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duisport semi-annual review 2019 – Port of Duisburg affected by global economic slow-down
During the first six months of 2018, the container volume handled by Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) totaled 1.96 million TEU. The slight drop from the previous year (2.01 million TEU) is mainly due to lower Scandinavian volumes, which were caused by security-related restrictions to rail transport. Container handling, which accounts for approximately 55 percent of total handling volume and continues to rise, is the most important goods segment of the duisport Group. Total handling volumes (31.0 million tonnes) declined by 5 percent during the first six months of this year (32.6 million tonnes in 2018).
Global economic activity is slowing down. The IMF expects that in 2019, the global GDP will be almost half of the 2010 figure. For example, incoming orders for the export-dependent German industry dropped by 8.6 percent in May 2019 compared to the previous year. After years of continuous growth, duisport now operates in an increasingly difficult environment.
The China business, on the other hand, continues to be stable. Approximately 35 trains travel between duisport and various destinations in China every week. During the first half of the 2019 financial year, duisport strengthened its leading position in the China trade by cooperating with international partners in joint projects along the Belt & Road corridors. One of the main goals is the reduction of travel times for the freight trains. duisport continues to view the China business as an important growth driver, hence its commitment in China along the Belt & Road corridors.
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Pressepaket downloadenduisport semi-annual review 2019 – Port of Duisburg affected by global economic slow-down
During the first six months of 2018, the container volume handled by Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) totaled 1.96 million TEU. The slight drop from the previous year (2.01 million TEU) is mainly due to lower Scandinavian volumes, which were caused by security-related restrictions to rail transport. Container handling, which accounts for approximately 55 percent of total handling volume and continues to rise, is the most important goods segment of the duisport Group. Total handling volumes (31.0 million tonnes) declined by 5 percent during the first six months of this year (32.6 million tonnes in 2018).
Global economic activity is slowing down. The IMF expects that in 2019, the global GDP will be almost half of the 2010 figure. For example, incoming orders for the export-dependent German industry dropped by 8.6 percent in May 2019 compared to the previous year. After years of continuous growth, duisport now operates in an increasingly difficult environment.
The China business, on the other hand, continues to be stable. Approximately 35 trains travel between duisport and various destinations in China every week. During the first half of the 2019 financial year, duisport strengthened its leading position in the China trade by cooperating with international partners in joint projects along the Belt & Road corridors. One of the main goals is the reduction of travel times for the freight trains. duisport continues to view the China business as an important growth driver, hence its commitment in China along the Belt & Road corridors.
Start of “enerPort” Project – duisport as a model for other inland ports
Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) and Fraunhofer UMSICHT are working with “enerPort” to develop a master concept for the use and supply of energy in the 1,550 hectare port areal.
enerPort, which receives more than EUR 1 million in financial support from the Federal Ministry of the Economy and Energy, uses the example of the Port of Duisburg to pursue a cross-industry approach for connecting the energy industry with the residential, commercial, industrial, logistics and transportation sectors.
In a first step, the Port of Duisburg defines the energy issues which are supposed to be optimized.
In the next step, the two project partners develop transferable solutions for other inland ports and a master concept for improved energy use / supplies.
duisport is aware that as port practitioners, the port is in a position to develop fundamental approaches for the energy transformation together with scientists. As the world’s largest inland port, Duisburg wants to set an example for other inland ports.
Pressepaket downloadenstartport start-ups attract international investors to the Ruhr Region – Investor conference at duisport subsidiary
From left to right: Erich Staake (Vorstandsvorsitzender der Duisburger Hafen AG), Moderatorin Anja Müller (Korrespondentin Familienunternehmen, Ressort Unternehmen und Märkte, Handelsblatt), NRW-Wirtschafts- and Digitalminister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart and Peter Trapp (Geschäftsführer startport GmbH). © duisport/krischerfotografie
North Rhine-Westphalia Minister of Economic Affairs and Digitization Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart: “An awareness of tradition, a vision for the future and a founder's spirit are coming together in the Duisburg interior port. It is on this basis that the first startport conference is bringing together investors, industry and start-ups from the logistics sector. This innovative environment for new ideas and future concepts is an important idea that benefits the entire economic location of North Rhine-Westphalia.”
Industry, investors and start-ups in one place: The investor conference of the port subsidiary startport was held for the first time on 4 July 2019 in the Duisburg interior port. With this event, the “1st startport Conference” set new trends for the logistics sector and for the attractiveness of the start-up scene in the Rhine-Ruhr region. “Our start-ups are magnets for international investors and industrial corporations. We are very proud to provide the right stage for them here in the port,” says duisport CEO Erich Staake. “The conference highlighted the great potential for logistics and digitization in the region. The right investments from industry and venture capital are an important driver,” says startport General Manager Peter Trapp.
Positive feedback from initiators and participants
Initiated by the startport team, the startport Conference aims to become the outstanding event for the founders scene on the Rhine and Ruhr. It brings together the three main stakeholders start-ups, industry and investors to drive investment and partnerships. duisport CEO Erich Staake is pleased with the attention received by the startport initiative: “I am very impressed by the performance of our founder team. startport has only been in the market for 18 months but is already perceived as a leader in logistics start-ups. That should encourage us to continue to expand the initiative.”
