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We‘ll be glad to help. duisport packing logistics GmbH Port Number 3650 Alte Ruhrorter Strasse 42-52 47119 Duisburg Germany Phone: +49 203 8032-0 Fax: +49 203 8032-204 [email protected] CONTENT 4 Positive growth trend in 2015 7 Hub of energy market transformation 10 Building the New Silk Road together „After a bumpy start in the first quarter, the second Together for the energy market transformation – Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) and China Mer- quarter was already an improvement and the third that’s the slogan for a future-oriented partnership chants Logistics Holdings Co. Ltd. (CML), the logistics quarter was good. I am optimistic that we will be entered into by innogy SE and the duisport Group. division of the China Merchants Group (CMG), have successful in achieving an improved economic per- As leading companies in the energy industry and lo- entered into a strategic and project-based coopera- formance compared to the previous year again in gistics, innogy and duisport want to develop a “hub tion agreement. The agreement was signed in Hong 2016. Container handling will also just enter the plus for the energy market transformation” in the port of Kong during the recent trip to China by Germany‘s range, while market conditions will lead to a slight Duisburg, and test out new methods of saving ener- industry minister Sigmar Gabriel - a trip that also minus in bulk cargo handling and especially coal and gy and using renewables in logistics and industry. included North-Rhine Westphalia minister of trans- steel,“ explains Erich Staake, Chief Executive Officer portation Michael Groschek and duisport CEO Erich of Duisburger Hafen AG. Staake. Content THE PORT IN FOCUS CUL-TOUR 4 Stable growth for duisport in 2016 21 With DHL to China and back 36 300 Years of the Port of Duisburg 7 Hub of the energy market 24 Semitrailers are now stackable 39 Shop windows facing the Rhine transformation 26 NGK – International automotive 10 Building the New Silk Road together supplier in the port 28 Revolutionary for inland waterway SERVICE NETWORK transport 40 duisport Shipping List and Rail 12 Watertruck: Breaking new ground Schedule in inland waterway transport 46 duisport – The Port PORTRAIT 14 Digitalization in rail transport 47 Port Map 16 Port of the future 32 Rhenus Port Logistics Duisburg 18 Greiwing expands services for inter- modal transportation in Duisburg IMPRINT Editor and advertisements: Layout: Visuell Marketing – visuell-marketing.com 42. Volume – Edition 2/2016 Linda Wosnitza (lw) Satz: media-grafixx, Mülheim an der Ruhr Tel: +49 203 803-4455 Frequency: Published twice per year, Fax: +49 203 803-4409 Print: SET POINT Medien GmbH June and December [email protected] Translations: Kern AG, Bonn Publisher: Authors of this edition: Cover: logport I Duisburger Hafen AG Hans-Wilhelm Dünner (dü), Josefine Schürmanns, Cover photograph: Oliver Tjaden Alte Ruhrorter Straße 42–52 Axel Granzow (gran), Wilhelm Klümper (klü) 47119 Duisburg Articles signed by the authors do not necessarily represent the opinion of the publisher. Articles may not be reprinted, www.duisport.com unless the source is quoted. [email protected] duisportmagazin 2/2016 3 THE PORT » STABLE GROWTH 2016 Stable growth for duisport in its 2016 anniversary year © Hans Blossey In the area of development and marketing of logistics sites duisport was able to register a record-breaking year. Almost a 1.000 jobs will be created thanks to duisport’s new mayor projects. (dü) „After a bumpy start in the first Chinese government”, says Staake. considerable boost in cargo transport quarter, the second quarter was But there has also been a downturn in from China to Europe directly via Duis- already an improvement and the third trade with Russia and South America. burg,“ Staake is confident that the quarter was good. I am optimistic that cooperation agreements made now we will be successful in achieving an The growth market of China in China will also lead to significant improved economic performance The participation of North-Rhine increases in the handling figures at compared to the previous year again Westphalia‘s Minister of Transport the Port: „We want to develop duis- in 2016. Container handling will also Michael Groschek and Erich Staake port into the leading European trans- just enter the plus range, while market in Sigmar Gabriel‘s multi-day trip portation hub for Chinese transport.