duisport implements major intermodal project on behalf of Samskip

New combined transport terminal for Samskip and Van Dieren at the Port of Duisburg will provide a maximum capacity of 250,000 TEU per year in the final stage:

Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics and its subsidiary Van Dieren have signed a long-term agreement with Duisport to expand their activities. The duisport group will construct the new combined KV-Terminal Hohenbudberg on behalf of the international logistics company. In addition to Samskip/Van Dieren traffic, companies located in the immediate proximity, which includes CHEMPARK in Krefeld-Uerdingen, will also use this bimodal terminal.

With a total investment of over EUR 20 million, the new 120,000 m² terminal will have seven tracks and two gantry cranes and Hohenbudberg will then be able to handle up to 250,000 TEU a year. The new terminal is expected to start operating in the second quarter of 2012.

Samskip has long been an important customer of the Port of Duisburg and handles its ship-based traffic over the DeCeTe terminal. From now on the subsidiary Van Dieren will operate its rail-based services via the intermodal hub of the Ruhr area. Jens Holger Nielsen, CEO Samskip stated: "Samskip has decided to invest and consolidate in Duisburg as an integral part of our pan-European multimodal network across water, rail, inland waterways and road. The commitment to the Hohenbudberg terminal is part of this strategy and ensures that we have operational control and flexibility in this area, thus allowing us to continue to grow our pan-European multimodal network."

Quelle: LogEastics
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