ZDS - Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe / Association of German Seaport Operators

ZDS - Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe / Association of German Seaport Operators is rated 3 out of 5 in the category logistics and supply chain. Read and write reviews about ZDS - Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe / Association of German Seaport Operators. ZDS represents the German port industry. As a federation of state-level associations and with 170 member companies, ZDS strives to further improve the competitiveness of German seaport operators. ZDS engages German, EU and international stakeholders in economic, commercial, social and wage policy matters, and provides advice and information to its members. ZDS is a member of FEPORT, UNISTOCK and the Logistics Alliance of Germany. The German seaport operators: • 170 companies in 21 locations • serve more than a 120,000 ships per year • handle more than two thirds of German seaborne foreign trade • turn over about 300 m tonnes of cargo of all kinds, including 3.7 m cars and trucks, almost 16 m containers, 24 m tonnes of grain, oil seeds and animal feed as well as 38 m tonnes of coal, gas, oil and oil products • secure jobs for up to 500,000 people throughout Germany To contribute successfully to the German economy, port operators require • an efficient transportation network • optimised regulatory policy and public administration • competitive environment and energy policy • secure ports • fair wage and social policy