1. Erich Staake – President / CEO duisport Group Success factors of infrastructure operators in Europe – Learnings and Transferabilities for Middle East Global Logistics Forum, March 15th 2010

2. Some facts about duisport …
The world’s largest inland port:
Approximately 110 million tonnes are transshipped in the public ports and the 7 private ports p.a.
The world‘s largest inland container port:
Transshipment of over 1 million TEU per year
The leading hinterland hub of the Northern EU sea ports:
Network of more than 350 container shuttles per week
One of the leading logistics locations in Europe:
logport project with more than 60 new logistics investments from a dozen nationalities within the last years
The most important economic factor in the region:
Over 36,000 jobs depend on the Port of Duisburg

3. duisport: location In the Heart of Europe
Situated in Europe‘s largest industrial conurbation with more than 30 million consumers and 300,000 companies within a radius of 150 km
Located at the junction of major European water, rail and road transportation routes
Major hinterland hub for gateway cargo from and to the North Sea ports
The EU enlargement made Germany the geographical center of the world‘s largest free trade area

4. Logistics Service Providers Infra- and Suprastructure Providers
Business Units
Logistics Service Providers
Infra- and Suprastructure Providers
Packing Logistics
duisport (Duisburger Hafen AG)
logport Logistic-Center Duisburg
logport ruhr
duisport agency
duisport facility logistics
duisport rail
duisport consult
dpl Duisburg / Essen
dpl Chemnitz
dpl Hainburg
dpl Antwerp
dpl Shanghai
Integrated Service Provider

5. duisport – an integrated port concept with strategic investments of global players
duisport became a fully developed port concept with 1,6 Mio. m² warehousing capacities
50,000 sq.m
40,000 sq.m
20,000 sq.m
30,000 sq.m
25,000 sq.m
120,000 sq.m

6. logport I: one of the leading logistic centers in Europe &
Samstag, 22. April 2017
logport I: one of the leading logistic centers in Europe &
a major hub for contract logistics
Roll-on/roll-off
Shunting yard
DIT / D3T 3
PDI center

7. Integration of strategic partners Example: Duisburg Trimodal Terminal
Europe‘s first shipping line container
terminal in the hinterland
Start of operations: 1st January 2008 Lines involved: CMA CGM and NYK as equal partners (each 40%) alongside duisport as further partner (20%)
Two berths and four half train-length platforms were built on the lot
CMA CGM and NYK are consolidating their gateway cargo at the Duisburg location
More than 100,000 TEU turnover at D3T in second year of operation
 Learning #1: Cooperation & integration of strategic partners

8. Example project: Terminal D3T on Logport I (NYK / CMA CGM / duisport)
Largest container crane in an inland port in Europe
4 rail tracks
handling area
reinforced concrete wall on a drilled pile foundation
sheet pile wall with banquette
Cross-section:

9. Terminal- and railway infrastructure
Status quo
220 km of rail tracks
5 Shunting yards
7 intermodal container terminals connected
via daily duisport rail shuttle:
Capacity 2010: 1,5 Mio. TEU p.a.
Capacity 2015: 2,5 Mio. TEU p.a.
Further service facilities:
5 coal unloading terminals
9 covered loading/discharging facilities
6 steel service centers
19 liquid cargo transfer facilities
Approx. 0.6 million m³ of tankage
2 roll-on/roll-off facilities
1 PDI center and 220,000 sq.m for automobile logistics at the logport site
DUSS
DeCeTe
RRT
DKT
DIT/D3T
Gateway West

10. duisport – expansion of leading turntable and hub function
duisport as europe`s largest gateway hub and special focus on railway infrastructure
Construction of 5 shunting yards to allow optimal processes and further growth
Direkt connection of warehouses to track network via individual rail hubs
Minimum of half train length tracks in terminals
Advanced track network signalling and control system
Further expansion of railway infrastructure planned to serve costumer needs
 Learning #2: Long-term investments in essential infrastructure interfaces, i. e. terminal
and railway infrastructure

11. Provision of innovative solutions Example: Break Bulk & Heavy Lift Solutions
Project “Nordhafen” - Status Jan. 2010
Verpackungs- halle
Spare parts Halle
additional 45,000 m² for packing logistics
multipurpose hall (6,750 m² with 8 overhead cranes up to 25 tons)
packing hall (4,850 m² with 6 overhead cranes up to 100 tons incl. direct
water access for 100 tons handlings for short sea vessels)
both directly connected to track network

12. Example project: Heavy Lift Terminal Duisburg (HTD)
Completion: January 2010
Location: Duisburg, south bank Außenhafen
Floor space: m²
Hall: m²; hook clearance 15m,
canopied with direct water access
Specialties: trimodal handling and packing of heavy goods direct access via inland naviagtion network to seaports and to production sites in south germany
2 overhead cranes, 2 heavy-duty cranes with single capacity up to 125 tons, integration of platform for heavy goods handling up to tons possible
Nordhafen
HTD
 Learning #3: Establishment as an innovative
customer-driven solution provider

13. Value Added Services to strengthen network Example: Regional Feeder Shuttle Network
duisport Group offers industry solutions to major production and trading companies
Daily railroad shuttles by duisport rail to/from different container terminals in the Rhine-Ruhr region (e.g. Marl, Unna, Krefeld-Uerdingen, Dormagen)
Feeding of the continental cargo into the combined transportation network of duisport clients
Combination of continental and maritime cargo in existing rail shuttle systems
Shifting some 50,000 containers p.a. from road to rail

14. Example: Regional Feeder Shuttle Network Rhine-Ruhr-Area
Establishing the 1st regional Hinterland-Hub-and-Spoke-system worldwide within Europe`s largest industrial conurbation
Spoke Wesel
Spoke Gelsenkirchen
Spoke Dortmund
Spoke Unna
Spoke Essen
Spoke Ennepe
Spoke Marl
Spoke Krefeld
Spoke Dormagen
 Learning #4: Offering of various value added services, i. e. rail services, facilty
management, consulting

15. duisport: Leading Turntable and Hub Function
duisport bundles maritime and
continental cargo streams
Europe-wide
Approx. 350 scheduled combined transportation train links per week to over 80 destinations in the European hinterland
Hub relations greatly increase the shuttle capacities to and from ports
Combination of maritime and continental transport at the hub leads to strongly increased quantities
Guarantee of delivery for the customer due to frequent and continuous direct connections
 Learning #5: Buildup and extension of an
international transport network

16. Summary Learnings and Transferabilities for Middle East
From an infrastructur operator to a customer-driven service provider
#1: Cooperation & integration of strategic partners
#2: Long-term investments in essential infrastructure
interfaces, i. e. terminal and railway infrastructure
#3: Establishment as an innovative customer-driven
solution provider
#4: Offering of various value added services, i. e. rail
services, facility management, consulting
#5: Buildup and extension of an international transport
network

17. More Information: www.duisport.com
Thank you very much for your attention!