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Positive result during the coronavirus pandemic year – Successfully through the crisis: duisport closes the 2020 financial year with record results.
Successfully through the crisis: The diversified business model of the duisport Group really proved itself in the coronavirus crisis year of 2020. Even though the general economic environment continued to deteriorate due to the two lock-downs in 2020, the duisport Group was able to stay the course during the financial year and close with top marks. © Hans Blossey
- Result improves by 6.9%
- Strong growth in container handling volumes
- Turnover (total output) remains at previous year’s level
- EUR 39 million in investments
The diversified business model of the duisport Group really proved itself in the coronavirus crisis year of 2020. Even though the general economic environment continued to deteriorate due to the two lock-downs in 2020, the duisport Group was able to stay the course during the financial year and reported an improved result despite slightly lower sales revenues. The total handling volume decreased slightly compared to the previous year, not least because of the drop in coal and steel volumes due to the structural transformation on the Rhine and Ruhr.
Growth in container handling continues
“In the first quarter of 2021, we are again recording an extremely positive development in container handling with an increase of 7%. In this respect, it is essential and targeted to expand the handling capacities in the Port of Duisburg for further growth,” says Erich Staake, Chairman of the Executive Board of Duisburger Hafen AG.
Positive numbers, positive outlook
In 2020, the duisport Group generated sales revenues of EUR 292.0 million ((EUR 292.6 million in 2019) and thus remains just at the previous year’s level. The operating result (EBITDA) improved by 1.1% from EUR 43.9 million to EUR 44.3 million. The net profit after taxes increased from EUR 13.3 million in 2019 to EUR 14.2 million. This represents an increase of 6.9%.
Container handling at record levels
During the 2020 financial year, container handling volumes grew by 5% to 4.2 million TEU (previous year: 4.0 million). Despite the restrictions caused by the pandemic, some divisions reported significant growth.
Total handling volume stable
In line with the Executive Board’s forecasts from the previous year, the duisport Group only suffered minimal losses during the first coronavirus year with regard to the total handling volume. Compared to the previous year, the volume declined by three percent. Goods handling in the port reached a volume of 59 million tonnes in 2020. In 2019, this figure was 61.1 million tonnes.
Development of the four divisions
The Packing Logistics division was the most affected by the coronavirus crisis. Sales revenues in this business segment declined by 14.9%. This division contributed EUR 86.8 million to total sales revenues. The big drop in industry exports was accompanied by a significant decline in orders, which had to be compensated.
On the other hand, the Contract Logistics division reported significantly higher sales revenues of EUR 33.8 million (+13.8%).
The Infra and Superstructure division remained stable and closed the year with a slight increase of 0.3% to reach a value of EUR 53.6 million (compared to EUR 53.5 million in the previous year).
The Logistics Services segment also saw strong growth of 13%. Bookings in this segment reached EUR 85.8 million in 2020, after EUR 75.9 million in 2019 – new transport products from duisport agency GmbH (dpa) have made this success possible.
Additional investments
In the pandemic year that was 2020, the Port of Duisburg invested approximately EUR 39 million in capital and financial assets. Last year, investments totaled EUR 26.4 million. “In the next three years, we plan to invest 170 million euros,” says Erich Staake.
Approximately EUR 1 billion has been invested over the last 20 years. Most of this has been financed from own funds.
China traffic up 70 percent
Rail-based freight traffic with China grew by approximately 70 percent during the past financial year. In 2019, an average of 35 to 40 trains traveled between Duisburg and China. But starting in the second quarter of 2020, the Port of Duisburg registered an increase of up to 60 trains a week. In 2020, more than 10,000 trains traveled on these routes. They transported more than 1 million containers to 21 countries and 92 cities in Europe.
Over 50,000 jobs depend on the Port of Duisburg
The importance of stable and viable workplaces becomes particularly obvious during times of crisis. In this vein, the logistics sector has repeatedly proven itself to be a stable sector. The industry is one of the fastest growing and diversified sectors worldwide, with an enormous innovative capacity. Currently, more than 600,000 workplaces in North Rhine-Westphalia are connected to the logistics industry.
A total number of 51,580 employees are currently directly or indirectly dependent on the Port of Duisburg, as demonstrated by a new study by well-known Berlin market research institute Regionomica GmbH. In the year 2006, at the time of the first study, this figure was 36,000 workplaces. After the start of logport I 22 years ago, only around 19,000 local and regional workplaces were attributed to the port. Since then, the job effect has grown by 32,000 viable workplaces – and that number continues to increase.
Thanking our employees for their hard work
“By combining our forces, we have been able to keep the Port of Duisburg fully operational over the course of three lock-downs. The Executive Board would like to thank all employees who are maintaining the transport and supply chains day and night, even as they have to endure personal restrictions. Our teams in the terminals, the main administration office and external locations all gave their best. For this, they deserve gratitude and respect,” says Markus Bangen, Member auf the Executive Board.
20 years of structural transformation are paying off
The restructuring of the Duisburg port authority into a multi-model logistics hub has been successful. Each of the 22 years has been marked by steady growth thanks to the full-service expertise, a consistent focus on becoming the largest provider of logistics and commercial real estate on the Rhine and Ruhr, and finally the steadily growing national and international networking activities with partners and customers. Here are some indicators as a comparison:
- In 1999, sales revenues were EUR 27 million – in 2020, this figure has increased to EUR 292 million.
- An operating result of EUR 7.2 million was reported in the balance sheet for the first time in the year 2000. In the past 2020 financial year, this figure has increased to EUR 44.3 million.
- In 1999, the Duisburg port company had around 200 employees. In 2020, it had over 1,600 employees.
- Over one billion euros of investments in the last 20 years (mainly financed from own funds).
Coal and steel continue their decline
In the 2020 financial year, total handling volumes including private commercial ports were approximately 110.4 million tonnes (2019: 123.7 million tonnes). This represents a significant decline, which is due to the politically-motivated reduction in coal handling volumes. In addition to the loss of coal volumes resulting from the closure of coal power plants and overall lower demand for imported coal in the context of the energy transformation, the struggling steel industry also contributes to the reduction in volumes. The drop in coal and steel/iron is particularly noticeable in the vessel segment, although mineral oils/chemicals were also below the previous year’s level.
Expansion of network, guaranteed capacity to act
During the first quarter of 2020, and despite the lock-downs, the duisport Group continued to pursue its on-going projects and long-term objectives without interruption. The access points to global markets were actually expanded with additional Chinese destinations. The fact that all of the major logistics hubs in Europe and Asia are now an essential part of the global duisport network became particularly evident in the second half of the 2020 financial year.
By implementing special measures, duisport responded very early to the imminent breakdown of supply chains, which allowed it to compensate for these effects.
