Samskip, duisport and TX Logistik AG will jointly operate the CT terminal at logport III in Duisburg-Hohenbudberg in the future.
In particular, for this purpose, the three partners have founded the new company “Ziel Terminal GmbH”, in which Samskip will hold 49.8% of the shares, while duisport and TX Logistik each will hold 25.1%, respectively.
This terminal partnership is currently still subject to approval by the European competition authorities. Approval is expected in the next few weeks. The terminal will also be leased on a long-term basis by duisport to the joint venture.
Gianpiero Strisciuglio, CEO of Mercitalia Logistics, commented, “Being part of the shareholding structure that will manage it means guaranteeing customers an expansion of geographic targets, improved service quality, synchronization of traction and access slots to terminal areas, and greater transport efficiency, all activities preparatory to a door-to-door service.”
The 140,000m² terminal facility in Duisburg-Hohenbudberg has seven transshipment tracks, each 720 meters 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 addition, terminal operations can rely on modern IT and communications technology such as a control tower system for the pre-planning of terminal activities and exception management.
Other high standards include high-tech gate functions, OCR scanning for registration, security, order prioritiSation and truck parking allocation. In addition, various facilities are available, such as cross-docking or railcar repair.