“ conditions will lead to a slight minus to China yielded some encouraging in bulk cargo handling and especially results. „We were able to agree on a For Staake this positive development coal and steel,“ explains Erich Staake, strategic and project-based cooper- is the result of years of development Chief Executive Officer of Duisburger ation with the Logistics Division of work in the establishment of a direct Hafen AG. China Merchants Group in Hong Kong, link between the Chinese and Euro- which operates 31 ports in 18 countries pean markets by rail via Duisburg: „We still lack the drivers of global eco- and 1,148 logistics centers in important „Already today, about 20 trains a week nomic growth. This finds expression metropolitan regions. In the economic run between the Port of Duisburg in languished, falling container han- hub of Chengdu, we signed coopera- and various destinations in China. dling figures in most of the northern tion agreements with Chengdu Inter- The Chinese are surveying the world ports. The economic development in national Railway Port Investment Co. anew, building new industrial centers China declined for the second year in Ltd (CDIRPI), a wholly-owned subsid- in less developed provinces in Central a row, which is to be corrected with an iary of Chengdu Industry Investment China and the west of the country investment program launched by the Co. Ltd. (CDII), which is planning a while cleverly exploiting investment 4 duisportmagazin 2/2016 THE PORT » STABLE GROWTH 2016 of these terminals in Duisburg are in the black. As already in previous years, our growth and solid economic perfor- mance is based above all on the han- dling volume generated on site from the settlement of new companies and from the development of new Conti- nental European rail transport rela- tions, for example to Turkey, Scandina- via, or China. Both market segments are showing signs of expansion for the future, as well,“ as Erich Staake justi- fies his expected annual results. © Rolf Köppen © Rolf With five major resettlements, it was Erich Staake takes stock of the business year 2016. not only possible in 2016 to close the last property gaps at logport I, but also to fill the logport IV projects in Kamp-Lintfort with interesting inves- interests of foreign partners, such as is all the more important that ports tors. „Since the start of logport I, we Volkswagen. New trading routes oper- not generate their economic results have located over 100 companies in ating under the Chinese „one belt, one exclusively from the user fees for the Duisburg. With logport V in Ober- road“ Silk Road initiative are result- port infrastructure, but rather work hausen, logport VI Duisburg-Walsum ing in an improved connection to the out their own services for settling new and logport VII in Marl, we now have markets in the Near East and Western companies and thus related qualified a total of 200 ha available for resettle- Europe. An important element in the logistics services with a view to the ments. The interest among investors is implementation of these strategic complete transport chain. unabated, Staake continues, for word objectives, according to Staake, is the has since spread about the combina- intensive use of developmental policy Settlement projects create growth tion of large areas with good transport instruments, such as the construc- „With a handling capacity of 5 million connections and a wide range of logis- tion of road and railway connections TEU at nine terminals, duisport is well tics services that the duisport loca- and of ports and inland terminals in positioned for the future development tions have to offer. „Our settlement the countries and regions along the of intermodal transport. By the way, all and logistics concepts have become Silk Road. „It is exactly the realization of such projects that the cooperation agreements now signed between the Chinese partners and Duisburger Hafen AG are targeting!“ The trend is still going towards increas- ingly large container chips, overcapac- ities among container operators, as well as decreasing containerized cargo at seaports and in the hinterland, lead- ing to an extremely high competitive and pricing pressure. „The decreas- ing costs of entire logistics chains are advantageous for the shipping indus- try, helping it position itself in increas- ingly tight export markets. However, the participants of the supply chain are suffering under the falling rates,“ © Hans Blossey Staake points out. For that reason, it In 2016 two major resettlements could be gained for logport IV. duisportmagazin 2/2016 5 THE PORT » STABLE GROWTH 2016 the backbone of our seaport transport services and has clearly profited from the development of Duisburg as a rail hub,“ Staake is convinced. The highlight: The Port‘s anniversary The absolute highlight of the year 2016 was the 300-year anniversary of the Port of Duisburg.