velg sjøveien larvik 8 abg

providing comfort

ABG velger måkeskrik foran veistøv

Providing comfort

Companies and locations

ABG Varme AS

ABG Bygg AS

ABG Sweden AB

ABG Russia Ltd.

SIA ABG Baltic

Products

Firewood 1 900 TEU

Briquettes2 700 TEU

Imp. material400 TEU

Pallet material and labanks300 TEU

Volumes

Summary of volumes in TEU

Product Volume Unit Eq. TEU

Firewood 1 500 000 Bags 1 900

Briquettes 3 500 000 Packs 2 700

Treated material 8 000 m3 400

Pallet material and Labanks 6 000 m3 300

Total 5 300

Customers

Logistics

Road freight (30 %)

Advantages• Low prices

• Door - door without re-stuffing

• Short lead-time (2-3 days door-door)

• Flexible to remote destinations

• Less risk of damaging pallets (no re-stuffing)

Disadvantages• Exposed to political issues

• Vulnerable if Norwegian fish farms shut down

• Limited capacity

• Unpredictable ETA

• Vulnerable to road conditions in winter-time

Sea freight (70 %)

Advantages• Bigger capacity

• Floating “warehouse”

• Predictable ETA

• Delivery to customer by local transport

• Not exposed to “political” risk

Disadvantages• Longer lead-time

• Risk of damaging pallets (re-stuffing)

• Expensive to remote destinations

• Difficult to change direction

• Ice in Gulf of Riga and Gulf of Finland

The best of two worlds

• Bigger capacity

• Floating “warehouse”

• Predictable ETA

• Delivery to customer by local transport

• Not exposed to “political” risk

Sea freight

• Low prices

• Door - door without re-stuffing

• Short lead-time

• Flexible to remote destinations

• Less risk of damaging goods (no re-stuffing)

Road freight

Wish list for sea freight

• Cost effective solutions to destinations on the west coast

• Longer free time in Norwegian ports to compensate for ice risk and ice risk

• Direct line(s) from Baltics to Norway = shorter lead time

• Door-door deliveries, incl. pre-carriage

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