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The Birs Terminal, which opened in 1974, expanded its range of services when it opened a ‘covered envelope,’ under which ships can be loaded and unloaded at any time and in any weather.This major future investment led to the regular handling of weather sensitive goods including steel products, paper and goods from the machinery and equipment industry.After a change of ownership in 1995 the development was advanced and the infrastructure extended by adding fully insulated storage halls with specific equipment for steel products. In the same year the name was changed to Birs Terminal AG. The company is family-owned, neutral, independent and available as a port logistics company for the shipping industry such as forwarders. This extends beyond the provision of port logistics to ship transport on all European inland waterways, coastal shipping in Northern Europe, as well as on-track and off-track by rail or road.The convenient location of the41ALL WEATHER TERMINALSterminal in the Dreiländereck area – the tripoint where the borders of France, Germany and Switzerland meet on the south-east periphery of the city of Basel – is on the River Rhine and offers direct rail connections to the Basel Eurohub. It is also close to direct motorway connections to the three countries. Services are provided through the four areas of steel logistics, container logistics, project logistics/industrial packaging as well as bulk goods/ general goods. Each area has its own manager. “ThroughHANDBOOK & DIRECTORY PORT OF KOKKOLAPort Marín’s AWT is located over a 22 m deep stretch of Atlantic water which can accommodate vessels with a beam of up to 16.5 m and length of 89 m. The AWT’s main feature is a 35 m span bridge crane with a lifting capacity of 40 tons and all goods that are sensitive to water exposure can be handled.LOCATION: Birs Terminal, Rhine Port Basle-Birsfelden, Switzerland TERMINAL OPERATOR: Birs Terminal AGFURTHER INFORMATION: www.birsterminal.chBirs Terminal’s service extends beyond the provision of port logistics to include transport on European inland waterways, coastal shipping in Northern Europe, as well as on-track and off-track by rail or road.Ceferino Nogueira, s.a.Birs Terminal AG