The port continuously operated at 100 percent during the first year of the coronavirus. “Flexibility, speed and especially customized solutions were and continue to be fundamental attributes of the Port of Duisburg, which has benefited our partner and customer network in particular. We always have to think ahead, and it is particularly during crisis situations that we benefit from a stable business acumen. And that is also reflected in our 2020 balance sheet,” says Erich Staake.
“Despite these stable developments, we are also realistic and maintain a sense of proportion. The pandemic is far from over, and we must strengthen our business for a somewhat uncertain future. It is also why, at the end of last year, we set the stage for upcoming developments at various levels of the company, and why we entered into partnerships and made investments so that we can continue to act as an important driving force and drive infrastructure developments forward in 2021,” continues Erich Staake.
Central hub and network expansion
The development of the Port of Duisburg as an important logistics hub for Asian transport in Europe was once again a key growth driver in the past year. This development process has been steady and also recalls the first days of the company’s own structural transformation: In 1998/99, the Japanese logistics company Yusen was the first anchor tenant in the new logport I logistics hub – today, Yusen operates across Europe from its location in Rheinhausen and is one of the main businesses at duisport.
In crisis times, global connectivity is a reliable indicator for the port’s guaranteed viability and its capacity to act. Particularly medium-sized companies rely on duisport’s expertise to obtain effective access to new Asian business opportunities.
Major projects 2020
logport model for Trieste
In mid-2020, Duisburger Hafen AG, together with the port authority of Trieste and the local financial holding Friulia S.p.A. (Friulia), prepared an investment in the hinterland of the largest Italian Adriatic port. The investment objective is “Interporto di Trieste S.p.A.” (Interporto), a company within the port alliance of the Port of Trieste.
Interporto operates three logistics facilities in and around Trieste, all with very good rail connections and a total area of almost one million square meters, plus approx. 130,000 square meters of storage space. Offered services include customs clearing and in particular the development of intermodal and logistics concepts, as well as targeted land developments in the Trieste port area. The negotiations that took place in 2020 were based on a strategic collaboration between duisport and the Trieste port authority, which has been in place since the summer of 2017.
In this way, the experience and success from the Duisburg logport model also benefit the further development of a European hub around the largest port in northern Italy. This is where exports from central Europe are connected to the maritime Silk Road.
PSA and duisport open new perspectives
At PSA’s behest, a joint venture was concluded in Singapore in the first quarter of 2021, which has been heralded as “ground-breaking” and “globally unique” by the two partners: duisport, the world’s largest container hub in the hinterland, and PSA Northeast Asia Supply Chain Pte Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the globally leading port group PSA (locations: Singapore/Antwerp, 30 ports globally), established a joint venture in the first quarter of 2021, after two years of negotiation. Based in Singapore, Multimodal Investments Pte Ltd. is supposed to invest in multimodal logistics facilities in Asia to improve the connectivity and trade flows between Europe and Asia. While PSA brings excellent experience with digital logistics to the table, duisport’s logport expertise and large customer network are highly sought after in Europe.
Initial projects under the new collaboration include a multimodal logistics hub in the world’s largest industrial metropolis Chongqing (China). It is being built over an area of 33 hectares, which means that it is similar in size to logport II. Another initiative concerns the expansion of a network of 13 Chinese railway terminals along the International Land Sea Corridor. In this way, duisport is directly involved in the joint development of new digital connections for trade flows in Asia, and the planning and marketing of a logistics hub. Both engagements open up new possibilities for optimizing rail traffic between Asia and Europe, and they are also expected to provide European e-Commerce companies with new opportunities on Chinese soil.
Moving semi-trailers towards rail!
At the end of the last financial year, Duisburger Hafen AG acquired a stake in Leipzig-based railway technology company CargoBeamer AG. Both companies are committed to moving freight transport from road onto rail, especially via semi-trailers. All based on innovative logistics products. Semi-trailers already account for around 40 percent of truck freight transport and require a special loading technology to be transported by rail. With its new handling technology, CargoBeamer offers a first-rate solution. It has developed into a ground-breaking concept for environmentally-friendly and sustainable transportation concepts,” says the duisport Executive Board: “We are very pleased that our shareholders have decided to move beyond the already existing successful partnership to approve a stake in the company!”
The new technology could also be used to continue a duisport success story: While around 72 percent of all freight traffic in Europe is moved by road, on average, this share has dropped to only 50 percent at duisport thanks to a multimodal long-term strategy. Using CargoBeamer and other rail transport innovations, this figure is supposed to be reduced to an ultimately unavoidable 25 percent.
Successful partnership: New parking areas for trucks City of Duisburg / duisport present action plan
The action plan for truck transport was presented in Duisburg at the end of August 2020. With its help, the burden of parked trucks on residents in the vicinity of logistics locations, which has increased in recent years, will be significantly reduced – the plan was developed jointly by the city and duisport.
In addition to immediate measures with short-term effects, including selective parking bans in particularly congested areas and towing measures as well as the installation of mobile toilet facilities to improve the situation of drivers, the action plan is primarily aimed at finding a long-term solution. This will be achieved by means of a triple approach of “promoting” (legal and attractive parking facilities with sanitary rooms), “requiring” (no-parking zones, controls at illegal hotspots, fines), and “informing” (digital traffic flow management, prioritized routes in navigation devices, low-threshold social/charitable work).
DIG – Project status: Walsum link road, Meiderich bypass
On 7 September 2020, Duisburger Infrastrukturgesellschaft mbH (DIG) – which was established as a joint venture between the city (75 percent) and the port (25 percent), broke ground and gave the start signal for the road construction project “Walsum link road”. “The construction of the new South-West link road Hamborn/Walsum represents an important initiative for reducing through traffic on the main roads of the Fahrn and Marxloh districts. Together with the additionally provided truck parking lot in logport VI in Walsum, this measure will provide long-term relief for local residents,” says DIG Managing Director and duisport Executive Board member Prof. Thomas Schlipköther.
As the joint infrastructure company of the City of Duisburg and duisport, DIG was engaged by the city for the construction of the link road.
logport VI: DSV and Maersk
At the beginning of 2020, DSV (one of the world’s leading logistics groups) announced that it would build a mega distribution center in logport VI. Commissioning is expected to take place in the summer of 2021, with over 300 new workplaces created. The use concept
provides for a land parcel of 12 hectares, which will initially feature a 56,000 square meter building with 76 dock doors.
Another successful addition was announced by the duisport Group in December 2020: In the future, multinational container logistics company Maersk and duisport will join forces to build and operate a new distribution and logistics center in the north of Duisburg. The new building is supposed to be planned and constructed in short order. Maersk will use more than 100,000 square meters in logport VI. The new addition will create 350 new workplaces.
