Duisport/Currenta deal

Duisburger Hafen AG has acquired local freight company Bohnen Logistik

Duisburger Hafen AG and China Merchants Logistics Holdings Co Ltd, the logistics division of the China Merchants Group, have entered into a strategic and project-based cooperation agreement

A raft of EU/national government measures and private sector initiatives aims to address the underutilisation of Europe’s inland waterways.

Total operating performance for the 2015 business year including minority interests increased by 10% to €217M, with EBITDA up by 6% to €37M, pre-tax profits up by 14% to a record €16M and volume at the group’s port facilities up by 6% to a record 69 Mt

Construction of a 55,000 m2 logistics centre for the German-wide distribution of furniture and furnishings of South Africa-based Steinhoff Group is under way

Duisburger Hafen AG is forecasting that it will handle around 68 Mt in 2015