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News1 Aug 2007

The Port of Duisburg (Duisport), the world’s biggest inland port, has reached an agreement with Deutsche Bahn’s intermodal business unit...

News1 May 2007

Austria-based crane maker Hans Künz is due to hand over shortly another trimodal gantry crane to the Rhine Ruhr terminal (RRT) in the Port ...

News1 Mar 2007

Total throughput at the Port of Duisburg, the world’s largest inland port, increased 10% last year to 49.7 mt, with traffic transported by...

News1 Dec 2006

With a view to strengthening further its position in the general cargo sector, Duisburger Hafen AG (Dusiport) is to take over the Essen-base...

News1 Nov 2006

Last month a new series of a low platform articulated wagon, Sdggmrss Megatrailer, was demonstrated in Lovosice, aimed at unaccompanied tran...

News1 Nov 2006

As the number of containers moving in Rhine barges continues to increase, so do the concerns of the inland shipping lines that carry them. C...

News1 Aug 2006

Inland shipping is gaining ground in Germany as transport operators seek alternatives to the escalating costs of road transport. Duisburg, w...

News1 Jun 2006

The first regular container train service has been started between Zeebrugge and Duisburg, with a northbound call at Dry Port Muizen - an in...

News1 Mar 2006

Not only are all the existing container terminals in Duisburg being enlarged (see last month’s WorldCargo News, p19), but the port has ann...

News1 Feb 2006

Container traffic through Duisburg grew 25% last year to 712,000 TEU smashing the 2004 record of 600,000 TEU. Total cargo volume by ship, ba...

News1 Apr 2005

Dutch logistics services provider Vos Logistics is to build a railconnected silo terminal at the Port of Duisburg’s Logport site....

News1 Jan 2005

Seawheel is launching a new weekly service this month between Duisburg and Goole using its unique river-hulled sea-going vessels, which have...

News1 Nov 2004

Short sea shipping is high on the political agenda in Europe. The Dutch, who currently hold the EU’s rotating presidency, want to prioriti...

News1 Feb 2004

A new, intermodal rail service has started up between the Cargo Centre Graz (CCG) terminal in Kalsdorf near Graz, Austria, and the Duisburg ...

News1 Mar 2003

Ro-ro operator Cobelfret is to set up a multi-purpose terminal occupying 50,000 m2 at the Port of Duisburg's new Logport facility, which has...