Port of Kiel: Strengthen its position in ro-ro transport to the Baltic
Total throughput in the seaport of Kiel rose thanks to positive development of ferry traffic in 2013; expansion of the Ostuferhafen to start shortly
The port of Kiel successfully maintained its sound handling result in 2013. With a performance of 6.32 million tonnes the result for the previous year was slightly surpassed by 12,000 tonnes. The ferry lines form the backbone of the port’s business, rising up to 5.1 million tonnes (plus 1.3 %) and thereby making up more than 80 per cent of the total throughput rate.
In 2013 it was the very first time that almost 24,000 cargo units were transhipped by rail at the intermodal handling terminals of Ostuferhafen and Schwedenkai together. This corresponds to a surplus of 14.7 per cent compared to the same period last year. Looking at the total number of trailers and containers handled in the port, it is 1/5 that was loaded onto trains for further transport. As from February 2014, a combined transport train will be operated directly between the port of Kiel and Duisburg.
According to Dr Dirk Claus, managing director the focus in 2014 will lie on expanding the harbour by integrating an adjacent industrial area, in order to strengthen the market leadership in ro-ro transport to the Baltic States. Supported by the state of Schleswig-Holstein, the port of Kiel will invest approximately EUR 10 million into Ostuferhafen. There will be 5 more hectares of premises available by the end of the year.
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