Excellent training facility
In 2020, the duisport Group was once again certified as an “Excellent Training Facility”. This is the fifth year in a row that the Port of Duisburg has received this quality seal. Trainees at the company participated in an anonymous survey and answered around 100 detailed questions about the quality of their education. The main criteria for the quality review include, among other things, specific training contents, the way trainees are treated in the company, as well as future and promotion opportunities.
A total of eleven different training professions are currently offered at the duisport Group. From specialist for port logistics, real estate agent, IT specialist, timber mechanic to switchman and locomotive engineer. At the world’s largest hinterland container hub, there is great demand for well-trained experts; with its wide range of training opportunities, duisport also focuses on specialist and niche occupations.
The number of women who work in logistics at duisport is steadily increasing. As of the 2020 financial year, the proportion of female trainees in the duisport Group is 30.77 percent, which is higher than the average.
“Even during the coronavirus crisis, we remain a reliable partner for training and further education”, concludes the duisport Executive Board.
startport
New record despite crisis year: In 2020, the duisport subsidiary startport continued to strengthen its enormous attractiveness as a logistics innovation hub. New record despite coronavirus pandemic: The fifth generation of 30 new founders moved into the startport headquarters in the Duisburg interior port. startport’s visibility is also growing, both at the national and international level. For example, nine out of the 30 start-ups come from other European countries.
Four awards
Four start-ups that were supported by startport in the last few years did extremely well at well-known industry awards in 2020. The companies HEUREMO, gapcharge, ViSenSys and ForkOn impressed the jury of the Telematik Awards, the Digital Logistics Awards and at the national competition “OUT OF THE BOX.NRW” and garnered prize monies totaling EUR 40,000. In this way, startport once again confirms its relevance for the industrial location Duisburg and for the innovative logistics solutions of tomorrow.
“Our startport concept is a win-win for all participants: The start-ups are able to apply their ideas directly at established companies, while the Port of Duisburg and the entire partner network are able to access the newest industry innovations. This strengthens our entire duisport network and innovative power,” says startport Managing Director Peter Trapp.
Sustainability
In Germany, the logistics sector accounts for approximately 20% (2019) of emitted greenhouse gases. The Port of Duisburg has long been serious about its responsibility to contribute to climate protection and to develop measures that continuously reduce emissions.
The action fields Modal Shift, Air, Noise + Climate, along with the energy supply and resources segment, play a key role in this regard. Specifically, duisport – in its role as Europe’s major hinterland hub – mainly sees its expertise in the provision of the required infrastructure and creating connections between the relevant partners, customers and stakeholders along the supply chain.
In 2020, duisport also initiated two additional major projects that make an exemplary contribution to climate-friendly energy use.
LNG – Fuel station with Rolande
In October 2020, Duisburger Hafen AG and Rolande, a pioneer and market leader in the development of infrastructures for liquefied natural gas for trucks and bio-LNG in the Netherlands, announced their collaboration for the construction of an LNG fuel station in the Port of Duisburg. The new Rolande LNG station is available for all LNG-operated utility vehicles. In this way, duisport promotes the use of environmentally-friendly LNG in the port to reduce local emissions.
5G test field research project
With the project “5G.Logport Duisburg”, duisport, the City of Duisburg and the University Duisburg-Essen applied to the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for funding to construct a 5G test field in the port in 2020. The objective is to develop innovative digital logistics solutions together with customers and partners, up to the point of market maturity. As the start-up accelerator, the duisport subsidiary startport plays a key role in this context, so that the value chains of the entire duisport network can benefit.
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Pressepaket downloadenPositive result during the coronavirus pandemic year – Successfully through the crisis: duisport closes the 2020 financial year with record results.
- Result improves by 6.9%
- Strong growth in container handling volumes
- Turnover (total output) remains at previous year’s level
- EUR 39 million in investments
The diversified business model of the duisport Group really proved itself in the coronavirus crisis year of 2020. Even though the general economic environment continued to deteriorate due to the two lock-downs in 2020, the duisport Group was able to stay the course during the financial year and reported an improved result despite slightly lower sales revenues. The total handling volume decreased slightly compared to the previous year, not least because of the drop in coal and steel volumes due to the structural transformation on the Rhine and Ruhr.
Growth in container handling continues
“In the first quarter of 2021, we are again recording an extremely positive development in container handling with an increase of 7%. In this respect, it is essential and targeted to expand the handling capacities in the Port of Duisburg for further growth,” says Erich Staake, Chairman of the Executive Board of Duisburger Hafen AG.
Positive numbers, positive outlook
In 2020, the duisport Group generated sales revenues of EUR 292.0 million ((EUR 292.6 million in 2019) and thus remains just at the previous year’s level. The operating result (EBITDA) improved by 1.1% from EUR 43.9 million to EUR 44.3 million. The net profit after taxes increased from EUR 13.3 million in 2019 to EUR 14.2 million. This represents an increase of 6.9%.
Container handling at record levels
During the 2020 financial year, container handling volumes grew by 5% to 4.2 million TEU (previous year: 4.0 million). Despite the restrictions caused by the pandemic, some divisions reported significant growth.
Total handling volume stable
In line with the Executive Board’s forecasts from the previous year, the duisport Group only suffered minimal losses during the first coronavirus year with regard to the total handling volume. Compared to the previous year, the volume declined by three percent. Goods handling in the port reached a volume of 59 million tonnes in 2020. In 2019, this figure was 61.1 million tonnes.
Development of the four divisions
The Packing Logistics division was the most affected by the coronavirus crisis. Sales revenues in this business segment declined by 14.9%. This division contributed EUR 86.8 million to total sales revenues. The big drop in industry exports was accompanied by a significant decline in orders, which had to be compensated.
On the other hand, the Contract Logistics division reported significantly higher sales revenues of EUR 33.8 million (+13.8%).
The Infra and Superstructure division remained stable and closed the year with a slight increase of 0.3% to reach a value of EUR 53.6 million (compared to EUR 53.5 million in the previous year).
The Logistics Services segment also saw strong growth of 13%. Bookings in this segment reached EUR 85.8 million in 2020, after EUR 75.9 million in 2019 – new transport products from duisport agency GmbH (dpa) have made this success possible.
Additional investments
In the pandemic year that was 2020, the Port of Duisburg invested approximately EUR 39 million in capital and financial assets. Last year, investments totaled EUR 26.4 million. “In the next three years, we plan to invest 170 million euros,” says Erich Staake.
Approximately EUR 1 billion has been invested over the last 20 years. Most of this has been financed from own funds.
China traffic up 70 percent
Rail-based freight traffic with China grew by approximately 70 percent during the past financial year. In 2019, an average of 35 to 40 trains traveled between Duisburg and China. But starting in the second quarter of 2020, the Port of Duisburg registered an increase of up to 60 trains a week. In 2020, more than 10,000 trains traveled on these routes. They transported more than 1 million containers to 21 countries and 92 cities in Europe.
