Duisburg’s container terminals setting the course to 5 million TEU
Port of Duisburg investing another EUR 10 million into the expansion of the container terminals; First railway crane starts operation in logport III
The capacity expansions of the container terminals at logport I and logport III on the left bank of the Rhine announced at the beginning of the year have entered the next stage. On August 12, the first railway crane with an annual capacity of 90,000 loading units began full operation at logport III.
A second identical railway crane is to follow by the end of the year. This expansion in capacity is intended to accommodate the increased demand and additional rail traffic at logport III.
The overall investments for the two cranes, the over 700 m long crane tracks, and the 3 hectare expansion of the terminal area amount to about EUR 10 million.“Since the commissioning of logport III at the beginning of 2013, the quantity of handled cargo has risen continuously, especially thanks to our main customer Samskip Van Dieren Multimodal. Moreover, other customers are now using our terminal, and the tendency is rising,“ as Erich Staake, Chief Executive Officer of Duisburger Hafen AG, is pleased to report about the positive development of the combined transport terminal in Duisburg-Hohenbudberg.
The continuous capacity expansions at the Duisburg container terminals follow an overall concept of the duisport Group intended to create conditions for further growth. „As early as January 2015, we will have capacities to handle 5 million standard containers. This will allow us to further consolidate our position as the largest container handling location in Central Europe,“ explains Staake.
Quelle: LogEastics
Portal: www.logistik-express.com