Event attendees included the “Who is Who” of the venture capital scene
Participants included providers of capital and investors from Earlybird Venture Capital, Coparion, TEV I Tengelmann Ventures, DN Capital, Almaz Capital and Silicon Valley Bank. Borussia Dortmund, Klöckner & Co, Initiativkreis Ruhr, Deutsche Bank and Thyssengas participated in the industry panel discussion.
startport: The place to be in the logistics industry
After only one year, the successful startport accelerator has become the place to be for founders from the logistics industry across Europe. Working in the Werhahnmühle, they are the focus of attention and receive professional all-round support.
Partners of startport as guarantors of success
Erich Staake thanked the partners of startport for their engagement: Klöckner & Co, RAG-Stiftung, Borussia Dortmund, Evonik and representatives of the Initiativkreis Ruhr promote the ideas of the start-ups with cooperations and mentoring. This special environment opens up opportunities for securing workplaces in the Rhine and Ruhr region, while also creating new and viable workplaces.
startport's pull and learning effect
Start-up ecosystems such as startport in the Duisburg interior port exert a strong pull factor for investors around the world. The possibility of partnering up with established industrial companies plays a major role in this regard. This combination has become a magnet for interested venture capital firms around the globe. The 1st startport Conference will expand this special “ecosystem” in the logistics metropolis of Duisburg. As a powerful accelerator, surrounded by the highest density of scientific and research institutions for logistics in Europe - not to mention the hundreds of logistics and industrial companies - startport makes digital start-ups successful and drives the development of digital business models.
About startport
As a subsidiary of the Port of Duisburg, startport GmbH is committed to initiating a creative innovation culture and actively promoting innovation in the logistics and supply chain sector. With this claim, it promotes and challenges young start-ups to develop viable ideas for the leading logistics hub in the heart of Europe together with duisport and the companies based in the port. https://startport.net/
Pressepaket downloadenduisport builds rail terminal in Great Stone – The Port of Duisburg consolidates its leading position in the trade with China
From left to right: Du Baozhong (General Manager, China Merchants China-Belarus Commerce & Logistics Corporation, CJSC), Erich Staake (CEO, Duisburger Hafen AG), Vladimir Morozov (Head of the Belarusian Railways, State Enterprise Belarusian Railways) und Michail Stahlhut (Managing Director, Hupac SA). © duisport
By making additional investments and entering into cooperation agreements, Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) continues to expand its leading position in central Europe for the trade with China along the corridors of the “Belt & Road” initiative. In early 2018, duisport acquired a minority stake in the development company for the world's largest industrial and logistic park Great Stone near the city of Minsk in Belarus.
On the basis of this participating interest, a rail terminal (including a logistics areal) will be built in Great Stone on the initiative / under the leadership of duisport together with its partners China Merchants China-Belarus, the Belarus state-owned railway and the Swiss company Hupac. The corresponding agreement was signed in Minsk.
The 80-hectare logistics parcel will include a 30-hectare bimodal terminal with an initial annual handling capacity of 180,000 standard containers (TEU), which can be increased up to 500,000 TEU. The other 50 hectares will be used for attracting logistics companies. It is expected that the construction of the rail terminal will start in early 2020 and that the terminal will be commissioned in 2021.
In addition, duisport, the Chinese and Polish logistics service providers China Merchants China-Belarus Commerce & Logistics Corporation and Erontrans, along with Belintertrans, a subsidiary of the Belarus state-owned railway, also founded the company dpa Polska Intermodal in Minsk.
The company's business activities focus mainly on the development, marketing and organization of rail transport between Poland and Germany. dpa Polska Intermodal aims to significantly reduce the transport time of the China trains as of the Polish-Belarus border. The transport time between duisport and the various destinations in China are supposed to be reduced from the current 14 to ten days.
“I am pleased that such strong international consortia have been established for both projects,” says duisport Chief Executive Officer Erich Staake.
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Pressepaket downloadenMilestone: EDEKA obtains building permit for central warehouse in Oberhausen
EDEKA Rhein-Ruhr has received the approval to build and operate a central warehouse on the 279,000 square meter Waldteich parcel in Oberhausen from the City of Oberhausen. The approval under the Federal Emission Control Act for EDEKA Rhein-Ruhr was handed over by Lord Mayer Daniel Schranz. The new logistics location will initially create around 1,000 jobs.
The ceremony in the city hall was also attended by representatives of RAG Montan Immobilien GmbH and logport ruhr GmbH. RAG is responsible for the redevelopment of the 279,000 square meter former coal storage. The redevelopment activities will be carried out by logport ruhr - a joint venture of RAG and Duisburger Hafen AG.
Peter Meis, Manager of Site Development & Expansion at EDEKA Rhein-Ruhr: “Thanks to the modern central warehouse, EDEKA can continue to grow and continue its success story. For the City of Oberhausen, EDEKA delivers economic stability and many workplaces. We look forward to working with the city, RAG Immobilien and logport ruhr to create a positive future for Oberhausen and promote the structural transformation in the Ruhr region.”
logport ruhr plans to transfer the first parcel to EDEKA at the end of July. The absence of warfare materials in the parcel must be verified prior to the start of construction. The required applications to investigate the presence of warfare materials have been submitted, and the measures that are required in this context can be implemented. Construction of the high-rack warehouse will begin as soon as the soil is confirmed to be free of warfare materials.