Over 50,000 jobs depend on the Port of Duisburg
The importance of stable and viable workplaces becomes particularly obvious during times of crisis. In this vein, the logistics sector has repeatedly proven itself to be a stable sector. The industry is one of the fastest growing and diversified sectors worldwide, with an enormous innovative capacity. Currently, more than 600,000 workplaces in North Rhine-Westphalia are connected to the logistics industry.
A total number of 51,580 employees are currently directly or indirectly dependent on the Port of Duisburg, as demonstrated by a new study by well-known Berlin market research institute Regionomica GmbH. In the year 2006, at the time of the first study, this figure was 36,000 workplaces. After the start of logport I 22 years ago, only around 19,000 local and regional workplaces were attributed to the port. Since then, the job effect has grown by 32,000 viable workplaces – and that number continues to increase.
Thanking our employees for their hard work
“By combining our forces, we have been able to keep the Port of Duisburg fully operational over the course of three lock-downs. The Executive Board would like to thank all employees who are maintaining the transport and supply chains day and night, even as they have to endure personal restrictions. Our teams in the terminals, the main administration office and external locations all gave their best. For this, they deserve gratitude and respect,” says Markus Bangen, Member auf the Executive Board.
20 years of structural transformation are paying off
The restructuring of the Duisburg port authority into a multi-model logistics hub has been successful. Each of the 22 years has been marked by steady growth thanks to the full-service expertise, a consistent focus on becoming the largest provider of logistics and commercial real estate on the Rhine and Ruhr, and finally the steadily growing national and international networking activities with partners and customers. Here are some indicators as a comparison:
- In 1999, sales revenues were EUR 27 million – in 2020, this figure has increased to EUR 292 million.
- An operating result of EUR 7.2 million was reported in the balance sheet for the first time in the year 2000. In the past 2020 financial year, this figure has increased to EUR 44.3 million.
- In 1999, the Duisburg port company had around 200 employees. In 2020, it had over 1,600 employees.
- Over one billion euros of investments in the last 20 years (mainly financed from own funds).
Coal and steel continue their decline
In the 2020 financial year, total handling volumes including private commercial ports were approximately 110.4 million tonnes (2019: 123.7 million tonnes). This represents a significant decline, which is due to the politically-motivated reduction in coal handling volumes. In addition to the loss of coal volumes resulting from the closure of coal power plants and overall lower demand for imported coal in the context of the energy transformation, the struggling steel industry also contributes to the reduction in volumes. The drop in coal and steel/iron is particularly noticeable in the vessel segment, although mineral oils/chemicals were also below the previous year’s level.
Expansion of network, guaranteed capacity to act
During the first quarter of 2020, and despite the lock-downs, the duisport Group continued to pursue its on-going projects and long-term objectives without interruption. The access points to global markets were actually expanded with additional Chinese destinations. The fact that all of the major logistics hubs in Europe and Asia are now an essential part of the global duisport network became particularly evident in the second half of the 2020 financial year.
By implementing special measures, duisport responded very early to the imminent breakdown of supply chains, which allowed it to compensate for these effects.
The port continuously operated at 100 percent during the first year of the coronavirus. “Flexibility, speed and especially customized solutions were and continue to be fundamental attributes of the Port of Duisburg, which has benefited our partner and customer network in particular. We always have to think ahead, and it is particularly during crisis situations that we benefit from a stable business acumen. And that is also reflected in our 2020 balance sheet,” says Erich Staake.
“Despite these stable developments, we are also realistic and maintain a sense of proportion. The pandemic is far from over, and we must strengthen our business for a somewhat uncertain future. It is also why, at the end of last year, we set the stage for upcoming developments at various levels of the company, and why we entered into partnerships and made investments so that we can continue to act as an important driving force and drive infrastructure developments forward in 2021,” continues Erich Staake.
Central hub and network expansion
The development of the Port of Duisburg as an important logistics hub for Asian transport in Europe was once again a key growth driver in the past year. This development process has been steady and also recalls the first days of the company’s own structural transformation: In 1998/99, the Japanese logistics company Yusen was the first anchor tenant in the new logport I logistics hub – today, Yusen operates across Europe from its location in Rheinhausen and is one of the main businesses at duisport.
In crisis times, global connectivity is a reliable indicator for the port’s guaranteed viability and its capacity to act. Particularly medium-sized companies rely on duisport’s expertise to obtain effective access to new Asian business opportunities.
Major projects 2020
logport model for Trieste
In mid-2020, Duisburger Hafen AG, together with the port authority of Trieste and the local financial holding Friulia S.p.A. (Friulia), prepared an investment in the hinterland of the largest Italian Adriatic port. The investment objective is “Interporto di Trieste S.p.A.” (Interporto), a company within the port alliance of the Port of Trieste.
Interporto operates three logistics facilities in and around Trieste, all with very good rail connections and a total area of almost one million square meters, plus approx. 130,000 square meters of storage space. Offered services include customs clearing and in particular the development of intermodal and logistics concepts, as well as targeted land developments in the Trieste port area. The negotiations that took place in 2020 were based on a strategic collaboration between duisport and the Trieste port authority, which has been in place since the summer of 2017.
In this way, the experience and success from the Duisburg logport model also benefit the further development of a European hub around the largest port in northern Italy. This is where exports from central Europe are connected to the maritime Silk Road.
PSA and duisport open new perspectives
At PSA’s behest, a joint venture was concluded in Singapore in the first quarter of 2021, which has been heralded as “ground-breaking” and “globally unique” by the two partners: duisport, the world’s largest container hub in the hinterland, and PSA Northeast Asia Supply Chain Pte Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the globally leading port group PSA (locations: Singapore/Antwerp, 30 ports globally), established a joint venture in the first quarter of 2021, after two years of negotiation. Based in Singapore, Multimodal Investments Pte Ltd. is supposed to invest in multimodal logistics facilities in Asia to improve the connectivity and trade flows between Europe and Asia. While PSA brings excellent experience with digital logistics to the table, duisport’s logport expertise and large customer network are highly sought after in Europe.
Initial projects under the new collaboration include a multimodal logistics hub in the world’s largest industrial metropolis Chongqing (China). It is being built over an area of 33 hectares, which means that it is similar in size to logport II. Another initiative concerns the expansion of a network of 13 Chinese railway terminals along the International Land Sea Corridor. In this way, duisport is directly involved in the joint development of new digital connections for trade flows in Asia, and the planning and marketing of a logistics hub. Both engagements open up new possibilities for optimizing rail traffic between Asia and Europe, and they are also expected to provide European e-Commerce companies with new opportunities on Chinese soil.
Moving semi-trailers towards rail!
