Germany
MACROECONOMIC AND TRADE DATA:
- GDP
€3,473 bn
- Per capita GDP
€37,804
- Debt/GDP
68%
- Growth rate
2.3%
- Gross fixed capital formation
22%
- Balance of trade
€252.9 bn
- Trade ranking
3rd
- Country risk
A1
- Business-friendly nation
17th
Main
clients
- USA
- France
- United Kingdom
Main
suppliers
- China
- Netherlands
- France
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT: MAIN TRADE FLOWS
IMPORTS
BY EXPERTISE HUB:
- Earthmoving and demolition: 7%
- Lifting, handling and transportation: 37%
- Roads, minerals and foundations: 32%
- Buildings and concrete sector: 23%
MAIN IMPORTS,
MAIN SUPPLIER COUNTRIES:
Find out in the INTERMAT Observatory
EXPORTS
BY EXPERTISE HUB:
- Earthmoving and demolition: 6%
- Lifting, handling and transportation: 42%
- Roads, minerals and foundations: 32%
- Buildings and concrete sector: 19%
MAIN EXPORTS,
MAIN COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION:
Find out in the INTERMAT Observatory
Top 3
high-potential sectors
Sectors:
DEVELOPMENT LEVERS FOR SECTOR
- The government wishes to make the road sector the main means of freight transport
- Several infrastructure renovation projects, in particular on motorways (20% of the road network no longer complies with current safety standards)
- Reinforcement and renovation of major logistical junctions and main thoroughfares.
- BVWP Federal programme – roads section - maintenance and conservation of roads (€67 bn) - construction and extension of 2,000 km of network (€35.2 bn)
MASTER PLANS
Federal transport infrastructure programme (BVWP) – roads section €130.7 bn 2016-2030
LEVEL OF INNOVATION & OTHER MAJOR ISSUES
- Modal shift towards railways (stated support for European corridors and waterways and support for more environmentally-friendly modes)
- Search for better environmental performance in terms of noise and pollution
- Deployment of city-logistics and multi-model platforms for goods transportation.
DEVELOPMENT LEVERS FOR SECTOR
- Good nationwide coverage: - Germany is the largest aviation platform in Europe (by volume of passengers and freight) - 22 international airports and 550 airports and aerodromes
- General rise in passenger traffic, in particular in Berlin (+11.4% traffic in 2016)
- Numerous airport maintenance, extension and modernisation programmes
- Optimisation of air traffic corridors and safety of processes on the ground
MASTER PLANS
Several airport modernisation and extension investment plans €20 bn up to 2025
LEVEL OF INNOVATION & OTHER MAJOR ISSUES
- Development of technology to reduce noise and environmental pollution (CO2, NOx)
- Development of rail-road-air intermodality.
DEVELOPMENT LEVERS FOR SECTOR
- Brisk growth in port activities due to the solidity of German exports.
- Progressive improvement in port infrastructure in Bremen and Hamburg (new container terminals, new locks) to maintain their leadership in the container sector (40% of global market).
- A multitude of projects to renovate inland ports (more than 300 locks, 1,300 roads and railway bridges, 350 aqueducts, dams, canals, sea walls).
- A federal plan worth €24.5 bn for waterway infrastructure - maintenance and conservation (€16.2 bn) - construction and extension of waterway network (€2.7 bn)
MASTER PLANS
Federal transport infrastructure programme (BVWP) – waterways section €24.5 bn 2016-2030
LEVEL OF INNOVATION & OTHER MAJOR ISSUES
- ÎÎUse of ITS
- Energy Indiapendence: wind turbines, solar and geothermal power.
- Improvement in mass-based ground transportation (rail and waterway): multimodal terminals and improved access to waterways.
Other sectors:
- Mines and
quarries - Railways
- Environment
- Energy
- Engineering
structures
- Logisitic
- Nuclear
- Buildings
Sources: Business France, Düsseldorf office
Top 4
requirements for construction equipment and materials
In the full report, find data on the main imports and exports of building machinery for each country in the four hubs of expertise at INTERMAT:
- EARTHMOVING & DEMOLITION
- LIFTING, HANDLING & TRANSPORTATION
- ROADS, MINERALS & FOUNDATIONS
- BUILDINGS & CONCRETE SECTOR
€11.6 bn
RASTATT TUNNEL
Construction of a 182-km railway line from Karlsruhe to Rastatt
These works are part of the creation of a railway line between Karlsruhe and Raststt, which will be part of the new high-speed line (HSL) between Karlsruhe and Basel. The construction of the tunnel relates to 2 single-track tunnel tubes, each 4,277 m long, passing underneath the city of Rastatt.
- Financing: public/private
- Location: Rastatt
- Prime contractors: Ed. Züblin and Hochtief AG
- Contracting authority: DB Netz AG
- Construction: Züblin Spezialtiefbau GmbH
- Tunnel boring machina: Herrenknecht AG
- Equipment manufacturer: Schöck Bauteile GmbH
- Steel: Brühler Stahlhandel GmbH
- Timescale: 2016-2035
€7 bn
FEHMARN BELT FIXED LINK
Construction of an immersed tunnel between Germany and Denmark
The project related to the construction of an 18-km immersed tunnel for trains and cars running between Germany and Denmark. Three works packages have been awarded relating to the immersed tunnel, the plant for the construction of the tunnel’s prefabricated parts, and the access ramps and bridges. The first of these three contracts (€2 bn) is by far the largest, and Vinci is the lead contractor. The aim is to build and lay the elements which, once assembled on the Fehmarn Belt sea bed, will make up the submarine tunnel. This contract also provides for the construction of a factory on the Danish shore to build the tunnel elements. The second package relates to the tunnel's portals and access ramps, and the third, tunnel dredging and land reclamation.
- Financing: public/private
- Location: Hamburg / Copenhagen
- Contracting authority / prime contractor: Fernem A/S
- Construction consortium: Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Per Aarsleff Holding, Soletanche Bachy International, CFE, Wayss und Freytag Ingenieurbau, Max Bögl Stiftung and Co, BAM Infra and BAM International
- Timescale: works to commence in 2019. Delivery scheduled for 2028.
