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Stable container handling volumes and growing China trade
Image caption: Container handling stable, China business is growing (Image: logport I in Duisburg-Rheinhausen) © Hans Blossey
In 2018, container handling volumes at Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) remained at the record level of the previous year (4.1 million TEU). With a share of around 55 percent, container handling is the most important duisport goods segment.
Total handling volumes, on the other hand, declined from 68.3 million tonnes to 65.3 million tonnes. This development was mainly due to the extremely long low-water period, which led to a ten percent drop in bulk cargo. The past year was characterized by stable volumes in the mineral oil and chemicals sector, but significantly lower steel volumes. Coal handling volumes continue to decline as a result of the energy transformation.
The China business, on the other hand, continues to gain in importance. At present, 35 to 40 trains already travel between duisport and a dozen Chinese destinations every week, with the aim of generating additional growth through collaborations with Chinese partners and projects along the Silk Road.
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In 2018, container handling volumes at Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) remained at the record level of the previous year (4.1 million TEU). With a share of around 55 percent, container handling is the most important duisport goods segment.
Total handling volumes, on the other hand, declined from 68.3 million tonnes to 65.3 million tonnes. This development was mainly due to the extremely long low-water period, which led to a ten percent drop in bulk cargo. The past year was characterized by stable volumes in the mineral oil and chemicals sector, but significantly lower steel volumes. Coal handling volumes continue to decline as a result of the energy transformation.
The China business, on the other hand, continues to gain in importance. At present, 35 to 40 trains already travel between duisport and a dozen Chinese destinations every week, with the aim of generating additional growth through collaborations with Chinese partners and projects along the Silk Road.
The port is a stable job engine
duisport creates over 46,000 jobs. Copyright dws Werbeagentur GmbH
A total of approx. 500 jobs have been created through the newest settlement of Amazon and the former startup flaschenpost in the port of Duisburg. The significance of duisport in the creation of jobs also highlights the study just completed by the well-known Berlin marketing research institute Regionomica GmbH. Already in 2006, 2011 and 2015 the regional economic effects emanating from the port of Duisburg's logistics location and the companies connected with it were identified by the institute.
According to the latest study, the number of direct and indirect jobs in 2017 in the port of Duisburg (duisport) has increased to 46,510. That is a growth of 2.7 percent over the research period of 2015. From 2015 to 2017 the number of employees directly dependent on the port increased from 18,420 to 19,570. This represents an increase of 6.2 percent. "This also means that the city of Duisburg can again profit more heavily from the positive development and that the growth of jobs in the city amounts to 8.6 percent", according to the study. During this, the developments at duisport and the logport areas were critical for this positive development.
The study forecasts that the employment effect will also increase in the future through logport V in Oberhausen with over 1000 forecast jobs and through the initiated development of logport VI in Duisburg-Walsum. The plans for expansion of many logistics companies additionally point out the need to also develop more logistics areas in the region in the future.
The value added arising by the port has increased by 280 million euros to around 3 billion euros. According to the study the city of Duisburg profited disproportionately from this growth with around 200 million euros.
"These figures are impressive proof of the stable growth dynamics of the port of Duisburg. This creates jobs and value added for Duisburg and the region", according to duisport's Chief Executive Officer Erich Staake.
Download press packFirst LNG vehicles in use – Infrastructure project by duisport, RWE and Uni
The first vehicles that have been retrofitted for the environmentally-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG) are now in operation in the Port of Duisburg. They consist of a reach stacker and a terminal tractor in use at logport III in Duisburg-Hohenbudberg. The vehicles are filled with a mobile LNG fueling system.
The retrofitting of the vehicles forms a part of a joint research project undertaken by duisport, RWE Supply & Trading and Universität Duisburg-Essen, which is designed to increase the use of LNG as a replacement for diesel in the Port of Duisburg. Because of its trend-setting innovative potential, this LNG infrastructure project is also supported by the European Fund for Regional Development in the amount of EUR 740,000.
“We will consistently pursue the expansion of the LNG infrastructure in the Port of Duisburg. With this initiative, we can make an important contribution to environmental policy,” says duisport's Chief Executive Officer Erich Staake.
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Copyright Hans Blossey
Amazon now supplies customers in Duisburg and the Rhine-Ruhr region directly from the Port of Duisburg (duisport). To this end, Amazon has leased 9,300 square meters of warehouse space and 1,200 square meters of office and employee space on the port grounds in the Kaßlerfeld city district.
