The 140,000 square metre terminal facility in Duisburg-Hohenbudberg has seven transshipment tracks, each 720 metres long, two shunting tracks and two high-performance gantry cranes for transshipment between road and rail. The annual handling capacity is up to 250,000 loading units.
“In order to shift even more transports to rail in the future, TX Logistik needs terminal capacities that it can safely fall back on,” Gianpiero Strisciuglio, CEO Mercitalia Logistics, explains the decision. Currently TX Logistik, which is responsible for international rail freight transport within the Mercitalia Group (Gruppo FS Italiane), already operates two round trips per week between Duisburg and Katrineholm in Sweden for Samskip. The Duisburg terminal is located in a strategic geographical position, in the heart of Germany, in an important industrial zone, along the main trade interchange axis of Europe,” says Gianpiero Strisciuglio.
The terminal partnership signed by the three owners is currently subject to approval by the European competition authorities. Approval is expected within the next few weeks.
“The long-term partnership not only strengthens our location, but also paves the way for sustainable growth and the expansion of our business model. By jointly exploiting the potential of the three strong players duisport, Samskip, and TX Logistik, we can continuously develop the terminal and be successful together. This will create additional handling capacities at the Duisburg location,” says duisport CEO Markus Bangen.
Samskip CEO Kari-Pekka Laaksonen adds: “We are delighted with the idea of taking our long-standing partnership with TX Logistik and the Port of Duisburg to a new level. The decision is clearly a win-win-win scenario as the benefits for all parties is substantial. As Samskip is extremely committed to deliver its sustainability targets, this will also further cement the usage and the growth of rail modality in the location.”
The terminal operates with IT and communication technology such as a control tower system for pre-planning of terminal activities and exception management. Other standards include high-tech gate functions, OCR scanning for registration, security, order prioritisation and truck parking allocation. In addition, various facilities such as cross-docking and wagon repair are available.