Following the completion of the state-of-the-art logistics center, EDEKA will supply over 1,000 food and beverage markets in the Rhine-Ruhr region. Based on the current situation, regular operations are expected to start in 2022. Edeka will invest approximately EUR 100 million in the “Edeka central warehouse Oberhausen” project.
“When a company such as Edeka invests that much money in Oberhausen, we can certainly interpret this as proof of confidence in the growth of our city. With the handover of the building permit, we have taken another big step towards implementing this project,” says Lord Mayor Daniel Schranz.
The EDEKA central warehouse will create approximately 90,000 square meters of new logistics space. It will be connected to the nearby A3 with a new access road that will be built by logport ruhr - in coordination with the City of Oberhausen. The A3, which is one of the main highways in Germany due to its routing from the Netherlands through the Ruhr and Rhine region, is of particular importance to the location of the Edeka warehouse.
“Projects such as “logport V” in Oberhausen play a key role in the success of the structural transformation in the Rhine-Ruhr region. They strengthen Germany as a place of trade and logistics services and secure thousands of workplaces,” says port chief Erich Staake.
Pressepaket downloadenMilestone: EDEKA obtains building permit for central warehouse in Oberhausen
EDEKA Rhein-Ruhr has received the approval to build and operate a central warehouse on the 279,000 square meter Waldteich parcel in Oberhausen from the City of Oberhausen. The approval under the Federal Emission Control Act for EDEKA Rhein-Ruhr was handed over by Lord Mayer Daniel Schranz. The new logistics location will initially create around 1,000 jobs.
The ceremony in the city hall was also attended by representatives of RAG Montan Immobilien GmbH and logport ruhr GmbH. RAG is responsible for the redevelopment of the 279,000 square meter former coal storage. The redevelopment activities will be carried out by logport ruhr - a joint venture of RAG and Duisburger Hafen AG.
Peter Meis, Manager of Site Development & Expansion at EDEKA Rhein-Ruhr: “Thanks to the modern central warehouse, EDEKA can continue to grow and continue its success story. For the City of Oberhausen, EDEKA delivers economic stability and many workplaces. We look forward to working with the city, RAG Immobilien and logport ruhr to create a positive future for Oberhausen and promote the structural transformation in the Ruhr region.”
logport ruhr plans to transfer the first parcel to EDEKA at the end of July. The absence of warfare materials in the parcel must be verified prior to the start of construction. The required applications to investigate the presence of warfare materials have been submitted, and the measures that are required in this context can be implemented. Construction of the high-rack warehouse will begin as soon as the soil is confirmed to be free of warfare materials.
Following the completion of the state-of-the-art logistics center, EDEKA will supply over 1,000 food and beverage markets in the Rhine-Ruhr region. Based on the current situation, regular operations are expected to start in 2022. Edeka will invest approximately EUR 100 million in the “Edeka central warehouse Oberhausen” project.
“When a company such as Edeka invests that much money in Oberhausen, we can certainly interpret this as proof of confidence in the growth of our city. With the handover of the building permit, we have taken another big step towards implementing this project,” says Lord Mayor Daniel Schranz.
The EDEKA central warehouse will create approximately 90,000 square meters of new logistics space. It will be connected to the nearby A3 with a new access road that will be built by logport ruhr - in coordination with the City of Oberhausen. The A3, which is one of the main highways in Germany due to its routing from the Netherlands through the Ruhr and Rhine region, is of particular importance to the location of the Edeka warehouse.
“Projects such as “logport V” in Oberhausen play a key role in the success of the structural transformation in the Rhine-Ruhr region. They strengthen Germany as a place of trade and logistics services and secure thousands of workplaces,” says port chief Erich Staake.
New hinterland connection to the Port of Zeebrugge
On good cooperation (from left to right): Erich Staake, Chief Executive Officer, duisport-Group, and David Liu, CEO of CSP Zeebrugge Terminal, Joachim Coens, CEO Port of Zeebrugge, and Peter Plewa, Managing Director duisport agency GmbH.
Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport), the Belgium port of Zeebrugge (Port of Zeebrugge) and the Cosco-Shipping Zeebrugge Terminal (CSP) have intensified their collaboration. Now the trilateral agreement regarding the new hinterland connection for combined rail transport has been formalized in a contract.
Cosco Shipping Lines has recently expanded its activities as part of the “Belt & Road” initiative with a weekly maritime connection from China to Zeebrugge. A weekly shuttle train transports goods between the Cosco-Shipping Zeebrugge Terminal and the Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT) at logport I in the Port of Duisburg.
The operational processing of the train is handled by duisport subsidiary duisport agency GmbH (dpa). dpa is the central sales company providing solutions for traffic relations, transport chains and logistics. In this context, dpa draws on its extensive experience in intermodal transport solutions.
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