energy a ‘Bright Spot’ in Project Pipeline. Regional stories include Europe’s Energy Security Shake-up, Clean Hydrogen Joins US Transition Team, Singapore Plants Its Project Cargo Stake, and Middle East Ready for Fuel Evolution.

In addition, there are several must-read articles that could change the way you do business. See Project Movers in Emissions Reporting Sites and Reshaping the Future of Work, along with a quick read on AI and ChatGPT found in the UpFront section.

As spring turns to summer, we invite you to become a bigger part of the Breakbulk family. We’re on this journey together and look forward to your feedback and ideas about what you’d like to see in future issues. Don’t hesitate to drop me an email.

Best,

Leslie Meredith Marketing and Editorial Director Breakbulk Events & Media

Leslie.Meredith@breakbulk.com

Marketing and Editorial Director

Leslie Meredith / +1 (801) 201-5971

Leslie.Meredith@breakbulk.com

News Editor

Carly Fields carly.fields@breakbulk.com

Senior Reporter Simon West simon.west@breakbulk.com

Designer Mark Clubb

Reporters

Asma Ali Zain

John Bensalhia

Jeremy Bowden

Neil Campbell

Iain MacIntyre

Lori Musser

Malcolm Ramsay

Thomas Timlen

Liesl Venter

Breakbulk Editorial Advisory Board

John Amos, emeritus

Amos Logistics

Dennis Devlin Maersk

Dharmendra Gangrade

Larsen & Toubro Limited

Margaret Kidd

University of Houston

Anders Maul

Blue Water Shipping

Dennis Mottola, emeritus Global Logistics Consultant

Sarah Schlüter Hapag-Lloyd

Stephen “Spo” Spoljaric Bechtel Corp

Roger Strevens

Wallenius Wilhelmsen

Jake Swanson

DHL Industrial Projects

Ulrich Ulrichs

BBC Chartering

Johan-Paul Verschuure Rebel Group

Grant Wattman Combi Lift Americas

Portfolio Director

Jessica Dawnay

Jessica.Dawnay@breakbulk.com

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In our “Reshaping the Future of Work” feature story on pages 72-74, Sven Hermann, managing director of ProLog Innovation, looks at how artificial intelligence is being deployed by HR professionals in the recruitment process. Sven will also be moderating the “Planning for the Future of Project Logistics” panel session at Breakbulk Europe, a deep dive into some of the most pressing challenges that project professionals can expect to encounter in the coming years. The not-to-be-missed session will take place on Wednesday 7 June at 1:20pm.

Also in this issue, Neil Golding, director of market intelligence at the Energy Industries Council, speaks to Breakbulk about supply chain constraints in our “Energy Markets Endure Tumultuous Times” feature story on pages 34-37. In Rotterdam, Neil will be presenting a Global Project Outlook –an in-depth overview of the current and upcoming major project developments in Europe and worldwide. His session is scheduled for Thursday 8 at 12:00pm.

Thomas Sender Mehl, senior vice president of global supply chain at CakeBoxx Technologies, is the facilitator of a new work group set up at last year’s Breakbulk Europe event to explore options for standardizing shipping equipment. You can read about the group in our “Bottlenecks Challenge European Wind Ambitions” story on pages 56-58. Thomas is also appearing on the “Managing the Offshore Wind Boom” panel session on the main stage at Breakbulk Europe on Wednesday 7 June at 2:20pm.

Thomas Skellingsted, president and global head of 4D Supply Chain Consulting, provides some valuable insight on mandatory Scope 3 emissions reporting in our feature story, “Project Movers in Emissions Reporting Sights” on pages 67-70

Thomas will be part of a group of industry professionals at an Industry Meet and Greet at Breakbulk Europe Education Day on Thursday 7 June between 1:30pm and 2:30pm. The session is a brilliant opportunity for our invited students to speak directly to professionals from across the supply chain about a career in breakbulk and project logistics.

Breakbulk Europe Exhibitors and Sponsors

Port of Rotterdam: “Danny Levenswaard profile”, pages 30-33; “Europe’s Energy Security Shake-Up”, pages 38-39: “Human Capital a Critical Factor”, pages 48-51

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC): “Air Cargoes Taxi to Sustainability Lift-Off”, pages 40-42

Bertling Logistics: “Supporting the Semi-Conductor Surge”, pages 44-46

CMA CGM: “Supporting the Semi-Conductor Surge”, pages 44-46

Rhenus Logistics: “Human Capital a Critical Factor”, pages 48-51

C. Steinweg Group: “Human Capital a Critical Factor”, pages 48-51

AAL Shipping: “Energy, a Bright Spot in Project Pipeline”, pages 52-55; “Labour Issues Loom on Project Horizon”, pages 60-63; “Reshaping the Future of Work”, pages 72-74; “Singapore Plants its Project Cargo Stake”, pages 82-84

Mammoet: “Bottlenecks Challenge European Wind Ambitions”, pages 56-58

Maersk: “Project Movers in Emissions Reporting Sights”, pages 67-70: “Reshaping the Future of Work”, pages 72-74 deugro: “Project Movers in Emissions Reporting Sights”, pages 67-70

Geodis Freight Forwarding: “Reshaping the Future of Work”, pages 72-74

Breakbulk Americas Exhibitors

Port Houston: “Oil and Gas Project Recovery Not a Sure Thing”, pages 75-78

Port of Corpus Christi: “Clean Hydrogen Joins US Transition Team”, pages 79-81

Breakbulk Middle East Exhibitors

Asyad Group: “Middle East Ready for Fuel Revolution”, pages 85-87

DSV: “African gas: Boon or Bane?”, pages 91-93

Global Shipper Network Members

ADNOC: “Middle East Ready for Fuel Revolution”, pages 85-87

Petrofac: “Middle East Ready for Fuel Revolution”, pages 85-87

Larsen & Toubro: “Middle East Ready for Fuel Revolution”, pages 85-87

Technip Energies: “Middle East Ready for Fuel Revolution”, pages 85-87

Saipem: “Middle East Ready for Fuel Revolution”, pages 85-87

ExxonMobil: “Middle East Ready for Fuel Revolution”, pages 85-87

Neste: “Air Cargoes Taxi to Sustainability Lift-Off”, pages 40-42 Air Liquide: “Supporting the Semi-Conductor Surge”, pages 44-46

SIF: “Bottlenecks Challenge European Wind Ambitions”, pages 56-58

LM Wind Power: “Bottlenecks Challenge European Wind Ambitions”, pages 56-58

Fluor: “Complications of Freight Rate Comparisons”, pages 64-66