At the end of the last financial year, Duisburger Hafen AG acquired a stake in Leipzig-based railway technology company CargoBeamer AG. Both companies are committed to moving freight transport from road onto rail, especially via semi-trailers. All based on innovative logistics products. Semi-trailers already account for around 40 percent of truck freight transport and require a special loading technology to be transported by rail. With its new handling technology, CargoBeamer offers a first-rate solution. It has developed into a ground-breaking concept for environmentally-friendly and sustainable transportation concepts,” says the duisport Executive Board: “We are very pleased that our shareholders have decided to move beyond the already existing successful partnership to approve a stake in the company!”
The new technology could also be used to continue a duisport success story: While around 72 percent of all freight traffic in Europe is moved by road, on average, this share has dropped to only 50 percent at duisport thanks to a multimodal long-term strategy. Using CargoBeamer and other rail transport innovations, this figure is supposed to be reduced to an ultimately unavoidable 25 percent.
Successful partnership: New parking areas for trucks City of Duisburg / duisport present action plan
The action plan for truck transport was presented in Duisburg at the end of August 2020. With its help, the burden of parked trucks on residents in the vicinity of logistics locations, which has increased in recent years, will be significantly reduced – the plan was developed jointly by the city and duisport.
In addition to immediate measures with short-term effects, including selective parking bans in particularly congested areas and towing measures as well as the installation of mobile toilet facilities to improve the situation of drivers, the action plan is primarily aimed at finding a long-term solution. This will be achieved by means of a triple approach of “promoting” (legal and attractive parking facilities with sanitary rooms), “requiring” (no-parking zones, controls at illegal hotspots, fines), and “informing” (digital traffic flow management, prioritized routes in navigation devices, low-threshold social/charitable work).
DIG – Project status: Walsum link road, Meiderich bypass
On 7 September 2020, Duisburger Infrastrukturgesellschaft mbH (DIG) – which was established as a joint venture between the city (75 percent) and the port (25 percent), broke ground and gave the start signal for the road construction project “Walsum link road”. “The construction of the new South-West link road Hamborn/Walsum represents an important initiative for reducing through traffic on the main roads of the Fahrn and Marxloh districts. Together with the additionally provided truck parking lot in logport VI in Walsum, this measure will provide long-term relief for local residents,” says DIG Managing Director and duisport Executive Board member Prof. Thomas Schlipköther.
As the joint infrastructure company of the City of Duisburg and duisport, DIG was engaged by the city for the construction of the link road.
logport VI: DSV and Maersk
At the beginning of 2020, DSV (one of the world’s leading logistics groups) announced that it would build a mega distribution center in logport VI. Commissioning is expected to take place in the summer of 2021, with over 300 new workplaces created. The use concept
provides for a land parcel of 12 hectares, which will initially feature a 56,000 square meter building with 76 dock doors.
Another successful addition was announced by the duisport Group in December 2020: In the future, multinational container logistics company Maersk and duisport will join forces to build and operate a new distribution and logistics center in the north of Duisburg. The new building is supposed to be planned and constructed in short order. Maersk will use more than 100,000 square meters in logport VI. The new addition will create 350 new workplaces.
Excellent training facility
In 2020, the duisport Group was once again certified as an “Excellent Training Facility”. This is the fifth year in a row that the Port of Duisburg has received this quality seal. Trainees at the company participated in an anonymous survey and answered around 100 detailed questions about the quality of their education. The main criteria for the quality review include, among other things, specific training contents, the way trainees are treated in the company, as well as future and promotion opportunities.
A total of eleven different training professions are currently offered at the duisport Group. From specialist for port logistics, real estate agent, IT specialist, timber mechanic to switchman and locomotive engineer. At the world’s largest hinterland container hub, there is great demand for well-trained experts; with its wide range of training opportunities, duisport also focuses on specialist and niche occupations.
The number of women who work in logistics at duisport is steadily increasing. As of the 2020 financial year, the proportion of female trainees in the duisport Group is 30.77 percent, which is higher than the average.
“Even during the coronavirus crisis, we remain a reliable partner for training and further education”, concludes the duisport Executive Board.
startport
New record despite crisis year: In 2020, the duisport subsidiary startport continued to strengthen its enormous attractiveness as a logistics innovation hub. New record despite coronavirus pandemic: The fifth generation of 30 new founders moved into the startport headquarters in the Duisburg interior port. startport’s visibility is also growing, both at the national and international level. For example, nine out of the 30 start-ups come from other European countries.
Four awards
Four start-ups that were supported by startport in the last few years did extremely well at well-known industry awards in 2020. The companies HEUREMO, gapcharge, ViSenSys and ForkOn impressed the jury of the Telematik Awards, the Digital Logistics Awards and at the national competition “OUT OF THE BOX.NRW” and garnered prize monies totaling EUR 40,000. In this way, startport once again confirms its relevance for the industrial location Duisburg and for the innovative logistics solutions of tomorrow.
“Our startport concept is a win-win for all participants: The start-ups are able to apply their ideas directly at established companies, while the Port of Duisburg and the entire partner network are able to access the newest industry innovations. This strengthens our entire duisport network and innovative power,” says startport Managing Director Peter Trapp.
Sustainability
In Germany, the logistics sector accounts for approximately 20% (2019) of emitted greenhouse gases. The Port of Duisburg has long been serious about its responsibility to contribute to climate protection and to develop measures that continuously reduce emissions.
The action fields Modal Shift, Air, Noise + Climate, along with the energy supply and resources segment, play a key role in this regard. Specifically, duisport – in its role as Europe’s major hinterland hub – mainly sees its expertise in the provision of the required infrastructure and creating connections between the relevant partners, customers and stakeholders along the supply chain.
In 2020, duisport also initiated two additional major projects that make an exemplary contribution to climate-friendly energy use.
LNG – Fuel station with Rolande
In October 2020, Duisburger Hafen AG and Rolande, a pioneer and market leader in the development of infrastructures for liquefied natural gas for trucks and bio-LNG in the Netherlands, announced their collaboration for the construction of an LNG fuel station in the Port of Duisburg. The new Rolande LNG station is available for all LNG-operated utility vehicles. In this way, duisport promotes the use of environmentally-friendly LNG in the port to reduce local emissions.
5G test field research project
With the project “5G.Logport Duisburg”, duisport, the City of Duisburg and the University Duisburg-Essen applied to the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for funding to construct a 5G test field in the port in 2020. The objective is to develop innovative digital logistics solutions together with customers and partners, up to the point of market maturity. As the start-up accelerator, the duisport subsidiary startport plays a key role in this context, so that the value chains of the entire duisport network can benefit.
PSA and duisport team up to invest in multimodal logistics facilities in Asia and enhance Europe-Asia connectivity
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PSA Northeast Asia Supply Chain Pte Ltd (“PSA”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of global ports group PSA International, has inked an agreement with the German multimodal logistics company Duisburger Hafen AG (“duisport”), trimodal logistics hub and Europe’s largest hinterland hub, to form a joint venture company Multimodal Investments Pte Ltd (“MIPL”) headquartered in Singapore. The joint venture will invest in multimodal logistics facilities in Asia, enhancing connectivity and trade flows between Europe and Asia.