Approximately 100 employees ensure that goods are delivered to customers as quickly as possible, assisted by medium-sized freight companies hired by Amazon. The entire delivery process is organized by Amazon. The Port of Duisburg’s good connection to the A3 and A40 was an important consideration for Amazon to ensure optimum access to end users in the Rhine-Ruhr region.
”We are very pleased to open up a distribution center in Duisburg - a center that combines more than 20 years of logistics expertise, technological progress and investments in transport infrastructure. We are now in a position to offer our customers a greater number and faster delivery options,” says Bernd Gschaider, Director of Amazon Logistics in Germany. “Amazon Logistics not only supports its local delivery partners with expanding their business but also provides them with the latest technology for package deliveries.”
Download press packYouths discover their talents at duisport – TalentTage Ruhr 2018
Copyright Stiftung TalentMetropole Ruhr
There is a lot of potential in our city and region: More than 200 events will be held in 27 cities on the occasion of the TalentTage Ruhr (Ruhr Talent Days) from 19 - 29 September 2018. Under the motto “Mach mit!” (Get involved!), these events target secondary and post-secondary students, parents and teaching professionals. This is the first time that Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) will be represented at these events.
“It is only natural that our group supports TalentTage Ruhr, so that youths have an opportunity to get ready for the future, discover their talents and develop self-confidence,” says Erich Staake, Chief Executive Officer of Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport).
A total of 35 students from Theodor-König-Gesamtschule (Duisburg) and Berufskolleg Dinslaken (Dinslaken) will learn more about the many services and challenges of the logistics industry at duisport's subsidiary duisport packing logistics GmbH. Services include the production of customized and up to five meter high packaging for all types of goods, and the loading of the same on inland water vessels.
TalentTage Ruhr is organized by TalentMetropole Ruhr (TMR), the main educational project of the Initiativkreis Ruhr. TMR is a non-profit subsidiary of the Initiativkreis Ruhr, of which duisport is a member.
“The Ruhr region is a region of opportunity with an enormous potential of talent,” says Bärbel Bergerhoff-Wodopia, member of the Board of Directors of the RAG Foundation and education officer of the Initiativkreis Ruhr.
The complete program for TalentTage Ruhr can be found on the Internet: www.talenttageruhr.de
Download press packYouths discover their talents at duisport – TalentTage Ruhr 2018
There is a lot of potential in our city and region: More than 200 events will be held in 27 cities on the occasion of the TalentTage Ruhr (Ruhr Talent Days) from 19 - 29 September 2018. Under the motto “Mach mit!” (Get involved!), these events target secondary and post-secondary students, parents and teaching professionals. This is the first time that Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) will be represented at these events.
“It is only natural that our group supports TalentTage Ruhr, so that youths have an opportunity to get ready for the future, discover their talents and develop self-confidence,” says Erich Staake, Chief Executive Officer of Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport).
A total of 35 students from Theodor-König-Gesamtschule (Duisburg) and Berufskolleg Dinslaken (Dinslaken) will learn more about the many services and challenges of the logistics industry at duisport's subsidiary duisport packing logistics GmbH. Services include the production of customized and up to five meter high packaging for all types of goods, and the loading of the same on inland water vessels.
TalentTage Ruhr is organized by TalentMetropole Ruhr (TMR), the main educational project of the Initiativkreis Ruhr. TMR is a non-profit subsidiary of the Initiativkreis Ruhr, of which duisport is a member.
“The Ruhr region is a region of opportunity with an enormous potential of talent,” says Bärbel Bergerhoff-Wodopia, member of the Board of Directors of the RAG Foundation and education officer of the Initiativkreis Ruhr.
The complete program for TalentTage Ruhr can be found on the Internet: www.talenttageruhr.de
Approval process makes decides on biomass
Bildquelle: Land NRW (2018) Datenlizenz Deutschland - Namensnennung - Version 2.0 (www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0)
With regard to the planned construction of a biomass power plant in logport VI in Duisburg-Walsum, duisport would like to note the following.
At the beginning of this year, the Port of Duisburg was approached by Steag regarding the construction of a biomass power plant on a maximum 3-hectare logport VI parcel located directly on the Rhine.
Given the positive and long-standing business relationships between the two companies, duisport immediately investigated whether such a power plant can be built on the land parcel, which covers an area of 40 hectares.
Since the use of this relatively small area would not have a negative impact on the overall use of logport VI for value-adding logistics, duisport subsequently offered Steag the area highlighted in the attached site plan. The incoming transport of biomass by ship also played a role in duisport's proposal to Steag.
The utilization of biomass in the planned power plant forms a part of the approval process between Steag and the approval authorities in charge.
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