duisport reports significant increase in sales revenue and profits

Record net profit of EUR 14 million for the duisport Group / Workforce surpasses 1,000 employees for the first time

The duisport Group generated a total operating performance of EUR 198 million during the 2014 business year. The company’s performance, including revenues from strategic participations, increased by 13% compared to the previous year (2013: EUR 175 million), reaching a new record. In the case of the EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax and depreciation and amortization), the result from 2013 (EUR 30 million) was surpassed by even 17% (EUR 35 million). The result before taxes also reached a new record at EUR 14 million (2013: EUR 12 million).

„All three business segments of the duisport Group – Infra- and Suprastructure, Transportation and Logistic Services and Packaging Logistics – contributed to the excellent total operating performance of the duisport Group,“ emphasizes Erich Staake, Chief Executive Officer of Duisburger Hafen AG, at this year’s annual results press conference.

The duisport Group undertook investments of approximately EUR 17 million in the 2014 business year (2013: EUR 50 million), with an investment focus on expanding handling and terminal capacities. Moreover the duisport Group’s workforce has grown, as the company’s workforce surpassed the level of 1,000 employees for the first time during the course of the year. „Qualified and committed employees are the guarantor of sustained growth. Therefore we are confident that we will be able to continue the excellent results of the past year into 2015,“ says Staake.

Total goods handling for all Duisburg ports was 131 million tonnes last year (2013: 123 million tonnes). The total handling volume at the ports of the duisport Group reached a new record at 65 million tonnes (2013: 62 million tonnes). Handling volumes for rail and ship reached 33 million tonnes in 2014 – after 31 million tonnes in 2013. Both rail handling volumes of 17 million tonnes (2013: 16 million tonnes) and ship handling volumes of 16 million tonnes (2013: 15 million tonnes) were able to surpass the previous year’s level. Also the result for combined transportation was particularly positive. The handling volume for containers rose by 13 per cent to 3.4 million TEU (2013: 3 million TEU).

The group’s aim is to continue expanding its market share in 2015, as in previous years.

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