duisport group’s Packaging Logistics “goes international“

Integrated transport and logistics concept of the duisport group proves successful: total output of EUR 175 million and 3 million TEU in container handling in 2013

The duisport group has dedicated the year 2013 to expansion of its international commitment. Particularly in the Packaging Logistics segment the Duisburger Hafen AG pushed the development of new markets for their customers. New packaging activities have been built up in Southern Germany and in neighbouring France. By investing in the Weinzierl group and in a French packing company, duisport packing logistics GmbH has increased its number of locations by a further four.

In addition to extending the location in China (Shanghai/Wuxi), the business activities of the joint venture duisport packing logistics India Pvt. Ltd. started in India. dpl is providing its expertise in packing industrial goods and project logistics for companies in the international mechanical engineering sector from the new location in Pune in the west of India. Packaging Logistics achieved sales of EUR 58 million – a plus of 12 per cent compared to the previous year (2012: EUR 52 million).

In the 2013 financial year the duisport group generated total output of EUR 175 million. Thus, including sales from strategic investments, output rose by around 10 per cent on the previous year. At EUR 30 million it was possible to slightly exceed the 2012 level of earnings before interest taxes, depreciation and amortization (EUR 29 million). The result before taxes on earnings reached the high level of the previous year at EUR 12 million.

“Despite a difficult economic environment all business segments have developed well and have contributed to the positive result. Our integrated service portfolio thus continues to form the basis for the stable development of the result,” emphasised Erich Staake, Chief Executive Officer of Duisburger Hafen AG, at this year’s annual results press conference.

The three business segments of the duisport Group – Infra and Suprastructure, Transportation and Logistics Services as well as Packaging Logistics – were each able to increase their business volumes in 2013. While the Infra and Suprastructure division was able to increase its sales by 14 per cent to almost EUR 46 million (2012: EUR 40 million), sales at the Transportation and Logistics Services division grew by around 24 per cent to EUR 54 million (2012: EUR 44 million).

Total goods handling for all Duisburg ports in 2013 amounted to 123 million tonnes (2012: 110 million t). The rise largely resulted from the handling-related recovery in the private plant ports, which had suffered a collapse in 2012 due to poor developments in the coal and steel sector related to broader economic developments.

A total of 31 million tonnes – after 32 million tonnes in 2012 – was handled by rail and ship in the ports of the duisport group in 2013. While rail handling reached the previous year’s level at 16 million tonnes, ship handling declined slightly to reach 15 million tonnes (2012: 16 million t).

Container handling rose 16 per cent to 3 million TEU (2012: 2.6 million TEU). “This positive development in the container sector shows one can generate growth with integrated transport and logistics concepts, even when there are stagnating handling figures in the sea ports,” says Staake.

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