Page 29 - KWH Group – Annual Review 2016

vJalander’s customers consist primarily of shipping companies which carry the prod- ucts of local industry. In recent years, the volume ow has been stable with around 200 ship calls per year.Blomberg Stevedoring – Vaasa, Kalajoki and KristinankaupunkiBlomberg Stevedoring carries on stevedoring and warehousing operations in the ports of Vaasa, Kalajoki and Kristiinankaupunki. The company’s reputation for ef cient and reli- able cargo handling has made it a much-ap- preciated partner among its customers.The operation has become multi-faceted in recent years. In 2016, a particularly large number of wind turbines were handled. Alongside bulk traf c, mixed cargoes and project traf c have increased. The quantities handled rose by around 14%. New customers are being won both in the bulk and the mixedcargo segments. Traf c has been mainly im- port focused, and the objective is to increase export volumes as well.Stevena – Naantali, Hanko, Turku and Uusikaupunki2016 was better than expected. The quan- tities of goods (2.8 million) remained at ap- proximately the same level as previous year. Ship calls fell by 5 %. Sales dropped to EUR 9.5 million (-5%), but results were positive.No major changes took place in the opera- tion. At Uusikaupunki, RoRo traf c declined a little from the level in the preceding year, but this was offset by an increase in con- ventional traf c. In Hanko, Turku and Naan- tali, activities were on the same level as in 2015. The loss of a major scheduled service in Hanko Harbour at the end of 2016 was no- ticed at the beginning of 2017. The target is to acquire equivalent business operations as rapidly as possible.Vaasa Stevedoring – VaasaVaasa Stevedoring Oy specialises in hiring out small machines, cranes and scaffolding in the Vaasa region.The company’s ef cient and exible service, and its continually updated machinery, has guaranteed that its customers are satis ed. Customers consist primarily of small con- struction rms and private individuals. Both repair work and new construction increased at Vasa to some degree. The company has in- vested in equipment and computer systems.27