Through MIPL, duisport will take a stake in PSA’s current investments in China’s multimodal logistics facilities i.e. the Sino Singapore Chongqing DC Multimodal Logistics (“SSCDC”) in Chongqing, and the China United International Rail Co. (“CUIRC”) rail terminal network.
Drawing on the combined supply chain expertise of PSA and duisport, MIPL will develop value-adding services for customers in Europe and Asia, providing them with efficient multimodal, logistics and digital services through Chongqing and the CUIRC rail terminal network.
Tan Chong Meng, Group CEO, PSA International, said, “This partnership with duisport is a groundbreaking opportunity to collaborate more strongly with global customers seeking direct access to both land-locked and maritime markets in Asia. We look forward to working with supply chain service providers to develop more physical and digital solutions for product redistribution and returns, enhancing the overall supply chain resilience between inland and sea terminals.”
“Our joint venture with PSA is a milestone in the history of the Port of Duisburg. It strengthens our market position in Asia and deepens our ties with one of the fastest growing regions in the global economy. Our participation in this authoritative network opens up new opportunities for European companies, in particular in markets that were previously closed to them. The combination of efficient rail infrastructure and innovative digital services associated with the joint venture is, in my opinion, unprecedented anywhere in the world. For our customers and partners, this cooperation offers completely new perspectives – and entrepreneurial opportunities. Multimodal Investments will become one of the decisive growth drivers for rail freight transport between Europe and Asia,” said Erich Staake, CEO, duisport.
Chongqing is the largest multimodal logistics hub in Western China, linked by transport services along the International Land Sea Trade Corridor (“ILSTC”) and China-Euro Trade Corridor. SSCDC is a key joint venture under the Chongqing Connectivity Initiative – Singapore’s third Government-to-Government project with China – developing a 33 hectare multimodal distribution hub connected to Yuzui Rail Terminal, located in Chongqing’s Liangjiang New Area. CUIRC has a network of 13 railway terminals across China, with its newest terminal located in Qinzhou, a key node for rail-sea multimodal services along the ILSTC.
ABOUT PSA INTERNATIONAL
PSA International (PSA) is a leading port group and trusted partner to cargo stakeholders. With flagship operations in Singapore and Antwerp, PSA’s global network encompasses over 50 locations in 26 countries around the world. The Group’s portfolio comprises 60 deepsea, rail and inland terminals, as well as affiliated businesses in distriparks, warehouses and marine services. Drawing on the deep expertise and experience from a diverse global team, PSA actively collaborates with its customers and partners to deliver world-class port services alongside, develop innovative cargo solutions and co-create an Internet of Logistics. As the partner of choice in the global supply chain, PSA is “The World’s Port of Call”. Visit us at www.globalpsa.com.
Note to Editors: PSA dropped the name of “Port of Singapore Authority” in 1997 when it became a corporatised entity. The company should be referred to as “PSA International Pte Ltd” or simply “PSA”.
ABOUT DUISPORT
Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) owns and manages the Port of Duisburg, the world’s largest inland port. For this port and logistics location, the duisport Group offers full service packages in the area of infra- and suprastructure, including relocation management. In addition, the subsidiaries also provide logistics services, such as the development and optimization of transport and logistics chains, rail freight services, building management, contract and packaging logistics. www.duisport.com
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Download media kitInnovation driver duisport – Climate protection: Preliminary study for a hydrogen switcher in the Port of Duisburg
“The mobility sector is a primary building block for achieving Europe’s climate targets. As Europe’s largest hinterland hub, we take our commitment to the large-scale reduction of emissions in our industry very seriously. In this context, we become active at many different levels,” explains duisport CEO Erich Staake.
Pilot project with an eye to the future – The Port of Duisburg (duisport), together with the DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) and the ZBT (Zentrum für Brennstoffzellen-Technik), is committed to the development and start-up of a hydrogen switcher. A milestone for the long-term prevention of greenhouse emissions and the further development of environmentally-friendly transportation.
The project will cost EUR 185,000 in total. The funding commitment for 50 percent of the costs has now been officially approved by the Ministry for Innovation, Digitization and Energy for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Project details – Focus on reducing diesel emissions
At this time, approximately 2,700 diesel switchers are still in use in Germany. Many of these were built before the year 1972, and without emission regulations. This leads to a negative impact on air quality, especially at the locations where they are used.
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia has taken up this challenge with the preliminary study conducted by duisport, which is supported by progres.nrw – program area Low-Emission Mobility, with the objective of studying the long-term and full-scale conversion to hydrogen-operated locomotives. Besides studying the feasibility of this step, the study will also analyze the requirements and possible solutions that must be considered for retrofitting or new builds. The study must also determine whether existing vehicles should be converted or whether new vehicles would be a preferable option.
Alexander Garbar, Deputy Head of Corporate Development and Strategy at duisport: “The official funding commitment forms the starting point for a unique study in a complex application field. Given its practical relevance, we (the Port of Duisburg) can make a major contribution towards achieving the climate protection targets. The insights that are gained would also be made available to other ports and terminals. It is a powerful signal for the development of the entire mobility industry and the commitment of those involved in the project.”
At duisport, sustainability is part of the corporate mission for all business divisions, projects and activities. As a result, duisport combines sustainability with technical innovations, ecological transportation chains and the efficient use of space, and is actively engaged in numerous promotional projects to ensure further progress.
Download media kitduisport closes the year 2020 on a successful note
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- New record (+5 %) in container handling segment
- Total handling volume declined by 3 %
- New China destinations strengthen market position
- Diversification secures logistics location Duisburg in the global competitive environment
- Erich Staake: “Our actions must continue to be guided by realism and a sense of proportion during the crisis!”
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, container handling at duisport in 2020 grew by 5 percent to 4.2 million TEU (previous year: 4.0 million), which is a new record. With a share of around 55 percent, container handling is the most important duisport goods segment. Overall, the duisport Group handled almost 59 million tonnes in the year 2020, based on an initial analysis. That is 3 percent less than in the previous year. (2019: 61.1 million tonnes). The drop is due to the political move away from coal handling.
