
LHG holds its own in a difficult environment
Total throughput decreases moderately by 4.8 percent

Total throughput decreases moderately by 4.8 percent

Duisport and Vitronic present a solution for the automatic recognition of containers. Intelligent camera systems record the status and ID of the loading unit.

On January 1, 2023, Contargo took over the activities of the Dutch company Honkoop Barging. This includes the management and employees of the inland shipping company as well as the freight contracts and customer contacts.

Lars Nennhaus has been a new member of the Executive Board of Duisburger Hafen AG since January 1, 2023 and is responsible for Technology and Operations.

The contract service provider ID Logistics Germany - part of the globally active ID Logistics Group - is filling further management positions at its German headquarters.

Duisburger Hafen AG is withdrawing from all business activities in Belarus with immediate effect.

Focus in the "International Network" area
Dr. Carsten Hinne has been a new member of the duisport Group's Executive Board since 1 January 2022.

Successful half-year results 2021
Container traffic at Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) in the first half of 2021 is significantly higher than in the previous year.

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and the Munich-based truck manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus are developing and testing automated trucks for use in hub-to-hub container transport in the "Hamburg TruckPilot" project.

The Port of Duisburg (duisport), together with the German Aerospace Center and the Center for Fuel Cell Technology, is committed to the development and commissioning of a hydrogen shunting locomotive.

Upward trend continues in the first quarter
Seaborne cargo throughput in the Port of Hamburg developed more positively than expected in the first quarter of 2021. The strong handling performance in March in particular boosted the upward trend.

The Fressnapf Group reacted quickly to delays caused by the pandemic and for the first time put a 42-container train from the Chinese province of Linyi on the rails to its import warehouse in the port of Duisburg.

PSA Northeast Asia Supply Chain Pte Ltd ("PSA") has signed an agreement with Duisburger Hafen AG ("duisport") to establish the joint venture company. The joint venture will invest in multimodal logistics facilities in Asia.

The first trial run as part of a possible extension of the maximum draught of the Western Scheldt was successful.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, duisport achieved growth of 5% in container handling in 2020 to 4.2 million TEU (previous year: 4.0 million) and thus a new record level.

Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) has acquired a stake in the rail technology company CargoBeamer. Both companies are jointly committed to shifting road freight transport to rail.

The duisport Group was certified as an "Excellent Training Company" for the fifth time in 2020. Important criteria for the quality review include the content of the training, the way the company treats its employees and the future and promotion opportunities for applicants.

duisport with a very good balance sheet
The duisport Group's diversified business model proved stable in 2019. This became clear at the duisport Group's first "online" annual press conference on April 21.

As part of his visit to the Ruhr region, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the Port of Duisburg.

Sales growth of eleven percent
The duisport Group is staying on course, even though the economic environment has become more difficult. The company achieved a turnover of 278.6 million euros in the 2018 financial year.