Duisburger Hafen AG: A Growth Driver for Europe

This is where the heart of Europe beats: The world’s largest inland port in Duisburg canalises the flow of goods of a met­­ropolitan area with 150 million inhabitants. The combination of traffic carriers and tailored service offers made it possible for the Duisburger Hafen AG to be­­come the region’s growth driver. To date, almost 600 million euros have been invested to achieve this; an additional 100 million will follow by 2016. Regularly sched­uled service links Duisburg with Europe’s metropolitan regions and even China. Con­tainer handling has most recently increased by 16 per cent. A total capacity of five mil­lion TEU will be achieved in 2015. The em­­ployment effect has doubled over the last 16 years: back then, 20,000 people depended on the port for employment; to­day this number totals over 40,000. The 300 companies based at the location gen­erate an annual value creation of over three billion euros. Kühne + Nagel has its largest site in the world here; Japan’s NYK/Yusen Logistics has its strongest location in Europe. DHL, DB Schenker and Rhenus are at home in Duisburg as are Hewlett Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Danone Waters, Siemens and Mitsubishi. Audi opened its largest logistics centre in the world here for exporting vehicle compo­nents to China, India and soon to Mexico. Volkswagen followed with its own site which ships quality “Made in Germany” from Duisburg all around the world.