Particularly rail-based freight traffic with China grew by approximately 70 percent during the past financial year. In 2019, an average of 35 to 40 trains traveled between Duisburg and various destinations in China. As of the second quarter of 2020, the Port of Duisburg registered an increase to up to 60 trains a week. Developments in eastern Europe are also very positive. Expanded connections to Poland in the trailer business have made a significant contribution to continued growth for a number of years already.
duisport network grows during the crisis
“These increases in the container business are not solely due to pandemic-related catch-up effects. Our strategy of expanding access to additional Chinese destinations as early as April (i.e. during the first lock-down) already paid off particularly in the second half of the year. In the meantime, all important logistics hubs in Europe and Asia have become an integral part of our network. We have systematically expanded our position as a preferred destination for eastern European and Asian freight transports into Europe. Our customers value our flexibility and performance – and in particular our rapid onward transport options. We have already approved additional investments to ensure that we also remain an attractive partner in the bulk goods business. Duisburg remains a multi-modal port, and that will not change,” emphasizes duisport Chief Executive Officer Erich Staake.
Strengthening rail freight
In 2021, the Port of Duisburg will continue its successful strategy of shifting freight transport, particularly transport from eastern Europe (by truck, tractor-trailers, trailers), from road to rail. The thus far implemented expansion measures and the new customers that have settled in the port, particularly DSV and MAERSK in logport VI, will continue to provide important impulses for duisport’s handling operations.
“Despite these positive developments, we have to maintain a sense of proportion and realism,” says the CEO of Duisburger Hafen AG. “Since the vaccination strategies in the EU are rolled out much more slowly than in the US or the UK, we will have to expect lower demand and further restrictions with lock-downs for our home market. Particularly the logistics sector, which is characterized by small and medium-sized companies, may be negatively affected due to continued uncertainty among consumers. In 2021, the second year of the pandemic, we are still vulnerable to significant uncertainties and certainly not out of the woods yet,” Staake concludes.
Pressepaket downloadenduisport invests in CargoBeamer – Partnership for shifting the transport of semi-trailers towards rail
duisport invests in CargoBeamer. Copyright dws Werbeagentur GmbH
- Erich Staake: „CargoBeamer is a pioneer for environmentally friendly and sustainable mobility concepts“
Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) has acquired a stake in the rail technology company CargoBeamer AG which is based in Leipzig, Germany. Both companies are jointly committed to shift road freight traffic towards rail thanks to innovative logistics concepts.
“Those who want to relocate transport away from roads have to transfer semi-trailers towards rail. CargoBeamer therefore offers an excellent solution with its handling technology. It has developed a pioneering concept in environmentally friendly and sustainable mobility solutions”, emphasizes Erich Staake, chairman of the Duisburger Hafen AG. “I am glad that our shareholders have approved the investment in addition to the already existing and successful partnership.”
CargoBeamer: Digitally controlled and flexible in use!
The fully automatic system of CargoBeamer is primarily used for transporting all kinds of craneable and non-craneable semi-trailers by rail. It consists of special railway cars and handling terminals. During loading and unloading the semi-trailers are driven and parked in the pallets, which are then shifted horizontally and fully automatically into the waiting train. CargoBeamer enables the complete loading and unloading of a cargo train with up to 36 wagons in less than 20 minutes, while the process is completely digitalized. The CargoBeamer wagon technology is also fully compatible with typical cranes and reach stackers used in classic intermodal transport. Therefore nearly every existing intermodal terminal is able to handle CargoBeamer wagons. Customers such as freight forwarders bring their semi-trailers to the rail terminal from where they are transported to their destination by rail.
Moving semi-trailers towards rail
duisport has already started to expand its world-leading range of inland trimodal cargo handling with the first CargoBeamer trains. “In the future, our customers will get even more reliable and climate-friendly logistics chains – without burdening their vehicle fleet with high investments,” says Erich Staake. The CargoBeamer system transport semi-trailers as well as typical intermodal units. The capacity of each train is 36 semi-trailers or 45-foot containers. Each semi-trailer can hold up to 26 tons of cargo.
New terminal and improved infrastructure
CargoBeamer and duisport are pursuing a vision for the future: Together both are working towards digitally automated handling for semi-trailers from road to rail. Combined with robotized warehouses and the electromobile distribution of goods on the “last mile”, an efficient European model for a sustainable transport network is to be created in the centre of North Rhine-Westphalia. A joint terminal project based on the CargoBeamer infrastructure will be an important component of this development. As part of this project, the new CBoXX technology from CargoBeamer is to be integrated directly. The high-volume rail container can be loaded and unloaded autonomously in the terminal. Thus, a high-performance offer for LTL / LCL volumes (freight quantities with piece sizes below an entire semi-trailer or container) can be brought to the market.
“We are very pleased to further strengthen our already successful strategic cooperation with duisport’s participation in CargoBeamer. duisport offers ideal conditions for expanding transport routes far into Asia in the future and, as the largest inland port in Europe, opens up enormous potential for connections throughout the world. duisport shares CargoBeamers vision of drastically increasing rail freight transport with innovative rail logistics”, explains Robert Osterrieth, chairman of the supervisory board of CargoBeamer AG.
To this day around 30 percent of the entire trade between china and Europe runs through the port of Duisburg. Every week 50 to 60 trains connect duisport and around 20 destinations in China.
Background information
About duisport:
Duisburger Hafen AG owns and manages the Port of Duisburg, the world’s largest inland port. For this port and logistics location, the duisport Group offers full service packages in the area of infra- and superstructure, including relocation management. In addition, the subsidiaries also provide logistics services, such as the development and optimization of transport and logistics chains, rail freight services, building management, contract and packing logistics. www.duisport.de
About CargoBeamer:
The CargoBeamer Group is a logistics service provider in the “combined transportation road-rail segment” based in Leipzig, Germany. Thanks to the company’s technology of rail cars, handling terminals and logistics software nearly all standard truck semi-trailers of all build types can use the train – without additional conversions and reinforcements for the tractor trailer and even without a driver and tractor unit. A first route between Kaldenkirchen at the German/Dutch border and Domodossola in northern Italy has been serviced by daily trains since 2015 and is fully utilized – more than 70,000 truck journeys through Germany and the Alps have been transferred to the environmentally-friendly railroad track to date. In the medium-term CargoBeamer will realize a European route-network of high-performing and innovative transhipment facilities at important transport hubs. This will secure sustainable rail-transport for hundreds of thousands of semi-trailers per year – reducing co2-emissions and relieving environment and society. www.cargobeamer.eu
Pressepaket downloadenduisport invests in CargoBeamer – Partnership for shifting the transport of semi-trailers towards rail
- Erich Staake: „CargoBeamer is a pioneer for environmentally friendly and sustainable mobility concepts“
Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) has acquired a stake in the rail technology company CargoBeamer AG which is based in Leipzig, Germany. Both companies are jointly committed to shift road freight traffic towards rail thanks to innovative logistics concepts.
“Those who want to relocate transport away from roads have to transfer semi-trailers towards rail. CargoBeamer therefore offers an excellent solution with its handling technology. It has developed a pioneering concept in environmentally friendly and sustainable mobility solutions”, emphasizes Erich Staake, chairman of the Duisburger Hafen AG. “I am glad that our shareholders have approved the investment in addition to the already existing and successful partnership.”
