duisport reaches new peak in container handling
Slightly declining total turnover in the ports of the duisport group in 2012
In 2012 the duisport group handled goods with a total volume of 63.3 million tonnes across its ports. This was 1.3 per cent down on in its record year 2011 (64.1 million tonnes). The total turnover from combined transportation has increased again. Container cargo by ship, by rail and by truck grew by 4 per cent to 2.6 million TEU (2011: 2.5 million) marking a further record.
For the entire Port of Duisburg, including private commercial ports, the duisport group is anticipating a total turnover of goods of 110 million tonnes for the year 2012. This represents a 12 per cent decline in total volume on the prior year (125.6 million tonnes). “The most noticeable effects are resulting from the downturn in coal and steel, especially in the commercial ports, due to the economic situation,” comments Erich Staake, Chief Executive Officer of Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport),
In 2012 the ports of the duisport group handled a total of 32 million tonnes of goods by rail and by ship – compared to 32.9 million tonnes in 2011. A share of 16 million tonnes each was transported by both modes of transport. Whilst ship cargo remained 6.8 per cent below the prior year’s level, rail cargo increased by 1.1 percent.
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