CargoBeamer: Digitally controlled and flexible in use!
The fully automatic system of CargoBeamer is primarily used for transporting all kinds of craneable and non-craneable semi-trailers by rail. It consists of special railway cars and handling terminals. During loading and unloading the semi-trailers are driven and parked in the pallets, which are then shifted horizontally and fully automatically into the waiting train. CargoBeamer enables the complete loading and unloading of a cargo train with up to 36 wagons in less than 20 minutes, while the process is completely digitalized. The CargoBeamer wagon technology is also fully compatible with typical cranes and reach stackers used in classic intermodal transport. Therefore nearly every existing intermodal terminal is able to handle CargoBeamer wagons. Customers such as freight forwarders bring their semi-trailers to the rail terminal from where they are transported to their destination by rail.
Moving semi-trailers towards rail
duisport has already started to expand its world-leading range of inland trimodal cargo handling with the first CargoBeamer trains. “In the future, our customers will get even more reliable and climate-friendly logistics chains – without burdening their vehicle fleet with high investments,” says Erich Staake. The CargoBeamer system transport semi-trailers as well as typical intermodal units. The capacity of each train is 36 semi-trailers or 45-foot containers. Each semi-trailer can hold up to 26 tons of cargo.
New terminal and improved infrastructure
CargoBeamer and duisport are pursuing a vision for the future: Together both are working towards digitally automated handling for semi-trailers from road to rail. Combined with robotized warehouses and the electromobile distribution of goods on the “last mile”, an efficient European model for a sustainable transport network is to be created in the centre of North Rhine-Westphalia. A joint terminal project based on the CargoBeamer infrastructure will be an important component of this development. As part of this project, the new CBoXX technology from CargoBeamer is to be integrated directly. The high-volume rail container can be loaded and unloaded autonomously in the terminal. Thus, a high-performance offer for LTL / LCL volumes (freight quantities with piece sizes below an entire semi-trailer or container) can be brought to the market.
“We are very pleased to further strengthen our already successful strategic cooperation with duisport’s participation in CargoBeamer. duisport offers ideal conditions for expanding transport routes far into Asia in the future and, as the largest inland port in Europe, opens up enormous potential for connections throughout the world. duisport shares CargoBeamers vision of drastically increasing rail freight transport with innovative rail logistics”, explains Robert Osterrieth, chairman of the supervisory board of CargoBeamer AG.
To this day around 30 percent of the entire trade between china and Europe runs through the port of Duisburg. Every week 50 to 60 trains connect duisport and around 20 destinations in China.
Background information
About duisport:
Duisburger Hafen AG owns and manages the Port of Duisburg, the world’s largest inland port. For this port and logistics location, the duisport Group offers full service packages in the area of infra- and superstructure, including relocation management. In addition, the subsidiaries also provide logistics services, such as the development and optimization of transport and logistics chains, rail freight services, building management, contract and packing logistics. www.duisport.de
About CargoBeamer:
The CargoBeamer Group is a logistics service provider in the “combined transportation road-rail segment” based in Leipzig, Germany. Thanks to the company’s technology of rail cars, handling terminals and logistics software nearly all standard truck semi-trailers of all build types can use the train – without additional conversions and reinforcements for the tractor trailer and even without a driver and tractor unit. A first route between Kaldenkirchen at the German/Dutch border and Domodossola in northern Italy has been serviced by daily trains since 2015 and is fully utilized – more than 70,000 truck journeys through Germany and the Alps have been transferred to the environmentally-friendly railroad track to date. In the medium-term CargoBeamer will realize a European route-network of high-performing and innovative transhipment facilities at important transport hubs. This will secure sustainable rail-transport for hundreds of thousands of semi-trailers per year – reducing co2-emissions and relieving environment and society. www.cargobeamer.eu
logport VI: Maersk plans investment in Duisburg – World’s largest container shipping company plans a distribution center in the north of Duisburg
The addition of Maersk together with the investors that have been acquired to date will create over 600 workplaces at logport VI in Duisburg. Copyright duisport/Hans Blossey
Container logistics company Maersk and duisport are combining their forces to build and operate a new distribution and logistics center in Duisburg. The new building is supposed to be planned and constructed in short order. Maersk will use more than 100,000 square meters in logport VI. The contract negotiations are in the final phase. The new addition will create 350 new workplaces.
logport VI: The ideal location for future growth
A parcel of almost 43 hectares, which features a 500 meter long quay wall, is in the process of becoming the future home of a trimodal logistics location (including container terminal) that is part of the logport family. After logport I in Duisburg-Rheinhausen, the Walsum location is the second-largest project of Duisburger Hafen AG in the past 20 years.
“Our customers need more than just transport services from port to port. By assisting them with the entire transportation chain from door to door, we create real added value for our customers and reduce the complexity in their supply chains. As a global integrator for container logistics, Maersk has the required assets, know-how and extensive experience. We are very pleased to have found a partner in duisport, who understands this strong customer focus and who creates the required infrastructure at this attractive location,” says Jens-Ole Krenzien, Vice President North West Continent Region at Maersk.
Excellent infrastructure and connection to international trading routes as key location factors
“logport VI enables long-term and sustainable competitive advantages. The new container terminal directly on the Rhine and the direct connection to intermodal transportation chains in the European hinterland and to Asia are advantages in a globally competitive environment. The addition of Maersk demonstrates that the logistics hub in Duisburg has become essential for the large players in the industry,” says Erich Staake, Chief Executive Officer of Duisburger Hafen AG.
Maersk: duisport is a strategically important partner
“We are very proud of this joint project in Duisburg, which will allow us to provide our customers in the heart of Europe with comprehensive and tailored logistics solutions,” says Krenzien. “The location will serve as an additional hub in the supply chains of our customers. Our engagement in logport VI is consistent with our strategy of providing globally integrated logistics services to our customers. Duisburg, the leading logistics hub in central Europe, is the ideal location for this project.”
Number of workplaces at the new location is well above expectations: The addition of Maersk together with the investors that have been acquired to date will create over 600 workplaces
After the closing, and after all required approvals have been obtained, Maersk will develop a large distribution and warehouse complex in two phases. The company will utilize a large part of the total space, with an area of over 100,000 square meters. Another 50,000 square meters could be added during another expansion stage. “After purchasing this parcel, I spoke about our objective of doubling the number of employees who worked at the former paper factory (300 workplaces). With the addition of Maersk, we will be able to exceed this projection,” says Erich Staake, Chief Executive Officer of Duisburger Hafen AG.
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A.P. Moller – Maersk is an integrated container logistics company that is committed to connecting and simplifying the supply chains of its customers. As the global leader in ocean freight services, Maersk is active in 130 countries and has around 80,000 employees. www.maersk.com
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